In the news release, AK Steel Reports Fourth Quarter and
Full-Year 2011 Financial Results, issued Jan. 24, 2012 by AK Steel over PR Newswire, in
the table CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS, under the column
heading "Twelve Months Ended, December 31,
2011" PR Newswire omitted a digit from the last line item
"Cash and cash equivalents, end of period". The number should read
"42.0" rather than "2.0" as incorrectly transmitted by PR Newswire.
The complete, corrected release follows:
AK Steel Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2011 Financial
Results
WEST CHESTER, Ohio, Jan.
24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AK Steel (NYSE: AKS) today
reported a net loss of $193.9
million, or $1.76 per diluted
share of common stock, for the fourth quarter of 2011, compared to
a net loss of $98.3 million, or
$0.89 per diluted share, for the
fourth quarter of 2010. The 2011 fourth quarter results
include a non-cash pre-tax pension corridor charge of $268.1 million, or $1.50 per diluted share. Excluding this
amount, the company's adjusted net loss for the fourth quarter of
2011 was $28.0 million, or
$0.26 per diluted share.
Net sales for the fourth quarter of 2011 were $1,509.2 million on shipments of 1,409,900 tons,
compared to sales of $1,390.6 million
on shipments of 1,359,900 tons for the year-ago fourth
quarter. The company said its average selling price for the
fourth quarter of 2011 was $1,070 per
ton, approximately 5% higher than the $1,022 per ton reported for the fourth quarter of
2010, but an approximate 8% decrease from the $1,158 per ton for the third quarter of 2011.
The company reported an operating loss for the fourth quarter of
2011 of $300.7 million, which
includes the $268.1 million pre-tax
pension corridor charge. Excluding the pension corridor
charge, the company's adjusted operating loss for the fourth
quarter of 2011 was $32.6 million, or
$23 per ton. The 2011 fourth
quarter results also include a LIFO credit of $44.1 million. The company reported an
operating loss of $154.6 million, or
$114 per ton, for the fourth quarter
of 2010. The 2010 fourth quarter results include a
$63.7 million pre-tax charge related
to the shutdown of the company's Ashland (KY) coke plant, and a $9.1 million pre-tax charge related to a retiree
benefit settlement associated with the company's Butler (PA) Works.
"The economic recovery we've been anticipating for several years
simply did not fully materialize in 2011 and we endured another
round of raw material price increases," said James L. Wainscott, Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer of AK Steel. "However, we made
significant strides towards becoming more self-sufficient in raw
materials – moves that will greatly improve our cost structure in
the future." In October of 2011, AK Steel made strategic
investments in iron ore and metallurgical coal, two of the most
important raw materials the company utilizes in its steelmaking
operations.
Full-Year 2011 Results
For the full year, AK Steel reported a net loss of
$155.6 million, or $1.41 per diluted share, compared to a net loss
of $128.9 million, or $1.17 per diluted share for 2010. The
results for 2011 include the non-cash pre-tax pension corridor
charge of $268.1 million, or
$1.50 per diluted share, previously
described. Excluding this amount, the company's adjusted net
income for 2011 was $10.3 million, or
$0.09 per diluted share. The
results for 2010 include a non-cash charge of $25.3 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, related to federal
healthcare legislation, as well as a $63.7
million pre-tax charge related to the shutdown of the
company's Ashland (KY) coke plant,
and a $9.1 million pre-tax charge
related to a retiree benefit settlement associated with the
company's Butler (PA)
Works.
Sales for 2011 were $6,468.0
million, an increase of 8% compared to $5,968.3 million for 2010. Shipments for
2011 were 5,698,800 tons, a slight increase compared to 5,660,900
tons in 2010. The company reported an operating loss of
$201.3 million, or $35 per ton, for 2011 which was largely a result
of the pension corridor charge, compared to an operating loss of
$133.9 million, or $24 per ton, for 2010. Excluding the
pension corridor charge, the company's adjusted operating profit
for the full year of 2011 was $66.8
million, or $12 per ton.
