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Marketable Securities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Marketable securities

Note 5 - Marketable securities:

Our marketable securities consist of investments in the publicly-traded shares of our immediate parent company Valhi, Inc. Our shares of Valhi common stock are accounted for as available-for-sale securities, which are carried at fair value using quoted market prices in active markets and represent a Level 1 input within the fair value hierarchy. Unrealized gains or losses on the securities are recognized in Marketable equity securities on our Consolidated Statements of Operations.    

 

 

 

Fair value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

measurement

 

Market

 

 

Cost

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

level

 

value

 

 

basis

 

 

gain (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncurrent assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valhi common stock

 

1

 

$

26,877

 

 

$

24,347

 

 

$

2,530

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncurrent assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valhi common stock

 

1

 

$

18,206

 

 

$

24,347

 

 

$

(6,141

)

 

At December 31, 2019 and 2020, we held approximately 1.2 million shares of our immediate parent company, Valhi.  See Note 1.  The per share quoted market price of Valhi common stock at December 31, 2019 and 2020 was $22.44 and $15.20, respectively.  Valhi implemented a reverse split of its common stock at a ratio of 1-for-12 effective on June 1, 2020.  We have adjusted all share and per-share disclosures related to our investment in Valhi stock for all periods prior to June 2020 to give effect to the reverse stock split.  The reverse stock split had no financial statement impact to us, and our ownership interest in Valhi did not change as a result of the split.

 

The Valhi common stock we own is subject to the restrictions on resale pursuant to certain provisions of the SEC Rule 144.  In addition, as a majority-owned subsidiary of Valhi we cannot vote our shares of Valhi

common stock under Delaware General Corporation Law, but we do receive dividends from Valhi on these shares, when declared and paid.