Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. provided preliminary earnings guidance for the fourth quarter of 2022. For the quarter, the company expects net sales for the fourth quarter of 2022 of $56.2 million, an increase of 22% from the third quarter of 2022, and 30% higher than the fourth quarter of 2021. Sales of premium alloys in the fourth quarter of 2022 are expected to reach a record $13.5 million, or 24% of sales, driven mainly by a 27% sequential increase in sales to the aerospace market.

Net loss of 2022 of approximately $3.7 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, compared with a net loss of $1.3 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2022.