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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES       EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarter ended March 31, 2020

 

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _________ to _________

Commission file number 1-13905

 

COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

57-0981653

(State or other jurisdiction of

Incorporation or organization)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

5430 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1700,

Three Lincoln Centre, Dallas, Texas

 

75240-2620

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (972) 448-1400

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Class A common stock

 

CIX

 

NYSE American

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes      No  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes      No  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  

Large accelerated filer      Accelerated filer      Non-accelerated filer     Smaller reporting company  

Emerging growth company  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes      No  .

As of April 30, 2020, the registrant had 12,443,057 shares of Class A common stock, $.01 par value per share, outstanding.

 

 

 

 

 


COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC.

Index

 

Part I.

  

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Page

Item 1.

  

Financial Statements

 

 

 

  

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets – December 31, 2019 and March 31, 2020 (unaudited)

  - 3 -

 

 

  

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited) – Three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2020

  - 4 -

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited) – Three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2020

  - 5 -

 

 

  

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) - Three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2020

  - 6 -

 

 

  

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

  - 7 -

 

Item 2.

  

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

   - 11 -

 

Item 3.

  

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

   - 16 -

 

Item 4.

  

 

Controls and Procedures

   - 16 -

 

Part II.

  

 

OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

Item 1A.

  

 

Risk Factors

   - 17 -

 

Item 6.

  

 

Exhibits

   - 17 -

 

Items 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Part II are omitted because there is no information to report.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands)

 

 

December 31,

 

 

March 31,

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

63,255

 

 

$

64,046

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

11,870

 

 

 

15,232

 

Inventories, net

 

18,348

 

 

 

18,962

 

Prepaid expenses and other

 

1,624

 

 

 

1,414

 

Total current assets

 

95,097

 

 

 

99,654

 

Other assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note receivable from affiliate

 

28,100

 

 

 

25,500

 

Goodwill

 

23,742

 

 

 

23,742

 

Other noncurrent

 

590

 

 

 

590

 

Total other assets

 

52,432

 

 

 

49,832

 

Property and equipment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

4,940

 

 

 

4,940

 

Buildings

 

23,047

 

 

 

23,047

 

Equipment

 

67,718

 

 

 

68,443

 

Construction in progress

 

1,002

 

 

 

463

 

 

 

96,707

 

 

 

96,893

 

Less accumulated depreciation

 

65,692

 

 

 

66,531

 

Net property and equipment

 

31,015

 

 

 

30,362

 

Total assets

$

178,544

 

 

$

179,848

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

$

12,078

 

 

$

9,007

 

Income taxes payable to affiliates

 

984

 

 

 

2,239

 

Total current liabilities

 

13,062

 

 

 

11,246

 

Noncurrent liabilities -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred income taxes

 

3,287

 

 

 

3,380

 

Stockholders' equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock

 

 

 

 

 

Class A common stock

 

124

 

 

 

124

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

55,869

 

 

 

55,869

 

Retained earnings

 

106,202

 

 

 

109,229

 

Total stockholders' equity

 

162,195

 

 

 

165,222

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

178,544

 

 

$

179,848

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 1)

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

March 31,

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

(unaudited)

 

Net sales

$

31,176

 

 

$

32,311

 

Cost of sales

 

21,552

 

 

 

21,880

 

Gross margin

 

9,624

 

 

 

10,431

 

Selling, general and administrative expense

 

5,334

 

 

 

5,411

 

Operating income

 

4,290

 

 

 

5,020

 

Interest income

 

837

 

 

 

607

 

Income before taxes

 

5,127

 

 

 

5,627

 

Provision for income taxes

 

1,141

 

 

 

1,356

 

Net income

$

3,986

 

 

$

4,271

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net income per common share

$

0.32

 

 

$

0.34

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding

 

12,436

 

 

 

12,443

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(In thousands)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2019

 

 

Class A

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

common

 

 

paid-in

 

 

Retained

 

 

stockholders'

 

 

stock

 

 

capital

 

 

earnings

 

 

equity

 

Balance at December 31, 2018

$

124

 

 

$

55,751

 

 

$

93,687

 

 

$

149,562

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,986

 

 

 

3,986

 

Cash dividends ($0.07 per share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(870

)

 

 

(870

)

Balance at March 31, 2019

$

124

 

 

$

55,751

 

 

$

96,803

 

 

$

152,678

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2020

 

 

Class A

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

common

 

 

paid-in

 

 

Retained

 

 

stockholders'

 

 

stock

 

 

capital

 

 

earnings

 

