(MTUS) Metallus - Overview
Sector: Basic Materials | Industry: Steel | Exchange: NYSE (USA) | Market Cap: 796m USD | Total Return: 47% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 5.30M
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: -63.9%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
P/E ratio 273.0
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Tailwinds
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Metallus Inc. (MTUS), formerly TimkenSteel Corporation, specializes in the production of high-performance alloy, carbon, and micro-alloy steel products. Headquartered in Canton, Ohio, the company manufactures special bar quality (SBQ) steel, seamless mechanical tubes, and precision components for demanding mechanical applications. Its output supports critical infrastructure and machinery components, including crankshafts, oil country drill pipes, and aerospace defense systems.
The company operates within the specialty steel sector, which differs from commodity steel production by focusing on high-purity chemistries and specific mechanical properties required for extreme stress environments. Metallus utilizes an Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) production model, a method that typically offers greater operational flexibility and lower carbon intensity compared to traditional blast furnace operations. Its diverse end-market exposure includes the automotive, energy, and defense sectors, reducing reliance on any single industrial cycle.
Investors can further evaluate the companys valuation metrics and historical performance by reviewing the data on ValueRay. Founded in 1899, the firm underwent a significant rebranding in early 2024 to reflect its evolving identity as a standalone specialty metals provider.
- Industrial demand for special bar quality steel drives core revenue growth
- Defense sector spending increases demand for artillery and mortar body components
- Fluctuating scrap metal and energy costs impact manufacturing profit margins
- Automotive and heavy truck production cycles dictate precision steel component volumes
- Energy sector drilling activity determines demand for seamless mechanical tubing products
| Net Income: 2.90m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: -0.07 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 2.79 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 19.65% < 20% (prev 27.64%; Δ -7.99% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.02 > 3% & CFO 28.0m > Net Income 2.90m |
| Net Debt (-90.8m) to EBITDA (60.9m): -1.49 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.73 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (43.2m) vs 12m ago -2.48% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 8.29% > 18% (prev 0.07%; Δ 822.2% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 105.9% > 50% (prev 94.68%; Δ 11.24% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 1.54 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 60.9m / Interest Expense TTM 2.80m) |
| A: 0.20 (Total Current Assets 552.1m - Total Current Liabilities 319.0m) / Total Assets 1.14b |
| B: -0.04 (Retained Earnings -48.2m / Total Assets 1.14b) |
| C: 0.00 (EBIT TTM 4.30m / Avg Total Assets 1.12b) |
| D: -0.10 (Book Value of Equity -47.5m / Total Liabilities 455.2m) |
| Altman-Z'' = 1.12 = BB |
| DSRI: 1.03 (Receivables 147.4m/125.7m, Revenue 1.19b/1.04b) |
| GMI: 0.80 (GM 8.29% / 6.62%) |
| AQI: 0.88 (AQ_t 0.01 / AQ_t-1 0.01) |
| SGI: 1.14 (Revenue 1.19b / 1.04b) |
| TATA: -0.02 (NI 2.90m - CFO 28.0m) / TA 1.14b) |
| Beneish M = -3.18 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of May 26, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 19.11 with a total of 337,800 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +6.94%,
over one month by -1.29%,
over three months by +11.49% and
over the past year by +47.00%.
Metallus has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.00. Therefore, it is recommended to hold MTUS.
- StrongBuy: 0
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 1
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 22.5 | 17.7% |
P/E Trailing = 273.0
P/E Forward = 22.7273
P/S = 0.6707
P/B = 1.1647
P/EG = 1.5167
Revenue TTM = 1.19b USD
EBIT TTM = 4.30m USD
EBITDA TTM = 60.9m USD
Long Term Debt = 8.70m USD (estimated: total debt 13.2m - short term 4.50m)
Short Term Debt = 4.50m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 13.2m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) (leases 13.2m already included)
Net Debt = -90.8m USD (calculated: Debt 13.2m - CCE 104.0m)
Enterprise Value = 704.7m USD (795.5m + Debt 13.2m - CCE 104.0m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 1.54 (Ebit TTM 4.30m / Interest Expense TTM 2.80m)
EV/FCF = -9.01x (Enterprise Value 704.7m / FCF TTM -78.2m)
FCF Yield = -11.10% (FCF TTM -78.2m / Enterprise Value 704.7m)
FCF Margin = -6.59% (FCF TTM -78.2m / Revenue TTM 1.19b)
Net Margin = 0.24% (Net Income TTM 2.90m / Revenue TTM 1.19b)
Gross Margin = 8.29% ((Revenue TTM 1.19b - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.09b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 8.14% (prev 2.24%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.62 (Enterprise Value 704.7m / Total Assets 1.14b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 21.21% (Interest Expense 2.80m / Debt 13.2m)
Taxrate = 32.50% (2.60m / 8.00m)
NOPAT = 2.90m (EBIT 4.30m * (1 - 32.50%))
Current Ratio = 1.73 (Total Current Assets 552.1m / Total Current Liabilities 319.0m)
Debt / Equity = 0.02 (Debt 13.2m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 683.0m)
Debt / EBITDA = -1.49 (Net Debt -90.8m / EBITDA 60.9m)
Debt / FCF = 1.16 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt -90.8m / FCF TTM -78.2m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 689.2m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 0.26% (Net Income 2.90m / Total Assets 1.14b)
RoE = 0.39% (Net Income TTM 2.90m / Total Stockholder Equity 737.4m)
RoCE = 0.58% (EBIT 4.30m / Capital Employed (Equity 737.4m + L.T.Debt 8.70m))
RoIC = 0.35% (NOPAT 2.90m / Invested Capital 823.7m)
WACC = 8.93% (E(795.5m)/V(808.7m) * Re(8.84%) + D(13.2m)/V(808.7m) * Rd(21.21%) * (1-Tc(0.33)))
Discount Rate = 8.84% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -58.43 | Cagr: -3.77%
[DCF] Fair Price = unknown (Cash Flow -78.2m)
EPS Correlation: N/A | EPS CAGR: N/A | SUE: 0.13 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -63.89 | Revenue CAGR: -6.39% | SUE: 0.46 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=0.23 | Chg30d=-21.67% | Revisions=+20% | Analysts=4
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.29 | Chg30d=-10.77% | Revisions=-20% | Analysts=4
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=0.82 | Chg30d=-10.49% | Revisions=+14% | GrowthEPS=+121.0% | GrowthRev=+9.2%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=1.34 | Chg30d=+0.50% | Revisions=+14% | GrowthEPS=+63.9% | GrowthRev=+8.0%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +20%