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Kronos Worldwide's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $56 Mil. Kronos Worldwide's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $165 Mil.
Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Kronos Worldwide's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $56 Mil. Kronos Worldwide's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $400 Mil. Therefore, Kronos Worldwide's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 13.90%.
Kronos Worldwide had a gross margin of 13.90% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => No sustainable competitive advantage
During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Kronos Worldwide was 33.83%. The lowest was 9.89%. And the median was 21.30%.
Warning Sign:
Kronos Worldwide Inc gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -16.6%.
The historical data trend for Kronos Worldwide's Gross Profit can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Kronos Worldwide Annual Data | |||||||||||||||||||||
Trend | Dec14 | Dec15 | Dec16 | Dec17 | Dec18 | Dec19 | Dec20 | Dec21 | Dec22 | Dec23 | |||||||||||
Gross Profit | Get a 7-Day Free Trial | 386.20 | 351.20 | 446.20 | 391.10 | 164.90 |
Kronos Worldwide Quarterly Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mar19 | Jun19 | Sep19 | Dec19 | Mar20 | Jun20 | Sep20 | Dec20 | Mar21 | Jun21 | Sep21 | Dec21 | Mar22 | Jun22 | Sep22 | Dec22 | Mar23 | Jun23 | Sep23 | Dec23 | |
Gross Profit | Get a 7-Day Free Trial | 37.30 | 30.80 | 44.10 | 34.40 | 55.60 |
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Kronos Worldwide's Gross Profit, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Profit 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.
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Kronos Worldwide's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Kronos Worldwide's Gross Profit falls into.
Gross Profit is the different between the sale prices and the cost of buying or producing the goods.
Kronos Worldwide's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2023 ) | = | Revenue | - | Cost of Goods Sold |
= | 1666.5 | - | 1501.6 | |
= | 165 |
Kronos Worldwide's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2023 ) | = | Revenue | - | Cost of Goods Sold |
= | 400.1 | - | 344.5 | |
= | 56 |
Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $165 Mil.
Gross Profit is the numerator in the calculation of Gross Margin.
Kronos Worldwide's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
Gross Margin % (Q: Dec. 2023 ) | = | Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2023 ) | / | Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 ) |
= | (Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) | / | Revenue | |
= | 56 | / | 400.1 | |
= | 13.90 % |
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
A positive Gross Profit is only the first step for a company to make a net profit. The gross profit needs to be big enough to also cover related labor, equipment, rental, marketing/advertising, research and development and a lot of other costs in selling the products.
Kronos Worldwide (NYSE:KRO) Gross Profit Explanation
Warren Buffett believes that firms with excellent long term economics tend to have consistently higher margins.
Durable competitive advantage creates a high Gross Margin % because of the freedom to price in excess of cost. Companies can be categorized by their Gross Margin %
1. Greater than 40% = Durable competitive advantage
2. Less than 40% = Competition eroding margins
3. Less than 20% = no sustainable competitive advantage
Consistency of Gross Margin is key
Kronos Worldwide had a gross margin of 13.90% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => No sustainable competitive advantage
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