COMPX REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2024 RESULTS
DALLAS, TEXAS … November 6, 2024 … CompX International Inc. (NYSE American: CIX) announced today sales of $33.6 million for the third quarter of 2024 compared to $40.3 million in the same period of 2023. Operating income was $3.3 million in the third quarter of 2024 compared to $6.6 million in the same period of 2023. Net income was $3.5 million, or $.28 per basic and diluted common share, for the third quarter of 2024 compared to $5.8 million, or $.47 per basic and diluted common share, in the same period of 2023.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, sales were $107.5 million compared to $118.1 million in the previous year. Operating income was $12.1 million for the first nine months of 2024 compared to $18.0 million for the same period in 2023. Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $12.1 million, or $.98 per basic and diluted share, compared to $15.9 million, or $1.29 per basic and diluted share, for the same period in 2023.
Third quarter 2024 net sales decreased over the comparable 2023 period predominantly due to lower Security Products sales to a government security customer and to a lesser extent lower Marine Components sales primarily to the towboat market. Security Products third quarter 2023 net sales include sales to a government security customer for a pilot project that did not continue in 2024. Net sales decreased for the first nine months of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023 primarily due to lower Marine Components sales to the towboat market. Operating income decreased in the third quarter of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023 due to lower sales and gross margin at both Security Products and Marine Components. Operating income decreased in the first nine months of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023 primarily due to lower Marine Components sales and gross margin.
CompX is a leading manufacturer of security products and recreational marine components. It operates from three locations in the U.S. and employs approximately 524 people.
Forward-Looking Statements
The statements in this press release relating to matters that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that represent management’s belief and assumptions based on currently available information. Although we believe the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot give any assurances that these expectations will be correct. Such statements, by their nature, involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could significantly impact expected results, and actual future results could differ materially from those predicted. While it is not possible to identify all factors, we continue to face many risks and uncertainties.
The factors that could cause our actual future results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, the following:
| · | Future demand for our products, |
| · | Changes in our raw material and other operating costs (such as zinc, brass, aluminum, steel and energy costs) and our ability to pass those costs on to our customers or offset them with reductions in other operating costs, |