Alcoa Achieves Strong First Quarter Profits

April 8, 2015

Portfolio Transformation is on Course

1Q 2015 Financial Highlights

  • Net income of $195 million, or $0.14 per share; excluding special items, net income of $363 million, or $0.28 per share
  • Revenue of $5.8 billion, up 7 percent year-over-year driven principally by organic growth in automotive and aerospace
  • Record Engineered Products and Solutions first quarter after-tax operating income of $191 million
  • Global Rolled Products shipped record amount of automotive sheet to meet growing demand
  • Alumina after-tax operating income more than doubled year-over-year
  • Primary Metals after-tax operating income up $202 million year-over-year
  • Upwardly revised final 2014 global aluminum demand growth from 7 percent to 9 percent, to 54 million metric tons; Continue to project approximately 3.5 million metric tons of new demand growth in 2015, or 6.5 percent, for a record 57.5 million metric tons

1Q 2015 Portfolio Transformation Highlights

  • Firth Rixson integration on track, enhancing leadership in jet engine components
  • TITAL acquisition completed ($204 million), expanding titanium and aluminum structural castings for aerospace in Europe
  • Announced plans to acquire RTI International Metals to further grow titanium offerings, complementing mid and downstream value chain
  • Opened expanded wheels manufacturing plant in Hungary to capture growing demand for Alcoa’s proprietary lightweight wheels in Europe
  • Sold Belaya Kalitva, Russia facility to optimize rolling mill portfolio
  • Announced a strategic review of 500,000 metric tons of smelting capacity and 2.8 million metric tons of refining capacity
  • Curtailing 74,000 metric tons of smelting capacity in Brazil by April 15 and 443,000 metric tons of refining capacity in Suriname by April 30
  • Converted San Ciprian alumina refinery in Spain to natural gas

Lightweight metals leader Alcoa (NYSE:AA) today reported strong first
quarter 2015 profits. The Company’s strategy of building its value-add
portfolio and creating a globally competitive commodity business is
delivering results.

Alcoa reported first quarter 2015 net income of $195 million, or $0.14
per share, including $158 million in restructuring-related charges
(approximately 90 percent non-cash), mostly to optimize the Company’s
portfolio. Year-over-year, first quarter 2015 results compare to a net
loss of $178 million, or $0.16 per share.

Excluding the impact of all special items, first quarter 2015 net income
jumped to $363 million, or $0.28 per share, from $98 million, or $0.09
per share, in the year-ago period.

First quarter 2015 revenues rose 7 percent to $5.8 billion, from $5.5
billion in first quarter 2014. The revenue increase resulted principally
from organic growth, driven by strong automotive and aerospace volume.
Positive market effects in the quarter were offset by capacity
reductions and portfolio changes.

“First quarter results show our transformation is moving at ongoing high
speed and is fully on course,” said Klaus Kleinfeld, Alcoa Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer. “We are organically and inorganically
broadening our innovative, multi-material value-add businesses, bringing
new capabilities and materials to our aerospace and automotive
offerings, and taking swift action in the upstream, making it more
competitive. We are pulling on all levers to create sustainable
shareholder value.”

End Market Growth Remains Steady

Alcoa is holding steady its 2015 growth projections for the aerospace,
automotive, building and construction, industrial gas turbine and
packaging end markets.

The Company expects robust global aerospace sales growth of 9 to 10
percent in 2015 driven by strong deliveries across the large commercial
aircraft, regional jet and business jet segments. Alcoa estimates a
global automotive production increase of 2 to 4 percent for the year,
with a 1 to 4 percent rise in North America. The Company is also
projecting 5 to 7 percent global sales growth in the commercial building
and construction market, 1 to 3 percent global airfoil market growth in
the industrial gas turbine market, and a 2 to 3 percent global sales
increase in the packaging market.

Alcoa sees increasing orders in the North American heavy duty truck and
trailer market, and projects 6 to 8 percent growth for 2015, up from 3
to 7 percent in the previous forecast. However, with weakness in China,
Europe and Brazil, the global heavy duty truck and trailer market is
projected to decline 2 to 4 percent for the year.

Given final 2014 worldwide aluminum demand, Alcoa has upwardly revised
its view of global aluminum demand growth in 2014 to 9 percent, an
increase from the prior forecast of 7 percent. This results in global
consumption of 54 million metric tons, or 1.2 million metric tons higher
than previously forecast. Alcoa continues to project further robust
global aluminum demand growth in 2015 of approximately 3.5 million
metric tons, equaling 6.5 percent growth and reaching a new record high
of 57.5 million metric tons.

Value-Add Portfolio Transformation

Alcoa advanced its strategy to build its innovative value-add portfolio,
both organically and inorganically, in the first quarter.

Alcoa acquired TITAL, expanding the Company’s titanium casting
capabilities into Europe, with strong customer relationships. TITAL’s
titanium revenues are expected to increase by 70 percent over the next
five years; approximately 70 percent of TITAL’s revenues are expected to
come from commercial aerospace sales in 2019.

The Company’s integration of Firth Rixson is fully on track. Firth
Rixson is expected to increase Alcoa’s revenues by $1.6 billion with an
additional $350 million EBITDA in 2016.

Alcoa announced it is acquiring titanium leader RTI International Metals
to further grow its titanium offerings and to complement its mid and
downstream value chain. RTI will grow Alcoa’s advanced technologies for
greater innovation power and broaden the Company’s multi-material
product suite to meet growing aerospace demand for titanium. RTI will
increase Alcoa’s 2014 pro forma aerospace revenues by 13 percent to $5.6
billion. It is also expected to contribute $1.2 billion in revenues in
2019, up from $794 million that RTI generated in 2014. RTI’s
profitability is expected to reach 25 percent EBITDA margin in 2019.
Alcoa expects to complete the acquisition in two to five months upon
obtaining all required regulatory clearances and RTI shareholder
approval.

