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NL

PRICE AS OF: Feb 15, 02:47 PM EST

$4.74 +$0.27 +6.0%

INDUSTRY
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Stock Dividend Data

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Stock Dividend Data

DIVIDEND
YIELD
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0.00%

Basic Materials Average 2.33%

ANNUALIZED
PAYOUT
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$0.00

PAYOUT
RATIO
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EPS

DIVIDEND
GROWTH
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No Payout Increase Last Year

DARS™
RATING
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Daily Snapshot

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Daily Snapshot

PRICE

$4.74

QUOTE TIME

Feb 15, 02:47 PM

TODAY'S VOLUME

11,066

OPEN PRICE

$4.51

DAY'S RANGE

$4.49 - $4.74

PREVIOUS CLOSE

$4.47

52 WEEK LOW / HIGH

$2.94 - $10.00

PERCENT OFF 52 WEEK HIGH

-52.60%

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DARS Rating™ Breakdown

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Dividend.com DARS Rating™ Breakdown for NL

Metric	NL Rank	Basic materials Avg. Ranking	Notes
Relative Strength			Percentage off 52-week high is considerably higher than Benchmark/Peers/Broader Market/Analyst Expectations.
Overall Yield Attractiveness			Yield is outside the normal range of the Benchmark/Peers/Broader Market/Analyst Expectations.
Dividend Reliability			Payout ratio is outside the normal range compared to benchmark/peers/broader market/analyst expectations.
Dividend Uptrend			P/E ratio is outside the normal range compared to benchmark/peers/broader market/analyst expectations.
Earnings Growth			Expected earnings growth outside the normal range compared to benchmark/average industry growth rate/competitors.
DARS Rating

Growth History

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Dividend Growth History

Annualized Growth 1994-2012	Annualized Growth 1994-2004	Annualized Growth 2004-2008	Annualized Growth 2008-2012	Annualized Growth Last 5 Yrs	Annualized Growth Last 3 Yrs	Annual Growth 2018	Consecutive Years of Increases
					NA%	NA%	No Payout Increase Last Year

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Yield History

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Dividend Yield & Stock Price History

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Dividend Payout History

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Dividend Payout History

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Historical Annual Dividend Data & Growth

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Historical Annual Dividend Data & Growth