 

equity

 

Balance at December 31, 2019

$

124

 

 

$

55,869

 

 

$

106,202

 

 

$

162,195

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,271

 

 

 

4,271

 

Cash dividends ($0.10 per share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,244

)

 

 

(1,244

)

Balance at March 31, 2020

$

124

 

 

$

55,869

 

 

$

109,229

 

 

$

165,222

 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

$

3,986

 

 

$

4,271

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

901

 

 

 

950

 

 

Deferred income taxes

 

144

 

 

 

93

 

 

Other, net

 

153

 

 

 

62

 

 

Change in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

(3,221

)

 

 

(3,362

)

 

Inventories, net

 

(1,475

)

 

 

(673

)

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

(3,216

)

 

 

(3,011

)

 

Accounts with affiliates

 

541

 

 

 

1,389

 

 

Prepaids and other, net

 

151

 

 

 

76

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

(2,036

)

 

 

(205

)

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

(439

)

 

 

(360

)

 

Note receivable from affiliate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collections

 

11,400

 

 

 

18,228

 

 

Advances

 

(17,400

)

 

 

(15,628

)

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

(6,439

)

 

 

2,240

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends paid

 

(870

)

 

 

(1,244

)

 

Cash and cash equivalents - net change from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating, investing and financing activities

 

(9,345

)

 

 

791

 

 

Balance at beginning of period

 

45,414

 

 

 

63,255

 

 

Balance at end of period

$

36,069

 

 

$

64,046

 

 

Supplemental disclosures -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for income taxes

$

993

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- 6 -


COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2020

(unaudited)

 

Note 1 – Organization and basis of presentation:

Organization. We (NYSE American: CIX) were 86% owned by NL Industries, Inc. (NYSE: NL) at March 31, 2020. We manufacture and sell component products (security products and recreational marine components). At March 31, 2020, Valhi, Inc. (NYSE: VHI) owned 83% of NL’s outstanding common stock and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Contran Corporation owned 92% of Valhi’s outstanding common stock. At March 31, 2020, a majority of Contran’s outstanding voting stock was held directly by Lisa K. Simmons and Serena Simmons Connelly and various family trusts established for the benefit of Ms. Simmons and Ms. Connelly and their children and for which Ms. Simmons or Ms. Connelly, as applicable, served as trustee (collectively, the “Other Trusts”). In addition, each of Ms. Simmons and Ms. Connelly served as co-chair of the Contran board of directors. The remainder of Contran’s outstanding voting stock is held by another trust (the “Family Trust”), which was established for the benefit of Ms. Simmons and Ms. Connelly and their children and for which a third-party financial institution serves as trustee. Consequently, at March 31, 2020, Ms. Simmons, Ms. Connelly and the Family Trust may be deemed to control Contran, and therefore may be deemed to indirectly control the wholly-owned subsidiary of Contran, Valhi, NL and us.  

Following the death of Ms. Connelly on April 22, 2020, Ms. Simmons and the Family Trust continue to directly hold their shares of Contran voting stock. Under the terms of the Contran Corporation Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement dated September 9, 2019 (the “Contran Stockholders Agreement”), and with respect to the shares of Contran voting stock held directly by Ms. Connelly at the time of her death (the “Connelly Direct Shares”), the independent executor of the estate of Ms. Connelly (prior to the completion of the probate of such estate) and the legatee of the Connelly Direct Shares (following completion of the probate of such estate) is required to vote the Connelly Direct Shares in the same manner as Ms. Simmons. Also under the terms of the Contran Stockholders Agreement, and with respect to the shares of Contran voting stock held by the Other Trusts for which Ms. Connelly previously served as trustee and for which her successor trustee is someone other than Ms. Simmons (the “Connelly Indirect Shares”), such successor trustee is also required to vote the Connelly Indirect Shares in the same manner as Ms. Simmons. Such voting rights of Ms. Simmons with respect to the Connelly Direct Shares and the Connelly Indirect Shares last through April 22, 2030 and are personal to Ms. Simmons. Consequently, at April 22, 2020, Ms. Simmons and the Family Trust may be deemed to control Contran, and therefore may be deemed to indirectly control the wholly-owned subsidiary of Contran, Valhi, NL and us.

