Basic Materials
The Monarch Cement Company(MCEM)
Live Price
Offline$284.00
-0.35% today
1Y Change
+18.85%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 22, 2026
- Market Cap
- $680.00M
- Revenue Growth
- -7.4%
- EPS Growth
- -4.3%
- Dividend Yield
- 3.5%
Coverage: 248 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 22, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
The Monarch Cement Company (MCEM) is a Basic Materials stock with a market cap of $680.00M and listed on OTC. The stock last traded around $284.00 and up 18.8% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 22, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -7.4%, EPS growth of -4.3%, a dividend yield of 3.5%. What stands out right now is revenue -7.4%, EPS -4.3%, free cash flow +23.9% with operating margin 27.6% and ROIC 12.1%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 3.5%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 15.1 and price/sales 2.7. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a income-oriented value setup than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines MCEM price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Basic Materials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-7.4% vs 0.0% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+27.6% vs +10.5% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 7, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -7.4% and EPS is at -4.3%, with operating margin around 27.6%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 3.5%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +0.0% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 7, 2026 | โ | +0.4% | +1.5% | +0.4% |
2026 Mar 13, 2026 | โ | -3.2% | -1.0% | -4.8% |
2025 Nov 12, 2025 | โ | -1.4% | -0.4% | +4.1% |
Benchmark Edge
MCEM vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
MCEM
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Normalized return
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
MCEM Max Drawdown
-13.96%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for MCEM and SPY.
Company Overview
The Monarch Cement Company
Other OTC
The Monarch Cement Company manufactures and sells portland cement in the United States. The company also provides masonry cement, ready-mixed concrete, concrete products, and sundry building materials. It primarily serves contractors, ready-mixed concrete plants, concrete products plants, building materials dealers, and governmental agencies. The company sells its products principally in the State of Kansas, the State of Iowa, southeast Nebraska, western Missouri, northwest Arkansas, and northern Oklahoma. The Monarch Cement Company was founded in 1908 and is based in Humboldt, Kansas.
- Leadership
- Walter H. Wulf Jr.
- IPO Date
- Apr 15, 1994
- Employees
- 510
- Street Address
- 449 1200 Street
- Mailing
- Humboldt, KS, 66748
- Region
- Humboldt, KS, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 620 473 2222
- Last Updated
- May 2, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 15.1
- EV/EBITDA
- 6.6
- Price/Sales
- 2.7
- Price/Book
- 2.3
Growth
- Revenue
- -7.4%
- EPS
- -4.3%
- Free Cash Flow
- +23.9%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 37.3%
- Operating Margin
- 27.6%
- Net Margin
- 26.0%
- ROE
- 15.4%
- ROIC
- 12.1%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- โ
- Current Ratio
- 9.95
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
Keep the research moving
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