GOLD vs. Peers

GOLD vs. Peers — At a Glance

Against 5 peers, GOLD scores 45/100 on composite health — noticeably weaker than the 85/100 group median. GOLD screens cheapest by EV/EBITDA in this peer group, trading at 4.2x. On cash returns, GOLD produces the strongest CFROIC among peers (128.9%). The insight engine returned a mix of 1 positive and 2 cautionary callouts for GOLD versus this peer group.

Composite Health vs. Peers
AEM
89
AEM
89
NEM
85
FNV
69
GOLD
45
Market Cap?$1.2b
P/E?14.9
ROE?9.4%
Div Yield?1.83%
F-Score?7/9
Health?45/100
Peer Insights
GOLD shows the weakest financial safety signals in the peer group
Altman Z-Score of 1.75 sits in the distress zone, with an Ohlson default probability of 61.7%. This is the lowest Z-Score in the comparison set.
GOLD is the only peer flagged for potential earnings manipulation
Beneish M-Score of 5.61 crosses the manipulation threshold (-1.78), and the Sloan Accrual Ratio of -27.4% confirms heavy reliance on accruals over cash. Every other peer is clean.
GOLD leads peers in cash return on invested capital
CFROIC of 128.9% is the highest in the peer group, indicating reported earnings are well backed by genuine cash flow generation.
Valuation vs. Quality
XY
Not plotted (missing data): AEM, AEM
Fundamentals
MetricGOLDNEMAEMFNVRGLDAEMAvg
Profitability
Return on Equity?9.4%24.4%—0.9%9.7%—11.1%
Return on Assets?2.0%14.9%—0.9%7.8%—6.4%
ROIC?27.0%34.0%24.9%6.6%389.2%24.9%84.4%
Earnings Yield?19.14%12.03%6.99%0.13%4.72%6.99%8.33%
Cash ROIC?128.9%24.0%17.6%3.7%0.0%17.6%32.0%
Sloan Accrual?-0.274-0.067-0.068-0.037-0.032-0.068-0.091
Leverage & Liquidity
Debt / Equity?0.110.14—0.000.05—0.07
Current Ratio?1.152.55—13.532.92—5.04
Quick Ratio?0.402.26—13.532.68—4.72
Cash Ratio?0.181.72—8.861.44—3.05
Quality Scores
Piotroski F-Score?7/98/98/96/95/98/97/9
Altman Z-Score?1.754.967.0067.5412.167.0016.73
Beneish M-Score?5.61-2.61-3.10-2.24-3.03-3.10-1.41
Mohanram G-Score?2/85/8————4/8
Valuation
MetricGOLDNEMAEMFNVRGLDAEMAvg
Price Multiples
P/E (TTM)?14.9x14.2x—1303.8x26.9x—340.0x
P/S?0.05x4.73x—98.96x12.85x—29.15x
P/B?1.41x3.46x—11.16x2.62x—4.66x
P/CF?1.0x9.6x—163.0x19.0x—48.2x
P/FCF?1.0x12.5x—165.0x33983.8x—8540.6x
Enterprise Multiples
EV/EBITDA?4.2x7.1x—160.4x15.8x—46.9x
EV/Sales?0.03x4.57x—98.58x12.99x—29.04x
Income
Dividend Yield?1.83%0.91%—0.21%0.70%—0.91%
Price Performance
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About This Comparison

Peer Group is sourced from the related-companies engine, which surfaces tickers that share news coverage and return correlations with the target stock. This catches non-obvious peer relationships that rigid GICS sector classifications often miss.

Composite Health Score is a 0–100 blended quality score combining the Piotroski F-Score (operational quality), Altman Z-zone (solvency), Beneish manipulation safety, Cash ROIC (cash quality), and Mohanram G-Score (growth quality). Weights redistribute when components are missing so the score remains comparable across peers.

Piotroski F-Score is a 9-point screen developed by accounting professor Joseph Piotroski. It evaluates profitability (ROA, operating cash flow, accruals), leverage and liquidity (debt ratio, current ratio, share dilution), and operating efficiency (gross margin, asset turnover). Scores of 7–9 indicate strong fundamentals; 0–3 suggest weakness.

Altman Z-Score is a bankruptcy distress predictor developed by professor Edward Altman. It combines five financial ratios — working capital, retained earnings, EBIT, market capitalization, and revenue — all relative to total assets. Above 2.99 suggests safety; below 1.81 indicates distress. The Z-Score is not applicable to financial-sector companies.

Beneish M-Score is an earnings-manipulation detector built from eight financial ratios covering accruals, margin trends, and asset quality. More negative is cleaner — below −2.22 is a normal range; above −1.78 enters the suspect zone. The model is famous for being able to flag Enron-style accounting issues years in advance.

Mohanram G-Score is an 8-point growth-quality screen designed for high-multiple companies. It tests profitability stability, R&D and capex intensity, and cash-flow consistency against industry peers. Scores of 6–8 indicate the strongest growth-quality foundation.

Sloan Accrual Ratio measures how much of reported earnings come from accruals rather than cash. High positive values are an earnings-quality red flag — accruals tend to revert and reported earnings unsupported by cash flow are less durable. Cash ROIC divides operating cash flow by invested capital — the cash-based version of ROIC, harder to manipulate than the accrual version. Magic Formula Rank is Joel Greenblatt's combined ranking on earnings yield (cheapness) and ROIC (capital efficiency); a lower rank means a better combination of value and quality across the universe.

Gold.com (GOLD) — vs. Peers