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Kronos Worldwide (Kronos Worldwide) Net-Net Working Capital

: $-3.02 (As of Dec. 2023)
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In calculating the Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), Benjamin Graham assumed that a company's accounts receivable is only worth 75% its value, its inventory is only worth 50% of its value, but its liabilities have to be paid in full. In addition, Graham believed that preferred stock belongs on the liability side of the balance sheet, not as part of capital and surplus. This is a conservative way of estimating the company's value.

Kronos Worldwide's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-3.02.

The industry rank for Kronos Worldwide's Net-Net Working Capital or its related term are showing as below:

KRO's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 7.31
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Kronos Worldwide Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kronos Worldwide's Net-Net Working Capital 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.

* Premium members only.

Kronos Worldwide Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.63 -3.50 -2.39 -1.56 -3.02

Kronos Worldwide Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.56 -2.08 -2.16 -2.32 -3.02

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Kronos Worldwide's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital 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 Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Kronos Worldwide's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kronos Worldwide's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital falls into.



Kronos Worldwide Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Kronos Worldwide's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(194.7+0.75 * 273.6+0.5 * 564.6-1029.7
-0-0)/115.1
=-3.02

Kronos Worldwide's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(194.7+0.75 * 273.6+0.5 * 564.6-1029.7
-0-0)/115.1
=-3.02

* 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.

In calculating the Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), Benjamin Graham assumed that a company's accounts receivable is only worth 75% its value, its inventory is only worth 50% of its value, but its liabilities have to be paid in full.

In addition, Graham believed that preferred stock belongs on the liability side of the balance sheet, not as part of capital and surplus. In "Security Analysis", preferred stock is dubbed "an imperfect creditorship position" that is best placed on the balance sheet alongside funded debt.

This is a conservative way of estimating the company's value.


Kronos Worldwide  (NYSE:KRO) Net-Net Working Capital Explanation

One research study, covering the years 1970 through 1983 showed that portfolios picked at the beginning of each year, and held for one year, returned 29.4 percent, on average, over the 13-year period, compared to 11.5 percent for the S&P 500 Index. Other studies of Graham's strategy produced similar results.

Benjamin Graham looked for companies whose market values were less than two-thirds of their net-net value. They are collected under our Net-Net screener.


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Kronos Worldwide (Kronos Worldwide) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
5430 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1700, Dallas, TX, USA, 75240-2620
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

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