Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Alcoa posts 4Q net loss on weaker aluminum demand

(AP) ? Alcoa Inc. is reporting a fourth-quarter net loss as a slower global economy hurt aluminum demand in industries ranging from construction and packaging to automobiles.

The New York manufacturing giant said Monday that its net loss was $191 million, or 18 cents a share, in the October-to-December quarter. That compares with net income of $258 million, or 24 cents a share, a year ago.

The most recent quarter included $185 million in one-time charges. Excluding those, the company's net loss was $34 million, or 3 cents a share.

Revenue rose to $6 billion from $5.65 billion.

Analysts surveyed by FactSet estimated a loss of 2 cents per share on revenue of $5.72 billion.

Alcoa released its results after the markets closed. Shares rose 27 cents to end at $9.43.

Associated Press

Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/f70471f764144b2fab526d39972d37b3/Article_2012-01-09-Earns-Alcoa/id-df5b0a1b4b0b4b33a63b07d5632cb268

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