earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.85
Kronos Worldwide reports Q2 net loss of $8.2M vs $45.9M profit; revenue down 22%
KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC
2023-Q2 EPS reported
-$0.20
revenue$869,500,000
- Net loss per share $0.07 vs income of $0.40 in Q2 2022; first-half net loss $23.4M ($0.20/shr) vs income $103.4M ($0.90).
- Revenue $443.2M (Q2) and $869.5M (6M), down 22% and 23% YoY respectively on lower TiO2 volumes.
- TiO2 sales volumes fell 26% in Q2 and 28% in 6M; average selling prices down 2% Q2 but up 1% in 6M.
- Production capacity utilization dropped to 64% in Q2 (70% in 6M) vs 95-98% last year; fixed cost under-absorption $22M/$54M.
- Quarterly dividend maintained at $0.19 per share, payable Sept. 14, 2023 to holders of record Sept. 1.