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Sappi (STU:SPI) Quick Ratio : 0.87 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Sappi Quick Ratio?

The quick ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its most liquid assets. It is calculated as a company's Total Current Assets excludes Total Inventories divides by its Total Current Liabilities. Sappi's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.87.

Sappi has a quick ratio of 0.87. It indicates that the company cannot currently fully pay back its current liabilities.

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

STU:SPI' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.79   Med: 0.96   Max: 1.32
Current: 0.87

During the past 13 years, Sappi's highest Quick Ratio was 1.32. The lowest was 0.79. And the median was 0.96.

STU:SPI's Quick Ratio is ranked worse than
56.36% of 291 companies
in the Forest Products industry
Industry Median: 1 vs STU:SPI: 0.87

Sappi Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sappi's Quick 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 Quick Ratio Chart

Sappi Annual Data
Trend Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.79 0.83 1.32 0.97 0.87

Sappi Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
Quick 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 0.97 0.75 0.84 0.87 0.87

Competitive Comparison of Sappi's Quick Ratio

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

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

* The bar in red indicates where Sappi's Quick Ratio falls into.



Sappi Quick Ratio Calculation

The quick ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its most liquid assets. For this reason, the ratio excludes inventories from current assets.

Sappi's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Sep. 2024 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(1800.198-753.236)/1197.429
=0.87

Sappi's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Sep. 2024 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(1800.198-753.236)/1197.429
=0.87

* 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  (STU:SPI) Quick Ratio Explanation

The quick ratio is more conservative than the Current Ratio because it excludes inventories from current assets. The ratio derives its name presumably from the fact that assets such as cash and marketable securities are quick sources of cash. Inventories generally take time to be converted into cash, and if they have to be sold quickly, the company may have to accept a lower price than book value of these inventories. As a result, they are justifiably excluded from assets that are ready sources of immediate cash.

In general, low or decreasing quick ratios generally suggest that a company is over-leveraged, struggling to maintain or grow sales, paying bills too quickly or collecting receivables too slowly. On the other hand, a high or increasing quick ratio generally indicates that a company is experiencing solid top-line growth, quickly converting receivables into cash, and easily able to cover its financial obligations. Such companies often have faster inventory turnover and cash conversion cycles.

The higher the quick ratio, the better the company's liquidity position.


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Sappi 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.