Mark Jackson, CFA
Novelis Inc. (bought by Hindalco an Indian based compa
NVL-T
DON'T BUY
Feb 01, 2005
Sold their position shortly after the spinout. Had owned Alcan as a play on the aluminum commodity and weren't interested in the rolled product business. A good business, but the debt levels looked fairly high. Valuation looks attractive. Will probably be bit of an orphan stock in regards to street coverage.
Q: Preference between Alcan (AL-T) and this company? A: Prefers the metal producer Alcan over the packager. Alcan, relying on aluminum prices, can be more volatile, but he's a believer in aluminum prices.
The manufacturing can side of aluminum. A spin off from Alcan (AL-T). Less cyclical so would prefer this one at today's prices. However, Alcan has some recovery coming, so would prefer it now.
When you get bad news in the market, it can generally stay for some time. Shareholders that got in at higher prices are looking for their price in order to exit.
This was spun out from Alcan (AL-T) a while and the market just hasn't warmed up to it and yet they're not in a bad business. Have good operations in North America and Europe. If he's right on the future of materials, this should do quite well going forward.
A stock that's not that well understood. Covered primarily by mining analysts as it was a spinoff from Alcan (AL-T). Not really a mining company and has no commodity price risk. Basically a manufacturing company. Just announced they are going to be adding a freight rider increase on their pricing.
Hasn't found a bottom yet. A lot of people are jettisoning this position on tax loss selling. Only has one estimate, so take his comments with a grain of salt. His model price is right around the current price.