 

Basis of presentation. Consolidated in this Quarterly Report are the results of CompX International Inc. and its subsidiaries. The unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contained in this Quarterly Report have been prepared on the same basis as the audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 26, 2020 (the “2019 Annual Report”). In our opinion, we have made all necessary adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) in order to state fairly, in all material respects, our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows as of the dates and for the periods presented. We have condensed the Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2019 contained in this Quarterly Report as compared to our audited Consolidated Financial Statements at that date, and we have omitted certain information and footnote disclosures (including those related to the Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2019) normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Our results of operations for the interim period ended March 31, 2020 may not be indicative of our operating results for the full year. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contained in this Quarterly Report should be read in conjunction with our 2019 Consolidated Financial Statements contained in our 2019 Annual Report.  

Our operations are reported on a 52 or 53-week year. For presentation purposes, annual and quarterly information in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes are presented as ended March 31, 2019, December 31, 2019 and March 31, 2020.  The actual dates of our annual and quarterly periods are March 31, 2019, December 29, 2019 and March 29, 2020, respectively.  Unless otherwise indicated, references in this report to “we”, “us” or “our” refer to CompX International Inc. and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

- 7 -


Note 2 – Business segment information:

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

March 31,

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Net sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security Products

$

24,704

 

 

$

25,469

 

Marine Components

 

6,472

 

 

 

6,842

 

Total net sales

$

31,176

 

 

$

32,311

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security Products

$

5,076

 

 

$

5,713

 

Marine Components

 

901

 

 

 

1,082

 

Corporate operating expenses

 

(1,687

)

 

 

(1,775

)

Total operating income

 

4,290

 

 

 

5,020

 

Interest income

 

837

 

 

 

607

 

Income before taxes

$

5,127

 

 

$

5,627

 

 

Intersegment sales are not material.

Note 3 – Accounts receivable, net:

 

 

December 31,

 

 

March 31,

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Accounts receivable, net:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security Products

$

10,321

 

 

$

12,830

 

Marine Components

 

1,619

 

 

 

2,472

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

(70

)

 

 

(70

)

Total accounts receivable, net

$

11,870

 

 

$

15,232

 

 

 

Note 4 – Inventories, net:

 

 

December 31,

 

 

March 31,

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Raw materials:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security Products

$

2,134

 

 

$

2,397

 

Marine Components

 

807

 

 

 

707

 

Total raw materials

 

2,941

 

 

 

3,104

 

Work-in-process:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security Products

 

9,138

 

 

 

9,549

 

Marine Components

 

2,633

 

 

 

2,688

 

Total work-in-process

 

11,771

 

 

 

12,237

 

Finished goods:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security Products

 

2,582

 

 

 

2,526

 

Marine Components

 

1,054

 

 

 

1,095

 

Total finished goods

 

3,636

 

 

 

3,621

 

Total inventories, net

$

18,348

 

 

$

18,962

 

 

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Note 5 – Accounts payable and accrued liabilities:

 

 

December 31,

 

 

March 31,

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Accounts payable:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security Products

$

1,975

 

 

$

2,106

 

Marine Components

 

539

 

 

 

672

 

Accrued liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee benefits

 

8,331

 

 

 

4,552

 

Customer tooling

 

264

 

 

 

239

 

Taxes other than on income

 

350

 

 

 

578

 

Other

 

619

 

 

 

860

 

Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities

$

12,078

 

 

$

9,007

 

 

 

 

Note 6 – Provision for income taxes:

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

March 31,

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expected tax expense, at the U.S. federal statutory

   income tax rate of 21%

$

1,077

 

 

$

1,182

 

State income taxes

 

179

 

 

 

197

 

FDII benefit

 

(119

)

 

 

(28

)

Other, net

 

4

 

 

 

5

 

Total income tax expense

$

1,141

 

 

$

1,356

 

 

We qualify for the foreign derived intangible income deduction.  We recognized a current cash tax benefit of $28,000 in the first quarter of 2020 and $119,000 in the first quarter of 2019 ($98,000 of our 2019 current cash tax benefit is related to 2018).

On March 27, 2020, the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act” was signed into law in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The CARES Act, among other things, includes provisions relating to refundable payroll tax credits, deferment of employer side social security payments, modifications to the limitation of business interest for 2019 and 2020 and technical corrections to tax depreciation methods for qualified improvement property.  We have evaluated the relevant provisions of the CARES Act and determined the impact is not material to our tax provision.

 

 

Note 7 – Financial instruments:

The following table presents the financial instruments that are not carried at fair value but which require fair value disclosure:

 

 

December 31,

 

 

March 31,

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

Carrying

 

 

Fair

 

 

Carrying

 

 

Fair

 

 

amount

 

 

value

 

 

amount

 

 

value

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

63,255

 

 

$

63,255

 

 

$

64,046

 

 

$

64,046

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

11,870

 

 

 

11,870

 

 

 

15,232

 

 

 

15,232

 

Accounts payable

 

2,514

 

 

 

2,514

 

 

 

2,778

 

 

 

2,778

 

 

Due to their near-term maturities, the carrying amounts of accounts receivable and accounts payable are considered equivalent to fair value.

