KAISER ALUMINUM CORPORATION Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q ("Report") contains statements which
constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements appear throughout
this Report and can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such
as "believes," "expects," "may," "estimates," "will," "should," "plans" or
"anticipates," or the negative of the foregoing or other variations of
comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy. Readers are cautioned
that any such forwardlooking statements are not guarantees of future
performance and involve significant risks and uncertainties and that actual
results may vary from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of
various factors. These factors include: (i) the effectiveness of management's
strategies and decisions, including strategic investments, capital spending
strategies and the execution of those strategies; (ii) general economic and
business conditions, including the impact of the global outbreak of Coronavirus
Disease 2019 ("COVID-19") and governmental and other actions taken in response,
cyclicality, reshoring, supply interruptions and other conditions that impact
demand drivers in the aerospace/high strength, automotive, general engineering,
packaging and other end markets we serve; (iii) our ability to participate in
mature and anticipated new automotive programs expected to launch in the future
and successfully launch new automotive programs; (iv) changes or shifts in
defense spending due to competing national priorities; (v) developments in
technology; (vi) new or modified statutory or regulatory requirements; and (vii)
changing prices and market conditions. This Item, Part II, Item 1A. "Risk
Factors" included in this Report and Part I, Item 1A. "Risk Factors" included in
our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 each
identify other factors that could cause actual results to vary. No assurance can
be given that these are all of the factors that could cause actual results to
vary materially from the forward-looking statements.
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of
operations should be read in conjunction with Part I, Item 1. "Financial
Statements" of this Report and our consolidated financial statements and related
notes included in Part II, Item 8. "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data"
of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 .
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This information 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
generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") in the statements of (loss)
income, balance sheets or statements of cash flows of the company. We have
provided a reconciliation of nonGAAP financial measures to the most directly
comparable financial measure in the accompanying tables. We have also provided
discussion of the reasons we believe that presentation of the non-GAAP financial
measures provide useful information to investors, as well as any additional ways
in which we use the non-GAAP financial measures. The non-GAAP financial measures
used in the following discussions are value added revenue ("VAR"), adjusted
earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
("Adjusted EBITDA") and ratios related thereto. 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.
In the discussion of operating results below, we refer to certain items as
"non-run-rate items." For purposes of such discussion, non-run-rate items are
items that, while they may recur from period-to-period: (i) are particularly
material to results; (ii) affect costs primarily as a result of external market
factors; and (iii) may not recur in future periods if the same level of
underlying performance were to occur. Non-run-rate items are part of our
business and operating environment but are worthy of being highlighted for the
benefit of readers of our financial statements. Our intent is to allow users of
the financial statements to consider our results both in light of and separately
from such items. For a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net (loss) income,
see "Results of Operations - Selected Operational and Financial Information"
below. 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 our control and/or cannot be reasonably
predicted or provided without unreasonable effort.
Metal Pricing Policies
A fundamental part of our business model is to remain neutral to the impact from
fluctuations in the market price for aluminum, thereby earning profit
predominately from the conversion of aluminum into semi-fabricated mill
products. We refer to this as "metal price neutrality." We purchase primary and
scrap, or recycled, aluminum, our main raw material, at prices that fluctuate on
a monthly basis, and our pricing policies generally allow us to pass the
underlying cost of metal through to our customers so that we remain neutral to
metal pricing. However, for some of our higher VAR products sold on a spot
basis, competitive dynamics may limit the amount and/or delay the timing of
selling price increases to recover our increased aluminum costs, resulting in a
lag up to several months during which we may be exposed to metal price risk. As
a result, we can experience an adverse impact when metal prices increase, and a
favorable impact to us when metal prices decline, as we and our competitors tend
to defer adjusting pricing unless
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market dynamics require such in a declining metal cost environment.
Additionally, we sometimes enter into firm-price customer sales agreements that
specify a firm underlying metal price plus a conversion price. Spot sales with
lagged metal price pass through and firm-price sales agreements create metal
price exposure for us, which we mitigate through a hedging program with an
objective to remain metal price neutral.
Our pricing policies and hedging program are intended to significantly reduce or
eliminate the impact on our profitability of fluctuations in underlying metal
price so that our earnings are predominantly associated with the conversion of
aluminum to semifabricated mill products. To allow users of our financial
statements to consider the impact of metal cost on our Net sales, we disclose
Net sales as well as VAR, which is Net sales less the Hedged Cost of Alloyed
Metal. As used in this discussion, "Hedged Cost of Alloyed Metal" is the cost of
our metal inputs at the average Midwest Transaction Price of aluminum plus the
cost of alloying elements and any realized gains and/or losses on settled hedges
related to the metal sold in the referenced period. The average Midwest
Transaction Price of aluminum reflects the primary aluminum supply/demand
dynamics in North America . For a reconciliation of VAR to Net sales, see
"Results of Operations - Selected Operational and Financial Information" below.
