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How Kronos Worldwide, Inc. stacks up
KRO · against 541 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Valuation
28/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #369 of 542 · scores higher than 30% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score62 peers with a valuation score of 20–29, including KRO · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 28?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Mainly because of its earnings yield and EBITDA yield, which are weaker than most Basic Materials peers.
- Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price. Earnings yield: -12.7% vs peer median 3.6%
- less operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: weaker than 79% of peers. EBITDA yield: 2.2% vs peer median 8.5%
- more free cash flow for the price paid: stronger than 63% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 5.0% vs peer median 2.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = KRO, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | KRO | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 527 reported | -12.6% | 3.0% | 7% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 551 reported | 2.4% | 7.9% | 21% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 124 reported | 5.0% | 2.2% | 63% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 519 reported | 86.9% | 63.2% | 65% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around KRO| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.39T ARS (≈$1.4B) | 100 | 53 | |
| 1 | 764M EUR (≈$840M) | 100 | 72 | |
| 3 | 629.2B CLP (≈$692M) | 99 | 41 | |
| 3 | 768M USD | 99 | 80 | |
| 5 | 3.9B CNY (≈$546M) | 98 | 71 | |
| 369 | 15.1B TWD (≈$468M) | 28 | 29 | |
| 369 | 5.5B CNY (≈$775M) | 28 | 27 | |
| 369 | 6.7B CNY (≈$942M) | 28 | 30 | |
| 369 | 721M USD | 28 | 19 | |
| 369 | 864M USD | 28 | 31 | |
| 369 | 478M USD | 28 | ||
| 378 | 9.4B CNY (≈$1.3B) | 27 | 45 | |
| 378 | 8.2B CNY (≈$1.2B) | 27 | 39 | |
| 378 | 3.2B CNY (≈$454M) | 27 | 48 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score