Forensic Analysis · Machinery & Fabricated Metal Products · as of Nov 10, 2026

Compx International Inc (CIX)

A forensic read on Compx International Inc built from its complete SEC filings — financial-health screens, earnings quality, red flags and a price-aware rating. Reproducible math, not opinion.

A · High-quality, not compounding

Forensic grade

Safe

Financial health

14.5

Distress distance

Clean

Earnings quality

Forensic signals

13.7%

ROE

8.5%

Revenue growth

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Compx International Inc earns an A (High-quality, not compounding) forensic quality grade, and its balance-sheet distress test reads 14.5, placing it in the Safe zone. 2 forensic signals were flagged in its latest SEC filings, led by shareholder returns.

What the filings flag

142% of FCF

FY2025

Shareholder returns. Returned $27M to shareholders (buybacks + dividends) in FY2025 — 142% of free cash flow. That is $8M (42%) more than free cash flow covered, and more than operating cash flow as well. It came out of the balance sheet's own liquid holdings, not new debt: cash fell $7M over FY2025 — $7M of the $8M. The FY2025 cash-flow statement filed net cash used in investing activities of $2M. A payout past free cash flow draws the balance sheet down in every year it continues, which isn't sustainable indefinitely.

-31%

FY2024→FY2025

Dividend — cut. The payout was CUT ~31% in FY2025 (from FY2024). It still returns some cash, but it is NOT the dependable, rising dividend an unbroken streak implies.

Key fundamentals

Latest Revenue$158.3M

Revenue Growth YoY+8.5%

Revenue CAGR (2yr)-0.9%

Net Margin12.3%

Free Cash Flow$19.1M

Return on Equity13.7%

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