Minerals Technologies Inc. Common Stock (MTX)

FairStock Score: 45/100 — MIXED

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AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

As a Buffett-and-Graham-style investor, I begin with business quality and the numbers. Minerals Technologies sells mineral-based products into consumer/specialties and engineered solutions. That can be a decent niche, but the reported record is now uneven. In fiscal 2023, net income was $84.1M and diluted EPS $2.58; in fiscal 2024, net income was $167.1M and EPS $5.17. Then fiscal 2025 produced a net loss of $18.4M and diluted EPS of -$0.59. The latest reported quarter, fiscal Q2 2026 ended 2026-07-05, was much worse: revenue was $548.4M, but net income was -$183.6M and diluted EPS -$5.90, a -33.48% net margin. FairStock categorizes this as a TURNAROUND — loss in the latest year after earlier profits. That fits. A durable moat should produce stable margins and returns. Here, FairStock's ROCE is 5.16%, ROE -3.84%, Piotroski 5/9, Altman Z 1.90, and D/E 0.61. Those are not fortress-like, though not necessarily fatal. Cash is the strongest evidence: TTM free cash flow is $120.3M, a 6.1% FCF yield at the $63.83 close on 2026-10-13. At that price, FairStock shows P/B 1.29, negative P/E -28.75, and EV/EBITDA 40.78. So the price is not expensive on book or cash flow, but it is expensive against depressed earnings. For Graham, I need stable earning power and margin of safety; for Buffett, durable economics. MTX is a speculative turnaround, not a proven compounder. The key question is whether the large loss is temporary and whether cash generation persists while profits recover.

In plain English: Minerals Technologies makes mineral-based products used in household, personal-care, and industrial goods. The business looks weak right now: it lost money in the latest reported quarter and in the latest fiscal year after earning profits in prior years. At the recent close of $63.83, the price looks fair rather than clearly cheap because earnings are negative, even though cash flow and accounting value give some support.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-07-05) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-04-05) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-09-28) · fiscal Q2 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-06-29) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-12-31) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-12-31) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-12-31)

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