earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.75
MTX Q2 adjusted EPS $1.31; initiates $10M cost savings; exits talc business
MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC
2023-Q2 EPS reported
$1.96
revenue$1,097,600,000
- Adjusted EPS $1.31 vs reported $0.82; net sales $552M, down 1% YoY, up 1% sequentially.
- Operating margin ex-special items 12.8%, up 120 bps sequentially; special items $20.7M (severance $6.6M, talc litigation $13.9M).
- Initiated ~$10M annual cost savings program via workforce reductions; full run-rate expected H1 2024.
- Announced plan to exit talc business; Barretts Minerals Inc. to be sold; additional litigation costs incurred.
- YTD cash from operations $79M, more than double prior year.