HAYN Haynes International Inc

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

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Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 5, 2024

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HAYNES INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)

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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (765) 456-6000

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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☐Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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☐Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17CFR240.14a-12)

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☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17CFR240.14d-2(b))

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☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17CFR240.13e-4(c))

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Emerging growth company ☐

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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The information in Items 2.02, 7.01 and 9.01, including Exhibit 99.1 of this Form 8-K is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. Such information in this Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

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Item 2.02.Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

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On February 5, 2024, Haynes International, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing results for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 ended December 31, 2023. The full text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

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In light of the proposed transaction with North American Stainless, Inc. announced earlier today, the Company has cancelled the conference call, previously scheduled for Friday, February 9, 2024, to discuss its results for the first quarter of fiscal 2024.

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Item 7.01.Regulation FD Disclosure

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On February 5, 2024, the Company announced that the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.22 per outstanding share of the Company’s common stock.  The dividend is payable March 15, 2024 to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 1, 2024.  The dividend cash pay-out based on the current shares outstanding is expected to be approximately $2.8 million per quarter, or approximately $11.2 million on an annualized basis.

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Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits

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SIGNATURES

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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EXHIBIT 99.1

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NEWS RELEASE

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HAYNES INTERNATIONAL, INC. REPORTS FIRST QUARTER

FISCAL 2024 FINANCIAL RESULTS

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KOKOMO, IN, February 5, 2024 – Haynes International, Inc. (NASDAQ GS: HAYN) (the “Company”), a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of technologically advanced high-performance alloys, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended December 31, 2023.  In addition, the Company announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.22 per outstanding share.

“The continued strength of our aerospace and industrial gas turbine markets resulted in record first quarter revenue.  In addition, we are proud of our team’s actions in the quarter to minimize the revenue impact of an unplanned three-week outage at our Kokomo hot rolling mill”, said Michael L. Shor, President and Chief Executive Officer.  “While the continuing raw material headwinds from falling nickel prices will impact the second quarter, we continue to focus on what has and will continue to differentiate us, and we remain optimistic about continued strong demand and improving operational momentum through the balance of the year.” 

1st Quarter Results

Net Revenues.  Net revenues were $147.4 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2024, an increase of 11.1% from the same period of fiscal 2023 due to an increase in product average selling price per pound of $1.69 or 6.0% and an increase in pounds sold of 0.2 million or 3.9%.  The increase in product average selling price per pound largely reflected price increases and other sales factors, resulting in increased product average selling price per pound by approximately $3.47.  It also included a favorable product mix, resulting in increased product average selling price per pound by approximately $0.63.  Partially offsetting these increases were lower market prices of raw materials, which decreased product average selling price

per pound by approximately $2.41. The increase in pounds sold was hindered in the quarter by a three-week unplanned outage of the 4-high hot rolling mill located in Kokomo, Indiana.

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Cost of Sales. Cost of sales was $122.6 million, or 83.2% of net revenues, in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 compared to $109.6 million, or 82.6% of net revenues, in the same period of fiscal 2023.  Cost of sales as a percentage of revenues in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 was higher than the first quarter of fiscal 2023 due to a three-week unplanned outage of our 4-high hot rolling mill.

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Gross Profit.  Gross profit was $24.7 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2024, an increase of $1.7 million from the same period of fiscal 2023.  Gross profit in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 was higher than the first quarter of fiscal 2023 driven by higher volumes sold.  Gross profit as a percentage of net revenues declined by 60 basis points, primarily due to the three-week unplanned outage of our 4-high hot rolling mill.    

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Selling, General and Administrative Expense.  Selling, general and administrative expense was $12.5 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2024, an increase of $1.5 million from the same period of fiscal 2023.  The increase in expense in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 as compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2023 was largely driven by $0.5 million of foreign exchange losses incurred during the quarter.  Additionally, higher compensation and consulting costs contributed to the remainder of the increase.  

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Research and Technical Expense.  Research and technical expense was $1.1 million, or 0.7% of net revenue, for the first quarter of fiscal 2024, compared to $1.0 million, or 0.7% of net revenue, in the same period of fiscal 2023.

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Operating Income.  The above factors resulted in operating income in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 of $11.1 million, approximately the same as the first quarter of fiscal 2023.

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Nonoperating retirement benefit expense (income).  Nonoperating retirement benefit expense (income) was a benefit of $0.5 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 compared to a benefit of $0.4 million in the same period of fiscal 2023.  The higher nonoperating retirement benefit recorded was primarily driven by a decrease in the discount rate used in the actuarial valuation of the U.S. pension plan liability as of September 30, 2023, which resulted in higher amortization of actuarial gains in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 when compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2023.  This was partially offset by a higher interest cost component of nonoperating retirement benefit income in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 when compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2023.

