VALHI INC VHI (last ticker on record)
CIK 59255Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- 95% wipeout
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- Restructuring
These figures describe clients, not conduct. A lawyer or firm can serve many companies that later had trouble for reasons that have nothing to do with their work, and nothing here says any lawyer or firm did anything wrong.
- Red flags
- 3
- Newest began Apr 2021
- Largest fall in its shares
- 95%
- Sep 2013 to May 2020
- Law firms
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K/A (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
An SEC release can name a company’s officer, or its stock as what a scheme sold or moved, so the company may be the victim. Each link goes to what to read.
Law firms
The ratios are about all the companies linked to each one, this one included: how many had that outcome, as a multiple of what comparable companies show. 1.00 means no more than expected.
- Locke LordFirst linked Mar 2019 · Named in a filing · 179 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.70× · Went dark 0.54× · 95% wipeout 1.00×
- Bartlit BeckFirst linked May 2003 · Named in a filing · 21 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.94× · Went dark 2.39× · 95% wipeout 2.27×
- Locke Liddell & Sapp LLPFirst linked Nov 2002 · Named in a filing · 106 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.24× · Went dark 0.72× · 95% wipeout 1.73×
- Rogers & HardinFirst linked May 2003 · Text search only · 38 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.62× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.19×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locke Lord | Mar 2019 | Named in a filing | 179 | 1.70 | 0.54 | 1.00 |
| Bartlit Beck | May 2003 | Named in a filing | 21 | 0.94 | 2.39 | 2.27 |
| Locke Liddell & Sapp LLP | Nov 2002 | Named in a filing | 106 | 1.24 | 0.72 | 1.73 |
| Rogers & Hardin | May 2003 | Text search only | 38 | 0.62 | 0.00 | 1.19 |
Lawyers
The ratios are about all the companies linked to each one, this one included: how many had that outcome, as a multiple of what comparable companies show. 1.00 means no more than expected.
- Eugene W. McDermott Jr.Locke LordFirst linked Mar 2019 · Named in a filing · 12 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.55× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
- Thomas R. StephensBartlit BeckFirst linked May 2003 · Named in a filing · 8 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.81× · Went dark 4.50× · 95% wipeout 2.13×
- Don M. GlendenningLocke Liddell & Sapp LLPFirst linked Nov 2002 · Named in a filing · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.58× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.18×
- Toni WeinsteinLocke Liddell & Sapp LLPFirst linked Nov 2002 · Named in a filing · 11 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.43× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene W. McDermott Jr.Locke Lord | Mar 2019 | Named in a filing | 12 | 0.55 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Thomas R. StephensBartlit Beck | May 2003 | Named in a filing | 8 | 1.81 | 4.50 | 2.13 |
| Don M. GlendenningLocke Liddell & Sapp LLP | Nov 2002 | Named in a filing | 9 | 0.58 | 0.00 | 2.18 |
| Toni WeinsteinLocke Liddell & Sapp LLP | Nov 2002 | Named in a filing | 11 | 0.43 | 0.00 | 0.87 |