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Fourth Quarter 2015 Results
Full Year 2015 Results
Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (NYSE: ATI) reported fourth quarter 2015 sales of $739 million and a net loss attributable to ATI of $227 million, or $(2.12) per share. Fourth quarter 2015 results include $267 million of previously-announced, pre-tax charges.
For the full year 2015, ATI reported a loss from continuing operations attributable to ATI of $378 million, or $(3.53) per share, on $3.7 billion in sales.
“2015 was an incredibly difficult year, and the fourth quarter was the most challenging of the year,” said Rich Harshman, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Early indicators in 2015 of increasing weakness in the oil and gas market and the effects of low-priced commodity stainless sheet imports on flat rolled products’ markets were only the beginning. While aerospace market demand for products from the High Performance Materials & Components segment remained good, an extended drop in demand from the oil and gas market, and continued weakness in the global construction and mining equipment market, adversely affected profitability across both business segments. Despite these headwinds, we continued our strategic focus on high-value, differentiated products, which were 83% of ATI’s 2015 sales.”
“Sales in our High Performance Materials & Components segment were $457 million in the fourth quarter 2015, compared to $475 million in the third quarter 2015, while segment operating profit improved slightly to $21 million, or 4.6% of sales, compared to $19 million or 4.0% of sales in the third quarter 2015,” continued Rich Harshman. “Sales decreased for titanium and titanium alloys due to the timing of orders in the aerospace airframe market, which were more heavily weighted to earlier periods of 2015. Sales for other products in the segment were similar to third quarter 2015 results.
“Flat Rolled Products segment sales were $282 million, down 21% sequentially, and segment operating results were a loss of $120 million, compared to a loss of $92 million in the third quarter 2015. Segment results, which exclude $181 million of goodwill and other long-lived asset impairment charges, reflect the continued challenging market conditions, primarily impacting commodity stainless flat-rolled products. Fourth quarter market conditions continued to deteriorate in this business, due in large part to a surge of imports into the U.S. market, and excess North American and global capacities for commodity stainless steel sheet. Base-selling prices for commodity stainless steel sheet products have fallen throughout 2015 and reached historic lows in December. In addition, weakness continued in the oil and gas/chemical and hydrocarbon processing industry market, which has been the segment’s largest end market. Falling raw material prices negatively affected results, as pricing mechanisms that are designed to recover material costs through indexes and surcharges fell faster than the length of the manufacturing cycle.
“In December 2015, we announced the idling of the standard/commodity stainless melt shop and finishing operations at our Flat Rolled Products’ Midland, PA facility, and the idling of our grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES) operations, including the Bagdad, PA facility, both of which are expected to be completed in early 2016. A $54 million non-cash impairment charge was recorded in fourth quarter 2015 results to reduce the carrying value of these operations, along with a $4 million charge for idling costs. We also wrote off all $127 million of goodwill in the Flat Rolled Products business as a fourth quarter 2015 non-cash charge.
“Our negotiations with the United Steelworkers resumed in late December. We have met several times over the last three weeks. Overall, the dialogue has been generally constructive and we continue to focus on reaching a fair and more competitive labor agreement. In the meantime, we will continue to operate with our salaried employees and temporary workers.
“Capital expenditures were $145 million in 2015, almost half of which was related to the HRPF. This amount was lower than our third quarter 2015 estimate because some HRPF payments shifted to early 2016.
“We maintained a solid liquidity position with $150 million in cash and a $400 million asset-based domestic lending (ABL) facility with our bank group, which was undrawn at year-end 2015. The ABL facility contains no leverage or interest coverage ratios and is collateralized by the accounts receivable and inventory of ATI’s domestic operations. Total debt to total capital was 42.0% at December 31, 2015, compared to 37.0% at the end of 2014.
