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Sappi (JSE:SAP) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.93 (As of May. 22, 2024)


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What is Sappi Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-22), Sappi's current share price is R56.81. Sappi's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was R61.19. Sappi's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.93.

The historical rank and industry rank for Sappi's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

JSE:SAP' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.4   Med: 1.02   Max: 2.65
Current: 0.89

During the past years, Sappi's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.65. The lowest was 0.40. And the median was 1.02.

JSE:SAP's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
50.45% of 220 companies
in the Forest Products industry
Industry Median: 0.89 vs JSE:SAP: 0.89

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Sappi's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R72.920. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is R61.19 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Sappi Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sappi's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Sappi Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.96 0.64 0.89 0.86 0.76

Sappi Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 0.84 0.70 0.76 0.75 0.82

Competitive Comparison of Sappi's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Sappi's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Sappi's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sappi's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



Sappi Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Sappi's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=56.81/61.19
=0.93

* 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.

Sappi's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Sappi's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=72.92/155.4180*155.4180
=72.920

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 155.4180.

Sappi Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 23.694 95.813 38.434
201409 21.891 96.794 35.150
201412 23.179 96.794 37.218
201503 26.089 98.538 41.149
201506 26.152 100.173 40.575
201509 26.298 101.154 40.406
201512 28.753 101.808 43.894
201603 32.325 104.969 47.861
201606 33.545 106.713 48.855
201609 36.430 107.694 52.574
201612 37.332 109.002 53.229
201703 37.471 111.400 52.277
201706 39.215 112.054 54.391
201709 43.003 112.926 59.184
201712 44.263 113.907 60.394
201803 41.993 115.542 56.486
201806 45.491 116.959 60.450
201809 51.356 118.376 67.426
201812 50.319 118.921 65.762
201903 52.671 120.774 67.780
201906 54.637 122.191 69.494
201909 53.211 123.281 67.082
201912 54.619 123.717 68.614
202003 55.791 125.679 68.993
202006 55.880 124.807 69.586
202009 50.009 126.878 61.258
202012 48.664 127.467 59.335
202103 51.642 129.628 61.917
202106 50.376 131.113 59.714
202109 51.191 133.273 59.697
202112 56.121 135.029 64.595
202203 62.417 137.594 70.502
202206 66.565 140.835 73.458
202209 73.416 143.671 79.419
202212 77.199 145.156 82.657
202303 81.671 147.586 86.005
202306 83.598 148.802 87.315
202309 82.976 151.502 85.121
202312 75.243 152.718 76.574
202403 72.920 155.418 72.920

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Sappi  (JSE:SAP) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Sappi (JSE:SAP) Business Description

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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.