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LXU

Lsb Industries, Inc. Materials Industrial Inorganic Chemicals Russell 3000
$11.52Close $1.1BMarket cap $8.16 – $16.8852-week range Jan 27, 2027Next report · estimated

Highlights

Strengths

  • Earnings growing EPS +127% year on year, faster than the quarter before (+432 pts)

Cautions

  • Not in an uptrend 4 of 8 trend conditions
  • Far from its high 32% below its 52-week high

Price

Filing Results Screen pick 52-week high and low Adjusted prices

Key figures

FY to Dec 31, 2025 · filed Oct 29, 2026
Off 12-month high 32%
1wk up 16.5% price change
1mo up 17.9% price change
12-month return up 39% market up 11% · its own up 15%
F-score 8 / 9 Exceptional
Altman Z 2.12 Moderate risk
P/E 42.7× price / earnings
PEG — P/E / EPS growth
P/B 2.0× price / book
Earnings yield up 3.9% EBIT / enterprise value
Cheaper than 53% of the market · around average
Revenue growth up 18% year on year
EPS growth up 127% latest quarter · +432 pts
Sales growth up 2% latest quarter · -9 pts
ROE up 5% return on equity
Free cash margin up 3% $18.1M FCF
D/E 0.85 long-term debt / equity
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0×
Interest cover 1.9×EBIT / interest
Piotroski tests
  • took on more long-term debt
  • profitable on its assets
  • generating cash from operations
  • profitability improving
  • profits backed by cash
  • short-term liquidity improved
  • no new shares issued
  • gross margin widened
  • assets working harder

Repair signals

  • FCF turned positive ($-6M → $18M)
  • Long-term debt down 8% ($0.5B → $0.4B)
  • Gross margin 9.1% → 17.0%
  • Revenue reaccelerating (-12% then +18%)

Trade setup

ATR% 4.6% $0.53 a day · 2×ATR $10.46
RS 67 / 99 vs the universe
Trend 4 / 8 trend template
Relative volume 1.6× vs 50-day average
Up/down volume 1.02 50 sessions
Implied move — no scheduled report
Trend template · 4 of 8
  • Price above the 150 and 200-day averages: fails
  • 150-day average above the 200-day: passes
  • 200-day average rising for a month: passes
  • 50-day average above the 150 and 200-day: fails
  • Price above the 50-day average: passes
  • At least 30% above the 52-week low: passes
  • Within 25% of the 52-week high: fails
  • RS rank 70 or higher: fails

Screen verdict

Did not qualify for any screen.

Warning signs

1 flagged
  • Interest is covered, but thinly Earnings before interest cover the interest bill 1.9 times, leaving little room if profits fall.
Last reported Oct 28, 2026
Results reaction Oct 28, 2026+7% vs market2 sessions after results

