Century Aluminum Company · NASDAQ:CENX

Century Aluminum — Q1 2020 Earnings Presentation

20 slides from Century Aluminum's earnings presentation, Apr 30, 2020

  1. Slide 1: Century Aluminum Company 1st Quarter Earnings Call

    Century Aluminum Company 1st Quarter Earnings Call April 30, 2020

  2. Slide 2: Cautionary Statement

    Cautionary Statement This presentation and statements made by Century Aluminum Company management on the quarterly conference call contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21

  3. Slide 3: Speakers

    Speakers • Mike Bless – President and Chief Executive Officer • Craig Conti – Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer • Peter Trpkovski – Director of Financial Planning and Analysis 2

  4. Slide 4: Overview

    Overview • Strong Q1 financial performance validates cost structure in place before further benefit of recent actions • All plants continue to operate at normal production levels • Sudden demand destruction led to precipitous fall in global metal price • U.S. price further undermined by surging Cana

  5. Slide 5: Pandemic Response/Status

    Pandemic Response/Status Health, Safety, and Operations Response Current Status • Myriad policies (inside/outside • 1 confirmed diagnosis/handful of plants) to keep employees quarantines (entire company) healthy • All plants operating at normal • Cancellation/deferral of non- levels and without inte

  6. Slide 6: Pandemic Response/Status: Cost Reduction, Cash Flow, and Liquidity

    Pandemic Response/Status Cost Reduction, Cash Flow, and Liquidity Enhancement Response Current Status • Discretionary spending and hiring • Q1 performance provides frozen, salary increases cancelled and strong foundation similar measures • 2H20 plant costs down by • Significant capex reduction; $180

  7. Slide 7: Industry Environment

    Industry Environment Financial Oil Volatility / Covid-19 Crisis Brexit Slowdown LT LME Avg … ~$1,900/Mt 1) Source: CRU Group, Century Aluminum Company 6

  8. Slide 8: Summary of Financial Results

    Summary of Financial Results ($MM, except per share and tonne amounts) Q419 Q120 Income statement Shipments (tonnes) 202,870 202,905 Net sales $ 436 $ 421 Net income/(loss) (5) (3) Earnings/(loss) per share (0.05) (0.03) Adjusted net income/(loss)1 (9) 1 Adjusted earnings / (loss) per share1 (0.09)

  9. Slide 9: Financial Results: Q419 vs. Q120 Adjusted EBITDA

    Financial Results Q419 vs. Q120 Adjusted EBITDA ($MM) 1) See reconciliation to comparable GAAP financial measure in appendix 8

  10. Slide 10: Financial Results: Q419 vs. Q120 Cash Flow

    Financial Results Q419 vs. Q120 Cash Flow ($MM) 1) See reconciliation to comparable GAAP financial measure in appendix 9

  11. Slide 11: Updated 2020 Items – Price Assumptions

    Updated 2020 Items – Price Assumptions 2H 2020 Key Assumption Units Price Midwest Premium $/T $ 220 European Duty Paid Premium $/T 100 Alumina Price Index $/T 225 MISO Indiana Hub $/MWh 22.00 NYMEX Henry Hub Nat Gas $/MMBtu 1.90 1 Nord Pool System Price $/MWh 13.75 Coke $/T 240 Pitch2 $/T 790 1) Ass

  12. Slide 12: Updated 2020 Items: Shipments and Plant Costs

    Updated 2020 Items 2H 2020 Hawesville – 100k tonnes Sebree – 105k tonnes Shipments1 Mt. Holly – 60k tonnes Grundartangi – 160k tonnes U.S. - $1,840 - $1,890/T Plant Cash Costs2 Iceland - $1,425 - $1,475/T U.S. - $1,555 - $1,605/T Net Plant Cash Costs2,3 Iceland - $1,335 - $1,385/T 1) Assumes ~180K o

  13. Slide 13: Updated 2020 Items: SG&A, Interest, Capex

    Updated 2020 Items 2H 2020 Book ~$20MM SG&A Cash ~$16MM Book ~$13MM Interest Cash ~$12MM Hawesville term ~$10MM loan paydown $5MM - $10MM Capex All investment capex deferred Cash flow ~$1,550 breakeven1 1) Consolidated cash flow break-even is direct LME comparative, net of all premiums and based on

  14. Slide 14: Appendix

    Appendix

  15. Slide 15: Non-GAAP Financial Measures

    Non-GAAP Financial Measures Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income / (loss) and adjusted earnings / (loss) per share and net debt are non-GAAP financial measures that management uses to evaluate Century's financial performance. These non-GAAP financial measures facilitate comparisons of this period’s

  16. Slide 16: Adjusted Net Income (Loss) Non-GAAP Reconciliation

    Adjusted Net Income (Loss) Non-GAAP Reconciliation Q419 Q120 $MM EPS $MM EPS Net income (loss) as reported $ (4.8) $ (0.05) $ (2.7) $ (0.03) Lower of cost or NRV inventory adjustment, net of tax (3.3) (0.04) 12.1 0.13 Unrealized (gain) loss on forward and derivative contracts, net of tax 0.7 0.01 (8

  17. Slide 17: Adjusted EBITDA Non-GAAP Reconciliation

    Adjusted EBITDA Non-GAAP Reconciliation ($MM) Q419 Q120 Net income (loss) as reported $ (4.8) $ (2.7) Interest expense 5.7 6.0 Interest expense - term loan 0.8 0.7 Interest income (0.2) (0.1) Net (gain) loss on forward and derivative contracts (1.3) (3.8) Other (income) expense - net (0.5) (1.7) Inc

  18. Slide 18: Updated 2020 Items Net Plant Cash Cost Reconciliation

    Updated 2020 Items Net Plant Cash Cost Reconciliation 2H 2020 ($/T) U.S. Iceland Plant operating cash costs ($/T) $ 1,840 $ 1,890 $ 1,425 $ 1,475 Regional premium (240) (240) (100) (100) Other1 (45) (45) 10 10 Net plant operating cash costs ($/T) $ 1,555 $ 1,605 $ 1,335 $ 1,385 1) Product premium on

  19. Slide 19: Updated 2020 Sensitivities

    Updated 2020 Sensitivities 2H 2020 ($MM) Variance 2H20 EBITDA7 LME +/- $100/T $ 32 MWP1 +/- $22.04/T 5 EDPP2 +/- $22.04/T 4 Alumina Price Index +/- $10/T 2 MISO Indiana Hub3 +/- $1/MWh 3 NYMEX Henry Hub Nat Gas4 +/- $0.10/MMBtu 0.5 Nord Pool5 +/- $1/MWh 1 Coke6 +/- $10/T 2 Pitch6 +/- $10/T 0.4 1) Mi

  20. Slide 20: For Additional Information

    For Additional Information Peter Trpkovski peter.trpkovski@centuryaluminum.com 312-696-3112 (Office) Century Aluminum Company One South Wacker Dr, Suite 1000 Chicago, IL 60606 312-696-3102 (Fax) www.centuryaluminum.com 19

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