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Gold Fields (BUE:GFI) Gross Profit : ARS930,731 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Gold Fields Gross Profit?

Gold Fields's gross profit for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was ARS644,133 Mil. Gold Fields's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2024 was ARS930,731 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Gold Fields's gross profit for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was ARS644,133 Mil. Gold Fields's Revenue for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was ARS1,901,952 Mil. Therefore, Gold Fields's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 33.87%.

Gold Fields had a gross margin of 33.87% for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 => Competition eroding margins

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Gold Fields was 42.05%. The lowest was 15.96%. And the median was 25.50%.


Gold Fields Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gold Fields's Gross Profit 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 Gross Profit Chart

Gold Fields Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Profit
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 51,399.32 133,194.64 172,480.82 262,975.78 591,065.30

Gold Fields Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
Gross Profit 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 105,445.18 116,064.09 202,416.00 286,597.90 644,133.14

Competitive Comparison of Gold Fields's Gross Profit

For the Gold subindustry, Gold Fields's Gross Profit, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Profit 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 Gross Profit Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Gold Fields's Gross Profit falls into.



Gold Fields Gross Profit Calculation

Gross Profit is the different between the sale prices and the cost of buying or producing the goods.

Gold Fields's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=1624752.701 - 1033687.4
=591,065

Gold Fields's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Jun. 2024 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=1901952.423 - 1257819.282
=644,133

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2024 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was ARS930,731 Mil.

Gross Profit is the numerator in the calculation of Gross Margin.

Gold Fields's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Jun. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Jun. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=644,133 / 1901952.423
=33.87 %

* 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.

A positive Gross Profit is only the first step for a company to make a net profit. The gross profit needs to be big enough to also cover related labor, equipment, rental, marketing/advertising, research and development and a lot of other costs in selling the products.


Gold Fields  (BUE:GFI) Gross Profit Explanation

Warren Buffett believes that firms with excellent long term economics tend to have consistently higher margins.

Durable competitive advantage creates a high Gross Margin % because of the freedom to price in excess of cost. Companies can be categorized by their Gross Margin %

1. Greater than 40% = Durable competitive advantage
2. Less than 40% = Competition eroding margins
3. Less than 20% = no sustainable competitive advantage
Consistency of Gross Margin is key

Gold Fields had a gross margin of 33.87% for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 => Competition eroding margins


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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 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.

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