$VHI
VALHI INC /DE/ Stock $vhi

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2018 Q1 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000156459018005830 Filed on March 15, 2018

Income Statement

Concept	2018 Q1	2017 Q4	2017 Q3
Revenue	$466.0M	$495.9M	$496.5M
YoY Change	14.98%	26.99%	26.3%
Cost Of Revenue	$280.7M	$318.6M	$332.1M
YoY Change	-2.77%	27.54%	3.3%
Gross Profit	$185.3M	$185.3M	$161.5M
YoY Change	62.54%	82.74%	88.45%
Gross Profit Margin	39.76%	37.37%	32.53%
Selling, General & Admin	$80.20M	$74.60M	$65.20M
YoY Change	26.3%	67.26%	1.88%
% of Gross Profit	43.28%	40.26%	40.37%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$14.50M	$12.90M	$12.90M
YoY Change	-12.65%	-21.82%	-21.82%
% of Gross Profit	7.83%	6.96%	7.99%
Operating Expenses	$80.20M	$74.60M	$65.20M
YoY Change	26.3%	67.26%	1.87%
Operating Profit	$118.8M	$130.0M	$103.1M
YoY Change	85.34%	135.51%	196.26%
Interest Expense	$15.40M	-$6.400M	$15.00M
YoY Change	6.21%	220.0%	-247.06%
% of Operating Profit	12.96%	-4.92%	14.55%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$700.0K	$14.40M	-$3.500M
YoY Change	-120.59%	526.09%	-975.0%
Pretax Income	$106.4M	$110.3M	$76.90M
YoY Change	152.73%	66.87%	562.93%
Income Tax	$36.20M	-$51.60M	$14.70M
% Of Pretax Income	34.02%	-46.78%	19.12%
Net Earnings	$89.30M	$140.1M	$45.90M
YoY Change	603.15%	1422.83%	1430.0%
Net Earnings / Revenue	19.16%	28.25%	9.24%
Basic Earnings Per Share
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$3.133M	$4.814M	$1.611M
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	339.2M
Diluted Shares Outstanding

Balance Sheet

Concept	2018 Q1	2017 Q4	2017 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$479.4M	$438.7M	$425.2M
YoY Change	137.8%	167.17%	106.71%
Cash & Equivalents	$503.5M	$435.7M	$475.3M
Short-Term Investments	$600.0K	$3.000M	$800.0K
Other Short-Term Assets	$30.60M	$15.50M	$34.30M
YoY Change	19.07%	3.33%	-0.29%
Inventory	$455.7M	$398.4M	$374.3M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$392.9M	$312.0M	$363.9M
Other Receivables	$23.60M	$53.80M	$19.80M
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.382B	$1.262B	$1.218B
YoY Change	50.08%	50.73%	36.43%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$724.5M	$588.7M	$701.9M
YoY Change	-8.71%	14.09%	-14.71%
Goodwill		$379.7M
YoY Change		0.0%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$337.7M	$342.2M	$331.8M
YoY Change	0.15%	2.95%	-1.25%
Other Assets	$153.8M	$169.9M	$174.1M
YoY Change	58.23%	3.16%	103.63%
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.616B	$1.645B	$1.601B
YoY Change	-0.36%	2.46%	-2.24%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.382B	$1.262B	$1.218B
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.616B	$1.645B	$1.601B
Total Assets	$2.998B	$2.908B	$2.818B
YoY Change	17.91%	19.0%	11.4%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$139.1M	$116.1M	$126.6M
YoY Change	25.32%	25.11%	-5.8%
Accrued Expenses	$126.2M	$124.8M	$117.9M
YoY Change	22.52%	-0.48%	4.24%
Deferred Revenue		$28.30M
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$1.600M	$1.600M	$3.900M
YoY Change	-78.95%	-79.49%	-85.5%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$324.5M	$331.1M	$354.1M
YoY Change	1.41%	12.58%	15.61%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$1.089B	$1.042B	$1.103B
YoY Change	9.69%	8.81%	13.56%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$517.0M	$84.90M	$464.1M
YoY Change	16.0%	0.47%	327.35%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.606B	$1.810B	$1.567B
YoY Change	11.64%	6.16%	-9.24%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$324.5M	$331.1M	$354.1M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.606B	$1.810B	$1.567B
Total Liabilities	$2.479B	$2.141B	$2.531B
YoY Change	6.5%	7.1%	10.44%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings		-$17.90M
YoY Change		-90.98%
Common Stock		$3.600M
YoY Change		0.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)		$49.60M
YoY Change		0.0%
Treasury Stock Shares		$13.20M
Shareholders Equity	$518.4M	$424.4M	$287.0M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$2.998B	$2.908B	$2.818B
YoY Change	17.91%	19.0%	11.4%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2018 Q1	2017 Q4	2017 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$89.30M	$140.1M	$45.90M
YoY Change	603.15%	1422.83%	1430.0%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$14.50M	$12.90M	$12.90M
YoY Change	-12.65%	-21.82%	-21.82%
Cash From Operating Activities	$47.70M	$55.00M	$115.6M
YoY Change	30.68%	37.16%	138.84%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$16.90M	-$25.40M	-$15.40M
YoY Change	23.36%	25.74%	27.27%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$600.0K	-$1.200M	$400.0K
YoY Change	500.0%	-14.29%	-83.33%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$25.80M	-$26.60M	-$15.00M
YoY Change	113.22%	23.15%	54.64%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net	$2.500M
YoY Change	-86.19%
Cash From Financing Activities	-13.20M	-17.40M	105.0M
YoY Change	-153.23%	-65.68%	-579.45%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	47.70M	55.00M	115.6M
Cash From Investing Activities	-25.80M	-26.60M	-15.00M
Cash From Financing Activities	-13.20M	-17.40M	105.0M
Net Change In Cash	-39.00M	11.00M	205.6M
YoY Change	-179.27%	-134.16%	1123.81%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$47.70M	$55.00M	$115.6M
Capital Expenditures	$16.90M	-$25.40M	-$15.40M
Free Cash Flow	$30.80M	$80.40M	$131.0M
YoY Change	35.09%	33.33%	116.53%

