Develops and produces specialty mineral products. Offers mineral-based solutions for various industries. Now — the numbers.
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: 1× for every dollar of annual revenue.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 53% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 47% below today's price.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
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.
Clearly below the class average.
The price is looking for direction — no strong breakout, no collapse.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
The stock trades 22% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 80 buys and 55 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
It pays out $0.48 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
A loss of $18.4M against $2.1B in annual sales. And on top of that, sales fell from the year before.
The stock trades 47% above the average analyst price target.
On our five-subject report card, MTX sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: MTX’s sales are going backwards, and it closed last year at a loss. The road back runs through both.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.