← BackMetallus Inc. · Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling Mills (Coke Ovens)MTUS
Low riskNext report: Around Nov 5 (est.)
The short versionA company still losing money with growing sales.
Going well
- Sales up 12% in the latest quarter vs a year ago
- Buying back shares: share count down 19% in 3 years
- No debt reported
Money moves
- Insiders sold $609K in the last 30 days, all through pre-planned sales
- Institutions cut 0.3% from their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (99 bought, 82 sold)
Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.
What the price means
Price as of Oct 26
$20.39+0.1% that day
- Company value
- $845M
- Share price times all shares
- Price vs profit (P/E)
- 102.0x
- You pay about $102 for each $1 of yearly profit
- Price vs sales
- 0.69x
- Company value is 0.69 times a year of sales
- Cash vs value
- 13%
- Cash as a share of company value
From MTUS's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.
The business over time
Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings
Sales, Jun '26$341.0M+12% vs a year earlier
Sep '23Tap a barJun '26
Last 12 months: $1.2B, up 16% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 6.9% a year.
Business quality
The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.- MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.-0.2%
- PassDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.00x equity
- MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.-0.1%
- MissProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.4 of 10 years
- PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$16.0M
- PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-18.6% in 3 years
- MissGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.8.2%
- Revenue
- $1.2B
- +6.9% vs prior year
- 5-year growth
- +6.9%/yr
- revenue, per year
- Total debt
- None
- 0.00x equity
- Current ratio
- 1.76x
- short-term assets / bills due
From annual reports filed with the SEC. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.
Latest quarter
Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026- Revenue
- $341.0M
- +12.0% YoY
- EPS
- $0.21
- vs $0.09
- Gross margin
- 10.0%
- -0.6 pts
- Free cash flow
- $12.8M
- Share count
- -0.5%
- vs a year ago
Insider rating
Last 90 days
46Mixed
- Pre-planned sales of $609K (weaker signal)
50 is neutral. Buying by more insiders, top executives and bigger stakes raises it. Selling lowers it; pre-planned sales count less.
Weekly insider trend13 weeks agoBoughtSoldThis week
Filing buzz
Last 7 days vs normal
0/ 100
- This week
- 0
- Normal week
- 0.7
- vs normal
- 0.0x
SEC filings of any kind. 50 means a normal week.
Institutional ownership
■Steady-0.3%Institutions cut 0.3% from their holdings. 99 bought, 82 sold.
Shares held by institutions35.7M
Sep '24Jun '26
Share count growthYearly rate, last 3 years
-1.6%Cash runwayAt last year's cash burn
Cash flow positiveDebt to equityLatest balance sheet: debt compared with what owners have
No debt reportedShares outstandingLatest reported
41MNext reportAround Nov 5 (est.)Estimated from the same quarter last year
- Results filedAug 3
- Results filedMay 4
- Results filedFeb 19
- Results filedNov 6, 2025
- Results filedAug 7, 2025
Flags and big holders
Offerings 6 months, flags 12 months, holders 90 days
No offerings, red flags or new big holders. Clean record.
Insider trades
Open-market buys and sells, last 90 days Bought$00 insiders
Sold$609K2 insiders, 3 pre-planned
| Insider | Trade | Shares | Avg price | Value | Owns after | Date |
|---|
Michael S WilliamsChief Executive Officer | Sell | 12K | $20.29 | $252K | 710K | |
- -1.7% of their holdings
- Pre-planned sale (10b5-1)
- Also Director
- Filed same day
|
Kristine C SyrvalinEVP General Counsel | Sell | 5K | $21.12 | $106K | 101K | |
- -4.7% of their holdings
- Pre-planned sale (10b5-1)
- Filed same day
|
Michael S WilliamsChief Executive Officer | Sell | 13K | $20.01 | $251K | 722K | |
- -1.7% of their holdings
- Pre-planned sale (10b5-1)
- Also Director
- Filed same day
|
"Owns after" is the insider's holding right after the trade. Pre-planned (10b5-1) sales are set up months ahead, a weaker signal.
Latest filings
Straight from SEC EDGAR
Planned insider saleOct 5 · Form 144 ↗SoldKristine C SyrvalinEVP General Counsel
5,000 shares at $21.12 · $106K
- -5% of holdings
- Now owns 101,078 shares
- Pre-planned sale (10b5-1)
- Filed same day
SoldMichael S WilliamsChief Executive Officer, Director
12,430 shares at $20.29 · $252K
- -2% of holdings
- Now owns 709,858 shares
- Pre-planned sale (10b5-1)
- Filed same day
Planned insider saleOct 2 · Form 144 ↗SoldMichael S WilliamsChief Executive Officer, Director
12,570 shares at $20.01 · $251K
- -2% of holdings
- Now owns 722,288 shares
- Pre-planned sale (10b5-1)
- Filed same day
Stock awardKen V GarciaDirector
1,448 shares at $18.99 · $27K
- +5% of holdings
- Now owns 29,224 shares
- Phantom Shares
- Filed 1 day after trade
Leadership changeAug 31 · Form 8-K ↗Quarterly reportAug 4 · Form 10-Q ↗Earnings resultsAug 3 · Form 8-K ↗Major agreementJul 1 · Form 8-K ↗Stock awardKen V GarciaDirector
1,471 shares at $18.69 · $27K
- +6% of holdings
- Now owns 27,776 shares
- Phantom Shares
- Filed 1 day after trade
Shares withheld for taxesJohn M ZaranecEVP, Chief Financial Officer
5,198 shares at $20.00 · $104K
- -10% of holdings
- Now owns 45,862 shares
- Filed 1 day after trade
New 5%+ holder (passive)May 12 · Form SCHEDULE 13G ↗Quarterly reportMay 5 · Form 10-Q ↗Earnings resultsMay 4 · Form 8-K ↗