Koppers Q3 sales down 12.4%, miss estimates

Koppers Holdings

07/11/2025 13:02

Overview

Koppers Q3 sales fell 12.4% yr/yr, missing analyst expectations

Adjusted EPS for Q3 missed analyst expectations

Company completed sale of Railroad Structures business to simplify portfolio

Outlook

Koppers revises 2025 sales forecast to approximately $1.9 bln

Company tightens 2025 adjusted EBITDA forecast to $255 mln-$260 mln

Koppers expects 2025 adjusted EPS of $4.00-$4.15

Result Drivers

COST CONTROL - CEO Leroy Ball attributed operating performance to disciplined cost control measures under the Catalyst transformation process

UTILITY POLE GROWTH - Increased volumes in the domestic utility pole business contributed positively to results

PORTFOLIO SIMPLIFICATION - Sale of Railroad Structures business simplified portfolio and reduced employee count by 17%

Key Details

Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q3 Sales
Miss
$485.30 mln
$514.57 mln (3 Analysts)
Q3 Adjusted EPS
Miss
$1.21
$1.25 (3 Analysts)
Q3 EPS
$1.17
Q3 Net Income
$23.80 mln


Analyst Coverage

The current average analyst rating on the shares is "strong buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 3 "strong buy" or "buy", no "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

The average consensus recommendation for the commodity chemicals peer group is "buy."

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Koppers Holdings Inc is $50.00, about 44.3% above its November 6 closing price of $27.84

The stock recently traded at 6 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 7 three months ago

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