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Koppers

NYQ:KOP · US50060P1066
ChemicalsMedium

360

80
EV / EBIT68
Price / Owner Earnings41
Owner Earnings Yield72
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales87
EV / Gross Profit65
Price/Book68
Return on Capital87
Cash Return on Capital70
Return on Equity86
EBIT Margin84
Gross Profitability74
Cash Conversion63
Accruals73
Owner Earnings Margin72
Sales growth19
Profit Growth27
Long-Term EPS Growth71
Owner Earnings Growth96
Reinvestment71
Price momentum69
Debt load23
Refinancing93
Debt Payback27
Liquidity51
Analyst ratings78
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside56
Market mood43
Value Creation12/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Koppers clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryChemicals
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded2004
Employees544
Websitekoppers.com
ISINUS50060P1066
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
Disposal and RecyclingBio-based and Renewable MaterialsForestryIndustrialManufacturingRailroad

Description

Koppers Holdings Inc. (Koppers) is an integrated global provider of treated wood products, wood preservation chemicals and carbon compounds. The company’s products and services are used in a variety of niche applications in a diverse range of end-ma…

Analysis

Quality compounder

Koppers Holdings Inc. earns the quality_compounder label: good underlying economics priced fairly, with no obvious bargain or excess.

On valuation, the picture is attractive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 8.0×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around -6% a year, against analyst forecasts of 100%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is adequate. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Flags to be aware of: The financial cushion is thinner than comfortable. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
78
2023202420252026

All-time high

86

Jan 2024

All-time low

37

Jan 2023

Average rank

70

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
87
93
89
97
Price/Earnings
74
100
86
91
Price/Book
68
68
42
68
Dividend Yield
1
50
18
25
Value (overall)
65
93
65
85

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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