A.M. Castle & Co. announced consolidated earnings results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2018. Generated net sales of $137.6 million, an 11.7% year-over-year increase compared to $123.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2017. Reported an operating loss of $9.3 million, compared to an operating loss of $11.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2017. Reported a net loss of $16.8 million, which included $9.2 million of interest expense, of which $6.2 million was non-cash related to long-term debt held primarily by majority shareholders, and $1.2 million was non-cash related to the company's pension plan, compared to a net loss of $12.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2017, which included $7.4 million of interest expense, of which $4.8 million was non-cash related to long term-debt held primarily by majority shareholders, and $1.2 million was non-cash related to the Company's pension plan. Generated net sales of $582.0 million, a 12.2% year-over-year increase compared to $518.8 million in 2017 ($164.9 million and $353.9 million for the four-month Successor period ended December 31, 2017 and eight-month Predecessor period ended August 31, 2017, respectively). Reported an operating loss of $16.7 million compared to an operating loss of $27.5 million in 2017 ($13.1 million and $14.4 million for the four-month Successor period ended December 31, 2017 and eight-month Predecessor period ended August 31, 2017, respectively). Reported a net loss of $37.1 million, which included $33.2 million of interest expense, of which $21.7 million was non-cash related to long-term debt held primarily by majority shareholders, and $4.9 million was non-cash related to the company's pension plan.