Manufactures and sells alloy steel products. Produces carbon and micro-alloy steel products. Now — the numbers.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
The company closed last year at a loss: costs ran above sales. The picture changes only if spending is reined in.
At this burn rate the cash pile isn’t the pressing question — for now, time is on the company’s side.
This company is not turning a profit, so the market is pricing its sales instead: 0.7× for every dollar of annual revenue.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 64% of them.
No analyst target is on record for this company.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
The price isn’t cheap next to earnings — that’s why this grade sits in the middle.
There is growth, but not at top-of-the-class tempo.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Business Quality: Profit power and business quality trail similar companies in the sector.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
The stock trades 27% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
The company sells $1.2B a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.
There is $156.7M in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $141.8M would remain.
A loss of $1.2M against $1.2B in annual sales.
Measured against its sector, the quality of the business sits below the class average. Report-card grade: 33/100.
The balance sheet offers little cushion against a rough stretch. Report-card grade: 49/100.
On our five-subject report card, MTUS sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: MTUS’s sales are going backwards, and it closed last year at a loss. The road back runs through both.