secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Koppers Holdings Inc. (KOP)
CIK:        0001315257
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-08-08T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000950170-24-093360
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Koppers Q2 EPS $1.25 vs $1.15; reaffirms FY2024 adjusted EBITDA $265-280M
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- Net income $26.8M ($1.25 diluted EPS) vs $24.5M ($1.15) YoY; adjusted EPS $1.36 vs $1.26.
- Consolidated sales $563.2M, down 2.4% YoY, with RUPS record sales of $253.9M (+8.3%).
- PC segment adj EBITDA rose to $44.3M (25.0% margin) from $32.3M on lower costs and copper hedging gains.
- CMC sales fell 18.2% to $132.4M on weak European carbon pitch demand; adj EBITDA $10.8M vs $15.7M.
- FY2024 guidance reaffirmed: sales ~$2.15B, adj EBITDA $265-280M, adj EPS $4.10-$4.60.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1315257/000095017024093360/0000950170-24-093360-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1315257/000095017024093360/kop-20240808.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-093360

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