Kaiser Aluminum Corporation Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results
First Quarter 2025 Highlights:
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Net Sales
$777 Million $363 Million -
Net Income
$22 Million $1.31 -
Adjusted Net Income
$24 Million $1.44 -
Adjusted EBITDA
$73 Million 20.2%
Management Commentary
"2025 is off to a solid start for Kaiser as our operating performance has continued to strengthen through the uncertain macroeconomic environment," said Keith A. Harvey, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. "Importantly, after years of significant investment, we are excited to embark on our next phase of growth at our Warrick rolling mill, where we are finalizing the commissioning of the fourth coating line and preparing for customer qualifications. Additionally, we look forward to completing the Phase VII expansion at our Trentwood rolling mill later this year, providing additional capacity to support the anticipated recovery in the commercial aerospace and general engineering end markets. Overall, we believe our strong market position, persistent focus on cost discipline, and steady deleveraging will drive improved value for all our stakeholders."
First Quarter 2025 Consolidated Results (Unaudited)* (In millions of dollars, except shipments, realized price, and per share amounts) |
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Quarter Ended
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2025 |
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20241
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Shipments (millions of lbs.) |
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276 |
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291 |
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Net sales |
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$ |
777 |
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$ |
738 |
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Less: Hedged Cost of Alloyed Metal2 |
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(414 |
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(371 |
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Conversion Revenue |
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$ |
363 |
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$ |
367 |
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Realized price per pound ($/lb.) |
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Net sales |
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$ |
2.82 |
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$ |
2.53 |
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Less: Hedged Cost of Alloyed Metal |
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(1.50 |
) |
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(1.27 |
) |
Conversion Revenue |
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$ |
1.32 |
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$ |
1.26 |
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As reported |
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Operating income |
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$ |
41 |
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$ |
24 |
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Net income |
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$ |
22 |
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$ |
18 |
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Net income per share, diluted3 |
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$ |
1.31 |
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$ |
1.12 |
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Adjusted4 |
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Operating income |
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$ |
43 |
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$ |
25 |
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EBITDA5,7 |
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$ |
73 |
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$ |
54 |
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EBITDA margin6 |
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20.2 |
% |
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14.7 |
% |
Net income |
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$ |
24 |
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$ |
10 |
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EPS, diluted3 |
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$ |
1.44 |
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$ |
0.62 |
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1. |
Adjusted to reflect the retrospective change in inventory valuation methodology from last in, first out ("LIFO") to weighted average costs ("WAC") for certain inventories. |
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2. |
Hedged Cost of Alloyed Metal for the quarters ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024 included |
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3. |
Diluted shares for EPS are calculated using the two-class method. |
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4. |
Adjusted numbers exclude non-run-rate items. For all Adjusted numbers and EBITDA refer to Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures. |
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5. |
Adjusted EBITDA = Consolidated operating income, excluding operating non-run-rate items, plus Depreciation and amortization. |
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6. |
Adjusted EBITDA margin = Adjusted EBITDA as a percent of Conversion Revenue. |
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7. |
Includes favorable metal price lag of |
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* Please refer to GAAP financial statements, totals may not sum due to rounding. |
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First Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights
Net sales for the first quarter 2025 increased to
Conversion Revenue for the first quarter 2025 was
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Quarter Ended March 31, |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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Aero/HS Products: |
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Shipments (mmlbs) |
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56.3 |
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62.9 |
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$ |
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$ / lb |
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$ |
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$ / lb |
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Net sales |
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$ |
214.7 |
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$ |
3.81 |
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$ |
220.5 |
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$ |
3.51 |
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Less: Hedged Cost of Alloyed Metal |
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(94.2 |
) |
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(1.67 |
) |
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(84.0 |
) |
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(1.34 |
) |
Conversion Revenue |
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$ |
120.5 |
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$ |
2.14 |
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$ |
136.5 |
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$ |
2.17 |
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Packaging: |
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Shipments (mmlbs) |
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130.2 |
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142.4 |
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$ |
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$ / lb |
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$ |
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$ / lb |
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Net sales |
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$ |
314.2 |
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$ |
2.41 |
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$ |
298.1 |
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$ |
2.09 |
