v3.25.4
Income Tax Provision (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign

Income (loss) from operations before income taxes, based on geographic location of the operations to which such earnings are attributable, is provided below.

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

United States

 

$

3.6

 

 

$

4.5

 

 

$

103.2

 

Non-United States

 

 

(1.7

)

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

(6.8

)

Income (loss) from operations before income taxes

 

$

1.9

 

 

$

4.6

 

 

$

96.4

 

Schedule of (Benefit) Provision for Income Taxes

The provision (benefit) for income taxes consisted of the following:

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

(0.8

)

 

$

2.6

 

 

$

30.4

 

State and local

 

 

—

 

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

6.1

 

Foreign

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

0.2

 

Total current tax expense (benefit)

 

$

(0.6

)

 

$

2.8

 

 

$

36.7

 

Deferred:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

3.5

 

 

$

0.4

 

 

$

(9.2

)

State and local

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

(0.5

)

Foreign

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Total deferred tax expense (benefit)

 

 

3.7

 

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

(9.7

)

Provision (benefit) for incomes taxes

 

$

3.1

 

 

$

3.3

 

 

$

27.0

 

 

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

The reconciliation between Metallus' effective tax rate on income (loss) from continuing operations and the statutory tax rate is as follows:

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

2025

 

Tax Rate

2024

 

Tax Rate

2023

 

Tax Rate

U.S. federal income tax provision (benefit) at statutory rate

 

$

0.4

 

 

21.0

 

%

$

1.0

 

 

21.0

 

%

$

20.2

 

 

21.0

 

%

Nontaxable or Nondeductible Items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Meals and Entertainment

 

0.4

 

 

21.0

 

%

 

0.4

 

 

8.4

 

%

 

0.3

 

 

0.3

 

%

     Lobbying Expenses

 

0.1

 

 

5.3

 

%

 

0.1

 

 

1.1

 

%

 

—

 

 

—

 

%

     Stock Options

 

0.7

 

 

36.8

 

%

 

(5.6

)

 

(123.7

)

%

 

(2.0

)

 

(2.1

)

%

      Extinguishment of Debt

 

0.7

 

 

36.8

 

%

 

2.0

 

 

43.2

 

%

 

2.4

 

 

2.5

 

%

      Excess Compensation

 

0.5

 

 

26.3

 

%

 

5.5

 

 

121.0

 

%

 

0.6

 

 

0.6

 

%

State and local income taxes, net of federal tax benefit

 

 

0.1

 

 

5.3

 

%

 

(0.1

)

 

(0.2

)

%

 

4.3

 

 

4.4

 

%

Tax Credits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Research and Development Credit

 

 

(0.3

)

 

(15.8

)

%

 

(0.1

)

 

(0.1

)

%

 

(0.3

)

 

(0.3

)

%

Changes in Valuation Allowance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      United Kingdom

 

 

0.5

 

 

26.3

 

%

 

(0.5

)

 

(11.2

)

%

 

1.6

 

 

1.7

 

%

Other Reconciling Adjustment

 

 

0.3

 

 

15.9

 

%

 

0.2

 

 

4.6

 

%

 

0.1

 

 

0.1

 

%

Foreign Tax Effects:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom

 

 

(0.4

)

 

(21.0

)

%

 

0.3

 

 

6.5

 

%

 

(0.2

)

 

(0.2

)

%

Mexico

 

 

0.1

 

 

5.3

 

%

 

0.1

 

 

1.6

 

%

 

—

 

 

—

 

%

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

 

$

3.1

 

 

 

 

$

3.3

 

 

 

 

$

27.0

 

 

 

 

Effective tax rate

 

 

 

 

163.2

%

 

 

 

 

72.2

%

 

 

 

 

28.0

%

 

Schedule Of Income Taxes Paid Net Of Refunds Income taxes paid exceeds 5% of total income taxes paid, net of refunds, in the following jurisdictions:

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Federal

 

$

(6.5

)

 

$

21.5

 

 

$

19.0

 

State:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Illinois

 

 

—

 

 

 

2.0

 

 

 

1.7

 

Michigan

 

 

(0.7

)

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

0.5

 

Canton, Ohio

 

 

—

 

 

 

1.7

 

 

 

1.3

 

All other states

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

1.5

 

 

 

1.4

 

Foreign:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mexico

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

1.4

 

Total income tax payments (refunds)

 

$

(7.1

)

 

$

27.9

 

 

$

25.3

 

 

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

The effect of temporary differences giving rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 2025 and 2024 was as follows:

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

$

(60.3

)

 

$

(69.5

)

Long‑term contract adjustments (IRC §460)

 

 

(6.0

)

 

 

—

 

Prepaid insurance

 

 

(1.5

)

 

 

(1.3

)

Leases - right-of-use asset

 

 

(2.8

)

 

 

(2.8

)

Deferred tax liabilities

 

$

(70.6

)

 

$

(73.6

)

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax loss carryforwards

 

$

23.4

 

 

$

15.6

 

Pension and postretirement benefits

 

 

29.4

 

 

 

41.2

 

Other employee benefit accruals

 

 

9.2

 

 

 

8.4

 

Lease liability

 

 

2.8

 

 

 

2.8

 

State decoupling

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

1.2

 

Capital loss carryforward

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

0.8

 

Capitalized R&D

 

 

1.7

 

 

 

3.0

 

Other, net

 

 

1.5

 

 

 

1.3

 

Deferred tax assets subtotal

 

$

69.7

 

 

$

74.3

 

Valuation allowances

 

 

(16.0

)

 

 

(15.0

)

Deferred tax assets

 

 

53.7

 

 

 

59.3

 

Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)

 

$

(16.9

)

 

$

(14.3

)