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VHI
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Chemicals · Basic Materials
Winston Score
27
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Good
Valuation
Data not available
Dividends
Mixed
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Winston Score History

The full picture

Valhi, Inc. is a diversified industrial company based in Dallas, Texas. Its main business is making titanium dioxide, a white powder used to make paint, plastics, and paper look bright and opaque. It also has smaller businesses in waste management services and security products. The titanium dioxide segment sells to manufacturers across North America and Europe.

Valhi earns money by selling these industrial materials and services to business customers, not directly to consumers. The company operates primarily in the United States and Europe and is controlled by Harold Simmons' family trust, giving it a concentrated ownership structure. Titanium dioxide is a commodity chemical, so Valhi's profits rise and fall with raw material costs and global pricing cycles — the company's negative operating margin reflects how much pressure those cycles can create, and a sustained recovery in titanium dioxide prices is the key factor that would improve its financial results.

Growth Profile

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

+12.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

>+1,000% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

91.6%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~0 months

$0 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Valhi has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
19.8%
Thin — 19.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
4.3%
Thin — 4.3% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-0.7%
Weak — -0.7% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+3.4%
Slow sales growth (+3.4% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-152.3%
Earnings shrinking (-152.3% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
0.3%
Thin free cash flow (0.3%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.00
Conservative — low debt load (0.00)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
no trend
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
2.33%
no trend
Moderate income — 2.33% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+0.0%
no trend
Dividend flat

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