Alcoa Reports Fourth Quarter 2015 and Full-Year Results

January 11, 2016

Value-Add delivers solid results and Upstream profitable, overcoming lower alumina and aluminum prices

Portfolio strengthened ahead of separation

4Q 2015 Results

  • Net loss of $500 million, or $0.39 per share;
    excluding-special items, net income of $65 million, or $0.04 per share
  • Revenue of $5.2 billion, 7 percent revenue increase year-over-year from aerospace and acquisitions more than offset by a 25 percent decrease from lower alumina and aluminum prices, divestitures and closures
  • Value-Add businesses: $3.3 billion of revenue, after-tax operating income of $215 million and adjusted EBITDA of $448 million
    • Global Rolled Products: $52 million after-tax operating income; year-over-year auto sheet shipment growth of 18 percent; shifting revenue mix to higher margin products resulted in an adjusted EBITDA per metric ton increase of 19 percent year-over-year
    • Engineered Products and Solutions: record revenue of $1.4 billion as well as $123 million after-tax operating income; year-over-year aerospace revenue increased 34 percent
    • Transportation and Construction Solutions: $40 million after-tax operating income and record fourth quarter adjusted EBITDA margin of 14.6 percent
  • Upstream businesses: $2.4 billion of revenue, after-tax operating income of $58 million, and adjusted EBITDA of $239 million
    • Sequential price declines in alumina of 24 percent and aluminum of 1 percent (down 43 percent and 28 percent, respectively, in 2015); Alumina profitable and Primary Metals improved adjusted EBITDA per metric ton sequentially
    • Alcoa projecting robust global aluminum demand growth, up 6 percent over 2015, and global alumina and aluminum deficits in 2016
  • Productivity gains of $350 million year-over-year across all segments
  • $865 million in cash from operations; $467 million in free cash flow
  • $1.9 billion of cash on hand

4Q 2015 Business Highlights

  • Aerospace growth strategy delivers: three major multi-year aerospace contracts in the fourth quarter; approximately $9 billion in 2015 contracts, double the amount of 2014
    • More than $2.5 billion in multi-year agreements with Boeing for fastening systems and titanium seat tracks with RTI pull-through
    • $1.5 billion-plus multi-year agreement with GE Aviation for blades, vanes and structural parts
  • Aggressive Upstream portfolio actions:
    • Announced curtailments and closures of approximately 25 percent operating smelting and approximately 20 percent operating refining capacity in 2015
  • Launched new business improvement programs for 2016:
    • Value-Add to deliver $650 million
    • Upstream to deliver $600 million
    • Above includes overhead reduction across Alcoa with $100 million to be realized in 2016, $225 million over two years
  • Two strengthened portfolios on track for separation in the second half of 2016
    • Announced executive management teams for the future Value-Add and Upstream companies
    • Form 10 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission targeted by mid-year

Full-Year 2015 Results

  • Net loss of $121 million, or $0.15 per share;
    excluding special items, net income of $787 million, or $0.56 per share
  • Revenue of $22.5 billion, down 6 percent from 2014
  • Value-Add portfolio after-tax operating income of $1.0 billion and adjusted EBITDA up 5 percent over 2014
    • Global Rolled Products after-tax operating income of $244 million and 15 percent increase in adjusted EBITDA per metric ton; auto sheet shipments doubled from 2014
    • Engineered Products and Solutions revenue up 27 percent, after-tax operating income of $595 million and adjusted EBITDA up 9 percent
  • $1.6 billion in cash from operations; $402 million in free cash flow
  • $1.2 billion in productivity gains

Lightweight metals leader Alcoa (NYSE:AA) today reported full-year 2015
results, ending the year on solid operational footing. In fourth quarter
2015, the Value-Add businesses reported strong performance, while the
Upstream remained profitable despite lower alumina and aluminum prices.
Every segment delivered productivity gains. The Company also
undertook restructuring to further strengthen the Upstream portfolio and
streamline overhead ahead of its planned separation in the second half
of 2016.

In fourth quarter 2015, Alcoa reported a net loss of $500 million, or
$0.39 per share. Results include $565 million in special items related
primarily to closures or curtailments of capacity in the Upstream
business and discrete income tax charges. Fourth quarter 2015 results
compare to net income of $159 million, or $0.11 per share, in fourth
quarter 2014.

Excluding special items, fourth quarter 2015 net income was $65 million,
or $0.04 per share, compared to net income of $432 million, or $0.33 per
share, in the year-ago period. Strong productivity gains were more than
offset by lower alumina and aluminum prices. In 2015, the Midwest
transaction price for primary aluminum fell $657 per metric ton, or 28
percent, and the Alumina Price Index dropped $154 per metric ton, or 43
percent.

Fourth quarter 2015 revenue was $5.2 billion, down 18 percent from $6.4
billion in fourth quarter 2014. Organic growth in aerospace and
acquisitions increased revenue 7 percent, which was more than offset by
a 25 percent revenue decline from lower alumina and aluminum prices, the
impact of divested, curtailed or closed facilities, and unfavorable
currency.

“2015 was a pivotal year for Alcoa,” said Klaus Kleinfeld, Alcoa
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “We substantially strengthened our
aerospace offerings through innovations and acquisitions and our
customers responded favorably, awarding us $9 billion in aerospace
contracts; and we continued to ramp up our automotive business and shift
the midstream to a higher-margin product mix. In the Upstream, we faced
harsh headwinds with prices for alumina down 43 percent and aluminum
down 28 percent. As a result of our closures, curtailments, productivity
actions and new business structure we improved competitiveness and
strengthened the portfolio. We are fully on track to launch two strong,
standalone companies in the second half of 2016.”

Turning to the current quarter, Kleinfeld continued, “Our solid fourth
quarter results reflect our active portfolio management. Aerospace
momentum accelerated with record sales and a $4 billion string of major
contract wins. In the midstream, adjusted EBITDA per metric ton grew 19
percent as our shift to higher value products like automotive paid off.
A new $650 million Value-Add business improvement program will further
sharpen our profitability edge. In the Upstream, alumina prices dropped
a further 24 percent and aluminum prices stayed stubbornly low. We took
aggressive actions: closed and curtailed more unprofitable capacity,
accelerated productivity and weathered the storm with Upstream remaining
profitable. To further boost resilience we launched a $600 million
Upstream business improvement program. We ended the year in an excellent
cash position, with all businesses delivering strong productivity.”

2015 Full-Year Results

In 2015, Alcoa reported a net loss of $121 million, or $0.15 per share,
compared to net income of $268 million, or $0.21 per share, in 2014.
Excluding the impact of special items, the Company reported net income
of $787 million, or $0.56 per share, in 2015, down from $1.1 billion, or
$0.92 per share, in 2014. Strong productivity and favorable currency
impacts were more than offset by lower metal prices and cost increases.
Revenue in 2015 was $22.5 billion, down 6 percent from $23.9 billion in
2014.