 

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Note 8 – Related party transactions:

From time to time, we may have loans and advances outstanding between us and various related parties pursuant to term and demand notes.  We generally enter into these loans and advances for cash management purposes.  When we loan funds to related parties, we are generally able to earn a higher rate of return on the loan than we would earn if we invested the funds in other instruments, and when we borrow from related parties, we are generally able to pay a lower rate of interest than we would pay if we had incurred third-party indebtedness.  While certain of these loans to affiliates may be of a lesser credit quality than cash equivalent instruments otherwise available to us, we believe we have considered the credit risks in the terms of the applicable loans.  In this regard, we have an unsecured revolving demand promissory note with Valhi whereby we agreed to loan Valhi up to $40 million.  Our loan to Valhi, as amended,  bears interest at prime plus 1.00%, payable quarterly, with all principal due on demand, but in any event no earlier than December 31, 2021.  Loans made to Valhi at any time under the agreement are at our discretion.  At March 31, 2020, the outstanding principal balance receivable from Valhi under the promissory note was $25.5 million. Interest income (including unused commitment fees) on our loan to Valhi was $0.6 million and $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2020, respectively. On March 31, 2020 (two days after our fiscal quarterly period, but on the last day of the fiscal period for Valhi), we loaned $5.0 million to Valhi, increasing the outstanding principal balance receivable from Valhi under the promissory note to $30.5 million.

We made a cash payment of $0.9 million to NL in lieu of state tax one day after our fiscal quarterly period, but one day prior to the end of the fiscal quarterly period for NL.

 

Note 9 – Recent accounting pronouncements:

Adopted

In December 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued ASU 2019-12, Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, which changes the accounting for certain income tax transactions and reduces complexity in accounting for income taxes in certain areas.  The ASU introduces new guidance including providing a policy election for an entity to not allocate consolidated current and deferred tax expense when a member of a consolidated tax return is not subject to income tax in its separate financial statements and is a disregarded entity by the taxing authority; and providing guidance to evaluate whether a step-up in tax basis of goodwill relates to a business combination in which book goodwill was recognized or a separate transaction.  The ASU also changes existing guidance in a number of areas, including: the method of making an intraperiod allocation of total income tax expense if there is a loss in continuing operations and gains outside of continuing operations; accounting for tax law changes and year-to-date losses in interim periods; and determining how to apply the income tax guidance to franchise taxes that are partially based on income.  We adopted this ASU in the first quarter of 2020 and the adoption of this standard did not have a material effect on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Note 10 – Subsequent Events:

Following the spread of the COVID-19 virus beyond China in late January 2020, various national, state and local governments began to implement a number of increasingly restrictive measures to contain the spread of the virus, including travel restrictions, gathering limitations, event cancellations, border closures and stay-at-home orders, resulting in sharp contractions of vast areas of the global economy beginning in March 2020. While measured efforts are underway to resume commercial activities in most global markets, the impacts of COVID-19, including the efforts to mitigate its spread, are expected to continue to challenge workers, businesses and governments for the foreseeable future. Although the COVID-19 pandemic had limited impact on our operations during the first quarter of 2020, we believe U.S. and worldwide gross domestic product will be significantly impacted for an indeterminate period, including the demand for our products and those of our customers. Consequently, we expect to report lower sales and earnings than would otherwise have been expected for the remainder of 2020. The extent of the impact will depend on numerous factors, including future developments, and therefore is uncertain and cannot be predicted.

 

 

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ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Business Overview

We are a leading manufacturer of engineered components utilized in a variety of applications and industries.  Through our Security Products segment we manufacture mechanical and electronic cabinet locks and other locking mechanisms used in recreational transportation, postal, office and institutional furniture, cabinetry, tool storage and healthcare applications.  We also manufacture stainless steel exhaust systems, gauges, throttle controls, wake enhancement systems and trim tabs for the recreational marine and other industries through our Marine Components segment.

