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Gold Fields (Gold Fields) FCF Yield % : 0.86 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Gold Fields FCF Yield %?

FCF Yield % is calculated as Free Cash Flow divided by Market Capitalization. It is a financial solvency ratio that compares the free cash flow a company is expected to earn against its market value.

As of today, Gold Fields's Trailing 12-Month Free Cash Flow is $138 Mil, and Market Cap is $15,969 Mil. Therefore, Gold Fields's FCF Yield % for today is 0.86%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Gold Fields's FCF Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

GFI' s FCF Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.72   Med: 2.61   Max: 12.98
Current: 0.86


During the past 13 years, the highest FCF Yield % of Gold Fields was 12.98%. The lowest was -8.72%. And the median was 2.61%.

GFI's FCF Yield % is ranked better than
87.29% of 2707 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: -13.04 vs GFI: 0.86

Gold Fields's FCF Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -4.22%.


Gold Fields FCF Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gold Fields's FCF Yield % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Gold Fields FCF Yield % Chart

Gold Fields Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
FCF Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.25 6.36 1.45 3.36 1.07

Gold Fields Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
FCF Yield % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.59 8.64 -0.90 3.76 -1.46

Competitive Comparison of Gold Fields's FCF Yield %

For the Gold subindustry, Gold Fields's FCF Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and FCF Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Gold Fields's FCF Yield % Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Gold Fields's FCF Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Gold Fields's FCF Yield % falls into.



Gold Fields FCF Yield % Calculation

FCF Yield % is a financial solvency ratio that compares the free cash flow a company is expected to earn against its market value.

Gold Fields's FCF Yield % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

FCF Yield %=Free Cash Flow / Market Cap
=138.1 / 12920.60286
=1.07%

Gold Fields's annualized FCF Yield % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

FCF Yield %=Free Cash Flow * Annualized Factor / Market Cap
=-94.3 * 2 / 12920.60286
=-1.46%

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Gold Fields FCF Yield % Explanation

Similar to Earnings Yield %, FCF Yield % is financial solvency ratio. A lower ratio suggests a less attractive investment, indicating that investors might not receive substantial returns in proportion to their investment. Conversely, a high free cash flow yield signals that a company generates sufficient cash to comfortably meet its debts, obligations, and dividend payments, making it a promising investment choice.


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Gold Fields (Gold Fields) Business Description

Address
150 Helen Road, Sandown, Sandton, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2196
Gold Fields Ltd is a producer of gold and is a holder of gold reserves and resources in South Africa, Ghana, Australia and Peru. In Peru, the company also produces copper. The company is primarily involved in underground and surface gold and surface copper mining and silver and related activities, including exploration, extraction, processing and smelting. It conducts underground and surface mining operations at St. Ives, underground-only operations at Agnew, Granny Smith and South Deep and surface-only open pit mining at Damang, Tarkwa and Cerro Corona. The company's revenues are derived from the sale of gold that it produces.