Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (KALU)

49.29 -1.38  -2.72%  May 30, 12:27PM Go Pro
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Kaiser Aluminum Corporation Valuation

No matter how good a company is, if the price that you pay to buy it is too high, you won't make much money. These valuation metrics should give you a sense of reasonable prices, but be careful with them. Always seek to understand why a valuation is changing over time.

Price Multiples

Price Multiples show how much you get for the price you pay. They can fluctuate drastically over time. Looking at price multiples over time and comparing to those of competitors will help to triangulate a reasonable valuation.

Price to Sales Ratio

Tells you how much you are paying for one dollar of sales.

KALU 0.7059
CENX 0.4723
AWC
ACH 0.209

Price to Earnings Ratio

Tells you how much you are paying for one dollar of earnings.

KALU 23.14
CENX 77.36
AWC
ACH 139.24

Price to Book

Tells you how much you are paying for one dollar of net assets (net assets is total assets - total liabilities).

KALU 1.012
CENX 0.6214
AWC 0.8037
ACH 0.1870

Enterprise Valuation

Enterprise Value (EV) multiples tell you what you would get if you were to buy the whole company (including paying off all debt). Similar to price multiples, they can be compared across time and with peers.

EV / EBITDA Pro

Tells you how much you pay for one dollar of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization if you were buying the whole company.

EV / Revenue Pro

Tells you how much you pay for one dollar of sales if you were buying the whole company.

EV / EBIT Pro

Tells you how much you pay for one dollar of earnings before interest and taxes if you were buying the whole company.

EV / Free Cash Flow Pro

Tells how much you are paying for one dollar of current free cash flow if you were buying the whole company.

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KALU News

$DIS $KALU & $AZZ are on the hit list for longs
about 14 days ago by Wisedom
$KALU hmmm.....that's a mighty big candle for the flat gain, And all those Upgrades too...lol
about 30 days ago by HighGrowthFinancial
$KALU is -5.2% down since open on unusual high volume and -0.3% down since close.
about 30 days ago by TradeBot
$KALU multiple upgrades monday. d/p $AA
about 30 days ago by HighGrowthFinancial
Alcoa Shares on a Tear
Apr 17, 12:53PM
IPO Preview: Aleris
Apr 11, 4:24AM
$KALU forms bearish "Diamond Top" chart pattern. http://stks.co/3INU
about 50 days ago by RecogniaEvents
@vcutrader why $CENX over $NOR (my fav) $KALU, $ACH, $AA, etc.?
about 51 days ago by Val_U_Investor
Kaiser Aluminum pushes yield over 2% via first dividend hike in nearly four years: http://stks.co/1vF4 $KALU
about 138 days ago by DynamicDividend
$KALU filed latest Quarterly Report http://stks.co/pzH
about 216 days ago by MarketBrief
Ex-Dividend Stocks for Friday 10/21: http://stks.co/caH / $CODI $CRS $CVLY $KALU $LKFN $MCS
about 229 days ago by DynamicDividend
This Week's Dividend-Paying Winners and Losers: http://stks.co/bw / $LPHI $HOTT $IFMI $NOK $LO $BVN $KALU $TIF $ROK $ANF $HPQ
about 285 days ago by DynamicDividend
RT @DynamicDividend Today's Dividend-Paying Winners and Losers: http://stks.co/IE / $IDCC $NTRI $KALU $BVN $FINL $JWN $HPQ $ANF $FLO
about 287 days ago by 1973Hog
Today's Dividend-Paying Winners and Losers: http://stks.co/IE / $IDCC $NTRI $KALU $BVN $FINL $JWN $HPQ $ANF $FLO
about 287 days ago by DynamicDividend
$KALU doesn't have IBD type numbers but chart is sure acting right.Look at weekly.If breaks looks like room to lower 60's.
about 339 days ago by hugo48
$KALU working on a 53 B/O move
about 341 days ago by 1nvestor
Ex-Dividend Stocks for Wednesday, April 20: http://goo.gl/4Ogdc / $KALU $MCS $MR $UNNM $WPO
about 413 days ago by DynamicDividend
$KALU breaking out today
about 469 days ago by Kaunteya
@theback9 oh swami, anything on aluminum $AA $NOR $KALU
about 496 days ago by iuubob
Tomorrow's ex-dividend stocks: http://goo.gl/16B38 $BCR $KALU $DMLP $HFBLD
about 497 days ago by DynamicDividend
@timseymour What about K-fine's aluminum play $KALU? It's more of a $BA play than anything else.
about 548 days ago by hachizenki
RT @barronsstocks: $AA Investor Slides: Autos, Aerospace, China Lead Growth - Stocks To Watch $KALU $ACH $X $VALE $MT http://bit.ly/bM79GU
about 601 days ago by sconsetcapital
$KALU completed a Black Hammer candlestick pattern on 09/20/2010. Look for an upward price movement on 09/21/2010
about 618 days ago by candlestickpick
$KALU completed a Black Hammer candlestick pattern on 09/21/2010. Look for an upward price movement on 09/20/2010
about 619 days ago by candlestickpick
RT @NASDAQ: After Hours Most Active: $CSCO, $KALU, $MSFT, $MU, $SYMC, http://bit.ly/AzYaT #nasdaq
about 628 days ago by a4ashu
After Hours Most Active: $CSCO, $KALU, $MSFT, $MU, $SYMC, http://bit.ly/AzYaT #nasdaq
about 628 days ago by NASDAQ
$KALU getting a boost today.
about 631 days ago by fortune8
$KALU - Good report - this aluminum play had fallen off my radar - no longer
about 667 days ago by OptionsHawk
$KALU someone called that the other day...nice job. Buy on pull back.
about 988 days ago by wwwstockrake
$KALU looks good to 42
about 988 days ago by ldrogen

Recent Quotes

Symbol Price Chg Chg % Market Cap
KALU 49.29 -1.38 -2.72% 975.40M
JBLU 4.685 -0.04 -0.74% 1.331B
JBL 19.28 -0.78 -3.89% 4.203B
JBHT 56.53 -0.94 -1.64% 6.726B
JAZZ 44.55 -1.52 -3.30% 2.591B
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