First Quarter 2012 Outlook
Due to continued uncertainty and volatility with respect
to economic conditions in the U.S. and in other markets served by
the company, AK Steel is not providing an outlook for the company's
first quarter results at this time. However, the company said
that it expects to provide first quarter guidance in
March.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In certain of its disclosures in this news release, the
company has adjusted its operating profit (loss) and net income
(loss) to exclude a pension corridor accounting charge. Reporting
adjusted operating profit or loss and net income or loss (either as
a total or on a per-ton basis) is not a financial measure under
generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). The company has
made this adjustment, however, because Management believes that it
enhances the understanding of the company's financial
results. The company believes that this method of accounting
for pension and other postretirement obligations is not typically
used by other publicly traded companies. In addition,
although it reduces reported operating and net income, it is a
non-cash charge. Disclosing adjusted operating profit (loss)
and net income (loss) with the corridor charge excluded from the
actual quarterly results facilitates the ability of an investor to
compare the company's actual results to its competitors and other
publicly traded companies. Neither current shareholders nor
potential investors in the company's securities should rely on
adjusted operating profit (loss) or adjusted net income (loss) as a
substitute for any GAAP financial measure and the company
encourages investors and potential investors to review the
reconciliation below of adjusted operating profit (loss) and net
income (loss) to the comparable GAAP financial measure.
The following schedule reflects the reconciliation of the
non-GAAP quarterly financial measures discussed in this news
release:
(dollars
in millions, except per ton data)
|
Three
Months
Ended
December 31,
2011
|
|
Twelve
Months
Ended
December 31,
2011
|
Reconciliation to Operating Profit
(Loss)
|
|
|
|
Adjusted
operating profit (loss)
|
$
|
(32.6)
|
|
$
|
66.8
|
Pension
corridor charge
|
|
(268.1)
|
|
|
(268.1)
|
Operating
profit (loss)
|
$
|
(300.7)
|
|
$
|
(201.3)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reconciliation to Operating Profit (Loss) per
Ton
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted
operating profit (loss) per ton
|
$
|
(23)
|
|
$
|
12
|
Pension
corridor charge
|
(190)
|
|
|
(47)
|
Operating
profit (loss) per ton
|
$
|
(213)
|
|
$
|
(35)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reconciliation to Net Income (Loss) Attributable
to AK Steel Holding
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted
net income (loss) attributable to AK Steel Holding
Corporation
|
$
|
(28.0)
|
|
$
|
10.3
|
Pension
corridor charge ($268.1 less tax of $102.2)
|
|
(165.9)
|
|
|
(165.9)
|
Net income
(loss) attributable to AK Steel Holding Corporation, as
reported
|
$
|
(193.9)
|
|
$
|
(155.6)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reconciliation to Basic and Diluted Earnings
(Losses) per Share
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted
basic and diluted earnings (losses) per share
|
$
|
(0.26)
|
|
$
|
0.09
|
Pension
corridor charge
|
|
(1.50)
|
|
|
(1.50)
|
Basic and
diluted earnings (losses) per share, as reported
|
$
|
(1.76)
|
|
$
|
(1.41)
|
Safe Harbor Statement
The statements in this release with respect to future
results reflect management's estimates and beliefs and are intended
to be, and hereby are identified as "forward-looking statements"
for purposes of the safe harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as
"expects," "anticipates," "believes," "intends," "plans,"
"estimates" and other similar references to future periods
typically identify such forward-looking statements. The
company cautions readers that such forward-looking statements
involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those currently expected by management,
including those risks and uncertainties discussed in the company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2010, as updated in our subsequent Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with or
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as
required by law, the company disclaims any obligation to update any
forward-looking statements to reflect future developments or
events.
AK Steel
AK Steel produces flat-rolled carbon, stainless and
electrical steels, primarily for automotive, appliance,
construction and electrical power generation and distribution
markets. The company employs about 6,200 men and women in
Middletown, Mansfield, Coshocton and Zanesville, Ohio; Butler, Pennsylvania; Ashland, Kentucky; Rockport, Indiana; and its corporate
headquarters in West Chester,
Ohio. Additional information about AK Steel is available on
the company's web site at www.aksteel.com.
