Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTX, Financial) filed Annual Report for the period ended 2010-12-31.
Minerals Technologies Inc has a market cap of $1.17 billion; its shares were traded at around $63.44 with a P/E ratio of 17.7 and P/S ratio of 1.2. The dividend yield of Minerals Technologies Inc stocks is 0.3%.Hedge Fund Gurus that owns MTX: Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies LLC, George Soros of Soros Fund Management LLC. Mutual Fund and Other Gurus that owns MTX: Chuck Royce of Royce& Associates.
The Company mines and processes natural mineral products, primarily limestone and talc. The Company also manufactures lime, a limestone-based product. The Company's net sales of processed mineral products were $110.4 million, $93.7 million and $110.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Net sales of talc products were $44.0 million, $32.3 million and $35.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Net sales of ground calcium carbonate ("GCC") products, which are principally lime and limestone, were $66.4 million, $61.4 million and $74.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
The Company offers a broad range of monolithic and pre-cast refractory products and related systems and services. The Company's Refractory segment net sales were $337.4 million, $278.9 million and $395.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
Refractory product sales are often supported by Company-supplied proprietary application equipment and on-site technical service support. The Company's proprietary application equipment is used to apply refractory materials to the walls of steel-making furnaces and other high temperature vessels to maintain and extend their useful life. Net sales of refractory products, including those for non-ferrous applications, were $264.5 million, $225.4 million and $320.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008. The Company's proprietary application system, such as its MINSCAN®, allow for remote-controlled application of the Company's refractory products in steel-making furnaces, as well as in steel ladles and blast furnaces. Since the steel-making industry is characterized by intense price competition, which results in a continuing emphasis on increased productivity, these application systems and the technologically advanced refractory materials developed in the Company's research laboratories have been well accepted by the Company's customers. These products allow steel makers to improve their performance through, among other things, the application of monolithic refractories to furnace linings while the furnace is at operating temperature, thereby eliminating the need for furnace cool-down periods and steel-production interruption. The result is a lower overall cost for steel produced by steel makers.
The Company produces a number of other technologically advanced products for the steel industry, including calcium metal, metallurgical wire products and a number of metal treatment specialty products. Net sales of metallurgical products were $72.9 million, $53.5 million and $75.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008. The Company manufactures calcium metal at its Canaan, Connecticut, facility and purchases calcium in international markets. Calcium metal is used in the manufacture of the Company's PFERROCAL® solid-core calcium wire, and is also sold for use in the manufacture of batteries and magnets. We also manufacture cored wires at our Canaan, Connecticut and Hengelo, Netherlands, manufacturing sites. The Company sells metallurgical wire products and associated wire-injection equipment for use in the production of high-quality steel. These metallurgical wire products are injected into molten steel to improve castability and reduce imperfections. The steel produced is used for high-pressure pipeline and other premium-grade steel applications.
For the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, the Company spent approximately $19.6 million, $19.9 million and $23.1 million, respectively, on research and development. The Company's research and development spending for 2010, 2009 and 2008 was approximately 2.0%, 2.2% and 2.1% of net sales, respectively.
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Minerals Technologies Inc has a market cap of $1.17 billion; its shares were traded at around $63.44 with a P/E ratio of 17.7 and P/S ratio of 1.2. The dividend yield of Minerals Technologies Inc stocks is 0.3%.Hedge Fund Gurus that owns MTX: Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies LLC, George Soros of Soros Fund Management LLC. Mutual Fund and Other Gurus that owns MTX: Chuck Royce of Royce& Associates.
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The Company also produces and sells a full range of dry PCC products on a merchant basis for non-paper applications. The Company's Specialty PCC product line net sales were $58.0 million, $50.1 million and $58.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The Company sells surface-treated and untreated grades of PCC to the polymer industry for use in automotive and construction applications, and to the adhesives and printing inks industries. The Company's PCC is also used by the food and pharmaceutical industries as a source of bio-available calcium in tablets and food applications, as a buffering agent in tablets, and as a mild abrasive in toothpaste. The Company produces PCC for specialty applications from production sites at Adams, Massachusetts and Lifford, England.The Company mines and processes natural mineral products, primarily limestone and talc. The Company also manufactures lime, a limestone-based product. The Company's net sales of processed mineral products were $110.4 million, $93.7 million and $110.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Net sales of talc products were $44.0 million, $32.3 million and $35.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Net sales of ground calcium carbonate ("GCC") products, which are principally lime and limestone, were $66.4 million, $61.4 million and $74.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
The Company offers a broad range of monolithic and pre-cast refractory products and related systems and services. The Company's Refractory segment net sales were $337.4 million, $278.9 million and $395.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
Refractory product sales are often supported by Company-supplied proprietary application equipment and on-site technical service support. The Company's proprietary application equipment is used to apply refractory materials to the walls of steel-making furnaces and other high temperature vessels to maintain and extend their useful life. Net sales of refractory products, including those for non-ferrous applications, were $264.5 million, $225.4 million and $320.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008. The Company's proprietary application system, such as its MINSCAN®, allow for remote-controlled application of the Company's refractory products in steel-making furnaces, as well as in steel ladles and blast furnaces. Since the steel-making industry is characterized by intense price competition, which results in a continuing emphasis on increased productivity, these application systems and the technologically advanced refractory materials developed in the Company's research laboratories have been well accepted by the Company's customers. These products allow steel makers to improve their performance through, among other things, the application of monolithic refractories to furnace linings while the furnace is at operating temperature, thereby eliminating the need for furnace cool-down periods and steel-production interruption. The result is a lower overall cost for steel produced by steel makers.
The Company produces a number of other technologically advanced products for the steel industry, including calcium metal, metallurgical wire products and a number of metal treatment specialty products. Net sales of metallurgical products were $72.9 million, $53.5 million and $75.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008. The Company manufactures calcium metal at its Canaan, Connecticut, facility and purchases calcium in international markets. Calcium metal is used in the manufacture of the Company's PFERROCAL® solid-core calcium wire, and is also sold for use in the manufacture of batteries and magnets. We also manufacture cored wires at our Canaan, Connecticut and Hengelo, Netherlands, manufacturing sites. The Company sells metallurgical wire products and associated wire-injection equipment for use in the production of high-quality steel. These metallurgical wire products are injected into molten steel to improve castability and reduce imperfections. The steel produced is used for high-pressure pipeline and other premium-grade steel applications.
For the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, the Company spent approximately $19.6 million, $19.9 million and $23.1 million, respectively, on research and development. The Company's research and development spending for 2010, 2009 and 2008 was approximately 2.0%, 2.2% and 2.1% of net sales, respectively.
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