Kaiser Aluminum Corporation

Company Profile

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation had its IPO on 1991-07-11 under the ticker symbol KALU.

The company operates in the Basic Materials sector and Aluminum industry. Kaiser Aluminum Corporation has a staff strength of 4,000 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Kaiser Aluminum Corporation opened at $75.66 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $75.02 - $77.27, and closed at $75.83.

This is a +0.07% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 66,956 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Kaiser Aluminum Corporation have slipped by -2.89%.

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation's Key Ratios

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation has a market cap of $1.21 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 2.0797 and a price to sales ratio of 0.3584.

In the last 12-months Kaiser Aluminum Corporation’s revenue was $3.15 billion with a gross profit of $247.70 million and an EBITDA of $160 million. The EBITDA ratio measures Kaiser Aluminum Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Kaiser Aluminum Corporation’s operating margin was 1.75% while its return on assets stood at 1.45% with a return of equity of 1.6%.

In Q2, Kaiser Aluminum Corporation’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 94.1% while revenue growth was a negative 14.7%.

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

15.7978

Trailing PE

122.2258

PEG

2.24

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $0.62 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 15.7978 and a PEG multiple of 2.24. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Kaiser Aluminum Corporation’s profitability.

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 0.6622 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 14.568. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 0.3584.

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation stock pays annual dividends of $3.08 per share, indicating a yield of 4.18% and a payout ratio of 1.68%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$2.27 billion

Total Liabilities

$354.70 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-41800000.00

Capital Expenditure

$41.50 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

1.68%

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation ended 2024 with $2.27 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $2.27 billion while shareholder equity stood at $638.10 million.

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation ended 2024 with $6.50 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $354.70 million in other current liabilities, 200000.00 in common stock, $22.40 million in retained earnings and $18.80 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $19.80 million and cash and short-term investments were $19.80 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $11,300,000 while long-term debt stood at $1.05 billion.

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation’s total current assets stands at $996.60 million while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $445.20 million compared to accounts payable of $236.20 million and inventory worth $497.90 million.

In 2024, Kaiser Aluminum Corporation's operating cash flow was $-41800000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $41.50 million.

Comparatively, Kaiser Aluminum Corporation paid $0.02 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$75.83

52-Week High

$94.6

52-Week Low

$56.2368

Analyst Target Price

$73.33

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation stock is currently trading at $75.83 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $94.6 and a 52-week low of $94.6. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $73.33.

Its 50-day moving average was $75.98 and 200-day moving average was $73.92 The short ratio stood at 5.64 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 156.2% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 10532% are held by institutions.