Kronos Worldwide vs Minerals Technologies
KRO and MTX side by side, both in chemicals and allied products. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How KRO and MTX compare
Minerals Technologies is the larger company, worth 2.0 times as much as Kronos Worldwide ($1.9B against $978M).
Kronos Worldwide grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (8.7% versus 4.8% for Minerals Technologies).
Kronos Worldwide keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −1.9% compared with −3.1% at Minerals Technologies.
Both pay dividends: Kronos Worldwide yields 2.4% and Minerals Technologies 0.58%.
Minerals Technologies scores higher on the StockData Score (7 against 4 for Kronos Worldwide), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | KRO | MTX |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $978M | $1.9B |
| Share price | $8.50 | $62.12 |
| Change, 1 year | 83.6% | 9.5% |
| Change, 5 years | −38.9% | −14.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.19 | 0.95 |
| Employees | 2,248 | 216 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 4 | 7 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.5× (better) | 0.9× |
| P/B | 1.2× | 1.2× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 33.0× | – |
| P/FCF | – | 15.0× |
| FCF yield | – | 6.7% |
| Fair value | $3.61 | $58.95 |
| Margin of safety | −135% | −5.4% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 8.7% (better) | 4.8% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 2.6% | 5.4% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 15.3% | 23.9% (better) |
| Operating margin | 2.2% (better) | −1.6% |
| Net margin | −1.9% (better) | −3.1% |
| FCF margin | – | 5.9% |
| Return on equity | −4.7% | −4.1% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 2.6% (better) | −1.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.69 | 0.61 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 11.28 | – |
| Interest coverage | 0.8× | – |
| Current ratio | 3.30 (better) | 1.45 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.06 | 2.24 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.4% (better) | 0.58% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | −22.6% | 17.6% (better) |
| Buyback yield | – | 1.1% |
| Shareholder yield | 2.4% (better) | 1.7% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 16.0% | 102% |
| Held by insiders | 0.21% | 1.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $98.5K (better) | −$3.7M |
| Short interest, % of float | 0.94% | 2.1% |
Go deeper
- KRO stock overview
- KRO income statement
- KRO valuation and score
- MTX stock overview
- MTX income statement
- MTX valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.