Gold Fields Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 5/6
Gold Fields has a total shareholder equity of $4.8B and total debt of $1.2B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 26%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $8.4B and $3.6B respectively. Gold Fields's EBIT is $1.3B making its interest coverage ratio 428.8. It has cash and short-term investments of $527.7M.
Key information
26.0%
Debt to equity ratio
US$1.25b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 428.8x |
| Cash | US$527.70m |
| Equity | US$4.80b |
| Total liabilities | US$3.56b |
| Total assets | US$8.37b |
Recent financial health updates
Recent updates
Gold Fields: A Tough 2024 On Back Of Salares Norte Setback
Jan 18Gold Fields: Gold Production And Prices Expected To Improve - Near-Term Chance For A Dip
Nov 07Gold Fields' Half-Year Earnings: Not As Bad As Some Might Have Feared
Aug 23Gold Fields: Assessing Its Production Guidance Shift
Jun 17Gold Fields: A Rough Start To 2024
Jun 05Gold Fields: Shares Surge Amid Record-High Gold Prices, Still A Value
Apr 09Gold Fields: Nearing The Finish Line At Salares Norte
Mar 18Gold Fields Poised To Grow Its 3% Dividend With Expansion And Optimization
Jan 05Gold Fields: A Tough Q3 With Labor Issues Persisting
Dec 01Gold Fields: Earnings Upside Expected, Shares May Test The High Teens Soon
Nov 08Gold Fields: Solid Gold Miner, Excellent Balance Sheet, And A Great Price
Oct 01Gold Fields: Inflationary Pressures Weigh On Margins
Sep 03Gold Fields: The Salares Norte On Track For First Gold In Q4 2023
Aug 24Gold Fields: Unsuccessful Reserve Replacement In 2022
Jun 19Gold Fields reports mixed FY earnings; issues FY23 and long-term outlook
Feb 23Gold Fields On Track To Deliver Into FY2022 Guidance
Jan 20Gold Fields: Inflationary Pressures Hurt Free Cash Flow
Sep 20Gold Fields goes ex-dividend tomorrow
Sep 14Gold Fields reports Q2 results
Aug 25Gold Fields: Shares Finding A Floor Ahead Of First-Half Earnings
Aug 15Gold Fields: The Market Did Not Like The Merger With Yamana Gold
Jun 02Gold Fields: The Salares Norte Is A Strong Incentive
Mar 23Gold Fields: One Of The Strongest Charts In Gold Mining
Feb 14Gold Fields: On Track To Meet Guidance
Dec 09Gold Fields Ltd.: Divergence Equals Opportunity
Aug 29Gold Fields: Another Solid South African Gold Miner
Jun 29Gold Fields: Back On The Sale Rack
Jun 22Gold Fields Limited (GFI) Presents At 16th Annual Industrial Growth Virtual Conference - Slideshow
May 10Gold Fields reports Q1 results
May 06Gold Fields Ltd.: The Salares Norte Project Is Advancing Well
Apr 27Gold Fields: A Deep Discount For An Organic Growth Story
Dec 17Gold Fields ahead of plan with Chile project; Q3 total output gained 7%
Nov 12Gold Fields: Greenlighted Salares Norte Is A Game-Changer
Nov 09Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: GFI's short term assets ($1.5B) exceed its short term liabilities ($844.6M).
Long Term Liabilities: GFI's short term assets ($1.5B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($2.7B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: GFI's net debt to equity ratio (15%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: GFI's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 72% to 26% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: GFI's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (117.4%).
Interest Coverage: GFI's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (428.8x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/02/07 14:17 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/02/07 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Gold Fields Limited is covered by 26 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Herbert Kharivhe | Absa Bank Limited |
| Andrew Byrne | Barclays |
| Brian Quast | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |