Barrick Gold Investment Overview

It's been a great morning session for Barrick Gold investors, who saw their shares rise 1.1% to a price of $20.43 per share. At these higher prices, is the company still fairly valued? If you are thinking about investing, make sure to check the company's fundamentals before making a decision.

Barrick Gold Has Attractive P/B and P/E Ratios:

Barrick Gold Corporation engages in the exploration, mine development, production, and sale of gold and copper properties in Canada and internationally. The company belongs to the Basic Materials sector, which has an average price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 23.66 and an average price to book (P/B) ratio of 2.69. In contrast, Barrick Gold has a trailing 12 month P/E ratio of 23.8 and a P/B ratio of 1.52.

Barrick Gold's PEG ratio is 2.38, which shows that the stock is probably overvalued in terms of its estimated growth. For reference, a PEG ratio near or below 1 is a potential signal that a company is undervalued.

Generally Positive Cash Flows and a Positive EPS Growth Rate:

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Revenue (M) $7,243 $9,717 $12,595 $11,985 $11,013 $11,397
Net Margins -21% 41% 18% 17% 4% 11%
Net Income (M) -$1,545 $3,969 $2,324 $2,022 $432 $1,272
Net Interest Expense (M) $452 $435 $342 $357 $366 $387
Earnings Per Share -$1.32 $2.26 $1.31 $1.14 $0.24 $0.72
EPS Growth n/a 271.21% -42.04% -12.98% -78.95% 200.0%
Free Cash Flow (M) $1,765 $2,833 $5,417 $4,378 $3,481 $3,732
Total Debt (M) $5,695 $5,161 $5,135 $5,135 $4,769 $4,715
Current Ratio 2.38 2.9 3.67 3.95 2.71 3.16

Barrick Gold has generally positive cash flows, an excellent current ratio of 3.16, and positive EPS growth.

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