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Koppers Holdings Inc.

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PositoAI's own ratios from Koppers Holdings Inc.'s yearly results (2022–2025), compared with Basic Materials companies in United States. Tap ? on any ratio for what it means.

What stands out

  • Cash Cushion Ratio: Debt, after subtracting cash, is 1.3 times its market value (net debt). Lower than 91% of Basic Materials companies in United States.

Where $100 of sales goes

$88Operating costs$3.5Interest$3.0Net profit$0.3Paid as dividends

Latest year (Dec 2025). Taxes and other income are not shown, so the parts need not add up to 100.

Cash quality

Profit Cash Ratio

$196

Over the last 3 years, every $100 of reported profit came with $196 of operating cash.

Higher than 69% of Basic Materials companies in United States.

Self-Funding Ratio

1.5×

Over the last 3 years its own operating cash covered its investment spending (capex) 1.5 times.

Higher than 55% of Basic Materials companies in United States.

Cash Locked Ratio

$24

For every $100 of sales, $24 is tied up in day-to-day operations (money owed by customers + stock − money owed to suppliers), against $18 tied up three years earlier.

More money tied up than 68% of Basic Materials companies in United States.

Growth quality

Steadiness Ratio

1/3 · 2/3

Sales grew in 1 of the last 3 years; profit grew in 2 of 3.

Steadier than 62% of Basic Materials companies in United States.

Growth Efficiency Ratio

—

Sales fell 5%

Sales fell 5% in 3 years, so extra profit per extra sales cannot be measured.

Asset Productivity Ratio

-5% / +10%

In 3 years sales changed by -5% while total assets changed by +10%. Assets grew faster than sales.

Balance-sheet strength

Debt Due Cover Ratio

25.0×

Debt due within a year is covered 25.0 times by its yearly operating cash.

Higher than 76% of Basic Materials companies in United States.

Cash Cushion Ratio

1.3× debt

Debt, after subtracting cash, is 1.3 times its market value (net debt).

Lower than 91% of Basic Materials companies in United States.

Tangible Assets Ratio

77%

Of every $100 the company owns, $77 is in tangible assets such as plants, cash, stock and receivables; the rest is goodwill and other intangibles.

Less tangible than 66% of Basic Materials companies in United States.

Tangible Net Worth Ratio

24%

Of every $100 of net worth, $24 is tangible; the rest is goodwill and other intangibles, often from buying other companies.

Less tangible than 78% of Basic Materials companies in United States.

Shareholders

Shareholder Slice Ratio

−6%

Share count fell 6% in 3 years (buybacks), so each share's slice of the company became larger. Dividends paid equalled 9% of profit over the same period.

Standard fundamentals

P/E, P/B, ROE, debt, growth and more (14)

Koppers Holdings Inc. made a loss over the last year. Koppers Holdings Inc. owes $0.78 for every $1 it owns. Net profit rose 7% in the year to Dec 2025, and shrank 4% a year on average over 3 years.

Compared with Basic Materials companies in United States · latest annual results Dec 2025.

P/E ratio

Loss

Koppers Holdings Inc. made a loss over the last year, so its P/E ratio is not meaningful.

P/B ratio

1.99

The share price is 1.99 times Koppers Holdings Inc.'s book value per share, higher than 52% of Basic Materials companies in United States.

Market cap

$771 M

The total market value of all of Koppers Holdings Inc.'s shares at today's price (share price × number of shares), smaller than 64% of Basic Materials companies in United States. PosiCap size class: Mini Cap.

Net worth (book value)

$387 M

What Koppers Holdings Inc. would have left on paper if it sold everything it owns and paid everything it owes, from its latest balance sheet (30 Jun 2026).

Book value per share

$20.46

Net worth divided by the number of shares. The share price of $40.75 is 2.0 times this, which is the P/B above.

Return on equity (ROE)

-19.0%

Koppers Holdings Inc. lost 19.0% of its shareholders' money over the last year, lower than 74% of Basic Materials companies in United States.

Owes vs Owns

0.78×

Koppers Holdings Inc. owes $0.78 for every $1 it owns (moderate), higher than 89% of Basic Materials companies in United States.

Dividend yield

0.87%

Koppers Holdings Inc. pays 0.87% of its share price as dividends a year, lower than 71% of dividend-paying Basic Materials companies in United States.

Revenue growth

-10%

Revenue fell 10% in the year to Dec 2025, and shrank 2% a year on average over 3 years.

Profit growth

+7%

Net profit rose 7% in the year to Dec 2025, and shrank 4% a year on average over 3 years.

Profit margin

3.0%

Koppers Holdings Inc. keeps $3 of every $100 of revenue as net profit.

Cash quality

2.2×

Cash from Koppers Holdings Inc.'s business was 2.2× its reported profit in the year to Dec 2025 — its profit turned into cash.

Interest cover

3.3×

Koppers Holdings Inc.'s operating profit covered its interest costs 3.3 times in the year to Dec 2025.

Cash vs debt

Net debt

Koppers Holdings Inc. had $984 M more debt than cash (net debt) at Dec 2025.

Questions

How is P/B calculated on PositoAI?

P/B is market cap divided by net worth from the latest balance sheet. For Koppers Holdings Inc.: $771 M ÷ $387 M (30 Jun 2026) = 2.0.

What is Koppers Holdings Inc.'s return on equity?

Koppers Holdings Inc. lost 19.0% of its shareholders' money over the last year, lower than 74% of Basic Materials companies in United States.

How much does Koppers Holdings Inc. owe compared with what it owns?

Koppers Holdings Inc. owes $0.78 for every $1 it owns (moderate), higher than 89% of Basic Materials companies in United States.

Does Koppers Holdings Inc. pay a dividend?

Yes. Koppers Holdings Inc. pays 0.87% of its share price as dividends a year, lower than 71% of dividend-paying Basic Materials companies in United States.

Is Koppers Holdings Inc.'s revenue growing?

Revenue fell 10% in the year to Dec 2025, and shrank 2% a year on average over 3 years.

Figures from the company's yearly results and PositoAI's own data. Full tables are on the Go Deep tab. What each figure means. PositoAI is for research and education only and is not investment advice.

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