In 2015, Alcoa delivered strong performance against its financial
targets. The Company achieved $1.2 billion in productivity savings,
exceeding a $900 million annual target; managed return-seeking capital
of $602 million against a $750 million annual target; controlled
sustaining capital expenditures of $605 million against a $725 million
annual target; and attained a debt-to-adjusted EBITDA ratio of 2.80,
slightly above the target range.

For full-year 2015, Alcoa’s cash from operations totaled $1.6 billion,
resulting in $402 million in positive free cash flow. In fourth quarter
2015, the Company’s cash from operations was $865 million, which drove
$467 million in positive free cash flow. Alcoa’s debt totaled $9.1
billion at the end of 2015, with cash on hand of $1.9 billion, resulting
in net debt of $7.2 billion.

Separation Update

Alcoa’s plan to separate into two publicly traded companies is expected
to be completed in the second half of 2016. Alcoa has announced
executive management teams
for the future Value-Add and Upstream
companies, both of which will be U.S. domiciled.

Alcoa is also undertaking business improvement programs across its
portfolios: Value-Add will deliver $650 million and the Upstream $600
million, both in productivity and margin improvement, in 2016. This
includes implementation of an overhead reduction program across the
Company, of which $100 million in benefits will be realized in 2016, and
$225 million over two years.

Alcoa is targeting a Form 10 filing with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission by mid-year, which will include financials and
information regarding the form of the separation, legal and capital
structure and allocation of assets and liabilities and governance
structure, among other items. The separation will be completed subject
to the Form 10 being declared effective, final approval from Alcoa’s
Board of Directors and completed financing.

Value-Add Business Highlights

After the separation, the innovation and technology-driven Value-Add
Company will include Global Rolled Products, Engineered Products and
Solutions and Transportation and Construction Solutions.

For full-year 2015, these combined business segments reported revenue of
$13.5 billion, after-tax operating income (ATOI) of $1.0 billion and
adjusted EBITDA of $2.0 billion, up 5 percent over 2014. Other full-year
highlights:

  • Global Rolled Products realized a year-over-year, 15 percent increase
    in adjusted EBITDA per metric ton, reflecting a shift to a
    higher-margin product mix; automotive sheet shipments doubled from
    2014.
  • Engineered Products and Solutions revenue up 27 percent and adjusted
    EBITDA up 9 percent from 2014.

Alcoa secured approximately $9 billion in aerospace contracts in 2015,
more than double the amount in 2014, as recent aerospace growth
investments delivered value. In the fourth quarter, the Company
announced long-term
agreements with Boeing valued at over $2.5 billion
. Alcoa will
supply fastening systems for every Boeing platform and ready-to-install
titanium seat track assemblies for the entire 787 Dreamliner family. The
seat tracks, from raw material to finished part, will be made using
titanium capabilities Alcoa gained through the RTI acquisition. Earlier
today, the Company also announced a more than $1.5
billion contract with GE Aviation
. Alcoa will provide advanced
nickel-based superalloy, titanium and aluminum jet engine components for
a broad range of GE Aviation engine programs.

The Company opened its state-of-the-art jet engine parts facility in La
Porte, Indiana in the fourth quarter. The facility enables Alcoa to
manufacture nickel-based structural parts that are nearly 60 percent
larger for the industry’s best-selling jet engines for large commercial
aircraft. In addition, Alcoa completed its jet engine expansion in
Hampton, Virginia. This facility includes technology that cuts the
weight of Alcoa’s highest-volume jet engine blades by 20 percent and
significantly improves aerodynamic performance.

In the automotive business, Alcoa’s shipments of aluminum automotive
sheet grew 18 percent and, by shifting the revenue mix to higher-margin
products, EBITDA per metric ton increased 19 percent, both
year-over-year. The Company’s newly expanded Alcoa, Tennessee facility
continued to ramp up automotive sheet shipments in the fourth quarter.
The plant will provide aluminum sheet to automakers that include Ford,
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and General Motors.

Upstream Business Highlights

After the separation, the Upstream Company will comprise five strong
business units that today make up Global Primary Products: Bauxite,
Alumina, Aluminum, Cast Products and Energy. In full-year 2015, the
combined Upstream businesses reported revenue of $11.2 billion, ATOI of
$901 million and adjusted EBITDA of $2.0 billion.

In the fourth quarter, Alcoa made significant progress executing its
plan to strengthen its Upstream portfolio. As a result, the Company is
on target to meet or exceed its 2016 goals of moving to the 38th
percentile on the global aluminum cost curve and 21st
percentile on the global alumina cost curve. During the fourth quarter,
the Company:

  • Entered into a three-and-a-half year agreement with New York State to
    increase the competitiveness of its Massena West smelter, improving
    its cost position and supporting growth projects for the casthouse;
  • Announced plans to curtail smelting capacity at the Intalco and
    Wenatchee primary aluminum smelters in Washington State by the end of
    the first quarter 2016 and permanently close the Massena East, New
    York site; and
  • Curtailed the remaining capacity at its Suralco refinery in Suriname,
    as previously announced, and announced that it will curtail refining
    capacity at its Point Comfort, Texas refinery.

Earlier this month, Alcoa also said it will:

  • Permanently close the Warrick Operations smelter in Evansville,
    Indiana; and
  • Reduce additional alumina production by one million metric tons across
    its refining system, including curtailing the remaining capacity at
    its Point Comfort refinery.

Alcoa’s aggressive portfolio actions will remove approximately 25
percent operating smelting capacity and approximately 20 percent of
operating refining capacity by mid-2016. Once all of the above actions
are implemented, Alcoa globally will have 2.1 million metric tons of
operating smelting capacity and 12.3 million metric tons of operating
refining capacity remaining.

2016 End Market Projections

Alcoa projects another strong year for global aerospace sales. The
Company expects 2016 global aerospace sales to increase 8 to 9 percent
over 2015 on continued robust demand for large commercial aircraft and
jet engines. In automotive, the Company forecasts global production
growth of 1 to 4 percent, including 1 to 5 percent growth in North
America driven by strong sales.

In the heavy duty truck and trailer market, Alcoa projects production of
negative 3 to positive 1 percent globally. In North America, the heavy
duty truck and trailer market is expected to decline 19 to 23 percent
this year after a strong end for 2015, which was the fourth highest
production year on record. In the packaging market, Alcoa forecasts
global sales growth of 1 to 3 percent in 2016.

Alcoa expects the building and construction market to continue to
improve in 2016, with global sales growth of 4 to 6 percent with the
same growth range in North America.

In the industrial gas turbine market, the Company projects a 2 to 4
percent growth rate in 2016. The airfoil market continues to improve as
original equipment manufacturers move to higher value-add products for
new high efficiency turbines with advanced technology.

