MONEYWEB app instead? Sappi share price drops after reporting R570m HY loss Q2 results. A major headache has been the scarcity of shipping space and containers, increasing overall costs as well as delays in delivery of product: CEO Steve Binnie. 19:41 NOMPU SIZIBA: Paper specialist producer Sappi released its second-quarter results today, May 5, 2021. For the three months ended March 2021 it reported overall sales revenue down 2% at US$1.3 billion, with earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation down 15% at $112 million. The company also reported that its earnings per share, excluding special items for the quarter, was at a loss of 1¢, down from earnings per share of 4¢ in the first quarter â that being the quarter of October through to December, 2020.