Kronos Worldwide
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2026)

20252026
Price/Earnings ratio
7.456.21
Price/Sales ratio
0.310.29
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$0.83$1

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
15.21-3.7631.958.426.5117.8126.9715.3510.38-23.3011.786.51
Price/Sales ratio
0.910.481.011.720.800.891.050.890.560.680.590.89
Price/Book Value ratio
1.931.413.503.951.581.902.161.991.131.411.301.90
Price/Cash Flow ratio
17.2012.5415.4410.817.089.6816.818.3913.28208.0112.787.08
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
56.94130.7337.8114.1010.0914.7543.4111.7258.68-27.3017.2710.09
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
-0.070.01-0.250.01-0.15-0.30-1.010.19-1.270.15-0.36-0.30
Dividend Yield
4.60%10.63%5.02%2.32%5.90%5.37%4.82%4.79%8.08%7.64%4.97%5.37%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
21.16%14.25%18.83%32.32%33.82%22.30%21.43%23.00%20.26%9.89%18.26%22.30%
Operating Profit Margin
9.06%-0.08%5.94%19.10%19.86%4.64%2.31%5.74%4.35%-3.36%5.60%4.64%
Pretax Profit Margin
8.09%-2.28%4.48%17.68%17.67%6.99%4.88%7.90%6.93%-4.37%6.68%6.99%
Net Profit Margin
6.00%-12.87%3.17%20.50%12.33%5.03%3.89%5.82%5.41%-2.94%5.04%5.03%
Effective Tax Rate
25.80%-463.63%29.24%-15.96%30.22%28.07%20.12%26.40%21.95%32.64%24.53%28.07%
Return on Assets
6.03%-13.96%3.67%19.43%10.80%4.43%3.13%5.60%5.40%-2.67%4.89%4.43%
Return On Equity
12.7%-37.58%10.96%46.99%24.41%10.67%8.02%12.97%10.91%-6.07%11.74%10.67%
Return on Capital Employed
10.65%-0.10%8.13%20.74%19.82%4.74%2.13%6.46%5.23%-3.81%6.85%6.85%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
3.723.523.574.585.144.504.68N/AN/AN/A2.684.50
Quick Ratio
1.941.601.682.933.012.642.682.851.931.491.302.64
Cash ratio
0.700.450.271.391.591.441.361.401.000.520.231.44
Days of Sales Outstanding
61.4759.7565.4373.1468.6365.2371.9371.3448.2368.4471.7668.63
Days of Inventory outstanding
118.73122.20113.22119.25165.25136.51147.12105.67144.35137.23131.42136.51
Operating Cycle
180.20181.95178.66192.40233.89201.74219.06177.01192.59205.68203.18203.18
Days of Payables Outstanding
39.6036.4832.8338.7139.7937.2331.4635.1042.0253.1637.1837.23
Cash Conversion Cycle
140.59145.46145.83153.69194.09164.51187.59141.91150.57152.52166.00166.00
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.200.270.280.260.240.220.230.220.210.230.280.24
Debt Equity Ratio
0.430.730.850.620.540.540.610.510.440.540.650.54
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.300.420.450.380.350.350.370.340.300.350.350.35
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.300.420.460.380.350.350.370.340.300.350.390.35
Interest Coverage Ratio
8.62-0.013.7017.8015.656.885.31N/AN/AN/A2.976.88
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.250.150.260.580.410.350.210.450.190.010.150.35
Company Equity Multiplier
2.102.692.982.412.262.402.552.312.022.272.262.26
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.050.030.060.150.110.090.060.100.040.000.040.09
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.300.090.400.760.700.650.380.710.22-7.610.740.70
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.250.150.260.580.410.350.210.450.190.010.150.35
Short Term Coverage Ratio
22.4813.7124.88394.42125.66106.86146.42147.574.27N/A1.03106.86
Dividend Payout Ratio
70.06%-40.03%160.50%19.60%38.43%95.75%130.20%73.69%84.01%-178.20%75.87%38.43%