---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001564590-22-018460"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KOP"
cik: "0001315257"
company_name: "Koppers Holdings Inc."
filed_at: "2022-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T22:53:57.002946+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Koppers Q1 sales record $459.3M but net income falls to $18.8M; FY22 adj EPS ~$4.10

## Summary
- Record Q1 sales $459.3M (+12.7% YoY); net income $18.8M ($0.87 diluted) vs $25.9M ($1.18) prior year.
- Adjusted EPS $0.91, down from $1.02; adjusted EBITDA $52.6M (11.5%) vs $55.1M (13.5%).
- RUPS sales -4.4%, margin down; CMC sales +51.6% with strong profitability; PC record sales but margin compressed.
- 2022 guidance: sales ~$1.9B, adj EBITDA ~$230M, adj EPS ~$4.10 (down from $4.21 due to higher tax rate ~32%).
- Declared $0.05 quarterly dividend; repurchased 225,683 shares for $6.4M in Q1.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564590-22-018460
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KOP
- cik: 0001315257
- company_name: Koppers Holdings Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1315257/000156459022018460/0001564590-22-018460-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1315257/000156459022018460/kop-8k_20220505.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-22-018460.txt

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