Koppers Holdings Inc. (KOP) vs Oil-Dri Corporation Of America (ODC)

Koppers Holdings Inc. and Oil-Dri Corporation Of America are both Specialty Chemicals companies. Oil-Dri Corporation Of America is the larger, with a market value of $1.2B against $869.2M — 1.4× the size. Koppers Holdings Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Oil-Dri Corporation Of America trades at 21.9×. Oil-Dri Corporation Of America grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 3.31% against −4.98%. Oil-Dri Corporation Of America has the higher net margin (11.3% vs −4.59%) and the higher return on invested capital (15.6% vs −2.13%). Both pay a dividend; Oil-Dri Corporation Of America yields more (1.73% vs 0.47%). Across the 22 metrics below, Oil-Dri Corporation Of America leads on 16 and Koppers Holdings Inc. on 6.

Valuation

Metric KOP ODC Specialty Chemicals median
P/E n/m 21.88 24.83
P/S 0.47 2.51 1.46
P/B 2.29 4.32 1.76
Price to free cash flow 6.26 24.89 19.84
EV/EBITDA 7.14 13.69 13.18
EV/Sales 0.92 2.47 1.84
Earnings yield (9.98%) 4.57% 2.11%
Free cash flow yield 15.98% 4.02% 2.29%

Profitability

Metric KOP ODC Specialty Chemicals median
Gross margin 22.36% 27.84% 29.23%
Operating margin (2.23%) 13.35% 3.63%
Net margin (4.59%) 11.34% 2.89%
Free cash flow margin 7.47% 10.10% 3.78%
Return on equity (19.01%) 20.87% 3.62%
Return on assets (4.76%) 14.27% 0.35%
Return on invested capital (2.13%) 15.59% 2.75%

Growth

Metric KOP ODC Specialty Chemicals median
Revenue growth (TTM) (4.98%) 3.31% 4.51%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 11.38% 36.28% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 2.40% 11.38% 6.30%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (14.42%) 23.36% 0.00%

Health

Metric KOP ODC Specialty Chemicals median
Debt to equity 2.32 0.14 0.54
Current ratio 2.33 3.28 1.94
Net debt to EBITDA 3.38 (0.12) 2.03

Dividend

Metric KOP ODC Specialty Chemicals median
Dividend yield 0.47% 1.73% 1.69%
Payout ratio 0.06 0.33 0.25

Size

Metric KOP ODC Specialty Chemicals median
Market cap 869.18m 1.24b 2.43b

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