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CORRECTION -- Minerals Technologies Inc. Announces 2024 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results

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Minerals Technologies Inc.
Minerals Technologies Inc.

In the release issued under this headline earlier today by Minerals Technologies Inc. (NYSE: MTX), there was an error in the condensed consolidated balance sheet table. The corrected release follows:

  • Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year Operating Income and Earnings Per Share Excluding Special Items

  • Delivered Full Year Operating Margin a Year Ahead of Target

  • Continued Strong Free Cash Flow

  • Improved Balance Sheet Strength by Increasing Liquidity and Extending Debt Maturities

NEW YORK, Feb. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Minerals Technologies Inc. (NYSE: MTX) (“MTI” or “the Company”) today reported earnings per share for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2024, of $1.68, or $1.50 per share excluding special items. For the full year 2024, reported earnings per share were $5.17, or $6.15 per share excluding special items.

“This was an outstanding year for MTI. We delivered record operating income and earnings per share, significantly expanded margins, strengthened our balance sheet, and increased returns to shareholders. We also made significant progress on our growth strategies by introducing new products and technologies, expanding in strategic regions, and strengthening positions across our product lines,” said Douglas T. Dietrich, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “While we experienced some challenging end-market conditions in the fourth quarter, we finished the year with another record performance.”

Fourth Quarter 2024

Fourth quarter worldwide net sales were $518 million, down 1 percent from the prior year.

Reported operating income was $84 million. Operating income excluding special items was $74 million, up 7 percent over the prior year, and represented 14.3 percent of sales.

The Company recorded special items of $8.1 million in the fourth quarter, including a $12 million gain on the sale of refractories manufacturing assets in China, partially offset by litigation expenses and debt refinancing costs.

The Consumer & Specialties segment provides technologically enhanced products to consumer-driven end markets, including mineral-to-market household products, as well as specialty additives that become functional components in a variety of consumer and industrial goods. This segment includes two product lines, Household & Personal Care and Specialty Additives.

Consumer & Specialties segment sales were $279 million in the fourth quarter, down 1 percent from the prior year.

Household & Personal Care sales were $134 million, similar to the prior year. Specialty Additives sales were $145 million, down 2 percent from the prior year.