Business Overview
We manufacture and sell semi-fabricated specialty aluminum mill products for the
following end market applications: aerospace and high strength ("Aero/HS
products"); automotive ("Automotive Extrusions"); general engineering ("GE
products"); aluminum beverage and food packaging ("Packaging"), see "Warrick
Acquisition" below; and other industrial ("Other products"). Our fabricated
aluminum mill products include flat-rolled (plate, sheet and coil), extruded
(rod, bar, hollows and shapes), drawn (rod, bar, pipe, tube and wire) and
certain cast aluminum products. The sophistication of our products is due to the
metallurgy and physical properties of the metal and the special characteristics
that are required for particular end uses. We strategically choose to serve
technically challenging applications for which we can deploy our core
metallurgical and process technology capabilities to produce highly engineered
mill products with differentiated characteristics that present opportunities for
us to receive premium pricing and to create long-term profitable growth.
With respect to flat-rolled aluminum mill products, our heat treat plate and
sheet focus is on applications that require higher strength and other desired
product attributes that cannot be achieved by common alloy rolled products. The
primary end market applications of flat-rolled heat treat plate and sheet are
Aero/HS products (which we sell globally) and GE products (which we
predominantly sell within North America ). In addition, we also produce
flat-rolled aluminum products for the beverage and food-packaging industry,
primarily serving the North America can market. Our Packaging products require
demanding attributes and can be further processed to include a coating and
slitting depending on customer specifications. Similarly, in the areas of
aluminum extrusions, we focus on demanding Aero/HS products, Automotive
Extrusions and GE products that require high strength, machinability or other
specific properties where we can create and maintain a defensible competitive
position because of our technical expertise, strong production capability and
high product quality. We primarily serve North American demand for extruded mill
products.
Our rolling mill in Spokane, Washington ("Trentwood") produces heat treat plate
and sheet for aerospace and general engineering end market applications and our
rolling mill in Warrick County, Indiana ("Warrick") produces flat rolled
aluminum coil for packaging applications. Our 11 extrusion/drawing facilities,
10 of which are in the United States and one of which is in Canada , serve
aerospace, automotive or general engineering applications. Additionally, we have
a facility in Columbia, New Jersey that focuses on multi-material advanced
manufacturing methods and techniques, which include multi-axis computer
numerical control ("CNC") machining, additive manufacturing ("3D Printing"),
welding and fabrication for demanding aerospace and defense, automotive, high
tech and general industrial applications. Our consolidated Net sales for the six
months ended June 30, 2021 totaled $1,065.0 million on 473.5 million pounds
shipped from our facilities. We employed 3,780 people at June 30, 2021 .
We have long-standing relationships with our customers, which consist primarily
of blue-chip companies including leading aerospace and automotive manufacturers,
tier one aerospace and automotive suppliers, food and beverage packaging
manufacturers and metal service centers. As of June 30, 2021 , approximately 65%
of our shipments has been sold direct to manufacturers or tier one suppliers and
approximately 35% has been sold to metal service centers. In our served markets,
we seek to be the supplier of choice by pursuing "Best in Class" customer
satisfaction driven by quality, availability, service and delivery performance.
We strive to differentiate our product portfolio through our broad product
offering and our KaiserSelect® products, which are engineered and manufactured
to deliver enhanced product characteristics with improved consistency, so as to
result in better performance, lower waste and, in many cases, lower production
cost for our customers.
Warrick Acquisition
On March 31, 2021 , after the close of business, we completed our purchase of
Alcoa Warrick LLC and certain assets comprising the aluminum casting and rolling
mill facility located in Warrick County, Indiana from Alcoa Corporation. This
acquisition will
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- provide us re-entry into the North American aluminum beverage and food packaging industry, which is a strong and growing noncyclical end market driven by sustainability trends and the secular shift from plastic to aluminum. We believe the addition of this noncyclical end market will be highly complementary to our existing aerospace, automotive and general engineering cyclical end markets and will provide excellent opportunities for long-term growth. The acquisition ofWarrick further demonstrates our strategy to serve technically challenging end market applications for which we can deploy our core metallurgical and process technology capabilities to produce highly engineered mill products with differentiated characteristics that present opportunities for us to receive premium pricing and to create long-term profitable growth.
