Minerals Technologies Inc (NYSE:MTX) Shows Mixed Technicals While Fundamentals Support Continued Rebound

Minerals Technologies displays a blend of strengthening trend strength and conflicting momentum signals; fundamentals show sequential improvement in sales and margins alongside leverage that warrants monitoring. WMDST values the stock as under-valued.

Recent News

On June 26, the company announced conference-call timing for second-quarter results to be released July 24 and discussed on a July 25 webcast; on July 16 the Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.11 per share payable September 5, 2025; on August 7 the company confirmed management participation at Seaport Research (Aug. 19) and Jefferies Industrials (Sept. 4).

Technical Analysis

ADX / DI+/DI-: ADX at 31.19 indicates a strong underlying trend. DI+ at 32.82 shows a peak & reversal, which signals a bearish reversal in directional momentum; DI- at 14.52 also shows a peak & reversal, which signals bullish directional momentum. The combination produces an opposing directional read: trend strength supports directional moves, but recent peak-and-reverse readings point toward near-term struggle to sustain further upside.

MACD: MACD sits at 1.46 with the signal line at 1.29, so MACD currently trades above its signal line, a bullish crossing. The MACD trend shows a peak & reversal, which signals developing bearish momentum despite the current above-signal position; momentum therefore risks rolling back toward the signal line over the near term.

MRO: MRO reads 25.67 and shows a dip & reversal. A positive MRO indicates price sits above the modeled target and faces potential downward pressure, while the dip & reversal pattern signals a recovery in the oscillator that may partially offset immediate downside pressure.

RSI: RSI at 57.77 displays a peak & reversal, a bearish signal that aligns with MACD’s developing negative momentum and with MRO’s above-target status; momentum oscillators therefore bias toward pullback or consolidation rather than extension of a sharp move higher.

Price vs. Moving Averages, Ichimoku, Bollinger: Price closed at $63.27, marginally above the 20‑day average ($63.13) and below the 200‑day average ($65.25). Price crosses above the -1x standard-deviation Bollinger band, indicating recent upside reclaiming of near-term support. The Chikou span sits above the Ichimoku cloud while Tenkan/Kijun levels cluster near $63, signaling longer-horizon bullish structure but near-term reversion risk as shorter EMAs show peak & reversal.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Top-line and margins: Total revenue for the period reached $528,900,000 with YoY revenue growth of 5.02% and QoQ revenue change of -248.62% (reported QoQ figure). Reported EBIT equals $72,700,000 and EBITDA equals $94,700,000. Operating margin measures 14.94% and EBIT margin equals 13.75% YoY improvement of 50.30%, while EBIT margin QoQ shows a -141.70% change. EBIT margin at 13.75% sits below the industry peer mean of 23.42% and the industry peer median of 28.41%, and above the industry peer low of -4.45%.

Profitability and cash flow: Gross margin equals 25.88% and reported net income equals $45,400,000. Operating cash flow reached $62,900,000 with free cash flow of $33,800,000 and a free cash flow yield of 1.77%; free cash flow rose YoY by 55.91%. Cash conversion cycle stands at 111.5 days, above the industry peer mean of 33.52 days and below the industry peer high of 143.48 days, signaling working-capital intensity relative to many peers.

Leverage and liquidity: Total debt equals $983,300,000 with net debt of $669,500,000. Debt-to-EBITDA measures 10.38x and debt-to-assets equals 28.46%. Interest coverage reads 5.35x. Current ratio equals 1.95 and quick ratio equals 1.35; cash and short-term investments total $319,900,000. High debt-to-EBITDA elevates leverage sensitivity despite adequate near-term liquidity.

Capital allocation and shareholder returns: Dividend payout ratio equals 7.49% with a $0.11 per-share quarterly cash dividend declared; dividend yield measures 0.18%. Retained earnings total $2,408,900,000 and capital expenditures ran -$29,100,000, consistent with moderate reinvestment.

