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Sappi (JSE:SAP) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : N/A (As of May. 17, 2024)


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What is Sappi Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-17), Sappi's share price is R54.28. Sappi's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was R-5.50. Hence, Sappi's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is N/A.

The historical rank and industry rank for Sappi's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, Sappi's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 198.73. The lowest was 2.90. And the median was 13.30.

JSE:SAP's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is not ranked *
in the Forest Products industry.
Industry Median: 12.215
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow only.

Sappi's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R-7.59. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was R-5.50.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Sappi was -141.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, Sappi's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 547.20% per year. The lowest was -81.10% per year. And the median was 0.20% per year.


Sappi Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sappi's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Sappi Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Sappi Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 695.37 - 45.87 3.01 7.13

Sappi Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.43 3.43 7.13 12.30 -

Competitive Comparison of Sappi's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Sappi's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Sappi's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Sappi's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sappi's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Sappi Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Sappi's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=54.28/-5.503
=N/A

Sappi's Share Price of today is R54.28.
Sappi's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was R-5.50.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Sappi  (JSE:SAP) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Sappi (JSE:SAP) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
108 Oxford Road, Rosebank, Houghton Estate, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2198
Sappi Ltd produces and sells a variety of paper and paper-related products. The products and services include Dissolving pulp, Graphic papers, Packaging and speciality papers, Casting and release papers, Biomaterials and Bio-energy. The company organizes itself into three primary segments based on geography: North America, Europe, and Southern Africa. More of the revenue comes from Europe than any other geography.