Highlights of the quarter ended
• For the quarter ended
million, VAR was
of which included the first full quarter of
costs associated with integrating the business;
• Improving Aero/HS products demand as commercial aerospace begins to
recover with recovery in air travel and continuing strong demand for
business jets and defense applications;
•
continuing re-stocking in the supply chain and strong demand for
semi-conductor, industrial and machine tool applications;
• Automotive Extrusions demand improved slightly, temporarily impacted by
semi-conductor shortages in the automotive industry;
• Issued
senior notes due
of
• Redeemed all outstanding 6.50% unsecured senior notes due
Senior Notes") using proceeds from our 4.50% Senior Notes offering,
resulting in a cash outflow for principal, redemption premium and accrued
interest of
• Combined cash and cash equivalents and net borrowing availability under
our revolving credit facility with
as administrative agent, and the other financial institutions party
thereto ("Revolving Credit Facility") was $650.4 million as of June 30,
2021 ; and
• Paid cash dividends and dividend equivalents of
million during the quarter ended
Results of Operations
Consolidated Results of Operations
Net Sales . Net sales totaled$741.0 million and$275.7 million for the quarters endedJune 30, 2021 andJune 30, 2020 , respectively, reflecting a 218.0 million pound (184%) increase in shipment volume and a$(0.12) /lb (5%) decrease in average realized sales price per pound. The shipment volume increase reflected: (i) a 185.9 million pound addition in Packaging due to ourWarrick acquisition; (ii) a 21.5 million pound (37%) increase inGE products reflecting the impacts of customer restocking, reshoring of supply lines inNorth America and stronger demand as the industrial markets recover from the COVID-19 pandemic; (iii) a 14.1 million pound (148%) increase in Automotive Extrusions reflecting the launch and ramp up of new programs, as well as the COVID19 pandemic related automotive production shutdowns that occurred during the quarter endedJune 30, 2020 ; and (iv) a 3.9 million pound (144%) increase in Other products reflecting an increase of non-strategic rolled products acquired with theWarrick acquisition, partially offset by a 7.4 million pound (15%) decrease in Aero/HS products compared to the quarter endedJune 30, 2020 , primarily due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on commercial aerospace demand. The average realized sales price per pound reflected a$0.41 /lb (48%) increase in average Hedged Cost of Alloyed Metal price per pound offset by a$0.53 /lb (36%) decrease in VAR per pound due primarily to the introduction of lower VAR per pound Packaging products. See the table in "Selected Operational and Financial Information" below for further details. Net sales totaled$1,065.0 million and$645.0 million for the six months endedJune 30, 2021 andJune 30, 2020 , respectively, reflecting a 199.3 million pound (73%) increase in shipment volume and a$0.10 /lb (4%) decrease in average realized sales price per pound. The shipment volume increase primarily reflected: (i) 185.9 million pound addition in Packaging due to ourWarrick acquisition; (ii) a 30.3 million pound (25%) increase inGE products reflecting continued strong underlying demand and restocking in the supply chain; (iii) a 17.0 million pound (50%) increase in Automotive Extrusions reflecting the launch and ramp up of new programs, as well as the COVID19 pandemic related automotive production shutdowns that occurred during the quarter endedJune 30, 2020 ; and (iv) a 3.8 million pound (73%) increase in Other products reflecting an increase of non-strategic rolled products acquired with theWarrick acquisition, partially offset by a 37.7 million pound (33%) decrease in Aero/HS products reflecting 30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COVID19 pandemic related lower demand for our commercial aerospace products. The decrease in average realized sales price per pound reflected a$0.30 /lb (33%) increase in average Hedged Cost of Alloyed Metal prices per pound offset by a$0.40 /lb (28%) decrease in VAR per pound due primarily to the introduction of lower VAR per pound Packaging products. See the table in "Selected Operational and Financial Information" below for further details. Cost of Products Sold, Excluding Depreciation and Amortization and Other Items. Cost of products sold, excluding depreciation and amortization and other items for the quarter endedJune 30, 2021 totaled$673.3 million , or 91% of Net sales, compared to$224.5 million , or 81% of Net sales, for the quarter endedJune 30, 2020 . The increase of$448.8 million reflected: (i) a$321.8 million increase in Hedged Cost of Alloyed Metal and (ii) a$127.0 million increase in net manufacturing conversion and other. Of the$321.8 million increase in Hedged Cost of Alloyed Metal,$186.2 million was due to higher shipment volume, as discussed above in "Net Sales ," and$135.6 million was due to higher hedged metal