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Sappi (JSE:SAP) Receivables Turnover : 2.05 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Sappi Receivables Turnover?

The Receivables Turnover ratio measures the number of times a company collects its average accounts receivable balance. It is calculated as Revenue divided by average Accounts Receivable. An efficient company has a higher accounts receivable turnover ratio while an inefficient company has a lower ratio. Sappi's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R25,482 Mil. Sappi's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R12,419 Mil. Hence, Sappi's Receivables Turnover for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 2.05.


Sappi Receivables Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sappi's Receivables Turnover 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 Receivables Turnover Chart

Sappi Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Receivables Turnover
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.41 9.40 9.67 11.58 9.33

Sappi Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Receivables Turnover 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 2.08 2.42 2.70 2.21 2.05

Competitive Comparison of Sappi's Receivables Turnover

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Sappi's Receivables Turnover, along with its competitors' market caps and Receivables Turnover 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 Receivables Turnover Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Sappi's Receivables Turnover distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sappi's Receivables Turnover falls into.



Sappi Receivables Turnover Calculation

Receivables Turnover measures the number of times a company collects its average accounts receivable balance.

Sappi's Receivables Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Receivables Turnover (A: Sep. 2023 )
=Revenue / Average Total Inventories
=Revenue (A: Sep. 2023 ) / ((Accounts Receivable (A: Sep. 2022 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Sep. 2023 )) / count )
=110171.751 / ((13937.854 + 9672.507) / 2 )
=110171.751 / 11805.1805
=9.33

Sappi's Receivables Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Receivables Turnover (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=Revenue / Average Total Inventories
=Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / ((Accounts Receivable (Q: Dec. 2023 ) + Accounts Receivable (Q: Mar. 2024 )) / count )
=25482.226 / ((11813.195 + 13023.83) / 2 )
=25482.226 / 12418.5125
=2.05

* 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  (JSE:SAP) Receivables Turnover Explanation

An efficient company has a higher accounts receivable turnover ratio while an inefficient company has a lower ratio. This metric is commonly used to compare companies within the same industry to check whether they are on par with their competitors.


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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.