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BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Feb. 28, 2025
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Summary of certain financial information from continuing operations by reportable segment | The following table summarizes certain financial information by reportable segment and Corporate and Other, as applicable:
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
(in thousands) |  | February 28, 2025 |  | February 29, 2024 |  | February 28, 2025 |  | February 29, 2024
Net sales to external customers: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
North America Steel Group |  | $ | 1,386,848 |  |  | $ | 1,486,202 |  |  | $ | 2,905,485 |  |  | $ | 3,078,852 |
Europe Steel Group |  | 198,029 |  |  | 192,500 |  |  | 407,436 |  |  | 417,675 |
Emerging Businesses Group |  | 158,864 |  |  | 155,994 |  |  | 328,279 |  |  | 333,233 |
Reportable segments total |  | 1,743,741 |  |  | 1,834,696 |  |  | 3,641,200 |  |  | 3,829,760 |
Corporate and Other |  | 10,635 |  |  | 13,591 |  |  | 22,778 |  |  | 21,578 |
Total |  | $ | 1,754,376 |  |  | $ | 1,848,287 |  |  | $ | 3,663,978 |  |  | $ | 3,851,338 |
Adjusted EBITDA: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
North America Steel Group |  | $ | 128,818 |  |  | $ | 222,294 |  |  | $ | 317,023 |  |  | $ | 489,114 |
Europe Steel Group |  | 752 |  |  | (8,611) |  |  | 26,591 |  |  | 30,331 |
Emerging Businesses Group |  | 23,519 |  |  | 17,929 |  |  | 46,179 |  |  | 48,791 |
Reportable segments total |  | $ | 153,089 |  |  | $ | 231,612 |  |  | $ | 389,793 |  |  | $ | 568,236 |
Reconciliations of earnings from continuing operations to adjusted operating profit | The following table presents a reconciliation of net earnings (loss) to adjusted EBITDA for the reportable segments:
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
(in thousands) |  | February 28, 2025 |  | February 29, 2024 |  | February 28, 2025 |  | February 29, 2024
Net earnings (loss) |  | $ | 25,473 |  |  | $ | 85,847 |  |  | $ | (150,245) |  |  | $ | 262,120 |
Interest expense |  | 11,167 |  |  | 11,878 |  |  | 22,489 |  |  | 23,634 |
Income tax expense (benefit) |  | 10,627 |  |  | 31,072 |  |  | (44,955) |  |  | 79,494 |
Depreciation and amortization |  | 70,584 |  |  | 68,299 |  |  | 141,021 |  |  | 137,485 |
Asset impairments |  | 386 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 386 |  |  | 4 |
Corporate and Other expenses |  | 34,852 |  |  | 34,512 |  |  | 421,097 |  |  | 65,499 |
Adjusted EBITDA reportable segments |  | $ | 153,089 |  |  | $ | 231,612 |  |  | $ | 389,793 |  |  | $ | 568,236 |
Net sales by major product | The following tables display net sales to external customers by reportable segment and Corporate and Other, disaggregated by major product:
|  | Three Months Ended February 28, 2025
(in thousands) |  | North America Steel Group |  | Europe Steel Group |  | Emerging Businesses Group |  | Corporate and Other |  | Total
Major product: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Raw materials |  | $ | 317,841 |  |  | $ | 5,141 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 322,982 |
Steel products |  | 592,549 |  |  | 159,344 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 751,893 |
Downstream products |  | 428,459 |  |  | 25,278 |  |  | 41,179 |  |  | — |  |  | 494,916 |
Construction products |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 65,731 |  |  | — |  |  | 65,731 |
Ground stabilization solutions |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 48,194 |  |  | — |  |  | 48,194 |
Other |  | 47,999 |  |  | 8,266 |  |  | 3,760 |  |  | 10,635 |  |  | 70,660 |
Net sales to external customers |  | 1,386,848 |  |  | 198,029 |  |  | 158,864 |  |  | 10,635 |  |  | 1,754,376 |
Intersegment net sales, eliminated in consolidation |  | 16,498 |  |  | 619 |  |  | 13,253 |  |  | (30,370) |  |  | — |
