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Koppers Holdings (Koppers Holdings) ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %

: 14.19% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Joel Greenblatt defined Return on Capital differently in his book The Little Book That Still Beats the Market (Little Books. Big Profits). He defines ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % as EBIT divided by the total of Property, Plant and Equipment and net working capital. Koppers Holdings's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 14.19%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Koppers Holdings's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:

KOP' s ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.01   Med: 19.04   Max: 21.92
Current: 18.96

During the past 13 years, Koppers Holdings's highest ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was 21.92%. The lowest was -6.01%. And the median was 19.04%.

KOP's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
71.7% of 1555 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 10.42 vs KOP: 18.96

Koppers Holdings's 5-Year average Growth Rate of ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was 1.50% per year.


Koppers Holdings ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Koppers Holdings's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

* Premium members only.

Array ( [0] => - [1] => - [2] => - [3] => - [4] => - [5] => 18.99 [6] => 21.63 [7] => 19.09 [8] => 15.21 [9] => 19.56 )
Koppers Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 18.99 21.63 19.09 15.21 19.56

Koppers Holdings Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12.26 20.30 20.73 20.12 14.19

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Koppers Holdings's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Koppers Holdings ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Koppers Holdings's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Koppers Holdings's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Koppers Holdings ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Calculation

Joel Greenblatt defined Return on Capital differently in his book The Little Book That Still Beats the Market (Little Books. Big Profits) . He defines Return on Capital as follows:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)

EBIT stands for Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.

Fixed Assets are also known as non-current assets. They include the Property, Plant and Equipment that the firm needs in its operation.

GuruFocus calculates net working capital as: (Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Deferred Revenue + Other Current Liabilities). We're trying to account for OPERATING assets and liabilities (part of daily business) when calculating working capital. Cash and marketable securities are considered NON-OPERATING assets and are not included in calculation. We will also back out all interest bearing debt, short term debt and the portion of long term debt that is due in the current period from the current liabilities. This debt will be considered when computing cost of capital and it would be inappropriate to count it twice.

Working Capital(Q: Sep. 2023 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(241.7 + 369.6 + 34.7) - (286.5 + 0 + 0)
=359.5

Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(202.4 + 395.7 + 34.4) - (298 + 0 + 0)
=334.5

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

So ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % of Koppers Holdings for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 can be restated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Sep. 2023  Q: Dec. 2023
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=149.6/( ( (692.1 + max(359.5, 0)) + (722.2 + max(334.5, 0)) )/ 2 )
=149.6/( ( 1051.6 + 1056.7 )/ 2 )
=149.6/1054.15
=14.19 %

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBIT data.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Koppers Holdings  (NYSE:KOP) ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Explanation

The way Joel Greenblatt defines Return on Capital is a more accurate measure of how efficiently the company generates returns onthe capital actually invested in the business. EBIT is used instead of net income because the tax and interest payment may be affected by factors other than the core business operation. Intangible assets are not included in the calculation because they don't need to be replaced.

Joel Greenblatt uses his definition of Return on Capital and Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % to rank companies.


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Koppers Holdings (Koppers Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
436 Seventh Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 15219
Koppers Holdings, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells wood products, wood treatment chemicals, and carbon compounds used in markets such as railroad, aluminum and steel, agriculture, utilities, and residential lumber. The company is organized into three business segments: railroad and utility products and services, performance chemicals, and carbon materials and chemicals. Its product portfolio includes treated and untreated wood products like crossties used in railroads, wood preservation chemicals, and carbon compounds such as creosote used in the treatment of wood crossties, among others. Most revenue comes from the company's railroad and utility products and services segment, and more than half of the company's revenue is earned in the United States.
Executives
M Leroy Ball officer: VP and Chief Financial Officer 436 SEVENTH AVENUE, PITTSBURGH PA 15219
Bradley A Pearce officer: Chief Accounting Officer 436 SEVENTH AVENUE, PITTSBURGH PA 15219
Joseph P Dowd officer: VP North American CM&C 436 SEVENTH AVENUE, SUITE 1550, PITTSBURGH PA 15219
James A. Sullivan officer: SVP Global CM&C 400 CALGON CARBON DRIVE, PITTSBURGH PA 15205
Leslie S Hyde officer: VP Sfty Env.Aff.Koppers Inc. C/O KOPPERS INC, 436 SEVENTH AVENUE, SUITE 1550, PITTSBURG PA 15219
Daniel J Skrovanek officer: VP, Growth & Innovation 436 SEVENTH AVENUE, PITTSBURGH PA 15219
Traci L Jensen director 1200 WILLOW LAKE BOULEVARD, P.O. BOX 64683, ST. PAUL MN 55164-0683
Andrew D Sandifer director FMC CORPORATION, 2929 WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104
Kevin Washington officer: VP, External Affairs 436 SEVENTH AVENUE, PITTSBURGH PA 15219
Xudong Feng director 436 SEVENTH AVENUE, SUITE 1550, PITTSBURGH PA 15219
Albert J Neupaver director
Stephen R Tritch director 4171 ESSEN LANE, BATON ROUGE LA 70809
David L Motley director 517 AVONWORTH HEIGHTS DRIVE, PITTSBURGH PA 151237
Sonja Michelle Wilkerson director
Louis L Testoni director 436 SEVENTH AVENUE, SUITE 1550, PITTSBURGH PA 15219