CompX Reports Second Quarter 2008 Results

DALLAS, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — CompX International Inc. (NYSE: CIX – News) announced today sales of $43.7 million for the second quarter of 2008 compared to $45.2 million in the same period of 2007. Operating income was $4.5 million in the second quarter of 2008 compared to $4.6 million in the same period of 2007. Net income for the second quarter of 2008 was $2.1 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, compared to $2.6 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, in 2007.