Company Information

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Address: 5430 LBJ FREEWAY
SUITE 1700 
City: DALLAS 
State: TX 
Zip Code: 75240-2697 
Telephone: 972-233-1700 


Description of Business


Primary SIC Code: 2810
(As filed with the SEC)  

NL Industries, Inc. was organized as a New Jersey corporation in 1891. Our common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange, or the NYSE, under the symbol NL. References to "NL Industries," "NL," the "Company," the "Registrant," "we," "our," "us" and similar terms mean NL Industries, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliate, unless the context otherwise requires. Our principal executive offices are located at Three Lincoln Center, 5430 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1700, Dallas, TX 75240. Our telephone number is (972) 233-1700. We maintain a website at www.nl-ind.com. Business Summary We are primarily a holding company. We operate in the component products industry through our majority-owned subsidiary, CompX International Inc. (NYSE Amex: CIX). We operate in the chemicals industry through our non-controlling interest in Kronos Worldwide, Inc. CompX and Kronos (NYSE: KRO), each file periodic reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").  ... More ...  

Per Share Overview

Date 12-mos Rolling EPS Dividend P/E Ratio
09/20112.440.1255.14
06/20110.690.12526.61
03/20111.650.1259.00
12/20101.400.1257.97
09/20100.210.12543.24
06/20100.040.125152.50
03/2010-0.100.125N/E
12/2009-0.240.125N/E

Key Financial Ratios and Statistics

FYE: 12/31

Profitability 2010 Leverage 2010
Net Inc/Comm Equity0.23Total Liab/Total Assets0.52
Net Inc/Total Assets0.13Total Liab/Inv Cap0.58
Net Inc/Inv Cap0.14Total Liab/Comm Equity0.95
Pretax Inc/Net Sales0.82Interest Coverage Ratio75.07
Net Inc/Net Sales0.52Curr Debt/Equity0.04
Cash Flow/Net Sales0.04LTD/Equity0.26
SG&A/NetSales0.13Total Debt/Equity0.29
Asset Utilization   Liquidity  
Net Receivables Turnover4.40Quick Ratio1.41
Inventory Turnover5.72Current Ratio1.81
Inventory Day Sales0.01Net Rec/Curr Assets0.48
Net Sales/Work Cap3.68Inv/Curr Assets0.22
Net Sales/PP&E2.15  

Income Statement (Millions)

  9/30/2011 6/30/2011 3/31/2011 12/31/2010
Total Revenues(Net Sales) 35.74 35.24 34.78 32.34
Cost of Goods Sold 27.20 25.41 26.10 24.00
Selling & Admin Exps 1.98 18.87 2.74 8.09
Operating Income 12.89 -9.03 5.72 -2.92
Interest Exp 0.46 0.34 0.49 0.54
Pretax Income 39.35 18.52 24.15 87.77
Other Income 8.29 0.83 0.60 74.23
Net Income Bef Extraordinary ... NA NA NA NA
Net Income 27.67 16.92 17.17 56.89

Balance Sheet (Millions)

Assets 9/30/2011 6/30/2011 3/31/2011 12/31/2010
Cash & Short Term Investments 18.97 13.62 15.11 22.88
Receivables - Total 55.70 42.34 39.46 39.39
Inventories - Total 19.98 20.66 19.43 18.42
Total Current Assets 96.13 79.02 76.66 81.98
Net Property, Plant & Equipment 58.43 61.40 62.27 62.96
Total Assets 756.66 709.18 571.87 553.73
Liabilities        
Accounts Payable 24.51 22.22 19.87 27.03
Debt in Current Liabilities 25.74 11.00 10.00 10.00
Total Current Liabilities 57.94 44.07 38.28 45.23
Long-Term Debt 45.48 45.73 45.98 64.53
Total Liabilities 352.38 329.91 277.89 289.87
Stockholder's Equity        
Minority Interest 10.98 11.32 11.26 10.91
Preferred Stock NA NA NA 0.00
Common Stock 6.08 6.08 6.08 6.08
Retained Earnings 99.74 78.15 67.31 56.23
Treasury Stock NA NA NA NA
Total Stockholders' Equity 393.29 367.95 282.72 252.95
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity 745.67 697.86 560.61 542.82

Cash Flow Summary (Millions)

Categories 9/30/2011 6/30/2011 3/31/2011 12/31/2010
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities 2.05 4.61 17.35 10.36
Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities -3.24 -1.96 1.40 -1.73
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities 8.65 -5.37 -24.49 -6.18

Annual Summary Data (Millions)

Year Sales Net Income EPS
12/2005186.3532.890.68
12/2006190.1226.110.54
12/2007177.68-1.73-0.04
12/2009116.12-11.76-0.24
12/2010135.2670.381.40
Growth Rates-7.70----

Stock Ownership

Type Date(Q,M) No. Owners Shares Held (000s) % Own
Institutional12/31/11443,3416.87




Report Date : 2/6/2012

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