Koppers (NYSE:KOP) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Koppers (NYSE:KOP) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Friday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 4.750-4.750 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 4.240. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.0 billion-$2.2 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.2 billion.

Koppers Stock Up 3.4 %

Shares of Koppers stock opened at $27.06 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 2.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83. Koppers has a 52-week low of $22.99 and a 52-week high of $45.21. The company has a market capitalization of $554.35 million, a P/E ratio of 7.69 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a 50 day moving average of $26.74 and a 200 day moving average of $30.90.

Koppers (NYSE:KOP) last posted its earnings results on Friday, May 9th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.71 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $456.50 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $488.00 million. Koppers had a return on equity of 16.71% and a net margin of 3.55%. Koppers’s revenue for the quarter was down 8.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.62 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts forecast that Koppers will post 4.24 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Koppers Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 30th will be paid a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 30th. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.18%. Koppers’s dividend payout ratio is currently 13.17%.

Koppers announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program on Thursday, February 27th that authorizes the company to buyback $100.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the specialty chemicals company to buy up to 16.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently commented on KOP shares. Barrington Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $64.00 price target on shares of Koppers in a research note on Monday, February 24th. StockNews.com upgraded Koppers from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 22nd.

Koppers Company Profile

Koppers Holdings Inc provides treated wood products, wood preservation chemicals, and carbon compounds in the United States, Australasia, Europe, and internationally. The company operates through Railroad and Utility Products and Services (RUPS), Performance Chemicals (PC), and Carbon Materials and Chemicals (CMC) segments.