AK Tube LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AK Steel, employs
about 300 men and women in plants in Walbridge, Ohio and Columbus, Indiana.
AK Tube produces carbon and stainless electric resistance welded
(ERW) tubular steel products for truck, automotive and other
markets. Additional information about AK Tube LLC is
available on its web site at www.aktube.com.
AK Coal Resources, Inc., another wholly-owned subsidiary of AK
Steel, owns or leases metallurgical coal reserves in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. AK Steel
also owns 49.9% of Magnetation LLC, a joint venture headquartered
in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, which
produces iron ore concentrate from previously mined ore
reserves.
AK
STEEL HOLDING CORPORATION
|
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
OPERATIONS
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Dollars
and shares in millions, except per share and per ton
data)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three
Months Ended
December 31,
|
|
Twelve
Months Ended
December 31,
|
|
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
Shipments
(000 tons)
|
|
|
1,409.9
|
|
|
1,359.9
|
|
|
5,698.8
|
|
|
5,660.9
|
Selling
price per ton
|
|
$
|
1,070
|
|
$
|
1,022
|
|
$
|
1,131
|
|
$
|
1,054
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
sales
|
|
$
|
1,509.2
|
|
$
|
1,390.6
|
|
$
|
6,468.0
|
|
$
|
5,968.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of
products sold (exclusive of items shown below)
|
|
|
1,451.6
|
|
|
1,379.5
|
|
|
6,036.8
|
|
|
5,643.2
|
Selling
and administrative expenses (exclusive of items shown
below)
|
|
|
53.8
|
|
|
50.4
|
|
|
215.4
|
|
|
204.0
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
45.7
|
|
|
46.6
|
|
|
185.0
|
|
|
197.1
|
Pension
and OPEB expense (income) (exclusive of corridor charge shown
below)
|
|
|
(9.3)
|
|
|
(4.1)
|
|
|
(36.0)
|
|
|
(14.9)
|
Pension
corridor charge
|
|
|
268.1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
268.1
|
|
|
—
|
Special
and unusual items
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
72.8
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
72.8
|
Total
operating costs
|
|
|
1,809.9
|
|
|
1,545.2
|
|
|
6,669.3
|
|
|
6,102.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating profit (loss)
|
|
|
(300.7)
|
|
|
(154.6)
|
|
|
(201.3)
|
|
|
(133.9)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
13.8
|
|
|
7.1
|
|
|
47.5
|
|
|
33.0
|
Other
income (expense)
|
|
|
(4.0)
|
|
|
(1.8)
|
|
|
(5.3)
|
|
|
(7.6)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
(loss) before income taxes
|
|
|
(318.5)
|
|
|
(163.5)
|
|
|
(254.1)
|
|
|
(174.5)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax
provision due to tax law change
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2.0
|
|
|
25.3
|
Income tax
provision (benefit)
|
|
|
(123.6)
|
|
|
(65.0)
|
|
|
(96.0)
|
|
|
(69.1)
|
Total
income tax provision (benefit)
|
|
|
(123.6)
|
|
|
(65.0)
|
|
|
(94.0)
|
|
|
(43.8)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
|
(194.9)
|
|
|
(98.5)
|
|
|
(160.1)
|
|
|
(130.7)
|
Less: Net
loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
|
|
|
(1.0)
|
|
|
(0.2)
|
|
|
(4.5)
|
|
|
(1.8)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss) attributable to AK Steel Holding
Corporation
|
|
$
|
(193.9)
|
|
$
|
(98.3)
|
|
$
|
(155.6)
|
|
$
|
(128.9)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and diluted earnings per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
attributable to AK Steel Holding Corporation
|
|
$
|
(1.76)
|
|
$
|
(0.89)
|
|
$
|
(1.41)
|
|
$
|