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CY2017	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<div> <p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:12pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;text-indent:9.06%;">Management’s estimates.<font style="font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;"> The preparation of our Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of our assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at each balance sheet date and the reported amounts of our revenues and expenses during each reporting period. Actual results may differ significantly from previously-estimated amounts under different assumptions or conditions. </font></p></div>
CY2017	us-gaap	Description Of New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted DescriptionOfNewAccountingPronouncementsNotYetAdopted	<div> <p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Note 20—Recent accounting pronouncements: </p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;;font-size:6pt;"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;text-indent:6.67%;"><font style="font-style:italic;">Adopted </font></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:4.54%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, <font style="font-style:italic;">Intangibles</font>— <font style="font-style:italic;">Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment</font>, which aims to simplify the subsequent measurement of goodwill by eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test.  Previously, Step 2 measured a goodwill impairment loss by comparing the implied fair value of a reporting unit’s goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill.  Instead, under the new ASU, an entity should perform its annual, or interim, goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount, and a goodwill impairment charge would be recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value. In no circumstances would the loss recognized exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. We have elected to adopt this ASU beginning with our goodwill impairment test performed in the third quarter of 2017. The application of ASU 2017-04 did not have a material effect on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. </p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:12pt;text-indent:6.67%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">In February 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2018-02, <font style="font-style:italic;">Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220)</font>, which permits a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the 2017 Tax Act.  The reclassification permitted by ASU 2018-02 is optional and is not required to be adopted, but if adopted it must be adopted by us no later than the first quarter of 2019 (with early adoption permitted).  Consistent with Note 1, we have considered the optional nature of ASU 2018-02 and we have elected to not adopt the reclassification.                    </p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:12pt;text-indent:4.54%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"> <font style="font-style:italic;">Pending Adoption</font></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;text-indent:4.54%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, <font style="font-style:italic;">Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)</font>.  This standard replaces existing revenue recognition guidance, which in many cases was tailored for specific industries, with a uniform accounting standard applicable to all industries and transactions.  The new standard, as amended, is currently effective for us beginning with the first quarter of 2018.  Entities may elect to adopt ASU No. 2014-09 retrospectively for all periods for all contracts and transactions which occurred during the period (with a few exceptions for practical expediency) or modified retrospectively with a cumulative effect recognized as of the date of adoption.  We will adopt the standard in the first quarter of 2018 including the expanded disclosure requirements using the modified retrospective approach to adoption. We have completed an evaluation of our sales within our Chemicals and Component Products Segments which generally involve single performance obligations to ship goods pursuant to customer purchase orders without further underlying contracts, and as such we believe the adoption of this standard will have a minimal effect on our revenues from these Segments. Revenues from our Real Estate Management and Development Segment are generally under long-term contract and we believe certain fees we collect from builders when the builder sells a home to a customer which are currently recognized when received will need to be estimated and recognized as revenue at the time we sell the parcels to the builder versus our current practice which does not recognize revenue until the homes are sold. We will recognize additional revenue in our Real Estate Management and Development Segment as a result of the transition to the new ASU in the first quarter of 2018 related to this fee.  We are in the process of evaluating the additional disclosure requirements across all segments.</p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;text-indent:4.54%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, <font style="font-style:italic;">Financial Instruments-Overall (Subtopic 825-10):  Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities</font>, which addresses certain aspects related to the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial instruments.  