Koppers vs Louisiana-Pacific
KOP and LPX side by side, both in materials. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How KOP and LPX compare
Louisiana-Pacific is the larger company, worth 9.0 times as much as Koppers ($5.3B against $589M).
Koppers grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−0.85% versus −14.3% for Louisiana-Pacific).
Louisiana-Pacific keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 2.2% compared with −5.0% at Koppers.
Both pay dividends: Koppers yields 1.1% and Louisiana-Pacific 1.6%.
Koppers scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 8 for Louisiana-Pacific), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | KOP | LPX |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $589M | $5.3B |
| Share price | $31.16 | $75.85 |
| Change, 1 year | 9.1% | −2.6% |
| Change, 5 years | −3.6% | 8.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.07 | 1.24 |
| Employees | 971 | 4,300 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 (better) | 8 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 96.0× |
| P/S | 0.3× (better) | 2.1× |
| P/B | 1.5× (better) | 3.0× |
| EV/EBITDA | 123× | 24.0× (better) |
| P/FCF | 4.9× | – |
| FCF yield | 20.4% (better) | −0.40% |
| Fair value | $57.44 | $34.82 |
| Margin of safety | 45.8% (better) | −118% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −0.85% (better) | −14.3% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 2.4% | 2.5% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −696% | −81.8% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −736% | −81.5% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −13.7% (better) | −14.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 21.3% (better) | 18.0% |
| Operating margin | −3.3% | 3.0% (better) |
| Net margin | −5.0% | 2.2% (better) |
| FCF margin | 6.3% (better) | −0.85% |
| Return on equity | −20.3% | 3.1% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −3.8% | 2.9% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 2.21 | 0.20 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 72.26 | 0.53 (better) |
| Interest coverage | −1.1× | 4.1× (better) |
| Current ratio | 2.37 | 3.22 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.86 | 5.85 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.1% | 1.6% (better) |
| Payout ratio | – | 150% |
| Years of dividend growth | 3 | 3 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 14.1% |
| Buyback yield | 9.1% (better) | 0.00% |
| Shareholder yield | 10.2% (better) | 1.6% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 103% | 106% |
| Held by insiders | 11.2% | 1.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$5.6M (better) | −$13.6M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 2 |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.3% | 12.6% |
Go deeper
- KOP stock overview
- KOP income statement
- KOP valuation and score
- LPX stock overview
- LPX income statement
- LPX valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.