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Koppers Holdings (Koppers Holdings) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : 58.57% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Koppers Holdings Return-on-Tangible-Equity?

Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated as Net Income divided by its average total shareholder tangible equity. Total shareholder tangible equity equals to Total Stockholders Equity minus Intangible Assets. Koppers Holdings's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $52 Mil. Koppers Holdings's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $88 Mil. Therefore, Koppers Holdings's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 58.57%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Koppers Holdings's Return-on-Tangible-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

KOP' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 186.14   Med: 194.76   Max: 194.76
Current: 186.14

During the past 13 years, Koppers Holdings's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 194.76%. The lowest was 186.14%. And the median was 194.76%.

KOP's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked better than
98.1% of 1526 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 5.95 vs KOP: 186.14

Koppers Holdings Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Koppers Holdings's Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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.

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Koppers Holdings Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

Koppers Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Negative Tangible Equity Negative Tangible Equity Negative Tangible Equity Negative Tangible Equity 194.76

Koppers Holdings Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Return-on-Tangible-Equity Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 Negative Tangible Equity 1,511.11 264.51 169.95 58.57

Competitive Comparison of Koppers Holdings's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Koppers Holdings's Return-on-Tangible-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Koppers Holdings's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Koppers Holdings's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.



Koppers Holdings Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Koppers Holdings's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2023 )  (A: Dec. 2022 )(A: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Dec. 2023 )  (A: Dec. 2022 )(A: Dec. 2023 )
=89.2/( (-10.7+102.3 )/ 2 )
=89.2/45.8
=194.76 %

Koppers Holdings's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Dec. 2023 )  (Q: Sep. 2023 )(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Dec. 2023 )  (Q: Sep. 2023 )(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=51.6/( (73.9+102.3)/ 2 )
=51.6/88.1
=58.57 %

* 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.

In the calculation of annual Return-on-Tangible-Equity, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder tangible equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


Koppers Holdings  (NYSE:KOP) Return-on-Tangible-Equity Explanation

Return-on-Tangible-Equity measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's tangible equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' tangible equity (shareholders equity minus intangibles). Return-on-Tangible-Equity shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. Return-on-Tangible-Equitys between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.


Be Aware

Net Income is used.

Because a company can increase its Return-on-Tangible-Equity by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high Return-on-Tangible-Equity companies. Like Return-on-Tangible-Asset, Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.

Asset light businesses require very few assets to generate very high earnings. Their Return-on-Tangible-Equitys can be extremely high.


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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