(KOP) Koppers Holdings - Overview
Stock: Treated Wood, Wood Preservatives, Creosote, Carbon Pitch
EPS (Earnings per Share)
Revenue
Dividends
| Dividend Yield | 1.08% |
| Yield on Cost 5y | 0.90% |
| Yield CAGR 5y | 16.96% |
| Payout Consistency | 59.8% |
| Payout Ratio | 11.7% |
| Risk 5d forecast | |
|---|---|
| Volatility | 38.4% |
| Relative Tail Risk | -7.55% |
| Reward TTM | |
|---|---|
| Sharpe Ratio | 0.33 |
| Alpha | -4.08 |
| Character TTM | |
|---|---|
| Beta | 1.014 |
| Beta Downside | 0.991 |
| Drawdowns 3y | |
|---|---|
| Max DD | 58.44% |
| CAGR/Max DD | -0.01 |
Description: KOP Koppers Holdings December 25, 2025
Koppers Holdings Inc. (KOP) operates three core segments: Railroad and Utility Products and Services, which treats and supplies crossties, utility poles, and related engineering services; Performance Chemicals, focused on copper-based wood preservatives (e.g., MicroPro, MicroShades) and fire-retardant formulations; and Carbon Materials and Chemicals, producing creosote, carbon pitch, naphthalene, phthalic anhydride, and carbon black feedstock for aluminum, steel, rubber, and plastics industries.
Recent financials show FY 2023 revenue of roughly $2.2 billion with an adjusted EBITDA margin near 12%, while net debt stands at about $1.1 billion (Debt/EBITDA ≈ 1.2×). Key demand drivers include U.S. rail infrastructure renewal-backed by the $66 billion FY 2024 federal rail-modernization budget-and utility pole replacement tied to grid-hardening and broadband rollout programs. On the carbon side, Koppers’ exposure to tire and rubber demand makes it sensitive to global automotive production cycles, which have been trending upward with EV adoption but remain volatile due to supply-chain constraints.
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Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 5.0
| Net Income: 16.1m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.05 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 3.83 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 21.99% < 20% (prev 20.82%; Δ 1.17% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.08 > 3% & CFO 152.1m > Net Income 16.1m |
| Net Debt (990.3m) to EBITDA (240.0m): 4.13 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 2.63 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (20.2m) vs 12m ago -5.76% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 21.87% > 18% (prev 0.20%; Δ 2166 % > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 99.81% > 50% (prev 108.6%; Δ -8.80% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 2.66 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 240.0m / Interest Expense TTM 68.9m) |
Altman Z'' 3.33
| A: 0.22 (Total Current Assets 682.8m - Total Current Liabilities 259.8m) / Total Assets 1.89b |
| B: 0.27 (Retained Earnings 511.4m / Total Assets 1.89b) |
| C: 0.10 (EBIT TTM 183.1m / Avg Total Assets 1.93b) |
| D: 0.33 (Book Value of Equity 448.4m / Total Liabilities 1.35b) |
| Altman-Z'' Score: 3.33 = A |
Beneish M -3.30
| DSRI: 0.89 (Receivables 192.1m/238.0m, Revenue 1.92b/2.13b) |
| GMI: 0.94 (GM 21.87% / 20.46%) |
| AQI: 1.03 (AQ_t 0.24 / AQ_t-1 0.24) |
| SGI: 0.90 (Revenue 1.92b / 2.13b) |
| TATA: -0.07 (NI 16.1m - CFO 152.1m) / TA 1.89b) |
| Beneish M-Score: -3.30 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
What is the price of KOP shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by +9.64%, over one month by +16.90%, over three months by +16.33% and over the past year by +9.85%.
Is KOP a buy, sell or hold?
- StrongBuy: 1
- Buy: 1
- Hold: 0
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
What are the forecasts/targets for the KOP price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | 52.5 | 62.5% |
| Analysts Target Price | 52.5 | 62.5% |
| ValueRay Target Price | 32.6 | 0.9% |
KOP Fundamental Data Overview February 03, 2026
P/E Forward = 5.8893
P/S = 0.3019
P/B = 1.0648
P/EG = 0.3544
Revenue TTM = 1.92b USD
EBIT TTM = 183.1m USD
EBITDA TTM = 240.0m USD
Long Term Debt = 918.3m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 32.2m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.03b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 990.3m USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 1.57b USD (580.8m + Debt 1.03b - CCE 37.9m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 2.66 (Ebit TTM 183.1m / Interest Expense TTM 68.9m)
EV/FCF = 16.52x (Enterprise Value 1.57b / FCF TTM 95.1m)
FCF Yield = 6.05% (FCF TTM 95.1m / Enterprise Value 1.57b)
FCF Margin = 4.94% (FCF TTM 95.1m / Revenue TTM 1.92b)
Net Margin = 0.84% (Net Income TTM 16.1m / Revenue TTM 1.92b)
Gross Margin = 21.87% ((Revenue TTM 1.92b - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.50b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 24.11% (prev 22.62%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.83 (Enterprise Value 1.57b / Total Assets 1.89b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.62% (Interest Expense 16.7m / Debt 1.03b)
Taxrate = 33.52% (12.0m / 35.8m)
NOPAT = 121.7m (EBIT 183.1m * (1 - 33.52%))
Current Ratio = 2.63 (Total Current Assets 682.8m / Total Current Liabilities 259.8m)
Debt / Equity = 1.88 (Debt 1.03b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 545.6m)
Debt / EBITDA = 4.13 (Net Debt 990.3m / EBITDA 240.0m)
Debt / FCF = 10.41 (Net Debt 990.3m / FCF TTM 95.1m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 514.8m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 0.84% (Net Income 16.1m / Total Assets 1.89b)
RoE = 3.13% (Net Income TTM 16.1m / Total Stockholder Equity 514.8m)
RoCE = 12.78% (EBIT 183.1m / Capital Employed (Equity 514.8m + L.T.Debt 918.3m))
RoIC = 8.31% (NOPAT 121.7m / Invested Capital 1.47b)
WACC = 4.17% (E(580.8m)/V(1.61b) * Re(9.65%) + D(1.03b)/V(1.61b) * Rd(1.62%) * (1-Tc(0.34)))
Discount Rate = 9.65% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -100.0 | Cagr: -3.46%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 80.82% ; FCFF base≈66.4m ; Y1≈43.6m ; Y5≈19.9m
Fair Price DCF = N/A (negative equity: EV 633.5m - Net Debt 990.3m = -356.8m; debt exceeds intrinsic value)
EPS Correlation: -41.79 | EPS CAGR: -45.64% | SUE: -2.38 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 21.39 | Revenue CAGR: 4.92% | SUE: -1.49 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-03-31): EPS=1.21 | Chg30d=-0.130 | Revisions Net=+1 | Analysts=1
EPS next Year (2026-12-31): EPS=4.75 | Chg30d=-0.055 | Revisions Net=+1 | Growth EPS=+18.0% | Growth Revenue=+2.0%