TEXT-EXTRACT 2 filename2.txt December 18, 2024 Kristopher R. Westbrooks Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Metallus Inc. 1835 Dueber Avenue SW Canton, Ohio 44706 Re: Metallus Inc. Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2023 Filed February 28, 2024 Form 8-K Furnished November 7, 2024 File No. 001-36313 Dear Kristopher R. Westbrooks: We have limited our review of your filing to the financial statements and related disclosures and have the following comment. Please respond to this letter within ten business days by providing the requested information or advise us as soon as possible when you will respond. If you do not believe a comment applies to your facts and circumstances, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing your response to this letter, we may have additional comments. December 18, 2024 Page 2 Form 8-K Furnished November 7, 2024 Exhibit 99.1, page 10 1. We note that in your presentation of the non-GAAP measures, you have adjustments for business transformation costs and IT transformation costs. Please remove these adjustments from your non-GAAP financial measures in future filings or further explain to us the nature of each of these costs and tell us why you believe they do not represent normal, recurring operating expenses. Refer to Question 100.01 of the SEC Staff s Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations on Non-GAAP Financial Measures. In closing, we remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff. Please contact Stephany Yang at 202-551-3167 or Melissa Gilmore at 202-551-3777 with any questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Manufacturing