Gold Fields Ltd Stock Current Ratio
| GFI Stock | USD 16.77 0.32 1.95% |
Gold Fields Ltd fundamentals help investors to digest information that contributes to Gold Fields' financial success or failures. It also enables traders to predict the movement of Gold Stock. The fundamental analysis module provides a way to measure Gold Fields' intrinsic value by examining its available economic and financial indicators, including the cash flow records, the balance sheet account changes, the income statement patterns, and various microeconomic indicators and financial ratios related to Gold Fields stock.
| Last Reported | Projected for Next Year | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.15 | 1.06 |
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Gold Fields Ltd Company Current Ratio Analysis
Gold Fields' Current Ratio is calculated by dividing the Current Assets of a company by its Current Liabilities. It measures whether or not a company has enough cash or liquid assets to pay its current liability over the next fiscal year. The ratio is regarded as a test of liquidity for a company.
Current Gold Fields Current Ratio | 2.22 X |
Most of Gold Fields' fundamental indicators, such as Current Ratio, are part of a valuation analysis module that helps investors searching for stocks that are currently trading at higher or lower prices than their real value. If the real value is higher than the market price, Gold Fields Ltd is considered to be undervalued, and we provide a buy recommendation. Otherwise, we render a sell signal.
Gold Current Ratio Driver Correlations
Understanding the fundamental principles of building solid financial models for Gold Fields is extremely important. It helps to project a fair market value of Gold Stock properly, considering its historical fundamentals such as Current Ratio. Since Gold Fields' main accounts across its financial reports are all linked and dependent on each other, it is essential to analyze all possible correlations between related accounts. However, instead of reviewing all of Gold Fields' historical financial statements, investors can examine the correlated drivers to determine its overall health. This can be effectively done using a conventional correlation matrix of Gold Fields' interrelated accounts and indicators.
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Gold Current Ratio Historical Pattern
Today, most investors in Gold Fields Stock are looking for potential investment opportunities by analyzing not only static indicators but also various Gold Fields' growth ratios. Consistent increases or drops in fundamental ratios usually indicate a possible pattern that can be successfully translated into profits. However, when comparing two companies, knowing each company's current ratio growth rates may not be enough to decide which company is a better investment. That's why investors frequently use a static breakdown of Gold Fields current ratio as a starting point in their analysis.
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Typically, short-term creditors will prefer a high current ratio because it reduces their overall risk. However, investors may prefer a lower current ratio since they are more concerned about growing the business using assets of the company. Acceptable current ratios may vary from one sector to another, but the generally accepted benchmark is to have current assets at least as twice as current liabilities (i.e., Current Ration of 2 to 1).
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In accordance with the recently published financial statements, Gold Fields Ltd has a Current Ratio of 2.22 times. This is 42.04% lower than that of the Metals & Mining sector and 81.85% lower than that of the Materials industry. The current ratio for all United States stocks is 2.78% lower than that of the firm.
Gold Current Ratio Peer Comparison
Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses Gold Fields' direct or indirect competition against its Current Ratio to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of Gold Fields could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Gold Fields by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.Gold Fields is currently under evaluation in current ratio category among related companies.
Gold Fields Current Valuation Drivers
We derive many important indicators used in calculating different scores of Gold Fields from analyzing Gold Fields' financial statements. These drivers represent accounts that assess Gold Fields' ability to generate profits relative to its revenue, operating costs, and shareholders' equity. Below are some of Gold Fields' important valuation drivers and their relationship over time.
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 (projected) | ||
| Market Cap | 5.5B | 8.1B | 9.8B | 9.2B | 12.9B | 13.6B | |
| Enterprise Value | 7.1B | 9.2B | 10.7B | 9.9B | 13.9B | 14.6B |
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| Return On Equity | 0.17 | ||||
| Return On Asset | 0.11 | ||||
| Profit Margin | 0.16 % | ||||
| Operating Margin | 0.32 % | ||||
| Current Valuation | 15.87 B | ||||
| Shares Outstanding | 895.02 M | ||||
| Shares Owned By Institutions | 24.35 % | ||||
| Number Of Shares Shorted | 12.32 M | ||||
| Price To Earning | 13.51 X | ||||
| Price To Book | 3.63 X | ||||
| Price To Sales | 3.61 X | ||||
| Revenue | 4.5 B | ||||
| Gross Profit | 1.57 B | ||||
| EBITDA | 2.21 B | ||||
| Net Income | 722.2 M | ||||
| Cash And Equivalents | 769.4 M | ||||
| Cash Per Share | 0.81 X | ||||
| Total Debt | 1.67 B | ||||
| Debt To Equity | 0.36 % | ||||
| Current Ratio | 2.22 X | ||||
| Book Value Per Share | 5.01 X | ||||
| Cash Flow From Operations | 1.58 B | ||||
| Short Ratio | 3.27 X | ||||
| Earnings Per Share | 0.79 X | ||||
| Target Price | 15.33 | ||||
| Number Of Employees | 6.3 K | ||||
| Beta | 0.75 | ||||
| Market Capitalization | 14.76 B | ||||
| Total Asset | 8.23 B | ||||
| Retained Earnings | 2.96 B | ||||
| Working Capital | 381.9 M | ||||
| Current Asset | 904.3 M | ||||
| Current Liabilities | 522.1 M | ||||
| Annual Yield | 0.03 % | ||||
| Five Year Return | 2.03 % | ||||
| Net Asset | 8.23 B | ||||
| Last Dividend Paid | 0.41 |
About Gold Fields Fundamental Analysis
The Macroaxis Fundamental Analysis modules help investors analyze Gold Fields Ltd's financials across various querterly and yearly statements, indicators and fundamental ratios. We help investors to determine the real value of Gold Fields using virtually all public information available. We use both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis to arrive at the intrinsic value of Gold Fields Ltd based on its fundamental data. In general, a quantitative approach, as applied to this company, focuses on analyzing financial statements comparatively, whereas a qaualitative method uses data that is important to a company's growth but cannot be measured and presented in a numerical way.
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Gold Fields Implied Volatility | 52.58 |
Gold Fields' implied volatility exposes the market's sentiment of Gold Fields Ltd stock's possible movements over time. However, it does not forecast the overall direction of its price. In a nutshell, if Gold Fields' implied volatility is high, the market thinks the stock has potential for high price swings in either direction. On the other hand, the low implied volatility suggests that Gold Fields stock will not fluctuate a lot when Gold Fields' options are near their expiration.
Some investors attempt to determine whether the market's mood is bullish or bearish by monitoring changes in market sentiment. Unlike more traditional methods such as technical analysis, investor sentiment usually refers to the aggregate attitude towards Gold Fields in the overall investment community. So, suppose investors can accurately measure the market's sentiment. In that case, they can use it for their benefit. For example, some tools to gauge market sentiment could be utilized using contrarian indexes, Gold Fields' short interest history, or implied volatility extrapolated from Gold Fields options trading.
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Is Gold Fields' industry expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Gold Fields. If investors know Gold will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Gold Fields listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth (0.10) | Dividend Share 0.407 | Earnings Share 0.79 | Revenue Per Share 2.519 | Quarterly Revenue Growth 0.014 |
The market value of Gold Fields is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Gold that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Gold Fields' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Gold Fields' true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Gold Fields' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Gold Fields' underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Gold Fields' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Gold Fields is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Gold Fields' price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.