The ASU requires equity investments (except for those accounted for under the equity method of accounting or those that result in the consolidation of the investee) to generally be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income.  The amendment also requires a number of other changes, including among others:  simplifying the impairment assessment for equity instruments without readily determinable fair values; eliminating the requirement for public business entities to disclose methods and assumptions used to determine fair value for financial instruments measured at amortized cost; requiring an exit price notion when measuring the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes; and requiring separate presentation of financial assets and liabilities by measurement category and form of asset.  The changes indicated above will be effective for us beginning in the first quarter of 2018, with prospective application required, and early adoption is not permitted.  The most significant aspect of adopting this ASU will be the requirement to recognize changes in fair value of our available-for-sale marketable equity securities in net income (currently changes in fair value of such securities are recognized in other comprehensive income). </p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:4.54%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, <font style="font-style:italic;">Leases (Topic 842)</font>, which is a comprehensive rewriting of the lease accounting guidance which aims to increase comparability and transparency with regard to lease transactions.   The primary change will be the recognition of lease assets for the right-of–use of the underlying asset and lease liabilities for the obligation to make payments by lessees on the balance sheet for leases currently classified as operating leases.   The ASU also requires increased qualitative disclosure about leases in addition to quantitative disclosures currently required.  Companies are required to use a modified retrospective approach to adoption with a practical expedient which will allow companies to continue to account for existing leases under the prior guidance unless a lease is modified, other than the requirement to recognize the right-of-use asset and lease liability for all operating leases. The changes indicated above will be effective for us beginning in the first quarter of 2019, with early adoption is permitted.  We are currently in the process of assessing all of our current leases across all of our segments.  We have not yet evaluated the effect this ASU will have on our Consolidated Financial Statements, but given the material amount of our future minimum payments under non-cancellable operating leases at December 31, 2017 discussed in Note 18, we expect to recognize a material right-of-use lease asset and lease liability upon adoption of the ASU.</p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:4.54%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:4.54%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-07, <font style="font-style:italic;">Compensation— Retirement Benefits (Topic 715) Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost</font>, which requires that the service cost component of net periodic defined benefit pension and OPEB cost be reported in the same line item as other compensation costs for applicable employees incurred during the period.  Other components of such net benefit cost are required to be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component, and below income from operations (if such a subtotal is presented).  These other net benefit cost components must be disclosed either on the face of the financial statements or in the notes to the financial statements.  In addition only the service cost component is eligible for capitalization in assets where applicable (inventory or internally constructed fixed assets for example). The amendments in ASU 2017-06 are effective for us beginning with in the first quarter of 2018, early adoption as of the beginning of an annual period is permitted, retrospective presentation is required for the income statement presentation of the service cost component and other components of net benefit cost, and prospective application is required for the capitalization in assets of the service cost component of net benefit cost.    We expect to adopt this ASU in the first quarter of 2018.  We currently include a substantial portion of our net periodic defined benefit pension cost as part of compensation expense which is capitalized into inventory, and we do not present a subtotal for income from operations.  A substantial portion of our net periodic OPEB cost is not capitalized into assets, and the service cost component of our net periodic OPEB cost is not material.  Accordingly, adoption of this standard will change the amount of our aggregate compensation cost capitalized in inventory, mostly as it relates to our defined benefit pension plans.  As disclosed in Note 11, the service cost component represented approximately $9.9 million and $11.4 million of our total net periodic defined benefit pension costs of $22.9 million and $29.9 million in 2016 and 2017, respectively. </p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin-top:8pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </p></div>
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