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Less: Hedged Cost of Alloyed Metal |
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(186.8 |
) |
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(1.43 |
) |
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(180.1 |
) |
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(1.26 |
) |
Conversion Revenue |
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$ |
127.4 |
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$ |
0.98 |
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$ |
118.0 |
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$ |
0.83 |
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GE Products: |
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Shipments (mmlbs) |
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65.1 |
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58.1 |
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$ |
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$ / lb |
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$ |
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$ / lb |
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Net sales |
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$ |
181.6 |
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$ |
2.79 |
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$ |
153.0 |
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$ |
2.63 |
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Less: Hedged Cost of Alloyed Metal |
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(98.1 |
) |
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(1.51 |
) |
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(72.8 |
) |
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(1.25 |
) |
Conversion Revenue |
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$ |
83.5 |
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$ |
1.28 |
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$ |
80.2 |
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$ |
1.38 |
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Automotive Extrusions: |
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Shipments (mmlbs) |
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24.0 |
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26.5 |
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$ |
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$ / lb |
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$ |
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$ / lb |
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Net sales |
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$ |
66.9 |
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$ |
2.79 |
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$ |
63.5 |
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$ |
2.39 |
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Less: Hedged Cost of Alloyed Metal |
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(35.1 |
) |
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(1.46 |
) |
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(32.4 |
) |
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(1.22 |
) |
Conversion Revenue |
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$ |
31.8 |
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$ |
1.33 |
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$ |
31.1 |
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$ |
1.17 |
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Other Products: |
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Shipments (mmlbs) |
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— |
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1.1 |
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$ |
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$ / lb |
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$ |
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$ / lb |
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Net sales |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
2.4 |
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$ |
2.18 |
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Less: Hedged Cost of Alloyed Metal |
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— |
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— |
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(1.3 |
) |
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(1.18 |
) |
Conversion Revenue |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
1.1 |
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$ |
1.00 |
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Total: |
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Shipments (mmlbs) |
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275.6 |
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291.0 |
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$ |
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$ / lb |
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$ |
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$ / lb |
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Net sales |
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$ |
777.4 |
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$ |
2.82 |
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$ |
737.5 |
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$ |
2.53 |
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Less: Hedged Cost of Alloyed Metal1 |
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(414.2 |
) |
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(1.50 |
) |
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(370.6 |
) |
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(1.27 |
) |
Conversion Revenue |
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$ |
363.2 |
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$ |
1.32 |
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$ |
366.9 |
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$ |
1.26 |
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1. |
Hedged Cost of Alloyed Metal for the quarters ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024 included |
Cash Flow and Liquidity
Adjusted EBITDA of
As of March 31, 2025, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of
On April 15, 2025, the Company announced the declaration of a quarterly cash dividend of
2025 Outlook
For the full year 2025, the Company expects consolidated Conversion Revenue to increase
Conference Call
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation will host a conference call on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at 10:00 am (Eastern Time); 9:00 am (Central Time); 7:00 am (Pacific Time), to discuss its first quarter 2025 results. To participate, the conference call can be directly accessed from the
Company Description
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation, headquartered in
Available Information
For more information, please visit the Company’s website at www.kaiseraluminum.com. The website includes a section for investor relations under which the Company provides notifications of news or announcements regarding its financial performance, including Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings, investor events, and earnings and other press releases. In addition, all Company filings submitted to the SEC are available through a link to the section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, which includes: Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and Proxy Statements for the Company’s annual stockholders’ meetings, and other information statements as filed with the SEC. In addition, the Company provides a webcast of its quarterly earnings calls and certain events in which management participates or hosts with members of the investment community.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This earnings release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures. A “non-GAAP financial measure” is defined as a numerical measure of a company’s financial performance that excludes or includes amounts so as to be different than the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP in the statements of income, balance sheets, or statements of cash flow of the Company. Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation G, the Company has provided a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measure in the accompanying tables.