General

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Statements in this Quarterly Report that are not historical facts are forward-looking in nature and represent management’s beliefs and assumptions based on currently available information. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “believes,” “intends,” “may,” “should,” “could,” “anticipates,” “expects” or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategies or trends. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we do not know if these expectations will be correct. Such statements by their nature involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could significantly impact expected results. Actual future results could differ materially from those predicted. The factors that could cause actual future results to differ materially from those described herein are the risks and uncertainties discussed in this Quarterly Report and those described from time to time in our other filings with the SEC and 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,

 

Price and product competition from low-cost manufacturing sources (such as China),

 

The impact of pricing and production decisions,

 

Customer and competitor strategies including substitute products,

 

Uncertainties associated with the development of new products and product features,

 

Future litigation,

 

Our ability to protect or defend our intellectual property rights,

 

Potential difficulties in integrating future acquisitions,

 

Decisions to sell operating assets other than in the ordinary course of business,

 

Environmental matters (such as those requiring emission and discharge standards for existing and new facilities),

 

The ultimate outcome of income tax audits, tax settlement initiatives or other tax matters, including future tax reform,

 

The impact of current or future government regulations (including employee healthcare benefit related regulations),

 

General global economic and political conditions that disrupt or introduce instability into our supply chain, impact our customers’ level of demand or our customers’ perception regarding demand or impair our ability to operate our facilities (including changes in the level of gross domestic product in various regions of the world, natural disasters, terrorist acts, global conflicts and public health crises such as COVID-19),

 

Operating interruptions (including, but not limited to labor disputes, hazardous chemical leaks, natural disasters, fires, explosions, unscheduled or unplanned downtime, transportation interruptions, cyber-attacks and public health crises such as COVID-19); and

 

Possible disruption of our business or increases in the cost of doing business resulting from terrorist activities or global conflicts.

Should one or more of these risks materialize or if the consequences worsen, or if the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from those currently forecasted or expected. We disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement whether as a result of changes in information, future events or otherwise.


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Operating Income Overview

We reported operating income of $5.0 million in the first quarter of 2020 compared to $4.3 million in the same period of 2019. The increase in operating income from 2019 to 2020 primarily resulted from higher Security Products sales volumes to existing government security customers and to a lesser extent higher Marine Components sales to the towboat and center console boat markets.

We sell a large number of products that have a wide variation in selling price and manufacturing cost, which results in certain practical limitations on our ability to quantify the impact of changes in individual product sales quantities and selling prices on our net sales, cost of goods sold and gross profit.  In addition, small variations in period-to-period net sales, cost of goods sold and gross profit can result from changes in the relative mix of our products sold.

Results of Operations

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

March 31,

 

 

2019

 

 

%

 

 

2020

 

 

%

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Net sales

$

31,176

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

32,311

 

 

 

100.0

%

Cost of sales

 

21,552

 

 

 

69.1

 

 

 

21,880

 

 

 

67.7

 

Gross margin

 

9,624

 

 

 

30.9

 

 

 

10,431

 

 

 

32.3

 

Operating costs and expenses

 

5,334

 

 

 

17.1

 

 

 

5,411

 

 

 

16.8

 

Operating income

$

4,290

 

 

 

13.8

%

 

$

5,020

 

 

 

15.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales. Net sales increased $1.1 million in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019 primarily due to higher Security Products sales and to a lesser extent higher Marine Components sales. Relative changes in selling prices did not have a material impact on net sales comparisons.

Cost of sales and gross margin. Cost of sales as a percentage of sales decreased 1.4% in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019 due to the favorable effects of customer and product mix, partially offset by increased medical costs for both Security Products and Marine Components.  As a result, gross margin as a percentage of sales increased over the same period. Gross margin dollars increased due to higher sales for both business segments.

Operating costs and expenses. Operating costs and expenses consist primarily of sales and administrative-related personnel costs, sales commissions and advertising expenses directly related to product sales and administrative costs relating to business unit and corporate management activities, as well as gains and losses on plant, property and equipment.  Operating costs and expenses for first quarter of 2020 were comparable to the same period in 2019.

Operating income. As a percentage of net sales, operating income for the first quarter of 2020 increased compared to the same period of 2019 and was primarily impacted by the factors impacting cost of sales, gross margin and operating costs discussed above.

Provision for income taxes. A tabular reconciliation of our actual tax provision to the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate is included in Note 6 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Our operations are wholly within the U.S. and therefore our effective income tax rate is primarily reflective of the U.S. federal statutory rate and applicable state taxes.  

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Segment Results

The key performance indicator for our segments is operating income.

