Minerals Technologies Inc. provided earnings guidance for the first quarter of 2024. Turning to the first quarter. The company expects to see mostly similar market conditions across both product lines, and the company expects operating income to be similar to the fourth quarter.

Looking ahead to the first quarter, the company expects another strong sales performance from Household & Personal Care driven by demand for cat litter and improving demand for specialty products. Overall, for the company expects operating income of approximately $70 million, up around 10% from the prior year and EPS between $1.25 and $1.30, which would also represent growth of at least 10% from last year, continuing on profitable growth trend and continuing solid earnings trajectory.