To meet growing European demand for the Company’s innovative wheels,
Alcoa doubled capacity in Hungary to produce lightweight, durable,
low-maintenance Dura-Bright® EVO surface-treated aluminum
truck wheels. The wheels, which were launched on March 27 in North
America after the successful European debut, are 10 times more corrosive
resistant than their predecessor, the Dura-Bright wheel with XBR®
technology, easier to clean and look newer longer. The total global
aluminum commercial vehicle wheel market is expected to increase from 30
percent of the total market in 2010 to 50 percent in 2018.

In the midstream, Alcoa continued to take steps to further optimize and
improve the competitiveness and profitability of its rolling mill
business. To focus the rolled products segment on selling highly
differentiated products in growth markets, the Company sold its Belaya
Kalitva, Russia facility to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Stupino
Titanium Company. All regulatory approvals were obtained and the sale
closed on March 31. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. In
North America, Alcoa’s automotive expansion in Davenport, IA fully
ramped up and shipped record amounts of automotive sheet to meet growing
customer demand. Alcoa’s automotive expansion in Tennessee is on track
to be completed by mid-2015.

Upstream Portfolio Transformation

In the upstream, Alcoa remains on course to lower the cost base of its
commodity businesses through upgrades and smelting and refining capacity
reductions. In the first quarter, the Company announced:

  • A strategic review over the next 12 months of 500,000 metric tons of
    smelting capacity and 2.8 million metric tons of refining capacity for
    possible curtailment, closure or sale;
  • Plans to curtail the remaining 74,000 metric tons of smelting capacity
    in Brazil at São Luís (Alumar) by April 15, increasing the amount of
    smelting capacity offline to 21 percent;
  • Plans to curtail 443,000 metric tons of refining capacity at the
    Suralco facility by April 30, and pursue a transaction for a Suriname
    government-owned entity to acquire the Suralco operations; and
  • It converted its San Ciprian alumina refinery in Spain to natural gas
    from fuel oil to increase its competitiveness.

Additionally, Alcoa of Australia Limited today secured a new 12-year gas
supply agreement to power its alumina refineries in Western Australia
(WA). Combined with a number of smaller agreements, Alcoa of Australia
now has secured approximately 75 percent of its WA natural gas
requirement, replacing existing long-term contracts which expire at the
end of the decade. The agreement is conditional on a consortium
comprising Brookfield Asset Management Inc. and Macquarie Capital Group
Limited completing the acquisition of Apache Energy Limited’s WA oil and
gas assets from Apache Corporation. As part of the gas supply
arrangements, Alcoa of Australia will make a prepayment of $500 million
in two installments—$300 million on financial close of the Apache asset
sale in 2015 and $200 million in 2016.

All of the above actions support Alcoa’s goal of lowering its position
on the global aluminum cost curve to the 38th percentile and
the global alumina cost curve to the 21st percentile by 2016.

Financial Performance

Alcoa achieved $238 million in year-over-year productivity gains against
a $900 million annual target, driven by process improvements and
procurement savings across all businesses. Alcoa managed return-seeking
capital of $150 million against a $750 million annual target and
controlled sustaining capital expenditures of $101 million against a
$725 million annual plan.

Free cash flow for the quarter was a negative $422 million, with cash
used for operations of $175 million, driven by the normal build in
working capital, semi-annual interest payments, and pension
contributions. Alcoa ended the quarter with cash on hand of $1.2 billion.

The Company achieved an average of 33 days working capital for the
quarter, 3 days higher than first quarter 2014 due to the impact of
acquisitions. Alcoa’s debt-to-adjusted EBITDA ratio on a trailing twelve
months basis was 2.22.

Segment Performance

Engineered Products and Solutions

After-tax operating income (ATOI) was a first quarter record of $191
million, up $2 million, or 1 percent, year-over-year, and up $26
million, or 16 percent, sequentially. Year-over-year, productivity
improvements and higher volumes in aerospace, commercial transportation
and North American non-residential construction markets were offset by
unfavorable price/mix and unfavorable foreign currency exchange rates.
Adjusted EBITDA margin was 20.1 percent in first quarter 2015 compared
to 22.2 percent in the year-ago quarter.

Global Rolled Products

ATOI in the first quarter was $34 million compared to $59 million in the
first quarter of 2014, and $71 million in the fourth quarter of 2014.
Year-over-year, this segment’s profits decreased by 42 percent as market
pressures in packaging and metal price lag more than offset record
shipments in automotive. Strong productivity, higher volumes in the
North American packaging market and record shipments in the automotive
market from the Davenport expansion were more than offset by lack of
metal premium pass-through in the Russia packaging market and pricing
headwinds in global packaging. The segment also experienced increased
research and development costs for the MicromillTM and
ramp-up costs for the rolling mill in Saudi Arabia. Adjusted EBITDA per
metric ton was $280 in first quarter 2015 compared to $315 in first
quarter 2014.

Alumina

ATOI in the first quarter was $221 million, up $43 million sequentially
from $178 million, and up $129 million year-over-year from $92 million.
The increase in sequential ATOI was due to favorable foreign currency
exchange rates and energy costs, partially offset by lower volumes and
unfavorable London Metal Exchange (LME)-linked pricing. Adjusted EBITDA
per metric ton increased $17 from fourth quarter 2014 to $102 per metric
ton in first quarter 2015.

