(MATW) Matthews International - Overview
Sector: Industrials | Industry: Conglomerates | Exchange: NASDAQ (USA) | Market Cap: 835m USD | Total Return: 28.1% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 5.51M
EPS Trend: -96.0%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: -89.3%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
P/E ratio 89.2
Below Avwap Earnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Matthews International Corporation (MATW) is a diversified global provider of brand solutions, memorialization products, and industrial technologies. Founded in 1850 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the company operates across three distinct business segments that serve consumer, industrial, and funeral service markets.
The Memorialization segment manufactures bronze and granite monuments, burial vaults, and cremation equipment, operating within a highly fragmented death-care industry characterized by steady, demographic-driven demand. The Industrial Technologies division focuses on high-growth sectors, including warehouse automation and custom energy storage solutions for the electric vehicle battery market. The Brand Solutions segment provides end-to-end services such as packaging design, digital asset management, and merchandising systems for global consumer goods companies.
The companys business model relies on a mix of traditional manufacturing and high-tech engineering, often utilizing long-term service contracts and proprietary technology to maintain market share. Investors may find ValueRay useful for evaluating the underlying fundamentals of this diversified portfolio. Historically, the industrial technologies segment has acted as a primary driver for innovation within the firm, offsetting the more cyclical nature of retail brand services.
- Global expansion of energy storage and electric vehicle battery production equipment
- Death rate trends and cremation shifts impact memorialization segment margins
- Warehouse automation demand fluctuations influence industrial technology revenue growth
- Consumer packaged goods marketing spend dictates brand solutions segment profitability
- Interest rate sensitivity affects capital structure and debt servicing costs
| Net Income: 9.71m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: -0.06 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -6.00 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 15.39% < 20% (prev 14.27%; Δ 1.12% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA -0.05 > 3% & CFO -72.3m > Net Income 9.71m |
| Net Debt (655.7m) to EBITDA (201.3m): 3.26 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.64 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (31.5m) vs 12m ago 0.87% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 36.27% > 18% (prev 0.31%; Δ 3.60k% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 72.15% > 50% (prev 93.26%; Δ -21.11% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 2.68 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 201.3m / Interest Expense TTM 54.5m) |
| A: 0.12 (Total Current Assets 479.6m - Total Current Liabilities 293.2m) / Total Assets 1.53b |
| B: 0.37 (Retained Earnings 569.9m / Total Assets 1.53b) |
| C: 0.09 (EBIT TTM 146.1m / Avg Total Assets 1.68b) |
| D: 0.54 (Book Value of Equity 551.0m / Total Liabilities 1.02b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 3.16 = A |
| DSRI: 1.24 (Receivables 203.9m/230.7m, Revenue 1.21b/1.70b) |
| GMI: 0.86 (GM 36.27% / 31.34%) |
| AQI: 1.08 (AQ_t 0.53 / AQ_t-1 0.49) |
| SGI: 0.71 (Revenue 1.21b / 1.70b) |
| TATA: 0.05 (NI 9.71m - CFO -72.3m) / TA 1.53b) |
| Beneish M = -3.06 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of May 25, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 26.45 with a total of 246,014 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.94%,
over one month by -4.07%,
over three months by +0.95% and
over the past year by +28.07%.
Matthews International has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.50. Therefore, it is recommended to buy MATW.
- StrongBuy: 1
- Buy: 1
- Hold: 0
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 38 | 43.7% |
P/E Forward = 11.1483
P/S = 0.6892
P/B = 1.6112
P/EG = 1.8586
Revenue TTM = 1.21b USD
EBIT TTM = 146.1m USD
EBITDA TTM = 201.3m USD
Long Term Debt = 572.0m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 22.5m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 691.8m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 56.3m
Net Debt = 655.7m USD (calculated: Debt 691.8m - CCE 36.1m)
Enterprise Value = 1.49b USD (835.0m + Debt 691.8m - CCE 36.1m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 2.68 (Ebit TTM 146.1m / Interest Expense TTM 54.5m)
EV/FCF = -15.03x (Enterprise Value 1.49b / FCF TTM -99.1m)
FCF Yield = -6.65% (FCF TTM -99.1m / Enterprise Value 1.49b)
FCF Margin = -8.18% (FCF TTM -99.1m / Revenue TTM 1.21b)
Net Margin = 0.80% (Net Income TTM 9.71m / Revenue TTM 1.21b)
Gross Margin = 36.27% ((Revenue TTM 1.21b - Cost of Revenue TTM 772.2m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 39.43% (prev 35.00%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.97 (Enterprise Value 1.49b / Total Assets 1.53b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 7.88% (Interest Expense 54.5m / Debt 691.8m)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US default 21%)
NOPAT = 115.4m (EBIT 146.1m * (1 - 21.00%))
Current Ratio = 1.64 (Total Current Assets 479.6m / Total Current Liabilities 293.2m)
Debt / Equity = 1.35 (Debt 691.8m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 512.2m)
Debt / EBITDA = 3.26 (Net Debt 655.7m / EBITDA 201.3m)
Debt / FCF = -6.61 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt 655.7m / FCF TTM -99.1m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 512.6m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 0.58% (Net Income 9.71m / Total Assets 1.53b)
RoE = 1.89% (Net Income TTM 9.71m / Total Stockholder Equity 512.6m)
RoCE = 13.47% (EBIT 146.1m / Capital Employed (Equity 512.6m + L.T.Debt 572.0m))
RoIC = 9.42% (NOPAT 115.4m / Invested Capital 1.22b)
WACC = 7.79% (E(835.0m)/V(1.53b) * Re(9.09%) + D(691.8m)/V(1.53b) * Rd(7.88%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 9.09% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 34.10 | Cagr: 0.79%
[DCF] Fair Price = unknown (Cash Flow -99.1m)
EPS Correlation: -96.00 | EPS CAGR: -36.43% | SUE: 0.20 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -89.31 | Revenue CAGR: -13.09% | SUE: 0.25 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=0.41 | Chg30d=-12.77% | Revisions=-20% | Analysts=2
EPS current Year (2026-09-30): EPS=1.09 | Chg30d=+9.00% | Revisions=+20% | GrowthEPS=-13.5% | GrowthRev=-27.9%
EPS next Year (2027-09-30): EPS=1.24 | Chg30d=N/A | Revisions=+20% | GrowthEPS=+13.3% | GrowthRev=-1.7%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -20%