prices. The$127.0 million increase in net manufacturing conversion and other costs reflected: (i) a$73.8 million increase related to higher sales and an increase of manufacturing costs to meet increased end market application demand; (ii)$24.5 million of higher benefits and overhead costs; (iii) a$7.9 million increase in other manufacturing costs due to lower manufacturing efficiencies; (iv) a$5.6 million increase in other fixed costs; (v) a$5.3 million increase in freight costs; (vi) a$4.4 million increase in acquisition costs; (vii) a$3.8 million increase in major maintenance costs; and (viii) a$1.2 million increase in other variable costs. See "Selected Operational and Financial Information" below for a further discussion of the comparative results of operations for the quarters endedJune 30, 2021 andJune 30, 2020 . Cost of products sold, excluding depreciation and amortization and other items for the six months endedJune 30, 2021 totaled$935.8 million , or 88% of Net sales, compared to$511.1 million , or 79% of Net sales, for the six months endedJune 30, 2020 . The increase of$424.7 million reflected a$321.5 million increase in Hedged Cost of Alloyed Metal and a$103.2 million increase in net manufacturing conversion and other costs. Of the$321.5 million increase in Hedged Cost of Alloyed Metal,$184.6 million was due to higher shipment volume and$136.9 million was due to higher hedged metal prices, as discussed above in "Net Sales ." The$103.2 million increase in net manufacturing conversion and other costs reflected: (i) a$53.6 million increase related to higher sales and an increase of manufacturing costs to meet increased end market application demand; (ii)$19.3 million of higher benefits and overhead costs; (iii) a$9.5 million increase in other manufacturing costs due to lower manufacturing efficiencies; (iv) a$7.0 million increase in other fixed costs; (v) a$4.6 million increase in freight costs; (vi) a$4.4 million increase in acquisition costs; (vii) a$3.2 million increase in major maintenance costs; and (viii)$1.6 million in higher energy costs. See "Selected Operational and Financial Information" below for a further discussion of the comparative results of operations for the six months endedJune 30, 2021 andJune 30, 2020 . Selling, General, Administrative, Research and Development ("SG&A and R&D"). SG&A and R&D expense totaled$30.9 million and$22.7 million for the quarters endedJune 30, 2021 andJune 30, 2020 , respectively and$62.7 million and$46.6 million for the six months endedJune 30, 2021 andJune 30, 2020 , respectively. The increase during the quarter endedJune 30, 2021 was due primarily to: (i) a$4.7 million increase in legal, consulting and outsourced services expense primarily related to theWarrick acquisition; (ii) a$2.9 million increase in employee incentive programs; and (iii) a$1.1 million increase in salaries and benefits, partially offset by a$1.5 million reduction in environmental expenses. The increase for the six months endedJune 30, 2021 compared withJune 30, 2020 was due primarily to: (i) a$14.9 million increase in legal, consulting and outsourced services expense primarily related to theWarrick acquisition and (ii) a$3.3 million increase in employee incentive programs, partially offset by a$1.9 million reduction in environmental expenses.
Restructuring (Benefit) Cost. See Note 10 of Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report for further information regarding the restructuring plan.
Other Operating Income, net. During the quarter and six months endedJune 30, 2020 , ourLondon, Ontario facility recognized a total of$1.1 million of payroll subsidies under theCanada Emergency Wage Subsidy Program. Interest Expense. Interest expense represents cash and non-cash interest expense incurred on our unsecured senior notes and our Revolving Credit Facility, net of capitalized interest. Interest expense was$12.4 million and$10.5 million for the quarters endedJune 30, 2021 andJune 30, 2020 , respectively and$24.7 million and$16.6 million for the six months endedJune 30, 2021 andJune 30, 2020 , respectively. See Note 7 of Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report for a discussion of: (i) our debt and credit facilities that were in effect during the quarters and six months endedJune 30, 2021 andJune 30, 2020 and (ii) interest expense capitalized as part of construction in progress.
Other (Expense) Income, Net. See Note 11 of Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report for details.
Income Tax Benefit (Provision). See Note 12 of Notes to Interim Consolidated
Financial Statements included in this Report for disclosure regarding our income
tax benefit (provision).
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Selected Operational and Financial Information
The following data should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial
statements and the notes thereto included in Part I, Item 1. "Financial
Statements" of this Report. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of
those for a full year.
