CSW · CIK 1624794
What CSW Industrials, Inc. told the SEC could break it.
CSW Industrials' disclosures cluster on input costs and how it has financed growth. Its production depends on commodity raw materials — base oils, copper, steel, aluminum, PVC, and tetrahydrofuran — leaving margins exposed to price swings, though it multi-sources and avoids reliance on any single supplier. That exposure is sharpened by trade policy: with significant manufacturing in Vietnam and third-party production in China, 2025 U.S. reciprocal tariffs drove up tariff and material costs and helped cut gross margin from 44.8% to 41.9%. Meanwhile an active acquisition program — the $658.1M MARS Parts and $327.6M Aspen Manufacturing deals — was funded with a term loan and revolver, raising leverage and integration risk.
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In its own words
What could break it.
Commodity & input dependence
- Metals & base-oil raw materials (copper, steel, aluminum, base oils, PVC, THF)medium
Production relies on commodity inputs — base oils, copper flakes, steel, aluminum, PVC and tetra-hydrofuran — exposing margins to commodity-price swings, though CSW multi-sources and does not depend on any single supplier for a significant amount.
“components and raw materials such as base oils, copper flakes, steel, aluminum, polyvinyl chloride and tetra-hydrofuran. We acquire raw materials and components from numerous sources, and we do not depend on a single source of supply for any significant amount of raw materials and components.”
SEC filing →As of 2026
Liquidity & debt
- Acquisition-driven leverage (MARS Parts, Aspen)medium
An active M&A program added debt: the $658.1M MARS Parts (Nov 2025) and $327.6M Aspen Manufacturing (May 2025) acquisitions were funded with a term loan and the revolving credit facility, increasing leverage and integration risk.
“we acquired 100% of the equity interests of Dusk Acquisition Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Motors & Armatures, LLC and HVAC South, LLC (collectively, “MARS Parts”) for an aggregate purchase price of $658.1 million. The cash consideration was funded with a combination of the TLA and borrowings under our existing Revolving Credit Facility.”
SEC filing →As of 2026
Regulatory & policy
- Vietnam/China tariffs on imported manufacturinglow
CSW has significant manufacturing in Vietnam plus third-party manufacturing in China; the 2025 U.S. reciprocal country-specific tariffs (notably on Vietnam and China) drove up tariff and material costs, helping cut gross margin from 44.8% to 41.9% year-over-year.
“We have significant manufacturing operations in Vietnam, in addition to using third parties located in China and elsewhere outside the United States to manufacture some of our products.”
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