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Marketable Securities
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Marketable securities

Note 4 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.  Any unrealized gains or losses on the securities are recognized in Marketable equity securities on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.  

 

Fair value

measurement

level

 

Market

value

 

 

Cost basis

 

 

Unrealized

gain (loss)

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valhi common stock

1

 

$

26,877

 

 

$

24,347

 

 

$

2,530

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valhi common stock

1

 

$

12,552

 

 

$

24,347

 

 

$

(11,795

)

 

At December 31, 2019 and June 30, 2020, we held approximately 1.2 million shares of common stock of our immediate parent company, Valhi, Inc.  At December 31, 2019 and June 30, 2020, the quoted per share market price of Valhi common stock was $22.44 and $10.48, 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.