“We made significant progress in 2015 in qualifying and fully integrating several long-term strategic capital projects that position ATI to grow our high-value products. These strategic capital projects, specifically the Hot Rolling and Processing Facility (HRPF) and the Rowley titanium sponge facility, have been multi-year investments that are expected to begin to provide a return on our invested capital after extensive construction and qualification phases.
Strategy and Outlook
“ATI’s results in 2016 will reflect two differently situated businesses. Our High Performance Materials & Components (HPMC) segment is positioned to begin a multi-year period of sustained profitable growth, supported by long-term agreements that provide significant growth for ATI on legacy and next-generation airplanes and the jet engines that power them. Volume from these agreements is expected to provide improved capacity utilization and product mix in our mill products, forgings, and titanium investment casting facilities, beginning in the first quarter 2016. We expect to increase the pace throughout our HPMC operations as we progress through 2016, driven primarily by the commercial aerospace market, with segment operating profit as a percentage of sales returning to double-digit levels by the second half of the year. This represents significant and continuing improvement toward our goals of long-term profitable growth and consistently earning a premium to our cost of capital.
“In our Flat Rolled Products (FRP) segment, our first half 2016 results will reflect the ongoing rightsizing and restructuring activities, including idling the Midland facility and our GOES operations, during a period of continuing low raw material prices and uncertain end market demand. As we continue to reposition this business to a higher value product mix, we expect shipments of our specialty coil and plate products to improve throughout 2016 and benefit from the HRPF capabilities, particularly for our 48”-wide nickel-based alloy sheet. As a result of these initiatives we expect the FRP segment to be modestly profitable by the second half of 2016.
“Cash generation from operations will be a key focus throughout 2016. We do not expect to pay any U.S. federal taxes in 2016 due to net operating loss carryforwards, and we intend to carefully balance our working capital and other cash needs with the pace of our capital expenditure requirements. We currently expect 2016 capital expenditures to be approximately $240 million, including our nickel alloy powder expansion ($45 million), final payments on the HRPF ($70 million), completion of the expansion of our titanium investment castings capacity ($10 million), and the expansion of manufacturing capabilities at our STAL joint venture in China ($35 million), which is consolidated within ATI’s financial results. The STAL capital expansion will be fully funded by STAL’s operations. Depreciation and amortization expense in 2016 is forecasted to be approximately $180 million.
“We currently expect 2016 pre-tax retirement benefit expense to be about $98 million, or approximately $21 million higher than 2015, due primarily to lower pension assets. We do not expect to make significant cash contributions to the U.S. qualified pension plan in 2016.”
Financial Review
Fourth Quarter 2015 Charges for asset impairments, restructuring, inventory and other items were $267.5 million pretax:
Quarterly Results
Three Months Ended Dec. 31, Sept. 30, Dec. 31, 2015 (a) 2015 (b) 2014 In Millions Sales $ 738.9 $ 832.7 $ 1,047.5 Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to ATI before charges $ (59.6 ) $ (31.2 ) $ 19.9 Charges (167.3 ) (113.4 ) — Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to ATI $ (226.9 ) $ (144.6 ) $ 19.9 Per Diluted Share Continuing operations attributable to ATI before charges $ (0.56 ) $ (0.29 ) $ 0.18 Charges (1.56 ) (1.06 ) — Continuing operations attributable to ATI $ (2.12 ) $ (1.35 ) $ 0.18 (a) Results for the three months ended December 31, 2015 include $216.3 million pretax ($135.3 million after-tax, or $(1.26) per share), of impairment and restructuring charges, and Net Realizable Value (NRV) inventory charges of $51.2 million pretax ($32.0 million after-tax, or $(0.30) per share). (b) Results for the three months ended September 30, 2015 include $113.4 million of after-tax charges, or $(1.06) per share, including NRV inventory valuation adjustments of $49.5 million, or $(0.46) per share, and income tax valuation allowances of $63.9 million, or $(0.60) per share.