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

%

Change

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security Products:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

$

24,704

 

 

$

25,469

 

 

 

3

%

Cost of sales

 

16,733

 

 

 

16,911

 

 

 

1

 

Gross margin

 

7,971

 

 

 

8,558

 

 

 

7

 

Operating costs and expenses

 

2,895

 

 

 

2,845

 

 

 

-2

 

Operating income

$

5,076

 

 

$

5,713

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross margin

 

32.3

%

 

 

33.6

%

 

 

 

 

Operating income margin

 

20.5

 

 

 

22.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security Products. Security Products net sales increased 3% in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the same period last year.  The increase in sales is primarily due to higher sales to existing government security customers, partially offset by lower sales to transportation and distribution customers. Gross margin and operating income as a percentage of sales increased in 2020 compared to the same period in 2019 due to favorable customer and product mix on higher sales, partially offset by increased medical costs.

 

Three months ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

%

Change

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marine Components:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

$

6,472

 

 

$

6,842

 

 

 

6

%

Cost of sales

 

4,819

 

 

 

4,969

 

 

 

3

 

Gross margin

 

1,653

 

 

 

1,873

 

 

 

13

 

Operating costs and expenses

 

752

 

 

 

791

 

 

 

5

 

Operating income

$

901

 

 

$

1,082

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross margin

 

25.5

%

 

 

27.4

%

 

 

 

 

Operating income margin

 

13.9

 

 

 

15.8

 

 

 

 

 

Marine Components. Marine Components net sales increased 6% in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the same period last year primarily due to increased sales to the towboat and center console boat markets, partially offset by lower sales to distribution customers. Gross margin and operating income as a percentage of sales increased in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the same period last year due to a favorable customer and product mix on higher sales, partially offset by increased medical costs.

Outlook. We experienced minimal disruptions to our supply chain or customer base from COVID-19 during the first quarter of 2020. First quarter sales reflect continued strong demand for our products, including high-security applications for our existing government customers as well as our marine products. We have been identified as an essential business in the states where we operate, and are considered critical in supplying components to many essential and mandatory markets. Beginning in late March 2020, we began receiving requests from certain customers of both our Security Products and Marine Components segments to delay or postpone shipments, in some cases because our customers’ production facilities have temporarily closed. We operate three facilities, each of which specializes in certain manufacturing processes and is therefore dependent upon the other facilities to some extent to manufacture finished goods. With the onset of COVID-19, within each facility we increased sanitizing, mandated social distancing and implemented other health and safety protocols.  In late April 2020, we temporarily closed our facility that is located outside of

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Chicago, Illinois, which has been considered a COVID-19 “hotspot,” due to an increase of COVID-19 cases in the community. During the closure we completed a deep clean and sanitization within the facility, and we successfully reopened the plant and resumed production after a one week pause. We believe the temporary closure of our Illinois facility will have minimal negative impact on our ability to manufacture and ship during the second quarter, in part due to the anticipated decline in demand during the same period.

The advance of the COVID-19 pandemic and the global efforts to mitigate its spread have already resulted in sharp contractions of vast areas of the global economy and are expected to continue to challenge workers, businesses and governments for the foreseeable future. Government actions in various regions to gradually  permit the  resumption of limited commercial activities  following various regional shutdowns are currently in progress, but it is believed that the success and timing of these actions  will depend in part on  deployment of effective tools to fight COVID-19, including increased testing, enhanced monitoring, data analysis and effective treatments, before economic growth returns to pre-pandemic levels, particularly in service related sectors of the economy. Even as these measures are implemented and become effective, they will not directly address the business and employment losses already experienced. As a result, we expect U.S. and worldwide gross domestic product to be significantly impacted for an indeterminate period.

Based on current conditions, we expect to report reduced revenue and operating income during the second quarter of 2020 compared to the first quarter of 2020, but the severity of the decline will depend on customer demand for our products, including the timing and extent to which our customers restart their operations, on our customers’ perception as to when consumer demand for their products will return and on any future disruptions in our operations or our suppliers’ operations, all of which are difficult to predict. Our operations teams meet daily to ensure we are maintaining a safe working environment for all of our employees, minimizing operational disruptions and managing inventory levels. It is possible we may temporarily close one or more of our facilities again for the health and safety of our employees before the COVID-19 crisis is over.  We have significant cash balances of approximately $64.0 million at March 31, 2020, and we believe we are well positioned to navigate the uncertainty ahead.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Consolidated cash flows

Operating activities. Trends in cash flows from operating activities, excluding changes in assets and liabilities, have generally been similar to the trends in operating earnings. Changes in assets and liabilities result primarily from the timing of production, sales and purchases. Changes in assets and liabilities generally tend to even out over time. However, period-to-period relative changes in assets and liabilities can significantly affect the comparability of cash flows from operating activities.