In 2016, Alcoa expects a global aluminum deficit of 1.2 million metric
tons and a global alumina deficit of 2.8 million metric tons due to
global curtailments. The Company also projects record global aluminum
demand in 2016 of 60.5 million metric tons, up 6 percent over 2015.
Global aluminum demand is expected to double between 2010 and 2020; so
far this decade, global demand growth is tracking ahead of this
projection.

Segment Information

Global Rolled Products

ATOI in the fourth quarter was $52 million, flat as compared to the
year-ago quarter. Strong productivity and automotive shipment growth of
18 percent were offset by cost increases, volume declines in aerospace
from fewer spot opportunities and packaging, portfolio actions, and
investments for ramping up growth projects, including the Tennessee
automotive expansion and Micromill commercialization. As a result of
this segment’s ongoing transformation initiatives, including
divestitures and upgrading the product mix, adjusted EBITDA per metric
ton was $312 in fourth quarter 2015, up 19 percent, or $50, from $262 in
the year-ago quarter.

Engineered Products and Solutions

In the fourth quarter, this segment reported record revenue of $1.41
billion, up 26 percent year-over-year; a 34 percent increase in
aerospace sales; and ATOI of $123 million, essentially flat
year-over-year from $124 million. The RTI acquisition contributed $7
million of ATOI to the quarter, which is net of $6 million of an
unfavorable impact attributable to purchase accounting adjustments.
Year-over-year, productivity improvements of $54 million and positive
contributions from the Firth Rixson and RTI acquisitions were largely
offset by cost headwinds, investments in growth projects and unfavorable
price/mix. Compared to 2014, 2015 revenue was $5.3 billion, up 27
percent, ATOI was $595 million, up 3 percent, and adjusted EBITDA was
$1.1 billion, up 9 percent.

Transportation and Construction Solutions

ATOI was $40 million in the fourth quarter, up $2 million, or 5 percent,
year over year. The increase was mostly driven by productivity gains,
partially offset by cost headwinds. This segment delivered a fourth
quarter record adjusted EBITDA margin of 14.6 percent, compared to 12.6
percent in the year-ago quarter.

Alumina

In the face of a 24 percent alumina price decline, ATOI was $98 million
in the fourth quarter, down $114 million sequentially from $212 million
and $80 million lower year-over-year from $178 million. Sequentially,
cost reductions slightly offset the impact of lower pricing related to
both the Alumina Price Index and London Metal Exchange-based contracts
and unfavorable foreign currency movements. Adjusted EBITDA per metric
ton decreased $38 from third quarter 2015 to $57 in fourth quarter 2015
and decreased $28 year-over-year.

Primary Metals

ATOI in the fourth quarter was a negative $40 million, a $19 million
sequential improvement from a negative $59 million, and down $307
million year-over-year from $267 million. Sequentially, ATOI improved
due to lower costs for alumina and energy and higher energy sales,
partially offset by a lower average realized aluminum price, resulting
from both lower London Metal Exchange aluminum pricing and regional
premiums. Despite third-party realized pricing declining 5 percent in
fourth quarter 2015 to $1,799 per metric ton, cost improvements drove a
$26 increase in adjusted EBITDA per metric ton to $30.

Alcoa will hold its quarterly conference call at 5:00 PM Eastern Time
on January 11, 2016 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 will be available for viewing
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 60,000 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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Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains statements that relate to future events and
expectations and as such constitute forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements include those containing such words as
“anticipates,” “believes,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “forecasts,”
“goal,” “intends,” “may,” “outlook,” “plans,” “projects,” “seeks,”
“sees,” “should,” “targets,” “will,” “would,” 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, supply/demand
balances, and growth of the aerospace, automotive, and other end
markets; statements regarding targeted financial results or operating
performance; statements about Alcoa’s strategies, outlook, business and
financial prospects, and Alcoa’s portfolio transformation; and
statements regarding the separation transaction, including the future
performance of Value-Add Company and Upstream Company if the separation
is completed, the expected benefits of the separation, the expected
timing of the Form 10 filing and the completion of the separation, and
the expected qualification of the separation as a tax-free transaction.
Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and
are subject to risks, uncertainties, and changes in circumstances that
are difficult to predict. Although Alcoa believes that the expectations
reflected in any forward-looking statements are based on reasonable
assumptions, it can give no assurance that these expectations will be
attained and it is possible that actual results may differ materially
from those indicated by these forward-looking statements due to a
variety of risks and uncertainties. Such risks and uncertainties
include, but are not limited to: (a) uncertainties as to the timing of
the separation and whether it will be completed; (b) the possibility
that various closing conditions for the separation may not be satisfied;
(c) failure of the separation to qualify for the expected tax treatment;
(d) the possibility that any third-party consents required in connection
with the separation will not be received; (e) the impact of the
separation on the businesses of Alcoa; (f) the risk that the businesses
will not be separated successfully or such separation may be more
difficult, time-consuming or costly than expected, which could result in
additional demands on Alcoa’s resources, systems, procedures and
controls, disruption of its ongoing business and diversion of
management’s attention from other business concerns; (g) material
adverse changes in aluminum industry conditions; (h) deterioration in
global economic and financial market conditions generally; (i)
unfavorable changes in the markets served by Alcoa; (j) the impact of
changes in foreign currency exchange rates on costs and results; (k)
increases in energy costs; (l) the 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 executing on the Upstream
business improvement plan, moving the Upstream alumina and aluminum
businesses down on the industry cost curves, and increasing revenues and
improving margins in the Value-Add businesses) anticipated from
restructuring programs and productivity improvement, cash
sustainability, technology advancements (including, without limitation,
advanced aluminum alloys, Alcoa Micromill, and other materials and
processes), and other initiatives; (m) Alcoa’s inability to realize
expected benefits, in each case as planned and by targeted completion
dates, from acquisitions, divestitures, facility closures, curtailments,
or expansions, or international joint ventures; (n) political, economic,
and regulatory risks in the countries in which Alcoa operates or sells
products; (o) the outcome of contingencies, including legal proceedings,
government or regulatory investigations, and environmental remediation;
(p) the impact of cyber attacks and potential information technology or
data security breaches; (q) the potential failure to retain key
employees while the separation transaction is pending or after it is
completed; (r) the risk that increased debt levels, deterioration in
debt protection metrics, contraction in liquidity, or other factors
could adversely affect the targeted credit ratings for Value-Add Company
or Upstream Company; and (s) the other risk factors discussed in Alcoa’s
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, and other reports filed
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). 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.