Valuation: Forward EPS equals $1.7025 producing a forward P/E of 34.23. Enterprise value equals $2,575,386,037 with an enterprise multiple near 27.20. WMDST values the stock as under-valued given the combination of improving sequential operating income, positive free cash flow conversion, and near-term momentum that may revert toward fundamentals.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-06-30
REPORT DATE: 2025-07-24
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2025-10-23
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 306.6 M
 Operating Cash Flow 62.9 M
 Capital Expenditures -29.10 M
 Change In Working Capital -14.90 M
 Dividends Paid -3.40 M
 Cash Flow Delta 7.2 M
 End Period Cash Flow 313.8 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 528.9 M
 Forward Revenue 157.8 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 392.0 M
 Depreciation
 Depreciation and Amortization
 Research and Development 5.7 M
 Total Operating Expenses 449.9 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 136.9 M
 EBITDA 94.7 M
 EBIT 72.7 M
 Operating Income 79.0 M
 Interest Income
 Interest Expense 13.6 M
 Net Interest Income -13.60 M
 Income Before Tax 59.1 M
 Tax Provision 13.9 M
 Tax Rate 23.519 %
 Net Income 45.4 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 46.3 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate
 EPS Actual
 EPS Difference
 EPS Surprise
 Forward EPS 1.70
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 3.5 B
 Intangible Assets 1.1 B
 Net Tangible Assets 523.6 M
 Total Current Assets 1.2 B
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 319.9 M
 Cash 313.8 M
 Net Receivables 425.9 M
 Inventory 359.6 M
 Long-Term Investments 129.5 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 198.0 M
 Short-Term Debt 24.3 M
 Total Current Liabilities 602.8 M
 Net Debt 669.5 M
 Total Debt 983.3 M
 Total Liabilities 1.8 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity 1.7 B
 Retained Earnings 2.4 B
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 51.98
 Shares Outstanding 31.820 M
 Revenue Per-Share 16.62
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 1.9 B
 Enterprise Value 2.6 B
 Enterprise Multiple 27.195
Enterprise Multiple QoQ -237.026 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY -17.221 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 123.612
median: 72.016
mean: 63.434
MTX: 27.195
low: -27.186
 EV/R 4.869
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 2.089
 Asset To Liability 1.955
 Debt To Capital 0.373
 Debt To Assets 0.285
Debt To Assets QoQ -1.862 %
Debt To Assets YoY 916.5 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.671
mean: 0.359
median: 0.301
MTX: 0.285
low: 0.006
 Debt To Equity 0.595
Debt To Equity QoQ -3.676 %
Debt To Equity YoY 954.826 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 4.382
mean: 1.212
median: 0.673
MTX: 0.595
low: -2.382
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 1.156
Price To Book QoQ -11.031 %
Price To Book YoY -27.127 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 5.724
median: 5.724
mean: 4.411
MTX: 1.156
low: -2.623
 Price To Earnings (P/E)
Price To Earnings QoQ
Price To Earnings YoY
Price To Earnings IPRWA
 PE/G Ratio
 Price To Sales (P/S) 3.615
Price To Sales QoQ -14.384 %
Price To Sales YoY -25.818 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 25.954
median: 21.249
mean: 17.748
MTX: 3.615
low: 1.202
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 34.232
Forward PE/G
Forward P/S 12.118
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage -19.201
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.154
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 6.591 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY -4.706 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.48
MTX: 0.154
mean: 0.145
median: 0.101
low: 0.002
 Receivables Turnover 1.272
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 2.282 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY -5.845 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 3.294
mean: 1.773
median: 1.669
MTX: 1.272
low: 0.464
 Inventory Turnover 1.101
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ 2.731 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY -8.692 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 3.403
median: 2.097
mean: 1.852
MTX: 1.101
low: 0.577
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 71.754
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 111.495
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ 0.284 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY 11.944 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 143.481
MTX: 111.495
median: 44.435
mean: 33.523
low: -58.861
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 0.928
 CapEx To Revenue -0.055
 CapEx To Depreciation
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 2.6 B
 Net Invested Capital 2.6 B
 Invested Capital 2.6 B
 Net Tangible Assets 523.6 M
 Net Working Capital 570.0 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.531
 Current Ratio 1.946
Current Ratio QoQ 2.725 %
Current Ratio YoY -20.765 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 3.224
MTX: 1.946
mean: 1.177
median: 0.926
low: 0.717
 Quick Ratio 1.349
Quick Ratio QoQ 3.266 %
Quick Ratio YoY -21.628 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 2.843
MTX: 1.349
mean: 0.904
median: 0.782
low: 0.442
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 10.383
 Cost Of Debt 1.056 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 5.346
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ -146.828 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY 60.908 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 36.015
mean: 21.538
median: 15.508
MTX: 5.346
low: -7.177
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.044
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 47.55
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio 13.353
 Dividend Payout Ratio 0.075
 Dividend Rate 0.11
 Dividend Yield 0.002
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 1.576 %
 Revenue Growth 7.544 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -248.621 %
Revenue Growth YoY 501.595 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 41.002 %
mean: 8.933 %
MTX: 7.544 %
median: 4.721 %
low: -26.89 %
 Earnings Growth
Earnings Growth QoQ
Earnings Growth YoY
Earnings Growth IPRWA
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 25.884 %
Gross Margin QoQ 6.435 %
Gross Margin YoY -2.651 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 55.786 %
median: 49.311 %
mean: 42.394 %
MTX: 25.884 %
low: 5.77 %
 EBIT Margin 13.746 %
EBIT Margin QoQ -141.704 %
EBIT Margin YoY 50.295 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 35.397 %
median: 28.405 %
mean: 23.42 %
MTX: 13.746 %
low: -4.454 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 14.937 %
Return On Sales QoQ -145.317 %
Return On Sales YoY 63.317 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 34.18 %
median: 25.553 %
mean: 22.24 %
MTX: 14.937 %
low: -0.148 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 33.8 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 1.768 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ -261.757 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY 55.908 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 9.3 %
MTX: 1.768 %
mean: 0.718 %
median: 0.433 %
low: -6.232 %
 Free Cash Growth -248.899 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ 61.976 %
Free Cash Growth YoY 932.262 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 134.666 %
median: 7.071 %
mean: -113.181 %
MTX: -248.899 %
low: -471.845 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 0.744
 Cash Flow Margin 4.991 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 0.582
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.03
 Return On Assets (ROA) 1.324 %
Return On Assets QoQ -131.241 %
Return On Assets YoY 124.788 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 3.22 %
mean: 2.102 %
median: 2.093 %
MTX: 1.324 %
low: -1.434 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 2.549 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.027
Return On Equity QoQ -130.466 %
Return On Equity YoY 131.646 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.171
mean: 0.066
median: 0.046
MTX: 0.027
low: -0.068
 DuPont ROE 2.792 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 2.108 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ -141.092 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -112.005 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 6.532 %
mean: 3.31 %
median: 2.83 %
MTX: 2.108 %
low: -1.079 %

