NL Industries, Inc., through its subsidiary, CompX International Inc., operates in the component products industry in the United States and internationally. More Details
How is NL Industries forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
23.2%
Forecasted Commercial Services industry annual growth in earnings
In this section we usually present revenue and earnings growth projections based on the consensus estimates of professional analysts to help investors understand the company’s ability to generate profit. But as NL Industries has not provided enough past data and has no analyst forecast, its future earnings cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst predictions.
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Examine whether NL Industries is trading at an attractive price based on how much it is expected to earn in the future, and relative to its industry peers and the wider market.
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How has NL Industries performed over the past 5 years?
7.8%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: NL has a large one-off loss of $10.6M impacting its September 30 2020 financial results.
Growing Profit Margin: NL's current net profit margins (14.6%) are lower than last year (18.3%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: NL has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 7.8% per year.
Accelerating Growth: NL's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: NL had negative earnings growth (-25.3%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Commercial Services industry average (-10.4%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: NL's Return on Equity (5.5%) is considered low.
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
3.8yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Robert Graham (64 yo)
7.08yrs
Tenure
US$5,660,000
Compensation
Mr. Robert D. Graham has served as a Vice Chairman of the Board of CompX International Inc. since May 2018. He is has been Chief Executive Officer of NL Industries, Inc. since February 2014 and its Vice Ch...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Robert's total compensation ($USD5.66M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD1.49M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Robert's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Robert Graham
Vice Chairman & CEO
7.08yrs
US$5.66m
0.013% $ 41.2k
Courtney Riley
President
3.83yrs
US$802.00k
no data
Amy Samford
VP & CFO
1.75yrs
US$432.00k
no data
Andrew Nace
Executive Vice President
4.17yrs
US$1.95m
no data
John Powers
VP & General Counsel
3.83yrs
no data
no data
Clarence Brown
VP, Secretary & Associate General Counsel
3.83yrs
no data
no data
Bryan Hanley
VP & Treasurer
3.58yrs
no data
0.0021% $ 6.3k
Patty Brinda
VP & Controller
1.75yrs
no data
no data
3.8yrs
Average Tenure
52.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: NL's management team is considered experienced (3.8 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Robert Graham
Vice Chairman & CEO
7.08yrs
US$5.66m
0.013% $ 41.2k
Thomas Stafford
Independent Director
21.17yrs
US$108.95k
0.027% $ 85.0k
Meredith Mendes
Independent Director
3yrs
US$98.95k
0.030% $ 91.3k
Cecil Moore
Independent Director
17.42yrs
US$101.45k
0.060% $ 186.4k
John Harper
Independent Director
4.83yrs
US$98.95k
0.037% $ 113.5k
Loretta Feehan
Independent Chair of the Board
3.83yrs
US$103.95k
0.043% $ 132.5k
6.0yrs
Average Tenure
64yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: NL's board of directors are considered experienced (6 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
NL Industries, Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
NL Industries, Inc., through its subsidiary, CompX International Inc., operates in the component products industry in the United States and internationally. The company manufactures and sells mechanical an...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
All financial data provided by Standard & Poor's Capital IQ.
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2021/03/07 00:18
End of Day Share Price
2021/03/05 00:00
Earnings
2020/09/30
Annual Earnings
2019/12/31
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.