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Kaiser Aluminum Corporation KALU

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for Kaiser Aluminum Corporation

Overview of Kaiser Aluminum Corporation

KALU NMS
Basic Materials Aluminum Framework: Commodities & Mining Small Cap
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (KALU), is a Small Cap company, in the Aluminum industry, last closed at $116.12, about 71.2% undervalued vs fair value, +26.6% 1Y return, placing in the top 25% of its sector.
Metrics P/E 17.0× Rev Growth 11.5% ROE 14.3% Gross Margin 13.1% Div Yield 2.76%
USD 116.12
-0.14%
(Delayed)
• Vol 90d: 74.9%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$1.90B
Enterprise Value
$2.82B
Overall Score
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Overall
Growth
Good
Profitability
Fair
Health
Fair
Efficiency
Good
Valuation
Fair
Growth
Good
Profitability
Fair
Health
Fair
Efficiency
Good
Valuation
Fair
Completeness: 100%
Confidence: 97%
Updated: Oct 31
Top Beats
No strong beats yet

Quick Facts

Website https://www.kaiseraluminum.com
HQ Franklin, TN
Employees 3,840
Fiscal year Dec 31

Next Events

Dividend Nov 13

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$169
$199
$224
Current: $116.12 +71% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Small Cap

Commodities & Mining - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Revenue
$3.4B
11.5%%
Gross Profit
$442.4M
23.8%%
Operating Income
$188.8M
68.3%%
EBITDA
$322.6M
30%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Commodities & Mining

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Cash Conversion Ratio FY2025
-0.23x
Poor

Operating Cash Flow / Net Income

Free cash flow relative to net income

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Owner's Pocket - Capital Allocation

Total Returned to Shareholders

Combined dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction

$52.8M

Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health critical
Significant cash flow inefficiencies identified. Multiple high-impact leaks require attention.
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Active Leaks
1/7
Improving
1
High Impact
3
Critical
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Moat Analysis Corporate Default

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating Kaiser Aluminum Corporation's durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
65
/100
Moderate
Scores based on quantitative metrics and qualitative factors
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Key strengths

  • Margins Stable Across Cycles Operating margin volatility is low (stability score 0.98), demonstrating pricing resilience across cycles.
  • ROIC Sustainably Above Peers ROIC at 75.3th percentile exceeds peers and WACC, demonstrating superior capital allocation.

Key risks

  • Revenue Volatility Signals Weak Stickiness Revenue volatility is high (stability score 0.22), suggesting weak customer stickiness.

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Pricing Power

Moderate
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Signals, strengths and risks for Cost Advantage

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Signals, strengths and risks for Customer Stickiness

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Signals, strengths and risks for Capital Efficiency

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Signals, strengths and risks for Resilience

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Signals, strengths and risks for Scale & Market Position

Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

Commodities & Mining vs Industry Peers 95% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing KALU's balance between Growth (42.4%), Profitability (28.4%), and Safety (29.2%). Growth 42% Safety 29% Profitability 28%

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Growth

63th percentile vs peers
64
Key Signals
Rev Growth YoY 11.5% 65p EPS Growth YoY 68.1% 73p Revenue CAGR 3Y -0.5% 47p TSR 68.0% 79p
Strengths
  • Superior capital returns - 2 return metrics above peer median
  • Growth above peer median with strong metric coverage (85%)
  • Debt/FCF Ratio in top 20% of peers (-41.55, 98th percentile)
  • Strong liquidity position vs peers
Risks

No significant risks identified for this axis.

Profitability

42th percentile vs peers
43
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Safety

43th percentile vs peers
44
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for Kaiser Aluminum Corporation.

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Bear
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Base
$198.76
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+71.2% vs current
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