Event-Driven Stocks

Alcoa Corp

AANYSECompleted

Formerly Alcoa Upstream Corp

Spin-offSpun off from Alcoa IncAANYSE

The two companies

Parent
Alcoa IncAANYSE
Primary Production of Aluminum
↓ spun off ↓

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Sector
Materials
Industry
Primary Production of Aluminum
Exchange
NYSE
State of incorporation
DE
Record date
October 20, 2016
Distribution date
November 1, 2016
Ratio
1:3
Parent sector
Primary Production of Aluminum
Form
10-12B/A
Filed
October 11, 2016

Financials — parent vs spin-off

SEC XBRL · latest year
Alcoa IncFY25
Revenue
$12.83B
Operating income
Net income
$1.16B
Total assets
$16.13B
Equity
$6.12B
Alcoa CorpFY25
Revenue
$12.83B
Operating income
Net income
$1.16B
Total assets
$16.13B
Equity
$6.12B

Latest reported figures from each company's own SEC filings — the parent after the separation and the spin-off as a standalone. Full multi-year history on each company hub.

Spin-off signals

score 0/6 favorable · factors, not advice
  • Focus-increasingNo — both Materials

    Spin-offs into a different sector than the parent (pure-plays) have historically outperformed diversifying ones.

  • Size vs parent (revenue)~100% of parent

    Smaller spin-offs draw more forced selling from holders who can't keep them — the classic mispricing edge.

  • Leverage (liabilities/assets)62%

    A heavy debt load loaded onto the spin-off is a known risk; a clean balance sheet is favorable.

  • Tax-basis reportNone found

    A Form 8937 (basis allocation) accompanies tax-free §355 spin-offs — favorable for taxable holders.

  • Insider buying (post-spin)None recorded

    Officers/directors buying their own newly independent shares (Form 4) has historically preceded outperformance.

  • Time since spin-off9.6 years

    Studies find the spin-off return premium concentrates in roughly the first one to three years.

Factors the spin-off research literature (Greenblatt; Cusatis-Miles-Woolridge; Desai-Jain) associates with outcomes — computed from this company's own SEC filings, shown as factors, not a recommendation. The premium is debated and not guaranteed. How we compute these ↗

Filings & documents

Every entry traces to SEC EDGAR. The Information Statement is the primary source; the links below open the full filing and each company's complete filing history.