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(KOP) Koppers Holdings - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NYSE • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US50060P1066

Treated Wood, Wood Preservatives, Carbon Pitch, Creosote, Phthalic Anhydride

KOP EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): -58.00%
EPS Trend (3Y Correlation): -41.0%

KOP Revenue

Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): -2.16%
Revenue Trend (3Y Correlation): -31.9%

Description: KOP Koppers Holdings October 22, 2025

Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP) is a diversified industrial chemicals and treated-wood company that operates through three segments: Railroad & Utility Products and Services, Performance Chemicals, and Carbon Materials & Chemicals. The firm treats and supplies crossties, utility poles, and other lumber for railroads and utilities, manufactures copper-based wood preservatives (MicroPro/MicroShades) and fire-retardant chemicals (FlamePro), and produces carbon-based feedstocks such as creosote, carbon pitch, naphthalene, phthalic anhydride, and carbon black for downstream aluminum, steel, rubber, and plastics markets.

Key economic drivers for Koppers include U.S. infrastructure spending (the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act boosted demand for railroad ties and utility poles), freight-rail volume trends that directly affect crosstie consumption, and commodity price cycles for copper and aluminum that influence the profitability of its performance-chemical and carbon-material lines. As of FY 2023, Koppers reported revenue of approximately $2.3 billion, an adjusted EBITDA margin of ~12 %, and a net debt-to-EBITDA ratio of 2.1, indicating moderate leverage relative to peers.

Investors seeking a data-driven assessment of KOP’s valuation and scenario-based risk/reward profile may find the ValueRay platform useful for drilling into granular financial metrics and forward-looking assumptions.

KOP Stock Overview

Market Cap in USD	544m
Sub-Industry	Commodity Chemicals
IPO / Inception	2006-02-01

KOP Stock Ratings

Growth Rating	-11.9%
Fundamental	46.5%
Dividend Rating	57.4%
Return 12m vs S&P 500	-32.1%
Analyst Rating	4.50 of 5

KOP Dividends

Dividend Yield 12m	1.10%
Yield on Cost 5y	1.35%
Annual Growth 5y	18.32%
Payout Consistency	59.3%
Payout Ratio	10.5%

KOP Growth Ratios

Growth Correlation 3m	-60.6%
Growth Correlation 12m	-43.7%
Growth Correlation 5y	25.1%
CAGR 5y	1.39%
CAGR/Max DD 3y (Calmar Ratio)	0.02
CAGR/Mean DD 3y (Pain Ratio)	0.06
Sharpe Ratio 12m	-0.10
Alpha	-41.73
Beta	1.412
Volatility	34.11%
Current Volume	125k
Average Volume 20d	145k
Stop Loss	27.3 (-3.3%)
Signal	0.46

Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 4.5

Net Income (15.1m TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 119.6m TTM)

FCFTA 0.04 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA 0.55pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp)

NWC/Revenue 21.87% (prev 20.55%; Δ 1.32pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp)

CFO/TA 0.07 (>3.0%) and CFO 132.3m > Net Income 15.1m (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%)

Net Debt (1.03b) to EBITDA (163.2m) ratio: 6.32 <= 3.0 (WARN <= 3.5)

Current Ratio 2.60 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active)

Outstanding Shares last Quarter (20.2m) change vs 12m ago -6.14% (target <= -2.0% for YES)

Gross Margin 20.39% (prev 17.58%; Δ 2.81pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0)

Asset Turnover 102.7% (prev 109.1%; Δ -6.31pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0)

Interest Coverage Ratio 1.30 (EBITDA TTM 163.2m / Interest Expense TTM 72.4m) >= 6 (WARN >= 3)

Altman Z'' 2.95

(A) 0.23 = (Total Current Assets 708.0m - Total Current Liabilities 272.3m) / Total Assets 1.93b

(B) 0.25 = Retained Earnings (Balance) 489.3m / Total Assets 1.93b

(D) 0.31 = Book Value of Equity 428.4m / Total Liabilities 1.40b

Total Rating: 2.95 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D)

ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 46.53

1. Piotroski 4.50pt = -0.50

2. FCF Yield 4.56% = 2.28

3. FCF Margin 3.61% = 0.90

4. Debt/Equity 2.03 = 0.73

5. Debt/Ebitda 6.32 = -2.50

6. ROIC - WACC (= -0.15)% = -0.19

7. RoE 2.95% = 0.25

8. Rev. Trend -31.86% = -2.39

9. EPS Trend -40.99% = -2.05

What is the price of KOP shares?

