UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
     
þ   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2007
OR
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Transition Period From                      to                     
Commission File Number 1-12001
ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   25-1792394
     
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     
1000 Six PPG Place
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  15222-5479
     
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)
(412) 394-2800
 
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes  þ      No  o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act: (Check one):
Large accelerated filer  þ                     Accelerated filer  o                     Non-accelerated filer  o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes  o      No  þ
At July 27, 2007, the registrant had outstanding 102,217,501 shares of its Common Stock.

 

ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED
SEC FORM 10-Q
QUARTER ENDED June 30, 2007
INDEX
       
      Page No.
PART I. — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
       
 
       
Item 1. Financial Statements
       
 
       
Consolidated Balance Sheets
    3  
 
       
Consolidated Statements of Income
    4  
 
       
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
    5  
 
       
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
    6  
 
       
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
    18  
 
       
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
    29  
 
       
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
    30  
 
       
PART II. — OTHER INFORMATION
       
 
       
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
    30  
 
       
Item 1A. Risk Factors
    30  
 
       
Item 2. Change in Securities, Use of Proceeds and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
    30  
 
       
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
    31  
 
       
Item 6. Exhibits
    31  
 
       
SIGNATURES
    32  
 
       
EXHIBIT INDEX
    33  
  EX-10.1
  EX-12.1
  EX-31.1
  EX-31.2
  EX-32.1

2

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In millions, except share and per share amounts)
                 
    June 30,     December 31,  
    2007     2006  
    (Unaudited)     (Audited)  
ASSETS
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 529.6     $ 502.3  
Accounts receivable, net
    709.9       610.9  
Inventories, net
    1,054.0       798.7  
Deferred income taxes
    26.4       26.6  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    34.7       49.4  
 
           
Total Current Assets
    2,354.6       1,987.9  
 
Property, plant and equipment, net
    980.2       871.7  
Cost in excess of net assets acquired
    209.4       206.5  
Deferred income taxes
    117.9       119.0  
Prepaid pension cost
    11.2        
Other assets
    112.8       95.4  
 
           
Total Assets
  $ 3,786.1     $ 3,280.5  
 
           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Accounts payable
  $ 445.3     $ 355.1  
Accrued liabilities
    229.9       241.6  
Accrued income taxes
    66.2       22.7  
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt
    22.2       23.7  
 
           
Total Current Liabilities
    763.6       643.1  
 
               
Long-term debt
    518.5       529.9  
Retirement benefits
    452.0       464.4  
Other long-term liabilities
    170.2       140.2  
 
           
Total Liabilities
    1,904.3       1,777.6  
 
           
Stockholders’ Equity:
               
Preferred stock, par value $0.10: authorized- 50,000,000 shares; issued-none
           
Common stock, par value $0.10, authorized-500,000,000 shares; issued-102,404,256 shares at June 30, 2007 and 101,201,411 at December 31, 2006; outstanding-102,207,876 shares at June 30, 2007 and 101,201,328 shares at December 31, 2006
    10.2       10.1  
Additional paid-in capital
    656.9       637.0  
Retained earnings
    1,524.1       1,166.6  
Treasury stock: 196,380 shares at June 30, 2007 and 83 shares at December 31, 2006
    (19.5 )      
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax
    (289.9 )     (310.8 )
 
           
Total Stockholders’ Equity
    1,881.8       1,502.9  
 
           
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
  $ 3,786.1     $ 3,280.5  
 
           
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

3

ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In millions except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2007     2006     2007     2006  
 
Sales
  $ 1,471.3     $ 1,210.8     $ 2,843.9     $ 2,251.3  
 
                               
Costs and expenses:
                               
Cost of sales
    1,069.8       918.7       2,055.9       1,711.1  
Selling and administrative expenses
    72.7       75.4       150.8       148.3  
 
                       
Income before interest, other income (expense), and income taxes
    328.8       216.7       637.2       391.9  
 
