$KALU
KAISER ALUMINUM CORP Stock $kalu

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2011 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000081159611000015 Filed on October 27, 2011

Income Statement

Concept	2011 Q4	2011 Q3	2010 Q4
Revenue	$317.6M	$322.3M	$265.8M
YoY Change	19.49%	22.36%	12.15%
Cost Of Revenue	$272.4M	$280.9M	$229.6M
YoY Change	18.64%	22.5%	26.02%
Gross Profit	$37.30M	$24.90M	$35.60M
YoY Change	4.78%	-27.83%	-35.04%
Gross Profit Margin	11.74%	7.73%	13.39%
Selling, General & Admin	$15.40M	$13.70M	$15.20M
YoY Change	1.32%	-16.97%	-14.61%
% of Gross Profit	41.29%	55.02%	42.7%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$6.300M	$6.200M	$5.900M
YoY Change	6.78%	29.17%	63.89%
% of Gross Profit	16.89%	24.9%	16.57%
Operating Expenses	$21.70M	$20.00M	$23.20M
YoY Change	-6.47%	-6.1%	5.94%
Operating Profit	$15.60M	$4.900M	$11.60M
YoY Change	34.48%	-60.16%	-64.74%
Interest Expense	-$31.10M	$4.300M	-$4.600M
YoY Change	576.09%	16.22%
% of Operating Profit	-199.36%	87.76%	-39.66%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$3.500M	$3.900M	-$1.500M
YoY Change	133.33%	-208.33%	-400.0%
Pretax Income	$12.90M	$4.500M	$6.300M
YoY Change	104.76%	-23.73%	-81.69%
Income Tax	$6.800M	$400.0K	$6.600M
% Of Pretax Income	52.71%	8.89%	104.76%
Net Earnings	$6.100M	$4.100M	-$900.0K
YoY Change	-777.78%	-18.0%	-103.73%
Net Earnings / Revenue	1.92%	1.27%	-0.34%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.33	$0.21	-$0.05
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.33	$0.21	-$0.05
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	19.29M shares	19.00M shares	19.22M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		19.20M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2011 Q4	2011 Q3	2010 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$49.80M	$23.60M	$135.6M
YoY Change	-63.27%	-83.58%	347.52%
Cash & Equivalents	$49.80M	$23.60M	$273.4M
Short-Term Investments	$0.00
Other Short-Term Assets	$78.90M	$1.900M	$5.200M
YoY Change	1417.31%	-63.46%	136.36%
Inventory	$205.7M	$194.6M	$167.5M
Prepaid Expenses	$3.900M	$4.100M	$3.400M
Receivables	$98.90M	$129.1M	$83.00M
Other Receivables	$1.200M	$1.900M	$5.200M
Total Short-Term Assets	$434.5M	$408.1M	$471.4M
YoY Change	-7.83%	-10.47%	56.77%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$367.8M	$363.8M	$354.1M
YoY Change	3.87%	1.93%	4.49%
Goodwill	$37.20M	$37.20M	$3.100M
YoY Change	1100.0%	1100.0%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$4.900M	$4.600M	$4.600M
YoY Change	6.52%	2.22%
Other Assets	$72.30M	$64.80M	$83.00M
YoY Change	-12.89%	-14.74%	101.46%
Total Long-Term Assets	$886.1M	$973.2M	$847.5M
YoY Change	4.55%	11.87%	7.99%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$434.5M	$408.1M	$471.4M
Total Long-Term Assets	$886.1M	$973.2M	$847.5M
Total Assets	$1.321B	$1.381B	$1.319B
YoY Change	0.13%	4.19%	21.5%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$62.20M	$62.30M	$50.80M
YoY Change	22.44%	27.93%	3.67%
Accrued Expenses	$41.00M	$43.50M	$51.60M
YoY Change	-20.54%	-9.75%	-20.86%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$1.300M	$1.300M	$1.300M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$149.8M	$153.5M	$142.3M
YoY Change	5.27%	10.67%	15.5%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$151.4M	$3.700M	$11.80M
YoY Change	1183.05%	-69.42%	66.2%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$126.0M	$115.7M	$134.7M
YoY Change	-6.46%	-8.25%	150.84%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$277.4M	$119.4M	$146.5M
YoY Change	89.35%	-13.6%	140.95%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$149.8M	$153.5M	$142.3M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$277.4M	$119.4M	$146.5M
Total Liabilities	$447.8M	$419.2M	$430.2M
YoY Change	4.09%	0.29%	133.42%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$84.40M	$86.20M	$78.00M
YoY Change	8.21%	1.29%	-8.24%
Common Stock	$998.6M	$999.3M	$987.3M
YoY Change	1.14%	1.27%	1.99%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$72.30M	$72.30M	$72.30M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%	157.3%
Treasury Stock Shares	1.725M shares	1.725M shares	1.725M shares
Shareholders Equity	$872.8M	$962.1M	$888.7M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$1.321B	$1.381B	$1.319B
YoY Change	0.13%	4.19%	21.5%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2011 Q4	2011 Q3	2010 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$6.100M	$4.100M	-$900.0K
YoY Change	-777.78%	-18.0%	-103.73%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$6.300M	$6.200M	$5.900M
YoY Change	6.78%	29.17%	63.89%
Cash From Operating Activities	$42.00M	-$12.10M	$1.000M
YoY Change	4100.0%	-145.32%	-88.24%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$9.600M	-$8.800M	-$4.000M
YoY Change	140.0%	-48.84%	-51.22%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$700.0K	-$1.000M	$0.00
YoY Change		-120.83%	-100.0%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$8.900M	-$9.800M	-$4.000M
YoY Change	122.5%	-20.97%	-48.72%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-6.900M	-14.30M	-5.100M
YoY Change	35.29%	186.0%	2.0%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	42.00M	-12.10M	1.000M
Cash From Investing Activities	-8.900M	-9.800M	-4.000M
Cash From Financing Activities	-6.900M	-14.30M	-5.100M
Net Change In Cash	26.20M	-36.20M	-8.100M
YoY Change	-423.46%	-489.25%	88.37%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$42.00M	-$12.10M	$1.000M
Capital Expenditures	-$9.600M	-$8.800M	-$4.000M
Free Cash Flow	$51.60M	-$3.300M	$5.000M
YoY Change	932.0%	-107.52%	-70.06%

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	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	7700000	USD
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	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	300000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	1400000	USD
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CY2010Q4	kalu	Accrued Freight AccruedFreight	1900000	USD
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	kalu	Common Stock Sold By Union Veba Shares CommonStockSoldByUnionVebaShares	1321485	shares
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	kalu	Domestic Tax DomesticTax	10300000	USD
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$KALU KAISER ALUMINUM CORP Stock $kalu

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