Percentage of Total ATI Sales
Three Months Ended
Year Ended Dec. 31, Sept. 30, Dec. 31, Dec. 31, Dec. 31, High-Value Products 2015 2015 2014 2015 2014 Nickel-based alloys and specialty alloys 27% 26% 27% 28% 26% Titanium and titanium alloys 18% 19% 15% 17% 15% Precision forgings, castings and components 16% 14% 13% 14% 13% Precision and engineered strip 14% 14% 13% 13% 13% Zirconium and related alloys 9% 8% 6% 7% 6% Grain-oriented electrical steel 3% 4% 4% 4% 4% Total High-Value Products 87% 85% 78% 83% 77%Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2015 Financial Results
High Performance Materials & Components Segment
Market Conditions
Fourth quarter 2015 compared to fourth quarter 2014
Flat Rolled Products Segment
Market Conditions
Fourth quarter 2015 compared to fourth quarter 2014
Income Taxes
Allegheny Technologies will conduct a conference call with investors and analysts on Tuesday, January 26, 2016, at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss the financial results. The conference call will be broadcast, and accompanying presentation slides will be available, at www.ATImetals.com. To access the broadcast, click on “Conference Call”. Replay of the conference call will be available on the Allegheny Technologies website.
This news release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Certain statements in this news release relate to future events and expectations and, as such, constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include those containing such words as “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “would,” “should,” “will,” “will likely result,” “forecast,” “outlook,” “projects,” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and include known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which we are unable to predict or control, that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include: (a) material adverse changes in economic or industry conditions generally, including global supply and demand conditions and prices for our specialty metals; (b) material adverse changes in the markets we serve, including the aerospace and defense, electrical energy, oil and gas/chemical and hydrocarbon processing industry, medical, automotive, construction and mining, and other markets; (c) our inability to achieve the level of cost savings, productivity improvements, synergies, growth or other benefits anticipated by management from strategic investments and the integration of acquired businesses, whether due to significant increases in energy, raw materials or employee benefits costs, project cost overruns or unanticipated costs and expenses, or other factors; (d) continued decline in, or volatility of, prices, and availability of supply, of the raw materials that are critical to the manufacture of our products; (e) declines in the value of our defined benefit pension plan assets or unfavorable changes in laws or regulations that govern pension plan funding; (f) significant legal proceedings or investigations adverse to us; (g) labor disputes or work stoppage, including the current lockout of USW-represented employees; and (h) other risk factors summarized in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, and in other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We assume no duty to update our forward-looking statements.
Creating Value Thru Relentless Innovation®
Allegheny Technologies Incorporated is one of the largest and most diversified specialty materials and components producers in the world with revenues of approximately $3.7 billion in 2015. At December 31, 2015, ATI had approximately 9,200 full-time employees world-wide who use innovative technologies to offer global markets a wide range of specialty materials solutions. Our major markets are aerospace and defense, oil and gas/chemical and hydrocarbon processing industry, electrical energy, medical, automotive, food equipment and appliance, and construction and mining. The ATI website is www.ATImetals.com.
