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About Minerals Technologies Inc
Minerals Technologies Inc. develops, produces, and markets various mineral, mineral-based products and services. The company operates through two segments, Consumer & Specialties, and Engineered Solutions segments. The Consumer & Specialties segment offers household and personal care products, such as cat litter under the SIVO brand name, personal care, fabric care, edible oil and renewable fluid purification, animal health, and agricultural products; and specialty additives products, including precipitated calcium carbonate and ground calcium carbonate products that are used in the paper, paperboard, and fiber-based packaging industries, as well as automotive, construction, consumer markets, and packaging applications. The Engineered Solutions segment provides high-temperature technology products consisting of custom-blended mineral and non-mineral products for casting auto and heavy truck parts, agriculture and construction equipment, municipal, infrastructure and other industrial castings markets; and environmental and infrastructure products comprising geosynthetic clay lining systems, vapor intrusion mitigation products, sub surface waterproofing systems, green roofs, wastewater remediation, drinking water purification technologies, and drilling products. In addition, this segment offers gunnable monolithic refractory products and application systems; monolithic refractory materials and pre-cast refractory shapes; refractory shapes and linings; carbon composites and pyrolitic graphite under PYROID brand; and filtration and well testing services. It markets its products primarily through its direct sales force, as well as regional distributors. The company operates in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Minerals Technologies Inc. was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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5 years, 7 months ago
Minerals Technologies Inc is currently in a long term uptrend where the price is trading 8.0% above its 200 day moving average.
From a valuation standpoint, the stock is 82.7% cheaper than other stocks from the Basic Materials sector with a price to sales ratio of 1.7.
Minerals Technologies Inc's total revenue sank by 1.9% to $432M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Its net income has increased by 7.2% to $31M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Finally, its free cash flow grew by 6.9% to $71M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Based on the above factors, Minerals Technologies Inc gets an overall score of 4/5.