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
December 31,   September 30,   December 31,

2014

2015

2015

Sales $ 6,377 $ 5,573 $ 5,245
 
Cost of goods sold (exclusive of expenses below) 4,973 4,559 4,404
Selling, general administrative, and other expenses 271 261 262
Research and development expenses 60 55 60
Provision for depreciation, depletion, and amortization 335 318 322
Impairment of goodwill 25
Restructuring and other charges 388 66 534
Interest expense 122 123 129
Other (income) expenses, net   (6 )   (15 )   29  
Total costs and expenses 6,143 5,367 5,765
 
Income (loss) before income taxes 234 206 (520 )
Provision for income taxes   120     100     44  
 
Net income (loss) 114 106 (564 )
 
Less: Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests   (45 )   62     (64 )
 
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO ALCOA $ 159   $ 44   $ (500 )
 

EARNINGS PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO ALCOA COMMON SHAREHOLDERS:

Basic:
Net income (loss)(1) $ 0.12 $ 0.02 $ (0.39 )
Average number of shares(2) 1,196,232,954 1,280,536,623 1,310,111,498
 
Diluted:
Net income (loss)(1) $ 0.11 $ 0.02 $ (0.39 )
Average number of shares(3) 1,217,350,305 1,294,392,945 1,310,111,498
 
 
Shipments of aluminum products (metric tons) 1,196,000 1,137,000 1,144,000
 
(1)   In order to calculate both basic and diluted earnings per share for
the quarters ended December 31, 2014, September 30, 2015, and
December 31, 2015, preferred stock dividends declared of $19, $18,
and $17, respectively, need to be subtracted from Net income (loss)
attributable to Alcoa.
 
(2) In the fourth quarter of 2014, Alcoa issued 37 million shares of its
common stock as part of the consideration paid to acquire 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 respective basic average number of shares for the quarters
ended September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2015 includes all 37
million shares.
 
Additionally, in the third quarter of 2015, Alcoa issued 87 million
shares of its common stock to acquire RTI International Metals. As a
result, the basic average number of shares for the quarter ended
September 30, 2015 includes 58 million representing the weighted
average number of shares for the length of time the 87 million
shares were outstanding during the third quarter of 2015, and the
basic average number of shares for the quarter ended December 31,
2015 includes all 87 million shares.
 
(3)

In the quarters ended December 31, 2014 and September 30, 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 September 30,
2015 does not include any share equivalents related to the
mandatory convertible preferred stock as their effect was
anti-dilutive. Additionally, the diluted average number of shares
for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 does not include any
share equivalents related to convertible debt (acquired through
RTI International Metals) as their effect was anti-dilutive. In
the quarter ended December 31, 2015, the diluted average number of
shares does not include any share equivalents as their effect was
anti-dilutive.

 

Alcoa and subsidiaries
Statement of Consolidated
Operations (unaudited), continued

(in millions, except
per-share, share, and metric ton amounts)

 
Year ended

December 31,

2014

 

2015

Sales $ 23,906 $ 22,534
 
Cost of goods sold (exclusive of expenses below) 19,137 18,069
Selling, general administrative, and other expenses 995 979
Research and development expenses 218 238
Provision for depreciation, depletion, and amortization 1,371 1,280
Impairment of goodwill 25
Restructuring and other charges 1,168 994
Interest expense 473 498
Other expenses, net   47     2  
Total costs and expenses 23,409 22,085
 
Income before income taxes 497 449
Provision for income taxes   320     445  
 
Net income 177 4
 
Less: Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests   (91 )   125  
 
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO ALCOA $ 268   $ (121 )
 

EARNINGS PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO ALCOA COMMON SHAREHOLDERS:

Basic:
Net income (loss)(1) $ 0.21 $ (0.15 )
Average number of shares(2) 1,161,718,625 1,258,689,555
 
Diluted:
Net income (loss)(1) $ 0.21 $ (0.15 )
Average number of shares(3) 1,180,050,215 1,258,689,555
 
Common stock outstanding at the end of the period 1,216,663,661 1,310,160,141
 
 
Shipments of aluminum products (metric tons) 4,794,000 4,537,000
 
(1)   In order to calculate both basic and diluted earnings per share for
the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015, preferred stock
dividends declared of $21 and $69, respectively, need to be
subtracted from Net income (loss) 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 year ended December 31, 2014 includes 73 million
representing the weighted average number of shares for the length of
time the 89 million shares were outstanding during 2014, and the
basic average number of shares for the year ended December 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 Firth Rixson. As a result, the basic average number of
shares for the year ended December 31, 2014 includes 4 million
representing the weighted average number of shares for the length of
time the 37 million shares were outstanding during 2014, and the
basic average number of shares for the year ended December 31, 2015
includes all 37 million shares.
 
Furthermore, in the third quarter of 2015, Alcoa issued 87 million
shares of its common stock to acquire RTI International Metals. As a
result, the basic average number of shares for the year ended
December 31, 2015 includes 37 million representing the weighted
average number of shares for the length of time the 87 million
shares were outstanding during 2015.
 
(3)

In the year ended December 31, 2014, the difference between the
diluted average number of shares and the basic average number of
shares relates to share equivalents associated with outstanding
employee stock options and awards. The diluted average number of
shares for the year ended December 31, 2014 does not include any
share equivalents related to the Notes or mandatory convertible
preferred stock as their effect was anti-dilutive. In the year
ended December 31, 2015, the diluted average number of shares does
not include any share equivalents as their effect was
anti-dilutive.

 

Alcoa and subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheet
(unaudited)

(in millions)

   

 

December 31,

2014(1)

December 31,

2015(1),(2)

ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,877 $ 1,919

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

1,395 1,340
Other receivables 733 522
Inventories 3,082 3,442
Prepaid expenses and other current assets(3)   761     751  
Total current assets   7,848     7,974  
 
Properties, plants, and equipment 35,517 33,687
Less: accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization   19,091     18,872  
Properties, plants, and equipment, net   16,426     14,815  
Goodwill 5,247 5,406
Investments 1,944 1,685
Deferred income taxes(3) 3,175 2,676
Other noncurrent assets   2,759     4,181  
Total assets $ 37,399   $ 36,737  
 
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings $ 54 $ 38
Accounts payable, trade 3,152 2,910
Accrued compensation and retirement costs 937 850
Taxes, including income taxes(3) 265 239
Other current liabilities 1,021 1,137
Long-term debt due within one year   29     21  
Total current liabilities   5,458     5,195  
Long-term debt, less amount due within one year 8,769 9,044
Accrued pension benefits 3,291 3,321
Accrued other postretirement benefits 2,155 2,106
Other noncurrent liabilities and deferred credits(3)   2,932     2,742  
Total liabilities   22,605     22,408  
 
EQUITY
Alcoa shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock 55 55
Mandatory convertible preferred stock 3 3
Common stock 1,304 1,391
Additional capital 9,284 10,019
Retained earnings 9,379 9,035
Treasury stock, at cost (3,042 ) (2,825 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (4,677 )   (5,434 )
Total Alcoa shareholders’ equity   12,306     12,244  
Noncontrolling interests   2,488     2,085  
Total equity   14,794     14,329  
Total liabilities and equity $ 37,399   $ 36,737  
 
(1)   On November 19, 2014, Alcoa completed the acquisition of 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 2015, an adjustment of $128 was recorded to decrease the initial
amount recorded as Goodwill. This adjustment was based on
management’s final allocation of the purchase price, which was
based, in part, on information from a third-party valuation of the
acquired business.
 
