Gold Fields Limited (NYSE:GFI) Holds Gains While Short-Term Momentum Risks Reassert

Gold Fields trades at a fair valuation with upside potential tempered by conflicting momentum and a lack of operating cash flow; near-term price action likely reflects this divergence between technical strength and model-driven pressure.

Recent News

October 29 — Analysts revised the average one-year price target higher to $43.21 per share. October 26 — Several brokerages published a consensus “Hold”/“Market Perform” view amid mixed analyst actions. November 27 — Board committee responsibilities changed with appointments effective December 1. November 28 / December 1 — Scotiabank raised FY2025 EPS forecasts modestly and published a $47.00 price target in updated coverage.

Technical Analysis

Directional indicators show conflicting signals: DI+ at 27.74 with an increasing trend signals bullish directional strength, while DI- at 24.09 has completed a dip & reversal, a bearish development. ADX at 11.14 indicates no established trend, so these opposing directional moves point toward range-bound action rather than a sustained breakout.

MACD sits at 0.49 with the signal line at 0.36, so the oscillator currently trades above its signal line — a bullish sign — but the MACD trend reads as a peak & reversal, indicating bearish momentum building despite the current cross position.

MRO registers 15.07 with an increasing trend, meaning price trades above the model target and the oscillator’s rise implies growing pressure for a correction toward that target over time.

RSI at 54.95 shows a peak & reversal pattern, suggesting recent momentum topped and a pullback probability increased relative to the immediate run-up.

Price relationships favor the bulls on multiple timeframes: close at $42.21 sits above the 12-day EMA ($41.35) and above the 20/50-day averages (both $40.88), while the 200-day average remains well below at $29.34, supporting the longer-term constructive bias. Price trades near the upper 1x Bollinger band ($42.68), implying limited upside room without a volatility expansion. Super trend support sits at $38.67.

Volume at 2.90 million roughly matches the 10-day average and sits below the 50/200-day averages, indicating current moves lack broad participation compared with longer-term activity.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Valuation metrics: P/B equals $3.08, which sits slightly below the industry peer mean of $3.32 and above the industry peer median of $2.85; forward P/E equals 47.50, well below the industry peer mean of 122.25 and below the industry peer median of 100.64. WMDST values the stock as fair-valued.

Liquidity and capital structure show available cash of $1.0665 billion and a cash ratio of 96.60%, supporting near-term obligations. The current ratio stands at 1.89 after a QoQ improvement of +65.61% and a YoY improvement of +50.44%, reflecting meaningful short-term liquidity gains.

Leverage: total debt equals $2.5538 billion with net debt of $1.0549 billion; debt-to-assets equals 23.52% and debt-to-equity equals 41.98%. Both debt-to-assets and debt-to-equity rose sharply on a reported QoQ basis (+231.74% and +203.68%, respectively) and on a YoY basis (+231.83% and +222.28%, respectively), indicating recent balance-sheet shifts that warrant monitoring for funding flexibility.

Operating cash flow reported at $0 and an operating cash flow ratio of 0.0 present a notable mismatch against reported cash balances and adjusted free cash inflow in recent company releases; this dynamic constrains near-term cash conversion narrative despite on-paper liquidity.

Top-line and profitability: revenue growth registers -1.41% year-over-year, below the industry peer mean of +7.68% but inside the industry peer range. Book value per share equals $6.80; shares outstanding total 895,024,247, producing a market capitalization near $18.71 billion.