Primary Metals

ATOI in the first quarter was $187 million, down $80 million
sequentially from $267 million, but up $202 million from negative $15
million in first quarter 2014. Third-party realized price in first
quarter 2015 was $2,420 per metric ton, down 6 percent sequentially, but
up 10 percent year-over-year. Sequential earnings declined due to a
lower LME aluminum price, lower energy sales, mostly due to new rate
caps in Brazil, and higher alumina costs. These factors were partially
offset by favorable foreign currency exchange rates, lower energy costs
in Spain and productivity improvements. Adjusted EBITDA per metric ton
was $499, $130 per metric ton lower than fourth quarter 2014.

Alcoa will hold its quarterly conference call at 5:00 PM Eastern
Daylight Time on April 8, 2015 to present quarterly results. The meeting
will be webcast via alcoa.com. Call information and related details are
available at
www.alcoa.com
under “Invest.” Presentation materials used during this meeting will be
available for viewing at 4:15 PM EDT at 
www.alcoa.com.

About Alcoa

A global leader in lightweight metals technology, engineering and
manufacturing, Alcoa innovates multi-material solutions that advance our
world. Our technologies enhance transportation, from automotive and
commercial transport to air and space travel, and improve industrial and
consumer electronics products. We enable smart buildings, sustainable
food and beverage packaging, high-performance defense vehicles across
air, land and sea, deeper oil and gas drilling and more efficient power
generation. We pioneered the aluminum industry over 125 years ago, and
today, our approximately 59,000 people in 30 countries deliver value-add
products made of titanium, nickel and aluminum, and produce
best-in-class bauxite, alumina and primary aluminum products. For more
information, visit www.alcoa.com,
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“should,” “targets,” “will,” or other words of similar meaning.
All statements that reflect Alcoa’s expectations, assumptions or
projections about the future other than statements of historical fact
are forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, forecasts
concerning global demand growth for aluminum, end market conditions,
supply/demand balances, and growth opportunities for aluminum in
automotive, aerospace, and other applications; targeted financial
results or operating performance; statements about Alcoa’s strategies,
outlook, and business and financial prospects; and statements regarding
the acceleration of Alcoa’s portfolio transformation, including the
expected benefits of acquisitions, including the completed acquisition
of the Firth Rixson business and TITAL, and the pending acquisition of
RTI International Metals, Inc. (RTI). These statements reflect beliefs
and assumptions that are based on Alcoa’s perception of historical
trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as
other factors management believes are appropriate in the circumstances.
Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks,
uncertainties, and other factors and are not guarantees of future
performance. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking
statements include: (a) material adverse changes in aluminum industry
conditions, including global supply and demand conditions and
fluctuations in London Metal Exchange-based prices and premiums, as
applicable, for primary aluminum, alumina, and other products, and
fluctuations in indexed-based and spot prices for alumina; (b)
deterioration in global economic and financial market conditions
generally; (c) unfavorable changes in the markets served by Alcoa,
including aerospace, automotive, commercial transportation, building and
construction, packaging, defense, and industrial gas turbine; (d) the
impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on costs and
results, particularly the Australian dollar, Brazilian real, Canadian
dollar, euro, and Norwegian kroner; (e) increases in energy costs or the
unavailability or interruption of energy supplies; (f) increases in the
costs of other raw materials; (g) Alcoa’s inability to achieve the level
of revenue growth, cash generation, cost savings, improvement in
profitability and margins, fiscal discipline, or strengthening of
competitiveness and operations (including moving its alumina refining
and aluminum smelting businesses down on the industry cost curves and
increasing revenues and improving margins in its Global Rolled Products
and Engineered Products and Solutions segments) anticipated from its
restructuring programs and productivity improvement, cash
sustainability, technology, and other initiatives; (h) Alcoa’s inability
to realize expected benefits, in each case as planned and by targeted
completion dates, from acquisitions (including achieving the expected
levels of synergies, revenue growth, or EBITDA margin improvement),
sales of assets, closures or curtailments of facilities, newly
constructed, expanded, or acquired facilities, or international joint
ventures, including the joint venture in Saudi Arabia; (i) political,
economic, and regulatory risks in the countries in which Alcoa operates
or sells products, including unfavorable changes in laws and
governmental policies, civil unrest, imposition of sanctions,
expropriation of assets, or other events beyond Alcoa’s control; (j) the
outcome of contingencies, including legal proceedings, government or
regulatory investigations, and environmental remediation; (k) the impact
of cyber attacks and potential information technology or data security
breaches; (l) failure to receive the required votes of RTI’s
shareholders to approve the merger of RTI with Alcoa; (m) failure to
receive, delays in the receipt of, or unacceptable or burdensome
conditions imposed in connection with, all required regulatory approvals
of the acquisition of RTI, or the failure to satisfy the other closing
conditions to the acquisition; (n) the risk that acquisitions (including
Firth Rixson, TITAL and RTI) will not be integrated successfully or such
integration may be more difficult, time-consuming or costly than
expected; (o) the possibility that certain assumptions with respect to
RTI or the acquisition could prove to be inaccurate, including the
expected timing of closing; (p) the loss of customers, suppliers and
other business relationships as a result of acquisitions, competitive
developments, or other factors; (q) the potential failure to retain key
employees of Alcoa or acquired businesses; (r) the effect of an
increased number of Alcoa shares outstanding as a result of the
acquisition of RTI; (s) the impact of potential sales of Alcoa common
stock issued in the RTI acquisition; (t) failure to successfully
implement, to achieve commercialization of, or to realize expected
benefits from, new or innovative technologies, equipment, processes, or
products, including the MicromillTM, innovative aluminum
wheels, and advanced alloys; and (u) the other risk factors summarized
in Alcoa’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, and other
reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Alcoa
disclaims any obligation to update publicly any forward-looking
statements, whether in response to new information, future events or
otherwise, except as required by applicable law. Market projections are
subject to the risks discussed above and other risks in the market.
Nothing on Alcoa’s website is included or incorporated by reference
herein.