(2) The Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2015 includes
amounts related to the acquisition of RTI International Metals.
These amounts are composed of an estimate of the beginning balance
sheet of RTI International Metals on the acquisition date, July 23,
2015, and the changes in these balances from July 23, 2015 through
December 31, 2015. The estimate of the beginning balance sheet is
the result of allocating $625 of the $870 purchase price to various
assets, primarily Properties, plants, and equipment, and liabilities
with the difference included in Goodwill. The final allocation of
the purchase price will be based, in part, on management’s review of
information from a third-party valuation of the acquired business,
which is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2016.
 
(3) In the fourth quarter of 2015, Alcoa adopted changes issued by the
Financial Accounting Standards Board to accounting for income taxes,
which requires all deferred income tax assets and liabilities to be
classified as noncurrent in a classified balance sheet. These
changes were to become effective for Alcoa on January 1, 2017;
however, management elected the early adoption provision. As such,
all deferred income tax assets and liabilities were classified in
the Deferred income taxes and Other noncurrent liabilities and
deferred credits, respectively, line items on the December 31, 2015
Consolidated Balance Sheet. Additionally, management elected to
update the December 31, 2014 Consolidated Balance Sheet for these
changes for comparative purposes. As a result, $421 of current
deferred income tax assets (previously reported in Prepaid expenses
and other current assets) and $83 of current deferred income tax
liabilities (previously reported in Taxes, including income taxes)
were reclassified to the respective, aforementioned noncurrent asset
and liability line items on the December 31, 2014 Consolidated
Balance Sheet.
 

Alcoa and subsidiaries
Statement of Consolidated
Cash Flows (unaudited)

(in millions)

 

Year ended

December 31,

2014

 

2015

CASH FROM OPERATIONS
Net income $ 177 $ 4
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash from operations:
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization 1,372 1,280
Deferred income taxes (35 ) 113
Equity income, net of dividends 104 158
Impairment of goodwill 25
Restructuring and other charges 1,168 994
Net gain from investing activities – asset sales (47 ) (74 )
Net periodic pension benefit cost(1) 423 485
Stock-based compensation 87 92
Excess tax benefits from stock-based payment arrangements (9 ) (9 )
Other 66 (32 )
Changes in assets and liabilities, excluding effects of
acquisitions, divestitures, and foreign currency translation
adjustments:
(Increase) decrease in receivables (312 ) 212
(Increase) in inventories (355 ) (64 )
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets (25 ) 26
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, trade 256 (70 )
(Decrease) in accrued expenses (451 ) (437 )
Increase (decrease) in taxes, including income taxes 7 (54 )
Pension contributions (501 ) (470 )
(Increase) in noncurrent assets(1),(2) (42 ) (370 )
(Decrease) in noncurrent liabilities(1)   (209 )   (227 )
CASH PROVIDED FROM OPERATIONS   1,674     1,582  
 
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net change in short-term borrowings (original maturities of three
months or less)
(2 ) (16 )
Additions to debt (original maturities greater than three months) 2,878 1,901
Debt issuance costs (17 ) (3 )
Payments on debt (original maturities greater than three months)(3) (1,723 ) (2,030 )
Proceeds from exercise of employee stock options 150 25
Excess tax benefits from stock-based payment arrangements 9 9
Issuance of mandatory convertible preferred stock 1,211
Dividends paid to shareholders (161 ) (223 )
Distributions to noncontrolling interests (120 ) (106 )
Contributions from noncontrolling interests 53 2
Acquisitions of noncontrolling interests   (28 )    
CASH PROVIDED FROM (USED FOR) FINANCING ACTIVITIES   2,250     (441 )
 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures (1,219 ) (1,180 )
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired(4) (2,385 ) 97
Proceeds from the sale of assets and businesses(5) 253 112
Additions to investments (195 ) (134 )
Sales of investments 57 40
Net change in restricted cash (2 ) (20 )
Other   31     25  
CASH USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES   (3,460 )   (1,060 )
 

EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

(24

)

 

(39

)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents 440 42
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year   1,437     1,877  
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR $ 1,877   $ 1,919  
 
(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 year ended December 31, 2014 was revised to conform to
the current period presentation.
 
(2) The (Increase) in noncurrent assets line item for the year ended
December 31, 2015 includes a $300 prepayment related to a natural
gas supply agreement for three alumina refineries in Western
Australia, which are owned by Alcoa’s majority-owned subsidiary,
Alcoa of Australia Limited.
 
(3) 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 year ended December 31,
2014 as it represents a noncash financing activity.
 
(4) In the fourth quarter of 2014, Alcoa paid $2,995 (net of cash
acquired) to acquire Firth Rixson. A portion of this consideration
was paid through the issuance of 37 million shares in Alcoa common
stock valued at $610. The issuance of common stock was not reflected
in the Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows for the year ended
December 31, 2014 as it represents a noncash investing activity.
 
In the third quarter of 2015, Alcoa issued 87 million shares of its
common stock valued at $870 to acquire RTI International Metals. The
issuance of common stock was not reflected in the Statement of
Consolidated Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2015 as it
represents a noncash investing activity. However, through this
acquisition, Alcoa acquired $302 in cash, which was reflected as a
cash inflow in the Acquisitions, net of cash acquired line item on
the Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows for the year ended December
31, 2015.
 
(5)

Proceeds from the sale of assets and businesses for the year ended
December 31, 2015 includes a cash outflow for 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])

             

4Q14

2014

1Q15

2Q15

3Q15

4Q15

2015

Alumina:
Alumina production (kmt) 4,161 16,606 3,933 3,977 3,954 3,856 15,720
Third-party alumina shipments (kmt) 2,928 10,652 2,538 2,706 2,798 2,713 10,755
Third-party sales $ 1,017 $ 3,509 $ 887 $ 924 $ 912 $ 732 $ 3,455
Intersegment sales $ 469 $ 1,941 $ 501 $ 431 $ 391 $ 364 $ 1,687
Equity loss $ (10 ) $ (29 ) $ (7 ) $ (11 ) $ (9 ) $ (14 ) $ (41 )
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization $ 90 $ 387 $ 80 $ 77 $ 71 $ 68 $ 296
Income taxes $ 75 $ 153 $ 92 $ 87 $ 85 $ 36 $ 300
After-tax operating income (ATOI)   $ 178     $ 370     $ 221     $ 215     $ 212     $ 98     $ 746  
 
Primary Metals:
Aluminum production (kmt) 731 3,125 711 701 700 699 2,811
Third-party aluminum shipments (kmt) 637 2,534 589 630 615 644 2,478
Alcoa’s average realized price per metric ton of aluminum

