Amy E. Ruf
About Amy E. Ruf
Amy E. Ruf is Vice President and Controller at CompX International (CIX) and has served in this role since 2019. She is 48 years old (as of the 2025 proxy record) and has held accounting and finance roles across companies related to CompX and Contran since 2004 . She also serves as Vice President and Controller of NL Industries, a publicly held related company . During her tenure window, CompX’s TSR (indexed to 100 at 12/31/2019) rose to 250 by 12/31/2024, while revenues increased from $124.2m in FY2019 to $145.9m in FY2024; see detailed tables below ; revenue data per table with citations.
Past Roles
| Organization | Role | Years | Strategic Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| CompX International Inc. | Vice President and Controller | 2019–present | Not disclosed |
| Related companies (Contran group) | Accounting and finance roles | 2004–2019 | Not disclosed |
External Roles
| Organization | Role | Years | Strategic Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| NL Industries, Inc. | Vice President and Controller | Current | Not disclosed |
Fixed Compensation
| Metric | FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base Salary (USD) | $327,000 | $339,000 | $333,000 | $357,000 |
| Cash Bonus Paid (USD) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock Awards (USD) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Option Awards (USD) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All Other Comp (USD) | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
Notes:
- Ms. Ruf is employed by Contran and her “salary” reflects the portion of ISA (Intercorporate Services Agreement) charges allocated to CompX for her services; no equity compensation is granted to management and no plan-based awards were made .
Performance Compensation
| Metric | Weighting | Target | Actual | Payout | Vesting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not applicable — no plan-based awards or equity programs for management disclosed; ISA charges not tied to CompX financial performance | — | — | — | — | — |
- No grants of plan-based awards in 2024; no outstanding equity awards at 12/31/2024; no options exercised or stock vested in 2024 .
- For Contran-employed NEOs (including Ms. Ruf), ISA charges “are not dependent upon [CompX’s] financial performance” .
Equity Ownership & Alignment
| Beneficial Ownership – CompX Class A | 2023 Record Date | 2024 Record Date | 2025 Record Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shares | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of Outstanding | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Beneficial Ownership – Related Companies | NL Shares | NL % | Valhi Shares | Valhi % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Record Date (Amy E. Ruf) | 0 | <1% | 0 | <1% |
Key alignment and policy points:
- No management stock ownership guidelines; guidelines apply only to non-employee directors .
- No hedging policy adopted (insider trading policy applies to all transactions) .
- No disclosure of any pledged shares for Ms. Ruf; beneficial ownership reported as zero .
- No outstanding equity awards, options, or vesting schedules for Ms. Ruf at year-end 2024 .
Employment Terms
- Employment structure: Services provided via Intercorporate Services Agreement (ISA) with Contran; charges allocate Contran’s employment cost based on estimated time devoted to CompX .
- Pay linkage: ISA charges are not dependent on CompX financial performance .
- Employment agreements: No written employment agreement disclosed for NEOs in the proxy sections reviewed; the company explicitly notes no written employment agreement for its CEO; none disclosed for Ms. Ruf .
- Severance/Change-in-Control: No severance or change-in-control terms disclosed for Ms. Ruf in the proxy .
- Clawback/Tax gross-ups: Not disclosed for Ms. Ruf in the proxy materials reviewed.
Company Performance During Ms. Ruf’s Tenure
| Metric | FY 2019 | FY 2020 | FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues (USD) | $124.243m | $114.537m | $140.815m | $166.562m | $161.287m | $145.941m |
| EBITDA (USD) | $21.350m* | $15.644m* | $24.365m* | $29.413m* | $29.408m* | $20.714m* |
Asterisk indicates values retrieved from S&P Global.
Total Shareholder Return (indexed to 100 at 12/31/2019)
| Year-End | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CompX TSR Index | 100 | 165 | 152 | 218 | 250 |
Additional Compensation Governance Context
- Say-on-Pay support: 90.3% approval at 2024 annual meeting (covering prior-year compensation) .
- Compensation consultants: None engaged by the board, committee, or management .
- Director-only equity program: Equity grants apply to non-employee directors; management does not receive equity .
Investment Implications
- Alignment and selling pressure: With zero beneficial ownership, no equity awards outstanding, and no vesting schedules, near-term insider selling pressure from Ms. Ruf is de minimis; however, lack of equity stake reduces direct alignment with minority shareholders .
- Pay-for-performance: For Contran-employed executives (including Ms. Ruf), compensation flows through ISA allocations not tied to CompX performance, which may dampen traditional pay-performance linkage but reduces dilution and option-related risk .
- Change-in-control overhang: No severance or change-in-control benefits disclosed for Ms. Ruf, lowering potential transaction “golden parachute” costs from her role .
- Execution lens: As Controller since 2019 with long-standing group experience since 2004, she provides continuity in financial control; company TSR and revenue expanded versus 2019 levels, though revenue and EBITDA softened in 2024 versus peak 2022–2023 levels (see tables) .