Matthews International Corporation

MATW

Conglomerates · Industrials

Price

$27.46

-0.49 (-1.75%)

Market Cap

$856.8M

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Share count falling — buybacks

−2.8% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 32.0M (2021) → 31.1M (2025)

Matthews International Corporation provides brand solutions, memorialization products, and industrial technologies worldwide. It operates through three segments: SGK Brand Solutions, Memorialization, and Industrial Technologies. The SGK Brand solutions segment provides brand management, pre-media services, printing plates and cylinders, engineered products, imaging services, digital asset management, merchandising display systems, and marketing and design services for the consumer goods and reta

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-39.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-137.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

8.7%ownership

↑ Rising

Insiders increasing their stake — aligned with shareholders

Cash Runway

~6 months

$36M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Matthews International Corporation has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

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Quality

Gross Margin

38.4%

Modest — 38.4% gross margin

Operating Margin

0.3%

Thin — 0.3% operating margin

ROCE

0.1%

Weak — 0.1% 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 YoY

-16.9%

Shrinking sales (-16.9% YoY)

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

EPS Consistency

2/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

FCF Margin

-3.3%

Burning cash (-3.3%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity

1.13

Elevated debt (1.13)

Interest Cover

0.28x

Dangerous — barely covers interest (0.3x)

Interest coverage below 1. Their profits don't cover the interest bill.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

83.2x

Expensive — P/E 83.2

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

P/E vs Forward

+58.7

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (83.2 → 24.5)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

3.80%

Moderate income — 3.80% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend Growth

+2.5%

Dividend flat

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