Titanium dioxide maker Tronox's Q3 revenue down 13%, misses estimates

Reuters
Nov 06
Titanium dioxide maker Tronox's Q3 revenue down 13%, misses estimates

Overview

  • Tronox Q3 2025 revenue of $699 mln missed analyst expectations, down 13% yr/yr

  • Adjusted EPS for Q3 2025 missed consensus, reflecting ongoing market challenges

  • Adjusted EBITDA for Q3 2025 missed analyst expectations, impacted by lower sales volumes

Outlook

  • Company expects Q4 2025 revenue and Adjusted EBITDA to be flat compared to Q3 2025

  • Tronox anticipates TiO(2) volume growth of 3-5% and zircon volume growth of 15-20%

  • Company expects positive free cash flow in Q4 2025 and 2026

Result Drivers

  • WEAKER DEMAND - CEO John Romano cites weaker than expected demand and aggressive inventory liquidation by competitors as impacting Q3 results

  • COST IMPROVEMENT - Tronox's cost improvement program ahead of schedule, aiming for $60 mln savings by end of 2025

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q3 Revenue

Miss

$699 mln

$768.80 mln (8 Analysts)

Q3 Adjusted EPS

Miss

-$0.46

-$0.14 (9 Analysts)

Q3 Net Income

-$99 mln

Q3 Adjusted EBITDA

Miss

$74 mln

$93.40 mln (7 Analysts)

Q3 Adjusted EBITDA Margin

10.60%

Q3 Income From Operations

-$43 mln

Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 4 "strong buy" or "buy", 3 "hold" and 2 "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the specialty chemicals peer group is "buy."

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Tronox Holdings PLC is $4.25, about 24.9% above its November 4 closing price of $3.19

Press Release: ID:nPnbXRJ6Fa

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