JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 9, 2022 /CNW/ -- Gold Fields Limited
(Gold Fields) (JSE: GFI) (NYSE: GFI) advises that headline earnings
per share for the 12 months ended 31
December 2021 (FY 2021) are expected to range from
US$0.88-0.94 per share
(US$0.05-0.11 per share higher),
which is 6% to 13% higher than the headline earnings of
US$0.83 per share reported for the 12
months ended 31 December 2020 (FY
2020).
Basic earnings per share for FY 2021 are expected to range from
US$0.82-0.88 per share (US$0.00- 0.06 per share higher), which is 0%
to 7% higher than the basic earnings of US$0.82 per share reported for FY 2020.
Normalised earnings per share for FY 2021 are expected to range
from US$1.02-1.08 per share
(US$0.02-0.08 per share higher),
which is 2% to 8% higher than the normalised earnings of
US$1.00 per share reported for FY
2020.
Q4 2021 operational performance
For Q4 2021, attributable gold equivalent production is expected
to be 631koz (Q3 2021: 606koz), with All-in costs (AIC) for the
quarter expected to be US$1,369/oz
(Q3 2021: US$1,263/oz). All-in
sustaining costs (AISC) are expected to be US$1,055/oz (Q3 2021: US$1,016/oz).
FY 2021 operational
performance
Attributable gold equivalent production for 2021 is expected to
be 2,340koz, a 5% increase YoY (FY2020: 2,236koz), at the upper end
of the guidance range of 2,300-2,350koz.
AIC for 2021 is expected to be US$1,297/oz (US$1,236/oz at 2020 exchange rates), higher than
2020 (US$1,079/oz) as a result of the
increased project capex at Salares Norte and below the lower end of
the guidance range of US$1,310/oz –
US$1,350/oz. AISC for the year is
expected to be US$1,063/oz
(US$1,006/oz at 2020 exchange rates)
(FY2020: US$977/ oz), slightly higher
than the guidance range of between US$1,020/oz and US$1,060/oz.
The financial information on which this trading statement is
based has not been reviewed, and reported on, by the Company's
external auditors.
Gold Fields expects to release FY 2021 financial results on
Thursday, 17 February 2022.
About Gold
Fields
Gold Fields Limited is a globally diversified gold producer with
nine operating mines and one project in Australia, Chile, Ghana
(including our Asanko Joint Venture), Peru and South
Africa, with total attributable annual gold-equivalent
production of 2.24Moz. It has attributable gold-equivalent Mineral
Reserves of 52.1Moz and gold Mineral Resources of 116.0Moz. Gold
Fields has a primary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange
(JSE) Limited, and an additional listing on the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE).
Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd
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