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Sappi

JNB:SAP ZAE000006284
24
  • Value
    88
  • Growth
    1
  • Safety
    Safety
    32
  • Combined
    26
  • Sentiment
    54
  • 360° View
    360° View
    24
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Company Description

Sappi Limited is a global provider of wood fiber-based renewable resources. It operates in the dissolving pulp, wood pulp, biomaterials, packaging, specialty papers, graphic papers, and forestry industries. Sappi has operations in Europe, North America, and South Africa. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $974 million, profits of $775 million, revenue of $5458 million, and 11235 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 24 (better than 24% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Sappi are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half the metrics below and half above average for Sappi. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 88, which means that the share price of Sappi is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is lower than for 88% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 54, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 54% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 1, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth, and stock returns. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 32, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 68 comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Growth
Weakest Rank Price vs. Sales (P/S)
Country South Africa
Industry Paper Products
Size Medium
Website sappi.com
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Last update: 17-Sep-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
88 100 98 93
Growth
1 45 23 69
Safety
Safety
32 50 55 35
Sentiment
54 72 20 72
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24 82 49 93
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
4 51 53 51
Opinions Change
50 40 50 79
Pro Holdings
n/a 74 32 78
Market Pulse
45 64 7 14
Sentiment
54 72 20 72
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
88 100 98 93
Growth
1 45 23 69
Safety Safety
32 50 55 35
Combined
26 82 70 83
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
100 91 97 97
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
78 97 97 89
Price vs. Book (P/B)
100 92 95 89
Dividend Yield
1 91 85 78
Value
88 100 98 93
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
5 41 37 17
Profit Growth
19 68 28 84
Capital Growth
1 16 54 100
Stock Returns
5 55 23 33
Growth
1 45 23 69
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
19 29 28 12
Refinancing
96 84 89 100
Liquidity
4 42 41 14
Safety Safety
32 50 55 35

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With good value and positive sentiment, but low growth and risky financing, this combination is generally dangerous as debt requires growth to sustain it. Only investors with a strong belief in future growth potential and a high-risk tolerance should consider this stock.

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