secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC (KRO)
CIK:        0001257640
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001257640-26-000023
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kronos reports Q1 net loss of $4.8M versus net income of $18.1M a year ago
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- Net loss of $4.8M ($0.04/share) vs net income of $18.1M ($0.16/share) in Q1 2025.
- Net sales $509.8M, up 4% YoY, driven by higher volumes in North America, Latin America and export markets.
- TiO2 segment profit fell to $15.1M from $41.6M, primarily on lower selling prices and production volumes.
- EBITDA dropped to $27.7M from $51.2M; management cites cost reduction initiatives as partially offsetting.
- Recognized $2.0M income tax expense for an uncertain tax position from a German tax audit.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1257640/000125764026000023/0001257640-26-000023-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1257640/000125764026000023/kro-20260506x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001257640-26-000023

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