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This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any
vote or approval nor shall there be any sale of securities in any
jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful
prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any
such jurisdiction. The proposed business combination transaction between
Alcoa and RTI will be submitted to the shareholders of RTI for their
consideration. Alcoa has filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No.
333-203275) containing a preliminary proxy statement of RTI that also
constitutes a prospectus of Alcoa. These materials are not yet final and
will be amended. RTI will provide the proxy statement/prospectus to its
shareholders after the registration statement has become effective.
Alcoa and RTI also plan to file other documents with the SEC regarding
the proposed transaction. This document is not a substitute for any
prospectus, proxy statement or any other document which Alcoa or RTI may
file with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction. INVESTORS
AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF RTI ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY
STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT WILL BE FILED
WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE
BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED
TRANSACTION. You may obtain copies of all documents filed with the SEC
regarding this transaction, free of charge, at the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov).
You may also obtain these documents, free of charge, from Alcoa’s
website (www.alcoa.com).
You may also obtain these documents, free of charge, from RTI’s website (www.rtiintl.com).

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officers and other members of management and employees may be deemed to
be participants in the solicitation of proxies from RTI shareholders in
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persons who may, under the rules of the SEC, be deemed participants in
the solicitation of RTI shareholders in connection with the proposed
transaction is set forth in the proxy statement/prospectus. You can find
information about Alcoa’s executive officers and directors in its
definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on March 19, 2015, its
Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 19, 2015 and
in the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-4. You can find
information about RTI’s executive officers and directors in the proxy
statement/prospectus and in RTI’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with
the SEC on February 26, 2015. You can obtain free copies of these
documents from Alcoa and RTI as described in the preceding paragraph.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Some of the information included in this release is derived from Alcoa’s
consolidated financial information but is not presented in Alcoa’s
financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). Certain of
these data are considered “non-GAAP financial measures” under SEC rules.
These non-GAAP financial measures supplement our GAAP disclosures and
should not be considered an alternative to the GAAP measure.
Reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures
and management’s rationale for the use of the non-GAAP financial
measures can be found in the schedules to this release and on our
website at www.alcoa.com
under the “Invest” section. Alcoa has not provided a reconciliation of
any forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly
comparable GAAP financial measures, due primarily to variability and
difficulty in making accurate forecasts and projections, as not all of
the information necessary for a quantitative reconciliation is available
to the Company without unreasonable effort.

 
Alcoa and subsidiaries
Statement of Consolidated Operations (unaudited)
(in millions, except per-share, share, and metric ton amounts)
 
Quarter ended
March 31,   December 31,   March 31,
2014 2014 2015
Sales $ 5,454 $ 6,377 $ 5,819
 
Cost of goods sold (exclusive of expenses below) 4,495 4,973 4,443
Selling, general administrative, and other expenses 236 271 232
Research and development expenses 51 60 55
Provision for depreciation, depletion, and amortization 340 335 321
Restructuring and other charges 461 388 177
Interest expense 120 122 122
Other expenses (income), net   25     (6 )   (12 )
Total costs and expenses 5,728 6,143 5,338
 
(Loss) income before income taxes (274 ) 234 481
(Benefit) provision for income taxes   (77 )   120     226  
 
Net (loss) income (197 ) 114 255
 
Less: Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests   (19 )   (45 )   60  
 
NET (LOSS) INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO ALCOA $ (178 ) $ 159   $ 195  
 
EARNINGS PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO ALCOA COMMON

SHAREHOLDERS:

Basic:
Net (loss) income(1) $ (0.16 ) $ 0.12 $ 0.15
Average number of shares(2) 1,100,772,355 1,196,232,954 1,220,820,686
 
Diluted:
Net (loss) income(1) $ (0.16 ) $ 0.11 $ 0.14
Average number of shares(3) 1,100,772,355 1,217,350,305 1,238,207,390
 
Common stock outstanding at the end of the period 1,171,099,719 1,216,663,661 1,222,305,577
 
Shipments of aluminum products (metric tons) 1,156,000 1,196,000 1,091,000

(1)

  In order to calculate both basic and diluted earnings per share for
the quarters ended December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015, preferred
stock dividends declared of $19 and $17, respectively, need to be
subtracted from Net income attributable to Alcoa.
 

(2)

In the first quarter of 2014, holders of $575 principal amount of
Alcoa’s 5.25% Convertible Notes due March 15, 2014 (the “Notes”)
exercised their option to convert the Notes into 89 million shares
of Alcoa common stock. As a result, the basic average number of
shares for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 includes 23 million
representing the weighted average number of shares for the length of
time the 89 million shares were outstanding during the first quarter
of 2014, and the respective basic average number of shares for the
quarters ended December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015 includes all 89
million shares.
 
Additionally, in the fourth quarter of 2014, Alcoa issued 37 million
shares of its common stock as part of the consideration paid to
acquire an aerospace business, Firth Rixson. As a result, the basic
average number of shares for the quarter ended December 31, 2014
includes 17 million representing the weighted average number of
shares for the length of time the 37 million shares were outstanding
during the fourth quarter of 2014, and the basic average number of
shares for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 includes all 37 million
shares.
 

(3)

In the quarter ended March 31, 2014, the diluted average number of
shares does not include any share equivalents as their effect was
anti-dilutive. In the quarters ended December 31, 2014 and March 31,
2015, the difference between the respective diluted average number
of shares and the respective basic average number of shares relates
to share equivalents associated with outstanding employee stock
options and awards. The respective diluted average number of shares
for the quarters ended December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015 does not
include any share equivalents related to the mandatory convertible
preferred stock as their effect was anti-dilutive.
 
