The Chemours Company (CC) vs Kronos Worldwide Inc (KRO)

The Chemours Company and Kronos Worldwide Inc are both Specialty Chemicals companies. The Chemours Company is the larger, with a market value of $1.9B against $851.7M — 2.3× the size. Kronos Worldwide Inc grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 2.70% against −0.89%. The Chemours Company has the higher net margin (−5.24% vs −5.63%) and the lower return on invested capital (−2.22% vs −1.55%). Both pay a dividend; The Chemours Company yields more (2.76% vs 2.71%). Across the 20 metrics below, The Chemours Company leads on 12 and Kronos Worldwide Inc on 8.

Valuation

Metric CC KRO Specialty Chemicals median
P/E n/m n/m 25.37
P/S 0.33 0.44 1.46
P/B n/m 1.13 1.84
Price to free cash flow 8.78 21.16 21.16
EV/EBITDA 23.57 42.02 12.82
EV/Sales 0.88 0.76 1.85
Earnings yield (15.09%) (12.86%) 2.11%
Free cash flow yield 11.39% 4.73% 2.16%

Profitability

Metric CC KRO Specialty Chemicals median
Gross margin 15.28% 11.81% 29.23%
Operating margin (1.93%) (1.65%) 3.63%
Net margin (5.24%) (5.63%) 2.89%
Free cash flow margin 3.76% 2.07% 3.76%
Return on equity (318.32%) (13.69%) 3.62%
Return on assets (4.15%) (5.94%) 0.35%
Return on invested capital (2.22%) (1.55%) 2.75%

Growth

Metric CC KRO Specialty Chemicals median
Revenue growth (TTM) (0.89%) 2.70% 4.51%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (549.12%) (228.00%) (14.40%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 3.17% 2.56% 6.30%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric CC KRO Specialty Chemicals median
Debt to equity (80.67) 0.76 0.54
Current ratio 1.66 3.30 1.94
Net debt to EBITDA 12.09 18.39 2.03

Dividend

Metric CC KRO Specialty Chemicals median
Dividend yield 2.76% 2.71% 1.73%
Payout ratio — — 0.41

Size

Metric CC KRO Specialty Chemicals median
Market cap 1.94b 851.72m 2.41b

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