Chartpoppers.com releases Investment overview on Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AA)

(CHARTPOPPERS.COM, January 12, 2010 ) Point Roberts, WA - Chartpoppers.com announces an investment report featuring company Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AA)

The Consolidated Investment Analysis on Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AA) will be in particular interest to other competing companys within in its sector, such as Kaiser Aluminum Corp. (NASDAQ: KALU), Aluminum Corp. Of China (NYSE: ACH) and Century Aluminum Co. (NASDAQ: CENX)

Alcoa Inc. engages in the production and management of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum, and alumina worldwide. It involves in the technology, mining, refining, smelting, fabricating, and and recycling of aluminum. The companyÂ’s products include precision castings, and aerospace and industrial fasteners. Alcoa offers flat-rolled products, such as sheet and plate, foil products, and can reclamations; extruded and end products, including extrusion and architectural products; auto engineering products; and automotive components

Recent News on Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AA)

Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA - News) posted a narrower fourth-quarter loss on Monday as aluminum prices inched up, but the result fell short of expectations and its shares dropped more than 6 percent in after-hours trade.

"The top-line numbers are significantly better than expected, but the bottom-line numbers are worse than expected," said Stephen Massocca, managing director of Wedbush Morgan in San Francisco.

"The headline number is a little bit disappointing, but as you dig in a little bit deeper it looks as though there is some improvements. It looks like the company is on track to meet many of their (financial) objectives," said Brian Hicks, co-manager of US Global Investors global resources fund.

Alcoa said the net loss was $277 million, or 28 cents per share, compared with a loss of $1.19 billion, or $1.49 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2008.

Excluding charges of 28 cents a share for restructuring, special items and discrete tax items, Alcoa earned 1 cent a share on an operating basis, short of the 6 cents a share expected, on average, by analysts. according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

Revenue fell to $5.43 billion from $5.68 billion but was 18 percent higher than the third quarter, the Pittsburgh-based company said. Wall Street expected revenue of $4.86 billion

"This was a tough year for the aluminum industry -- a price crash, demand destruction, and credit crunch," said President and Chief Executive Klaus Kleinfeld.

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