Payout Amount	Calendar Year	Annual Growth
	2013
	2012
	2011

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Dividend History

NL
Dividend History

Payout Amount	Declared Date	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Pay Date ▼	Qualified Dividend?	Payout Type	Frequency
$0.1250	2013-10-24	2013-12-03	2013-12-05	2013-12-24	Qualified	Regular	Quarter
$0.1250	2013-08-07	2013-09-03	2013-09-05	2013-09-24	Qualified	Regular	Quarter
$0.1250	2013-05-15	2013-06-06	2013-06-10	2013-06-25	Qualified	Regular	Quarter
$0.1250	2013-02-27	2013-03-07	2013-03-11	2013-03-26	Qualified	Regular	Quarter
$0.1250	2012-10-24	2012-12-05	2012-12-07	2012-12-26	Qualified	Regular	Quarter
$0.1250	2012-08-08	2012-09-05	2012-09-07	2012-09-26	Qualified	Regular	Quarter
$0.1250	2012-05-16	2012-06-07	2012-06-11	2012-06-26	Qualified	Regular	Quarter
$0.1250	2012-02-15	2012-03-06	2012-03-08	2012-03-27	Qualified	Regular	Quarter
$0.1250	2011-10-26	2011-12-07	2011-12-09	2011-12-28	Qualified	Regular	Quarter
$0.1250	2011-08-01	2011-09-07	2011-09-09	2011-09-28	Qualified	Regular	Quarter
$0.1250	2011-05-18	2011-06-08	2011-06-10	2011-06-28	Qualified	Regular	Quarter
$0.1250	2011-02-16	2011-03-08	2011-03-10	2011-03-29	Qualified	Regular	Quarter
$0.1250	2010-10-27	2010-12-08	2010-12-10	2010-12-29	Qualified	Regular	Quarter
$0.1250	2010-08-03	2010-09-08	2010-09-10	2010-09-28	Qualified	Regular	Quarter
$0.1250	2010-05-19	2010-06-08	2010-06-10	2010-06-24	Qualified	Regular	Quarter
$0.1250	2010-02-17	2010-03-08	2010-03-10	2010-03-25	Qualified	Regular	Quarter
$0.1250	2009-10-28	2009-12-08	2009-12-10	2009-12-24	Qualified	Regular	Quarter
$0.1250	2009-08-04	2009-09-08	2009-09-10	2009-09-24	Qualified	Regular	Quarter
$0.1250	2009-05-12	2009-06-08	2009-06-10	2009-06-25	Qualified	Regular	Quarter
$0.1250	2009-02-20	2009-03-06	2009-03-10	2009-03-26	Qualified	Regular	Quarter
$0.1250	2008-10-29	2008-12-08	2008-12-10	2008-12-30	Qualified	Regular	Quarter
$0.1250	2008-08-04	2008-09-08	2008-09-10	2008-09-26	Qualified	Regular	Quarter
$0.1250	2008-05-21	2008-06-06	2008-06-10	2008-06-26	Qualified	Regular	Quarter
$0.1250	2008-02-22	2008-03-07	2008-03-11	2008-03-27	Qualified	Regular	Quarter
$0.1250	2007-10-31	2007-12-05	2007-12-07	2007-12-26	Qualified	Regular	Quarter
$0.1250	2007-08-31	2007-09-10	2007-09-12	2007-09-26	Qualified	Regular	Quarter
$0.1250	2007-05-25	2007-06-13	2007-06-15	2007-06-27	Qualified	Regular	Quarter
$0.1250	2007-02-21	2007-03-08	2007-03-12	2007-03-28	Qualified	Regular	Quarter
$0.1250	2006-11-01	2006-12-06	2006-12-08	2006-12-27	Qualified	Regular	Quarter
$0.1250	2006-08-25	2006-09-11	2006-09-13	2006-09-28	Qualified	Regular	Quarter
$0.1250	2006-05-24	2006-06-07	2006-06-09	2006-06-28	Qualified	Regular	Quarter
$0.1250	2006-03-16	2006-03-23	2006-03-27	2006-03-31	Qualified	Regular	Quarter
$0.2500	2005-10-27	2005-12-07	2005-12-09	2005-12-28	Unknown	Regular	Quarter
$0.2500	2005-08-31	2005-09-09	2005-09-13	2005-09-28	Unknown	Regular	Quarter
$0.2500	2005-05-19	2005-06-09	2005-06-13	2005-06-28	Unknown	Regular	Quarter
$0.2000	2003-10-21	2003-12-10	2003-12-12	2003-12-29	Qualified	Regular	Quarter
$0.2000	2003-07-30	2003-09-11	2003-09-15	2003-09-25	Qualified	Regular	Quarter
$0.2000	2003-05-20	2003-06-09	2003-06-11	2003-06-25	Qualified	Regular	Quarter
$0.2000	2003-02-05	2003-03-12	2003-03-14	2003-03-26	Qualified	Regular	Quarter
$0.2000	2002-10-22	2002-12-05	2002-12-09	2002-12-23	Unknown	Regular	Quarter
$2.5000	2002-11-14	2002-11-21	2002-11-25	2002-12-05	Unknown	Regular	Quarter
$0.2000	2002-07-30	2002-09-06	2002-09-10	2002-09-24	Unknown	Regular	Quarter
$0.2000	2002-05-08	2002-06-12	2002-06-14	2002-06-24	Unknown	Regular	Quarter
$0.2000	2002-02-06	2002-03-06	2002-03-08	2002-03-22	Unknown	Regular	Quarter
$0.2000	2001-10-24	2001-12-06	2001-12-10	2001-12-24	Unknown	Regular	Quarter
$0.2000	2001-07-24	2001-09-17	2001-09-14	2001-09-28	Unknown	Regular	Quarter
$0.2000	2001-05-09	2001-06-11	2001-06-13	2001-06-27	Unknown	Regular	Quarter
$0.2000	2001-02-07	2001-03-12	2001-03-14	2001-03-28	Unknown	Regular	Quarter
$0.2000	2000-10-25	2000-12-11	2000-12-13	2000-12-27	Unknown	Regular	Quarter
$0.1500	2000-07-18	2000-09-13	2000-09-15	2000-09-27	Unknown	Regular	Quarter
$0.1500	2000-05-11	2000-06-13	2000-06-15	2000-06-30	Unknown	Regular	Quarter
$0.1500	2000-02-09	2000-03-14	2000-03-16	2000-03-31	Unknown	Regular	Quarter
$0.0350	1999-10-28	1999-12-14	1999-12-16	1999-12-30	Unknown	Regular	Quarter
$0.0350	1999-07-20	1999-09-14	1999-09-16	1999-09-30	Unknown	Regular	Quarter
$0.0350	1999-05-04	1999-05-27	1999-06-01	1999-06-16	Unknown	Regular	Quarter
$0.0350	1999-02-10	1999-03-15	1999-03-17	1999-03-31	Unknown	Regular	Quarter
$0.0300	1998-10-21	1998-12-14	1998-12-16	1998-12-30	Unknown	Regular	Quarter
$0.0300	1998-07-21	1998-09-14	1998-09-16	1998-09-30	Unknown	Regular	Quarter
$0.0300	1998-05-06	1998-05-28	1998-06-01	1998-06-16	Unknown	Regular	Quarter
$0.1000	1996-07-25	1996-09-12	1996-09-16	1996-09-30	Unknown	Regular	Quarter
$0.1000	1996-05-08	1996-06-12	1996-06-14	1996-06-28	Unknown	Regular	Quarter
$0.1000	1996-02-15	1996-02-28	1996-03-01	1996-03-15	Unknown	Regular	Quarter

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Company Profile

NL
Company Profile

Exchange: NYSE

Sector: Basic Materials

Industry: Synthetics

NL Industries- (NL)-manufactures security products, precision ball bearing slides, and ergonomic computer support systems. The company offers locking mechanisms and other security products, such as disc tumbler locks, pin tumbler locking mechanisms, and eLocks that are used in various applications, including ignition systems, mailboxes, vending and gaming machines, parking meters, electrical circuit panels, storage compartments, office furniture, and medical cabinet security. The company was founded in 1891 and is based in Dallas, Texas. NL Industries, Inc. is a subsidiary of Valhi, Inc.

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