Brief valuation view: WMDST’s fair-valued assessment aligns with a premium-to-book but moderate forward earnings multiple relative to the peer mean; strong reported cash balances counterbalanced by zero operating cash flow and rising leverage create a neutral fundamental footing for the near term.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-06-30
REPORT DATE: 2025-05-22
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2025-08-21
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow
 Operating Cash Flow 0.00
 Capital Expenditures
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INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue
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COSTS
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 Depreciation and Amortization
 Research and Development
 Total Operating Expenses
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit
 EBITDA
 EBIT
 Operating Income
 Interest Income
 Interest Expense
 Net Interest Income
 Income Before Tax
 Tax Provision
 Tax Rate
 Net Income
 Net Income From Continuing Operations
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate
 EPS Actual
 EPS Difference
 EPS Surprise
 Forward EPS 0.48
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 10.9 B
 Intangible Assets
 Net Tangible Assets 6.1 B
 Total Current Assets 2.1 B
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 1.1 B
 Cash 1.1 B
 Net Receivables
 Inventory
 Long-Term Investments 555.3 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable
 Short-Term Debt
 Total Current Liabilities 1.1 B
 Net Debt 1.1 B
 Total Debt 2.6 B
 Total Liabilities 4.6 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity 6.1 B
 Retained Earnings 4.5 B
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 6.80
 Shares Outstanding 895.024 M
 Revenue Per-Share
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 18.7 B
 Enterprise Value 20.2 B
 Enterprise Multiple
Enterprise Multiple QoQ
Enterprise Multiple YoY
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA
 EV/R
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 1.785
 Asset To Liability 2.355
 Debt To Capital 0.296
 Debt To Assets 0.235
Debt To Assets QoQ 231.735 %
Debt To Assets YoY 231.828 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.317
GFI: 0.235
mean: 0.077
median: 0.023
low: 0.001
 Debt To Equity 0.42
Debt To Equity QoQ 203.675 %
Debt To Equity YoY 222.277 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 1.062
GFI: 0.42
mean: 0.204
median: 0.033
low: 0.001
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 3.075
Price To Book QoQ 9.742 %
Price To Book YoY -0.249 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 5.775
mean: 3.318
GFI: 3.075
median: 2.848
low: -0.033
 Price To Earnings (P/E)
Price To Earnings QoQ
Price To Earnings YoY
Price To Earnings IPRWA
 PE/G Ratio
 Price To Sales (P/S)
Price To Sales QoQ
Price To Sales YoY
Price To Sales IPRWA
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 47.504
Forward PE/G
Forward P/S
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA
 Receivables Turnover
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ
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Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA
 Inventory Turnover
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ
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Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC)
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 51.606
median: 51.551
mean: 49.679
low: 18.16
GFI: 0
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio
 CapEx To Revenue
 CapEx To Depreciation
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 8.2 B
 Net Invested Capital 8.2 B
 Invested Capital 8.2 B
 Net Tangible Assets 6.1 B
 Net Working Capital 978.1 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.966
 Current Ratio 1.886
Current Ratio QoQ 65.609 %
Current Ratio YoY 50.441 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 7.376
mean: 3.774
median: 2.889
GFI: 1.886
low: 0.391
 Quick Ratio
Quick Ratio QoQ
Quick Ratio YoY
Quick Ratio IPRWA
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA
 Cost Of Debt 1.311 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.0
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO)
DIVIDENDS
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PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 7.052 %
 Revenue Growth -1.408 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -0.0 %
Revenue Growth YoY -0.0 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 36.972 %
mean: 7.679 %
median: 6.974 %
GFI: -1.408 %
low: -12.304 %
 Earnings Growth
Earnings Growth QoQ
Earnings Growth YoY
Earnings Growth IPRWA
MARGINS
 Gross Margin
Gross Margin QoQ
Gross Margin YoY
Gross Margin IPRWA
 EBIT Margin
EBIT Margin QoQ
EBIT Margin YoY
EBIT Margin IPRWA
 Return On Sales (ROS)
Return On Sales QoQ
Return On Sales YoY
Return On Sales IPRWA
CASH FLOW
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Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ
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Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA
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Free Cash Growth QoQ
Free Cash Growth YoY
Free Cash Growth IPRWA
 Free Cash To Net Income
 Cash Flow Margin
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VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added
 Return On Assets (ROA)
Return On Assets QoQ
Return On Assets YoY
Return On Assets IPRWA
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)
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 DuPont ROE
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Six-Week Outlook

Expect consolidation with elevated pullback risk. Technicals show price above short-term averages but momentum indicators (MRO positive and increasing; RSI peak & reversal; MACD peak & reversal) suggest correction pressure could reassert, while DI+ strength provides a counterweight. Key reference levels: near-term support cluster around the 20-day average ($40.88) and the super trend lower ($38.67), with the 12-day EMA ($41.35) acting as the first dynamic foothold. Volatility sits modestly elevated versus the 20-day standard deviation, so range compression or a shallow pullback represents the higher-probability path over the next six weeks rather than a sustained trending move.

About Gold Fields Limited

Gold Fields Limited (NYSE:GFI) is a prominent player in the global mining industry, primarily focused on gold production. With a rich history dating back to 1887, the company has established itself as a leader in the extraction and exploration of precious metals. Headquartered in Sandton, South Africa, Gold Fields operates an impressive portfolio of assets across several continents, including significant mining operations in Chile, South Africa, Ghana, Canada, Australia, and Peru. The company is committed to sustainable and responsible mining practices, ensuring that its operations contribute positively to the communities and environments in which they operate. Beyond gold, Gold Fields also explores for copper and silver, diversifying its resource base and enhancing its growth potential. Gold Fields is dedicated to innovation and efficiency, leveraging cutting-edge technology to optimize its mining processes and reduce environmental impact. With a strategic focus on long-term value creation, the company continues to invest in exploration and development projects, ensuring a robust pipeline of future opportunities. As a publicly traded entity on the New York Stock Exchange, Gold Fields offers investors a chance to participate in the dynamic and lucrative world of precious metals, backed by a legacy of excellence and a forward-looking approach.



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