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Gold Fields (JSE:GFI) EV-to-EBITDA

: 8.35 (As of Today)
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EV-to-EBITDA is calculated as enterprise value divided by its EBITDA. As of today, Gold Fields's enterprise value is R322,992 Mil. Gold Fields's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was R38,677 Mil. Therefore, Gold Fields's EV-to-EBITDA for today is 8.35.

The historical rank and industry rank for Gold Fields's EV-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

JSE:GFI' s EV-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.18   Med: 6.88   Max: 65.2
Current: 8.35

During the past 13 years, the highest EV-to-EBITDA of Gold Fields was 65.20. The lowest was 3.18. And the median was 6.88.

JSE:GFI's EV-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
55.61% of 633 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 9.85 vs JSE:GFI: 8.35

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

As of today (2024-04-19), Gold Fields's stock price is R339.12. Gold Fields's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was R14.405. Therefore, Gold Fields's PE Ratio for today is 23.54.

The "classic" EV-to-EBITDA is much better in capturing debt and net cash than the PE Ratio.


Gold Fields EV-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gold Fields's EV-to-EBITDA 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 Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
EV-to-EBITDA
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.88 4.78 5.17 4.80 7.00

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
EV-to-EBITDA 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.17 - 4.80 - 7.00

Competitive Comparison

For the Gold subindustry, Gold Fields's EV-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBITDA 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 EV-to-EBITDA Distribution

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Gold Fields's EV-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Gold Fields's EV-to-EBITDA falls into.



Gold Fields EV-to-EBITDA Calculation

Gold Fields's EV-to-EBITDA for today is calculated as:

EV-to-EBITDA=Enterprise Value (Today)/EBITDA (TTM)
=322991.586/38676.929
=8.35

Gold Fields's current Enterprise Value is R322,992 Mil.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Gold Fields's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was R38,677 Mil.

* 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  (JSE:GFI) EV-to-EBITDA Explanation

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

Gold Fields's PE Ratio for today is calculated as:

PE Ratio=Share Price (Today)/Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)
=339.12/14.405
=23.54

Gold Fields's share price for today is R339.12.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Gold Fields's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was R14.405.

* 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.

Study has found that the companies with the lowest EV-to-EBITDA outperforms companies measured as cheap by other ratios such as PE Ratio.

Please read Which price ratio outperforms the enterprise multiple?


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Gold Fields (JSE:GFI) 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.