LSB INDUSTRIES, INC.
Business
LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. manufactures and markets nitrogen-based chemicals and related products for agricultural and industrial markets and operates multiple production facilities, including a contract-operated nitric acid unit. Its primary products include ammonia, urea ammonium nitrate (UAN), ammonium nitrate, nitric acid and other acid blends and specialty chemical services. The company’s business is organized into two principal segments: Agricultural and Industrial, balancing spot and forward fertilizer sales with contract-based industrial customers. Products are sold through distributors and directly to farmers, fertilizer dealers and industrial users across the United States and parts of Canada, using pipeline, rail, barge and truck distribution.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-27
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales | 615 | 522 | 594 | 902 | 556 | |
| Cost of sales | 511 | 475 | 507 | 553 | 417 | |
| Gross profit | 104 | 48 | 86 | 348 | 139 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expense | 42 | 42 | 37 | 39 | 38 | |
| Other expense (income), net | 6 | 12 | −2 | 561,000 | −97,000 | |
| Operating income (loss) | 57 | −6 | 52 | 308 | 101 | |
| Interest expense, net | 31 | 34 | 41 | 47 | 49 | |
| Loss (gain) on extinguishments of debt | 52,000 | −3 | −9 | 113,000 | 10 | |
| Non-operating income, net | −6 | −11 | −15 | −8 | 2 | |
| Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes | 33 | −26 | 34 | 270 | 39 | |
| Provision (benefit) for income taxes | 8 | −7 | 6 | 39 | −5 | |
| Net income (loss) | 25 | −19 | 28 | 230 | 44 | |
| Net income (loss) (per share) | 0.34 | −0.27 | 0.37 | 2.72 | −4.4 | |
| Net income (loss) (per share) | 0.34 | −0.27 | 0.37 | 2.68 | −4.4 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 20 | 20 | 99 | 64 | 82 | |
| Short-term investments | 129 | 164 | 207 | 331 | — | |
| Accounts receivable | 58 | 39 | 41 | 75 | 87 | |
| Allowance for doubtful accounts | −401,000 | −323,000 | −364,000 | −699,000 | −474,000 | |
| Accounts receivable, net | 57 | 39 | 40 | 75 | 86 | |
| Finished goods | 17 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 15 | |
| Raw materials | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Total inventories | 18 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 17 | |
| Prepaid insurance | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | |
| Precious metals | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | |
| Supplies | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | |
| Other | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | |
| Total supplies, prepaid items and other | 66 | 62 | 60 | 67 | 58 | |
| Assets held for sale | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
| Total current assets | 293 | 310 | 437 | 567 | 243 | |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 834 | 848 | 835 | 849 | 858 | |
| Operating lease assets | 46 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 27 | |
| Intangible and other assets, net | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Total other assets | 47 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 31 | |
| Total assets | 1,174 | 1,187 | 1,298 | 1,440 | 1,133 | |
| Accounts payable | 65 | 82 | 68 | 78 | 49 | |
| Short-term financing | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 13 | |
| Accrued and other liabilities | 30 | 32 | 31 | 38 | 33 | |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 760,000 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 9 | |
| Total current liabilities | 106 | 136 | 119 | 142 | 105 | |
| Long-term debt, net | 440 | 476 | 576 | 703 | 518 | |
| Noncurrent operating lease liabilities | 38 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 20 | |
| Other noncurrent accrued liabilities | 535,000 | 456,000 | 523,000 | — | — | |
| Deferred income taxes | 70 | 62 | 69 | 63 | 27 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 7) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Common stock, $.10 par value per share; 150 million shares authorized, 91.2 million shares issued | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
| Capital in excess of par value | 507 | 505 | 501 | 497 | 493 | |
| Retained earnings | 232 | 208 | 227 | 199 | −31 | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 748 | 721 | 737 | 705 | 471 | |
| Common stock, 19.5 million shares (19.5 million shares at December 31, 2024) | 228 | 230 | 219 | 190 | 11 | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 520 | 492 | 518 | 516 | 460 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | 1,174 | 1,187 | 1,298 | 1,440 | 1,133 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income (loss) | 25 | −19 | 28 | 230 | 44 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 8 | −7 | 5 | 37 | −4 | |
| Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment | 82 | 74 | 69 | 67 | 69 | |
| Write-downs of property, plant and equipment | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | — | |
| Stock-based compensation | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | |
| Amortization of short-term investments | 525,000 | 4 | −2 | −3 | — | |
| Amortization of debt issuance costs, including discounts and premiums | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Other | 490,000 | 789,000 | −164,000 | −1 | 3 | |
| Accounts receivable, net | −19 | 2 | 35 | 10 | −43 | |
| Inventories | 6 | 3 | 3 | −14 | 3 | |
| Supplies, prepaid items and other | −6 | −1 | 6 | −9 | −9 | |
| Accounts payable | −15 | 13 | −198,000 | 19 | 932,000 | |
| Other assets and other liabilities | −1 | 190,000 | −8 | 3 | 4 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 96 | 87 | 138 | 346 | 88 | |
| Expenditures for property, plant and equipment | −77 | −92 | −68 | −46 | −35 | |
| Proceeds from short-term investments | 285 | 310 | 390 | 159 | — | |
| Purchases of short-term investments | −251 | −271 | −264 | −486 | — | |
| Other investing activities | 620,000 | −203,000 | −405,000 | 3 | 434,000 | |
| Net cash (used) provided by investing activities | −42 | −53 | 57 | −370 | −35 | |
| Proceeds from revolving debt facility | 100,000 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Payments on revolving debt facility | −100,000 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Repurchases of 6.25% senior secured notes | −40 | −92 | −114 | — | −435 | |
| Payments on other long-term debt | −9 | −6 | −10 | −14 | −10 | |
| Payments of debt-related costs, including extinguishment costs | 0 | −705,000 | −94,000 | −5 | −27 | |
| Proceeds from short-term financing | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 17 | |
| Payments on short-term financing | −16 | −17 | −21 | −17 | −18 | |
| Acquisition of treasury stock, net | −2 | −12 | −28 | −175 | — | |
| Taxes paid on equity awards | −1 | −2 | −3 | −4 | −4 | |
| Net cash (used) provided by financing activities | −54 | −114 | −158 | 6 | 13 | |
| Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | −719,000 | −81 | 37 | −18 | 66 |