Kaiser Aluminum(US:KALU) Businesswire·2025-10-22 20:30Core Insights - Kaiser Aluminum Corporation reported a strong financial performance for the third quarter of 2025, with net income reaching $40 million, or $2.38 per diluted share, a significant increase from $9 million and $0.54 in the same period last year [2][5][10] - The company raised its full-year 2025 Adjusted EBITDA outlook, reflecting improved operational performance and rising metal prices, despite incurring approximately $20 million in non-recurring startup costs [3][17] Financial Performance - Third quarter 2025 net sales increased to $844 million from $748 million year-over-year, driven by a 28% rise in the Hedged Cost of Alloyed Metal [10][11] - Shipments decreased by 8% year-over-year to 270 million pounds, primarily due to a planned partial outage at the Trentwood facility [10][11] - Adjusted net income for the quarter was $31 million, or $1.86 per diluted share, up from $5 million and $0.31 in the prior year [2][5] Operational Highlights - The company achieved an Adjusted EBITDA of $81 million with an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 23.2% for the third quarter [5][6] - The net debt leverage ratio improved to 3.6x as of September 30, 2025, down from 4.3x at the end of 2024 [5][14] Market Dynamics - The favorable metal price lag contributed approximately $28 million to earnings in the third quarter, compared to $7 million in the same quarter of the previous year [9][10] - The company expects Conversion Revenue for the full year 2025 to be flat to up 5% year-over-year, with Adjusted EBITDA projected to improve by 20% to 25% [17] Cash Flow and Liquidity - As of October 14, 2025, the company had total liquidity of $602 million, including $42 million in cash and $560 million available under its Revolving Credit Facility [15] - The company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.77 per share, payable on November 14, 2025 [16]