The table below provides selected operational and financial information (in
millions of dollars):
Quarter Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
2021 2020 2021 2020
Net (loss) income $ (22.4 ) $ (6.6 ) $ (17.9 ) $ 22.5
Interest expense 12.4 10.5 24.7 16.6
Other expense (income) , net 36.6 (0.5 ) 37.0 0.3
Income tax (benefit) provision (15.5 ) 1.3 (15.8 ) 10.9
Depreciation and amortization 25.8 13.0 39.3 26.2
Non-run-rate items:
Restructuring (benefit) cost (0.1 ) 11.9 (0.8 ) 11.9
Adjustments to plant-level LIFO1 14.1 2.7 11.2 2.0
Mark-to-market loss on derivative
instruments2 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.6
Workers' compensation cost due to
discounting - - - 0.7
Environmental expenses3 - 1.6 - 2.1
Acquisition costs4 7.4 - 18.4 -
Total non-run-rate items 21.8 16.7 28.9 17.3
Adjusted EBITDA $ 58.7 $ 34.4 $ 96.2 $ 93.8 1 We manage our business on a monthly last-in, first-out ("LIFO") basis at each
plant, but report inventory externally on an annual LIFO basis in accordance
with GAAP on a consolidated basis. This line item represents the conversion
from GAAP LIFO applied on a consolidated basis to monthly LIFO applied on a
plant-by-plant basis. For the quarter and six months ended
this line item reflects a
from a purchase accounting adjustment to step-up
value.
2 Mark-to-market loss on derivative instruments for 2021 and 2020 represents:
(i) the reversal of mark-to-market (gain) loss on commodity hedges entered
into prior to the adoption of Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No.
2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to
Accounting for Hedging Activities ("ASU 2017-12") and settled in the periods
presented above; (ii) (gain) loss on non-designated commodity hedges; and
(iii) reclassifications out of Accumulated other comprehensive loss due to
forecasted transactions no longer probable of occurring. Adjusted EBITDA
reflects the realized gains and losses related to these derivatives upon
settlement.
3 Non-run-rate environmental expenses are related to legacy activities at
operating facilities prior to
Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report for additional
information relating to the environmental expenses.
4 Acquisition costs are non-run-rate acquisition-related transaction costs,
which include legal and consulting fees, as well noncash hedging charges
recorded in connection with our
Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter endedJune 30, 2021 was$24.3 million higher than Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter endedJune 30, 2020 , primarily reflecting a$75.0 million sales impact driven by the addition of Packaging and improvements in our other end markets, partially offset by: (i) an$18.3 million increase in plant and corporate overhead; (ii)$18.0 million in manufacturing inefficiencies as we continue to incorporate theWarrick operation into our systems; (iii) a$4.8 million increase in incentive compensation; (iv)$3.8 million of major maintenance; and (v)$3.2 million of increased lease and insurance costs. Adjusted EBITDA for the six months endedJune 30, 2021 was$2.4 million higher than Adjusted EBITDA for the six months endedJune 30, 2020 , primarily reflecting a$48.6 million sales impact driven by the addition of Packaging and improvements in our other end markets, partially offset by: (i)$17.3 million in manufacturing inefficiencies as we continue to incorporate theWarrick operation into our systems; (ii) a$12.7 million increase in plant and corporate overhead; (iii) a$4.9 million increase in incentive compensation; (iv)$4.6 million of increased lease and insurance costs; and (v)$3.2 million of major maintenance. 32 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The table below provides our shipment and VAR information (in millions of dollars, except shipments and VAR per pound) by end market applications:
Quarter Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
2021 2020 2021 2020
Aero/HS Products:
Shipments (mmlbs) 40.8 48.2 76.9 114.6
$ $ / lb $ $ / lb $ $ / lb $ $ / lb
Net sales $ 133.9 $ 3.28 $ 144.6 $ 3.00 $ 245.6 $ 3.19 $ 340.6 $ 2.97
Less: Hedged Cost of
Alloyed Metal (53.8 ) (1.32 ) (42.3 ) (0.88 ) (94.7 ) (1.23 ) (108.2 ) (0.94 )
VAR $ 80.1 $ 1.96 $ 102.3 $ 2.12 $ 150.9 $ 1.96 $ 232.4 $ 2.03
Packaging:
Shipments (mmlbs) 185.9 - 185.9 -
$ $ / lb $ $ / lb $ $ / lb $ $ / lb
