Tronox vs Valhi
TROX 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 TROX and VHI compare
Tronox and Valhi are about the same size, with market caps of $450M and $467M.
Tronox grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (12.0% versus 9.0% for Valhi).
Valhi keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 0.06% compared with −15.9% at Tronox.
Both pay dividends: Tronox yields 5.3% and Valhi 1.9%.
Valhi scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 8 for Tronox), 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 | TROX | VHI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $450M | $467M |
| Share price | $2.82 | $16.49 |
| Change, 1 year | −21.9% | 22.0% |
| Change, 5 years | −87.9% | −38.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.68 | 0.96 |
| Employees | 5,700 | 549 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 12 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 | 3 |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.1× (better) | 0.2× |
| P/B | 0.4× (better) | 0.4× |
| EV/EBITDA | 24.5× | 5.6× (better) |
| P/FCF | – | 3.9× |
| FCF yield | −3.8% | 25.4% (better) |
| Fair value | $12.93 | $82.88 |
| Margin of safety | 78.2% | 80.1% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 12.0% (better) | 9.0% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 1.00% | 2.3% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −92.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 6.8% | 17.8% (better) |
| Operating margin | −5.1% | 6.1% (better) |
| Net margin | −15.9% | 0.06% (better) |
| FCF margin | −0.53% | 5.3% (better) |
| Return on equity | −37.6% | 0.12% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −2.9% | 6.8% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 2.85 | 0.52 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 21.14 | 1.64 (better) |
| Interest coverage | −0.7× | 2.3× (better) |
| Current ratio | 2.52 | 3.29 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.69 | 1.99 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 5.3% (better) | 1.9% |
| Payout ratio | – | 700% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 4.6% (better) | −7.8% |
| Shareholder yield | 5.3% (better) | 1.9% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 77.8% | 4.2% |
| Held by insiders | 2.6% | 0.26% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$1.2M | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 11.8% | 0.21% |
Go deeper
- TROX stock overview
- TROX income statement
- TROX 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.