---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000072162-23-000011"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NL"
cik: "0000072162"
company_name: "NL INDUSTRIES INC"
filed_at: "2023-03-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-18T09:03:10.662050+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NL Industries reports Q4 2022 net loss of $6.1M, down from net income of $14.9M in Q4 2021

## Summary
- Net loss $6.1M ($0.13 loss per share) vs net income $14.9M ($0.31 per share) in Q4 2021.
- Full year 2022 net income $33.8M ($0.69/share) vs $51.2M ($1.05/share) in 2021.
- Net sales $40M in Q4 (+17% YoY) and $166.6M full year (+18%) driven by Marine Components.
- Equity in losses of Kronos $6.0M in Q4 vs earnings $9.6M; Kronos TiO2 volumes fell 40% in Q4.
- Unrealized loss of $3.8M on marketable equity securities in Q4 vs $6.5M gain a year earlier.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000072162-23-000011
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NL
- cik: 0000072162
- company_name: NL INDUSTRIES INC
- filed_at: 2023-03-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72162/000007216223000011/0000072162-23-000011-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72162/000007216223000011/nl-20230308x8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  NL INDUSTRIES INC reported full year of 2022 results: revenue $166.6 million, net income net income attributable to NL stockholders of $33.8 million, EPS $.69 per share.
  - Period: full year of 2022
  - Revenue: $166.6 million
  - Net income: net income attributable to NL stockholders of $33.8 million
  - EPS: $.69 per share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: compared to a $16.2 million unrealized gain in 2021. Net sales were $40.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2022 compared to $34.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2021 and $166.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, compared to $140.8 million for the full year of 2021. The increase in sales for both periods is due to higher Marine Components sales,
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72162/000007216223000011/0000072162-23-000011-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  NL INDUSTRIES INC reported the fourth quarter of 2022 results: revenue $40.0 million, net income net loss attributable to NL stockholders of $6.1 million, EPS $.13 per share.
  - Period: the fourth quarter of 2022
  - Revenue: $40.0 million
  - Net income: net loss attributable to NL stockholders of $6.1 million
  - EPS: $.13 per share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Net sales were $40.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2022 compared to $34.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2021
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72162/000007216223000011/0000072162-23-000011-index.htm

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