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LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. LXU

· Materials · Industrial Inorganic Chemicals

FY2025 10-K, filed 2026-02-26
SEC EDGAR

Filing evidence summary

Mixed evidenceCoverage 5/5 core metrics

Flagged areas: Earnings quality, Solvency & liquidity.

Backward-looking filed evidence under visible rules - not a rating, forecast or investment advice. Missing data is never scored.

Evidence signals

  • 2 filing risk checks flagged

    Flagged areas: Earnings quality, Solvency & liquidity.

    Why this surfaced

    The full financial analysis shows each value, threshold, and sector limitation.

  • Revenue expanded

    Latest reported annual revenue changed +17.8% from the prior reported annual observation.

    Why this surfaced

    Direction threshold: above +2% constructive; below -2% caution; otherwise monitor. This is not labeled one-year growth when filing periods have a gap. Period end 2025-12-31.

  • Operating margin improved

    Operating margin changed +10.4 percentage points from the prior annual period.

    Why this surfaced

    Direction threshold: more than +1 percentage point constructive; below -1 point caution. Period end 2025-12-31.

  • Free cash flow turned positive

    Latest reported free cash flow was $18M.

    Why this surfaced

    Free cash flow = operating cash flow minus capital expenditures; positive is supporting evidence, not a valuation conclusion. Period end 2025-12-31.

Core trend metrics

Latest annual revenue growth
+17.8%
as of 2025-12-31
Latest annual operating margin
9.3%
as of 2025-12-31
Free cash flow
$18M
as of 2025-12-31
Debt / equity
0.85x
as of 2025-12-31
ROIC snapshot
4.6%
period varies

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Where to look next

Risk checks

2of 12 rule-based checks flagged
  • Earnings quality
  • Solvency & liquidity

Financial movement

  • Cash→ flat
  • Long-term debt→ flat
  • Inventory→ flat
  • Receivables→ flat
  • Current assets→ flat

Source & freshness

Source
SEC EDGAR XBRL
Fetched
2026-09-06
Latest period end
2025-12-31
Filings
EDGAR ↗

Reported segment mix

figures as filed · share of the filed sum · change vs the prior period in the same filing
Fiscal year ending 2025-12-3110-K filed 2026-02-26prior period 2024-12-31 from the same filingView filing
By business segment
Revenue
  • Chemical$615M
    100.0%
    +17.8% yoy

Members sum to the consolidated $615M for this period.

Latest quarter
Quarter ending 2026-06-3010-Q filed 2026-07-30prior period 2026-03-31 from the same filingView filing
  • Chemical$168M
    100.0%
    no prior

Change is against the same quarter a year earlier, as reported in the same 10-Q.

Source: SEC DERA Financial Statement and Notes data sets. Dimensional XBRL facts on the business-segment, product/service and geographic axes; the engine keeps the accession of every figure. Descriptive and educational, not advice.

Peer percentiles

latest fiscal year ending 2025-12-31 · among 4,104 US-listed filers · 791 in Materials
MetricValuevs all filersvs sector
Revenue
latest fiscal-year revenue as filed
$615M
47thof 3,301
middle third
64thof 522
middle third
Revenue growth
latest fiscal-year revenue vs the prior fiscal year
17.8%
75thof 3,135
top third
66thof 473
middle third
Gross margin
gross profit ÷ revenue
16.9%
17thof 1,603
bottom third
23rdof 221
bottom third
Operating margin
operating income ÷ revenue
9.3%
67thof 2,819
middle third
76thof 483
top third
Net margin
net income ÷ revenue
4.0%
55thof 3,263
middle third
70thof 518
top third
Free-cash-flow margin
(operating cash flow − |capex|) ÷ revenue
2.9%
44thof 2,679
middle third
61stof 433
middle third
Return on equity
net income ÷ stockholders' equity (positive equity only)
4.7%
51stof 3,577
middle third
78thof 701
top third
Interest coverage
operating income ÷ interest expense (interest expense > 0)
1.9×
53rdof 819
middle third
72ndof 155
top third
Stock comp ÷ revenue
stock-based compensation ÷ revenue · lower is ranked higher
1.2%
63rdof 2,895
middle third
74thof 476
top third
Days sales outstanding
receivables ÷ revenue × 365 · lower is ranked higher
34 days
69thof 2,398
top third
75thof 387
top third
Net debt ÷ operating cash flow
net debt ÷ operating cash flow (OCF > 0) · lower is ranked higher
4.4×
30thof 1,547
bottom third
31stof 145
bottom third
Cash conversion
operating cash flow ÷ net income (net income > 0)
3.9×
86thof 2,135
top third
88thof 186
top third
Cash-flow accrual ratio
(net income − operating cash flow) ÷ average total assets · lower is ranked higher
-6.0%
59thof 3,291
middle third
50thof 588
middle third