$

2,578

$

2,405

$

2,420

$

2,180

$

1,901

$

1,799

$

2,069

Third-party sales $ 1,852 $ 6,800 $ 1,572 $ 1,534 $ 1,249 $ 1,236 $ 5,591
Intersegment sales $ 749 $ 2,931 $ 692 $ 562 $ 479 $ 437 $ 2,170
Equity income (loss) $ 11 $ (34 ) $ (3 ) $ (5 ) $ (7 ) $ 3 $ (12 )
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization $ 117 $ 494 $ 109 $ 109 $ 106 $ 105 $ 429
Income taxes $ 89 $ 203 $ 57 $ 6 $ (49 ) $ (42 ) $ (28 )
ATOI   $ 267     $ 594     $ 187     $ 67     $ (59 )   $ (40 )   $ 155  
 
Global Rolled Products:
Third-party aluminum shipments (kmt) 487 1,964 432 462 449 432 1,775
Third-party sales $ 1,888 $ 7,351 $ 1,621 $ 1,668 $ 1,527 $ 1,422 $ 6,238
Intersegment sales $ 46 $ 185 $ 36 $ 34 $ 29 $ 26 $ 125
Equity loss $ (8 ) $ (27 ) $ (9 ) $ (7 ) $ (8 ) $ (8 ) $ (32 )
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization $ 57 $ 235 $ 56 $ 56 $ 56 $ 59 $ 227
Income taxes(1) $ 16 $ 89 $ 36 $ 25 $ 28 $ 20 $ 109
ATOI(1)   $ 52     $ 245     $ 54     $ 76     $ 62     $ 52     $ 244  
 
Engineered Products and Solutions(2):
Third-party sales $ 1,114 $ 4,217 $ 1,257 $ 1,279 $ 1,397 $ 1,409 $ 5,342
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization $ 42 $ 137 $ 51 $ 54 $ 61 $ 67 $ 233
Income taxes(1) $ 64 $ 298 $ 76 $ 81 $ 71 $ 54 $ 282
ATOI(1)   $ 124     $ 579     $ 156     $ 165     $ 151     $ 123     $ 595  
 
Transportation and Construction Solutions(2):
Third-party sales $ 500 $ 2,021 $ 471 $ 492 $ 475 $ 444 $ 1,882
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization $ 11 $ 42 $ 10 $ 11 $ 11 $ 11 $ 43
Income taxes(1) $ 14 $ 69 $ 14 $ 17 $ 18 $ 14 $ 63
ATOI(1)   $ 38     $ 180     $ 38     $ 44     $ 44     $ 40     $ 166  
 
Reconciliation of total segment ATOI to consolidated net income
(loss) attributable to Alcoa
(2):
Total segment ATOI(1) $ 659 $ 1,968 $ 656 $ 567 $ 410 $ 273 $ 1,906
Unallocated amounts (net of tax):
Impact of LIFO (21 ) (54 ) 7 36 50 43 136
Metal price lag(1) 22 78 (23 ) (39 ) (48 ) (23 ) (133 )
Interest expense (80 ) (308 ) (80 ) (80 ) (80 ) (84 ) (324 )
Noncontrolling interests 45 91 (60 ) (67 ) (62 ) 64 (125 )
Corporate expense (80 ) (284 ) (62 ) (65 ) (72 ) (67 ) (266 )
Impairment of goodwill (25 ) (25 )
Restructuring and other charges (307 ) (894 ) (161 ) (159 ) (48 ) (374 ) (742 )
Other     (79 )     (329 )     (82 )     (53 )     (106 )     (307 )     (548 )
Consolidated net income (loss) attributable to Alcoa  

$

159

   

$

268

   

$

195

   

$

140

   

$

44

   

$

(500

)

 

$

(121

)

 
The difference between certain segment totals and consolidated
amounts is in Corporate.
 
(1)   Effective in the second quarter of 2015, management removed the
impact of metal price lag from the results of the Global Rolled
Products and Engineered Products and Solutions (now Engineered
Products and Solutions and Transportation and Construction Solutions
– see footnote 2 below) segments in order to enhance the visibility
of the underlying operating performance of these businesses. Metal
price lag describes the timing difference created when the average
price of metal sold differs from the average cost of the metal when
purchased by the respective segment. The impact of metal price lag
is now reported as a separate line item in Alcoa’s reconciliation of
total segment ATOI to consolidated net income (loss) attributable to
Alcoa. As a result, this change does not impact the consolidated
results of Alcoa. Segment information for all prior periods
presented was updated to reflect this change.
 
(2) In the third quarter of 2015, management approved a realignment of
Alcoa’s Engineered Products and Solutions segment due to the
expansion of this part of Alcoa’s business portfolio through both
organic and inorganic growth. This realignment consisted of moving
both the Alcoa Wheel and Transportation Products and Building and
Construction Systems business units to a new reportable segment
named Transportation and Construction Solutions. Additionally, the
Latin American soft alloy extrusions business previously included in
Corporate was moved into the new Transportation and Construction
Solutions segment. The remaining Engineered Products and Solutions
segment consists of the Alcoa Fastening Systems and Rings (renamed
to include portions of the Firth Rixson business acquired in
November 2014), Alcoa Power and Propulsion (includes the TITAL
business acquired in March 2015), Alcoa Forgings and Extrusions
(includes the other portions of Firth Rixson), and Alcoa Titanium
and Engineered Products (a new business unit that represents the RTI
International Metals business acquired in July 2015) business units.
Segment information for all prior periods presented was updated to
reflect the new segment structure.
 

Alcoa and subsidiaries
Calculation of Financial
Measures (unaudited)

(in millions, except per-share
amounts)

   
Adjusted Income Quarter ended Year ended

December 31,

2014

 

September 30,

2015

 

December 31,

2015

December 31,

2014

 

December 31,

2015

 
Net income (loss) attributable to Alcoa $ 159 $ 44 $ (500 ) $ 268 $ (121 )
 
Restructuring and other charges

200

30

306

703

635

 
Discrete tax items(1) 16 4 187 33 186
 
Other special items(2)   57   31   72     112   87  
 
Net income attributable to Alcoa – as adjusted

$

432

$

109

$

65

 

$

1,116

$

787

 
 
 
Diluted EPS(3):
Net income (loss) attributable to Alcoa common shareholders

$

0.11

$

0.02

$

(0.39

)

$

0.21

$

(0.15

)

 
Net income attributable to Alcoa common shareholders – as adjusted

0.33

0.07

0.04

0.92

0.56

 
Net income (loss) 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 income (loss) 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, 2015, a charge for valuation
allowances related to certain U.S. and Iceland deferred tax assets
($190) and a net benefit for a number of small items ($3);

for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, a net charge for a
number of small items;

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);

for the year ended December 31, 2015, a charge for valuation
allowances related to certain U.S. and Iceland deferred tax assets
($190) and a net benefit for a number of small items ($4); and

for the year ended December 31, 2014, a charge for the
remeasurement of certain deferred tax assets of a subsidiary in
Brazil due to a tax rate change ($31), a charge for the
remeasurement of certain deferred tax assets of a subsidiary in
Spain due to a tax rate change ($16), and a net benefit for a
number of other items ($14).