The non-GAAP financial measures used within this earnings release are Conversion Revenue, Adjusted operating income, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net income, and Adjusted earnings per diluted share which exclude non-run-rate items and ratios related thereto. As more fully described in these reports, “non-run-rate” items are items that, while they may occur from period to period, are particularly material to results, impact costs primarily as a result of external market factors and may not occur in future periods if the same level of underlying performance were to occur. These measures are presented because management uses this information to monitor and evaluate financial results and trends and believes this information to also be useful for investors. Reconciliations of certain forward looking non-GAAP financial measures to comparable GAAP measures are not provided because certain items required for such reconciliations are outside of the Company's control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted or provided without unreasonable effort.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains statements based on management’s current expectations, estimates and projections that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 involving known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied. These factors include: (a) the effectiveness of management's strategies and decisions, including strategic investments, capital spending strategies, cost reduction initiatives, sourcing strategies, process and countermeasures implemented to address operational and supply chain challenges, and the execution of those strategies; (b) the execution and timing of strategic investments; (c) general economic and business conditions, including the impact of geopolitical factors and governmental and other actions taken in response, tariffs, cyclicality, reshoring, labor challenges, supply interruptions, scrap availability and pricing, customer operation disruptions, customer inventory imbalances and supply chain issues and other conditions that impact demand drivers in the aerospace/high strength, packaging, general engineering, automotive extrusions and other end markets we serve; (d) the Company’s ability to participate in mature and anticipated new automotive programs expected to launch in the future and successfully launch new automotive programs; (e) changes or shifts in defense spending due to competing national priorities; (f) pricing, market conditions and the Company’s ability to effectively execute its commercial and labor strategies, pass through cost increases, including the institution of surcharges, and flex costs in response to inflation, volatile commodity costs and changing economic conditions; (g) developments in technology; (h) the impact of the Company's future earnings, cash flows, financial condition, capital requirements and other factors on its financial strength and flexibility; (i) new or modified statutory or regulatory requirements; (j) the successful integration of the acquired operations and technologies; (k) stakeholder, including regulator and customer, views regarding the Company's sustainability goals and initiatives and the impact of factors outside of the Company's control on such goals and initiatives; and (l) other risk factors summarized in the Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission including the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. All information in this release is as of the date of the release. The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in the Company’s expectations.
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation and Subsidiary Companies Statements of Consolidated Income (Unaudited)1 (In millions of dollars, except share and per share amounts) |
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Quarter Ended
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2025 |
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20242
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Net sales |
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$ |
777.4 |
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$ |
737.5 |
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Costs and expenses: |
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Cost of products sold, excluding depreciation and amortization |
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673.4 |
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651.3 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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30.0 |
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28.8 |
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Selling, general, administrative, research and development |
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30.8 |
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32.6 |
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Restructuring costs |
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1.8 |
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0.1 |
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Other operating charges, net |
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— |
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0.4 |
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Total costs and expenses |
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736.0 |
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713.2 |
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Operating income |
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41.4 |
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24.3 |
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Other (expense) income: |
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Interest expense |
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(11.2 |
) |
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(11.5 |
) |
Other (expense) income, net |
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(1.4 |
) |
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|
10.9 |
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Income before income taxes |
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28.8 |
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23.7 |
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Income tax provision |
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(7.2 |
) |
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(5.5 |
) |
Net income |
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$ |
21.6 |
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$ |
18.2 |
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Net income per common share: |
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Basic |
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$ |
1.34 |
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$ |
1.13 |
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Diluted3 |
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$ |
1.31 |
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$ |
1.12 |
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Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding (in thousands): |
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Basic |
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16,116 |
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16,027 |
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Diluted3 |
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16,399 |
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16,230 |
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1. |
Please refer to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 for detail regarding the items in the table. |
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2. |
Adjusted to reflect the retrospective change in inventory valuation methodology from LIFO to WAC for certain inventories. |
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3. |
Diluted shares for EPS are calculated using the two-class method for the quarters ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024. |
Summary of Cash Flows - Consolidated (Unaudited)1 (In millions of dollars) |
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Quarter Ended March 31, |
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2025 |
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20242
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Total cash provided by (used in): |
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Operating activities |
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$ |
57.0 |
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$ |
63.3 |