Net sales $ 358.8 $ 1.93 $ - $ - $ 358.8 $ 1.93 $ - $ -
Less: Hedged Cost of
Alloyed Metal (226.9 ) (1.22 ) - - (226.9 ) (1.22 ) - -
VAR $ 131.9 $ 0.71 $ - $ - $ 131.9 $ 0.71 $ - $ -
Automotive Extrusions:
Shipments (mmlbs) 23.6 9.5 50.8 33.8
$ $ / lb $ $ / lb $ $ / lb $ $ / lb
Net sales $ 55.6 $ 2.36 $ 16.7 $ 1.76 $ 113.2 $ 2.23 $ 64.1 $ 1.90
Less: Hedged Cost of
Alloyed Metal (30.8 ) (1.31 ) (7.7 ) (0.81 ) (60.7 ) (1.20 ) (31.1 ) (0.92 )
VAR $ 24.8 $ 1.05 $ 9.0 $ 0.95 $ 52.5 $ 1.03 $ 33.0 $ 0.98
GE Products:
Shipments (mmlbs) 79.7 58.2 150.9 120.6
$ $ / lb $ $ / lb $ $ / lb $ $ / lb
Net sales $ 180.9 $ 2.27 $ 110.8 $ 1.90 $ 331.3 $ 2.20 $ 232.5 $ 1.93
Less: Hedged Cost of
Alloyed Metal (103.7 ) (1.30 ) (49.0 ) (0.84 ) (182.6 ) (1.21 ) (110.0 ) (0.91 )
VAR $ 77.2 $ 0.97 $ 61.8 $ 1.06 $ 148.7 $ 0.99 $ 122.5 $ 1.02
Other Products:
Shipments (mmlbs) 6.6 2.7 9.0 5.2
$ $ / lb $ $ / lb $ $ / lb $ $ / lb
Net sales $ 11.8 $ 1.79 $ 3.6 $ 1.33 $ 16.1 $ 1.79 $ 7.8 $ 1.50
Less: Hedged Cost of
Alloyed Metal (7.9 ) (1.20 ) (2.1 ) (0.77 ) (10.5 ) (1.17 ) (4.5 ) (0.87 )
VAR $ 3.9 $ 0.59 $ 1.5 $ 0.56 $ 5.6 $ 0.62 $ 3.3 $ 0.63
Total:
Shipments (mmlbs) 336.6 118.6 473.5 274.2
$ $ / lb $ $ / lb $ $ / lb $ $ / lb
Net sales $ 741.0 $ 2.20 $ 275.7 $ 2.32 $ 1,065.0 $ 2.25 $ 645.0 $ 2.35
Less: Hedged Cost of
Alloyed Metal (423.1 ) (1.26 ) (101.1 ) (0.85 ) (575.4 ) (1.22 ) (253.8 ) (0.92 )
VAR $ 317.9 $ 0.94 $ 174.6 $ 1.47 $ 489.6 $ 1.03 $ 391.2 $ 1.43
Outlook
We continue to anticipate improving trends across our end markets with strong
secular demand growth for Aero/HS products, Packaging and Automotive Extrusions
and solid market dynamics continuing to support growth in our GE Products.
Aero/HS products is beginning to build positive momentum as commercial air
travel recovers and aerospace/high strength demand is expected to continue
improving through the balance of 2021 driven by growth in defense related
programs and business jet production. We continue to expect the aerospace market
to recover to record 2019 levels by the 2023/2024 timeframe and then resume its
pre-pandemic 3% to 4% compound annual growth rate ("CAGR").
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Demand for our Automotive Extrusions remains robust with multiple new programs
successfully launched and underway. Automotive Extrusions demand is temporarily
dampened as ongoing shortages of semi-conductor chips has affected North
American light vehicle production, we anticipate this issue will abate and
volume will recover in the second half of 2021. Over the longer term, we
anticipate a greater than 5% CAGR for automotive demand growth driven by light
weighting and fuel efficiency with further opportunities as the shift to
electric vehicles continues.
Demand for our GE Products remains strong, led by service center restocking and
stronger demand as the markets recover from the pandemic. In addition, as we
have previously noted, reshoring of supply lines in North America as original
equipment manufacturers ("OEMs") shift supply strategies to have a larger
portion of their material needs sourced domestically provides significant upside
for further growth opportunities.
In addition to diversifying the business, our re-entry into Packaging through
Warrick provides a significant opportunity for further long-term growth as food
and beverage packaging continues to shift to aluminum in response to growing
consumer demand. North American aluminum packaging markets are expected to
remain in deficit for the foreseeable future as the strongly preferred, North
American supply struggles to keep pace with North American demand. We anticipate
a 3% to 5% CAGR over the next several years.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Summary
The following table summarizes our liquidity (in millions of dollars):
As of December
As of June 30, 2021 31, 2020
Available cash and cash equivalents $ 283.1 $ 780.3
Borrowing availability under Revolving Credit
Facility, net of letters of credit1 367.3 251.5
Total liquidity $ 650.4 $ 1,031.8 1 Borrowing availability under the Revolving Credit Facility as determined by a
borrowing base calculated as of
We place our cash in bank deposits and money market funds with high credit quality financial institutions. Cash equivalents consist primarily of investment-grade commercial paper, money market accounts and investments which, when purchased, have a maturity of 90 days or less.