As of November 03, 2025, the stock is trading at USD 28.22 with a total of 125,026 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -4.05%, over one month by +4.75%, over three months by -11.15% and over the past year by -17.68%.

Is Koppers Holdings a good stock to buy?

No, based on ValueRay´s Fundamental Analyses, Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP) is currently (November 2025) a stock to sell. It has a ValueRay Fundamental Rating of 46.53 and therefor a negative outlook according to the companies health.
Based on momentum, paid dividends and discounted-cash-flow analyses, the fair value of KOP is around 24.43 USD . This means that KOP is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of -13.43%.

Is KOP a buy, sell or hold?

Koppers Holdings has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.50. Therefore, it is recommended to buy KOP.

Strong Buy: 1
Buy: 1
Hold: 0
Sell: 0
Strong Sell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the KOP price?

Issuer	Target	Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price	52.5	86%
Analysts Target Price	52.5	86%
ValueRay Target Price	26.3	-6.9%

KOP Fundamental Data Overview November 01, 2025

Market Cap USD = 544.3m (544.3m USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Trailing = 36.8133
P/E Forward = 4.9432
P/S = 0.2732
P/B = 1.0082
P/EG = 0.3544
Beta = 1.412
Revenue TTM = 1.99b USD
EBIT TTM = 94.0m USD
EBITDA TTM = 163.2m USD
Long Term Debt = 962.9m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 31.6m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.07b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 1.03b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 1.58b USD (544.3m + Debt 1.07b - CCE 38.4m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 1.30 (Ebit TTM 94.0m / Interest Expense TTM 72.4m)
FCF Yield = 4.56% (FCF TTM 71.9m / Enterprise Value 1.58b)
FCF Margin = 3.61% (FCF TTM 71.9m / Revenue TTM 1.99b)
Net Margin = 0.76% (Net Income TTM 15.1m / Revenue TTM 1.99b)
Gross Margin = 20.39% ((Revenue TTM 1.99b - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.59b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 18.94% (prev 23.18%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.82 (Enterprise Value 1.58b / Total Assets 1.93b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.62% (Interest Expense 17.3m / Debt 1.07b)
Taxrate = 31.38% (7.50m / 23.9m)
NOPAT = 64.5m (EBIT 94.0m * (1 - 31.38%))
Current Ratio = 2.60 (Total Current Assets 708.0m / Total Current Liabilities 272.3m)
Debt / Equity = 2.03 (Debt 1.07b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 526.8m)
Debt / EBITDA = 6.32 (Net Debt 1.03b / EBITDA 163.2m)
Debt / FCF = 14.34 (Net Debt 1.03b / FCF TTM 71.9m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 511.4m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 0.78% (Net Income 15.1m / Total Assets 1.93b)
RoE = 2.95% (Net Income TTM 15.1m / Total Stockholder Equity 511.4m)
RoCE = 6.38% (EBIT 94.0m / Capital Employed (Equity 511.4m + L.T.Debt 962.9m))
RoIC = 4.37% (NOPAT 64.5m / Invested Capital 1.48b)
WACC = 4.52% (E(544.3m)/V(1.61b) * Re(11.22%) + D(1.07b)/V(1.61b) * Rd(1.62%) * (1-Tc(0.31)))
Discount Rate = 11.22% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -100.0 | Cagr: -3.41%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 57.62% ; FCFE base≈67.9m ; Y1≈44.6m ; Y5≈20.4m
Fair Price DCF = 13.21 (DCF Value 260.4m / Shares Outstanding 19.7m; 5y FCF grow -40.0% → 3.0% )
EPS Correlation: -40.99 | EPS CAGR: -58.00% | SUE: -4.0 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -31.86 | Revenue CAGR: -2.16% | SUE: -1.26 | # QB: 0

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