Allegheny Technologies Incorporated and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited, dollars in millions, except per share amounts) Three Months Ended Fiscal Year Ended December 31 September 30 December 31 December 31 December 31 2015 2015 2014 2015 2014 Sales $ 738.9 $ 832.7 $ 1,047.5 $ 3,719.6 $ 4,223.4 Costs and expenses: Cost of sales 811.0 861.4 925.6 3,633.9 3,844.8 Selling and administrative expenses 40.8 62.5 70.4 238.8 272.5 Impairment of goodwill 126.6 - - 126.6 - Restructuring and other charges 89.7 - - 89.7 - Income (loss) before interest, other income and income taxes (329.2 ) (91.2 ) 51.5 (369.4 ) 106.1 Interest expense, net (29.2 ) (27.5 ) (25.9 ) (110.2 ) (108.7 ) Other income (expense), net (0.7 ) 0.8 1.2 1.6 4.1 Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes (359.1 ) (117.9 ) 26.8 (478.0 ) 1.5 Income tax provision (benefit) (135.8 ) 23.4 3.7 (112.1 ) (8.7 ) Income (loss) from continuing operations (223.3 ) (141.3 ) 23.1 (365.9 ) 10.2 Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax - - 2.2 - (0.6 ) Net income (loss) $ (223.3 ) $ (141.3 ) $ 25.3 $ (365.9 ) $ 9.6 Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests 3.6 3.3 3.2 12.0 12.2 Net income (loss) attributable to ATI $ (226.9 ) $ (144.6 ) $ 22.1 $ (377.9 ) $ (2.6 ) Basic net income (loss) per common share Continuing operations attributable to ATI per common share $ (2.12 ) $ (1.35 ) $ 0.18 $ (3.53 ) $ (0.02 ) Discontinued operations attributable to ATI per common share - - 0.02 - (0.01 ) Basic net income (loss) attributable to ATI per common share $ (2.12 ) $ (1.35 ) $ 0.20 $ (3.53 ) $ (0.03 ) Diluted net income (loss) per common share Continuing operations attributable to ATI per common share $ (2.12 ) $ (1.35 ) $ 0.18 $ (3.53 ) $ (0.02 ) Discontinued operations attributable to ATI per common share - - 0.02 - (0.01 ) Diluted net income (loss) attributable to ATI per common share $ (2.12 ) $ (1.35 ) $ 0.20 $ (3.53 ) $ (0.03 ) Amounts attributable to ATI common stockholders Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax $ (226.9 ) $ (144.6 ) $ 19.9 $ (377.9 ) $ (2.0 ) Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax - - 2.2 - (0.6 ) Net income (loss) $ (226.9 ) $ (144.6 ) $ 22.1 $ (377.9 ) $ (2.6 )Weighted average common shares outstanding -- basic (millions)
107.3 107.3 107.2 107.3 107.1Weighted average common shares outstanding -- diluted (millions)
107.3 107.3 107.9 107.3 107.1Actual common shares outstanding -- end of period (millions)
109.2 109.2 108.7 109.2 108.7Allegheny Technologies Incorporated and Subsidiaries Sales and Operating Profit by Business Segment (Unaudited, dollars in millions) Three Months Ended Fiscal Year Ended December 31 September 30 December 31 December 31 December 31 2015 2015 2014 2015 2014 Sales: High Performance Materials & Components $ 457.3 $ 474.7 $ 500.6 $ 1,985.9 $ 2,006.8 Flat Rolled Products 281.6 358.0 546.9 1,733.7 2,216.6 Total External Sales $ 738.9 $ 832.7 $ 1,047.5 $ 3,719.6 $ 4,223.4 Operating Profit (Loss): High Performance Materials & Components $ 21.0 $ 18.8 $ 72.3 $ 157.1 $ 234.8 % of Sales 4.6 % 4.0 % 14.4 % 7.9 % 11.7 % Flat Rolled Products (120.1 ) (91.8 ) (14.3 ) (241.9 ) (47.0 ) % of Sales -42.6 % -25.6 % -2.6 % -14.0 % -2.1 % Operating Profit (Loss) (99.1 ) (73.0 ) 58.0 (84.8 ) 187.8 % of Sales -13.4 % -8.8 % 5.5 % -2.3 % 4.4 % LIFO and net realizable value reserves 0.1 (0.2 ) 13.2 0.1 0.3 Corporate expenses (11.1 ) (10.7 ) (12.3 ) (44.7 ) (49.6 ) Closed company and other expenses (3.5 ) (6.5 ) (6.2 ) (22.1 ) (28.3 ) Impairment of goodwill (126.6 ) - - (126.6 ) - Restructuring and other charges (89.7 ) - - (89.7 ) - Interest expense, net (29.2 ) (27.5 ) (25.9 ) (110.2 ) (108.7 ) Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes $ (359.1 ) $ (117.9 ) $ 26.8 $ (478.0 ) $ 1.5