See Note 14 of Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements included in
this Report for information regarding restricted cash at
There were no borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility (see Note 7 of
Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report) as
of
Cash Flows
The following table summarizes our cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities (in millions of dollars):
Six Months Ended June 30,
2021 2020
Total cash (used in) provided by:
Operating activities $ 4.9 $ 94.9
Investing activities $ (635.9 ) $ 46.7
Financing activities $ 133.6 $ 304.4
Cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2021
reflected: (i) an increase in trade and other receivables of $130.5 million , the
majority of which was driven by Warrick receivables added during the quarter
ended June 30, 2021 and the remainder of which was due to the timing and mix of
sales with extended terms and an increase in metal price; (ii) an increase in
accounts payable of $115.5 million , the majority of which was driven by Warrick
payables added during the quarter ended June 30, 2021 and the remainder of which
was driven by the volume of metal purchases; and (iii) an increase in inventory
of $21.2 million due primarily to higher inventory pounds to satisfy increased
demand.
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cash provided by operating activities for the six months endedJune 30, 2020 reflected: (i) a decrease in trade and other receivables of$36.5 million driven primarily by lower Net sales; (ii) a decrease in accounts payable of$28.7 million driven predominantly by the volume of metal purchases; and (iii) a reduction in contract assets of$13.0 million driven primarily by timing of shipments related to revenue on products recognized over-time. See Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows included in this Report for further details on our cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities for the six months endedJune 30, 2021 andJune 30, 2020 .
Sources of Liquidity
We believe our available cash and cash equivalents, borrowing availability under the Revolving Credit Facility and funds generated from operations are our most significant sources of liquidity and that our Revolving Credit Facility and unsecured notes have covenants that allow us to operate our business with limited restrictions and significant flexibility for the foreseeable future. While we believe these sources will be sufficient to finance our working capital requirements, planned capital expenditures, investments, debt service obligations and other cash requirements for at least the next 12 months, and while we also believe that alternative sources of liquidity will remain available in the event we seek to add liquidity for opportunistic or other reasons in the future, our ability to fund such cash requirements will depend upon our future operating performance (which will be affected by prevailing economic conditions) and financial, business and other factors, some of which are beyond our control. We do not believe that covenants contained in the Revolving Credit Facility are reasonably likely to limit our ability to raise additional debt or equity should we choose to do so during the next 12 months, nor do we believe it is likely that during the next 12 months we will trigger the availability threshold that would require measuring and maintaining a fixed charge coverage ratio. AtJuly 19, 2021 , there were no borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility. See Note 9 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year endedDecember 31, 2020 for a description of our Revolving Credit Facility. We engage in certain customer-based supply chain financing programs to accelerate the receipt of payment for outstanding accounts receivable from certain customers. Costs of these programs are typically reimbursed to us by the customer. Receivables transferred under these customer-based supply chain financing programs generally meet the requirements to be accounted for as sales resulting in the derecognition of such receivables from our consolidated balance sheets. Receivables involved with these customerbased supply chain finance programs for the quarter endedJune 30, 2021 constitute approximately 40% of our net sales. See Note 1 of Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report for further details with respect to these supply chain financing programs. Debt See "Contractual Obligations, Commercial Commitments and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements - Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments" included in Part II, Item 7. "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year endedDecember 31, 2020 for mandatory principal and cash interest payments on the outstanding borrowings. The following table provides an update to our contractual obligations and commercial commitments table in Part II, Item 7. "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our Annual Report on Form 10K for the year endedDecember 31, 2020 with respect to our 4.50% Senior Notes, consisting of mandatory principal and cash interest payments (in millions of dollars): Payments Due by Period Less than More than Total 1 year 1-3 years 3-5 years 5 years Principal and interest on 4.50% Senior Notes$ 798.3 $ 13.1 $
49.5
See Note 7 of Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report for further details with respect to the 4.50% Senior Notes.
We do not believe that covenants in the indentures governing the unsecured senior notes are likely to limit our ability to obtain additional debt or equity financing should we choose to do so during the next 12 months.
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Capital Expenditures and Investments
We strive to strengthen our competitive position across our end markets through strategic capital investment. Significant investments over the past decade have positioned us well with increased capacity and expanded manufacturing capabilities while more recent capital projects have focused on further enhancing manufacturing cost efficiency, improving product quality and promoting operational security, which we believe are critical to maintaining and strengthening our position in an increasingly competitive market environment. A significant portion of our capital spending over the past several years related to the modernization project at our Trentwood facility, which focused on equipment upgrades throughout the process flow to reduce conversion costs, increase efficiency and further improve our competitive cost position on all products produced at our Trentwood facility. In addition, a significant portion of the investment also focused on modernizing legacy equipment and the process flow for thin gauge plate to achieve KaiserSelect® quality enhancements for these Aero/HS andGE products. These improvements have allowed us to gain incremental manufacturing capacity to enable future sales growth. During the quarter endedJune 30, 2021 , we initiated our first growth capital investment in theWarrick facility of$150.0 million for an additional roll coat line that is expected to be qualified and operational by early 2024. In addition, we continue to spend capital for sustainability and efficiency improvements throughout the portfolio. Excluding our cash payment for the acquisition ofWarrick , we anticipate that total capital spending in 2021 will be approximately$80.0 million to$90.0 million . Capital investments will be funded using cash generated from operations, available cash and cash equivalents, shortterm investments, borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility and/or other third-party financing arrangements. The level of anticipated capital expenditures may be adjusted from time to time depending on our business plans, our price outlook for fabricated aluminum products, our ability to maintain adequate liquidity and other factors. No assurance can be provided as to the timing of any such expenditures or the operational benefits expected therefrom.
