Valhi Inc

Company Profile

Valhi Inc had its IPO on 1986-06-04 under the ticker symbol VHI.

The company operates in the Basic Materials sector and Chemicals industry. Valhi Inc has a staff strength of 2,899 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Valhi Inc opened at $12.95 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $12.93 - $13.83, and closed at $13.42.

This is a +5.67% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 31,010 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Valhi Inc have increased by +0.45%.

Valhi Inc's Key Ratios

Valhi Inc has a market cap of $359.26 million, indicating a price to book ratio of 0.7443 and a price to sales ratio of 0.2528.

In the last 12-months Valhi Inc’s revenue was $1.96 billion with a gross profit of $490.40 million and an EBITDA of $61.40 million. The EBITDA ratio measures Valhi Inc's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Valhi Inc’s operating margin was 0.35% while its return on assets stood at 0.15% with a return of equity of 1.96%.

In Q2, Valhi Inc’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -32.4% while revenue growth was a negative 20.1%.

Valhi Inc’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

0

Trailing PE

52.9167

PEG

0.32

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $0.24 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 0 and a PEG multiple of 0.32. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Valhi Inc’s profitability.

Valhi Inc stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 0.2563 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 1.647. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 0.2528.

Valhi Inc stock pays annual dividends of $0.32 per share, indicating a yield of 2.52% and a payout ratio of 133.33%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$2.65 billion

Total Liabilities

$393.80 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-14700000.00

Capital Expenditure

$17.70 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

133.33%

Valhi Inc ended 2023 with $2.65 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $2.65 billion while shareholder equity stood at $940.80 million.

Valhi Inc ended 2023 with $54.10 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $393.80 million in other current liabilities, 300000.00 in common stock, $467.80 million in retained earnings and $379.70 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $297.50 million and cash and short-term investments were $396.50 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $5,500,000 while long-term debt stood at $549.80 million.

Valhi Inc’s total current assets stands at $1.40 billion while long-term investments were $124.50 million and short-term investments were $99.00 million. Its net receivables were $333.50 million compared to accounts payable of $145.70 million and inventory worth $575.30 million.

In 2023, Valhi Inc's operating cash flow was $-14700000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $17.70 million.

Comparatively, Valhi Inc paid $1.33 in dividends in 2023.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$13.42

52-Week High

$29.0534

52-Week Low

$11.9758

Analyst Target Price

$11

Valhi Inc stock is currently trading at $13.42 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $29.0534 and a 52-week low of $29.0534. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $11.

Its 50-day moving average was $13.69 and 200-day moving average was $17.71 The short ratio stood at 5.07 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 9158% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 460.1% are held by institutions.