         
Alcoa and subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheet (unaudited)
(in millions)
 

 

December 31,
2014*

March 31,
2015*

ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,877 $ 1,191

Receivables from customers, less allowances of $14 and $13 in 2014
and 2015, respectively

1,395 1,469
Other receivables 733 709
Inventories 3,082 3,173
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   1,182     1,180  
Total current assets   8,269     7,722  
 
Properties, plants, and equipment 35,517 33,864
Less: accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization   19,091     18,576  
Properties, plants, and equipment, net   16,426     15,288  
Goodwill 5,247 5,050
Investments 1,944 1,960
Deferred income taxes 2,754 2,456
Other noncurrent assets   2,759     3,218  
Total assets $ 37,399   $ 35,694  
 
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings $ 54 $ 80
Accounts payable, trade 3,152 2,934
Accrued compensation and retirement costs 937 777
Taxes, including income taxes 348 357
Other current liabilities 1,021 890
Long-term debt due within one year   29     26  
Total current liabilities   5,541     5,064  
Long-term debt, less amount due within one year 8,769 8,711
Accrued pension benefits 3,291 3,163
Accrued other postretirement benefits 2,155 2,128
Other noncurrent liabilities and deferred credits   2,849     2,785  
Total liabilities   22,605     21,851  
 
EQUITY
Alcoa shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock 55 55
Mandatory convertible preferred stock 3 3
Common stock 1,304 1,304
Additional capital 9,284 9,124
Retained earnings 9,379 9,520
Treasury stock, at cost (3,042 ) (2,841 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (4,677 )   (5,591 )
Total Alcoa shareholders’ equity   12,306     11,574  
Noncontrolling interests   2,488     2,269  
Total equity   14,794     13,843  
Total liabilities and equity $ 37,399   $ 35,694  
* On November 19, 2014, Alcoa completed the acquisition of an
aerospace business, Firth Rixson. As a result, Alcoa’s Consolidated
Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2014 included an estimate of the
beginning balance sheet of Firth Rixson. This estimate resulted in
the allocation of $1,227 of the $3,125 purchase price (includes $130
of contingent consideration) to various assets, primarily
Properties, plants, and equipment, and liabilities with the
difference included in Goodwill. In the first quarter of 2015, an
adjustment of $275 was recorded to increase the estimated beginning
balance of certain assets acquired and to decrease the initial
amount recorded as Goodwill. This adjustment was based on currently
available information from an in-progress third-party valuation of
the acquired business, which is expected to be finalized in the
second quarter of 2015.
 
   
Alcoa and subsidiaries
Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows (unaudited)
(in millions)
 

Three months ended
March 31,

2014       2015
CASH FROM OPERATIONS
Net (loss) income $ (197 ) $ 255
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to cash from operations:
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization 340 321
Deferred income taxes (18 ) 23
Equity income, net of dividends 35 24
Restructuring and other charges 461 177
Net gain from investing activities – asset sales (27 )
Net periodic pension benefit cost(1) 109 122
Stock-based compensation 25 26
Excess tax benefits from stock-based payment arrangements (1 ) (9 )
Other 44 (73 )
Changes in assets and liabilities, excluding effects of
acquisitions, divestitures, and foreign currency translation
adjustments:
(Increase) in receivables (255 ) (146 )
(Increase) in inventories (302 ) (266 )
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other current assets 13 (20 )
(Decrease) in accounts payable, trade (130 ) (183 )
(Decrease) in accrued expenses (381 ) (354 )
(Decrease) increase in taxes, including income taxes (120 ) 93
Pension contributions (91 ) (85 )
(Increase) in noncurrent assets(1) (6 ) (26 )
(Decrease) in noncurrent liabilities(1)   (50 )   (54 )
CASH USED FOR OPERATIONS   (551 )   (175 )
 
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net change in short-term borrowings (original maturities of three
months or less)
(4 ) 26
Additions to debt (original maturities greater than three months) 621 517
Payments on debt (original maturities greater than three months)(2) (631 ) (519 )
Proceeds from exercise of employee stock options 71 24
Excess tax benefits from stock-based payment arrangements 1 9
Dividends paid to shareholders (33 ) (54 )
Distributions to noncontrolling interests (35 ) (29 )
Contributions from noncontrolling interests   20      
CASH PROVIDED FROM (USED FOR) FINANCING ACTIVITIES   10     (26 )
 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures (209 ) (247 )
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (204 )
Proceeds from the sale of assets and businesses(3) (8 )
Additions to investments (62 ) (12 )
Sales of investments 30
Net change in restricted cash (7 ) (4 )
Other   8     10  
CASH USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES   (240 )   (465 )
 

EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

9

   

(20

)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents (772 ) (686 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year   1,437     1,877  
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD $ 665   $ 1,191  

(1)

  In the first quarter of 2015, management decided to reflect the net
periodic benefit cost related to Alcoa-sponsored defined benefit
pension plans as a separate line item in the Statement of
Consolidated Cash Flows. In prior periods, a portion of this amount
was reported in both the (Increase) in noncurrent assets (overfunded
plans) and the (Decrease) in noncurrent liabilities (underfunded
plans) line items. As a result, the Statement of Consolidated Cash
Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2014 was revised to
conform to the current period presentation.
 

(2)

In the first quarter of 2014, holders of $575 principal amount of
Alcoa’s 5.25% Convertible Notes due March 15, 2014 (the “Notes”)
exercised their option to convert the Notes into 89 million shares
of Alcoa common stock. This transaction was not reflected in the
Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows for the three months ended
March 31, 2014 as it represents a noncash financing activity.
 