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Interest expense. Interest expense was $2.2 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 compared to $1.5 million in the same period of fiscal 2023 primarily driven by approximately $30 million of additional borrowings against the revolving line of credit and higher interest rates.

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Income Taxes. Income tax expense was $1.7 million during the first quarter of fiscal 2024, a decrease of $0.5 million from expense of $2.2 million in the same period of fiscal 2023. The decrease in income tax expense was primarily driven by the vesting of stock-based compensation awards that reduced tax expense by approximately $0.4 million during the first quarter of fiscal 2024 along with a decrease in income before income taxes of $0.6 million as compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2023. Income tax expense in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 as a percentage of income before income taxes was 18.2% as compared to 22.5% in the first quarter of fiscal 2023.

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Net Income.  As a result of the above factors, net income in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 was $7.7 million, relatively unchanged from $7.7 million in the same period of fiscal 2023.

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Volumes and Pricing

Volume shipped in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 was 4.7 million pounds, which was 3.9% higher year-over-year than the first quarter of fiscal 2023, but was 2.8% lower sequentially than the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023.  First quarter volumes are typically sequentially lower due to holidays, planned maintenance outages and customers managing their calendar year-end balance sheets. Additionally, during the first quarter of fiscal 2024, we had an unplanned three-week outage at our 4-high hot rolling mill which delayed production and shipments. This outage may impact shipments during the second quarter of fiscal 2024; however, a significant portion of the delayed shipments are expected to be made up in the second half of fiscal 2024 and into fiscal 2025.    

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Aerospace volume decreased by 1.5% during the first quarter of fiscal 2024 compared to last year’s first quarter; however aerospace average selling price per pound increased 15.4% resulting in a 13.7% or $8.8 million aerospace revenue increase

compared to the prior year. Single-aisle commercial aircraft demand remains strong.  Industrial gas turbine (IGT) volumes increased 31.3% compared to last year’s first quarter, which, combined with a 3.5% increase in the IGT average selling price resulted in a 36.0% or $9.4 million IGT revenue increase compared to the prior year. Volume and sales growth in IGT was a result of solid customer demand and the Company’s market share growth strategy. Volumes in the chemical processing industry (CPI) decreased by 14.8% year-over-year, partially offset by CPI average selling price increasing 7.3%.  The net resulted in an 8.5% or $1.9 million, CPI revenue decrease compared to the prior year. Other markets revenue decreased 21.8%; however, other revenue increased by 35.1%.  The revenue decreases in CPI and Other Markets were due to mix management actions related to low-margin commoditized products as well as the three-week 4-high mill outage.    

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The Company has an ongoing strategy of increasing margins.  This has been achieved by reducing processing costs as well as increasing pricing for the high-value, differentiated products and services it offers. The Company implemented multiple price increases for its contract and non-contract business as market conditions improved and in response to higher inflation.  Customer long-term agreements typically have adjustors for specific raw material prices and for changes in the producer price index to help cover general inflationary items.  The product average selling price per pound in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 was $29.81, which was a 6.0% increase year-over-year, primarily due to the noted price increases and raw material adjustors.  

Gross Profit Margin Trend Performance

The Company has made a significant strategic effort to improve gross margins over the past few years.  As a result of this strategy, the Company reduced the volume breakeven point by over 25%. The Company previously struggled to be profitable at roughly 5.0 million pounds per quarter. With the current product mix, the Company can generate profits at lower volumes as first demonstrated in the third quarter of fiscal 2021, producing a positive net income at only 3.7 million pounds shipped.

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Gross profit margin was 16.8% in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 compared to 17.4% in the same period last year and 18.5% in fourth quarter of fiscal 2023.  Volatility of raw materials, specifically nickel and cobalt, have impacted gross margins.  During fiscal 2022 this impact was favorable due to rising raw material prices that drove increased gross margins; however, in fiscal 2023 the raw material impact turned unfavorable primarily due to cobalt prices decreasing.  The raw material impact continued to be unfavorable in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 due to nickel prices decreasing which lowered gross margins.  The estimated impact from raw material volatility in the first quarter of fiscal 2023 was a headwind of $5.6 million that compressed gross margin by an estimated 4.2%, in the second quarter of fiscal 2023 was a headwind of $1.7 million that compressed gross profit margin by an estimated 1.1%, in the third quarter of fiscal 2023 was a headwind of  $1.5 million that compressed gross profit margin by an estimated 1.1%, and in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023 was a headwind of $3.7 million that  compressed gross profit margin by an estimated 2.4%.  This continued into the first quarter of fiscal 2024 with a headwind of $5.7 million compressing gross profit margin by an estimated 3.8%.  The 4-high mill outage delayed production and shipments in the quarter which also had an unfavorable impact on gross profit margin.  

