Kaiser Aluminum KALU
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Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Short-term Investments (2012 - 2020)

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Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) reported Short-term Investments of $39.3 million for Q1 2020, up 76.2% from $22.3 million a year earlier but down 50.1% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Short-term Investments (2012 - 2020) Analysis & Trends

At the end of FY2019, Kaiser Aluminum posted Short-term Investments of $78.7 million, up 114.4% from FY2018.

  • Short-term Investments has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -7.1% (FY2014 to FY2019).
  • By year, Short-term Investments came in at $36.7 million in FY2018 (-80.0%), $183.7 million in FY2017 (-20.5%), $231 million in FY2016 (+670.0%) and $30 million in FY2015 (-73.7%).
  • Five-year quarterly Short-term Investments spans a low of $10 million in Q1 2016 and a high of $231 million in Q4 2016.
  • Year over year, Short-term Investments gained in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 26.6%.
  • The high point for year-over-year Short-term Investments in five years was Q4 2016 (growth of 670.0%); the low point was Q4 2018 (a decline of 80.0%).
  • Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q1 2020 came in at $78.7 million (Q4 2019), $25.3 million (Q3 2019) and $24.4 million (Q2 2019).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Rio Tinto 193.68 Bn 159.81 Bn -
2 Southern Copper 171.36 Bn 150.22 Bn 2.90 Bn
3 Newmont 121.76 Bn 89.94 Bn 4.03 Bn
4 Ternium 113.51 Bn 78.56 Bn 941.02 Mn
5 Freeport-Mcmoran 103.45 Bn 99.60 Bn 2.19 Bn
6 Agnico Eagle Mines 91.92 Bn 91.92 Bn 2.43 Bn
7 Barrick Mining 67.42 Bn 52.16 Bn 2.90 Bn
8 Nucor 54.54 Bn 45.08 Bn 2.03 Bn
9 ArcelorMittal 49.09 Bn 30.12 Bn -
10 Kaiser Aluminum 2.49 Bn 2.37 Bn 199.00 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2020 39.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 78.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 25.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 24.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 22.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 36.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 88.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 71.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 83.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 183.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 191.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 175.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 195.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 231.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 201.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 72.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 10.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 30.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 30.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 30.00 Mn
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