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 September 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   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)   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 October 31, 2007, the registrant had outstanding 102,260,259 shares of its Common Stock.
 
 

 


 

ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED
SEC FORM 10-Q
QUARTER ENDED September 30, 2007
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In millions, except share and per share amounts)
                 
    September 30,     December 31,  
    2007     2006  
    (Unaudited)     (Audited)  
ASSETS
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 663.6     $ 502.3  
Accounts receivable, net
    648.1       610.9  
Inventories, net
    970.8       798.7  
Deferred income taxes
    26.4       26.6  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    39.4       49.4  
 
           
Total Current Assets
    2,348.3       1,987.9  
 
               
Property, plant and equipment, net
    1,096.5       871.7  
Cost in excess of net assets acquired
    209.8       206.5  
Deferred income taxes
    125.1       119.0  
Prepaid pension cost
    19.7        
Other assets
    117.4       95.4  
 
           
Total Assets
  $ 3,916.8     $ 3,280.5  
 
           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Accounts payable
  $ 337.7     $ 355.1  
Accrued liabilities
    257.4       241.6  
Accrued income taxes
    92.1       22.7  
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt
    16.5       23.7  
 
           
Total Current Liabilities
    703.7       643.1  
 
               
Long-term debt
    513.0       529.9  
Retirement benefits
    452.3       464.4  
Other long-term liabilities
    174.9       140.2  
 
           
Total Liabilities
    1,843.9       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 September 30, 2007 and 101,201,411 at December 31, 2006; outstanding-102,243,834 shares at September 30, 2007 and 101,201,328 shares at December 31, 2006
    10.2       10.1  
Additional paid-in capital
    663.3       637.0  
Retained earnings
    1,701.6       1,166.6  
Treasury stock: 160,422 shares at September 30, 2007 and 83 shares at December 31, 2006
    (15.9 )      
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax
    (286.3 )     (310.8 )
 
           
Total Stockholders’ Equity
    2,072.9       1,502.9  
 
           
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
  $ 3,916.8     $ 3,280.5  
 
           
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In millions except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2007     2006     2007     2006  
Sales
  $ 1,335.0     $ 1,288.4     $ 4,178.9     $ 3,539.7  
Costs and expenses:
                               
Cost of sales
    968.1       966.1       3,024.0       2,677.2  
Selling and administrative expenses
    73.5       72.8       224.3       221.1  
 
                       
Income before interest, other income (expense), and income taxes
    293.4       249.5       930.6       641.4  
 
Interest expense, net
    (0.1 )     (4.3 )     (7.0 )     (17.6 )
Other income (expense)
    0.7       (1.4 )     0.9       (3.9 )
 
                       
 
                               
Income before income tax provision
    294.0       243.8       924.5       619.9  
Income tax provision
    100.1       83.6       326.3       208.9  
 
                       
 
                               
Net income
  $ 193.9     $ 160.2     $ 598.2     $ 411.0  
 
                       
 
                               
Basic net income per common share
  $ 1.90     $ 1.60     $ 5.88     $ 4.13  
 
                       
 
                               
Diluted net income per common share
  $ 1.88     $ 1.56     $ 5.81     $ 4.02  
 
                       
 
                               
Dividends declared per common share
  $ 0.13     $ 0.10     $ 0.39     $ 0.30  
 
                       
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
                 
    Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,  
    2007     2006  
Operating Activities:
               
Net income
  $ 598.2     $ 411.0  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    75.2       61.9  
Deferred income taxes
    2.0       7.1  
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Inventories
    (172.1 )     (437.3 )
Accrued income taxes, net of tax benefits on share-based compensation
    69.4       20.2  
Accounts receivable
    (37.2 )     (189.4 )
Accounts payable
    (17.4 )     265.8  
Retirement benefits
    4.2       39.4  
Accrued liabilities and other
    (41.6 )     2.8  
 
           
Cash provided by operating activities
    480.7       181.5  
 
               
Investing Activities:
               
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
    (281.0 )     (162.1 )
Acquisition of business
    (9.7 )      
Asset disposals and other
    5.9       1.8  
 
           
Cash used in investing activities
    (284.8 )     (160.3 )
 
               
Financing Activities:
               
Payments on long-term debt and capital leases
    (15.1 )     (7.1 )
Net borrowings (repayments) under credit facilities
    (9.7 )     0.9  
 
           
Net decrease in debt
    (24.8 )     (6.2 )
Dividends paid
    (39.8 )     (30.0 )
Tax benefits on share-based compensation
    24.6       30.0  
Exercises of stock options
    5.4       28.2  
 
           
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    (34.6 )     22.0  
 
           
Increase in cash and cash equivalents
    161.3       43.2  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year
    502.3       362.7  
 
           
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 663.6     $ 405.9  
 
           
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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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 nine months ended September 30, 2006 decreased $1.7 million, or $0.02 per share, and increased $6.2 million, or $0.06 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.