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Backlog

Backlog was $448.8 million at December 31, 2023, an increase of $40.6 million, or 9.9% from the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2023 and a decrease of $11.6 million, or 2.5% from the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023.  Backlog pounds decreased 6.0% during the first quarter of fiscal 2024 to approximately 13.8 million pounds, predominantly due to reduced production lead times on certain products thereby reducing the amount of orders needing to be placed further out in the year.

Capital Spending

Capital investment in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 was $4.3 million, and total planned capital spending for fiscal 2024 are expected to be between $25.0 million and $35.0 million.

Working Capital

Controllable working capital, which includes accounts receivable, inventory, accounts payable and accrued expenses, was $447.1 million as of December 31, 2023, a decrease of $2.3 million, or 0.5%, from $449.4 million as of September 30, 2023. The decrease resulted primarily from accounts receivable decreasing by $10.2 million, partially offset by accounts payable and accrued expenses decreasing by $6.7 million and inventory increasing by $1.2 million during the first three months of fiscal 2024.

Liquidity

The Company had cash and cash equivalents of $14.0 million as of December 31, 2023 compared to $10.7 million as of September 30, 2023.  Additionally, the Company had $108.9 million of borrowings against the $200.0 million line of credit outstanding with remaining capacity available of $91.1 million as of December 31, 2023, putting total liquidity at $105.1 million.

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Net cash provided by operating activities in the first three months of fiscal 2024 was $17.0 million compared to net cash used in operating activities of $7.1 million in the first three months of fiscal 2023.  This year-over-year change in operating cash flow was driven by a decrease in inventory of $2.1 million as compared to an increase of $29.2 million during the same period of fiscal 2023 and a decrease in accounts receivable of $11.6 million as compared to a decrease of $5.2 million during the same period of fiscal 2023.  This was partially offset by a decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $8.0 million during the first three months of fiscal 2024 as compared to an increase of $4.6 million during the same period of fiscal 2023, a difference of $12.6 million.  

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Net cash used in investing activities was $4.3 million in the first three months of fiscal 2024, which was higher than net cash used in investing activities of $3.3 million during the same period of fiscal 2023 due to higher additions to property, plant and equipment.  

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Net cash used in financing activities was $9.9 million in the first three months of fiscal 2024, a difference of $22.6 million from cash provided by financing activities of $12.7 million during the first three months of fiscal 2023.  This difference was primarily driven by a net repayment of $5.4 million against the credit facilities during the first three months of fiscal 2024 compared to a net borrowing of $13.3 million during the same period of fiscal 2023.  Additionally, there were no proceeds from the exercise of stock options during the first three months of fiscal 2024 compared to $3.4 million of proceeds from the exercise of stock options during the same period of fiscal 2023 as well as higher share repurchases of $1.5 million in the first three months of fiscal 2024 as compared to $0.8 million during the same period of fiscal 2023.  Dividends paid of $2.9 million during the first three months of fiscal 2024 were higher than dividends paid of $2.8 million during the same period of fiscal 2023.

Dividend Declared

On February 5, 2024, the Company announced that the Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.22 per outstanding share of the Company’s common stock.  The dividend is payable March 15, 2024 to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 1, 2024.  Any future dividends will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors.  

Guidance

Based on the continued projected growth in both our aerospace and industrial gas turbine markets, the Company believes that revenue and earnings are expected to be higher in the second quarter compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2024, despite the continued raw material headwinds resulting from falling nickel prices.  

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Earnings Conference Call  

In light of the proposed transaction with North American Stainless, Inc. announced earlier today, the Company has cancelled the conference call, previously scheduled for Friday, February 9, 2024, to discuss its results for the first quarter of fiscal 2024.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release includes certain financial measures, including Adjusted EBITDA for the fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2022 and 2023, Adjusted gross profit and Adjusted gross profit % – excluding the estimated impact of nickel and cobalt fluctuations for the fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2022 and 2023 that have not been calculated in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”).  

