Company Information

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Address: 5430 LBJ FRWY
STE 1700 
City: DALLAS 
State: TX 
Zip Code: 75240 
Telephone: 972-233-1700 


Description of Business


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

Valhi, Inc. (NYSE: VHI) is primarily a holding company. We operate through our wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries, including NL Industries, Inc., Kronos Worldwide, Inc., CompX International Inc. and Waste Control Specialists LLC ("WCS"). Kronos (NYSE: KRO), NL (NYSE: NL) and CompX (NYSE Amex: CIX) each file periodic reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Our principal executive offices are located at Three Lincoln Center, 5430 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1700, Dallas, Texas 75240. Our telephone number is (972) 233-1700. We maintain a worldwide website at www.valhi.net. Brief History LLC Corporation, our legal predecessor, was incorporated in Delaware in 1932. We are the successor company of the 1987 merger of LLC Corporation and another entity controlled by Contran Corporation. We are majority owned by subsidiaries of Contran, which own approximately 94% of our outstanding common stock at December 31, 2010.  ... More ...  

Per Share Overview

Date 12-mos Rolling EPS Dividend P/E Ratio
09/20111.570.12534.50
06/2011-0.230.125N/E
03/20110.650.10040.57
12/20100.420.10052.64
09/20100.240.10084.58
06/20100.180.10068.56
03/2010-0.580.100N/E
12/2009-0.300.100N/E

Key Financial Ratios and Statistics

FYE: 12/31

Profitability 2010 Leverage 2010
Net Inc/Comm Equity1.38Total Liab/Total Assets0.70
Net Inc/Total Assets0.02Total Liab/Inv Cap0.79
Net Inc/Inv Cap0.02Total Liab/Comm Equity51.95
Pretax Inc/Net Sales0.05Interest Coverage Ratio2.20
Net Inc/Net Sales0.03Curr Debt/Equity0.03
Cash Flow/Net Sales0.08LTD/Equity1.70
SG&A/NetSales0.15Total Debt/Equity1.74
Asset Utilization   Liquidity  
Net Receivables Turnover6.23Quick Ratio2.05
Inventory Turnover4.05Current Ratio3.01
Inventory Day Sales0.01Net Rec/Curr Assets0.30
Net Sales/Work Cap2.59Inv/Curr Assets0.32
Net Sales/PP&E2.47  

Income Statement (Millions)

  9/30/2011 6/30/2011 3/31/2011 12/31/2010
Total Revenues(Net Sales) 584.10 573.10 455.70 407.00
Cost of Goods Sold 371.40 372.40 306.80 299.80
Selling & Admin Exps 69.10 79.10 61.30 61.90
Operating Income 142.50 121.60 87.60 45.30
Interest Exp 15.20 15.90 17.20 17.30
Pretax Income 148.50 114.50 83.90 36.90
Other Income 21.20 8.80 13.50 8.90
Net Income Bef Extraordinary ... NA NA NA NA
Net Income 71.50 52.40 38.00 17.80

Balance Sheet (Millions)

Assets 9/30/2011 6/30/2011 3/31/2011 12/31/2010
Cash & Short Term Investments 180.40 173.50 257.50 336.20
Receivables - Total 396.50 405.40 342.20 276.60
Inventories - Total 357.50 330.20 347.40 294.90
Total Current Assets 960.30 928.50 969.40 921.80
Net Property, Plant & Equipment 698.80 703.30 680.30 646.10
Total Assets 2,830.00 2,829.00 2,825.90 2,714.30
Liabilities        
Accounts Payable 369.20 304.20 320.20 288.50
Debt in Current Liabilities 22.60 17.60 17.50 17.40
Total Current Liabilities 391.80 321.80 337.70 305.90
Long-Term Debt 779.80 887.10 945.70 922.90
Total Liabilities 1,856.10 1,901.60 1,961.60 1,896.10
Stockholder's Equity        
Minority Interest 325.50 313.70 283.40 276.40
Preferred Stock 667.30 667.30 667.30 667.30
Common Stock 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20
Retained Earnings -60.90 -118.30 -156.60 -183.20
Treasury Stock -49.60 -50.40 -44.60 -40.90
Total Stockholders' Equity 648.40 613.70 580.90 541.80
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity 2,504.50 2,515.30 2,542.50 2,437.90

Cash Flow Summary (Millions)

Categories 9/30/2011 6/30/2011 3/31/2011 12/31/2010
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities 159.40 58.60 2.50 60.70
Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities -9.40 -27.00 -148.80 -61.10
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities -103.50 -90.70 -38.30 263.40

Annual Summary Data (Millions)

Year Sales Net Income EPS
12/20061,676.24141.680.48
12/20071,563.10-45.70-0.40
12/20081,578.00-0.80-0.01
12/20091,272.10-34.20-0.30
12/20101,592.7050.300.42
Growth Rates-1.27----

Stock Ownership

Type Date(Q,M) No. Owners Shares Held (000s) % Own
Institutional12/31/11451,2161.08




Report Date : 2/6/2012

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