... und behaupten, noch mehr Einschnitte (zb. Streichung der Dividende) müsse her, bis der AL Preis wieder 40% gestiegen ist. Seltsam, dass das vor einer Woche noch niemand gefordert hat. Analyst müsste man sein, immer schön erklären, was passiert ist und den Trend dann einfach fortsetzen.....
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Alcoa tumbles on cost-cutting plans
Aluminum giant to take a charge of at least $900 million
By Matt Andrejczak & Michelle Donley, MarketWatch
Last update: 1:41 p.m. EST Jan. 7, 2009Comments: 1SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Alcoa Inc. shares fell 9% in midday trading Wednesday as investors worried that the aluminum giant may be forced to cut its dividend and slash more output on top of just-announced moves to conserve cash.
Alcoa plans to cut 13,500 jobs, close plants, chop capital spending by 50% and further curb output to help weather the economic downturn and a steep drop in aluminum prices.
It also said late Tuesday it will sell four businesses. The moves will result in charges to fourth-quarter earnings of $900 million to $950 million. Alcoa reports its earnings Jan. 12.
But analysts suggested the actions may not be enough and Standard & Poor's warned it may cut Alcoa's credit rating. S&P has a BBB+ long-term and A-2 short-term corporate credit rating on Alcoa.
"We believe that even more decisive actions will have to be taken, including the elimination of the dividend, to preserve cash unless the aluminum price stages a quick rally," J.P. Morgan analyst Michael Gambardella wrote in a research note.
He surmises aluminum prices need to jump by 40% from current price levels. Alcoa pays an annual dividend of 68 cents a share.
Shares of Alcoa, part of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, fell to $11.01 in early afternoon trade. The stock is down 67% over the past year.
The global recession began to take a toll on Alcoa
last fall. The company slowed output at its plants as aluminum prices tumbled and demand soured. Alcoa sells its metal products to aerospace, automotive, construction and consumer companies.
The Pittsburgh-based company said it is slashing its global workforce by 13%, including 260 corporate staff, and also jettisoning 1,700 contractor positions. It will institute a global salary and hiring freeze and buy raw materials from alternatives suppliers.
In all, the aluminum company is cutting capital expenditures by 50% to $1.8 billion. Annual aluminum output will drop by 18%, bringing its total yearly output cut to 35%, compared to the year before.
No buyers have been announced for the businesses Alcoa plans to sell.
It wants to divest its electrical-systems unit, its global foil division, European transportation products, and cast auto wheels.
The company expects to get $100 million in proceeds from selling the four businesses that posted a combined 2008 after-tax operating loss of $105 million on sales of $1.8 billion.
The units employ 22,600 people at 38 locations.
Matt Andrejczak is a reporter for MarketWatch in San Francisco.
Michelle Donley is a MarketWatch news editor based in New York