Minerals Technologies vs Oil-Dri Corp of America
MTX and ODC side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How MTX and ODC compare
Minerals Technologies is the larger company, worth 1.8 times as much as Oil-Dri Corp of America ($1.9B against $1.1B).
Minerals Technologies grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (4.8% versus 1.7% for Oil-Dri Corp of America).
Oil-Dri Corp of America keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 11.5% compared with −3.1% at Minerals Technologies.
Both pay dividends: Minerals Technologies yields 0.58% and Oil-Dri Corp of America 0.86%.
Oil-Dri Corp of America scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 7 for Minerals Technologies), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | MTX | ODC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.9B | $1.1B |
| Share price | $62.12 | $73.48 |
| Change, 1 year | 9.5% | 31.2% |
| Change, 5 years | −14.1% | 324% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.95 | 0.58 |
| Employees | 216 | 927 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 9 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 0 | 0 |
| Performance score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 3 | 3 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.9× (better) | 2.2× |
| P/B | 1.2× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 10.9× |
| P/FCF | 15.0× (better) | 23.2× |
| FCF yield | 6.7% (better) | 4.3% |
| Fair value | $58.95 | $63.01 |
| Margin of safety | −5.4% (better) | −16.6% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 4.8% (better) | 1.7% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.4% | 10.1% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 5.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 23.9% | 27.8% (better) |
| Operating margin | −1.6% | 13.8% (better) |
| Net margin | −3.1% | 11.5% (better) |
| FCF margin | 5.9% | 9.3% (better) |
| Return on equity | −4.1% | – |
| Return on invested capital | −1.2% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.61 | – |
| Interest coverage | – | 30.9× |
| Current ratio | 1.45 | 3.07 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.24 | 8.00 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.58% | 0.86% (better) |
| Payout ratio | – | 18.2% |
| Years of dividend growth | 3 | 3 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 17.6% | – |
| Buyback yield | 1.1% | 1.2% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 1.7% | 2.0% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 102% | 53.5% |
| Held by insiders | 1.5% | 16.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$3.7M | −$1.1M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.1% | 7.0% |
Go deeper
- MTX stock overview
- MTX income statement
- MTX valuation and score
- ODC stock overview
- ODC income statement
- ODC valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.