(3)

Proceeds from the sale of assets and businesses for the three months
ended March 31, 2015 was a cash outflow as this line item includes
cash paid as a result of post-closing adjustments associated with
the December 2014 divestiture of three rolling mills in Spain and
France.
 
           
Alcoa and subsidiaries
Segment Information (unaudited)
(dollars in millions, except realized prices; production and
shipments in thousands of metric tons [kmt])
 
1Q14 2Q14 3Q14 4Q14 2014 1Q15
Alumina:
Alumina production (kmt) 4,172 4,077 4,196 4,161 16,606 3,933
Third-party alumina shipments (kmt) 2,649 2,361 2,714 2,928 10,652 2,538
Third-party sales $ 845 $ 761 $ 886 $ 1,017 $ 3,509 $ 887
Intersegment sales $ 510 $ 480 $ 482 $ 469 $ 1,941 $ 501
Equity loss $ (5 ) $ (7 ) $ (7 ) $ (10 ) $ (29 ) $ (7 )
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization $ 97 $ 100 $ 100 $ 90 $ 387 $ 80
Income taxes $ 40 $ 12 $ 26 $ 75 $ 153 $ 92
After-tax operating income (ATOI)   $ 92     $ 38     $ 62     $ 178     $ 370     $ 221  
 
Primary Metals:
Aluminum production (kmt) 839 795 760 731 3,125 711
Third-party aluminum shipments (kmt) 617 638 642 637 2,534 589
Alcoa’s average realized price per metric ton of aluminum

$

2,205

$

2,291

$

2,538

$

2,578

$

2,405

$

2,420

Third-party sales $ 1,424 $ 1,659 $ 1,865 $ 1,852 $ 6,800 $ 1,572
Intersegment sales $ 734 $ 718 $ 730 $ 749 $ 2,931 $ 692
Equity (loss) income $ (28 ) $ (17 ) $ $ 11 $ (34 ) $ (3 )
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization $ 124 $ 129 $ 124 $ 117 $ 494 $ 109
Income taxes $ (11 ) $ 30 $ 95 $ 89 $ 203 $ 57
ATOI   $ (15 )   $ 97     $ 245     $ 267     $ 594     $ 187  
 
Global Rolled Products:
Third-party aluminum shipments (kmt) 467 504 506 487 1,964 432
Third-party sales $ 1,677 $ 1,860 $ 1,926 $ 1,888 $ 7,351 $ 1,621
Intersegment sales $ 43 $ 44 $ 52 $ 46 $ 185 $ 36
Equity loss $ (5 ) $ (6 ) $ (8 ) $ (8 ) $ (27 ) $ (9 )
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization $ 58 $ 58 $ 62 $ 57 $ 235 $ 56
Income taxes $ 34 $ 23 $ 42 $ 25 $ 124 $ 26
ATOI   $ 59     $ 79     $ 103     $ 71     $ 312     $ 34  
 
Engineered Products and Solutions:
Third-party sales $ 1,443 $ 1,502 $ 1,495 $ 1,566 $ 6,006 $ 1,689
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization $ 40 $ 41 $ 40 $ 52 $ 173 $ 60
Income taxes $ 91 $ 102 $ 100 $ 81 $ 374 $ 89
ATOI   $ 189     $ 204     $ 209     $ 165     $ 767     $ 191  
 
Reconciliation of total segment ATOI to consolidated net (loss)
income attributable to Alcoa:
Total segment ATOI $ 325 $ 418 $ 619 $ 681 $ 2,043 $ 633
Unallocated amounts (net of tax):
Impact of LIFO (7 ) (8 ) (18 ) (21 ) (54 ) 7
Interest expense (78 ) (69 ) (81 ) (80 ) (308 ) (80 )
Noncontrolling interests 19 9 18 45 91 (60 )
Corporate expense (67 ) (70 ) (74 ) (83 ) (294 ) (64 )
Restructuring and other charges (321 ) (77 ) (189 ) (307 ) (894 ) (161 )
Other     (49 )     (65 )     (126 )     (76 )     (316 )     (80 )
Consolidated net (loss) income attributable to Alcoa  

$

(178

)

 

$

138

   

$

149

   

$

159

   

$

268

   

$

195

 

The difference between certain segment totals and consolidated amounts
is in Corporate.

         
Alcoa and subsidiaries
Calculation of Financial Measures (unaudited)
(in millions, except per-share amounts)
 
Adjusted Income (Loss) Income Diluted EPS(3)
Quarter ended Quarter ended

March 31,
2014

 

December 31,
2014

 

March 31,
2015

March 31,
2014

 

December 31,
2014

 

March 31,
2015

 
Net (loss) income attributable to Alcoa $ (178 ) $ 159 $ 195 $ (0.16 ) $ 0.11 $ 0.14
 
Restructuring and other charges

274

200

158

 
Discrete tax items(1)

(6

)

16

 
Other special items(2)  

8

   

57

 

10

 
Net income attributable to Alcoa – as adjusted

$

98

 

$

432

$

363

0.09

0.33

0.28

Net income attributable to Alcoa – as adjusted is a non-GAAP financial
measure. Management believes that this measure is meaningful to
investors because management reviews the operating results of Alcoa
excluding the impacts of restructuring and other charges, discrete tax
items, and other special items (collectively, “special items”). There
can be no assurances that additional special items will not occur in
future periods. To compensate for this limitation, management believes
that it is appropriate to consider both Net (loss) income attributable
to Alcoa determined under GAAP as well as Net income attributable to
Alcoa – as adjusted.

