$16.04 0.21 (+1.33%)
2/9/2010 4:02 PM

Valhi, Inc. (VHI)

CAPS Rating: 1 out of 5

The Company has operations through its majority-owned subsidiaries or less than majority-owned affiliates in the chemicals, component products, waste management and titanium metals industries.

Current Price $16.04 Mkt Cap $1.82B
Open $16.13 P/E Ratio 51.86
Prev. Close $15.83 Div. (Yield) 0.40 (2.30%)
Daily Range $15.53 - $16.50 Volume 17,752
52-Wk Range $6.03 - $18.18 Avg. Daily Vol. 0

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dermagenex (< 20)
Submitted June 03, 2008

The bears have no clue as to why VHI has been up.

With high oil prices, nuclear energy is the future. The only roadblock to nuclear has been “what to do with the waste?”

It looks like a subsidiary of VHI is on the verge of… More

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DarthMaul09 (33.46)
Submitted January 08, 2010

Valhi, Inc. is a holding company and operates through its wholly owned and majority-owned subsidiaries, including NL Industries, Inc., Kronos Worldwide, Inc., CompX International Inc. and Waste Control Specialists LLC (WCS). The Company operates in… More

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Member Avatar JackCaps (< 20) Submitted: 1/12/2010 9:39:29 PM : Underperform Start Price: $16.94 VHI Score: -0.59

VHI had negative earnings for 2007, 2008 and probably will also for 2009. Revenues have been a flat $1.5B during these first two years and 2009 should come in at about $1.2B. They also carry about $1B in debt. VHI has trailed the S&P 500 in terms of price performance, but VHI's recent rise has brought it close to even with the S&P. I project that VHI will revert to its norm and underperform against the S&P 500 for 2010.

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Member Avatar DarthMaul09 (33.46) Submitted: 1/8/2010 1:08:24 AM : Underperform Start Price: $17.69 VHI Score: +2.72

Valhi, Inc. is a holding company and operates through its wholly owned and majority-owned subsidiaries, including NL Industries, Inc., Kronos Worldwide, Inc., CompX International Inc. and Waste Control Specialists LLC (WCS). The Company operates in three segments: chemicals, component products and waste management. Its chemicals segment is operated through its majority ownership of Kronos. It operates in the component products industry through its majority ownership of CompX. It operates its waste management segment through WCS, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, which owns and operates a West Texas facility for the processing, treatment, storage and disposal of hazardous, toxic and certain types of low-level radioactive waste.

Well above its recent price range and falling fast after hours. Will try to get in before it falls too much.

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Member Avatar fmahnke (98.18) Submitted: 12/20/2009 2:55:06 PM : Underperform Start Price: $12.45 VHI Score: -32.03

Hmm, Stock is up nearly 40% since reporting another money losing quarter on 11/09 due in part due to declining revenuesand increasing defined benefit pension costs, Has low ($1) tangible book value which is mostly property offset by a very high level of debt debt.

Positives include solid dividend and modest insider buying by the chairman but as I see it, not only is the viablitiy of dividend is in question but the survival of the Chairman (and even the Company) could be play.

Disclosure: I am short VHI in real life

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texsymbol1 (52.86) Score: +108.62

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Pick 		Member Name Member
Rating 		Start
Date 		Call Time
Frame 		Start
Price 		Stock
Gain 		S&P
Gain 		Score Commentary
texsymbol1 52.86 7/6/2009 Outperform 5Y $7.00 +129.09% +20.47% +108.62
darkmarcsun 71.95 11/8/2006 Outperform NS $10.04 +59.69% -17.39% +77.08
clydedoggie 45.94 11/22/2006 Outperform 1Y $10.24 +56.58% -19.20% +75.78
Sccipa < 20 3/26/2007 Outperform 5Y $10.66 +50.48% -21.01% +71.49
stockpickrr 63.74 10/16/2008 Outperform 5Y $8.31 +93.11% +22.45% +70.66
chickenghost 51.75 8/17/2009 Outperform 5Y $9.03 +77.70% +8.99% +68.71
nathanhopkins < 20 3/2/2007 Outperform 1Y $12.20 +31.43% -18.74% +50.17
NewbieMcNewbers < 20 4/2/2007 Outperform 1Y $12.58 +27.50% -20.26% +47.77
SSPXXX 86.12 6/8/2009 Outperform 5Y $9.90 +61.95% +15.45% +46.50
dodgelaw 65.46 6/4/2007 Outperform 3M $14.26 +12.45% -26.17% +38.63
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TrackMatrix 90.36 5/17/2007 Underperform NS $13.26 +21.01% -25.12% -46.13
TrackMatrix 90.36 8/11/2006 Underperform NS $10.33 +68.26% +13.02% -55.25 4/12/2007 @ $17.39

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