Kaiser Aluminum Corporation

KALU

Aluminum · Basic Materials

Price

$157.78

-2.63 (-1.64%)

Market Cap

$2.58B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is curious

Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Share count rising — dilution

+5.0% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 15.8M (2021) → 16.6M (2025)

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation engages in manufacture and sale of semi-fabricated specialty aluminum mill products in the United States and internationally. The company offers rolled, extruded, and drawn aluminum products used for aerospace and defense, aluminum beverage and food packaging, automotive and general engineering products. The company's automotive extrusions include extruded aluminum products for structural components, crash management systems, anti-lock braking systems, and drawn tubes

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+42.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+187.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$129M/ year

↑ Rising (+7% vs prior year)

3.8% of revenue

In line with sector average (3%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

2.4%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$30M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue accelerating

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation grew revenue 42% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

12.0%

Thin — 12.0% gross margin

Operating Margin

8.8%

Modest — 8.8% operating margin

ROCE

5.1%

Weak — 5.1% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+20.8%

Fast-growing sales (20.8% YoY)

EPS YoY

+155.3%

Earnings growing fast (155.3% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

EPS Consistency

8/8 quarters

Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

93%

Modest — 93% of profit becomes cash

FCF Margin

0.7%

Thin free cash flow (0.7%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

1.18

Elevated debt (1.18)

Interest Cover

4.60x

Adequate interest coverage (4.6x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

16.7x

Fair value — P/E 16.7

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

P/E vs Forward

+1.2

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

1.91%

Small dividend — 1.91% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth

+0.0%

Dividend flat

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