Kronos Worldwide vs Tronox
KRO and TROX 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 TROX compare
Kronos Worldwide is the larger company, worth 2.3 times as much as Tronox ($968M against $418M).
Tronox grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (12.0% versus 8.7% for Kronos Worldwide).
Kronos Worldwide keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −1.9% compared with −15.9% at Tronox.
Both pay dividends: Kronos Worldwide yields 2.4% and Tronox 5.7%.
Tronox scores higher on the StockData Score (8 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 | TROX |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $968M | $418M |
| Share price | $8.41 | $2.62 |
| Change, 1 year | 75.6% | −24.7% |
| Change, 5 years | −39.6% | −88.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.19 | 1.66 |
| Employees | 2,248 | 5,700 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 4 | 8 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.5× | 0.1× (better) |
| P/B | 1.2× | 0.4× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 32.8× | 24.2× (better) |
| FCF yield | – | −4.1% |
| Fair value | $3.59 | $13.16 |
| Margin of safety | −134% | 80.1% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 8.7% | 12.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 2.6% (better) | 1.00% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 15.3% (better) | 6.8% |
| Operating margin | 2.2% (better) | −5.1% |
| Net margin | −1.9% (better) | −15.9% |
| FCF margin | – | −0.53% |
| Return on equity | −4.7% (better) | −37.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 2.6% (better) | −2.9% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.69 (better) | 2.85 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 11.28 (better) | 21.14 |
| Interest coverage | 0.8× (better) | −0.7× |
| Current ratio | 3.30 (better) | 2.52 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.05 (better) | 0.69 |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.4% | 5.7% (better) |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | −22.6% | 4.6% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 2.4% | 5.7% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 16.0% | 77.8% |
| Held by insiders | 0.21% | 2.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $98.5K (better) | −$1.2M |
| Short interest, % of float | 0.94% | 11.8% |
Go deeper
- KRO stock overview
- KRO income statement
- KRO valuation and score
- TROX stock overview
- TROX income statement
- TROX valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.