Allegheny Technologies Incorporated and Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited, dollars in millions) December 31, December 31, 2015 2014 * ASSETS Current Assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 149.8 $ 269.5
Accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $4.5 million and $4.8 million at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively
400.3 603.6 Inventories, net 1,271.6 1,472.8 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 45.9 136.2 Total Current Assets 1,867.6 2,482.1 Property, plant and equipment, net 2,928.2 2,961.8 Cost in excess of net assets acquired 651.4 780.4 Other assets 304.5 347.4 Total Assets $ 5,751.7 $ 6,571.7 LIABILITIES AND EQUITY Current Liabilities: Accounts payable $ 380.8 $ 556.7 Accrued liabilities 301.8 323.2Short term debt and current portion of long-term debt
3.9 17.8 Total Current Liabilities 686.5 897.7 Long-term debt 1,491.8 1,498.2 Accrued postretirement benefits 359.2 415.8 Pension liabilities 833.8 739.3 Deferred income taxes 75.6 143.1 Other long-term liabilities 108.3 156.2 Total Liabilities 3,555.2 3,850.3 Redeemable noncontrolling interest 12.1 12.1 Total ATI stockholders' equity 2,082.8 2,598.4 Noncontrolling interests 101.6 110.9 Total Equity 2,184.4 2,709.3 Total Liabilities and Equity $ 5,751.7 $ 6,571.7 * Due to the retrospective adoption of new accounting standards in 2015, the December 31, 2014 balance sheet now reflects $10.9 million of debt issuance costs reclassified from other assets to long-term debt and $62.2 million of deferred income tax liabilities reclassified from accrued liabilities to noncurrent deferred income taxes.Allegheny Technologies Incorporated and Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited, dollars in millions) Fiscal Year Ended December 31 2015 2014 Operating Activities: Net income (loss) $ (365.9 ) $ 9.6 Depreciation and amortization 189.9 176.8 Impairment of goodwill 126.6 - Non-cash restructuring and other charges 54.5 - Deferred taxes (118.0 ) 31.7 Change in managed working capital 229.0 (148.0 ) Change in retirement benefits 14.3 3.1 Accrued liabilities and other 1.0 (17.3 ) Cash provided by operating activities 131.4 55.9 Investing Activities: Purchases of property, plant and equipment (144.5 ) (225.7 ) Purchases of businesses, net of cash acquired (0.5 ) (92.9 ) Asset disposals and other (0.1 ) 2.4 Cash used in investing activities (145.1 ) (316.2 ) Financing Activities: Payments on long-term debt and capital leases (23.6 ) (414.9 ) Net borrowings under credit facilities 1.5 - Debt issuance costs - (1.2 ) Dividends paid to shareholders (66.5 ) (77.1 ) Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests (16.0 ) - Taxes on share-based compensation and other (1.4 ) (3.8 ) Cash used in financing activities (106.0 ) (497.0 ) Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (119.7 ) (757.3 ) Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 269.5 1,026.8 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 149.8 $ 269.5
Allegheny Technologies Incorporated and Subsidiaries Selected Financial Data - Mill Products (Unaudited) Three Months Ended Fiscal Year Ended December 31 September 30 December 31 December 31 December 31 2015 2015 2014 2015 2014 Shipment Volume: Flat Rolled Products (000's lbs.) High value 86,155 104,042 125,926 449,461 508,753 Standard 89,397 104,690 156,186 514,035 678,022 Flat Rolled Products total 175,552 208,732 282,112 963,496 1,186,775 Average Selling Prices: Flat Rolled Products (per lb.) High value $ 2.26 $ 2.34 $ 2.58 $ 2.51 $ 2.53 Standard $ 0.94 $ 1.08 $ 1.39 $ 1.16 $ 1.35 Flat Rolled Products combined average $ 1.59 $ 1.71 $ 1.92 $ 1.79 $ 1.86