                               
Interest expense, net
    (2.6 )     (5.8 )     (6.9 )     (13.3 )
Other income (expense)
    (0.3 )     (1.2 )     0.2       (2.5 )
 
                       
 
Income before income tax provision
    325.9       209.7       630.5       376.1  
 
                               
Income tax provision
    119.4       65.4       226.2       125.3  
 
                       
Net income
  $ 206.5     $ 144.3     $ 404.3     $ 250.8  
 
                       
 
                               
Basic net income per common share
  $ 2.03     $ 1.45     $ 3.98     $ 2.53  
 
                       
 
                               
Diluted net income per common share
  $ 2.00     $ 1.41     $ 3.93     $ 2.46  
 
                       
 
                               
Dividends declared per common share
  $ 0.13     $ 0.10     $ 0.26     $ 0.20  
 
                       
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

4

ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
                 
    Six Months Ended  
    June 30,  
    2007     2006  
Operating Activities:
               
Net income
  $ 404.3     $ 250.8  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    48.6       39.9  
Deferred income taxes
    9.2       (5.6 )
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Inventories
    (255.3 )     (228.5 )
Accounts receivable
    (99.0 )     (118.3 )
Accounts payable
    90.2       83.8  
Accrued income taxes, net of tax benefits on share-based compensation
    43.5       8.5  
Retirement benefits
    4.4       26.1  
Accrued liabilities and other
    (59.2 )     (25.6 )
 
           
Cash provided by operating activities
    186.7       31.1  
 
               
Investing Activities:
               
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
    (151.5 )     (103.5 )
Asset disposals and other
    4.2       1.5  
 
           
Cash used in investing activities
    (147.3 )     (102.0 )
 
               
Financing Activities:
               
Payments on long-term debt and capital leases
    (9.6 )     (5.9 )
Net borrowings (repayments) under credit facilities
    (3.4 )     3.5  
 
           
Net decrease in debt
    (13.0 )     (2.4 )
Dividends paid
    (26.5 )     (20.0 )
Tax benefits on share-based compensation
    22.4       16.5  
Exercises of stock options
    5.0       27.3  
 
           
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    (12.1 )     21.4  
 
           
 
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    27.3       (49.5 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year
    502.3       362.7  
 
           
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 529.6     $ 313.2  
 
           
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

5

ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Unaudited
Note 1. Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
     The interim consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Allegheny Technologies Incorporated and its subsidiaries. Unless the context requires otherwise, “Allegheny Technologies”, “ATI” and “the Company” refer to Allegheny Technologies Incorporated and its subsidiaries.
     These unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions for Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and note disclosures required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In management’s opinion, all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The results of operations for these interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for any future period.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
     In the 2007 first quarter, as required, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Staff Position (“FSP”) titled “Accounting for Planned Major Maintenance Activities” (“FSP PMMA”). This FSP amends an AICPA Industry Audit guide and is applicable to all industries that accrue for planned major maintenance activities. The FSP PMMA prohibits the use of the accrue-in-advance method of accounting for planned major maintenance activities, which was the policy the Company previously used to record planned plant outage costs on an interim basis within a fiscal year, and also to record the costs of major equipment rebuilds which extend the life of capital equipment. The FSP PMMA was effective as of the beginning of ATI’s 2007 fiscal year, with retrospective application to all prior periods presented. Under the FSP PMMA, the Company reports results using the deferral method whereby major equipment rebuilds are capitalized as costs are incurred and amortized to expense over the estimated useful lives, and planned plant outage costs are fully recognized in the interim period of the outage. The adoption of the FSP PMMA on January 1, 2007, resulted in an increase in net property, plant and equipment of $4.1 million, a decrease in non-current deferred income tax assets of $5.8 million, a decrease in accrued liabilities of $2.4 million, a decrease in long-term liabilities of $9.6 million, and an increase to retained earnings of $10.3 million, net of related taxes. As required by the FSP PMMA, the Company’s financial statements have been restated to reflect this FSP as if this standard had been applied to the earliest period presented. As a result, net income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 increased $3.9 million, or $0.04 per share, and $7.9 million, or $0.08 per share, respectively.
     In the 2007 first quarter, as required, the Company also adopted FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”), an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”. FIN 48 prescribes recognition and measurement standards for a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The evaluation of a tax position in accordance with FIN 48 is a two step process. The first step is the determination of whether a tax position should be recognized in the financial statements. Under FIN 48, a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return is to be recognized only if the Company determines that it is more-likely-than-not that the tax position will be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities based upon the technical merits of the position. In step two, for those tax positions which should be recognized, the measurement of a tax position is determined as being the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. FIN 48 was effective for the beginning of ATI’s 2007 fiscal year, with adoption treated as a cumulative-effect type reduction to retained earnings of $5.6 million as of the beginning of 2007. Upon adoption of FIN 48, the Company made an accounting policy election to classify interest and penalties on estimated liabilities for uncertain tax positions as components of the provision for income taxes.

