Event-Driven Stocks

Metallus Inc.

MTUSNYSECompleted

Formerly TimkenSteel Corp

Spin-offSpun off from TimkenTKRNYSE

The two companies

Parent
TimkenTKRNYSE
Ball & Roller Bearings
↓ spun off ↓

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Sector
Materials
Industry
Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling Mills (Coke Ovens)
Exchange
NYSE
State of incorporation
OH
Record date
June 23, 2014
Distribution date
June 30, 2014
Ratio
2.46:1
Parent sector
Ball & Roller Bearings
Form
10-12B/A
Filed
May 15, 2014

Financials — parent vs spin-off

SEC XBRL · latest year
TimkenFY25
Revenue
$4.58B
Operating income
$541M
Net income
$288M
Total assets
$6.68B
Equity
$3.18B
Metallus Inc.FY25
Revenue
$1.16B
Operating income
Net income
−$1M
Total assets
$1.14B
Equity
$686M

Latest reported figures from each company's own SEC filings — the parent after the separation and the spin-off as a standalone. Full multi-year history on each company hub.

Spin-off signals

score 2/6 favorable · factors, not advice
  • Focus-increasingYes — Industrials → Materials

    Spin-offs into a different sector than the parent (pure-plays) have historically outperformed diversifying ones.

  • Size vs parent (revenue)~25% of parent

    Smaller spin-offs draw more forced selling from holders who can't keep them — the classic mispricing edge.

  • Leverage (liabilities/assets)40%

    A heavy debt load loaded onto the spin-off is a known risk; a clean balance sheet is favorable.

  • Tax-basis reportNone found

    A Form 8937 (basis allocation) accompanies tax-free §355 spin-offs — favorable for taxable holders.

  • Insider buying (post-spin)None recorded

    Officers/directors buying their own newly independent shares (Form 4) has historically preceded outperformance.

  • Time since spin-off11.9 years

    Studies find the spin-off return premium concentrates in roughly the first one to three years.

Factors the spin-off research literature (Greenblatt; Cusatis-Miles-Woolridge; Desai-Jain) associates with outcomes — computed from this company's own SEC filings, shown as factors, not a recommendation. The premium is debated and not guaranteed. How we compute these ↗

Filings & documents

Every entry traces to SEC EDGAR. The Information Statement is the primary source; the links below open the full filing and each company's complete filing history.