RTI International Metals (FRA:RLB) Predictability Rank

RTI International Metals Inc is a producer and supplier of titanium mill products, and a manufacturer of fabricated titanium and specialty metal components for the international aerospace, defense, energy, medical device, and other consumer and industrial markets. On January 22, 2014, the Company announced the acquisition of Directed Manufacturing, Inc. (RTI Directed Manufacturing), for $23.0 million in cash. RTI Directed Manufacturing is a leader in additive manufacturing of titanium, specialty metal and plastic components for both commercial production and engineering development applications in the commercial aerospace, medical and oil and gas markets. The Company operates in two segments: the Titanium Segment and the EP&S Segment. The Titanium Segment melts, forges, processes, produces, stocks, distributes, finishes, cuts-to-size and facilitates just-in-time delivery services of a complete range of titanium mill products which are further processed by its customers for use in a variety of commercial aerospace, defense, and industrial and consumer applications. With operations in Niles and Canton, Ohio; Martinsville, Virginia; Norwalk, California; Windsor, Connecticut; Tamworth, England; and Rosny-Sur-Seine, France, the Titanium Segment manufactures and distributes mill products that are fabricated into parts and utilized in aircraft structural sections such as landing gear, fasteners, tail sections, wing support and carry-through structures, and various engine components including rotor blades, vanes and discs, rings, and engine casings. Its titanium furnaces (as well as other processing equipment) and products are certified and approved for use by all major domestic and many international manufacturers of commercial and military airframes and jet engines. The Titanium Segment also focuses on the research and development of evolving technologies relating to raw materials, melting, and other production processes, and the application of titanium in new markets. The Titanium Segments mill products are sold to a customer base consisting primarily of manufacturing and fabrication companies in the supply chain for the commercial aerospace, defense, energy, medical device, and other consumer and industrial markets. Customers include prime aircraft manufacturers and their family of subcontractors including fabricators, forge shops, extruders, castings producers, fastener manufacturers, machine shops, and metal distribution companies. The EP&S Segment is comprised of companies with significant hard and soft-metal expertise that form, extrude, fabricate, machine, additively manufacture, micro-machine, and assemble titanium, aluminum, and other specialty metal parts and components. Its products, many of which are complex engineered parts and assemblies, serve the commercial aerospace, defense, medical device, oil and gas, power generation, and chemical process industries, as well as a number of other industrial and consumer markets. Wit