Kronos Worldwide (Kronos Worldwide) Debt-to-Equity : 0.57 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Kronos Worldwide Debt-to-Equity?

Kronos Worldwide's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4 Mil. Kronos Worldwide's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $460 Mil. Kronos Worldwide's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $808 Mil. Kronos Worldwide's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.57.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Kronos Worldwide's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

KRO' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.44 Med: 0.58 Max: 0.86
Current: 0.57

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Kronos Worldwide was 0.86. The lowest was 0.44. And the median was 0.58.

KRO's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
66.64% of 1397 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 0.35 vs KRO: 0.57

Kronos Worldwide Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kronos Worldwide's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Kronos Worldwide Debt-to-Equity Chart

Kronos Worldwide Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.58

0.64

0.54

0.47

0.57

Kronos Worldwide Quarterly Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.47	0.50	0.52	0.53	0.57

Competitive Comparison of Kronos Worldwide's Debt-to-Equity

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Kronos Worldwide's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Kronos Worldwide's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Kronos Worldwide's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kronos Worldwide's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Kronos Worldwide Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Kronos Worldwide's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(3.9	+	459.5)	/	808.3
	=	0.57

Kronos Worldwide's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(3.9	+	459.5)	/	808.3
	=	0.57

Kronos Worldwide (NYSE:KRO) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Kronos Worldwide (Kronos Worldwide) Business Description

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Address

5430 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1700, Dallas, TX, USA, 75240-2620

Website

https://www.kronostio2.com

Kronos Worldwide Inc manufactures and sells titanium dioxide pigments. Titanium dioxide is a white inorganic pigment used in a variety of products. The majority of Kronos' sales come from titanium dioxide used for coatings on automobiles, aircraft, machines, appliances, traffic paint, and in both commercial and residential interiors and exteriors. The second- largest product category is titanium dioxide used for plastics such as packaging materials and food packaging, houseware, appliances, toys, and computer cases. The majority of revenue comes from the United States.

Executives

Kevin B Kramer	director	C/O STONERIGDGE INC., 9400 E. MARKET ST, WARREN OH 44484
Andrew B Nace	officer: Executive Vice President	5430 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1700, DALLAS TX 75240-2620
Miller William Earl Jr.	officer: VP, Global Human Resources	5430 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1700, DALLAS TX 75240
Dennis Werner	officer: President, EMEAA	5430 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1700, DALLAS TX 75240
Amy A. Samford	officer: Executive Vice President	5430 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1700, DALLAS TX 75240-2620
Rainer Gruber	officer: EX VP, Chief Manu/Tech Officer	5430 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1700, DALLAS TX 75240
Gouveia Randall Colin	director	2225 W. CHANDLER BLVD.,, CHANDLER AZ 85224
Alexis A Thomason	officer: VP and General Counsel	5430 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1700, DALLAS TX 75240
Bart W Reichert	officer: Vice President, Internal Audit	5430 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1700, DALLAS TX 75240
Bryan A. Hanley	officer: Vice President and Treasurer	5430 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1700, DALLAS TX 75240-2620
Loretta J. Feehan	director	5430 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1700, DALLAS TX 75240-2620
John E Harper	director	2300 WEST PLANO PARKWAY, PLANO TX 75075
Thomas P Stafford	director	C/O WACKENHUT CORP, 4200 WACKENHUT DRIVE #100, PALM BEACH GARDENS FL 33410-4243
Meredith W. Mendes	director	2901 BUTTERFIELD ROAD, OAK BROOK IL 60523
Kristin B Mccoy	officer: Vice President, Tax	5430 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1700, DALLAS TX 75240