Allegheny Technologies Incorporated and Subsidiaries Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share Attributable to ATI (Unaudited, in millions, except per share amounts) Three Months Ended Fiscal Year Ended December 31 September 30 December 31 December 31 December 31 2015 2015 2014 2015 2014 Continuing operations: Numerator for Basic net income (loss) per common share - Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to ATI $ (226.9 ) $ (144.6 ) $ 19.9 $ (377.9 ) $ (2.0 ) Redeemable noncontrolling interest - (0.2 ) (0.3 ) (0.3 ) (0.3 ) Numerator for Dilutive net income (loss) per common share -
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to ATI after assumed conversions
$ (226.9 ) $ (144.8 ) $ 19.6 $ (378.2 ) $ (2.3 ) Denominator for Basic net income (loss) per common share - Weighted average shares outstanding 107.3 107.3 107.2 107.3 107.1 Effect of dilutive securities: Share-based compensation - - 0.7 - - Denominator for Diluted net income (loss) per common share - Adjusted weighted average assuming conversions 107.3 107.3 107.9 107.3 107.1Basic income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to ATI per common share
$ (2.12 ) $ (1.35 ) $ 0.18 $ (3.53 ) $ (0.02 )Diluted income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to ATI per common share
$ (2.12 ) $ (1.35 ) $ 0.18 $ (3.53 ) $ (0.02 )Allegheny Technologies Incorporated and Subsidiaries Other Financial Information Managed Working Capital (Unaudited, dollars in millions) December 31 2015 2014 Accounts receivable $ 400.3 $ 603.6 Inventory 1,271.6 1,472.8 Accounts payable (380.8 ) (556.7 ) Subtotal 1,291.1 1,519.7 Allowance for doubtful accounts 4.5 4.8 LIFO reserve 5.1 (4.8 ) Inventory reserves 64.8 68.8 Corporate and other - 6.0 Managed working capital $ 1,365.5 $ 1,594.5
Annualized prior 2 months sales
$ 2,688.8 $ 4,144.5Managed working capital as a % of annualized sales
50.8 % 38.5 %December 31, 2015 change in managed working capital
$ (229.0 )As part of managing the liquidity in our business, we focus on controlling managed working capital, which is defined as gross accounts receivable and gross inventories, less accounts payable. In measuring performance in controlling this managed working capital, we exclude the effects of LIFO and other inventory valuation reserves and reserves for uncollectible accounts receivable which, due to their nature, are managed separately.
Allegheny Technologies Incorporated and Subsidiaries Other Financial Information Debt to Capital (Unaudited, dollars in millions) December 31 2015 2014 Total debt (a) $ 1,505.2 $ 1,526.9 Less: Cash (149.8 ) (269.5 ) Net debt $ 1,355.4 $ 1,257.4 Net debt $ 1,355.4 $ 1,257.4 Total ATI stockholders' equity 2,082.8 2,598.4 Net ATI capital $ 3,438.2 $ 3,855.8 Net debt to ATI capital 39.4 % 32.6 % Total debt (a) $ 1,505.2 $ 1,526.9 Total ATI stockholders' equity 2,082.8 2,598.4 Total ATI capital $ 3,588.0 $ 4,125.3 Total debt to total ATI capital 42.0 % 37.0 % (a) Excludes debt issuance costs.
In managing the overall capital structure of the Company, some of the measures that we focus on are net debt to net capitalization, which is the percentage of debt, net of cash that may be available to reduce borrowings, to the total invested and borrowed capital of ATI (excluding noncontrolling interest), and total debt to total ATI capitalization, which excludes cash balances.
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Allegheny Technologies IncorporatedDan L. Greenfield, 412-394-3004
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