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ATI INC 8-K Report, Corporate Update (Jul 27, 2012)

Filed July 27, 2012For Securities:ATI

Summary

Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (ATI) filed an 8-K on July 27, 2012, primarily to report its consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010, and 2009. This filing implements new FASB accounting standards requiring a revised presentation of comprehensive income, either in a single or two consecutive statements. While the presentation format has changed for fiscal year 2012, the underlying financial data and its impact on the consolidated financial statements remain the same.

Key Highlights

  • 1The 8-K introduces the revised presentation of Comprehensive Income as required by new FASB amendments, effective for fiscal year 2012.
  • 2ATI has presented consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) for the years 2011, 2010, and 2009.
  • 3For the year ended December 31, 2011, ATI reported a net loss of $(62.2) million, a significant decrease from a comprehensive income of $79.1 million in 2010 and $104.7 million in 2009.
  • 4Key drivers of the 2011 comprehensive loss include a substantial negative adjustment of $(277.1) million related to pension plans and other postretirement benefits.
  • 5Other comprehensive income/loss components for 2011 include negative foreign currency translation adjustments of $(3.1) million and unrealized losses on equity securities of $(0.1) million, partially offset by gains on derivatives of $3.8 million.
  • 6The filing includes noncontrolling interests' portion of comprehensive income/loss, which was positive in all presented years.
  • 7The change in presentation of comprehensive income did not impact the overall consolidated financial statements' results.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of this 8-K filing is to report Allegheny Technologies Incorporated's (ATI) consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) for the years 2011, 2010, and 2009, in accordance with new accounting standards issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB).

No, the filing explicitly states that the changes in presentation, while significant for reporting format, did not have an impact on the consolidated financial statements themselves.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, ATI reported a comprehensive loss of $(62.2) million. This contrasts with comprehensive income of $79.1 million in 2010 and $104.7 million in 2009.

The most significant factor contributing to the comprehensive loss in 2011 was a large negative adjustment of $(277.1) million related to pension plans and other postretirement benefits. Other negative impacts included foreign currency translation adjustments and unrealized losses on equity securities.