AK Steel Holding Corporation

AK Steel — Q3 2019 Earnings Presentation

30 slides from AK Steel's earnings presentation, Oct 30, 2019

  1. Slide 1: Third Quarter 2019 Financial Results

    Third Quarter 2019 Financial Results October 30, 2019 Creating Innovative Steel Solutions © 2019 AK Steel. All rights reserved.

  2. Slide 2: AK Steel Executive Presenters

    AK Steel Executive Presenters . Roger Newport Chief Executive Officer . Kirk Reich President and Chief Operating Officer . Jaime Vasquez Vice President – Finance and Chief Financial Officer SAFETY | QUALITY | PRODUCTIVITY | INNOVATION October 2019 2 © 2019 AK Steel. All rights reserved.

  3. Slide 3: Forward-Looking Statements

    Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements made or incorporated by reference in this presentation reflect management’s estimates and beliefs and are intended to be “forward-looking statements” identified in the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words

  4. Slide 4: Roger Newport, Chief Executive Officer

    Roger Newport Chief Executive Officer SAFETY | QUALITY | PRODUCTIVITY | INNOVATION October 2019 © 2019 AK Steel. All rights reserved.

  5. Slide 5: Protecting Our Most Important Asset – Our People

    Protecting Our Most Important Asset – Our People . Continue to be an industry leader in safety performance . Five facilities achieved zero OSHA DART* cases for 3Q 2019 . Four facilities achieved zero OSHA recordable cases for 3Q 2019 . Two facilities achieved zero occupational injuries for 3Q 2019 *

  6. Slide 6: Sustainability Highlights

    SUSTAINABILITY HIGHLIGHTS 1200+ Volunteers In 100+ Events In Our Communities 66% Waste Recycled CONTINUED HIGH RATINGS 99.9% 99.9% For Corporate Governance Practices Water Compliance Air Compliance $1.5 MILLION Contributed to our communities through Of Water Utilized RECYCLED Or Reused the AK Steel

  7. Slide 7: Strategic Accomplishments

    Strategic Accomplishments 2014-15 2016 2017 2018 2019+ • Acquired Dearborn assets • Dearborn coating line • New Research and Innovation • Best financial performance • Capital investment to support • Idled Ashland hot-end upgraded to produce next Center since 2008 growth at Precision Partners steelma

  8. Slide 8: Ashland Works Update

    Ashland Works Update . Ashland Works facility will be permanently closed by the end of 2019 − Blast furnace and ‘hot-end’ were idled in 2015 . Transition of coating line production to increase utilization at other AK Steel coating lines is on track . These actions are expected to result in annual sa

  9. Slide 9: Steel Market Update

    Steel Market Update North American Light Vehicle Production (Millions) . Overall demand for steel remains relatively good 17.1 17.0 16.6 16.4 16.5 . Vehicle production in 2019, as expected, will be slightly lower than 2018 2017 2018 2019E 2020E 2021E U.S. Housing Starts − Ultimate impact from GM str

  10. Slide 10: Strategy – Create Shareholder Value by...

    Strategy – Create Shareholder Value by . . . COMMERCIALIZING TRANSFORMING DRIVING innovative our operations to further growth - organically products significantly improve and through acquisitions and services our competitive into new markets and cost position downstream business SAFETY | QUALITY | P

  11. Slide 11: Kirk Reich, President and Chief Operating Officer

    Kirk Reich President and Chief Operating Officer SAFETY | QUALITY | PRODUCTIVITY | INNOVATION October 2019 © 2019 AK Steel. All rights reserved.

  12. Slide 12: Growth at Precision Partners

    Growth at Precision Partners . Leading producer of hot- and cold-stamped automotive components and complex assemblies . On track for solid increase in profitability in 2019 . Joint commercial activity with AK Steel and AK Tube progressing . Investing in new facility and equipment to support new busi

  13. Slide 13: Completed Major Maintenance at Dearborn Hot End

    B O F ’ Completed Major Maintenance at Dearborn Hot Endo f Ib no . Shotcrete the interior of the blast furnace, hot blast, bustle pipe, so tm S offtakes, uptakes, crossover and dome a t l a l v a e t s . Upgrade or replacement of various equipment i a o f n t o e − Gearbox, downcomer, gas bleeder st

  14. Slide 14: Automotive Materials and Components Solutions Provider

    Automotive Materials and Components Solutions Provider . Uniquely positioned among suppliers to automotive OEMs ‒ Broadest portfolio of materials Carbon Automotive Market Share Increasing ‒ Tool and die design and manufacturing ‒ Hot- and cold-stamped offerings ‒ Complex part assembly ‒ Exhaust syst

  15. Slide 15: Growing Demand for Ultra High-Strength Steels

    Growing Demand for Ultra High-Strength Steels . Automotive OEMs are seeking cost 600 570 533 320 507 effective lightweighting solutions 282 500 474 453 254 431 218 195 395 . Innovating steel products in 400 170 123 collaboration with future OEM 329 314 296 71 vehicle body designs 300 279 66 258 63 2

  16. Slide 16: ULTRALUME PHS Licensing Agreement

    ULTRALUME® PHS Licensing Agreement . ULTRALUME® PHS is an aluminized boron press hardenable steel product ‒ High strength, high formability steel that is hot-stamped into parts for lightweighting in the auto industry . AK Steel has full rights to manufacture and sell ULTRALUME® PHS for hot stamping

  17. Slide 17: Jaime Vasquez, Vice President – Finance and CFO

    Jaime Vasquez Vice President – Finance and Chief Financial Officer SAFETY | QUALITY | PRODUCTIVITY | INNOVATION October 2019 © 2019 AK Steel. All rights reserved.

