Sappi (JSE:SAP) Quality Rank

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JSE:SAP Sappi Ltd JSE:SAP
49 GF Score
Price R11.65
GF Value R32.61
Valuation Possible Value Trap
! 6 Warning Signs
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What is Sappi Quality Rank?

The Quality Rank measures the business quality of a company relative to other companies. It is ranked based on the strength of the balance sheet, as well as the profitability and growth of the business. The ranked companies are split in equal numbers and then ranked from 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest.

The rank of balance sheet (30%)

The rank of balance sheet is done through the ranking of:
  • Interest coverage
  • Zscore
  • Debt to revenue
  • Equity to asset
  • Cash to debt

The rank of Profitability (70%)

The ranking of Profitability is done by ranking:
  • Operating margin mean rank (10-year mean average profit margine)
  • Operating margin growth rank
  • Fscore
  • Predictability rank
  • Revenue growth rank (5 year), when the growth is higher than 25%, set it as 25%
  • Num of year profit (number of years that is profitable within the last 10 years)
  • ROIC median (10-year median of ROIC)

Sappi Quality Rank Related Terms

JSE:SAP
49GF Score
Sappi Ltd JSE:SAP
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Is Sappi (JSE:SAP) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sappi stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of R11.65 is trading 64.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of R32.61. GuruFocus considers Sappi to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for JSE:SAP:

  • Quality Rank:
  • GF Value™: R32.61 vs. price of R11.65 (64.3% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 49/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the JSE:SAP stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Sappi Business Description

Other Exchanges SPPJY:USASPI:Germany
Address 108 Oxford Road, Ground Floor, Houghton Estate, Rosebank, Oxford Room, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2198
Sappi Ltd is engaged in the manufacturing of sustainable woodfibre-based products including specialty and packaging papers, graphic papers, release papers, pulp, and biomaterials like lignin and furfural from renewable resources. The products and services include Dissolving pulp, Graphic papers, Packaging and specialty papers, Casting and release papers, Biomaterials and Bio-energy. The company's geographical segments include Europe, North America and South Africa. The majority of revenue is generated from South Africa.
49GF Score

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R11.65
Price
R32.61
GF Value