$KALU
KAISER ALUMINUM CORP Stock $kalu

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2014 Q2 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000081159614000041 Filed on July 24, 2014

Income Statement

Concept	2014 Q2	2013 Q2
Revenue	$344.1M	$328.9M
YoY Change	4.62%	-4.72%
Cost Of Revenue	$275.5M	$261.5M
YoY Change	5.35%	-8.05%
Gross Profit	$70.20M	$63.20M
YoY Change	11.08%	4.12%
Gross Profit Margin	20.4%	19.22%
Selling, General & Admin	$22.00M	$16.10M
YoY Change	36.65%	11.81%
% of Gross Profit	31.34%	25.47%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$7.700M	$7.000M
YoY Change	10.0%	6.06%
% of Gross Profit	10.97%	11.08%
Operating Expenses	$23.80M	$23.10M
YoY Change	3.03%	9.48%
Operating Profit	$46.40M	$40.10M
YoY Change	15.71%	1.26%
Interest Expense	$9.200M	$9.000M
YoY Change	2.22%	38.46%
% of Operating Profit	19.83%	22.44%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$1.800M	-$800.0K
YoY Change	-325.0%	-172.73%
Pretax Income	$39.00M	$30.30M
YoY Change	28.71%	-11.4%
Income Tax	$14.50M	$11.70M
% Of Pretax Income	37.18%	38.61%
Net Earnings	$24.50M	$18.60M
YoY Change	31.72%	-11.43%
Net Earnings / Revenue	7.12%	5.66%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.38	$0.99
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.33	$0.98
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	17.84M shares	18.74M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	18.46M shares	18.95M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2014 Q2	2013 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$301.4M	$329.0M
YoY Change	-8.39%	3.52%
Cash & Equivalents	$174.2M	$281.7M
Short-Term Investments	$231.7M	$250.9M
Other Short-Term Assets	$135.5M	$70.10M
YoY Change	93.3%	-6.16%
Inventory	$198.1M	$202.9M
Prepaid Expenses	$6.400M	$4.000M
Receivables	$123.1M	$122.7M
Other Receivables	$11.00M	$11.60M
Total Short-Term Assets	$769.1M	$736.3M
YoY Change	4.45%	1.91%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$441.4M	$398.3M
YoY Change	10.82%	6.78%
Goodwill	$37.20M	$37.20M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$7.400M	$6.000M
YoY Change	23.33%	9.09%
Other Assets	$24.00M	$78.50M
YoY Change	-69.43%	6.37%
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.004B	$1.003B
YoY Change	0.01%	6.87%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$769.1M	$736.3M
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.004B	$1.003B
Total Assets	$1.773B	$1.740B
YoY Change	1.89%	4.71%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$72.10M	$73.20M
YoY Change	-1.5%	10.08%
Accrued Expenses	$53.10M	$58.60M
YoY Change	-9.39%	15.81%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$167.9M	$300.0K
YoY Change	55866.67%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$389.0M	$147.1M
YoY Change	164.45%	-9.42%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$225.0M	$384.3M
YoY Change	-41.45%	2.04%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$2.900M	$127.0M
YoY Change	-97.72%	6.99%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$227.9M	$511.3M
YoY Change	-55.43%	3.23%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$389.0M	$147.1M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$227.9M	$511.3M
Total Liabilities	$678.9M	$662.9M
YoY Change	2.41%	-2.2%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$261.4M	$191.8M
YoY Change	36.29%	56.44%
Common Stock	$1.026B	$1.021B
YoY Change	0.48%	0.55%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$176.2M	$112.8M
YoY Change	56.21%	56.02%
Treasury Stock Shares	3.303M shares	2.379M shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.094B	$1.077B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$1.773B	$1.740B
YoY Change	1.89%	4.71%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2014 Q2	2013 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$24.50M	$18.60M
YoY Change	31.72%	-11.43%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$7.700M	$7.000M
YoY Change	10.0%	6.06%
Cash From Operating Activities	$44.20M	$42.60M
YoY Change	3.76%	7.3%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$14.70M	-$16.70M
YoY Change	-11.98%	111.39%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$23.40M	$38.60M
YoY Change	-160.62%	-12966.67%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$38.10M	$21.90M
YoY Change	-273.97%	-367.07%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-17.50M	-30.80M
YoY Change	-43.18%	-114.74%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	44.20M	42.60M
Cash From Investing Activities	-38.10M	21.90M
Cash From Financing Activities	-17.50M	-30.80M
Net Change In Cash	-11.40M	33.70M
YoY Change	-133.83%	-85.99%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$44.20M	$42.60M
Capital Expenditures	-$14.70M	-$16.70M
Free Cash Flow	$58.90M	$59.30M
YoY Change	-0.67%	24.58%

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	dei	Document Period End Date DocumentPeriodEndDate	2014-06-30
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	dei	Entity Filer Category EntityFilerCategory	Large Accelerated Filer
	dei	Entity Registrant Name EntityRegistrantName	Kaiser Aluminum Corp

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2014 Q2 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000081159614000041 Filed on July 24, 2014

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#000081159614000041 Filed on July 24, 2014

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cashflow Statement

Facts In Submission

Files In Submission

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