Lsb Industries Inc: (NYSE: LXU)

$33.11

0.40 (1.22%)

Volume 76,154

Jun 18 04:07 PM ET

Zacks Rank: 5-Strong Sell

Zacks Rank	Definition	Annualized Return
#1	Strong Buy	26.6%
#2	Buy	18.71%
#3	Hold	10.12%
#4	Sell	4.32%
#5	Strong Sell	2.16%
S&P	500	9.93%

Overview Quote

            Stock Activity
        
		Day Low - High
		32.65 - 33.24
	
		52wk Low - High
		26.02 - 45.00
	
		Previous Close
		32.71
	
		Avg. Volume
		98,997
	
		Industry
		DIVERSIFIED OPS
	
		Market Cap
		733.88 M
	
		Div - Yield
		0.00 - 0.00
	
		Beta
		1.64
	
		P/E (F1)
		11.79
	
		Current Year Est.
		2.77
	
		Quarterly Earnings ESP 
		NA
	
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                                                                        Annualized Return
                                                                    
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                                                                        Strong Buy
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                                                                        #2
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                                                                        18.71%
                                                                    
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                                                                        10.12%
                                                                    
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                                                                        4.32%
                                                                    
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                                                                        2.16%
                                                                    
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                Key Earnings Data
            
                            P/E (F1)
                            11.79
                        
                            PEG Ratio
                            NA
                        
                            Current Year Est.
                            2.77
                        
                            Current Quarter Estimate
                            1.03
                        
                            Most Accurate Estimate
                            NA
                        
                            Earnings ESP 
                            NA
                        
                            Next Earnings Report Date
                            08-07-2013
                        
                            EPS Last Year
                            1.86
                        
                            Expected Earnings Growth
                            NA
                        
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            Company Description
        
LSB Industries, Inc. is a diversified holding company which is engaged, through its subsidiaries, in the manufacture and sale of chemical products for the explosives, agricultural and industrial acids markets; the manufacture and sale of a broad range of hydronic fan coils and water source heat pumps as  well as other products used in commercial and residential air conditioning systems; and the manufacture or purchase and sale of certain automotive and industrial products, including automotive bearings and other automotive replacement parts.   
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Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr (06/2013)	Next Qtr (09/2013)	Current Year (12/2013)	Next Year (12/2014)
Average Estimate	1.03	0.82	2.77	4.35
Number of Estimates	3	3	3	3
Low Estimate	0.94	0.68	2.55	3.82
High Estimate	1.16	0.89	2.99	NA
Year Ago EPS	1.11	0.28	2.50	2.77
EPS Growth	-7.51%	192.86%	10.93%	56.97%

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Industry Analysis

Name	Symbol	Previous Close
LSB INDS INC	LXU	32.71
COMPASS DIVERSF	CODI	17.27
HUTCHINSON WHAM	HUWHY	20.91
ITT CORP	ITT	29.70
BARLOW LTD-ADR	BRRAY	8.44
CARLISLE COS IN	CSL	66.06
CLARCOR INC	CLC	54.88
CRANE CO	CR	59.43
DANAHER CORP	DHR	63.37
FED SIGNAL CP	FSS	8.64

Sector:Conglomerates>> Industry:DIVERSIFIED OPS

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Zacks Commentary

Short-Term Example (LXU)

Apr, 15 2013 00:00

Zacks Rank #5 Additions for Thursday

Jan 24, 2013

Bearish MACD for LSB Industries, Inc.

Dec 07, 2012

Bearish MACD for LSB Industries, Inc

Nov 27, 2012

LSB Industries

Oct, 05 2012 00:00

Report for LXU

Jun 05, 2013

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Financials

EPS TTM	1.86
Sales	759
Net Income	44
Price/Earnings	17.59
Price/Book	2.08
Price/Cash Flow	9.22
Price/Sales	1.02

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News

Top 3 Companies in the Diversified Chemicals Industry With the Highest EBITDA Growth (LXU, ASH, DD) - Financial News Network Online - News Corner

Jun 14, 2013

Huntsman is Among the Companies in the Diversified Chemicals Industry With the Highest Beta (HUN, LXU, CBT) - Financial News Network Online - News Corner

Jun 13, 2013

Lowest PEG Ratio in the Diversified Chemicals Industry Detected for LSB Industries (LXU, ASH, EMN) - Financial News Network Online - News Corner

Jun 12, 2013

LSB Industries Makes a Move: Down 2.1% - Financial News Network Online - Market Movers

Jun 11, 2013

All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing Industry 2013 Q2 Edition: Industry's Revenue for 2012 was $27.6 Billion USD - M2

May 30, 2013

Highest Future Earnings Growth in the Diversified Chemicals Industry Detected for LSB Industries (LXU, PENX, HUN) - Financial News Network Online - News Corner

May 30, 2013

Earnings Flashback: Since Reporting Quarterly Results 2 Weeks Ago LSB Industries Is Up 1.9% (LXU) - Financial News Network Online - Earnings Lookback

May 25, 2013

LSB Industries Earnings Hindsight: Up 2.0% in Last 14 Days (LXU) - Comtex Smartrend(R)

May 20, 2013

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Broker Recommendations

Current ABR	1.25
ABR (Last Week)	1.25
# of recs in ABR	4
Average Target Price	46.00
Industry Rank by ABR	201 out of 265
Rank in Industry	26 out of 29

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