Financials

6 fiscal years · from filings
Revenue What customers paid the company over its fiscal year, before any cost, as filed in its annual report. The change is against the year before. Methodology $615.2M +18% on FY2024
$0 $1B FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · $351.3M FY2021 · $556.2M FY2022 · $901.7M FY2023 · $593.7M FY2024 · $522.4M FY2025 · $615.2M
Net income Profit left after every cost, interest and tax for the year. A column below the line is a loss. Methodology $24.6M back to a profit
-$100M $0 $250M FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · -$61.9M FY2021 · $43.5M FY2022 · $230.3M FY2023 · $27.9M FY2024 · -$19.4M FY2025 · $24.6M
Free cash flow Cash from running the business less what it spent on equipment and buildings: the cash a year actually left behind, which profit alone does not show. Not shown for banks and insurers, whose cash moves with their loans. Methodology $18.1M back to a profit
$0 $500M FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · -$33.0M FY2021 · $52.5M FY2022 · $299.8M FY2023 · $69.9M FY2024 · -$5.7M FY2025 · $18.1M
Margins Each as a share of revenue. Gross: left after the direct cost of what was sold. Net: left after every cost. Free cash: free cash flow over revenue. A margin rising over years means the business keeps more of each dollar it sells. Methodology
  • Gross 17%
  • Net 4%
  • Free cash 3%
-20% 0% 50% FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · Gross 5% · Net -18% · Free cash -9% FY2021 · Gross 25% · Net 8% · Free cash 9% FY2022 · Gross 39% · Net 26% · Free cash 33% FY2023 · Gross 15% · Net 5% · Free cash 12% FY2024 · Gross 9% · Net -4% · Free cash -1% FY2025 · Gross 17% · Net 4% · Free cash 3%
Cash and long-term debt Cash on the balance sheet at the year's end beside debt due after a year. Net cash is cash less that debt; net debt is the shortfall. Debt some filers do not tag shows as a gap, not as zero. Methodology $420.8M net debt
  • Cash
  • Long-term debt
$0 $1B FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · Cash $16.3M · Long-term debt $467.4M FY2021 · Cash $82.1M · Long-term debt $518.2M FY2022 · Cash $63.8M · Long-term debt $702.7M FY2023 · Cash $98.5M · Long-term debt $575.9M FY2024 · Cash $20.2M · Long-term debt $476.2M FY2025 · Cash $19.5M · Long-term debt $440.3M
Shares outstanding Shares in issue at the year's end. A rising count means each share owns a smaller slice of the company (stock pay, share sales); a falling one, buybacks. The chart's scale is fitted to the count, so a small change looks large: read the percentage. Methodology 91.20m +128.6% since FY2020
91.20m 39.90m FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · 39.90m FY2021 · 54.40m FY2022 · 91.20m FY2023 · 91.20m FY2024 · 91.20m FY2025 · 91.20m
  FY2020Dec 31, 2020 FY2021Dec 31, 2021 FY2022Dec 31, 2022 FY2023Dec 31, 2023 FY2024Dec 31, 2024 FY2025Dec 31, 2025
Revenue $351.3M $556.2M $901.7M $593.7M $522.4M $615.2M
Gross margin 5% 25% 39% 15% 9% 17%
Operating income -$15.5M $101.0M $308.4M $51.8M -$5.5M $57.3M
Net income -$61.9M $43.5M $230.3M $27.9M -$19.4M $24.6M
Net margin -18% 8% 26% 5% -4% 4%
Earnings per share -$1.69 $0.87 $2.68 $0.37 -$0.27 $0.34
Free cash flow -$33.0M $52.5M $299.8M $69.9M -$5.7M $18.1M
Free cash margin -9% 9% 33% 12% -1% 3%
Cash $16.3M $82.1M $63.8M $98.5M $20.2M $19.5M
Long-term debt $467.4M $518.2M $702.7M $575.9M $476.2M $440.3M
Shareholders' equity $149.6M $460.5M $515.9M $518.3M $491.6M $520.0M
Shares outstanding 39.90m 54.40m 91.20m 91.20m 91.20m 91.20m

Filings

SEC EDGAR
FiledReportPeriod to Lag
Oct 29, 2026 Quarterly ↗ Sep 30, 2026 29d
Jul 30, 2026 Quarterly ↗ Jun 30, 2026 30d
Apr 30, 2026 Quarterly ↗ Mar 31, 2026 30d
Feb 26, 2026 Annual ↗ Dec 31, 2025 57d
Oct 30, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Sep 30, 2025 30d
Jul 30, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Jun 30, 2025 30d
Apr 30, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Mar 31, 2025 30d
Feb 27, 2025 Annual ↗ Dec 31, 2024 58d
Oct 30, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Sep 30, 2024 30d
Aug 1, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Jun 30, 2024 32d
Apr 30, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Mar 31, 2024 30d
Mar 6, 2024 Annual ↗ Dec 31, 2023 66d

Current reports

FiledDisclosed
Oct 29, 2026 Exhibits only ↗
Oct 28, 2026 Results ↗
Sep 9, 2026 Regulation FD ↗
Jul 30, 2026 Regulation FD ↗
Jul 29, 2026 Results ↗
Jun 1, 2026 Other events ↗
May 21, 2026 Shareholder vote ↗
May 21, 2026 Other events ↗
Apr 30, 2026 Exhibits only ↗
Apr 29, 2026 Exhibits only ↗
Apr 27, 2026 Director or officer change ↗
Apr 7, 2026 Other events ↗