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NL INDUSTRIES INC Stock $nl

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2023 Q1 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000155837023003155 Filed on March 08, 2023

Income Statement

Concept	2023 Q1	2022 Q4	2022
Revenue	$41.15M	$39.97M	$166.6M
YoY Change	-2.14%	17.28%	18.28%
Cost Of Revenue	$28.45M	$28.82M	$117.8M
YoY Change	-5.08%	17.17%	20.09%
Gross Profit	$12.70M	$11.15M	$48.80M
YoY Change	5.17%	17.58%	14.15%
Gross Profit Margin	30.87%	27.9%	29.3%
Selling, General & Admin	$5.664M	$9.414M	$23.36M
YoY Change	-1.91%	25.82%	5.13%
% of Gross Profit	44.58%	84.4%	47.88%
Research & Development			$15.00M
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit			30.74%
Depreciation & Amortization	$1.010M	$1.015M	$3.977M
YoY Change	5.1%	3.78%	3.59%
% of Gross Profit	7.95%	9.1%	8.15%
Operating Expenses	$5.664M	$9.414M	$23.36M
YoY Change	-1.91%	26.31%	5.13%
Operating Profit	$4.197M	$1.740M	$13.73M
YoY Change	8.45%	-14.41%	30.88%
Interest Expense	$199.0K	-$8.208M	$941.0K
YoY Change	-19.11%	-150.65%	-17.6%
% of Operating Profit	4.74%	-471.72%	6.85%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$346.0K	-$465.0K	-$1.134M
YoY Change	55.16%	130.2%	70.53%
Pretax Income	-$4.518M	-$6.233M	$39.24M
YoY Change	-120.62%	-135.93%	-35.5%
Income Tax	$1.421M	-$779.0K	$2.800M
% Of Pretax Income			7.14%
Net Earnings	-$6.716M	-$6.061M	$33.84M
YoY Change	-136.19%	-140.62%	-33.88%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-16.32%	-15.16%	20.32%
Basic Earnings Per Share	-$0.14		$0.69
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.82	-$0.12	$0.69
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	48.82M	48.82M	48.81M
Diluted Shares Outstanding	48.81M		48.81M

Balance Sheet

Concept	2023 Q1	2022 Q4	2022
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$143.8M	$139.0M	$139.0M
YoY Change	-0.84%	-5.42%	-5.42%
Cash & Equivalents	$48.15M	$68.87M	$68.87M
Short-Term Investments	$95.69M	$70.16M	$70.16M
Other Short-Term Assets	$4.968M	$5.140M	$5.140M
YoY Change	-22.76%	-4.73%	-4.73%
Inventory	$30.24M	$31.29M	$31.29M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$18.68M	$17.84M	$17.84M
Other Receivables	$921.0K	$666.0K	$666.0K
Total Short-Term Assets	$198.6M	$194.0M	$194.0M
YoY Change	0.65%	0.17%	0.17%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$27.91M	$28.69M	$28.69M
YoY Change	-6.63%	-1.67%	-1.67%
Goodwill	$27.16M	$27.16M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$278.4M	$292.2M	$331.8M
YoY Change	-0.16%	10.35%	4.35%
Other Assets	$2.891M	$2.523M	$28.29M
YoY Change	5.28%	-8.35%	0.23%
Total Long-Term Assets	$395.3M	$415.9M	$415.9M
YoY Change	-5.28%	3.33%	3.33%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$198.6M	$194.0M	$194.0M
Total Long-Term Assets	$395.3M	$415.9M	$415.9M
Total Assets	$594.0M	$609.9M	$609.9M
YoY Change	-3.38%	2.3%	2.3%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$3.925M	$3.537M	$3.537M
YoY Change	-23.43%	3.79%	3.79%
Accrued Expenses	$8.349M	$13.39M	$25.48M
YoY Change	16.25%	11.33%	2.67%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$26.72M	$32.05M	$32.05M
YoY Change	-2.86%	4.76%	4.76%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$500.0K	$500.0K	$500.0K
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$4.205M	$4.279M	$124.4M
YoY Change	22.85%	22.61%	-8.51%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$176.0M	$175.1M	$124.9M
YoY Change	-4.38%	-3.05%	-8.48%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$26.72M	$32.05M	$32.05M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$176.0M	$175.1M	$124.9M
Total Liabilities	$202.7M	$207.1M	$227.7M
YoY Change	-4.18%	-1.92%	-2.55%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$290.3M	$300.4M
YoY Change	-7.1%	1.04%
Common Stock	$304.4M	$304.7M
YoY Change	-0.64%	-0.38%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$370.3M	$382.2M	$382.2M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$594.0M	$609.9M	$609.9M
YoY Change	-3.38%	2.3%	2.3%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2023 Q1	2022 Q4	2022
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$6.716M	-$6.061M	$33.84M
YoY Change	-136.19%	-140.62%	-33.88%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$1.010M	$1.015M	$3.977M
YoY Change	5.1%	3.78%	3.59%
Cash From Operating Activities	$7.278M	$14.20M	$26.93M
YoY Change	143.01%	93.3%	52.94%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$270.0K	$687.0K	$3.695M
YoY Change	-84.27%	-137.58%	-9.75%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$23.82M	-$68.46M	-$284.0K
YoY Change	-4070.67%	-2306.83%	14100.0%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$24.09M	-$69.14M	-$67.87M
YoY Change	2057.03%	-5527.24%	-1111.78%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid			$13.70M
YoY Change			17.09%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-3.805M	-3.791M	-36.80M
YoY Change	-0.44%	-0.5%	156.51%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	7.278M	14.20M	26.93M
Cash From Investing Activities	-24.09M	-69.14M	-67.87M
Cash From Financing Activities	-3.805M	-3.791M	-36.80M
Net Change In Cash	-20.62M	-58.74M	-77.74M
YoY Change	960.75%	-1321.38%	-879.74%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$7.278M	$14.20M	$26.93M
Capital Expenditures	$270.0K	$687.0K	$3.695M
Free Cash Flow	$7.008M	$13.51M	$23.24M
YoY Change	448.36%	47.29%	71.93%

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CY2022	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><span style="font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Nature of our business -</span> NL Industries, Inc. (NYSE: NL) is primarily a holding company. We operate in the component products industry through our majority-owned subsidiary, CompX International Inc. (NYSE American: CIX). We operate in the chemicals industry through our noncontrolling interest in Kronos Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: KRO).</p>
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