Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTX) vs Oil-Dri Corporation Of America (ODC)
- Minerals Technologies Inc. MTX 62.99 −1.19%
- Oil-Dri Corporation Of America ODC 75.33 −7.00%
Minerals Technologies Inc. and Oil-Dri Corporation Of America are both Specialty Chemicals companies. Minerals Technologies Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $2.0B against $1.1B — 1.8× the size. Minerals Technologies Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Oil-Dri Corporation Of America trades at 18.3×. Minerals Technologies Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 4.06% against 1.70%. Oil-Dri Corporation Of America has the higher net margin (11.1% vs −3.13%) and the higher return on invested capital (16.2% vs −0.82%). Both pay a dividend; Oil-Dri Corporation Of America yields more (1.08% vs 0.76%). Across the 22 metrics below, Oil-Dri Corporation Of America leads on 16 and Minerals Technologies Inc. on 6.
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| Metric | MTX | ODC | Specialty Chemicals median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 24.52% | 27.84% | 29.23% |
| Operating margin | (1.34%) | 13.77% | 3.63% |
| Net margin | (3.13%) | 11.05% | 2.89% |
| Free cash flow margin | 5.92% | 9.29% | 3.76% |
| Return on equity | (4.12%) | 19.60% | 3.62% |
| Return on assets | (1.93%) | 13.30% | 0.35% |
| Return on invested capital | (0.82%) | 16.16% | 2.75% |
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