6

Note 2. Inventories
     Inventories at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were as follows (in millions):
                 
    June 30,     December 31,  
    2007     2006  
 
               
Raw materials and supplies
  $ 214.4     $ 190.7  
Work-in-process
    1,180.8       931.7  
Finished goods
    173.3       148.0  
 
           
Total inventories at current cost
    1,568.5       1,270.4  
Less allowances to reduce current cost values to LIFO basis
    (509.3 )     (466.7 )
Progress payments
    (5.2 )     (5.0 )
 
           
Total inventories, net
  $ 1,054.0     $ 798.7  
 
           
     Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (last-in, first-out (“LIFO”), first-in, first-out (“FIFO”), and average cost methods) or market, less progress payments. Most of the Company’s inventory is valued utilizing the LIFO costing methodology. Inventory of the Company’s non-U.S. operations is valued using average cost or FIFO methods. The effect of using the LIFO methodology to value inventory, rather than FIFO, increased cost of sales by $21.7 million for the 2007 second quarter and $42.6 million for the first six months of 2007, compared to $45.5 million for the 2006 second quarter and $52.4 million for the first six months of 2006. The LIFO inventory valuation reserve charge for the 2007 second quarter includes approximately $16 million associated with the effects of projected liquidations of LIFO inventory quantities carried at the lower costs prevailing in prior years as compared to current costs.
Note 3. Supplemental Financial Statement Information
     Property, plant and equipment at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were as follows (in millions):
                 
    June 30,     December 31,  
    2007     2006  
 
               
Land
  $ 24.2     $ 23.9  
Buildings
    245.2       242.1  
Equipment and leasehold improvements
    1,834.1       1,690.3  
 
           
 
    2,103.5       1,956.3  
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (1,123.3 )     (1,084.6 )
 
           
Total property, plant and equipment, net
  $ 980.2     $ 871.7  
 
           

7

Note 4. Debt
     Debt at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 was as follows (in millions):
                 
    June 30,     December 31,  
    2007     2006  
 
               
Allegheny Technologies $300 million 8.375% Notes due 2011, net (a)
  $ 305.9     $ 306.5  
Allegheny Ludlum 6.95% debentures, due 2025
    150.0       150.0  
Promissory note for J&L asset acquisition
    48.4       54.0  
Domestic Bank Group $325 million secured credit agreement
           
Foreign credit agreements
    21.5       24.2  
Industrial revenue bonds, due through 2020
    10.9       10.9  
Capitalized leases and other
    4.0       8.0  
 
           
Total short-term and long-term debt
    540.7       553.6  
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt
    (22.2 )     (23.7 )
 
           
Total long-term debt
  $ 518.5     $ 529.9  
 
           
 
