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Koppers Holdings (FRA:KO9) Beneish M-Score : -2.64 (As of Mar. 26, 2025)


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What is Koppers Holdings Beneish M-Score?

The zones of discrimination for M-Score is as such:

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.64 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Koppers Holdings's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:KO9' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.16   Med: -2.62   Max: -2.34
Current: -2.64

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Koppers Holdings was -2.34. The lowest was -3.16. And the median was -2.62.


Koppers Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Koppers Holdings's Beneish M-Score 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 Beneish M-Score Chart

Koppers Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.43 -2.59 -2.37 -2.76 -2.64

Koppers Holdings Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
Beneish M-Score 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 -2.76 -2.82 -2.85 -2.61 -2.64

Competitive Comparison of Koppers Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Koppers Holdings's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score 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 Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Koppers Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Koppers Holdings's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Koppers Holdings Beneish M-Score Calculation

The M-score was created by Professor Messod Beneish. Instead of measuring the bankruptcy risk (Altman Z-Score) or business trend (Piotroski F-Score), M-score can be used to detect the risk of earnings manipulation. This is the original research paper on M-score.

The M-Score Variables:

The M-score of Koppers Holdings for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

M=-4.84+0.92 * DSRI+0.528 * GMI+0.404 * AQI+0.892 * SGI+0.115 * DEPI
=-4.84+0.92 * 1.0188+0.528 * 0.9772+0.404 * 1.0758+0.892 * 0.9687+0.115 * 0.9225
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0616+4.679 * -0.019979-0.327 * 1.0401
=-2.60

* 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.

This Year (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was €183 Mil.
Revenue was 455.535 + 499.424 + 523.213 + 457.792 = €1,936 Mil.
Gross Profit was 79.838 + 109.201 + 112.966 + 88.504 = €391 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €650 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,805 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €717 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €62 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €166 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €311 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €946 Mil.
Net Income was -9.741 + 20.543 + 24.897 + 11.96 = €48 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -19.769 + -8.65 + 0.093 + -0.092 = €-28 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 71.339 + 26.85 + 25.269 + -11.316 = €112 Mil.
Total Receivables was €186 Mil.
Revenue was 470.604 + 515.725 + 532.756 + 479.516 = €1,999 Mil.
Gross Profit was 88.49 + 104.382 + 103.838 + 97.229 = €394 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €641 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,683 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €662 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €53 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €161 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €299 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €828 Mil.




1. DSRI = Days Sales in Receivables Index

Measured as the ratio of Revenue in Total Receivables in year t to year t-1.

A large increase in DSR could be indicative of revenue inflation.

DSRI=(Receivables_t / Revenue_t) / (Receivables_t-1 / Revenue_t-1)
=(183.169 / 1935.964) / (185.601 / 1998.601)
=0.094614 / 0.092865
=1.0188

2. GMI = Gross Margin Index

Measured as the ratio of gross margin in year t-1 to gross margin in year t.

Gross margin has deteriorated when this index is above 1. A firm with poorer prospects is more likely to manipulate earnings.

GMI=GrossMargin_t-1 / GrossMargin_t
=(GrossProfit_t-1 / Revenue_t-1) / (GrossProfit_t / Revenue_t)
=(393.939 / 1998.601) / (390.509 / 1935.964)
=0.197107 / 0.201713
=0.9772

3. AQI = Asset Quality Index

AQI is the ratio of asset quality in year t to year t-1.

Asset quality is measured as the ratio of non-current assets other than Property, Plant and Equipment to Total Assets.

AQI=(1 - (CurrentAssets_t + PPE_t) / TotalAssets_t) / (1 - (CurrentAssets_t-1 + PPE_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=(1 - (649.973 + 716.823) / 1805.141) / (1 - (640.983 + 662.257) / 1683.153)
=0.242831 / 0.225715
=1.0758

4. SGI = Sales Growth Index

Ratio of Revenue in year t to sales in year t-1.

Sales growth is not itself a measure of manipulation. However, growth companies are likely to find themselves under pressure to manipulate in order to keep up appearances.

SGI=Sales_t / Sales_t-1
=Revenue_t / Revenue_t-1
=1935.964 / 1998.601
=0.9687

5. DEPI = Depreciation Index

Measured as the ratio of the rate of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization in year t-1 to the corresponding rate in year t.

DEPI greater than 1 indicates that assets are being depreciated at a slower rate. This suggests that the firm might be revising useful asset life assumptions upwards, or adopting a new method that is income friendly.

DEPI=(Depreciation_t-1 / (Depreciaton_t-1 + PPE_t-1)) / (Depreciation_t / (Depreciaton_t + PPE_t))
=(52.879 / (52.879 + 662.257)) / (62.46 / (62.46 + 716.823))
=0.073943 / 0.080151
=0.9225

Note: If the Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization data is not available, we assume that the depreciation rate is constant and set the Depreciation Index to 1.

6. SGAI = Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index

The ratio of Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) to Sales in year t relative to year t-1.

SGA expenses index > 1 means that the company is becoming less efficient in generate sales.

SGAI=(SGA_t / Sales_t) / (SGA_t-1 /Sales_t-1)
=(166.075 / 1935.964) / (161.495 / 1998.601)
=0.085784 / 0.080804
=1.0616

7. LVGI = Leverage Index

The ratio of total debt to Total Assets in year t relative to yeat t-1.

An LVGI > 1 indicates an increase in leverage

LVGI=((LTD_t + CurrentLiabilities_t) / TotalAssets_t) / ((LTD_t-1 + CurrentLiabilities_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=((945.737 + 311.139) / 1805.141) / ((827.868 + 298.85) / 1683.153)
=0.696276 / 0.669409
=1.0401

8. TATA = Total Accruals to Total Assets

Total accruals calculated as the change in working capital accounts other than cash less depreciation.

TATA=(IncomefromContinuingOperations_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(NetIncome_t - NonOperatingIncome_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(47.659 - -28.418 - 112.142) / 1805.141
=-0.019979

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator. An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Koppers Holdings has a M-score of -2.60 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Koppers Holdings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
436 Seventh Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 15219
Koppers Holdings Inc 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. The majority of its 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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