  18. Slide 18: Third Quarter 2019 Financial Highlights

    Third Quarter 2019 Financial Highlights ($ Millions, except per share and per ton) 3Q 2018 2Q 2019 3Q 2019 Flat-Rolled Shipments (in 000s of tons) 1,424 1,391 1,303 Flat-Rolled Average Selling Price Per Ton $1,114 $1,102 $1,067 Net Sales $1,735.6 $1,680.5 $1,535.5 Net Income (Loss) $67.2 $66.8 $2.8

  19. Slide 19: Adjusted EBITDA – 2Q 2019 to 3Q 2019

    Adjusted EBITDA – 2Q 2019 to 3Q 2019 $180 $152 $155 $26 $130 $13 $105 ($ ($ Millions) $7 $87 $80 $60 $51 $55 $30 2Q 2019 Actual Pricing/Volume/Mix Raw Materials & Operations Mark-to-Market Other 3Q 2019 Actual Energy Unrealized Loss SAFETY | QUALITY | PRODUCTIVITY | INNOVATION October 2019 19 © 2019

  20. Slide 20: 2019 Full Year Guidance Estimates

    2019 Full Year Guidance Estimates Flat-Rolled Shipments (000s tons) . Net income attributable to AK Steel of ~$26 to $41 million 8,000 6,000 6,974 4,000 5,936 5,596 5,683 . Adjusted net income of ~$103 to $118 million 2,000 0 . Adjusted EBITDA in the range of ~$450 to $465 million 2015 2016 2017 201

  21. Slide 21: 2019 Full Year Other Guidance Items

    2019 Full Year Other Guidance Items . Earnings per share of ~$0.08 to $0.13 . Adjusted earnings per share of ~$0.32 to $0.37 (1) . Flat-rolled shipments ~5.3 to 5.4 million tons . Average flat-rolled selling price roughly the same as 2018 . Major maintenance outages ~$70 to $80 million . Depreciatio

  22. Slide 22: Thank You!

    THANK YOU! SAFETY | QUALITY | PRODUCTIVITY | INNOVATION October 2019 © 2019 AK Steel. All rights reserved.

  23. Slide 23: Appendix

    Appendix SAFETY | QUALITY | PRODUCTIVITY | INNOVATION October 2019 © 2019 AK Steel. All rights reserved.

  24. Slide 24: Investor Contact

    Investor Contact DOUGLAS O. MITTERHOLZER ADDRESS Assistant Treasurer and 9227 Centre Pointe Drive General Manager, Investor Relations West Chester, OH 45069 E-MAIL ADDRESS TELEPHONE NUMBER [email protected] Office: 513.425.5215 SAFETY | QUALITY | PRODUCTIVITY | INNOVATION October 2019 24

  25. Slide 25: High-Value Product Mix with More Predictable Pricing

    High-Value Product Mix with More Predictable Pricing Flat-Rolled Product Mix Customer Contract Structure 2015 2015 Other 3% Spot Market Hot-rolled ~19% 18% Coated Fixed Base 48% Price Contracts Stainless/ Steel Index ~62% Electrical Based Contracts 13% ~19% Cold-rolled 2018 2018 18% Other 3% Spot Ma

  26. Slide 26: Balance Sheet and Cash Flow

    Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Third Quarter Highlights Robust Liquidity ($ Millions) . Maintain focus on strengthening balance sheet $1,500 $1,000 $1,354 $989 $1,024 $845* $500 $700 . Ended quarter with liquidity of more than $1 billion $0 12/31/15 12/31/16 12/31/17 12/31/18 09/30/19 * Acquisition of

  27. Slide 27: Significantly Improved Debt Profile

    Significantly Improved Debt Profile ($ Millions) December 31, 2015 September 30, 2019 Total Debt: $2.4 billion $700 $150 $150 $537 Total Debt: $2.0 billion $7 $406 $406 $380 $380 $392 $290 $305 $270 $550 $530 $149 $62 $62 $30 $30 $7 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2019 2020 20

  28. Slide 28: Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation of Adjusted Net Income

    Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation of Adjusted Net Income Qtr ended Qtr ended Qtr ended 9 Months Qtr ended Qtr ended Qtr ended 9 Months 2019 Guidance ($ Millions) 2016 2017 2018 3/31/2018 6/30/2018 9/30/2018 2018 3/31/2019 6/30/2019 9/30/2019 2019 Low High Reconciliation to Net Income (Loss)

  29. Slide 29: Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA

    Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA Qtr ended Qtr ended Qtr ended 9 Months Qtr ended Qtr ended Qtr ended 9 Months 2019 Guidance ($ Millions) 2016 2017 2018 3/31/2018 6/30/2018 9/30/2018 2018 3/31/2019 6/30/2019 9/30/2019 2019 Low High Net income (loss) attributable to AK St

  30. Slide 30: SAFETY | QUALITY | PRODUCTIVITY | INNOVATION October 2019 © 2019 AK Steel. All rights reserved.

    SAFETY | QUALITY | PRODUCTIVITY | INNOVATION October 2019 © 2019 AK Steel. All rights reserved.

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