(1)

  Discrete tax items include the following:

for the quarter ended December 31, 2014, a charge for the
remeasurement of certain deferred tax assets of a subsidiary in
Spain due to a tax rate change ($16), a benefit for an adjustment
to the remeasurement of certain deferred tax assets of a
subsidiary in Brazil due to a tax rate change ($3), and a net
charge for a number of small items ($3); and

for the quarter ended March 31, 2014, a net benefit for a number
of small items.

(2)

Other special items include the following:

for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, an unfavorable tax impact
related to the interim period treatment of operational losses in
certain foreign jurisdictions for which no tax benefit was
recognized ($35), a favorable tax impact resulting from the
difference between Alcoa’s consolidated estimated annual effective
tax rate and the statutory rates applicable to special items ($31),
costs associated with current and future acquisitions of aerospace
businesses ($7), and a net favorable change in certain
mark-to-market energy derivative contracts ($1);

for the quarter ended December 31, 2014, an unfavorable tax impact
resulting from the difference between Alcoa’s consolidated estimated
annual effective tax rate and the statutory rates applicable to
special items ($81), a favorable tax impact related to the interim
period treatment of operational losses in certain foreign
jurisdictions for which no tax benefit was recognized ($44), costs
associated with current and future acquisitions of aerospace
businesses ($22), and a net favorable change in certain
mark-to-market energy derivative contracts ($2); and

for the quarter ended March 31, 2014, a favorable tax impact
resulting from the difference between Alcoa’s consolidated estimated
annual effective tax rate and the statutory rates applicable to
special items ($72), an unfavorable tax impact related to the
interim period treatment of operational losses in certain foreign
jurisdictions for which no tax benefit was recognized ($56), a
write-down of inventory related to the permanent closure of a
smelter and two rolling mills in Australia and a smelter in the
United States ($20), an unfavorable impact related to the restart of
one potline at the joint venture in Saudi Arabia that was previously
shut down due to a period of pot instability ($13), a gain on the
sale of a mining interest in Suriname ($11), and a loss on the
write-down of an asset to fair value ($2).

(3)

The average number of shares applicable to diluted EPS for Net
(loss) income attributable to Alcoa excludes certain share
equivalents as their effect was anti-dilutive (see footnote 3 to the
Statement of Consolidated Operations). However, certain of these
share equivalents become dilutive in the EPS calculation applicable
to Net income attributable to Alcoa – as adjusted due to a larger,
positive numerator. Specifically, these share equivalents were
associated with outstanding employee stock options and awards for
the quarter ended March 31, 2014 and mandatory convertible preferred
stock for the quarters ended December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015.
As a result, the average number of shares applicable to diluted EPS
for Net income attributable to Alcoa – as adjusted was
1,115,941,470; 1,294,701,805; and 1,315,558,890 for the quarters
ended March 31, 2014, December 31, 2014, and March 31, 2015,
respectively. Additionally, the subtraction of preferred stock
dividends declared from the numerator (see footnote 1 to the
Statement of Consolidated Operations) needs to be reversed for the
quarters ended December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015 since the
related mandatory convertible preferred stock was dilutive in the
EPS calculation for Net income attributable to Alcoa – as adjusted.
 
         
Alcoa and subsidiaries
Calculation of Financial Measures (unaudited), continued
(dollars in millions)
 
Adjusted EBITDA

Quarter ended

Trailing twelve
months

March 31,
2014

 

December 31,
2014

 

March 31,
2015

March 31,
2015

 
Net (loss) income attributable to Alcoa $ (178 ) $ 159 $ 195 $ 641
 
Add:
Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests

(19

)

(45

)

60

(12

)

(Benefit) provision for income taxes

(77

)

120

226

623

Other expenses (income), net 25 (6 ) (12 ) 10
Interest expense 120 122 122 475
Restructuring and other charges 461 388 177 884
Provision for depreciation, depletion, and amortization  

340

   

335

   

321

   

1,352

 
 
Adjusted EBITDA $ 672   $ 1,073   $ 1,089   $ 3,973  
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA Measures:
 
Sales $ 5,454 $ 6,377 $ 5,819
Adjusted EBITDA Margin 12.3 % 16.8 % 18.7 %
 
Total Debt $ 8,817
Debt-to-Adjusted EBITDA Ratio 2.22

Alcoa’s definition of Adjusted EBITDA (Earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation, and amortization) is net margin plus an add-back for
depreciation, depletion, and amortization. Net margin is equivalent to
Sales minus the following items: Cost of goods sold; Selling, general
administrative, and other expenses; Research and development expenses;
and Provision for depreciation, depletion, and amortization. Adjusted
EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. Management believes that this
measure is meaningful to investors because Adjusted EBITDA provides
additional information with respect to Alcoa’s operating performance and
the Company’s ability to meet its financial obligations. The Adjusted
EBITDA presented may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of
other companies.

