Alcoa (AA): There's Real Danger In That Recently-Closed RTI Acquisition

Alcoa: Happy Talk Aside, There’s Real Danger In That Recently-Closed RTI International Metals Acquisition by Probes Reporter

• Investors need to raise their skepticism regarding Alcoa's Jul-2015 deal to acquire RTI International Metals. While we fully expect management to deliver a bunch of post-deal happy talk, you need to look deeper.
• In a letter of 08-Sep-2015, the SEC confirmed enforcement proceedings remain on-going at RTI International Metals.
• Studies show most acquisitions fail. Further, our earlier research suggests Alcoa brought quite the dog-with-fleas into the house with the RTI deal.

In the balance of today’s report we re-post a report we wrote on RTI International Metals back on 12-Feb-2015. The full text of that original report follows. It’s worth reading if you have an...