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South African (JSE) Paper and Forestry Products Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 03, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies2
  • 7D3.3%
  • 3M-3.0%
  • 1Y7.4%
  • YTD-2.4%

In the last week, the Paper and Forestry Products industry is up 2.8%, with Sappi up 3.0%. This means that the industry has gained 9.0% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 41% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the South African Paper and Forestry Products Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 03 Feb 2025R29.9bR103.7bR752.6m27.3x39.7x0.3x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025R30.6bR104.6bR758.2m27.7x40.4x0.3x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024R31.0bR100.5bR733.3m28.7x42.3x0.3x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024R31.2bR96.8b-R1,384,932,600.007.7x-22.5x0.3x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024R28.5bR95.5b-R1,834,042,000.00n/a-15.5x0.3x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024R28.9bR97.5b-R1,866,558,600.00n/a-15.5x0.3x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024R32.0bR99.1b-R2,105,051,600.00n/a-15.2x0.3x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024R30.4bR99.7b-R2,116,526,700.00n/a-14.4x0.3x
Wed, 15 May 2024R31.7bR99.7b-R2,116,148,400.00n/a-15x0.3x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024R32.0bR103.2b-R1,399,795,100.00n/a-22.9x0.3x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024R26.6bR103.3b-R1,380,987,000.00n/a-19.3x0.3x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024R26.0bR112.4bR4.6b5.1x5.6x0.2x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024R25.2bR110.5bR4.5b5x5.6x0.2x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023R23.5bR109.9bR4.5b4.7x5.2x0.2x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023R22.9bR121.3bR5.8b3.6x3.9x0.2x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023R24.1bR122.8bR6.2b37.3x3.9x0.2x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023R22.6bR121.0bR6.1b40.2x3.7x0.2x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023R22.4bR124.8bR8.7b39.5x2.6x0.2x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023R24.1bR126.3bR8.8b38.7x2.7x0.2x
Thu, 18 May 2023R25.0bR133.7bR9.3b40.7x2.7x0.2x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023R26.3bR133.0bR10.9b43.8x2.4x0.2x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023R29.0bR134.9bR11.1b18.9x2.6x0.2x
Wed, 08 Feb 2023R32.3bR130.0bR9.4b21.9x3.4x0.2x
Fri, 06 Jan 2023R29.3bR127.6bR9.3b14.2x3.2x0.2x
Sun, 04 Dec 2022R28.7bR129.4bR9.4b15.8x3.1x0.2x
Tue, 01 Nov 2022R33.1bR126.5bR10.0b15.9x3.3x0.3x
Thu, 29 Sep 2022R26.5bR123.6bR9.8b15.9x2.7x0.2x
Sat, 27 Aug 2022R29.6bR116.3bR9.3b4.3x3.2x0.3x
Mon, 25 Jul 2022R32.5bR109.2bR6.3b5.1x5.2x0.3x
Wed, 22 Jun 2022R32.1bR103.0bR5.9b5.2x5.4x0.3x
Fri, 20 May 2022R33.2bR102.8bR5.9b5.3x5.6x0.3x
Sun, 17 Apr 2022R32.4bR86.7bR2.4b10x13.5x0.4x
Tue, 15 Mar 2022R30.4bR89.1bR2.4b9.9x12.5x0.3x
Thu, 10 Feb 2022R30.3bR82.2bR338.0m77.7x89.7x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

89.7x


Total Market Cap: R30.3bTotal Earnings: R338.0mTotal Revenue: R82.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Paper and Forestry Products Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 2.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
    There are only 2 companies in the South African Forestry industry, so there is insufficient data to make an industry-wide assessment of both the PE and PS ratio.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Forestry industry have grown 30% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.3% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the South African Materials industry?

ZA Market2.55%
Materials7.53%
Paper and Forestry Products3.28%
Forestry Products3.62%
Paper Products3.27%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Paper Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 2.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 40.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 87.3% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Forestry Products industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 19.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Paper Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 41% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 87% per year.
  • In contrast, the Paper Products industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 41% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
SAP SappiR48.033.3%
+R911.1m		6.7%PE46.7x
YRK York Timber HoldingsR2.293.6%
+R37.1m		30.9%PE7.8x
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