Should You Buy Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (NASDAQ:KALU) Based On These Aspects?

As an investor, I look for investments which does not compromise one fundamental factor for another. By this I mean, I look at stocks holistically, from their financial health to their future outlook. In the case of Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (NASDAQ:KALU), it is a notable dividend payer that has been able to sustain great financial health over the past. Below is a brief commentary on these key aspects. If you’re interested in understanding beyond my high-level commentary, take a look at the report on Kaiser Aluminum here.

Established dividend payer with adequate balance sheet

KALU is financially robust, with ample cash on hand and short-term investments to meet upcoming liabilities. This implies that KALU manages its cash and cost levels well, which is an important determinant of the company’s health. KALU appears to have made good use of debt, producing operating cash levels of 0.41x total debt in the prior year. This is a strong indication that debt is reasonably met with cash generated.

NasdaqGS:KALU Historical Debt August 21st 18
NasdaqGS:KALU Historical Debt August 21st 18

Income investors would also be happy to know that KALU is a great dividend company, with a current yield standing at 2.05%. KALU has also been regularly increasing its dividend payments to shareholders over the past decade.

NasdaqGS:KALU Historical Dividend Yield August 21st 18
NasdaqGS:KALU Historical Dividend Yield August 21st 18

Next Steps:

For Kaiser Aluminum, I’ve put together three important factors you should look at:

  1. Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for KALU’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for KALU’s outlook.

  2. Historical Performance: What has KALU’s returns been like over the past? Go into more detail in the past track record analysis and take a look at the free visual representations of our analysis for more clarity.

  3. Other Attractive Alternatives : Are there other well-rounded stocks you could be holding instead of KALU? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!

To help readers see past the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements.

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