(a)   Includes fair value adjustments for settled interest rate swap contracts of $9.6 million at June 30, 2007 and $10.5 million at December 31, 2006.
     Interest expense was $17.7 million and $19.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Interest expense was reduced by $3.2 million and $2.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, for interest capitalization on capital projects. Net interest expense includes interest income of $10.8 million and $6.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
     The Company had a $325 million senior secured domestic revolving credit facility (“the former facility”), which was secured by all accounts receivable and inventory of its U.S. operations, and included capacity for up to $175 million in letters of credit. As of June 30, 2007, there had been no borrowings made under the former facility, although a portion of the former facility was used to support approximately $81 million in letters of credit. In addition, STAL, the Company’s Chinese joint venture company in which ATI has a 60% interest, had approximately $17 million in letters of credit outstanding as of June 30, 2007, related to the expansion of its operations in Shanghai, China. These letters of credit are supported solely by STAL’s financial capability without any guarantees from the joint venture partners.
     Effective July 31, 2007, the Company replaced the existing $325 million senior secured domestic revolving credit facility with a new five-year $400 million senior unsecured domestic revolving credit facility (“the new unsecured facility”). The new unsecured facility includes a $200 million sublimit for the issuance of letters or credit. Under the new unsecured facility, the Company may increase the size of the credit facility by up to $100 million without seeking the further approval of the lending group. The new unsecured facility requires the Company to maintain a leverage ratio (consolidated total indebtedness divided by consolidated earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation and amortization) of not greater than 3.25, and maintain an interest coverage ratio (consolidated earnings before interest and taxes divided by interest expense) of not less than 2.0.
     Borrowings or letter of credit issuance under the new unsecured facility bear interest at the Company’s option at either: (1) the one-, two-, three- or six-month LIBOR rate plus a margin ranging from 0.625% to 1.25% depending upon the value of the leverage ratio as defined by the new unsecured facility agreement; or (2) a base rate announced from time-to-time by the lending group (i.e. the Prime lending rate). In addition, the new unsecured facility contains a facility fee of 0.15% to 0.30% depending upon the value of the leverage ratio, and a letter of credit issuance fee of 0.125%. The Company’s overall borrowing costs under the new unsecured facility are not affected by changes in the Company’s credit ratings.

8

Note 5. Per Share Information
     The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per common share (in millions, except share and per share amounts):
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2007     2006     2007     2006  
 
                               
Numerator for basic and diluted net income per common share — net income
  $ 206.5     $ 144.3     $ 404.3     $ 250.8  
 
                       
 
                               
Denominator:
                               
Denominator for basic net income per common share-weighted average shares
    101.8       99.7       101.6       99.2  
Effect of dilutive securities:
                               
Option equivalents
    0.6       1.2       0.6       1.4  
Contingently issuable shares
    0.6       1.5       0.7       1.5  
 
                       
Denominator for diluted net income per common share — adjusted weighted average shares and assumed conversions
    103.0       102.4       102.9       102.1  
 
                               
Basic net income per common share
  $ 2.03     $ 1.45     $ 3.98     $ 2.53  
 
                       
 
                               
Diluted net income per common share
  $ 2.00     $ 1.41     $ 3.93     $ 2.46  
 
                       
     For the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2007, there were no weighted average shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options which were antidilutive. The 2006 quarter and six month periods included a negligible amount of antidilutive weighted average shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options.
Note 6. Comprehensive Income
     The components of comprehensive income, net of tax, were as follows (in millions):
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2007     2006     2007     2006  
 
                               
Net income
  $ 206.5     $ 144.3     $ 404.3     $ 250.8  
 
                       
Foreign currency translation gains
    3.1       18.1       11.1       21.8  
Unrealized gains (losses) on energy, raw material and currency hedges, net of tax
    (19.5 )     4.4       (7.9 )     (6.4 )
Retirement benefits
    5.6             18.2        
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities
    (0.9 )     0.1       (0.5 )     0.1  
 
                       
 
    (11.7 )     22.6       20.9       15.5  
 
                       
Comprehensive income
  $ 194.8     $ 166.9     $ 425.2     $ 266.3  
 
                       
Note 7. Income Taxes
     Results for the second quarter 2007 included a provision for income taxes of $119.4 million, or 36.6% of income before tax, compared to an income tax provision of $65.4 million, or 31.2% of income before tax, for the comparable 2006 quarter. The second quarter 2006 benefited from the elimination of a $10.2 million deferred tax valuation allowance with respect to certain state tax credits. The income tax provision for the six months ended June 30, 2007 was $226.2 million, or 35.9% of income before tax, compared to an income tax provision of $125.3 million, or 33.3% of tax for the comparable prior year period.

