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$9.67 1.58 (19.53%)
10/13/2008 4:03 PM

NL Industries, Inc. (NL)

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A holding company which operates in the component products industry through its majority-owned subsidiary, CompX International Inc. The Company operates in the chemicals industry through its non-controlling interest in Kronos Worldwide, Inc.

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NL Industries, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price: $9.67
Last Trade Time: 10/13/2008 4:03 PM
Open: $8.89
Previous Close: $8.09
Daily Range: $8.52 - $9.67
52-Week Range: $6.50 - $12.44
Volume: 59,568
Market Cap: $510.78M
P/E Ratio: 260.25
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Avatar poodlechick (89.81) Submitted: 2/13/07 1:08 AM

You'll need more than penicillin to cure the hurt from buying this one.

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Avatar jrpicker (49.55) Submitted: 7/22/08 3:06 PM : Outperform Start Price: $9.65 NL Score: 19.52

The law suit in R.I was won, and the Columbus dropped its suit. This is a short term play

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Avatar seriouslyder1 (25.82) Submitted: 1/21/08 10:54 AM : Outperform Start Price: $8.38 NL Score: 34.82

Rhode Island Supreme Court expected to rule on lead paint litigation in July. Lower court's decision should be overturned which will send stock higher.

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Avatar Chemistryguy (40.06) Submitted: 12/20/07 1:34 PM : Underperform Start Price: $10.22 NL Score: -24.46

Lawsuits will bankrupt the company. The Rhode Island lawsuit alone is $16.46 per share of NL if divided evenly between the three companies where NLs book value per share is only $5.11.

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Avatar aj350 (83.05) Submitted: 9/21/07 5:28 PM : Underperform Start Price: $10.24 NL Score: -27.19

these guys are making about $20 mil in running cash flow, with the only bright spot being their investment in Kronos (which you can buy via symbol KRO without getting the crappy side businesses of NL)

NL's core business (ball bearings and ergonomic office products??) is highly cyclical and offers no real competitive advantage, anything more than 20x free cash flows would be ridiculous

FCF = OCF - Capex, capex is about $10 mil
FCF = 10 million

with a market cap of about $500mil + 0 debt - $180mil in ivestments/cash = $320 mil

I'm shorting in real life if it hits 13!

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Avatar ww325 (25.88) Submitted: 4/24/07 6:24 PM : Underperform Start Price: $12.01 NL Score: -12.04

legal troubles up the you know what....jim cramer steered us wrong on this one over a year ago

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