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Minerals Technologies (Minerals Technologies) PB Ratio : 1.46 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Minerals Technologies PB Ratio?

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. As of today (2024-04-30), Minerals Technologies's share price is $75.05. Minerals Technologies's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $51.43. Hence, Minerals Technologies's PB Ratio of today is 1.46.

The historical rank and industry rank for Minerals Technologies's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

MTX' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.75   Med: 1.8   Max: 2.94
Current: 1.46

During the past 13 years, Minerals Technologies's highest PB Ratio was 2.94. The lowest was 0.75. And the median was 1.80.

MTX's PB Ratio is ranked better than
55.71% of 1533 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.59 vs MTX: 1.46

During the past 12 months, Minerals Technologies's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 5.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 8.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Minerals Technologies was 22.90% per year. The lowest was -0.70% per year. And the median was 6.15% per year.

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Minerals Technologies PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Minerals Technologies's PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Minerals Technologies PB Ratio Chart

Minerals Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.42 1.44 1.58 1.25 1.40

Minerals Technologies Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.21 1.15 1.12 1.40 1.46

Competitive Comparison of Minerals Technologies's PB Ratio

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Minerals Technologies's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Minerals Technologies's PB Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Minerals Technologies's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Minerals Technologies's PB Ratio falls into.



Minerals Technologies PB Ratio Calculation

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks.

Minerals Technologies's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Mar. 2024)
=75.05/51.427
=1.46

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

A closely related ratio is called Price-to-Tangible-Book. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.


Minerals Technologies  (NYSE:MTX) PB Ratio Explanation

Unlike valuation ratios relative to the earning power such as PE Ratio, PE Ratio without NRI, PS Ratio, Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow , or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, the PB Ratio measures the valuation of the stock relative to the underlying asset of the company.

The PB Ratio works the best for the businesses that earn most of their profit from their assets, e.g. banks and insurance companies.


Be Aware

Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The PB Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the PB Ratio cannot be applied to them.


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Minerals Technologies (Minerals Technologies) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
622 Third Avenue, 38th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10017-6707
Minerals Technologies Inc mines, produces, and sells mineral-based products. The firm organizes itself into three segments based on product type. The specialty minerals segment, sells calcium carbonate, limestone, and talc, which is used in the paper, building materials, paint, automotive, and pharmaceutical industries. The refractories segment sells products for steel furnaces. The performance materials segment sells bentonite used in steel alloy casting and household products including cat litter. The majority of revenue comes from the United States.
Executives
Dj Iii Monagle officer: Vice President C/O MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC., 622 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Brett Argirakis officer: Vice President 622 THIRD AVENUE, 38TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Michael Cipolla officer: CONTROLLER C/O MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC, 622 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Douglas T Dietrich officer: Vice President 622 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK X1 10017
Jonathan J Hastings officer: Vice President 622 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Rocky Motwani director MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC., 622 3RD AVENUE, 38TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Marc E Robinson director MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC., 622 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Joseph C. Breunig director 622 THIRD AVENUE, 38TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Alison Ann Deans director C/O NEUBERGER BERMAN, LLC, 605 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10158-3698
Franklin Feder director MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC., 622 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
John J Carmola director 622 THIRD AVENUE, 38TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Robert L Clark director C/O MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC., 622 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Carolyn K Pittman director 622 THIRD AVENUE 38TH FL, MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES, NEW YORK NY 10017
Timothy Jordan officer: Vice President 622 3RD AVENUE, 38TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10017
Thomas J Meek officer: Vice President C/O MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC., 622 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017

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