Russel Metals Inc operates within the Metals service centers and offices sector. In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares Russel Metals Inc with three other miscellaneous wholesalers in North America: MRC Global Incorporated of UNITED STATES (2020 sales of $2.56 billion of which 79% was U.S.), Olympic Steel, Inc. of UNITED STATES ($1.23 billion of which 56% was Carbon flat products), and L B Foster Co which is also based in UNITED STATES ($497.41 million of which 56% was Rail Products and Services).

Sales Analysis. Sales were up sharply during the second quarter of 2021 versus the previous year's second quarter. During the second quarter of 2021, sales at Russel Metals Inc totalled C$1.07 billion. This is an increase of 81.6% from the C$588.10 million in sales at the company during the second quarter of 2020. This was the biggest same quarter rise in sales at Russel Metals Inc in the previous 35 quarters. During the first two quarters of 2021, sales totalled C$1.95 billion, which is 39.3% higher than through the first two quarters of 2020. During the year ended December of 2020, sales at Russel Metals Inc were C$2.69 billion (US$2.13 billion). This is a sharp decrease of 26.9% versus 2019, when the company's sales were C$3.68 billion. Contributing to the drop in overall sales was the 39.2% decline in Energy Products, from C$1.31 billion to C$797.50 million. There were also decreases in sales in Metals Service Centers (down 17.2% to C$1.62 billion) and Steel Distributors (down 33.8% to C$261.90 million) and Other (down 37.2% to C$7.10 million) .