{"id":30445,"date":"2012-07-10T10:24:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-10T10:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/alcoa-aa-maintained-revenue-strength-and-solid-liquidity\/30445\/"},"modified":"2012-07-10T10:24:00","modified_gmt":"2012-07-10T10:24:00","slug":"alcoa-aa-maintained-revenue-strength-and-solid-liquidity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/alcoa-aa-maintained-revenue-strength-and-solid-liquidity\/30445\/","title":{"rendered":"Alcoa &#8211; AA &#8211; Maintained revenue strength and solid liquidity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - News Links *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3490797620\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--Ad Injection mfunc mode ad include code--><!--mfunc include_once('\/mnt\/Target01\/327806\/www.thestockmarketwatch.com\/web\/content\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/plugins\/ad-injection\/adshow.php') --><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Alcoa (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=AA\">NYSE:AA<\/a>)<\/strong> reported $0.00 earnings per share, based on a loss from continuing operations of $2 million, which includes special items of $63 million. Excluding the impact of special items, income from continuing operations was $61 million, or $0.06 per share.<\/p>\n<p>The company reported strong revenue of $6.0 billion, solid free cash flow and lower debt despite a 4 percent decline in realized aluminum prices sequentially and 18 percent year-on-year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AA &#8211; 2Q 2012 Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--Ad Injection mfunc mode ad code--><!--mfunc adshow_display_ad_file_v2(array('ad_random_1.txt'), array(100), array('align' => 'float right', 'clear' => '', 'margin_top' => '', 'margin_bottom' => '', 'padding_top' => '', 'padding_bottom' => ''), array(), array()) --><\/p>\n<div style=\"float:right;margin-left:5px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - in News 300 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"5684630733\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Earnings per share of $0.00 based on a $2 million loss from continuing operations; excluding special items, income from continuing operations of $61 million, or $0.06 per share<\/li>\n<li>Revenue of $6.0 billion, steady sequentially despite decline in realized aluminum prices<\/li>\n<li>Record quarterly results in Engineered Products and Solutions; record first half results in Global Rolled Products, Engineered Products and Solutions<\/li>\n<li>Cash from operations of $537 million<\/li>\n<li>Positive free cash flow of<strong> <\/strong>$246 million<\/li>\n<li>Days working capital a record low for second quarter<\/li>\n<li>Strong liquidity with cash on hand of $1.7 billion<\/li>\n<li>Company reaffirms global aluminum demand growth projection of 7 percent and a global aluminum supply deficit in 2012<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cAlcoa maintained revenue strength and solid liquidity by driving high profitability in our mid and downstream businesses and by reducing costs and improving performance in our upstream businesses,\u201d said Klaus Kleinfeld, Chairman and CEO.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough aluminum prices are down, the fundamentals of the aluminum market remain sound with strong demand and tight supply, and Alcoa is successfully capitalizing on accelerating demand in high-growth end markets such as aerospace and automotive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Second quarter 2012 net loss of $2 million, or $0.00 per share, compared to net income of $94 million, or $0.09 per share, in first quarter 2012 and net income of $322 million, or $0.28 per share, in second quarter 2011. Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter was $517 million, down 17 percent from first quarter 2012, and 50 percent from second quarter 2011.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Alcoa &#8211; AA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alcoa (AA) is the world\u2019s leading producer of primary aluminum and fabricated aluminum, as well as the world\u2019s largest miner of bauxite and refiner of alumina. In addition to inventing the modern-day aluminum industry, Alcoa innovation has been behind major milestones in the aerospace, automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial transportation, consumer electronics, and industrial markets over the past 120 years. Among the solutions Alcoa markets are flat-rolled products, hard alloy extrusions, and forgings, as well as Alcoa\u00ae wheels, fastening systems, precision and investment castings, and building systems in addition to its expertise in other light metals such as titanium and nickel-based superalloys. Sustainability is an integral part of Alcoa\u2019s operating practices and the product design and engineering it provides to customers. Alcoa has been a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/dowjones\/today.aspx\">Dow Jones<\/a> Sustainability Index for 10 consecutive years and approximately 75 percent of all of the aluminum ever produced since 1888 is still in active use today. 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