$15.52

-3.27 (-17.40%)

11/20/2008 4:00 PM

Kaiser Aluminum Corp. (KALU)

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The Company manufactures rolled, extruded, drawn and forged aluminum products within three end use categories consisting of aerospace and high strength products, general engineering products and custom automotive and industrial products.

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Minerals (98), Metals and Mining (188), Micro Cap (4968), Metal Fabrication (8)
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Kaiser Aluminum Corp. At A Glance

Current Price:	$15.52
Last Trade Time:	11/20/2008 4:00 PM
Open:	$18.71
Previous Close:	$18.79
Daily Range:	$15.44 - $20.00
52-Week Range:	$18.76 - $80.75
Volume:	494,328
Market Cap:	$376.65M
P/E Ratio:	5.85
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Other News Headlines for KALU

Sector Snap: Aluminum stocks tumbling
11/20/2008 2:07:00 PM - AP
Sector Snap: Aluminum companies struggling
11/19/2008 2:23:00 PM - AP
Ducommun names Bellino chief financial officer
9/15/2008 2:57:00 PM - AP
Kaiser Aluminum lists energy surcharge
7/31/2008 12:10:00 PM - AP

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6 Kaiser Aluminum Corp. (KALU)

Avatar Valuevest (< 20) Submitted: 5/28/08 2:31 PM

Maybe I am a simple man but I look for simple things: Significant insider buying at or above my price of entry. P/E ratio less than 15. No significant debt. And preferably a significant (greater than 5% of float) short interest to get a nice pop when they get squeezed. Then I buy and buy until the p...More

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Recs 0 (KALU) Junkyardhawg1985 (55.76) Submitted: 10/16/08 3:23 PM : Start Price: $25.39 KALU Score: -20.13 Kaiser Aluminum is selling at almost half its net tangible assets, a trailing P/E of 5, and an enterprise value to revenue of 0.35. While the aluminum market may weaken with the economy, Kaiser is in a good position to weather the poor economy as they have a net cash position of $26 million. The tight credit markets shoould not hurt Kaiser directly. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (KALU) tweaks (25.79) Submitted: 8/22/08 9:05 AM : Start Price: $52.03 KALU Score: -28.83 energy driven, value Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (KALU) saunafool (73.83) Submitted: 7/09/08 8:51 AM : Start Price: $50.20 KALU Score: -28.26 If anyone survives this downturn, it will be basic materials suppliers. Kaiser will have problems on two fronts--automotive business is going to be tough, and aluminum production takes a ton of energy which isn't exactly cheap. Yet, the shares already reflect that, and there is some upside in aluminum being lighter than steel (more components will be switched from steel to aluminum to improve fuel efficiency), and the aerospace business isn't going anywhere--too much military spending that no one will back away from in our new and dangerous world. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (KALU) bullshiite (96.10) Submitted: 7/03/08 7:41 PM : Start Price: $48.78 KALU Score: -27.68 I feel confident that owning any aluminum producer with a P/E of 8 is a wise investment for the patient investor. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (KALU) firefighterEMT33 (40.43) Submitted: 7/02/08 3:49 PM : Start Price: $48.74 KALU Score: -27.98 Increasing earnings and a P/E of less than 10. Trading near 52 week low. Signals a buy for me. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out.
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