COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC (CIX) FY2025 10-K Annual Report

Filed: Mar 4, 2026
Industrials
Cutlery, Handtools & General HardwareSEC EDGAR

COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC (CIX) 10-K annual report for fiscal year 2025, filed with SEC EDGAR on Mar 4, 2026. This page provides AI-powered analysis including business overview, management discussion & analysis (MD&A), risk factors, and key financial data such as revenue, net income, gross margin, operating margin, and return on equity (ROE) extracted from XBRL.

COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC FY2025 10-K Analysis

Business Overview

  • Core business model: manufacturing and selling security products and marine components primarily in U.S. markets
  • New emphasis on tariff-related surcharges in 2025 impacting raw material costs, prompting price increases and inventory build-up to mitigate effects
  • Strategic focus shifted to insourcing at Security Products and customer mix shift at Marine Components to address supply chain and cost pressures
  • Capital expenditures increased to $3.7 million in 2025 for manufacturing improvements and automation, up from $1.4 million in 2024 and $1.1 million in 2023
  • Special dividends paid $24.6M in 2024 and $12.3M in 2025, reflecting strong cash generation and shareholder returns

Management Discussion & Analysis

  • Revenue $158.3M in 2025, up 8% YoY from $145.9M in 2024, after 10% decline from $161.3M in 2023
  • Operating margin 14.3% in 2025 vs 11.7% in 2024 vs 15.8% in 2023 reflecting improved gross margin and cost control
  • Best segment: Security Products with higher government sales in 2025; worst: Marine Components in 2024 due to towboat market declines
  • Operating income $22.6M in 2025, up 33% YoY from $17.0M in 2024; operating costs $25.6M in 2025, 16.2% of sales
  • Rising raw material costs expected in 2026 (zinc, brass, aluminum, stainless steel) with higher volatility and potential tariff impacts

Risk Factors

  • Legal risk from intellectual property claims, possible costly litigation or injunctions impacting product sales
  • Geopolitical exposure to tariffs on imports from China and Mexico increasing supply costs and reducing liquidity
  • Supply chain reliance on foreign suppliers in China vulnerable to trade wars, natural disasters, or transportation disruptions
  • Competitive threat from lower-cost Asian competitors potentially driving prices below COMPX’s sustainable cost structure
  • Customer concentration risk with one customer representing 26% of net sales, order volatility could materially impact revenues

COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC FY2025 Key Financial Metrics
XBRL

Revenue

$158M

+8.5% YoY

Net Income

$19M

+17.4% YoY

Gross Margin

30.4%

+210bp YoY

Operating Margin

14.3%

+262bp YoY

Net Margin

12.3%

+94bp YoY

ROE

14.1%

+270bp YoY

Total Assets

$156M

-4.2% YoY

EPS (Diluted)

$1.58

+17.0% YoY

Operating Cash Flow

$23M

-0.3% YoY

Source: XBRL data from COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC FY2025 10-K filing on SEC EDGAR. All figures in USD.

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