United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. (USLM) is a leading domestic producer and supplier of high-quality lime and limestone products. The company sources limestone from its open-pit quarries and an underground mine, processing it into various forms including pulverized limestone, quicklime, hydrated lime, and lime slurry. These essential materials serve ...United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. (USLM) is a leading domestic producer and supplier of high-quality lime and limestone products. The company sources limestone from its open-pit quarries and an underground mine, processing it into various forms including pulverized limestone, quicklime, hydrated lime, and lime slurry. These essential materials serve a diverse customer base across multiple industries: construction (roads, highways, buildings), industrial (paper and glass manufacturing), environmental applications (municipal sanitation, water treatment, flue gas treatment), steel production, oil and gas services, roof shingle manufacturing, and agriculture (poultry and cattle feed). USLM also holds royalty and non-operating working interests in natural gas wells in the Barnett Shale Formation, Texas. The company was incorporated in 1950 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, employing 346 people. USLM operates plants and distribution facilities in several states, including Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, Missouri, Texas, and others. Financially, USLM demonstrates robust profitability with a net profit margin of 35.7%, high liquidity (current ratio 27.5), and minimal debt (debt-to-equity 0.5%). Under the leadership of CEO Timothy W. Byrne, the company maintains a strong balance sheet with significant cash reserves and generates strong free cash flow, allowing for consistent dividends. The company is publicly traded on NASDAQ under symbol USLM and is a subsidiary of Inberdon Enterprises Ltd.
YoYYoY means Year-over-Year. It compares the latest annual value with the previous annual value to show long-term trend strength.
QoQQoQ means Quarter-over-Quarter. It compares the latest quarter with the immediately previous quarter to show short-term momentum changes.
RevenueThe total money that came through the front door from selling things, before paying a single bill. Think of it as the grand total of every credit card swipe from customers. (YoY compares this year to last year's performance, while QoQ compares the current three months to the previous three).
$372.7M
+17.3%
+12.9%
Net IncomeThe absolute bottom line. If the company paid every single supplier, employee, banker, and tax collector, this is the actual money left in their pocket at the end of the day.
$134.3M
+23.4%
+12.8%
Gross MarginThe basic markup. If they sell a $100 pair of sneakers, this percentage tells you how much of that price tag is profit right after paying for the rubber and shoelaces, but before paying for things like store rent or TV commercials.
+48.8%
+7.8%
-0.8%
Operating MarginThe 'day job' efficiency score. Out of every dollar a customer spends, this shows how many cents the company keeps after making the product AND paying for all the everyday corporate overhead (like salaries, marketing, and keeping the lights on).
+42.4%
+7.7%
+0.7%
Net MarginThe final take-home percentage. When you strip away every conceivable cost, tax, and interest payment, this is the exact number of cents the company truly gets to keep from every dollar in sales.
+36.0%
+5.2%
-0.0%
Free Cash FlowThe holy grail of corporate cash. It's the spendable, physical money left over after the business pays for its daily operations AND buys the big, expensive upgrades (like new factories or servers) it needs to survive. This is the 'free' money they can use to pay dividends or buy back stock.
$102.3M
+3.7%
+54.2%
FCF MarginThe ultimate cash conversion rate. It shows how good the company is at turning regular sales directly into cold, hard, spendable cash. A high percentage means the business is an absolute cash-printing machine.
+27.4%
-11.6%
+36.6%
Debt / EquityThe financial risk gauge. It compares how much of the company's empire was built using borrowed money (loans) versus the owners' own money (shareholders). A high number means they are heavily leveraged and playing a riskier game; a low number means they are playing it safe.
0.6%
-37.2%
-14.9%
Current RatioThe 12-month survival check. It simply compares the cash they have right now (plus things they can quickly turn into cash) against the immediate bills they absolutely must pay this year. A score above 1 means they have enough in the wallet to cover the upcoming bills without panicking.
19.27x
-7.9%
+32.9%
Total AssetsThe absolute size of the company's empire. It bundles together absolutely everything of value they own—from the cash in the register and the inventory in the warehouse, to the software patents in the vault and the factories on the ground.