Six-Week Outlook

Trend strength supports directional moves, but momentum oscillators suggest a near-term cooldown. Expect a period of range-bound to slightly lower price action while MACD and RSI unwind from recent peaks; Ichimoku structure and ADX imply any pullback could find support near the $61.8 super-trend level and the lower Bollinger band area. Watch for confirmation of MACD momentum stabilization or a DI+ resumption for any meaningful directional follow-through; elevated debt-to-EBITDA keeps fundamental upside conditional on sustained margin improvement.

About Minerals Technologies Inc.

Minerals Technologies Inc. (NYSE:MTX) develops, produces, and markets a diverse range of mineral and mineral-based products and services. The company operates through two primary segments: Consumer & Specialties and Engineered Solutions. Within the Consumer & Specialties segment, Minerals Technologies creates products for household and personal care, including pet litter and fabric care, as well as specialty additives like precipitated and ground calcium carbonate for industries such as paper, automotive, and construction. This segment also produces limestone and dolomitic limestone for various packaging applications. The Engineered Solutions segment delivers high-temperature technology products, including custom-blended mineral and non-mineral solutions for casting auto parts and equipment used in oil and gas production, power generation, and rail car components. Additionally, this segment provides environmental and infrastructure products, such as geosynthetic clay lining systems and wastewater remediation technologies. Minerals Technologies markets its products through a direct sales force and regional distributors, serving customers across the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Founded in 1968, the company maintains its headquarters in New York, New York.



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