---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001049606-24-000003"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CIX"
cik: "0001049606"
company_name: "COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC"
filed_at: "2024-02-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-05T07:54:43.427537+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CompX Q4 net income up 40% to $6.7M; dividend raised to $0.30

## Summary
- Q4 2023 sales $43.2M vs $40.0M YoY; operating income $7.4M vs $5.4M.
- Net income $6.7M ($0.54 EPS) vs $4.8M ($0.39 EPS) in Q4 2022.
- Full-year 2023 sales $161.3M vs $166.6M; net income $22.6M ($1.84 EPS) vs $20.9M ($1.69 EPS).
- Security Products pilot project for government customer boosted Q4 sales; Marine Components lower.
- Quarterly dividend increased $0.05 to $0.30 per share, payable March 19 to March 11 record holders.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001049606-24-000003
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CIX
- cik: 0001049606
- company_name: COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC
- filed_at: 2024-02-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1049606/000104960624000003/0001049606-24-000003-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1049606/000104960624000003/cix-20240228x8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001049606-24-000003.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC reported the year ended December 31, 2023 results: revenue $161.3 million, net income $22.6 million, EPS $1.84 per basic and diluted common share.
  - Period: the year ended December 31, 2023
  - Revenue: $161.3 million
  - Net income: $22.6 million
  - EPS: $1.84 per basic and diluted common share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Net sales for the year ended December 31, 2023 were $161.3 million compared to $166.6 million in the previous year. Operating income was $25.4 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2023 was $22.6 million, or $1.84 per basic and diluted common share, compared to $20.9 million, or $1.69 per basic and diluted common share, for the same period in 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1049606/000104960624000003/0001049606-24-000003-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC reported the fourth quarter of 2023 results: revenue $43.2 million, net income $6.7 million, EPS $.54 per basic and diluted common share.
  - Period: the fourth quarter of 2023
  - Revenue: $43.2 million
  - Net income: $6.7 million
  - EPS: $.54 per basic and diluted common share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: CompX International Inc. (NYSE American: CIX) announced today sales of $43.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to $40.0 million in the same period of 2022. Operating income was $7.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to $5.4 million in the same period of 2022. Net income was $6.7 million, or $.54 per basic and diluted common share, for the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to $4.8 million, or $.39 per basic and diluted common share, in the same period of 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1049606/000104960624000003/0001049606-24-000003-index.htm

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