Sappi Limited

OTCPK:SPPJ.Y Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.6b

Sappi Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 1/6

Sappi has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 12.7%, while the Forestry industry saw earnings growing at 15% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 3.2% per year. Sappi's return on equity is 1.3%, and it has net margins of 0.6%.

Key information

12.7%

Earnings growth rate

12.4%

EPS growth rate

Forestry Industry Growth31.6%
Revenue growth rate3.2%
Return on equity1.3%
Net Margin0.6%
Next Earnings Update05 Feb 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Sappi makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

OTCPK:SPPJ.Y Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 245,458334070
30 Jun 245,375-864040
31 Mar 245,331-973920
31 Dec 235,421-573770
01 Oct 235,8092593730
30 Jun 236,3513253540
31 Mar 236,8434843820
31 Dec 227,2596034010
02 Oct 227,2965364130
30 Jun 226,7985454310
31 Mar 226,3733644140
31 Dec 215,7991534040
26 Sep 215,265133810
30 Jun 214,932-1103560
31 Mar 214,446-2013340
31 Dec 204,470-1763350
27 Sep 204,609-1353420
30 Jun 204,97133560
31 Mar 205,435843740
31 Dec 195,6301543650
29 Sep 195,7462113730
30 Jun 195,8272683810
31 Mar 195,9013113880
31 Dec 185,8943414070
30 Sep 185,8063234010
30 Jun 185,6823183890
31 Mar 185,4973253780
31 Dec 175,3173113530
01 Oct 175,2963383410
30 Jun 175,2253483350
31 Mar 175,1883223350
31 Dec 165,1663343470
25 Sep 165,1413193470
30 Jun 165,2042903420
31 Mar 165,2532623390
31 Dec 155,2972183300
27 Sep 155,3901673320
30 Jun 155,4921523190
31 Mar 155,7041653340
31 Dec 145,9391413450
28 Sep 146,0611353550
30 Jun 146,086-823970
31 Mar 146,019-1463980
31 Dec 135,949-1764030

Quality Earnings: SPPJ.Y has a large one-off loss of $109.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: SPPJ.Y's current net profit margins (0.6%) are lower than last year (4.5%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: SPPJ.Y's earnings have grown by 12.7% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: SPPJ.Y's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: SPPJ.Y had negative earnings growth (-87.3%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Forestry industry average (-30.3%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: SPPJ.Y's Return on Equity (1.3%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/19 01:16
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/19 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/09/30

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Sappi Limited is covered by 20 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Brent MadelAbsa Bank Limited
Sean UngererArqaam Capital Research Offshore S.A.L.
Caroline LearmonthBarclays