Dividends
We have consistently paid a quarterly cash dividend since the second quarter of 2007 to holders of our common stock, including holders of restricted stock, and have increased the dividend in each year since 2011. Nevertheless, as in the past, the future declaration and payment of dividends, if any, will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on a number of factors, including our financial and operating results, financial position and anticipated cash requirements and contractual restrictions under our Revolving Credit Facility, the indenture for our unsecured senior notes or other indebtedness we may incur in the future. We can give no assurance that dividends will be declared and paid in the future. See Note 9 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year endedDecember 31, 2020 , as well as Note 7 of Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report for additional information about restrictions on dividend payments contained in the Revolving Credit Facility and in the indenture for our unsecured senior notes. We also pay quarterly dividend equivalents to the holders of certain restricted stock units. Holders of performance shares are not paid a quarterly dividend equivalent, but instead are entitled to receive, in connection with the issuance of underlying shares of common stock for performance shares that ultimately vest, a one-time payment equal to the dividends such holder would have received if the number of such shares of common stock so issued had been held of record by such holder from the date of grant of such performance shares through the date of such issuance. See our Statements of Consolidated Stockholders' Equity and Note 16 of Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report for information regarding dividends paid during the quarters endedJune 30, 2021 andJune 30, 2020 , and declared subsequent toJune 30, 2021 .
Repurchases of Common Stock
In response to prevailing economic conditions, we suspended repurchases of
common stock as of
See our Statements of Consolidated Stockholders' Equity included in this Report for information regarding repurchases of common stock during the quarters endedJune 30, 2021 andJune 30, 2020 and the amount authorized and available for future repurchases of common stock under our stock repurchase program. See our Statements of Consolidated Stockholders' Equity included in this Report for information regarding minimum statutory tax withholding obligations arising during the quarters and six months endedJune 30, 2021 andJune 30, 2020 , in connection with the vesting of non-vested shares, restricted stock units and performance shares. 36
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Environmental Commitments and Contingencies
See Note 8 of Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report for information regarding our environmental commitments and contingencies.
Contractual Obligations, Commercial Commitments and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
During the six months endedJune 30, 2021 , we granted additional stock-based awards to executive officers, certain key employees and non-employee directors under our equity incentive plan. Additional awards are expected to be made in future years. BeginningMarch 31, 2021 , we assumed$500.0 million to$550.0 million of contractual obligations and commercial commitments ofWarrick , for which the majority of spending will be completed byDecember 31, 2021 . These commitments related primarily to the purchase of aluminum and related alloys used in their production process in the ordinary course of business. For updated maturities of lease liabilities, as well as net benefits expected to be paid for pension and other postretirement benefit obligations that includeWarrick , see Note 3 and Note 5, respectively, of Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report. Except as otherwise disclosed herein, there has been no material change in our contractual obligations, commercial commitments or off-balance sheet arrangements other than in the ordinary course of business sinceDecember 31, 2020 .
Critical Accounting Estimates and Policies
Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP. In connection with the preparation of our financial statements, we are required to make assumptions and estimates about future events and apply judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses and the related disclosures. We base our assumptions, estimates and judgments on historical experience, current trends and other factors that management believes to be relevant at the time our consolidated financial statements are prepared. On a regular basis, management reviews the accounting policies, assumptions, estimates and judgments to ensure that our financial statements are presented fairly and in accordance with GAAP. However, because future events and their effects cannot be determined with certainty, actual results could differ from our assumptions and estimates and such differences could be material. Our significant accounting policies are discussed in Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year endedDecember 31, 2020 . We discuss our critical accounting estimates in Part II, Item 7. "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year endedDecember 31, 2020 .
There have been no other material changes in our critical accounting estimates
and policies since
New Accounting Pronouncements
For a discussion of recently adopted and recently issued but not yet adopted accounting pronouncements, see "New Accounting Pronouncements" in Note 1 of Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report.
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