We generally report a net use of cash from operating activities in the first three months of each year due to seasonal changes in the level of our working capital. Our net cash used by operating activities for the first three months of 2020 decreased by $1.8 million as compared to the first three months of 2019.  The decrease in net cash used is primarily due to the net effects of:

 

A $0.7 million increase in operating income in 2020,

 

A $0.6 million decrease in interest received in 2020 due to the relative timing of interest received,

 

A $1.0 million decrease in cash paid for taxes in 2020 due to the relative timing of payments; and

 

A lower amount of net cash used by relative changes in our inventories, receivables, prepaids, payables and non-tax related accruals of approximately $0.8 million in 2020.

Relative changes in working capital can have a significant effect on cash flows from operating activities.  As shown below, the change in our average days sales outstanding from December 31, 2019 to March 31, 2020 varied by segment, primarily as a result of relative changes in the timing of collections.  For comparative purposes, we have provided December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2019 numbers below.

 

Days Sales Outstanding:

  

December 31, 2018

 

March 31, 2019

 

December 31, 2019

 

March 31, 2020

Security Products

  

43 Days

 

48 Days

 

38 Days

 

46 Days

Marine Components

  

30 Days

 

34 Days

 

27 Days

 

33 Days

Consolidated CompX

  

40 Days

 

45 Days

 

36 Days

 

43 Days

Our total average number of days in inventory is comparable from December 31, 2019 to March 31, 2020. The variability in days in inventory among our segments relates to the differences in the average length of time it takes to produce and sell end-products. For comparative purposes, we have provided December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2019 numbers below. Marine Components days in inventory was unusually low at March 31, 2019 as a result of rapid sales growth for Marine Components which increased average days sales while temporarily limiting opportunities to strategically restock.

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Days in Inventory:

  

December 31, 2018

 

March 31, 2019

 

December 31, 2019

 

March 31, 2020

Security Products

  

77 Days

 

81 Days

 

76 Days

 

78 Days

Marine Components

  

91 Days

 

68 Days

 

100 Days

 

82 Days

Consolidated CompX

  

80 Days

 

78 Days

 

81 Days

 

79 Days

 

Investing activities. Our capital expenditures were $0.4 million in the first three months of 2020 and 2019. During the first three months of 2020, Valhi repaid a net $2.6 million under the promissory note ($15.6 million of gross borrowings and $18.2 million of gross repayments). During the first three months of 2019, Valhi borrowed a net $6.0 million under the promissory note ($17.4 million of gross borrowings and $11.4 million of gross repayments). See Note 8 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.  

Financing activities.  Financing activities consisted only of quarterly cash dividends. In February 2020, our board of directors increased our regular quarterly dividend from $.07 per share to $.10 per share beginning in the first quarter of 2020. The declaration and payment of future dividends and the amount thereof, if any, is discretionary and is dependent upon our results of operations, financial condition, cash requirements for our businesses, contractual requirements and restrictions and other factors deemed relevant by our board of directors.  The amount and timing of past dividends is not necessarily indicative of the amount or timing of any future dividends which we might pay.

Future cash requirements

Liquidity. Our primary source of liquidity on an ongoing basis is our cash flow from operating activities, which is generally used to (i) fund capital expenditures, (ii) repay short-term or long-term indebtedness incurred primarily for capital expenditures, investment activities or reducing our outstanding stock, (iii) provide for the payment of dividends (if declared), and (iv) lend to affiliates. From time-to-time, we will incur indebtedness, primarily to fund capital expenditures or business combinations.

Periodically, we evaluate liquidity requirements, alternative uses of capital, capital needs and available resources in view of, among other things, our capital expenditure requirements, dividend policy and estimated future operating cash flows. As a result of this process, we have in the past and may in the future seek to raise additional capital, refinance or restructure indebtedness, issue additional securities, modify our dividend policy or take a combination of such steps to manage our liquidity and capital resources. In the normal course of business, we may review opportunities for acquisitions, joint ventures or other business combinations in the component products industry. In the event of any such transaction, we may consider using available cash, issuing additional equity securities or increasing our indebtedness or that of our subsidiaries.

We believe that cash generated from operations together with cash on hand, as well as our ability to obtain external financing, will be sufficient to meet our liquidity needs for working capital, capital expenditures, debt service, dividends (if declared) and any amounts we might loan from time to time under the terms of our revolving loan to Valhi discussed in Note 8 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (which loans would be solely at our discretion) for both the next 12 months and five years. To the extent that our actual operating results or other developments differ from our expectations, our liquidity could be adversely affected.

