NL Industries
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2025)

2025
Price/Earnings ratio
7.41
Price/Sales ratio
1.80
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$0.85

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
14.68-6.1925.945.97-4.177.3815.887.059.82-118.686.68-4.17
Price/Sales ratio
4.031.353.646.191.441.532.032.561.991.692.581.44
Price/Book Value ratio
1.760.982.232.070.600.620.740.990.860.741.000.60
Price/Cash Flow ratio
17.775.2614.3237.2410.016.9412.2520.5012.347.4010.2210.01
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
20.226.2116.2043.8512.257.8513.4926.7114.307.6310.717.85
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
-0.090.03-0.150.000.03-0.04-0.360.02-0.281.11-0.12-0.04
Dividend Yield
5.04%14.27%5.32%3.04%14.00%13.30%3.34%3.24%9.25%4.99%4.01%13.30%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
31.02%30.64%32.32%31.07%32.40%31.40%28.64%30.32%29.29%30.51%28.74%31.40%
Operating Profit Margin
2.69%0.27%-0.91%0.80%-51.35%32.78%17.18%29.80%26.60%8.76%7.77%-51.35%
Pretax Profit Margin
33.33%-47.06%12.76%100.17%-46.02%23.02%11.87%43.25%23.52%-3.97%47.26%-46.02%
Net Profit Margin
27.45%-21.92%14.04%103.66%-34.68%20.77%12.82%36.35%20.31%-1.43%38.66%-34.68%
Effective Tax Rate
14.45%55.75%-20.14%-4.99%28.30%2.09%-18.38%12.31%7.14%109.06%14.93%14.93%
Return on Assets
5.69%-6.84%3.97%21.04%-7.49%4.62%2.67%8.58%5.54%-0.40%9.94%-7.49%
Return On Equity
12.02%-15.93%8.59%34.62%-14.43%8.47%4.70%14.12%8.85%-0.62%15.56%-14.43%
Return on Capital Employed
0.58%0.09%-0.28%0.16%-13.02%7.71%3.77%7.41%7.67%2.58%2.12%-13.02%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
4.385.194.016.672.045.526.22N/AN/AN/A6.722.04
Quick Ratio
3.704.563.535.881.834.905.555.495.076.155.881.83
Cash ratio
2.944.013.035.021.424.354.984.802.143.664.341.42
Days of Sales Outstanding
32.5430.0635.4840.5339.1636.7636.5140.4640.5440.1235.3236.76
Days of Inventory outstanding
85.9672.8974.1572.7278.1278.6081.9295.4096.95100.0295.2178.12
Operating Cycle
118.51102.95109.63113.25117.29115.36118.43135.86137.49140.14130.53117.29
Days of Payables Outstanding
31.5622.8724.8919.4624.6514.7211.8212.6810.9512.3111.1814.72
Cash Conversion Cycle
86.9580.0884.7493.7992.63100.63106.61123.18126.53127.83119.3492.63
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
N/AN/A0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Debt Equity Ratio
N/AN/A0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
N/AN/A0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Total Debt to Capitalization
N/AN/A0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/A-356.516.40.9718.381.68N/AN/AN/A26.680.97
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
N/AN/A55.3937.2734.1554.8738.0435.2153.8674.0076.2634.15
Company Equity Multiplier
2.112.322.161.641.921.831.751.641.591.551.511.83
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.220.250.250.160.140.220.160.120.160.220.250.14
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.870.840.880.840.810.880.900.760.860.960.950.81
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
N/AN/A55.3937.2734.1554.8738.0435.2153.8674.0076.2634.15
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Dividend Payout Ratio
74.14%-88.41%138.11%18.20%-58.40%98.27%53.16%22.88%90.86%-592.37%62.02%-58.40%