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ChampionX Corp

CHXCompleted

Formerly Apergy Corp

Spin-offSpun off from Dover CorporationDOVNYSE

The two companies

Parent
Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip
↓ spun off ↓

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Sector
Industrials
Industry
Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip
Exchange
State of incorporation
DE
Record date
April 30, 2018
Distribution date
December 31, 2018
Ratio
1:1
Parent sector
Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip
Form
10-12B/A
Filed
April 12, 2018

Financials — parent vs spin-off

SEC XBRL · latest year
Dover CorporationFY25
Revenue
$8.09B
Operating income
$1.37B
Net income
$1.09B
Total assets
$13.42B
Equity
$7.41B
ChampionX CorpFY24
Revenue
$3.63B
Operating income
$499M
Net income
$320M
Total assets
$3.47B
Equity
$1.85B

Latest reported figures from each company's own SEC filings — the parent after the separation and the spin-off as a standalone. Full multi-year history on each company hub.

Spin-off signals

score 3/8 favorable · factors, not advice
  • Focus-increasingNo — both Industrials

    Spin-offs into a different sector than the parent (pure-plays) have historically outperformed diversifying ones.

  • Size vs parent (revenue)~45% of parent

    Smaller spin-offs draw more forced selling from holders who can't keep them — the classic mispricing edge.

  • Leverage (liabilities/assets)47%

    A heavy debt load loaded onto the spin-off is a known risk; a clean balance sheet is favorable.

  • Return on capital employed19%

    EBIT ÷ capital employed — the quality metric the spin-off scorecard research weighs most.

  • Operating margin14%

    Profitability of the standalone business, from its own SEC filings.

  • Tax-basis reportNone found

    A Form 8937 (basis allocation) accompanies tax-free §355 spin-offs — favorable for taxable holders.

  • Insider buying (post-spin)None recorded

    Officers/directors buying their own newly independent shares (Form 4) has historically preceded outperformance.

  • Time since spin-off7.4 years

    Studies find the spin-off return premium concentrates in roughly the first one to three years.

Factors the spin-off research literature (Greenblatt; Cusatis-Miles-Woolridge; Desai-Jain) associates with outcomes — computed from this company's own SEC filings, shown as factors, not a recommendation. The premium is debated and not guaranteed. How we compute these ↗

Filings & documents

Every entry traces to SEC EDGAR. The Information Statement is the primary source; the links below open the full filing and each company's complete filing history.