CIX COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC

Overview and Growth

Fiscal 2025 results for COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC combined $158.28M of revenue with net income of $19.48M and an operating cash inflow of $22.87M. The $158.28M revenue base provides substantial context for the company’s earnings, cash generation, and capital requirements. The top line expanded 8.5% from $145.94M in fiscal 2024, increasing the company’s operating scale. On a per-share basis, diluted EPS was $1.58, which connects the reported earnings outcome with the company’s diluted share count. The per-share result recorded a 17.0% increase from fiscal 2024 diluted EPS of $1.35. Asset turnover was 1.01x, relating the company’s annual revenue directly to the total assets reported at the period end.

Profitability

After reported cost of revenue, the company retained $48.18M as gross profit before recognizing operating expenses and other items. Gross margin was 30.4%, so that share of each revenue unit remained after the cost of revenue reported for the period. The reported operating result was $22.60M, capturing profitability after direct costs and the operating expenses reflected in the statements. Operating margin measured 14.3%, showing the portion of revenue preserved after the full set of operating costs. Net income came to $19.48M, completing the progression from revenue through gross and operating profitability to the final reported result. The final earnings result represented 12.3% of revenue, connecting the absolute net income figure with the company’s top-line scale. Before income taxes, the company reported $25.83M of earnings, providing a bridge between the operating result and final net income. The pretax margin was 16.3%, relating income before taxes directly to revenue. Income tax expense totaled $6.36M, providing the reported tax component that separates pretax and after-tax earnings. Relative to pretax income, the tax provision measured 24.6%, quantifying the portion of pre-tax earnings paid in income tax. Net income equaled 14.1% of period-end equity, showing the earnings generated on shareholders’ book capital. The net-income-to-assets relationship measured 12.5%, showing earnings relative to the full balance sheet.

Liquidity and Capital Structure

At period end, the $156.19M asset base was financed through $17.56M of liabilities and $138.63M of equity. The near-term balance sheet paired $100.10M of current assets with $17.05M of current liabilities at the reporting date. The current ratio was 5.87x, with current assets exceeding current liabilities and providing a short-term liquidity cushion. The company held $54.10M in cash and equivalents, a narrower liquidity measure than total current assets. Measured only with cash and equivalents, coverage of current liabilities was 317.4%, excluding receivables and other current assets. Liabilities represented 11.2% of total assets, quantifying the liability-funded share of the company’s resource base. Measured against total assets, cash and equivalents represented 34.6%, a balance-sheet composition measure rather than a liquidity forecast. Compared with $163.04M in fiscal 2024, the current asset base moved 4.2% and finished lower. Against $146.15M of equity in fiscal 2024, the current book-equity balance moved 5.1% and ended lower.

Cash Flow and Earnings Quality

Operating activities produced a cash inflow of $22.87M, giving the cash-flow counterpart to the accrual-based profit measures reported for the year. The operating-cash-flow-to-net-income relationship was 1.17x, comparing cash generated by operations with the bottom-line earnings result. Capital expenditures used $3.75M, identifying the reported investment outflow deducted from operating cash flow in the free-cash-flow calculation. Capital expenditures represented 16.4% of operating cash flow, leaving the remainder available as free cash flow. After capital spending, free cash flow was $19.12M, leaving cash available for debt reduction, shareholder returns, or further investment. The free-cash-flow margin was 12.1%, measuring cash remaining after capital spending against revenue. The free-cash-flow-to-assets relationship was 12.2%, comparing post-investment cash with the balance-sheet asset base.

Based on the annual report for the fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2025. Analysis generated Oct 21, 2026.