Koppers Holdings Inc.
Business
Koppers Holdings Inc. is an integrated global provider of treated wood products, wood preservation chemicals and carbon compounds serving infrastructure and industrial markets. It offers pressure-treated railroad crossties, utility poles, treated lumber, wood preservatives (including copper-based products, CCA and DCOI), creosote and other coal tar–derived chemicals, carbon pitch, naphthalene and related services. The company operates three principal segments: Railroad and Utility Products and Services (RUPS), Performance Chemicals (PC) and Carbon Materials and Chemicals (CMC). It manufactures and distributes through a global network of plants and distribution channels across North America, South America, Australasia and Europe.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-27
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales | 1,879 | 2,092 | 2,154 | 1,981 | 1,679 | |
| Cost of sales | 1,432 | 1,670 | 1,730 | 1,636 | 1,345 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 74 | 68 | 57 | 56 | 58 | |
| Selling, general and administrative | 155 | 179 | 174 | 153 | 149 | |
| Impairment and restructuring | 52 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| (Gain) loss on sale of assets | −400,000 | 11 | −2 | −3 | −31 | |
| Operating profit | 168 | 148 | 195 | 138 | 157 | |
| Other income, net | 7 | 1 | 400,000 | 3 | 4 | |
| Interest expense | 66 | 76 | 71 | — | — | |
| Loss on pension settlement | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Income before income taxes | 81 | 69 | 125 | 95 | 120 | |
| Income tax provision | 25 | 21 | 35 | 32 | 35 | |
| Net income | 56 | 49 | 90 | 63 | 85 | |
| Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests | 0 | −4 | 600,000 | −200,000 | −300,000 | |
| Net income attributable to Koppers | 56 | 52 | 89 | 63 | 85 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 2.82 | 2.54 | 4.28 | 3.02 | 4 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 2.74 | 2.46 | 4.14 | 2.98 | 3.88 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-03-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 38 | 44 | — | 67 | 33 | |
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $7.0 and $6.9 | 159 | 192 | — | 202 | 216 | |
| Inventories, net | 411 | 405 | — | 396 | 356 | |
| Derivative contracts | 32 | 2 | — | 7 | 3 | |
| Other current assets | 29 | 39 | — | 27 | 29 | |
| Total current assets | 669 | 681 | — | 699 | 637 | |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 651 | 661 | — | 632 | 557 | |
| Goodwill | 329 | 317 | 25 | 294 | 294 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 107 | 119 | — | 102 | 116 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 103 | 90 | — | 91 | 86 | |
| Deferred tax assets | 7 | 8 | — | 10 | 12 | |
| Other assets | 21 | 15 | — | 7 | 9 | |
| Total assets | 1,887 | 1,890 | — | 1,836 | 1,711 | |
| Accounts payable | 122 | 179 | — | 203 | 207 | |
| Accrued liabilities | 73 | 115 | — | 95 | 96 | |
| Current operating lease liabilities | 27 | 27 | — | 23 | 21 | |
| Current maturities of long-term debt | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Total current liabilities | 227 | 326 | — | 326 | 324 | |
| Long-term debt | 914 | 926 | — | 835 | 818 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | 76 | 64 | — | 67 | 66 | |
| Accrued post-retirement benefits | 14 | 15 | — | 32 | 35 | |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 44 | 26 | — | 26 | 22 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 38 | 44 | — | 46 | 44 | |
| Total liabilities | 1,313 | 1,401 | — | 1,333 | 1,308 | |
| Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 17) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Senior Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share; 80,000,000 shares authorized; 26,213,052 and 25,761,084 shares issued | 300,000 | 300,000 | — | 300,000 | 200,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 332 | 317 | — | 291 | 264 | |
| Retained earnings | 539 | 490 | — | 444 | 360 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −61 | −121 | — | −89 | −97 | |
| Treasury stock, at cost, 6,757,247 and 5,480,230 shares | −237 | −199 | — | −148 | −128 | |
| Total Koppers shareholders equity | 574 | 489 | — | 499 | 399 | |
| Noncontrolling interests | 300,000 | 300,000 | — | 4 | 4 | |
| Total equity | 574 | 489 | — | 503 | 403 | |
| Total liabilities and equity | 1,887 | 1,890 | — | 1,836 | 1,711 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 74 | 68 | 57 | 56 | 58 | |
| Depreciation in impairment and restructuring | 20 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |
| Stock-based compensation | 14 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 13 | |
| Change in derivative contracts | −34 | 8 | −900,000 | 7 | 4 | |
| Non-cash interest expense | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
| (Gain) loss on sale of assets | −1 | 10 | −2 | — | — | |
| Insurance proceeds | −2 | −1 | −2 | −800,000 | −6 | |
| Pension settlement | 27 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Deferred income taxes | 11 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | |
| Change in other liabilities | 5 | −3 | 200,000 | 1 | 2 | |
| Cloud-based software implementation costs, net | −6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Other - net | −3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
| Accounts receivable | 31 | 8 | 15 | −32 | −13 | |
| Inventories | 10 | −6 | −37 | −42 | −24 | |
| Accounts payable | −57 | −19 | −400,000 | 33 | 21 | |
| Accrued liabilities | −33 | −19 | −2 | −7 | −21 | |
| Other working capital | 8 | −7 | −1 | 4 | −8 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 123 | 119 | 146 | 102 | 103 | |
| Capital expenditures | −55 | −77 | −121 | −105 | −125 | |
| Acquisitions | −21 | −99 | 0 | −15 | 0 | |
| Insurance proceeds | 2 | 1 | 2 | 800,000 | 6 | |
| Sale of assets | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | |
| Sale of business and divestitures | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Other investing activities | −9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −73 | −173 | −116 | −115 | −90 | |
| Borrowings of credit facility | 558 | 707 | 1,033 | 444 | 281 | |
| Repayments of credit facility | −566 | −712 | −896 | −406 | −266 | |
| Borrowings of long-term debt | 0 | 100 | 388 | 0 | 0 | |
| Repayments of long-term debt | −5 | −6 | −501 | −2 | −10 | |
| Issuances of Common Stock | 1 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | |
| Repurchases of Common Stock | −38 | −51 | −20 | −24 | −12 | |
| Payment of debt issuance costs | −3 | −2 | −5 | −5 | 0 | |
| Dividends paid | −6 | −6 | −5 | −4 | 0 | |
| Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | −59 | 36 | 3 | 5 | −4 | |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | 3 | −4 | 500,000 | −5 | −3 | |
| Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | −6 | −23 | 33 | −12 | 7 | |
| Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities | 39 | 24 | 27 | 12 | 13 | |
| Accrued capital expenditures | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 7 | |
| Non-cash consideration for sale of assets and acquisition | 600,000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Interest | 64 | 79 | 70 | 41 | 38 | |
| Income taxes | 9 | 28 | 34 | 21 | 23 |