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Note 2. Inventories
     Inventories at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were as follows (in millions):
                 
    September 30,     December 31,  
    2007     2006  
Raw materials and supplies
  $ 202.9     $ 190.7  
Work-in-process
    1,036.7       931.7  
Finished goods
    181.5       148.0  
 
           
Total inventories at current cost
    1,421.1       1,270.4  
Less allowances to reduce current cost values to LIFO basis
    (448.1 )     (466.7 )
Progress payments
    (2.2 )     (5.0 )
 
           
Total inventories, net
  $ 970.8     $ 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, reduced cost of sales by $61.2 million for the 2007 third quarter and $18.6 million for the first nine months of 2007, compared to increasing cost of sales by $54.0 million for the 2006 third quarter and $106.4 million for the first nine months of 2006. The LIFO inventory valuation reserve charge for the first nine months of 2007 includes $23 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 September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were as follows (in millions):
                 
    September 30,     December 31,  
    2007     2006  
Land
  $ 24.3     $ 23.9  
Buildings
    251.3       242.1  
Equipment and leasehold improvements
    1,965.0       1,690.3  
 
           
 
    2,240.6       1,956.3  
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (1,144.1 )     (1,084.6 )
 
           
Total property, plant and equipment, net
  $ 1,096.5     $ 871.7  
 
           

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Note 4. Debt
     Debt at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 was as follows (in millions):
                 
    September 30,     December 31,  
    2007     2006  
Allegheny Technologies $300 million 8.375% Notes due 2011, net (a)
  $ 305.7     $ 306.5  
Allegheny Ludlum 6.95% debentures, due 2025
    150.0       150.0  
Promissory note for J&L asset acquisition
    43.7       54.0  
Domestic Bank Group $400 million unsecured credit agreement
           
Foreign credit agreements
    15.6       24.2  
Industrial revenue bonds, due through 2020
    10.1       10.9  
Capitalized leases and other
    4.4       8.0  
 
           
Total short-term and long-term debt
    529.5       553.6  
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt
    (16.5 )     (23.7 )
 
           
Total long-term debt
  $ 513.0     $ 529.9  
 
           
 
(a)   Includes fair value adjustments for settled interest rate swap contracts of $9.2 million at September 30, 2007 and $10.5 million at December 31, 2006.
     Net interest expense was $7.0 million and $17.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Net interest expense includes interest income of $18.2 million and $10.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Net interest expense was reduced by $6.0 million and $4.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, for interest capitalization on capital projects.
     Effective July 31, 2007, the Company replaced its then-existing $325 million senior secured domestic revolving credit facility with a new five-year $400 million senior unsecured domestic revolving credit facility. The unsecured facility includes a $200 million sublimit for the issuance of letters or credit. Under the 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 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 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 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 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 unsecured facility are not affected by changes in the Company’s credit ratings.
     As of September 30, 2007, there had been no borrowings made under the unsecured credit facility, although a portion was used to support approximately $55 million in letters of credit.
     In August 2007, STAL, the Company’s Chinese joint venture company in which ATI has a 60% interest, entered into a five-year revolving credit facility with a group of banks. Under the credit facility, STAL may borrow up to 741 million renminbi (approximately $99 million) at an interest rate equal to 90% of the applicable lending rate published by the People’s Bank of China. The credit facility is supported solely by STAL’s financial capability without any guarantees from the joint venture partners, and is intended to be utilized in the future for the expansion of STAL’s operations, which are located in Shanghai, China. The credit facility requires STAL to maintain a minimum level of shareholders’ equity, and certain financial ratios. As of September 30, 2007, there had been no borrowings made under the credit facility.

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     STAL had approximately $21 million in letters of credit outstanding as of September 30, 2007. These letters of credit are supported solely by STAL’s financial capability without any guarantees from the joint venture partners.
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     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2007     2006     2007     2006  
Numerator for basic and diluted net income per common share — net income
  $ 193.9     $ 160.2     $ 598.2     $ 411.0  
 
                       
 
                               
Denominator:
                               
Denominator for basic net income per common share-weighted average shares
    101.8       100.1       101.7       99.5  
Effect of dilutive securities:
                               
Option equivalents
    0.6       1.0       0.6       1.3  
Contingently issuable shares
    0.7       1.5       0.7       1.5  
 
                       
Denominator for diluted net income per common share – adjusted weighted average shares and assumed conversions
    103.1       102.6       103.0       102.3  
 
                               
Basic net income per common share
  $ 1.90     $ 1.60     $ 5.88     $ 4.13  
 
                       
 
                               
Diluted net income per common share
  $ 1.88     $ 1.56     $ 5.81     $ 4.02  
 
                       
Note 6. Comprehensive Income
     The components of comprehensive income, net of tax, were as follows (in millions):
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2007     2006     2007     2006  
Net income
  $ 193.9     $ 160.2     $ 598.2     $ 411.0  
 
                       
Foreign currency translation gains
    3.1       0.5       14.2       22.3  
Unrealized losses on energy, raw material and currency hedges, net of tax
    (5.0 )     (3.8 )     (12.9 )     (10.2 )
Retirement benefits
    5.6             23.8        
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities
    (0.1 )     0.6       (0.6 )     0.7  
 
                       
 
    3.6       (2.7 )     24.5       12.8  
 
                       
Comprehensive income
  $ 197.5     $ 157.5     $ 622.7     $ 423.8  
 
                       
Note 7. Income Taxes
     Results for the third quarter 2007 included a provision for income taxes of $100.1 million, or 34.0% of income before tax, compared to an income tax provision of $83.6 million, or 34.3% of income before tax, for the comparable 2006 quarter. The third quarter 2007 included benefits of $8.1 million primarily related to a reduction of deferred tax asset valuation allowances with respect to certain state tax credits expected to be realized in future periods. The income tax provision for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $326.3 million, or 35.3% of income before tax, compared to an income tax provision of $208.9 million, or 33.7% of tax for the comparable prior year period. The nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 benefited $12.1 million and $10.2 million, respectively, due to reductions in state deferred tax asset valuation allowances due to increased state taxable income and the probability of realizing the corresponding state deferred tax assets.

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     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 for 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 nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company’s income tax provision included $6.2 million of expense related to uncertain tax positions including $1.8 million of interest and penalties, which increased the long-term liability to $32.2 million, which included $5.1 million of inter