(1.17)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average shares
outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
109.8
|
|
|
109.6
|
|
|
109.8
|
|
|
109.6
|
Diluted
|
|
|
109.8
|
|
|
109.6
|
|
|
109.8
|
|
|
109.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends declared and paid per
share
|
|
$
|
0.05
|
|
$
|
0.05
|
|
$
|
0.20
|
|
$
|
0.20
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AK
STEEL HOLDING CORPORATION
|
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Dollars
in millions, except per share amounts)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31,
2011
|
|
December 31,
2010
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
42.0
|
|
$
|
216.8
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
|
|
564.2
|
|
482.8
|
Inventory, net
|
|
|
418.7
|
|
448.7
|
Other current assets
|
|
|
249.5
|
|
255.8
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
1,274.4
|
|
1,404.1
|
Property,
plant and equipment
|
|
|
5,967.2
|
|
5,668.2
|
Accumulated depreciation
|
|
|
(3,797.0)
|
|
(3,635.0)
|
Property,
plant and equipment, net
|
|
|
2,170.2
|
|
2,033.2
|
Other
non-current assets
|
|
|
1,005.3
|
|
751.3
|
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
|
$
|
4,449.9
|
|
$
|
4,188.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Borrowings under credit facility
|
|
$
|
250.0
|
|
$
|
—
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
583.6
|
|
553.1
|
Accrued liabilities
|
|
|
172.8
|
|
145.0
|
Current portion of long-term debt
|
|
|
0.7
|
|
0.7
|
Current portion of pension and other postretirement
benefit obligations
|
|
|
130.0
|
|
145.7
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
1,137.1
|
|
844.5
|
Long-term debt
|
|
|
650.0
|
|
650.6
|
Pension and other postretirement benefit
obligations
|
|
|
1,744.8
|
|
1,706.0
|
Other non-current liabilities
|
|
|
540.8
|
|
346.4
|
TOTAL
LIABILITIES
|
|
|
4,072.7
|
|
3,547.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders' equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, authorized 200,000,000 shares of $.01
par value each; issued 123,229,210 and 122,829,975 shares in 2011
and 2010; outstanding 110,284,228 and 109,986,790 shares in 2011
and 2010
|
|
|
1.2
|
|
1.2
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
|
1,922.2
|
|
1,909.4
|
Treasury stock, common shares at cost, 12,944,982 and
12,843,185 shares in 2011 and 2010
|
|
|
(171.6)
|
|
(170.1)
|
Accumulated deficit
|
|
|
(1,366.0)
|
|
(1,188.4)
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income
|
|
|
2.7
|
|
92.6
|
Total AK Steel Holding Corporation stockholders'
equity
|
|
|
388.5
|
|
644.7
|
Noncontrolling interests
|
|
|
(11.3)
|
|
(3.6)
|
TOTAL
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
|
377.2
|
|
641.1
|
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
$
|
4,449.9
|
|
$
|
4,188.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AK
STEEL HOLDING CORPORATION
|
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH
FLOWS
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Dollars
in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Twelve
Months Ended
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2011
|
|
|
2010
|
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$
|
(160.1)
|
|
$
|
(130.7)
|
Special and unusual items
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
72.8
|
Pension corridor charge
|
|
|
268.1
|
|
|
—
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
185.0
|
|
|
197.1
|
Amortization
|
|
|
15.5
|
|
|
16.8
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
|
(92.7)
|
|
|
(37.7)
|
Contributions to pension trust
|
|