 

(2)

Other special items include the following:

for the quarter ended December 31, 2015, a write-down of inventory
related to the permanent closure or temporary curtailment of
various facilities in Suriname and the United States ($28), an
impairment of goodwill related to the soft alloy extrusions
business in Brazil ($25), costs associated with the planned
separation of Alcoa ($12), a net unfavorable change in certain
mark-to-market energy derivative contracts ($5), and an
unfavorable tax impact related to the interim period treatment of
operational losses in certain foreign jurisdictions for which no
tax benefit was recognized ($2);

for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, 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 ($27), a gain on the sale of land in
the United States and an equity investment in a China rolling mill
($25), costs associated with the planned separation of Alcoa and
the acquisition of RTI International Metals ($22), a favorable tax
impact related to the interim period treatment of operational
losses in certain foreign jurisdictions for which no tax benefit
was recognized ($16), a write-down of inventory related to a
refinery in Suriname ($13), and a net unfavorable change in
certain mark-to-market energy derivative contracts ($10);

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 the acquisition of Firth Rixson and
the then-planned acquisition of TITAL ($22), and a net favorable
change in certain mark-to-market energy derivative contracts ($2);

for the year ended December 31, 2015, costs associated with the
planned separation of Alcoa and the acquisitions of RTI
International Metals and TITAL ($46), a gain on the sale of land
in the United States and an equity investment in a China rolling
mill ($44), a write-down of inventory related to the permanent
closure or temporary curtailment of various facilities in
Suriname, the United States, Brazil, and Australia ($43), an
impairment of goodwill related to the soft alloy extrusions
business in Brazil ($25), and a net unfavorable change in certain
mark-to-market energy derivative contracts ($17); and

for the year ended December 31, 2014, a write-down of inventory
related to the permanent closure of various facilities in Italy,
Australia, and the United States ($47), costs associated with the
acquisition of Firth Rixson and the then-planned acquisition of
TITAL ($47), a gain on the sale of both a mining interest in
Suriname and an equity investment in a China rolling mill ($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 ($19), costs associated with
preparation for and ratification of a new labor agreement with the
United Steelworkers ($11), a net unfavorable change in certain
mark-to-market energy derivative contracts ($6), 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
income (loss) attributable to Alcoa common shareholders 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 may become dilutive in the EPS
calculation applicable to Net income attributable to Alcoa common
shareholders – as adjusted due to a larger and/or positive
numerator. Specifically:

for the quarter ended December 31, 2015, share equivalents
associated with outstanding employee stock options and awards were
dilutive based on Net income attributable to Alcoa common
shareholders – as adjusted, resulting in a diluted average number
of shares of 1,324,378,133;

for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, no additional share
equivalents were dilutive based on Net income attributable to
Alcoa common shareholders – as adjusted, resulting in a diluted
average number of shares of 1,294,392,945;

for the quarter ended December 31, 2014, share equivalents
associated with mandatory convertible preferred stock were
dilutive based on Net income attributable to Alcoa common
shareholders – as adjusted, resulting in a diluted average number
of shares of 1,294,701,805 (the subtraction of preferred stock
dividends declared from the numerator (see footnote 1 to the
Statement of Consolidated Operations) needs to be reversed since
the related mandatory convertible preferred stock was dilutive);

for the year ended December 31, 2015, share equivalents associated
with both outstanding employee stock options and awards and
convertible notes related to the acquisition of RTI International
Metals were dilutive based on Net income attributable to Alcoa
common shareholders – as adjusted, resulting in a diluted average
number of shares of 1,288,633,988 (after-tax interest expense of
$8 needs to be added back to the numerator since the convertible
notes were dilutive); and

for the year ended December 31, 2014, share equivalents associated
with both Alcoa’s 5.25% convertible notes and mandatory
convertible preferred stock were dilutive based on Net income
attributable to Alcoa common shareholders – as adjusted, resulting
in a diluted average number of shares of 1,217,720,724 (after-tax
interest expense of $6 needs to be added back to the numerator
since the convertible notes were dilutive and the subtraction of
$19 of the preferred stock dividends declared from the numerator
(see footnote 1 to the Statement of Consolidated Operations) needs
to be reversed since the related mandatory convertible preferred
stock was dilutive).

 

Alcoa and subsidiaries
Calculation of Financial
Measures (unaudited), continued

(dollars in millions)

   
Adjusted EBITDA Quarter ended Year ended

December 31,

2014

 

September 30,

2015

 

December 31,

2015

December 31,

2014

 

December 31,

2015

 
Net income (loss) attributable to Alcoa $ 159 $ 44 $ (500 ) $ 268 $ (121 )
 
Add:
Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests

(45

)

62

(64

)

(91

)

125

Provision for income taxes

120

100

44

320

445

Other (income) expenses, net

(6

)

(15

)

29

47

2

Interest expense 122 123 129 473 498
Restructuring and other charges

388

66

534

1,168

994

Impairment of goodwill

25

25

Provision for depreciation, depletion, and amortization  

335

   

318

   

322

   

1,371

   

1,280

 
 
Adjusted EBITDA $ 1,073   $ 698   $ 519   $ 3,556   $ 3,248  
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA Measures:
 
Sales $ 6,377 $ 5,573 $ 5,245 $ 23,906 $ 22,534
Adjusted EBITDA Margin

16.8

%

12.5

%

9.9

%

14.9

%

14.4

%

 
Total Debt $ 8,852 $ 9,103
Debt-to-Adjusted EBITDA Ratio

2.49

2.80

 
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   Year ended Quarter ended   Year ended

December 31,

2014

 

September 30,

2015

 

December 31,

2015

December 31,

2014

 

December 31,

2015

December 31,

2014

 

September 30,

2015

 

December 31,

2015

December 31,

2014

 

December 31,

2015

 
After-tax operating income (ATOI) $ 178 $ 212 $ 98 $ 370 $ 746 $ 267 $ (59 ) $ (40 ) $ 594 $ 155
 
Add:
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization

90

71

68

387

296

117

106

105

494

429

Equity loss (income)

10

9

14

29

41

(11

)

7

(3

)

34

12

Income taxes 75 85 36 153 300 89 (49 ) (42 ) 203 (28 )
Other   2   (1 )   2   (28 )   1   (2 )   (2 )   1     (6 )   (2 )
 
Adjusted EBITDA

$

355

$

376

 

$

218

$

911

 

$

1,384

$

460

 

$

3

 

$

21

 

$

1,319

 

$

566

 
 
Production (thousand metric tons) (kmt)

4,161

3,954

3,856

16,606

15,720

731

700

699

3,125

2,811

 
Adjusted EBITDA / Production ($ per metric ton)

$

85

$

95

$

57

$

55

$

88

$

629

$

4

$

30

$

422

$

201

 
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(1)
Adjusted EBITDA Quarter ended   Year ended

December 31,

2014

 

September 30,

2015

 

December 31,

2015

December 31,

2014

 

December 31,

2015

 
After-tax operating income (ATOI) $ 52 $ 62 $ 52 $ 245 $ 244
 
Add:
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization

57

56

59

235

227

Equity loss 8 8 8 27 32
Income taxes 16 28 20 89 109
Other     (1 )     (1 )   (1 )
 
Adjusted EBITDA

$

133

$

153

 

$

139

$

595

 

$

611

 
 
Total shipments (thousand metric tons) (kmt)

508

464

446

2,056

1,836

 
Adjusted EBITDA / Total shipments ($ per metric ton)

$

262

$

330

$

312

$

289

$

333

 
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.
 
