Texas Industries Inc: (NYSE: TXI)

$68.40

-1.43 (-2.05%)

Volume 403,779

May 23 04:03 PM ET

Zacks Rank: 2-Buy

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%

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            Stock Activity
        
		Day Low - High
		68.01 - 69.57
	
		52wk Low - High
		30.10 - 75.30
	
		Previous Close
		69.83
	
		Avg. Volume
		200,748
	
		Industry
		BLDG-CMT/CNT/AG
	
		Market Cap
		1.99 B
	
		Div - Yield
		0.00 - 0.00
	
		Beta
		1.93
	
		PE (Forward)
		0.00
	
		Current Year Est.
		-0.61
	
		Quarterly Earnings ESP 
		NA
	
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                                                                        4.32%
                                                                    
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                Key Earnings Data
            
                            PE (Forward)
                            NA
                        
                            PEG Ratio
                            NA
                        
                            Current Year Est.
                            -0.61
                        
                            Current Quarter Estimate
                            0.52
                        
                            Most Accurate Estimate
                            NA
                        
                            Earnings ESP 
                            NA
                        
                            Next Earnings Report Date
                            07-10-2013
                        
                            EPS Last Year
                            -0.75
                        
                            Expected Earnings Growth
                            5.00%
                        
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            Company Description
        
Texas Industries, Inc., is a leading supplier of construction materials through two business segments: cement, aggregate and concrete products; and structural steel and specialty bar products. Through the CAC segment, TXI produces and sells cement, stone, sand and gravel, expanded shale and clay aggregate and concrete products. Through its Steel segment, TXI produces and sells structural steel,piling products, specialty bar products, merchant bar-quality rounds, reinforcing bar and channels.   
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Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr (05/2013)	Next Qtr (08/2013)	Current Year (05/2013)	Next Year (05/2014)
Average Estimate	0.52	-0.05	-0.61	-0.07
Number of Estimates	4	3	2	4
Low Estimate	0.10	-0.18	-0.66	-0.73
High Estimate	1.39	0.17	-0.56	NA
Year Ago EPS	0.00	-0.09	-1.84	-0.61
EPS Growth	NA	48.15%	66.85%	88.52%

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EPS Growth for TXI

Industry Analysis

Name	Symbol	Previous Close
TEXAS INDS	TXI	69.83
ANHUI CONCH CEM	AHCHY	17.25
EAGLE MATERIALS	EXP	74.28
CEMENTOS PACASM	CPAC	14.00
CEMEX SA ADR	CX	11.52
HOLCIM LTD U-AD	HCMLY	15.81
MARTIN MRT-MATL	MLM	108.67
VULCAN MATLS CO	VMC	53.89

Sector:Construction>> Industry:BLDG-CMT/CNT/AG

COMPARE TICKER vs. Its Peers

Zacks Commentary

Vulcan Posts Wider 1Q Loss

May 02, 2013

Will Vulcan Repeat its Earnings Miss?

Apr 30, 2013

Vulcan on a Tightrope

Apr 16, 2013

Vulcan Reports Mixed 4Q

Feb 14, 2013

Vulcan Materials Stays Neutral

Jan 29, 2013

Vulcan's Strategic Initiatives

Jan 21, 2013

Company News for January 11, 2013

Jan 11, 2013

Zacks Top ESP Earnings Stocks for January 7

Jan, 07 2013 00:00

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Financials

EPS TTM	-0.75
Sales	647
Net Income	41
Price/Earnings	NA
Price/Book	2.83
Price/Cash Flow	206.92
Price/Sales	2.94

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News

All Other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing Industry in the U.S. and its International Trade [2013 Edition] - M2

May 23, 2013

Texas Industries Looks to Continue to Trade Above its Annual-High Share Price Today - Financial News Netwfork Online - 52-Week High-Lows

May 22, 2013

Texas Industries Shares Climbing Higher, Up 1.6% - Financial News Network Online - Market Movers

May 22, 2013

Texas Industries has the Highest Debt to EBITDA Ratio in the Construction Materials Industry (TXI, VMC, HW) - Financial News Network Online - News Corner

May 22, 2013

Downgrade Alert for Texas Industries (TXI) - Comtex Smartrend(R)

May 20, 2013

TXI Achieves Operational Status of New Kiln Line and Accelerates Upgrade Projects at the Hunter Cement Plant - Globenewswire

May 20, 2013

Watch for Continued Gains in Shares of Texas Industries (TXI) - Financial News Netwfork Online - 52-Week High-Lows

May 17, 2013

Vulcan Materials Ranks the Lowest in Terms of Price to Book Ratio in the Construction Materials Industry (VMC, USLM, TXI) - Financial News Network Online - News Corner

May 16, 2013

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Broker Recommendations

Current ABR	3.29
ABR (Last Week)	3.00
# of recs in ABR	7
Average Target Price	53.67
Industry Rank by ABR	34 out of 265
Rank in Industry	2 out of 8

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Day Low - High	68.01 - 69.57
52wk Low - High	30.10 - 75.30
Previous Close	69.83
Avg. Volume	200,748
Industry	BLDG-CMT/CNT/AG
Market Cap	1.99 B
Div - Yield	0.00 - 0.00
Beta	1.93
PE (Forward)	0.00
Current Year Est.	-0.61
Quarterly Earnings ESP	NA

PE (Forward)	NA
PEG Ratio	NA
Current Year Est.	-0.61
Current Quarter Estimate	0.52
Most Accurate Estimate	NA
Earnings ESP	NA
Next Earnings Report Date	07-10-2013
EPS Last Year	-0.75
Expected Earnings Growth	5.00%

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Texas Industries Inc: (NYSE: TXI)

$68.40

-1.43 (-2.05%)

Volume 403,779

May 23 04:03 PM ET

Stock Activity

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Industry Analysis

Sector:Construction>> Industry:BLDG-CMT/CNT/AG

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Financials

News

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