Kronos Worldwide Inc (KRO) vs Oil-Dri Corporation Of America (ODC)

Kronos Worldwide Inc and Oil-Dri Corporation Of America are both Specialty Chemicals companies. Oil-Dri Corporation Of America is the larger, with a market value of $1.2B against $932.3M — 1.3× the size. Kronos Worldwide Inc has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Oil-Dri Corporation Of America trades at 21.9×. Oil-Dri Corporation Of America grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 3.31% against 2.70%. Oil-Dri Corporation Of America has the higher net margin (11.3% vs −5.63%) and the higher return on invested capital (15.6% vs −1.55%). Both pay a dividend; Kronos Worldwide Inc yields more (8.58% vs 1.73%). Across the 22 metrics below, Oil-Dri Corporation Of America leads on 15 and Kronos Worldwide Inc on 7.

Valuation

Metric KRO ODC Specialty Chemicals median
P/E n/m 21.88 24.83
P/S 0.49 2.51 1.46
P/B 1.26 4.32 1.76
Price to free cash flow 23.59 24.89 19.84
EV/EBITDA 44.80 13.69 13.18
EV/Sales 0.81 2.47 1.84
Earnings yield (11.53%) 4.57% 2.11%
Free cash flow yield 4.24% 4.02% 2.29%

Profitability

Metric KRO ODC Specialty Chemicals median
Gross margin 11.81% 27.84% 29.23%
Operating margin (1.65%) 13.35% 3.63%
Net margin (5.63%) 11.34% 2.89%
Free cash flow margin 2.07% 10.10% 3.78%
Return on equity (13.69%) 20.87% 3.62%
Return on assets (5.94%) 14.27% 0.35%
Return on invested capital (1.55%) 15.59% 2.75%

Growth

Metric KRO ODC Specialty Chemicals median
Revenue growth (TTM) 2.70% 3.31% 4.51%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (228.00%) 36.28% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 2.56% 11.38% 6.30%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 23.36% 0.00%

Health

Metric KRO ODC Specialty Chemicals median
Debt to equity 0.76 0.14 0.54
Current ratio 3.30 3.28 1.94
Net debt to EBITDA 18.39 (0.12) 2.03

Dividend

Metric KRO ODC Specialty Chemicals median
Dividend yield 8.58% 1.73% 1.69%
Payout ratio 0.55 0.33 0.25

Size

Metric KRO ODC Specialty Chemicals median
Market cap 932.29m 1.24b 2.43b

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