$KALU
KAISER ALUMINUM CORP Stock $kalu

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2009 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000095012311015947 Filed on February 22, 2011

Income Statement

Concept	2009 Q4	2008	2007 Q4
Revenue	$237.0M	$1.508B	$360.5M
YoY Change	-27.41%	0.25%	7.26%
Cost Of Revenue	$182.2M	$1.401B	$296.7M
YoY Change	-48.89%	11.96%	2.81%
Gross Profit	$54.80M	$107.5M	$63.80M
YoY Change	-282.67%	-57.58%	34.32%
Gross Profit Margin	23.12%	7.13%	17.7%
Selling, General & Admin	$17.80M	$73.10M	$17.10M
YoY Change	20.27%	0.0%	-2.29%
% of Gross Profit	32.48%	68.0%	26.8%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$3.600M	$14.70M	$5.300M
YoY Change	-7.69%	5.0%	89.29%
% of Gross Profit	6.57%	13.67%	8.31%
Operating Expenses	$21.90M	$86.20M	$20.80M
YoY Change	18.38%	14.48%	-0.48%
Operating Profit	$32.90M	-$91.00M	$43.00M
YoY Change	-167.84%	-151.09%	61.65%
Interest Expense	$0.00	$1.000M	-$2.100M
YoY Change	-100.0%	0.0%	90.91%
% of Operating Profit	0.0%		-4.88%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$500.0K	$700.0K	$600.0K
YoY Change	-266.67%	-216.67%	-66.67%
Pretax Income	$34.40M	-$91.30M	$41.50M
YoY Change	-121.35%	-150.05%	52.01%
Income Tax	$10.30M	-$22.80M	$17.10M
% Of Pretax Income	29.94%		41.2%
Net Earnings	$24.10M	-$68.50M	$24.40M
YoY Change	-122.25%	-167.82%	105.04%
Net Earnings / Revenue	10.17%	-4.54%	6.77%
Basic Earnings Per Share		-$3.45
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.236M	-$3.45	$1.196M
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding		19.98K shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		19.98K shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2009 Q4	2008	2007 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$30.30M	$200.0K	$68.70M
YoY Change	15050.0%	-99.71%	37.4%
Cash & Equivalents	$30.30M	$200.0K	$68.70M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$2.200M	$128.4M	$66.00M
YoY Change	-98.29%	94.55%	61.76%
Inventory	$125.2M	$172.3M	$207.6M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$83.70M	$110.2M	$106.0M
Other Receivables	$2.200M	$17.60M	$6.300M
Total Short-Term Assets	$300.7M	$428.7M	$454.6M
YoY Change	-29.86%	-5.7%	18.11%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$338.9M	$296.7M	$222.7M
YoY Change	14.22%	33.23%	30.77%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$0.00		$41.30M
YoY Change			122.04%
Other Assets	$41.20M	$420.0M	$446.6M
YoY Change	-90.19%	-5.96%	447.3%
Total Long-Term Assets	$784.8M	$716.7M	$710.6M
YoY Change	9.5%	0.86%	162.7%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$300.7M	$428.7M	$454.6M
Total Long-Term Assets	$784.8M	$716.7M	$710.6M
Total Assets	$1.086B	$1.145B	$1.165B
YoY Change	-5.23%	-1.7%	77.78%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$49.00M	$79.90M	$88.70M
YoY Change	-38.67%	-9.92%	-0.78%
Accrued Expenses	$65.20M	$54.80M	$76.70M
YoY Change	-57.96%	-6.8%	-0.65%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$4.000M	$0.00
YoY Change		-25.93%
Long-Term Debt Due	$0.00
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$123.2M	$235.0M	$165.4M
YoY Change	-47.57%	42.08%	-6.24%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$7.100M	$43.00M	$0.00
YoY Change	-83.49%		-100.0%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$53.70M	$79.30M	$57.00M
YoY Change	-32.28%	39.12%	-2.23%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$60.80M	$122.3M	$57.00M
YoY Change	-50.29%	114.56%	-47.37%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$123.2M	$235.0M	$165.4M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$60.80M	$122.3M	$57.00M
Total Liabilities	$184.3M	$357.3M	$222.4M
YoY Change	-48.42%	60.66%	-21.88%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$85.00M
YoY Change
Common Stock	$968.0M
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$28.10M
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares	572.7K shares
Shareholders Equity	$870.3M	$788.1M	$942.8M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$1.086B	$1.145B	$1.165B
YoY Change	-5.23%	-1.7%	77.78%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2009 Q4	2008	2007 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$24.10M	-$68.50M	$24.40M
YoY Change	-122.25%	-167.82%	105.04%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$3.600M	$14.70M	$5.300M
YoY Change	-7.69%	5.0%	89.29%
Cash From Operating Activities	$8.500M	$46.90M	$40.20M
YoY Change	-80.41%	-63.81%	152.83%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$8.200M	-$93.20M	-$18.70M
YoY Change	-74.53%	50.81%	1.63%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$400.0K	-$19.30M	-$200.0K
YoY Change	-102.6%	-309.78%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$7.800M	-$112.5M	-$18.90M
YoY Change	-83.61%	113.88%	2.72%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		$28.10M
YoY Change		-4114.29%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-5.000M	-$2.900M	-54.00M
YoY Change	-251.52%	-95.03%	26900.0%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	8.500M	46.90M	40.20M
Cash From Investing Activities	-7.800M	-$112.5M	-18.90M
Cash From Financing Activities	-5.000M	-$2.900M	-54.00M
Net Change In Cash	-4.300M	-$115.4M	-32.70M
YoY Change	377.78%	-717.11%	1111.11%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$8.500M	$46.90M	$40.20M
Capital Expenditures	-$8.200M	-$93.20M	-$18.70M
Free Cash Flow	$16.70M	$140.1M	$58.90M
YoY Change	-77.91%	-26.8%	71.72%

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