The Company believes that these non-GAAP measures provide useful information to investors. Among other things, they may help investors evaluate the Company’s ongoing operations. They can assist in making meaningful period-over-period comparisons and in identifying operating trends that would otherwise be masked or distorted by the items subject to adjustments. Management uses these non-GAAP measures internally to evaluate the performance of the business, including to allocate resources. Investors should consider these non-GAAP measures as supplemental and in addition to, not as a substitute for or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Management has chosen to provide this supplemental information to investors, analysts, and other interested parties to enable them to perform additional analyses of our results and to illustrate our results giving effect to the non-GAAP adjustments. Management strongly encourages investors to review the Company's consolidated financial statements and publicly filed reports in their entirety and cautions investors that the non-GAAP measures used by the Company may differ from similar measures used by other companies, even when similar terms are used to identify such measures.

Reconciliations of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted gross profit and Adjusted gross profit % – excluding estimated impacts of nickel and cobalt fluctuations to their most directly comparable financial measure prepared in accordance with GAAP, accompanied by reasons why the Company believes the non-GAAP measures are important, are included in Schedules 6 and 7.

About Haynes International

Haynes International, Inc. is a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of technologically advanced, high performance alloys, primarily for use in the aerospace, industrial gas turbine and chemical processing industries.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements that constitute "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 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended. All statements other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding market and industry trends and prospects and future results of operations or financial position, made in this press release are forward-looking. In many cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology, such as “may”, “should”, “expects”, “intends”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”, “predicts”, “potential” or “continue” or the negative of such terms and other comparable terminology. The forward-looking information may include, among other information, statements concerning the Company’s guidance and outlook for fiscal 2024 and beyond, overall volume and pricing trends, cost reduction strategies and their anticipated impact on our results, gross margin and gross margin trends, capital expenditures, demand for our products and operations, expected borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility, dividends, the benefits of the proposed acquisition of the Company by a subsidiary of Acerinox S.A. and the associated integration plans, capital expenditure commitments, anticipated future operating performance and results of the Company, the expected management and governance of the Company following the acquisition and expected timing of the closing of the proposed acquisition and other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement governing the proposed acquisition (the “Merger Agreement”).  There may also be other statements of expectations, beliefs, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts.  Readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, many of which are beyond the Company’s control.

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The Company has based these forward-looking statements on its current expectations and projections about future events.  Although the Company believes that the assumptions on which the forward-looking statements contained herein are based are reasonable, any of those assumptions could prove to be inaccurate. As a result, the forward-looking statements based upon those assumptions also could be incorrect.  Risks and uncertainties may affect the accuracy of forward-looking statements. Some, but not all, of these risks are described in Item 1A. of Part 1 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.  

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The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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Schedule 1

HAYNES INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

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Schedule 2

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HAYNES INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

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Schedule 3

HAYNES INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

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Quarterly Data

The unaudited quarterly results of operations of the Company for the most recent eight quarters are as follows.

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Schedule 5

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Sales by Market

The unaudited revenues, pounds shipped and average selling price per pound of the Company for the most recent five quarters are as follows.

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Schedule 6

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HAYNES INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURE - ADJUSTED EBITDA ADJUSTED EBITDA AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET REVENUES

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Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as a Percentage of Net Revenues

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Adjusted EBITDA as reported herein refers to a financial measure that excludes from consolidated operating income (loss) non-cash charges for depreciation, amortization and stock compensation expense.  Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of net revenues provides a relevant indicator of the Company’s value by eliminating the impact of financing and other non-cash impacts of past investments.  Management uses its results excluding these non-cash amounts to evaluate its operating performance.    

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Schedule 7

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HAYNES INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURE - ADJUSTED GROSS PROFIT MARGIN – EXCLUDING THE ESTIMATED IMPACTS OF NICKEL AND COBALT FLUCTUATIONS

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Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Profit % – Excluding the estimated impact of nickel and cobalt fluctuations

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Management believes that Adjusted Gross profit margin and Adjusted Gross profit % – Excluding the estimated impact of nickel and cobalt fluctuations provide relevant indicator of the Company’s profitability by eliminating the impact of fluctuating impacts of nickel and cobalt prices which can compress or expand gross profit margin.  The estimated gross profit and gross profit % impact from nickel and cobalt price fluctuations is derived from a model developed by the Company to measure how the price changes flow through net revenues and cost of sales.  This model incorporates flow across each different type of pricing mechanism and the timing of how the cost of nickel and cobalt flows to cost of sales including the impacts of the commodity price exposure of the Company’s scrap cycle. Management uses its results excluding these nickel and cobalt price impacts to evaluate its operating performance.      

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