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Investing activities |
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$ |
(38.2 |
) |
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$ |
(29.9 |
) |
Financing activities |
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$ |
(15.4 |
) |
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$ |
(14.2 |
) |
1. |
Please refer to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 for detail regarding the items in the table. |
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2. |
Adjusted to reflect the retrospective change in inventory valuation methodology from LIFO to WAC for certain inventories. |
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation and Subsidiary Companies Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)1 (In millions of dollars, except share and per share amounts) |
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As of March 31, 2025 |
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As of December 31, 20242
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ASSETS |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
21.3 |
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$ |
18.4 |
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Receivables: |
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Trade receivables, net |
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347.4 |
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|
319.7 |
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Other |
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42.5 |
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22.2 |
|
Contract assets |
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67.9 |
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|
73.4 |
|
Inventories |
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|
572.4 |
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|
601.9 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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|
42.3 |
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|
39.0 |
|
Total current assets |
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|
1,093.8 |
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|
1,074.6 |
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Property, plant and equipment, net |
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1,191.6 |
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1,161.2 |
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Operating lease assets |
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25.5 |
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27.2 |
|
Deferred tax assets, net |
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|
3.3 |
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4.0 |
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Intangible assets, net |
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|
44.4 |
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|
45.5 |
|
Goodwill |
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|
18.8 |
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|
18.8 |
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Other assets |
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|
62.2 |
|
|
|
78.6 |
|
Total assets |
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$ |
2,439.6 |
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$ |
2,409.9 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
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$ |
289.7 |
|
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$ |
266.9 |
|
Accrued salaries, wages and related expenses |
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|
53.4 |
|
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|
54.3 |
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Other accrued liabilities |
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|
66.9 |
|
|
|
79.3 |
|
Total current liabilities |
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|
410.0 |
|
|
|
400.5 |
|
Long-term portion of operating lease liabilities |
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|
24.0 |
|
|
|
25.2 |
|
Pension and other postretirement benefits |
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|
72.0 |
|
|
|
71.4 |
|
Deferred tax liabilities |
|
|
50.6 |
|
|
|
44.1 |
|
Long-term liabilities |
|
|
84.2 |
|
|
|
84.0 |
|
Long-term debt, net |
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|
1,042.0 |
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|
|
1,041.6 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
1,682.8 |
|
|
|
1,666.8 |
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Commitments and contingencies |
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Stockholders' equity: |
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Preferred stock, 5,000,000 shares authorized at both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024; no shares were issued and outstanding at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 |
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|
— |
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|
— |
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Common stock, par value |
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|
0.2 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
|
Additional paid in capital |
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|
1,119.4 |
|
|
|
1,117.0 |
|
Retained earnings |
|
|
90.0 |
|
|
|
81.3 |
|
Treasury stock, at cost, 6,835,286 shares at both March 31, 2025 and
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(475.9 |
) |
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|
(475.9 |
) |
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
|
|
23.1 |
|
|
|
20.5 |
|
Total stockholders' equity |
|
|
756.8 |
|
|
|
743.1 |
|
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
|
$ |
2,439.6 |
|
|
$ |
2,409.9 |
|
1. |
Please refer to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 for detail regarding the items in the table. |
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2. |
Adjusted to reflect the retrospective change in inventory valuation methodology from LIFO to WAC for certain inventories. |
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures - Consolidated (Unaudited) (In millions of dollars, except per share amounts) |
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Quarter Ended
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|
2025 |
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20241
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GAAP net income |
$ |
21.6 |
|
|
$ |
18.2 |
|
|
Interest expense |
|
11.2 |
|
|
|
11.5 |
|
|
Other expense (income), net |
|
1.4 |
|
|
|
(10.9 |
) |
|
Income tax provision |
|
7.2 |
|
|
|
5.5 |
|
|
GAAP operating income |
|
41.4 |
|
|
|
24.3 |
|
|
Restructuring costs |
|
1.8 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
Non-cash asset impairment charge |
|
— |
|
|
|
0.4 |
|
|
Other operating NRR loss2,3 |
|
0.2 |
|
|
|
0.4 |
|
|
Operating income, excluding operating NRR items |
|
43.4 |
|
|
|
25.2 |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
30.0 |
|
|
|
28.8 |
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA4,7 |
$ |
73.4 |
|
|
$ |
54.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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GAAP net income |
$ |
21.6 |
|
|
$ |
18.2 |
|
|
Operating NRR items |
|
2.0 |
|
|
|
0.9 |
|
|
Non-operating NRR items5 |
|
0.7 |
|
|
|
(11.2 |
) |
|
Tax impact of above NRR items |
|
(0.6 |
) |
|
|
2.2 |
|
|
Adjusted net income |
$ |
23.7 |
|
|
$ |
10.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Net income per share, diluted6 |
$ |
1.31 |
|
|
$ |
1.12 |
|
|
Adjusted earnings per diluted share6 |
$ |
1.44 |
|
|
$ |
0.62 |
|
|
1. |
Adjusted to reflect the retrospective change in inventory valuation methodology from LIFO to WAC for certain inventories. |
|
2. |
NRR is an abbreviation for non-run-rate; NRR items are pre-tax. |
|
3. |
Other operating NRR items primarily represent the impact of adjustments to legacy environmental accruals. |
|
4. |
Adjusted EBITDA = Consolidated operating income, excluding operating NRR items, plus Depreciation and amortization. |
|
5. |
Non-operating NRR items typically represent the impact of non-cash net periodic benefit cost related to the Salaried VEBA excluding service cost, gains (losses) recorded from the sale of non-operating assets, and gains recorded from business interruption insurance recoveries. |
|
6. |
Diluted shares for EPS are calculated using the two-class method. |
|
7. |
Includes favorable metal price lag of |
|
Totals may not sum due to rounding. |
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