GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:
1. Operating Margin %
2. Piotroski F-Score
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank
Competitive Comparison of Koppers Holdings's Profitability Rank
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Koppers Holdings's Profitability Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and Profitability Rank 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 Profitability Rank Distribution in the Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Koppers Holdings's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Koppers Holdings's Profitability Rank falls into.
Koppers Holdings Profitability Rank Calculation
GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way.
The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.
Koppers Holdings has the Profitability Rank of 7.
Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.
Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.
* 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.
Piotroski F-Score is 8, indicates a very healthy situation.
The zones of discrimination were as such:
Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1
Koppers Holdings has an F-score of 8. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
Good Sign:
Koppers Holdings Inc operating margin is expanding. Margin expansion is usually a good sign.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank
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Koppers Holdings (Koppers Holdings) Business Description
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.
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