Operates 9 gold mines across multiple continents, including South Africa, Australia, Ghana, Chile, and Peru. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 20% a year over the last 4 years. Every year shown ended in profit.
The gap is $1.4B. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
The market pays 11.3× for every dollar of annual profit — cheap, which is either an opportunity or a warning.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 88% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 17% above today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit power and business quality lead the class.
A solid grade overall — yet the debt outweighs the cash. The strength here comes from earnings power.
The price looks reasonable next to what the company earns.
Sales are growing strongly for its sector.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
No real weak spot in any of the five subjects — a balanced report card.
The stock trades 27% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
The net profit margin is 41% — still a thick cushion, though costs have been eating into it lately.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 20% a year on average.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 2 buys and 0 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
Our checks did not surface a specific risk to flag here. That is not the same as there being none.
On our five-subject report card, GFI sits near the top of the class. A high grade doesn’t mean “guaranteed win” — it means “the evidence looks strong for now.”
The takeaway: GFI is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate here isn’t the price — it’s whether the company can keep up this pace.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.