(1)   Effective in the second quarter of 2015, management removed the
impact of metal price lag from the results of the Global Rolled
Products segment in order to enhance the visibility of the
underlying operating performance of this business. Metal price lag
describes the timing difference created when the average price of
metal sold differs from the average cost of the metal when purchased
by this segment. The impact of metal price lag is now reported as a
separate line item in Alcoa’s reconciliation of total segment ATOI
to consolidated net income (loss) attributable to Alcoa. As a
result, this change does not impact the consolidated results of
Alcoa. Segment information for all prior periods presented was
updated to reflect this change. See Segment Information above for
additional information.
 

Alcoa and subsidiaries
Calculation of Financial
Measures (unaudited), continued

(dollars in millions)

   
Segment Measures Engineered Products and Solutions(1),(2) Transportation and Construction Solutions(1),(2)
Adjusted EBITDA Quarter ended   Year ended Quarter ended   Year ended

December 31,

2014

 

September 30,

2015

 

December 31,

2015

December 31,

2014

 

December 31,

2015

December 31,

2014

 

September 30,

2015

 

December 31,

2015

December 31,

2014

 

December 31,

2015

 

After-tax operating income (ATOI) $ 124 $ 151 $ 123 $ 579 $ 595 $ 38 $ 44 $ 40 $ 180 $ 166
 
Add:
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization

42

61

67

137

233

11

11

11

42

43

Income taxes 64 71 54 298 282 14 18 14 69 63
Other   (1 )                       (1 )           (1 )
 
Adjusted EBITDA

$

229

 

$

283

 

$

244

 

$

1,014

 

$

1,110

 

$

63

 

$

72

 

$

65

 

$

291

 

$

271

 
 
Third-party sales

$

1,114

$

1,397

$

1,409

$

4,217

$

5,342

$

500

$

475

$

444

$

2,021

$

1,882

 
Adjusted EBITDA Margin

20.6

%

20.3

%

17.3

%

24.0

%

20.8

%

12.6

%

15.2

%

14.6

%

14.4

%

14.4

%

 
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.
 
(1)   Effective in the second quarter of 2015, management removed the
impact of metal price lag from the results of the Engineered
Products and Solutions (now Engineered Products and Solutions and
Transportation and Construction Solutions – see footnote 2 below)
segment in order to enhance the visibility of the underlying
operating performance of this business. Metal price lag describes
the timing difference created when the average price of metal sold
differs from the average cost of the metal when purchased by this
segment. The impact of metal price lag is now reported as a separate
line item in Alcoa’s reconciliation of total segment ATOI to
consolidated net income (loss) attributable to Alcoa. As a result,
this change does not impact the consolidated results of Alcoa.
Segment information for all prior periods presented was updated to
reflect this change. See Segment Information above for additional
information.
 
(2) In the third quarter of 2015, management approved a realignment of
Alcoa’s Engineered Products and Solutions segment due to the
expansion of this part of Alcoa’s business portfolio through both
organic and inorganic growth. This realignment consisted of moving
both the Alcoa Wheel and Transportation Products and Building and
Construction Systems business units to a new reportable segment
named Transportation and Construction Solutions. Additionally, the
Latin American soft alloy extrusions business previously included in
Corporate was moved into the new Transportation and Construction
Solutions segment. The remaining Engineered Products and Solutions
segment consists of the Alcoa Fastening Systems and Rings (renamed
to include portions of the Firth Rixson business acquired in
November 2014), Alcoa Power and Propulsion (includes the TITAL
business acquired in March 2015), Alcoa Forgings and Extrusions
(includes the other portions of Firth Rixson), and Alcoa Titanium
and Engineered Products (a new business unit that represents the RTI
International Metals business acquired in July 2015) business units.
Segment information for all prior periods presented was updated to
reflect the new segment structure.
 

Alcoa and subsidiaries
Calculation of Financial
Measures (unaudited), continued

(dollars in millions)

       
Free Cash Flow     Quarter ended     Year ended

December 31,

2014

September 30,

2015

December 31,

2015

December 31,

2014

 

December 31,

2015

 

Cash from operations $ 1,458 $ 420 $ 865 $ 1,674 $ 1,582
 
Capital expenditures  

(469

)

 

(268

)

 

(398

)

 

(1,219

)

 

(1,180

)

 
 
Free cash flow $ 989   $ 152   $ 467   $ 455   $ 402  
 
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

December 31,

2014

 

September 30,

2015(3)

 

December 31,

2015(3)

 
Receivables from customers, less allowances $ 1,513 $ 1,489 $ 1,428
Add: Deferred purchase price receivable(1)   395   382   324
Receivables from customers, less allowances, as adjusted

1,908

1,871

1,752

Add: Inventories 3,064 3,443 3,523
Less: Accounts payable, trade   3,021   2,871   2,849
Working Capital(2) $ 1,951 $ 2,443 $ 2,426
 
Sales $ 6,377 $ 5,573 $ 5,245
 
Days Working Capital 28 40 43
 
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 quarters ended September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2015,
Working Capital and Sales include $708 and $387, respectively, and
$924 and $422 respectively, related to three acquisitions, Firth
Rixson (November 2014), TITAL (March 2015), and RTI International
Metals (July 2015). Excluding these amounts, Days Working Capital
was 31 and 29 for the quarters ended September 30, 2015 and December
31, 2015, respectively.
 

Alcoa and subsidiaries
Calculation of Financial
Measures (unaudited), continued

(in millions)

     
Net Debt

December 31,

2014

September 30,

2015

December 31,

2015

 
Short-term borrowings $ 54 $ 50 $ 38
Long-term debt due within one year 29 136 21
Long-term debt, less amount due within one year   8,769   9,091   9,044
Total debt $ 8,852 $ 9,277 $ 9,103
 
Less: Cash and cash equivalents   1,877   1,739   1,919
 
Net debt $ 6,975 $ 7,538 $ 7,184
 
Net debt is a non-GAAP financial measure. Management believes that
this measure is meaningful to investors because management assesses
Alcoa’s leverage position after factoring in available cash that
could be used to repay outstanding debt.

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