Metallus

MTUS

Steel · Basic Materials

Price

$19.59

+0.01 (+0.05%)

Market Cap

$815.5M

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Weak

Growth

Mixed

Cash Flow

Mixed

Stability

Strong

Valuation

Good

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Share count falling — buybacks

−23.8% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 55.0M (2021) → 41.9M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Metallus Inc. is a specialty steel manufacturer based in Canton, Ohio. The company makes engineered steel bars and tubes used in demanding applications like vehicle drivetrains, industrial machinery, and energy equipment. Its customers are mostly manufacturers in the automotive, defense, and industrial sectors who need steel with precise performance characteristics.

Metallus earns revenue by selling specialty steel products directly to industrial customers, primarily across North America. The company operates one of the larger specialty bar quality steel mills in the United States, which gives it some scale advantage in a niche segment of the steel market. However, the financial data tells a cautious story — thin margins and a very low return on invested capital suggest the business is under pressure from high costs, weak demand, or pricing competition, and any meaningful recovery will likely depend on a rebound in automotive and industrial production volumes.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+12.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+138.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (3%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

13.2%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

5+ years

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

$109M cash & investments at current burn rate

Growth context

Metallus is growing revenue at 12% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

10.0%

Thin — 10.0% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

3.0%

Thin — 3.0% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

1.3%

Weak — 1.3% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+16.1%

Fast-growing sales (+16.1% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

4/8 quarters

Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

74%

Modest — 74% of profit becomes cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

-8.0%

Burning cash (-8.0%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.02

Conservative — low debt load (0.02)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

3.75x

Tight — interest eats into profit (3.8x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

103.1x

Expensive — P/E 103.1

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+77.8

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (103.1 → 25.3)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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