Each filer's latest fiscal year as stored by the nightly crawl; fiscal year ends differ across the universe. A metric ranks only filers for which it is computable from filed facts. Ties split; a rank reads "better than N% of filers" in the metric's own direction. Descriptive and educational, not a rating.

Earnings quality

latest fiscal year ending 2025-12-31 · accruals and cash conversion as filed
Cash conversion
3.88×
operating cash flow ÷ net income, latest fiscal year
Cash-flow accrual ratio
-6.0%
(net income − operating cash flow) ÷ average total assets
Balance-sheet accrual ratio
-
change in net operating assets ÷ average net operating assets
Cash-backed years
5 of 5
fiscal years where operating cash flow met or exceeded net income
Mean cash conversion
3.08×
across the stored fiscal years with positive net income

Per fiscal year from filed facts: cash conversion = operating cash flow / net income (net income > 0); cash-flow accrual ratio = (net income - operating cash flow) / average total assets; balance-sheet accrual ratio = change in net operating assets / average net operating assets, NOA = (assets - cash) - (liabilities - debt). Descriptive; a missing input yields a missing ratio. High accrual ratios and cash conversion well below one are the measures the accruals literature associates with less persistent earnings; they are screens to read the cash-flow statement with, not conclusions. The per-year series is part of Pro risk analysis.

Point-in-time ledger

first-reported vs latest filing · periods since 2020-01-01 · 6 changed periods
Line itemPeriodFirst reportedLatest filingChangeFilings
Interest expense
InterestExpense
quarter 2020-06-30$12.5M
10-Q 2020-07-31
$79K
10-K 2022-02-24
-99.4%first · latest · 4 filings carry it
Interest expense
InterestExpense
quarter 2020-09-30$12.6M
10-Q 2020-11-06
$80K
10-K 2022-02-24
-99.4%first · latest · 4 filings carry it
Interest expense
InterestExpense
quarter 2020-03-31$13.5M
10-Q 2020-05-07
$1.33M
10-K 2022-02-24
-90.2%first · latest · 4 filings carry it
Diluted shares
WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding
quarter 2021-06-3030,143,701 shares
10-Q 2021-07-29
39,187,000 shares
10-Q 2022-07-28
+30.0%first · latest
Basic shares
WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic
quarter 2021-06-3028,485,251 shares
10-Q 2021-07-29
37,031,000 shares
10-Q 2022-07-28
+30.0%first · latest
Depreciation and amortization
DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
fiscal year 2023-12-31$68.4M
10-K 2024-03-06
$68.9M
10-K 2026-02-26
+0.7%first · latest · 3 filings carry it

First filing reporting each period vs the latest filing carrying it (10-K and 10-Q only, periods since 2020, the extractor's winning tag per concept); a change under 0.5% is treated as rounding. A change can be a restatement, a reclassification or a re-tagging in a later comparative column; the two filings are linked so the reader can see which. Descriptive, not a verdict.

Notes by disclosure type

debt, leases, revenue, segments, contingencies, taxes and more · the filer's own words
Latest quarterly report10-Q FY2026 Q2 · filed 20260730View filing
Commitments and contingencies · 9,487 characters as filed