|
(170.0)
|
|
|
(110.0)
|
Contributions to Middletown and Butler retirees
VEBAs
|
|
|
(87.6)
|
|
|
(65.0)
|
Pension and other postretirement benefit payments
greater than expense
|
|
|
(114.7)
|
|
|
(104.7)
|
Working capital
|
|
|
1.0
|
|
|
(9.2)
|
Working capital—SunCoke Middletown
|
|
|
(9.3)
|
|
|
0.3
|
Other operating items, net
|
|
|
(15.7)
|
|
|
37.9
|
Net cash flows from operating activities
|
|
|
(180.5)
|
|
|
(132.4)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital investments
|
|
|
(101.1)
|
|
|
(117.1)
|
Capital investments—SunCoke Middletown
|
|
|
(195.0)
|
|
|
(149.2)
|
Investments in Magnetation LLC and AK Coal
Resources
|
|
|
(125.4)
|
|
|
—
|
Other investing items, net
|
|
|
1.3
|
|
|
—
|
Net cash flows from investing activities
|
|
|
(420.2)
|
|
|
(266.3)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net borrowings under credit facility
|
|
|
250.0
|
|
|
—
|
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
549.1
|
Redemption of long-term debt
|
|
|
(0.7)
|
|
|
(506.3)
|
Debt issuance costs
|
|
|
(10.1)
|
|
|
(11.3)
|
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
|
|
|
0.2
|
|
|
1.3
|
Purchase of treasury stock
|
|
|
(1.5)
|
|
|
(7.9)
|
Common stock dividends paid
|
|
|
(22.0)
|
|
|
(22.0)
|
Advances from noncontrolling interest owner to
SunCoke Middletown
|
|
|
210.7
|
|
|
151.7
|
Other financing items, net
|
|
|
(0.7)
|
|
|
(0.8)
|
Net cash flows from financing activities
|
|
|
425.9
|
|
|
153.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
decrease in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(174.8)
|
|
|
(244.9)
|
Cash and
cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
|
|
216.8
|
|
|
461.7
|
Cash and
cash equivalents, end of period
|
|
$
|
42.0
|
|
$
|
216.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AK
STEEL HOLDING CORPORATION
|
STEEL
SHIPMENTS
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Tons in
thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three
Months Ended
December 31,
|
|
Twelve
Months Ended
December 31,
|
|
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
Tons
Shipped by Product
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stainless/electrical
|
|
200.9
|
|
208.1
|
|
900.3
|
|
866.0
|
Coated
|
|
611.2
|
|
613.6
|
|
2,441.5
|
|
2,558.4
|
Cold-rolled
|
|
262.9
|
|
352.2
|
|
1,204.1
|
|
1,241.2
|
Tubular
|
|
30.7
|
|
29.3
|
|
130.1
|
|
123.8
|
Subtotal value-added shipments
|
|
1,105.7
|
|
1,203.2
|
|
4,676.0
|
|
4,789.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hot-rolled
|
|
251.3
|
|
114.9
|
|
873.5
|
|
706.3
|
Secondary
|
|
52.9
|
|
41.8
|
|
149.3
|
|
165.2
|
Subtotal non value-added shipments
|
|
304.2
|
|
156.7
|
|
1,022.8
|
|
871.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
shipments
|
|
1,409.9
|
|
1,359.9
|
|
5,698.8
|
|
5,660.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shipments by Product (%)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stainless/electrical
|
|
14.2%
|
|
15.3%
|
|
15.8%
|
|
15.3%
|
Coated
|
|
43.4%
|
|
45.1%
|
|
42.9%
|
|
45.2%
|
Cold-rolled
|
|
18.6%
|
|
25.9%
|
|
21.1%
|
|
21.9%
|
Tubular
|
|
2.2%
|
|
2.2%
|
|
2.3%
|
|
2.2%
|
Subtotal value-added shipments
|
|
78.4%
|
|
88.5%
|
|
82.1%
|
|
84.6%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hot-rolled
|
|
17.8%
|
|
8.4%
|
|
15.3%
|
|
12.5%
|
Secondary
|
|
3.8%
|
|
3.1%
|
|
2.6%
|
|
2.9%
|
Subtotal non value-added shipments
|
|
21.6%
|
|
11.5%
|
|
17.9%
|
|
15.4%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
shipments
|
|
100.0%
|
|
100.0%
|
|
100.0%
|
|
100.0%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SOURCE AK Steel