Koppers Holdings Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Koppers Holdings' CEO is Leroy Ball, appointed in Jan 2015, has a tenure of 9.92 years. total yearly compensation is $5.96M, comprised of 15.4% salary and 84.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.55% of the company’s shares, worth $9.75M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.9 years and 8 years respectively.

Key information

Leroy Ball

Chief executive officer

US$6.0m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage15.4%
CEO tenure9.9yrs
CEO ownership1.6%
Management average tenure4.9yrs
Board average tenure8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Is Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP) Using Too Much Debt?

Dec 10
Is Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP) Using Too Much Debt?

Koppers Indicates For A Flat 2025, And I Wait For Lower Prices

Nov 13

Koppers Holdings Inc.'s (NYSE:KOP) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking

Nov 09
Koppers Holdings Inc.'s (NYSE:KOP) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking

Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue

Oct 24
Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue

Koppers Cyclical Downturn Continues, Stock Can Become An Opportunity Soon

Aug 26

Earnings Report: Koppers Holdings Inc. Missed Revenue Estimates By 5.8%

Aug 11
Earnings Report: Koppers Holdings Inc. Missed Revenue Estimates By 5.8%

These 4 Measures Indicate That Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP) Is Using Debt Extensively

Aug 04
These 4 Measures Indicate That Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP) Is Using Debt Extensively

Many Still Looking Away From Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP)

Jul 17
Many Still Looking Away From Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP)

Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger

Jul 02
Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger

Koppers: Cycle Might Be Turning, Waiting For Lower Prices

May 06

Does Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Apr 19
Does Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Koppers Performs As Usual But Is Overvalued

Feb 08

Earnings Working Against Koppers Holdings Inc.'s (NYSE:KOP) Share Price

Jan 26
Earnings Working Against Koppers Holdings Inc.'s (NYSE:KOP) Share Price

Is Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP) Potentially Undervalued?

Dec 20
Is Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP) Potentially Undervalued?

Koppers Holdings: Strengthening Top And Bottom Line Results

Dec 19

Is Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP) Using Too Much Debt?

Nov 12
Is Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP) Using Too Much Debt?

Koppers Holdings: Diversification Resulting In Margin Expansion

Sep 25

What Does Koppers Holdings Inc.'s (NYSE:KOP) Share Price Indicate?

Sep 20
What Does Koppers Holdings Inc.'s (NYSE:KOP) Share Price Indicate?

Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Sep 02
Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Koppers Holdings: Things Are Starting To Improve, But Risks Remain High

Jun 15

Koppers Holdings raises dividend by 20% to $0.06

Feb 16

Does Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Feb 03
Does Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Koppers Holdings: Beware Of Cyclical Downturn

Jan 20

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP)?

Jan 14
Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP)?

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Leroy Ball's remuneration changed compared to Koppers Holdings's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$76m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$79m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$77m

Dec 31 2023US$6mUS$916k

US$89m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$90m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$83m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$70m

Dec 31 2022US$6mUS$890k

US$64m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$73m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$64m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$78m

Dec 31 2021US$5mUS$883k

US$85m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$82m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$110m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$113m

Dec 31 2020US$4mUS$864k

US$90m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$93m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$72m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$57m

Dec 31 2019US$5mUS$858k

US$63m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

US$38m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$28m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$14m

Dec 31 2018US$4mUS$833k

-US$300k

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

US$10m

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

US$23m

Mar 31 2018n/an/a

US$43m

Dec 31 2017US$4mUS$793k

US$30m

Compensation vs Market: Leroy's total compensation ($USD5.96M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD3.30M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Leroy's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.


CEO

Leroy Ball (55 yo)

9.9yrs

Tenure

US$5,960,553

Compensation

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Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Leroy Ball
CEO & Director9.9yrsUS$5.96m1.55%
$ 9.7m
James Sullivan
President & COO4.9yrsUS$2.73m0.55%
$ 3.4m
Jimmi Smith
Chief Financial Officer2.8yrsUS$1.25m0.13%
$ 845.8k
Stephanie Apostolou
Chief Legal and Sustainability Officer & Secretary4.8yrsUS$1.20m0.17%
$ 1.0m
Bradley Pearce
Chief Accounting Officer5.6yrsno data0.13%
$ 820.7k
Quynh McGuire
Vice President of Investor Relations4.9yrsno datano data
Jessica Franklin
Manager of Corporate Communicationsno datano datano data
Christian Nielsen
Senior Vice President of Global Carbon Materials & Chemicalsno datano datano data
Douglas Fenwick
President of Koppers Performance Chemicalsno dataUS$933.36kno data
Tracie McCormick
Treasurer2.8yrsno datano data
Travis Gross
Vice President of Railroad Products & Servicesno datano datano data

4.9yrs

Average Tenure

57yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: KOP's management team is considered experienced (4.9 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Leroy Ball
CEO & Director9.8yrsUS$5.96m1.55%
$ 9.7m
Albert Neupaver
Independent Director15.3yrsUS$208.49k0.36%
$ 2.3m
Sonja Wilkerson
Independent Director6.3yrsUS$210.99k0.085%
$ 534.5k
Stephen Tritch
Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board15.6yrsUS$295.99k0.23%
$ 1.4m
Andrew Sandifer
Independent Director1.8yrsUS$190.24k0.019%
$ 122.4k
Xudong Feng
Independent Director15.6yrsUS$208.49k0.13%
$ 787.4k
David Motley
Independent Director6.3yrsUS$208.49k0.068%
$ 425.0k
Traci Jensen
Independent Director6.3yrsUS$195.99k0.11%
$ 670.5k
Nishan Vartanian
Independent Directorless than a yearno data0%
$ 0
Louis Testoni
Independent Director11.6yrsUS$215.99k0.20%
$ 1.2m

8.0yrs

Average Tenure

64.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: KOP's board of directors are considered experienced (8 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 12:02
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Koppers Holdings Inc. is covered by 13 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Gary PrestopinoBarrington Research Associates, Inc.
Liam BurkeB. Riley Securities, Inc.
Liam BurkeFBR Capital Markets & Co.