5. Commitments and Contingencies Outstanding Natural Gas Purchase Commitments Certain of our natural gas contracts qualify for the NPNS exception under U.S. GAAP and thus are not financial instruments for which we mark-to-market. We did not have any natural gas contracts outstanding at June 30, 2026. From time to time, when we exceed the funding threshold in our natural gas purchase commitments, we are required to fund cash collateral to our counterparty. As of June 30, 2026, we had no counterparty cash collateral funding requirements. Legal Matters - The following is a summary of certain legal matters involving the Company: A. Environmental Matters Our facilities and operations are subject to numerous federal, state and local environmental laws and to other laws regarding health and safety matters (collectively, the Environmental and Health Laws), many of which provide for certain performance obligations, substantial fines and criminal sanctions for violations. Certain Environmental and Health Laws impose strict liability as well as joint and several liability for costs required to remediate and restore sites where hazardous substances, hydrocarbons or solid wastes have been stored or released. We may be required to remediate contaminated properties currently or formerly owned or operated by us or facilities of third parties that received waste generated by our operations regardless of whether such contamination resulted from the conduct of others or from consequences of our

CommitmentsAndContingenciesDisclosureTextBlock · excerpt; the full note is in the filing

Income taxes · 3,836 characters as filed

7. Income Taxes (Benefit) Provision fo r income taxes is as follows: Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 2025 2026 2025 (In Thousands) Current: Federal $ $ $ $ State ( 124 ) 37 201 90 Total Current $ ( 124 ) $ 37 $ 201 $ 90 Deferred: Federal $ ( 1,583 ) $ 983 $ 2,415 $ 775 State ( 210 ) 64 ( 6,663 ) ( 64 ) Total Deferred $ ( 1,793 ) $ 1,047 $ ( 4,248 ) $ 711 (Benefit) provision for income taxes $ ( 1,917 ) $ 1,084 $ ( 4,047 ) $ 801 The income tax benefit for the six months ended June 30, 2026 , was $ 4.0 million ( 42.8 % benefit on pre-tax income). The tax provision for the six months ended June 30, 2025, was $ 0.8 million ( 37.0 % provision on pre-tax income). For 2026, the effective tax rate was lower than the statutory tax rate primarily due to the release of state valuation allowances described below, partially offset by nondeductible compensation expense. For 2025, the effective tax rate was higher than the statutory tax rate primarily due to nondeductible compensation expense and state taxes. We considered both positive and negative evidence in our determination of the need for valuation allowances for deferred tax assets. Information evaluated includes our financial position and results of operations for the current and preceding years, the availability of deferred tax liabilities and tax carrybacks, as well as an evaluation of currently available information about future years. Valuation allowances are reflective of our quarterly analysis of the

IncomeTaxDisclosureTextBlock · excerpt; the full note is in the filing

Long-term debt · 4,450 characters as filed

4. Long-Term Debt Our long-term debt consists of the following: June 30, 2026 December 31, 2025 (In Thousands) Revolving Credit Facility (A) $ $ Senior Secured Notes due 2028, with an interest rate of 6.25 % (B) 438,580 438,580 Finance Leases (C) 5,857 6,233 Unamortized debt issuance costs (1) ( 3,088 ) ( 3,758 ) 441,349 441,055 Less current portion of long-term debt 774 760 Long-term debt due after one year, net $ 440,575 $ 440,295 _____________________________ (1) Debt issuance costs as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 of approxima tely $ 0.4 million and $ 0.5 million, respectively, relating to our Revolving Credit Facility (defined below) are not included in Unamortized debt issuance costs. Such costs are included in our condensed consolidated balance sheet in Intangible and other assets, net. (A) The revolving credit facility pursuant to a credit agreement, dated December 21, 2023, between us, the lenders identified on the signature pages thereof and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A, as administrative agent (the Revolving Credit Facility), provides for borrowings up to an initial maximum of $ 75 million, with an option to increase the maximum by an additional $ 25 million (which amount is uncommitted). Availability under the Revolving Credit Facility is subject to a borrowing base and is also subject to an availability block of $ 7.5 million (which can be removed by us at our sole discretion, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions) (the Availability Block). The A

LongTermDebtTextBlock · excerpt; the full note is in the filing

New accounting pronouncements · 3,843 characters as filed

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements ASU 2025-05 - In July 2025, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU 2025-05, Financial InstrumentsCredit Losses (Topic 326): Measurements of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets (ASU 2025-05). The amendments in this ASU provide a practical expedient related to the estimation of expected credit losses for current accounts receivable and current contract assets that arise from our sales transactions. The practical expedient permits us to assume current conditions as of the balance sheet date that do not change for the remaining life of the current accounts receivable and current contract assets. Public business entities are not permitted to elect the optional accounting policy to consider subsequent cash collections. We adopted ASU 2025-05 on January 1, 2026 , on a prospective basis. The adoption did no t have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements. No changes were made to our credit-loss estimation methodologies. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements ASU 2024-03 - In November 2024, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2024-03, Income Statement Reporting Comprehensive Income Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses . This ASU requires an entity to disclose the amounts of purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, and intangible asset amortization included in each relevant expe