         
Alcoa and subsidiaries
Calculation of Financial Measures (unaudited), continued
(dollars in millions, except per metric ton amounts)
 
Segment Measures Alumina Primary Metals
Adjusted EBITDA Quarter ended

March 31,
2014

 

December 31,
2014

 

March 31,
2015

March 31,
2014

 

December 31,
2014

 

March 31,
2015

 
After-tax operating income (ATOI) $ 92 $ 178 $ 221 $ (15 ) $ 267 $ 187
 
Add:
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization

97

90

80

124

117

109

Equity loss (income)

5

10

7

28

(11

)

3

Income taxes 40 75 92 (11 ) 89 57
Other   (28 )   2         (2 )   (1 )
 
Adjusted EBITDA

$

206

 

$

355

$

400

$

126

 

$

460

 

$

355

 
 
Production (thousand metric tons) (kmt)

4,172

4,161

3,933

839

731

711

 
Adjusted EBITDA / Production ($ per metric ton)

$

49

$

85

$

102

$

150

$

629

$

499

Alcoa’s definition of Adjusted EBITDA (Earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation, and amortization) is net margin plus an add-back for
depreciation, depletion, and amortization. Net margin is equivalent to
Sales minus the following items: Cost of goods sold; Selling, general
administrative, and other expenses; Research and development expenses;
and Provision for depreciation, depletion, and amortization. The Other
line in the table above includes gains/losses on asset sales and other
nonoperating items. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure.
Management believes that this measure is meaningful to investors because
Adjusted EBITDA provides additional information with respect to Alcoa’s
operating performance and the Company’s ability to meet its financial
obligations. The Adjusted EBITDA presented may not be comparable to
similarly titled measures of other companies.

         
Alcoa and subsidiaries
Calculation of Financial Measures (unaudited), continued
(dollars in millions, except per metric ton amounts)
 
Segment Measures Global Rolled Products Engineered Products and Solutions
Adjusted EBITDA Quarter ended

March 31,
2014

 

December 31,
2014

 

March 31,
2015

March 31,
2014

 

December 31,
2014*

 

March 31,
2015*

 
After-tax operating income (ATOI) $ 59 $ 71 $ 34 $ 189 $ 165 $ 191
 
Add:
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization

58

57

56

40

52

60

Equity loss 5 8 9
Income taxes 34 25 26 91 81 89
Other   (2 )           (2 )    
 
Adjusted EBITDA

$

154

 

$

161

$

125

$

320

 

$

296

 

$

340

 
 
Total shipments (thousand metric tons) (kmt)

489

508

447

 
Adjusted EBITDA / Total shipments ($ per metric ton)*

$

315

$

317

$

280

 
Third-party sales

$

1,443

$

1,566

$

1,689

 
Adjusted EBITDA Margin

22.2

%

18.9

%

20.1

%

Alcoa’s definition of Adjusted EBITDA (Earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation, and amortization) is net margin plus an add-back for
depreciation, depletion, and amortization. Net margin is equivalent to
Sales minus the following items: Cost of goods sold; Selling, general
administrative, and other expenses; Research and development expenses;
and Provision for depreciation, depletion, and amortization. The Other
line in the table above includes gains/losses on asset sales and other
nonoperating items. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure.
Management believes that this measure is meaningful to investors because
Adjusted EBITDA provides additional information with respect to Alcoa’s
operating performance and the Company’s ability to meet its financial
obligations. The Adjusted EBITDA presented may not be comparable to
similarly titled measures of other companies.

*   In the quarters ended December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015, the
Third-party sales and Adjusted EBITDA of Engineered Products and
Solutions includes $81 and $(10), respectively, and $233 and $27,
respectively, related to the acquisition of an aerospace business,
Firth Rixson. Excluding these amounts, Adjusted EBITDA Margin was
20.6% and 21.5% for the quarters ended December 31, 2014 and March
31, 2015, respectively.
 
Alcoa and subsidiaries
Calculation of Financial Measures (unaudited), continued
(dollars in millions)
 
Free Cash Flow Quarter ended

March 31,
2014

 

December 31,
2014

 

March 31,
2015

 
Cash from operations $ (551 ) $ 1,458 $ (175 )
 
Capital expenditures  

(209

)

 

(469

)

 

(247

)

 
 
Free cash flow $ (760 ) $ 989   $ (422 )

Free Cash Flow is a non-GAAP financial measure. Management believes that
this measure is meaningful to investors because management reviews cash
flows generated from operations after taking into consideration capital
expenditures due to the fact that these expenditures are considered
necessary to maintain and expand Alcoa’s asset base and are expected to
generate future cash flows from operations. It is important to note that
Free Cash Flow does not represent the residual cash flow available for
discretionary expenditures since other non-discretionary expenditures,
such as mandatory debt service requirements, are not deducted from the
measure.

 
Days Working Capital Quarter ended

March 31,
2014

 

December 31,
2014

 

March 31,
2015(3)

 
Receivables from customers, less allowances $ 1,391 $ 1,513 $ 1,487

Add: Deferred purchase price receivable(1)

  238   395   389
Receivables from customers, less allowances, as adjusted

1,629

1,908

1,876

Add: Inventories 2,974 3,064 3,189
Less: Accounts payable, trade   2,813   3,021   2,936

Working Capital(2)

$ 1,790 $ 1,951 $ 2,129
 
Sales $ 5,454 $ 6,377 $ 5,819
 
Days Working Capital 30 28 33
 

Days Working Capital = Working Capital divided by (Sales/number of days
in the quarter).

(1)

  The deferred purchase price receivable relates to an arrangement to
sell certain customer receivables to several financial institutions
on a recurring basis. Alcoa is adding back this receivable for the
purposes of the Days Working Capital calculation.
 

(2)

The Working Capital for each period presented represents an average
quarter Working Capital, which reflects the capital tied up during a
given quarter. As such, the components of Working Capital for each
period presented represent the average of the ending balances in
each of the three months during the respective quarter.
 

(3)

In the quarter ended March 31, 2015, Working Capital and Sales
include $279 and $233, respectively, related to the acquisition of
two aerospace businesses, Firth Rixson and TITAL. Excluding these
amounts, Days Working Capital was 30 for the quarter ended March
31, 2015.

 

Alcoa
Investor Contact:
Nahla Azmy, 212-836-2674
Nahla.Azmy@alcoa.com
or
Media Contact:
Monica Orbe, 212-836-2632
Monica.Orbe@alcoa.com