earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.65
NL Industries reports Q1 net income of $6.8M vs. net loss of $6.7M a year ago
NL INDUSTRIES INC
2024-Q1 EPS reported
$0.14
revenue$37,971,000
- EPS of $0.14, compared to ($0.14) in Q1 2023; includes $2.4M unrealized gain on marketable securities.
- CompQ net sales fell to $38.0M from $41.2M; income from operations decreased to $3.7M from $7.0M.
- Equity in earnings of Kronos was $2.5M vs. equity in losses of $4.6M; Kronos sales up 12% to $478.8M.
- Kronos TiO2 sales volumes rose 28% YoY; production capacity utilization improved to 87% from 76%.
- Corporate expenses declined $0.4M due to lower litigation fees; interest income increased $0.6M.