Why Texas Industries, Inc. (TXI) Earnings Prospects Look Bleak

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Quite simply, for Texas Industries, Inc. (NYSE:TXI) earnings to improve, it needs to have macroeconomic factors finally go its way. The company has waited a long time for those factors to become favorable, and if interest rates start rising at just the wrong time, they could further delay the company’s recovery.

In its quarterly report, watch for Texas Industries, Inc. (NYSE:TXI) to explain how it plans to manage its extensive debt load going forward. If rates continue to rise, that debt could pose a further threat to the company’s long-term earnings prospects.

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