All of our $64.0 million aggregate cash and cash equivalents at March 31, 2020 were held in the U.S.

Capital Expenditures. Firm purchase commitments for capital projects in process at March 31, 2020 totaled $0.5 million.  Our 2020 capital investments are limited to those expenditures required to meet our expected customer demand and those required to properly maintain our facilities and technology infrastructure.

Commitments and Contingencies. There have been no material changes in our contractual obligations since we filed our 2019 Annual Report and we refer you to that report for a complete description of these commitments.

Off-balance sheet financing arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet financing agreements.

Recent accounting pronouncements –

See Note 9 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Critical accounting policies –

There have been no changes in the first three months of 2020 with respect to our critical accounting policies presented in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our 2019 Annual Report.

 

 

ITEM  3.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

We are exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates and raw material prices. There have been no material changes in these market risks since we filed our 2019 Annual Report, and we refer you to Part I, Item 7A – “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk” in our 2019 Annual Report. See also Note 7 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

ITEM  4.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. We maintain disclosure controls and procedures which, as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e), means controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit to the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information we are required to disclose in the reports that we file or submit to the SEC under the Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions to be made regarding required disclosure. Our management with the participation of Scott C. James, our President and Chief Executive Officer, and Amy A. Samford, our Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the design and operating effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2020. Based upon their evaluation, these executive officers have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of the date of such evaluation.

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting which, as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f), means a process designed by, or under the supervision of, our principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by our board of directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and includes those policies and procedures that:

 

Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets,

 

Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors, and

 

Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of an unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.  There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2020 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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Part II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM  1A.

Risk Factors.

Reference is made to the 2019 Annual Report for a discussion of risk factors related to our businesses. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus known as “COVID-19” a pandemic. We have approximately 550 employees and operate three facilities in the United States located in Illinois, Wisconsin and South Carolina. The facilities are geographically diverse, and certain areas of the U.S. are experiencing more significant viral outbreaks than other areas.  We are designated an essential business in the states where we operate and are therefore permitted to fully operate during the pandemic, but because the COVID-19 pandemic affected the health and safety of our employees, we temporarily closed our Illinois facility for one week beginning in late April. The rate of spread of COVID-19 in a geographic region can change rapidly, and it is possible we may have additional temporary closures at one or all of our facilities for the health and safety of our workforce if conditions warrant. In addition, the pandemic has caused the closure of some of our customers’ facilities, and it is possible that more customers will be similarly impacted. Furthermore, the economic effect of the pandemic has impacted the demand for our products. We are actively monitoring our suppliers, customers and facilities to rapidly respond to changing conditions. The extent of the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on our operational and financial performance will depend on future developments, including the severity, duration and spread of the outbreak and its overall impact to the industries and markets in which we operate, all of which are uncertain and cannot be predicted.

 

 

ITEM  6.

Exhibits.

 

Item No.

  

Exhibit Index

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification

 

31.2

 

Certification

 

32.1

 

Certification

 

101.INS

  

XBRL Instance Document

 

101.SCH

  

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema

 

101.CAL

  

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase

 

101.DEF

  

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase

 

101.LAB

  

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase

 

101.PRE

  

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC.

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

Date:  May 5, 2020

 

By:

 

/s/ Amy A. Samford

 

 

 

 

Amy A. Samford

 

 

 

 

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Amy E. Ruf

 

 

 

 

Amy E. Ruf

 

 

 

 

Vice President and Controller

 

 

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cix-ex311_8.htm

 

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Scott C. James, certify that:

1)

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of CompX International Inc.;

2)

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3)

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4)

The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d–15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting  principles;

 

c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5)

The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

 

a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date:  May 5, 2020

 

By:

 

/s/ Scott C. James

 

 

Scott C. James

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

cix-ex312_6.htm

 

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Amy A. Samford, certify that:

1)

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of CompX International Inc.;

2)

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3)

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4)

The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 13d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting  principles;

 

c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5)

The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

 

a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 5, 2020

 

By:

 

/s/ Amy A. Samford

 

 

Amy A. Samford

 

 

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

cix-ex321_7.htm

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of CompX International Inc. (the Company) on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2020 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), I, Scott C. James, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and I, Amy A. Samford, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

(1)

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2)

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

 

By:

 

/s/ Scott C. James

 

 

Scott C. James

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Amy A. Samford

 

 

Amy A. Samford

 

 

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

Date: May 5, 2020

Note:  The certification the registrant furnishes in this exhibit is not deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section.  Registration Statements or other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission shall not incorporate this exhibit by reference, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.