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Note 4 - Inventories
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Notes to Financial Statements  
Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]

4.

Inventories:

 

Inventories consisted of the following:

 

  

Inventory as of

 

(in thousands)

 

March 31, 2025

  

December 31, 2024

 

Unprocessed

 $254,410  $273,668 

Processed and finished

  105,738   116,958 

Totals

 $360,148  $390,626 

 

The Company values certain of its tubular and pipe products inventory at the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method. As of  March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, approximately $32.0 million, or 8.9% of consolidated inventory, and $31.3 million, or 8.0% of consolidated inventory, respectively, was reported under the LIFO method of accounting. The cost of the remainder of the tubular and pipe products inventory is determined using a weighted average rolling first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.

 

The Company did not record LIFO expense or income during the three months ended March 31, 2025. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company recorded $0.4 million of LIFO expense.

 

If the FIFO method had been in use, inventories would have been $6.3 million higher than reported as of  March 31, 2025 and  December 31, 2024.