NL Industries
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SEC XBRL · annual| FY25 | FY24 | FY23 | FY22 | FY21 | FY20 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $158.3M | $145.9M | $161.3M | $166.6M | $140.8M | $32.3M |
| Operating income | $10.7M | $37.9M | $14.1M | $13.7M | $10.5M | $2.4M |
| Net income | −$37.8M | $67.2M | −$2.3M | $33.8M | $51.2M | $1.9M |
| Total assets | $464.2M | $578.3M | $576.7M | $609.9M | $596.2M | $548.1M |
| Total liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Equity | $358.8M | $396.9M | $369.8M | $382.1M | $362.5M | $311.9M |
| EPS (diluted) | $-0.77 | $1.38 | $-0.05 | $0.69 | $1.05 | $0.30 |
| Shares out. | 48.8M | 48.8M | 48.8M | 48.8M | 48.8M | 48.8M |
Reported figures from the company's SEC filings (XBRL). Blank where a line item isn't cleanly tagged — never estimated.
Key ratios
from filings · FY2025- Operating margin
- 6.7%
- Net margin
- −23.9%
- Return on equity
- −10.5%
- Return on assets
- −8.1%
- Return on capital (ROCE)
- 2.4%
- Liabilities / assets
- —
- Debt / equity
- —
- Book value / share
- $7.34
- Revenue growth (YoY)
- 8.5%
- Net income growth (YoY)
- −156.3%
Computed from the company's own SEC figures — no market price, so these are facts, not a valuation. Book value per share is reported equity ÷ shares; it is not the stock price.
Financial health
forensic scores · FY2025- Accruals / assets
- −0.3%clean
- Piotroski F-Score
- 3/8weak
Altman Z″is a textbook bankruptcy-distress score from book values only (>2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · <1.1 distress). Accruals = (net income − operating cash flow) ÷ assets; persistently high accruals are an earnings-quality red flag. Beneish M-Scoreis an eight-ratio screen comparing this year with last (M > −1.78 = elevated manipulation-risk screen, not proof). Piotroski F-Scorecounts how many of nine fundamental-health checks pass (shown as passed / applicable; we use operating margin and total liabilities as documented proxies where the exact input isn't XBRL-tagged). Computed from SEC filings — descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.
Quality score
EDS ScoreOur own multi-factor score from free SEC data — profitability, growth, financial strength, earnings quality, and event/ownership catalysts. No market price and no licensed model: each axis is the share of source-backed checks it passes. Descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.
Signs
● 1 severe● 2 warning● 3 good- Filed a late-filing notice (Form NT) — missed an SEC deadline
- Reported a net loss
- Negative operating cash flow
- Operating margin is positive
- Revenue is growing year-over-year
- Clean earnings (low accruals)
Derived from the company's own SEC figures (fundamentals, forensic scores, filing discipline) — descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.
Risk flags
late SEC filings- NT 10-Qmissed a reporting deadline ↗Nov 10, 2005
- NT 10-Kmissed a reporting deadline ↗Mar 16, 2005
- NT 11-Kmissed a reporting deadline ↗Jun 29, 2004
A Form NT means the company notified the SEC it would file a periodic report late — often an accounting, audit or liquidity warning sign. Also search SEC enforcement actions for this company.
Insider transactions
SEC Form 4 · most recent| Insider | Date | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turner R Gerald DrDirector | May 14, 2026 | Grant | 6,000 | $6.67 |
| Moore Cecil H JrDirector | May 14, 2026 | Grant | 6,000 | $6.67 |
| Mendes Meredith W.Director | May 14, 2026 | Grant | 6,000 | $6.67 |
| Kramer Kevin BDirector | May 14, 2026 | Grant | 6,000 | $6.67 |
| Harper John EDirector | May 14, 2026 | Grant | 6,000 | $6.67 |
| Feehan Loretta J.Director | May 14, 2026 | Grant | 6,000 | $6.67 |
| Kramer Kevin BDirector | May 15, 2025 | Grant | 2,500 | $8.04 |
| Mendes Meredith W.Director | May 15, 2025 | Grant | 2,500 | $8.04 |
| Harper John EDirector | May 15, 2025 | Grant | 2,500 | $8.04 |
| Turner R Gerald DrDirector | May 15, 2025 | Grant | 2,500 | $8.04 |
| Moore Cecil H JrDirector | May 15, 2025 | Grant | 2,500 | $8.04 |
| Feehan Loretta J.Director | May 15, 2025 | Grant | 2,500 | $8.04 |
Headline trade per Form 4 (officers, directors, 10%+ owners). Buy/sell read from the filing's structured data — blank where a field isn't cleanly tagged.
Short interest
FINRA · bi-monthly| Settlement | Shares short | Days to cover | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | 102,262 | 1.3 | -18.1% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 124,914 | 5.1 | -18.3% |
| Apr 15, 2026 | 152,930 | 6.1 | -10.4% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 170,628 | 3.8 | +26.7% |
| Mar 13, 2026 | 134,662 | 2.1 | +51.1% |
Shares sold short as reported to FINRA. Days-to-cover = short shares ÷ average daily volume — higher means more potential squeeze pressure.
Material events
SEC Form 8-K · most recent- Entered a material agreement · Completed an acquisition or disposition · New financial obligation · Modified shareholder rights · Director / officer change · Amended charter or bylawsMay 26, 2026
- Shareholder vote · Regulation FD disclosureMay 14, 2026
- Results of operationsMay 6, 2026
- Results of operationsMar 9, 2026
- Regulation FD disclosureFeb 26, 2026
- Results of operationsNov 6, 2025
- Regulation FD disclosureOct 30, 2025
- Entered a material agreement · New financial obligationSep 15, 2025
Events the company reported on Form 8-K, labelled by the SEC item code it filed under — its own classification, not our interpretation.
Recent SEC filings
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Spin-offs from NL Industries (1)
- KRONOS WORLDWIDE INCKROcompletedNov 6, 2003details
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Event-driven situations (1)
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