In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate Sappi Limited (SPP) and AbitibiBowater Inc. (ABH). The attached graph indexes these companies’ stock values and the PM40 to their 04 January 2002 values. A USD 100 investment in SPP on that date would have been worth USD 33.46 on 26 December 2008; a USD 100 investment in ABH on 04 January 2002 would have been worth USD 0.49 on 26 December 2008; and a USD 100 investment in an equal weight of the PM40 on 04 January 2002 would have been worth 68.55 USD on 26 December 2008.


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Sappi Limited (SPP) is a NYSE traded ADR. Their Web site is sappi.com.

AbitibiBowater Inc. (ABH) is a NYSE traded company. Their Web site is abitibibowater.com.