Valhi, Inc.

Valhi, Inc.

Company type	Public
Traded as	NYSE:  VHI Russell 2000 Index component
Industry	holding company
Founded	1987
Headquarters	Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Key people	Robert D. Graham, Vice Chairman of the Board, President and CEO
Products	titanium dioxide pigments (TiO2), security products, recreational marine products, real estate, water distribution, insurance
Revenue	US$2.296 Billion (FY 2021) [1]
Operating income	US$ 257.8 Million (FY 2021) [1]
Net income	US$ 127.2 Million (FY 2021) [1]
Total assets	US$3.005 Billion (FY 2021) [1]
Total equity	US$1.158 Billion (FY 2021) [1]
Number of employees	2,847
Website	Valhi.net

Valhi, Inc. is an American holding company operating through wholly and majority-owned subsidiaries in a number of different industries. It was founded in 1987 as a result of the merger of the LLC Corporation and Amalgamated Sugar Company. ^[2] The Contran Corporation owned 93% of Valhi's common stock as of December 2014. The chairman of the company was Harold Simmons until his death in 2013. ^[3] As of 2014 it was a Fortune 1000 company. ^[4]

Subsidiaries

Wholly and majority-owned subsidiaries include 80% of Kronos Worldwide, ^[5] 86% of CompX International Inc., 83% of NL Industries, ^[6] Basic Management, Inc. and The LandWell Company. Former subsidiaries include Amalgamated Sugar Company, oilfield services firm Baroid, forest products firm Medford, and Arby's franchise Sybra. ^[7]

References

1. "2021 10-K for Valhi Inc". SEC.
2. Maletz, Kate (1996-08-19). "Sugar M&A Expected To Crystallize". Securities Data Publishing.
3. Levisohn, Ben (30 December 2013). "Harold Simmons Dies, Valhi, Kronos, NL Industries Gain". Barrons. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
4. "Valhi". Fortune. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
5. "Valhi 2019 10-K". SEC. Valhi Incorporated.
6. "Valhi 2019 10-K". SEC. Valhi Incorporated.
7. "Valhi, Inc. | Encyclopedia.com" . Retrieved 2018-10-21.