Net sales |  | $ | 1,403,346 |  |  | $ | 198,648 |  |  | $ | 172,117 |  |  | $ | (19,735) |  |  | $ | 1,754,376 |
|  | Six Months Ended February 28, 2025
(in thousands) |  | North America Steel Group |  | Europe Steel Group |  | Emerging Businesses Group |  | Corporate and Other |  | Total
Major product: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Raw materials |  | $ | 627,960 |  |  | $ | 10,426 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 638,386 |
Steel products |  | 1,218,014 |  |  | 321,481 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,539,495 |
Downstream products |  | 956,057 |  |  | 58,912 |  |  | 73,557 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,088,526 |
Construction products |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 141,712 |  |  | — |  |  | 141,712 |
Ground stabilization solutions |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 104,706 |  |  | — |  |  | 104,706 |
Other |  | 103,454 |  |  | 16,617 |  |  | 8,304 |  |  | 22,778 |  |  | 151,153 |
Net sales to external customers |  | 2,905,485 |  |  | 407,436 |  |  | 328,279 |  |  | 22,778 |  |  | 3,663,978 |
Intersegment net sales, eliminated in consolidation |  | 32,610 |  |  | 1,236 |  |  | 25,046 |  |  | (58,892) |  |  | — |
Net sales |  | $ | 2,938,095 |  |  | $ | 408,672 |  |  | $ | 353,325 |  |  | $ | (36,114) |  |  | $ | 3,663,978 |
|  | Three Months Ended February 29, 2024
(in thousands) |  | North America Steel Group |  | Europe Steel Group |  | Emerging Businesses Group |  | Corporate and Other |  | Total
Major product: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Raw materials |  | $ | 325,006 |  |  | $ | 4,137 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 329,143 |
Steel products |  | 612,308 |  |  | 158,180 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 770,488 |
Downstream products |  | 513,253 |  |  | 23,517 |  |  | 40,507 |  |  | — |  |  | 577,277 |
Construction products |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 65,467 |  |  | — |  |  | 65,467 |
Ground stabilization solutions |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 45,135 |  |  | — |  |  | 45,135 |
Other |  | 35,635 |  |  | 6,666 |  |  | 4,885 |  |  | 13,591 |  |  | 60,777 |
Net sales to external customers |  | 1,486,202 |  |  | 192,500 |  |  | 155,994 |  |  | 13,591 |  |  | 1,848,287 |
Intersegment net sales, eliminated in consolidation |  | 18,904 |  |  | 1,058 |  |  | 7,453 |  |  | (27,415) |  |  | — |
Net sales |  | $ | 1,505,106 |  |  | $ | 193,558 |  |  | $ | 163,447 |  |  | $ | (13,824) |  |  | $ | 1,848,287 |
|  | Six Months Ended February 29, 2024
(in thousands) |  | North America Steel Group |  | Europe Steel Group |  | Emerging Businesses Group |  | Corporate and Other |  | Total
Major product: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Raw materials |  | $ | 638,661 |  |  | $ | 7,851 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 646,512 |
Steel products |  | 1,270,068 |  |  | 333,712 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,603,780 |
Downstream products |  | 1,090,255 |  |  | 62,145 |  |  | 78,053 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,230,453 |
Construction products |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 143,226 |  |  | — |  |  | 143,226 |
Ground stabilization solutions |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 102,458 |  |  | — |  |  | 102,458 |
Other |  | 79,868 |  |  | 13,967 |  |  | 9,496 |  |  | 21,578 |  |  | 124,909 |
Net sales to external customers |  | 3,078,852 |  |  | 417,675 |  |  | 333,233 |  |  | 21,578 |  |  | 3,851,338 |
Intersegment net sales, eliminated in consolidation |  | 38,541 |  |  | 1,634 |  |  | 12,240 |  |  | (52,415) |  |  | — |
Net sales |  | $ | 3,117,393 |  |  | $ | 419,309 |  |  | $ | 345,473 |  |  | $ | (30,837) |  |  | $ | 3,851,338 |

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