9

     As required, the Company adopted FIN 48 on January 1, 2007. As a result of implementing this Interpretation, the Company recognized a $19.4 million increase in the long-term liability for unrecognized tax benefits, and a $13.8 million increase in deferred tax assets for tax positions which the ultimate deductibility is highly certain, but for which there is uncertainty about the timing of such deductibility. Because of the impact of deferred tax accounting, other than interest and penalties, the disallowance of the shorter deductibility period would not affect the annual effective tax rate but would accelerate the payment of cash to the taxing authority to an earlier period. The net result of these recognized assets and liabilities was a reduction to beginning retained earnings of $5.6 million. Including liabilities recognized in the FIN 48 adoption, the Company’s total liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits at January 1, 2007 were $26.3 million. Interest and penalties recognized at the FIN 48 adoption were $3.5 million. It is the Company’s policy to classify interest and penalties recognized on underpayment of income taxes as income tax expense. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Company’s income tax provision included $6.8 million of expense related to uncertain tax positions including $1.0 million of interest and penalties, which increased the long-term liability to $33.1 million, which included $4.5 million of interest and penalties.
     Including tax positions for which the Company determined that the tax position would not meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold upon examination by the tax authorities based upon the technical merits of the position, the total estimated unrecognized tax benefit that, if recognized, would affect the Company’s effective tax rate was approximately $16 million. At this time, the Company does not believe that it is reasonably possible that there will be a material change in the estimated unrecognized tax benefits within the next twelve months.
     The Company, and/or one of its subsidiaries, files income tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and in various states and foreign jurisdictions. A summary of tax years that remain subject to examination, by major tax jurisdiction, is as follows:
         
    Earliest Year
    Open to
Jurisdiction   Examination
U.S. Federal
    2003  
States:
       
Pennsylvania
    2003  
North Carolina
    2003  
Texas
    2002  
Foreign:
       
Germany
    2000  
United Kingdom
    2005  
Note 8. Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits
     The Company has defined benefit pension plans and defined contribution plans covering substantially all employees. Benefits under the defined benefit pension plans are generally based on years of service and/or final average pay. The Company funds the U.S. pension plans in accordance with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the Internal Revenue Code.
     The Company also sponsors several postretirement plans covering certain salaried and hourly employees. The plans provide health care and life insurance benefits for eligible retirees. In most plans, Company contributions towards premiums are capped based on the cost as of a certain date, thereby creating a defined contribution. For the non-collectively bargained plans, the Company maintains the right to amend or terminate the plans at its discretion.

10

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, the components of pension expense for the Company’s defined benefit plans and components of other postretirement benefit expense included the following (in millions):
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2007     2006     2007     2006  
Pension Benefits:
                               
Service cost — benefits earned during the year
  $ 6.9     $ 7.1     $ 13.8     $ 14.2  
Interest cost on benefits earned in prior years
    31.8       32.0       63.7       64.1  
Expected return on plan assets
    (46.7 )     (40.6 )     (93.4 )     (81.2 )
Amortization of prior service cost
    4.4       4.8       8.8       9.6  
Amortization of net actuarial loss
    7.8       12.6       15.6       25.2  
 
                       
Total pension expense
  $ 4.2     $ 15.9     $ 8.5     $ 31.9  
 
                       
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2007     2006     2007     2006  
Other Postretirement Benefits:
                               
Service cost — benefits earned during the year
  $ 0.7     $ 0.7     $ 1.5     $ 1.4  
Interest cost on benefits earned in prior years
    7.8       7.9       15.5       16.0  
Expected return on plan assets
    (1.8 )     (1.6 )     (3.6 )     (3.2 )