Koppers vs Trex
KOP and TREX side by side, both in materials. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How KOP and TREX compare
Trex is the larger company, worth 9.1 times as much as Koppers ($5.4B against $589M).
Trex grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (8.6% versus −0.85% for Koppers).
Trex keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 13.9% compared with −5.0% at Koppers.
Koppers pays a dividend yielding 1.1%; Trex does not pay one.
Trex scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 9 for Koppers), 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 | TREX |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $589M | $5.4B |
| Share price | $31.16 | $52.76 |
| Change, 1 year | 9.1% | 59.6% |
| Change, 5 years | −3.6% | −60.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.07 | 1.52 |
| Employees | 971 | 1,839 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 | 13 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 30.7× |
| P/S | 0.3× (better) | 4.2× |
| P/B | 1.5× (better) | 5.3× |
| EV/EBITDA | 123× | 16.7× (better) |
| P/FCF | 4.9× (better) | 26.7× |
| PEG | – | 11.98 |
| FCF yield | 20.4% (better) | 3.7% |
| Fair value | $57.44 | $46.68 |
| Margin of safety | 45.8% (better) | −13.0% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −0.85% | 8.6% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 2.4% | 5.9% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −696% | −15.2% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −736% | −11.8% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −13.7% | 3.3% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 21.3% | 37.1% (better) |
| Operating margin | −3.3% | 19.2% (better) |
| Net margin | −5.0% | 13.9% (better) |
| FCF margin | 6.3% | 15.7% (better) |
| Return on equity | −20.3% | 17.3% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −3.8% | 17.7% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 2.21 (better) | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 72.26 | – |
| Interest coverage | −1.1× | – |
| Current ratio | 2.37 (better) | 1.23 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.86 | 8.94 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.1% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 3 | – |
| Buyback yield | 9.1% (better) | 4.8% |
| Shareholder yield | 10.2% (better) | 4.8% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 103% | 110% |
| Held by insiders | 11.2% | 0.92% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$5.6M | $138K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.3% | 9.4% |
Go deeper
- KOP stock overview
- KOP income statement
- KOP valuation and score
- TREX stock overview
- TREX income statement
- TREX valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.