Koppers vs Mercer International
KOP and MERC side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How KOP and MERC compare
Koppers is the larger company, worth 37 times as much as Mercer International ($589M against $16.1M).
Koppers grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−0.85% versus −3.5% for Mercer International).
Koppers keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −5.0% compared with −27.0% at Mercer International.
Koppers pays a dividend yielding 1.1%; Mercer International does not pay one.
Koppers scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 2 for Mercer International), 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 | MERC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $589M | $16.1M |
| Share price | $31.16 | $0.240 |
| Change, 1 year | 9.1% | −85.8% |
| Change, 5 years | −3.6% | −97.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.07 | 0.69 |
| Employees | 971 | 3,545 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.3× | 0.0× (better) |
| P/B | 1.5× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 123× | – |
| P/FCF | 4.9× | – |
| FCF yield | 20.4% (better) | −793% |
| Fair value | $57.44 | – |
| Margin of safety | 45.8% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −0.85% (better) | −3.5% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 2.4% | 5.6% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −696% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −736% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −13.7% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 21.3% (better) | 4.1% |
| Operating margin | −3.3% (better) | −22.2% |
| Net margin | −5.0% (better) | −27.0% |
| FCF margin | 6.3% (better) | −6.9% |
| Return on equity | −20.3% (better) | −493% |
| Return on invested capital | −3.8% (better) | −19.9% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 2.21 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 72.26 | – |
| Interest coverage | −1.1× (better) | −3.4× |
| Current ratio | 2.37 (better) | 1.23 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.86 (better) | 0.01 |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 3 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.1% (better) | 0.00% |
| Years of dividend growth | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | −14.7% |
| Buyback yield | 9.1% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 10.2% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 103% | 63.8% |
| Held by insiders | 11.2% | 41.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$5.6M | $1.3M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.3% | 14.1% |
Go deeper
- KOP stock overview
- KOP income statement
- KOP valuation and score
- MERC stock overview
- MERC income statement
- MERC valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.