Compass Minerals International, Inc.
—- Market cap
- —
- Debt
- +$847.70M
- Cash
- −$59.70M
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: CMP stock price vs KRO: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at KRO's multiple
Needs Annual EPS, KRO P/E.
Implied fair value · at CMP's multiple
Needs Annual EPS is negative, CMP P/E.
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Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Reported gross margin
Operating income + D&A
Lower is better
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
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Trendline
Nine period-end years of reported revenue, earnings, and margins. Periods and currencies are shown with the data.
Price framework
USD market cap plus reported borrowing debt, less cash and equivalents. This EV proxy excludes investments, preferred stock and noncontrolling-interest adjustments.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
Compass Minerals International, Inc. · implied price per share
Bear
-$7.09
Base
-$5.01
Bull
-$2.31
KRONOS WORLDWIDE, INC. · implied price per share
Latest annual free cash flow must be positive to qualify the filing-backed baseline.
Balance sheet health
Inspect reported liquidity and leverage alongside historical financial-health checks.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Not enough data to score either balance sheet.
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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If you believe CMP can sustain its 11.3% revenue growth and convert it into materially stronger cash flow without additional leverage pressure, then hold or selectively own the name; otherwise, the valuation argues for caution because CMP trades far above both KRO-implied price and its DCF range.
CMP’s current price of $31.46 is materially above KRO-implied price of $12.98, implying -58.8% downside versus the valuation benchmark. The gap is driven by CMP’s higher P/S multiple than KRO, but that premium is not supported by a meaningfully stronger profitability profile or balance sheet.
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