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NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES
9 Months Ended
May 31, 2025
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES
NOTE 1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") on a basis consistent with that used in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2024 (the "2024 Form 10-K") filed by Commercial Metals Company ("CMC," and together with its consolidated subsidiaries, the "Company") with the United States ("U.S.") Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and include all normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the condensed consolidated balance sheets and the condensed consolidated statements of earnings (loss), comprehensive income (loss), cash flows and stockholders' equity for the periods indicated. These notes should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes included in the 2024 Form 10-K. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended May 31, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full fiscal year. Any reference in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2025 ("Form 10-Q") to the "corresponding period" relates to the relevant three or nine months ended May 31, 2024. Any reference in this Form 10-Q to a year refers to the fiscal year ended August 31st of that year, unless otherwise stated.

Nature of Operations

CMC is an innovative solutions provider helping build a stronger, safer and more sustainable world. Through an extensive manufacturing network principally located in the U.S. and Central Europe, the Company offers products and technologies to meet the critical reinforcement needs of the global construction sector. CMC’s solutions support early-stage construction across a wide variety of applications, including infrastructure, non-residential, residential, industrial and energy generation and transmission.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. ASU 2024-03 requires disaggregated income statement expense disclosures related to functional or natural expense line items within continuing operations. ASU 2024-03 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, and permits either prospective or retrospective adoption. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

Government Assistance

During the nine months ended May 31, 2025, government assistance of $48.1 million, compared to $66.3 million in the corresponding period, was awarded to the Company from a compensation scheme established by regulators in Poland. The grants were recognized in the Europe Steel Group segment and recorded as reductions to cost of goods sold in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings (loss). See Note 1, Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, to the consolidated financial statements in the 2024 Form 10-K, for more information.

During 2023, the Company entered into an agreement with the West Virginia Economic Development Authority ("WVEDA") to permanently finance a portion of the costs to construct the Company's fourth micro mill, which is under development in Berkeley County, West Virginia. The Company received $25.0 million during the second quarter of 2025 upon satisfying certain investment thresholds. Amounts received were recognized in the North America Steel Group segment and recorded as a reduction to property, plant and equipment, net, in the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of May 31, 2025. See Note 1, Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, to the consolidated financial statements in the 2024 Form 10-K, for more information.