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Nucor Reports Results for Third Quarter and Nine Months of 2015

October 22, 2015 9:01 AM EDT

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) announced today consolidated net earnings of $227.1 million, or $0.71 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2015. By comparison, Nucor reported net earnings of $124.8 million, or $0.39 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2015 and net earnings of $245.4 million, or $0.76 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2014. Third quarter of 2015 diluted net earnings per share of $0.71 was above our guidance range of $0.45 to $0.50 per diluted share due to a larger than forecasted LIFO credit and better than forecasted performance... More