Gold Fields Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Gold Fields has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 19.4%, while the Metals and Mining industry saw earnings growing at 10.9% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 8.9% per year. Gold Fields's return on equity is 14.4%, and it has net margins of 15.4%.

Key information

19.4%

Earnings growth rate

18.7%

EPS growth rate

Metals and Mining Industry Growth36.2%
Revenue growth rate8.9%
Return on equity14.4%
Net Margin15.4%
Last Earnings Update30 Jun 2024

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Gold Fields makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

JSE:GFI Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Jun 244,3586711190
31 Mar 244,4306961340
31 Dec 234,5017221490
30 Jun 234,3186291490
31 Mar 234,3026631400
31 Dec 224,2876981310
30 Sep 224,367811970
30 Jun 224,447912780
31 Mar 224,321850790
31 Dec 214,195819810
30 Sep 214,158872960
30 Jun 214,1219551110
31 Mar 214,0078391190
31 Dec 203,8927231280
30 Sep 203,6184851100
30 Jun 203,343247920
31 Mar 203,155204880
31 Dec 192,967162840
30 Sep 192,786125870
30 Jun 192,60689900
31 Mar 192,592-130990
31 Dec 182,578-3481070
30 Sep 182,693-4001080
30 Jun 182,808-4521080
31 Mar 182,785-2421000
01 Jan 182,762-32930
30 Sep 172,73735810
30 Jun 172,712101690
31 Mar 172,689129700
31 Dec 162,666157720
30 Sep 162,512-121530
30 Jun 162,535-130640
31 Mar 162,565-173540
31 Dec 152,454-239410
30 Sep 152,613-10750
30 Jun 152,677-9780
31 Mar 152,764-1790
31 Dec 142,86913850
30 Sep 142,942-453740
30 Jun 142,926-462820
31 Mar 142,816-610930
31 Dec 132,906-5841060

Quality Earnings: GFI has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: GFI's current net profit margins (15.4%) are higher than last year (14.6%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: GFI's earnings have grown by 19.4% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: GFI's earnings growth over the past year (6.7%) is below its 5-year average (19.4% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: GFI earnings growth over the past year (6.7%) exceeded the Metals and Mining industry -18.4%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: GFI's Return on Equity (14.4%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 17:44
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Gold Fields Limited is covered by 26 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Herbert KharivheAbsa Bank Limited
Andrew ByrneBarclays
Brian QuastBMO Capital Markets Equity Research