Koppers Holdings
Market Cap
US$568.4m
Last Updated
2019/08/21 23:54 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials +
Executive Summary
Koppers Holdings Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides treated wood products, wood treatment chemicals, and carbon compounds in the United States and internationally.
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Fundamentals
Fair value with moderate growth potential.
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Share Price & News
How has Koppers Holdings's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-0.7%
NYSE:KOP
-0.05%
US Chemicals
0.2%
US Market
1 Year Return
-20.3%
NYSE:KOP
-16.1%
US Chemicals
-0.7%
US Market
KOP underperformed the Chemicals industry which returned -16.1% over the past year.
KOP underperformed the Market in United States of America which returned -0.7% over the past year.
Share holder returns
| KOP | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -0.7% | -0.05% | 0.2% |
| 30 Day | 4.7% | -4.5% | -2.7% |
| 90 Day | 3.9% | -1.3% | 1.6% |
| 1 Year | -20.3%-20.3% | -2.8%-16.1% | 1.6%-0.7% |
| 3 Year | -15.5%-15.5% | 33.9%9.3% | 40.0%30.9% |
| 5 Year | -24.2%-24.8% | 29.6%1.3% | 53.8%36.8% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Koppers Holdings's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
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R. Johnson Is The of Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP) And They Just Spent US$347k On Shares1 week ago | Simply Wall St
Is Koppers Holdings Inc.'s (NYSE:KOP) ROE Of 30% Impressive?3 weeks ago | Simply Wall St
Volatility 101: Should Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP) Shares Have Dropped 26%?Valuation
Is Koppers Holdings undervalued based on future cash flows and its price relative to the stock market?
21%
Discount to future cash flow value
Intrinsic Value Based on Future Cash Flows
Koppers Holdings's share price is below the future cash flow value, and at a moderate discount (> 20%).
Koppers Holdings's share price is below the future cash flow value, but not at a substantial discount (< 40%).
Price Based on Earnings
Koppers Holdings is good value based on earnings compared to the US Chemicals industry average.
Koppers Holdings is overvalued based on earnings compared to the United States of America market.
Price Based on Expected Growth
Koppers Holdings is good value based on expected growth next year.
Price Based on Value of Assets
Koppers Holdings is overvalued based on assets compared to the US Chemicals industry average.
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Future Growth
How is Koppers Holdings expected to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 4 analysts?
26.7%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Estimates
Future Annual Growth Analysis
Koppers Holdings's revenue is expected to grow by 3.7% yearly, however this is not considered high growth (20% yearly).
Koppers Holdings's earnings are expected to grow significantly at over 20% yearly.
Koppers Holdings's revenue growth is positive but not above the United States of America market average.
Koppers Holdings's earnings growth is expected to exceed the United States of America market average.
Koppers Holdings's earnings growth is expected to exceed the low risk savings rate of 2.7%.
Earnings per Share Growth Estimates
Future Return on Equity
Unable to establish if Koppers Holdings will efficiently use shareholders’ funds in the future without estimates of Return on Equity.
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Past Performance
How has Koppers Holdings performed over the past 5 years?
40.7%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Koppers Holdings has delivered over 20% year on year earnings growth in the past 5 years.
Koppers Holdings's 1-year earnings growth is less than its 5-year average (38.1% vs 40.7%)
Koppers Holdings's earnings growth has exceeded the US Chemicals industry average in the past year (38.1% vs -2.4%).
Return on Equity
Whilst Koppers Holdings has efficiently used shareholders’ funds last year (Return on Equity greater than 20%), this is metric is skewed due to its high level of debt.
Return on Assets
Koppers Holdings used its assets less efficiently than the US Chemicals industry average last year based on Return on Assets.
Return on Capital Employed
Koppers Holdings's use of capital deteriorated last year versus 3 years ago (Return on Capital Employed).
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Financial Health
How is Koppers Holdings's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Koppers Holdings is able to meet its short term (1 year) commitments with its holdings of cash and other short term assets.
Koppers Holdings's long term commitments exceed its cash and other short term assets.
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Koppers Holdings's level of debt (977.9%) compared to net worth is high (greater than 40%).
The level of debt compared to net worth has increased over the past 5 years (193.2% vs 977.9% today).
Debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (7.6%, less than 20% of total debt).
Interest payments on debt are not well covered by earnings (EBIT is 2x annual interest expense, ideally 3x coverage).
Balance Sheet
High level of physical assets or inventory.
Debt is not covered by short term assets, assets are 0.6x debt.
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Dividend
What is Koppers Holdings's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield and Payments Analysis
Unable to evaluate Koppers Holdings's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers as the company has not reported any payouts.
Unable to evaluate Koppers Holdings's dividend against the top 25% market benchmark as the company has not reported any payouts.
Unable to perform a dividend volatility check as Koppers Holdings has not reported any payouts.
Unable to verify if Koppers Holdings's dividend has been increasing as the company has not reported any payouts.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Unable to calculate sustainability of dividends as Koppers Holdings has not reported any payouts.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Insufficient estimate data to determine if a dividend will be paid in 3 years and that it will be sustainable.
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Management
What is the CEO of Koppers Holdings's salary, the management and board of directors tenure and is there insider trading?
4.8yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Leroy Ball (50yo)
4.6yrs
Tenure
US$4,044,045
Compensation
Mr. Leroy M. Ball, Jr., has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Koppers Holdings Inc. and Koppers Inc. since January 01, 2015. Mr. Ball is a Director of Allegheny Technologies Incorporated si ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Leroy's remuneration is higher than average for companies of similar size in United States of America.
Leroy's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year, both up more than 20%.
Management Age and Tenure
4.8yrs
Average Tenure
57yo
Average Age
The tenure for the Koppers Holdings management team is about average.
Board Age and Tenure
2.7yrs
Average Tenure
60yo
Average Age
The average tenure for the Koppers Holdings board of directors is less than 3 years, this suggests a new board.
Insider Trading
More shares have been bought than sold by Koppers Holdings individual insiders in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
| Entity | Individual |
| Shares | 12,000 |
| Max Price | US$28.98 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chief Accounting Officer Chief Accounting Officer |
| Shares | 1,000 |
| Max Price | US$27.75 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Shares | 1,523 |
| Max Price | US$29.74 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Shares | 8,577 |
| Max Price | US$29.32 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Shares | 9,900 |
| Max Price | US$29.25 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Shares | 20,000 |
| Max Price | US$25.50 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chief Financial Officer CFO & Treasurer |
| Shares | 10,000 |
| Max Price | US$17.10 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Shares | 50,000 |
| Max Price | US$17.35 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Senior Key Executive Senior Vice President of Railroad Products and Services & Global Carbon Materials and Chemicals |
| Shares | 5,000 |
| Max Price | US$16.43 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chief Executive Officer President |
| Shares | 6,000 |
| Max Price | US$17.24 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Shares | 1,000 |
| Max Price | US$18.50 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chief Executive Officer President |
| Shares | 4,000 |
| Max Price | US$18.90 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Member of the Board of Directors Independent Director |
| Shares | 5,000 |
| Max Price | US$20.75 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Shares | 15,000 |
| Max Price | US$21.69 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chief Executive Officer President |
| Shares | 22,000 |
| Max Price | US$20.44 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Shares | 50,000 |
| Max Price | US$20.16 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chief Executive Officer President |
| Shares | 2,000 |
| Max Price | US$34.96 |
Ownership Breakdown
Management Team
Mike Zugay (67yo)
CFO & Treasurer
- Tenure: 5.0yrs
- Compensation: US$1.16m
Steven Lacy (63yo)
Chief Administrative Officer
- Tenure: 14.8yrs
- Compensation: US$1.28m
Leroy Ball (50yo)
President
- Tenure: 4.6yrs
- Compensation: US$4.04m
Mark McCormack (59yo)
Vice President of Australian Operations - Koppers Inc.
- Tenure: 12.8yrs
- Compensation: US$1.03m
Brad Pearce (52yo)
Chief Accounting Officer
- Tenure: 0.0yrs
Quynh McGuire
Director of Investor Relations - Koppers Inc
- Tenure: 4.6yrs
Jim Sullivan (55yo)
Senior Vice President of Railroad Products and Services & Global Carbon Materials and Chemicals
- Tenure: 1.0yrs
- Compensation: US$1.30m
Board Members
Al Neupaver (68yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 10.0yrs
- Compensation: US$179.01k
Leroy Ball (50yo)
President
- Tenure: 4.6yrs
- Compensation: US$4.04m
Sonja Wilkerson (58yo)
Director
- Tenure: 0.9yrs
- Compensation: US$82.40k
Steve Tritch (69yo)
Chairman of the Board
- Tenure: 0.8yrs
- Compensation: US$196.19k
X. Feng (60yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 10.3yrs
- Compensation: US$179.01k
David Motley (60yo)
Director
- Tenure: 0.9yrs
- Compensation: US$82.40k
Traci Jensen (52yo)
Director
- Tenure: 0.9yrs
- Compensation: US$82.40k
Louis Testoni (70yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 6.3yrs
- Compensation: US$185.01k
Company Information
Koppers Holdings Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Koppers Holdings Inc.
- Ticker: KOP
- Exchange: NYSE
- Founded: 1988
- Industry: Commodity Chemicals
- Sector: Materials
- Market Cap: US$568.369m
- Shares outstanding: 20.68m
- Website: https://www.koppers.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Koppers Holdings Inc.
- 436 Seventh Avenue
- Pittsburgh
- Pennsylvania
- 15219
- United States
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KO9 | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Common Stock | DE | EUR | Feb 2006 |
| KOP | NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) | Yes | Common Stock | US | USD | Feb 2006 |
Biography
Koppers Holdings Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides treated wood products, wood treatment chemicals, and carbon compounds in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three  ...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2019/08/21 23:54 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2019/08/21 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2019/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2018/12/31 |
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