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MetricKGCKINROSS GOLD CORPAEM.TOAEM.TOPAAS.TOPAAS.TOLUG.TOLUG.TOMedian of the restexcluding KGC
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$22.68▼ 1.14 (4.79%)
C$246.72▼ 19.46 (7.31%)
C$57.56▼ 4.63 (7.44%)
C$85.91▼ 10.19 (10.60%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.10.0/109.0/108.0/1010.0/109.0/10
Market value$27.21B$123.37B$24.28B$20.74B
Revenue$7.05B$16.71B$5.08B$2.50B
Profit$2.47B$6.26B$1.37B$1.11B
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.36.9%43.7%28.4%49.4%43.7%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.52.7%58.1%38.8%68.8%58.1%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.46.5%53.1%31.4%61.8%53.1%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.35.0%37.5%27.0%44.4%37.5%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.36.4%35.8%28.2%—32.0%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.28.4%18.0%14.0%58.1%18.0%
Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies.33.0%19.1%13.8%105.9%19.1%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.11.02x19.70x17.69x18.66x18.66x
EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies.5.98x10.69x10.28x—10.48x
Price to book3.13x3.55x2.47x10.83x3.55x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.0.43x0.39x0.39x0.31x0.39x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.9/99/97/97/87.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.safesafesafesafe

How KGC compares with the others

  • KGC's operating margin of 46.5% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (53.1%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: 36.9% against 43.7%.
  • It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 11.0x against 18.7x.

Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.