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NL INDUSTRIES INC Stock $nl

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2024 Q1 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000155837024002620 Filed on March 06, 2024

Income Statement

Concept	2024 Q1	2023 Q4	2023
Revenue	$37.97M	$43.17M	$161.3M
YoY Change	-7.73%	7.99%	-3.17%
Cost Of Revenue	$28.30M	$29.54M	$112.1M
YoY Change	-0.5%	2.51%	-4.84%
Gross Profit	$9.667M	$13.62M	$49.22M
YoY Change	-23.91%	22.14%	0.86%
Gross Profit Margin	25.46%	31.56%	30.52%
Selling, General & Admin	$5.952M	$7.893M	$23.78M
YoY Change	5.08%	-16.16%	1.8%
% of Gross Profit	61.57%	57.94%	48.32%
Research & Development			$0.00
YoY Change			-100.0%
% of Gross Profit			0.0%
Depreciation & Amortization	$926.0K	$973.0K	$3.973M
YoY Change	-8.32%	-4.14%	-0.1%
% of Gross Profit	9.58%	7.14%	8.07%
Operating Expenses	$5.952M	$7.893M	$23.78M
YoY Change	5.08%	-16.16%	1.8%
Operating Profit	$1.356M	$5.730M	$14.13M
YoY Change	-67.69%	229.31%	2.9%
Interest Expense	$145.0K	$3.727M	$746.0K
YoY Change	-27.14%	-145.41%	-20.72%
% of Operating Profit	10.69%	65.04%	5.28%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$318.0K	-$270.0K	-$6.279M
YoY Change	-8.09%	-41.94%	453.7%
Pretax Income	$8.303M	$8.287M	-$6.419M
YoY Change	-283.78%	-232.95%	-116.36%
Income Tax	$988.0K	-$157.0K	-$7.001M
% Of Pretax Income	11.9%	-1.89%
Net Earnings	$6.839M	$7.585M	-$2.308M
YoY Change	-201.83%	-225.14%	-106.82%
Net Earnings / Revenue	18.01%	17.57%	-1.43%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.14		-$0.05
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.14	$0.16	-$0.05
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	48.83M	48.83M	48.83M
Diluted Shares Outstanding	48.83M		48.83M

Balance Sheet

Concept	2024 Q1	2023 Q4	2023
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$167.9M	$164.7M	$164.7M
YoY Change	16.74%	18.44%	18.44%
Cash & Equivalents	$138.3M	$111.5M	$111.5M
Short-Term Investments	$29.66M	$53.15M	$53.15M
Other Short-Term Assets	$4.867M	$5.152M	$5.152M
YoY Change	-2.03%	0.23%	0.23%
Inventory	$27.54M	$30.71M	$30.71M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$17.33M	$17.06M	$17.06M
Other Receivables	$601.0K	$628.0K	$668.0K
Total Short-Term Assets	$218.3M	$218.3M	$218.3M
YoY Change	9.9%	12.53%	12.53%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$25.18M	$25.86M	$25.86M
YoY Change	-9.78%	-9.87%	-9.87%
Goodwill	$27.16M	$27.16M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$237.2M	$247.6M	$276.4M
YoY Change	-14.81%	-15.27%	-16.69%
Other Assets	$3.504M	$2.060M	$29.00M
YoY Change	21.2%	-18.35%	2.51%
Total Long-Term Assets	$350.5M	$358.4M	$358.4M
YoY Change	-11.34%	-13.83%	-13.83%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$218.3M	$218.3M	$218.3M
Total Long-Term Assets	$350.5M	$358.4M	$358.4M
Total Assets	$568.8M	$576.7M	$576.7M
YoY Change	-4.24%	-5.44%	-5.44%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$3.074M	$3.148M	$3.148M
YoY Change	-21.68%	-11.0%	-11.0%
Accrued Expenses	$7.397M	$13.18M	$24.78M
YoY Change	-11.4%	-1.54%	-2.77%
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	$24.60M	$30.45M	$30.45M
YoY Change	-7.93%	-5.0%	-5.0%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$500.0K	$500.0K	$500.0K
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$5.045M	$5.074M	$112.2M
YoY Change	19.98%	18.58%	-9.83%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$154.1M	$154.5M	$112.7M
YoY Change	-12.41%	-11.78%	-9.79%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$24.60M	$30.45M	$30.45M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$154.1M	$154.5M	$112.7M
Total Liabilities	$178.7M	$184.9M	$206.9M
YoY Change	-11.82%	-10.73%	-9.16%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$287.4M	$284.5M
YoY Change	-1.0%	-5.32%
Common Stock	$305.0M	$305.0M
YoY Change	0.2%	0.09%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$368.1M	$369.8M	$369.8M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$568.8M	$576.7M	$576.7M
YoY Change	-4.24%	-5.44%	-5.44%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2024 Q1	2023 Q4	2023
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$6.839M	$7.585M	-$2.308M
YoY Change	-201.83%	-225.14%	-106.82%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$926.0K	$973.0K	$3.973M
YoY Change	-8.32%	-4.14%	-0.1%
Cash From Operating Activities	$6.744M	$21.50M	$37.00M
YoY Change	-7.34%	51.45%	37.4%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$305.0K	$530.0K	$1.130M
YoY Change	12.96%	-22.85%	-69.42%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$24.80M	$29.43M	$23.23M
YoY Change	-204.1%	-143.0%	-8280.99%
Cash From Investing Activities	$24.50M	$28.80M	$22.10M
YoY Change	-201.66%	-141.66%	-132.57%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid			$13.70M
YoY Change			0.0%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-4.373M	-3.827M	-15.23M
YoY Change	14.93%	0.95%	-58.62%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	6.744M	21.50M	37.00M
Cash From Investing Activities	24.50M	28.80M	22.10M
Cash From Financing Activities	-4.373M	-3.827M	-15.23M
Net Change In Cash	26.87M	46.48M	43.88M
YoY Change	-230.28%	-179.13%	-156.44%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$6.744M	$21.50M	$37.00M
Capital Expenditures	$305.0K	$530.0K	$1.130M
Free Cash Flow	$6.439M	$20.97M	$35.87M
YoY Change	-8.12%	55.23%	54.39%

Facts In Submission

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