Kronos Worldwide vs Valhi
KRO and VHI 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 VHI compare
Kronos Worldwide is the larger company, worth 2.0 times as much as Valhi ($954M against $485M).
Valhi grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (9.0% versus 8.7% for Kronos Worldwide).
Valhi keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 0.06% compared with −1.9% at Kronos Worldwide.
Both pay dividends: Kronos Worldwide yields 2.4% and Valhi 1.9%.
Valhi scores higher on the StockData Score (12 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 | VHI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $954M | $485M |
| Share price | $8.29 | $17.13 |
| Change, 1 year | 71.3% | 30.9% |
| Change, 5 years | −40.4% | −36.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.18 | 0.97 |
| Employees | 2,248 | 549 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 4 | 12 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.5× | 0.2× (better) |
| P/B | 1.2× | 0.5× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 32.5× | 5.7× (better) |
| P/FCF | – | 4.1× |
| FCF yield | – | 24.4% |
| Fair value | $3.59 | $82.89 |
| Margin of safety | −131% | 79.3% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 8.7% | 9.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 2.6% (better) | 2.3% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −92.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 15.3% | 17.8% (better) |
| Operating margin | 2.2% | 6.1% (better) |
| Net margin | −1.9% | 0.06% (better) |
| FCF margin | – | 5.3% |
| Return on equity | −4.7% | 0.12% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 2.6% | 6.8% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.69 | 0.52 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 11.28 | 1.64 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 0.8× | 2.3× (better) |
| Current ratio | 3.30 (better) | 3.29 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.05 (better) | 2.00 |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.4% (better) | 1.9% |
| Payout ratio | – | 700% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | −22.6% | −7.8% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 2.4% (better) | 1.9% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 16.0% | 4.2% |
| Held by insiders | 0.21% | 0.26% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $98.5K | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 0.94% | 0.21% |
Go deeper
- KRO stock overview
- KRO income statement
- KRO valuation and score
- VHI stock overview
- VHI income statement
- VHI valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.