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5/5CENTURY ALUMINUM CO (CENX): Non-reliance / restatement

Filed 2026-03-03 路 Form 8-K 路 Accession 0001628280-26-013781 mid

Market data

Price before filing: $51.36 (2026-03-02 close, split/dividend-adjusted)
Market cap at flag: $5.24B (2026-03-03) 路 Latest: $3.47B (2026-10-16)

What happened next

WindowCENXSPYvs SPY
30 days+21.8%-4.2%+26.0%2026-04-02
90 days+24.4%+10.8%+13.6%2026-06-01
180 days-10.9%+12.3%-23.2%2026-08-31

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Verified excerpt

"On March 2, 2026, following receipt of a further comment letter in which the Staff informed the Company that it disagreed with the Company's materiality conclusion, the Audit Committee, after discussions with senior management and the Company's independent registered public accountants, concluded that the Company's previously issued consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31,..."

Quoted from the filing. Source

What this means

The company says previously issued financial statements should no longer be relied upon (8-K Item 4.02). This is one of the most serious accounting red flags: past reported numbers were wrong and will be restated.

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