NewAccountingPronouncementsPolicyPolicyTextBlock · excerpt; the full note is in the filing

Revenue recognition · 2,869 characters as filed

8. Net Sales Disaggregated Net Sales We primarily derive our revenues from the sales of various chemical products. The Companys net sales disaggregation is consistent with other financial information utilized or provided outside of our condensed consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, this approach is reflected in disaggregated net sales, mirroring how the Company manages its net sales by product through contracts with customers. The following table presents our net sales disaggregated by our products, which disaggregation is consistent with other financial information utilized or provided outside of our condensed consolidated financial statements: Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 2025 2026 2025 (In Thousands) Net sales: AN & Nitric Acid $ 69,539 $ 61,707 $ 144,886 $ 119,325 Urea ammonium nitrate (UAN) 62,488 52,262 111,659 96,127 Ammonia 25,511 26,830 62,325 60,102 Other 10,554 10,497 18,709 19,174 Total net sales $ 168,092 $ 151,296 $ 337,579 $ 294,728 Other Information For our contracts with a duration greater than one year at contract inception, the average remaining expected duration wa s appro ximately 35 months at June 30, 2026. Liabilities associated with contracts with customers (contract liabilities) primarily relate to deferred revenue and customer deposits associated with cash payments received in advance from customers for product shipments. Our contract liabilities as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 were minimal. For

RevenueFromContractWithCustomerTextBlock · excerpt; the full note is in the filing

Segment reporting · 1,945 characters as filed

10. Segment The Company is managed on a consolidated basis with a single reportable segment, chemical manufacturing, which is not an aggregation of individual operating segments. There have been no changes in the basis of segmentation or in the basis of measurement of segment profit or loss since the filing of our 2025 Form 10-K. Information about reported segment revenue, measures of a segments profit or loss, significant segment expenses, and measure of a segment's assets: Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 2025 2026 2025 (In Thousands) Net sales $ 168,092 $ 151,296 $ 337,579 $ 294,728 Less: Cost of sales excluding depreciation, amortization and turnaround expense 105,952 104,867 214,904 211,857 Depreciation and amortization 21,878 20,617 42,725 40,680 Turnaround expense 28,801 2,639 32,695 4,634 Total cost of sales 156,631 128,123 290,324 257,171 Selling, general and administrative Wages and benefits 7,981 6,037 18,316 12,257 Other selling general and administrative 4,950 3,807 8,440 7,740 Total selling general and administrative 12,931 9,844 26,756 19,997 Interest expense 7,070 7,886 14,187 15,950 Loss on extinguishment of debt 59 59 Loss from asset write-down and disposals 1,718 2,528 929 2,599 Income tax benefit ( 1,917 ) 1,084 ( 4,047 ) 801 Other segment (income) expense, net (a) ( 2,152 ) ( 1,234 ) ( 4,066 ) ( 3,215 ) Segment net income (loss) ( 6,189 ) 3,006 13,496 1,366 Reconciliation of profit or loss Adjustments and reconciling items Consol

SegmentReportingDisclosureTextBlock · excerpt; the full note is in the filing

Significant accounting policies · 24,224 characters as filed

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies All references to LSB Industries, LSB, the Company, we, us, and our refer to LSB Industries, Inc. and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, except where the context makes clear that the reference is only to LSB Industries, Inc. itself and not its subsidiaries. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements and notes of LSB have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). Pursuant to such rules and regulations, certain disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) have been omitted. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes included in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 (our 2025 Form 10-K), filed with the SEC on February 26, 2026. The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements in this report reflect all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the Companys results of operations and cash flows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 and the Companys financial position as of June 30, 2026. Basis of Consolidation LSB Industries, Inc. and its subsidiaries are consolidated in the accompanying unaudited condensed

SignificantAccountingPoliciesTextBlock · excerpt; the full note is in the filing

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