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Address: 48 AMESHOFF STREET
BRAAMFONTEIN 
City: JOHANNESBURG 
State:  
Zip Code: 2001 
Telephone: 2711407 8111 


Description of Business


Primary SIC Code: 2670
(As filed with the SEC)  

Sappi Limited is a public company incorporated in the Republic of South Africa. Our principal executive offices are located at 48 Ameshoff Street, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, 2001, Republic of South Africa, our telephone number is +27-11-407-8111 and our web address is www.sappi.com. We currently have our primary listing on the JSE Limited ("JSE"), formerly the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, and have a secondary listing on the New York Stock Exchange. Sappi Limited was founded and incorporated in 1936 in South Africa and is a corporation organized under the Companies Act No.71 of 2008, as amended, of the Republic of South Africa. Until 1990, we primarily expanded our operations within southern Africa. Since 1990, we have grown through acquisitions outside of southern Africa. In the mid 1990's we acquired S.D. Warren Company, a market leader in the United States in coated woodfree paper and a major producer of other speciality paper products.  ... More ...  

Per Share Overview

Date 12-mos Rolling EPS Dividend P/E Ratio
09/2011-0.45NAN/E
12/20100.30NA17.17
09/20100.13NA39.85
06/2010-0.24NAN/E
03/2010-0.50NAN/E
12/2009-0.53NAN/E
09/2009-0.37NAN/E
09/20080.44NA22.73

Key Financial Ratios and Statistics

FYE: 09/30

Profitability 2011 Leverage 2011
Net Inc/Comm Equity-0.16Total Liab/Total Assets0.77
Net Inc/Total Assets-0.04Total Liab/Inv Cap1.15
Net Inc/Inv Cap-0.06Total Liab/Comm Equity3.39
Pretax Inc/Net Sales-0.03Interest Coverage Ratio0.36
Net Inc/Net Sales-0.03Curr Debt/Equity0.31
Cash Flow/Net Sales0.06LTD/EquityNA
SG&A/NetSales0.10Total Debt/Equity0.31
Asset Utilization   Liquidity  
Net Receivables Turnover8.48Quick Ratio0.89
Inventory Turnover8.14Current Ratio1.35
Inventory Day Sales0.02Net Rec/Curr Assets0.37
Net Sales/Work Cap12.76Inv/Curr Assets0.34
Net Sales/PP&E2.25  

Income Statement (Millions)

  9/30/2011 9/30/2010 9/30/2009 9/30/2008
Total Revenues(Net Sales) 7,286.00 6,572.00 5,369.00 5,863.00
Cost of Goods Sold 6,454.00 5,786.00 5,029.00 5,016.00
Selling & Admin Exps 752.00 458.00 424.00 378.00
Operating Income 86.00 341.00 -73.00 314.00
Interest Exp 348.00 309.00 198.00 181.00
Pretax Income -221.00 86.00 -218.00 188.00
Other Income 41.00 54.00 53.00 55.00
Net Income Bef Extraordinary ... NA NA NA NA
Net Income -232.00 66.00 -177.00 102.00

Balance Sheet (Millions)

Assets 9/30/2011 9/30/2010 9/30/2009 9/30/2008
Cash & Short Term Investments 642.00 807.00 780.00 278.00
Receivables - Total 831.00 888.00 858.00 574.00
Inventories - Total 750.00 836.00 792.00 725.00
Total Current Assets 2,223.00 2,531.00 2,430.00 1,701.00
Net Property, Plant & Equipment 3,235.00 3,660.00 3,934.00 3,992.00
Total Assets 6,308.00 7,184.00 7,297.00 6,109.00
Liabilities        
Accounts Payable 1,085.00 1,307.00 1,172.00 1,013.00
Debt in Current Liabilities 459.00 694.00 601.00 845.00
Total Current Liabilities 1,652.00 2,039.00 1,841.00 1,926.00
Long-Term Debt NA NA 2,726.00 1,833.00
Total Liabilities 4,830.00 5,288.00 5,503.00 4,504.00
Stockholder's Equity        
Minority Interest NA NA NA NA
Preferred Stock NA NA NA NA
Common Stock 1,425.00 1,638.00 1,541.00 28.00
Retained Earnings 189.00 481.00 478.00 895.00
Treasury Stock NA NA NA NA
Total Stockholders' Equity 1,478.00 1,896.00 1,794.00 1,605.00
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity 6,308.00 7,184.00 7,297.00 6,109.00

Cash Flow Summary (Millions)

Categories 9/30/2011 9/30/2010 9/30/2009 9/30/2008
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities 406.00 529.00 461.00 355.00
Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities -243.00 -188.00 -762.00 -494.00
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities -296.00 -256.00 707.00 49.00

Annual Summary Data (Millions)

Year Sales Net Income EPS
09/20075,304.00149.000.65
09/20085,863.00102.000.44
09/20095,369.00-177.00-0.37
09/20106,572.0066.000.13
09/20117,286.00-232.00-0.45
Growth Rates8.26----

Stock Ownership

Type Date(Q,M) No. Owners Shares Held (000s) % Own
Institutional12/31/11326,4951.21




Report Date : 1/30/2012

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