secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC (KRO)
CIK:        0001257640
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-08-06T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001257640-25-000023
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kronos Q2 net loss $9.2M; CFO Hafer retires; dividend $0.05
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- Q2 2025 net loss $9.2M ($0.08/sh) vs net income $19.5M ($0.17/sh) YoY.
- Segment profit dropped to $10.9M from $41.1M; ~$20M unabsorbed fixed costs at reduced operating rates.
- Net sales $494.4M down 1% YoY; average TiO2 selling prices 1% lower.
- CFO Tim C. Hafer retires as officer effective Aug 8; Bradley E. Troutman appointed SVP and CFO.
- Quarterly dividend $0.05/sh declared, payable Sep 18, 2025 to holders of record Sep 5.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1257640/000125764025000023/0001257640-25-000023-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1257640/000125764025000023/kro-20250806x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001257640-25-000023

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