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DRD vs HMY

Drdgold Ltd. and Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in ZAR, drawn from SEC filings.

At a glance

Most recent reported year

DRD vs HMY, at a glance
Metric DRD HMY
RevenueZAR 7.9BZAR 73.9B
Net incomeZAR 2.2BZAR 14.4B
Gross margin39.7%32.8%
Net margin28.5%19.7%
Return on equity28.4%32.3%
Diluted EPSZAR 2.59ZAR 22.88
Dividend / share·ZAR 3.21
Payout ratio19.2%14.6%
Free cash flowZAR 1.3BZAR 10.8B
Equity·ZAR 48.2B
Net debt / equity·−0.23×
Current ratio2.28×1.72×
Revenue CAGR 5y13.5%20.4%
Profit CAGR 5y28.7%·

HMY bills 9.4× the revenue of DRD, and DRD keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (28.5% against 19.7%).

The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.

Revenue by year

10 years side by side

DRD vs HMY, revenue by year
Fiscal year DRD HMY
FY2024ZAR 7.9BZAR 73.9B
FY2023ZAR 6.2BZAR 61.4B
FY2022ZAR 5.5BZAR 49.3B
FY2021ZAR 5.1BZAR 42.6B
FY2020ZAR 5.3BZAR 41.7B
FY2019ZAR 4.2BZAR 29.2B
FY2018ZAR 2.8BZAR 26.9B
FY2017ZAR 2.5BZAR 20.5B
FY2016ZAR 2.3BZAR 19.5B
FY2015ZAR 2.4B·
Net income by year

Bottom line

DRD vs HMY, net income by year
Fiscal year DRD HMY
FY2024ZAR 2.2BZAR 14.4B
FY2023ZAR 1.3BZAR 8.6B
FY2022ZAR 1.3BZAR 4.8B
FY2021ZAR 1.1BZAR -1.1B
FY2020ZAR 1.4BZAR 5.1B
FY2019ZAR 635.0MZAR -878.0M
FY2018ZAR 78.5MZAR -2.6B
FY2017ZAR 6.5MZAR -4.5B
FY2016ZAR 13.7MZAR 362.0M
FY2015ZAR 61.9M·
Revenue gap over time

9 fiscal years

Revenue gap over time
Fiscal year Difference Ahead
FY2024−ZAR 66,017,800,000HMY
FY2023−ZAR 55,139,300,000HMY
FY2022−ZAR 43,778,700,000HMY
FY2021−ZAR 37,526,500,000HMY
FY2020−ZAR 36,464,000,000HMY
FY2019−ZAR 25,060,000,000HMY
FY2018−ZAR 24,149,900,000HMY
FY2017−ZAR 17,961,600,000HMY
FY2016−ZAR 17,154,100,000HMY

HMY has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 9 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.

9 of 10 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Net margin gap over time

10 fiscal years

Net margin gap over time
Fiscal year Difference Ahead
FY2024+8.8 ppDRD
FY2023+7.1 ppDRD
FY2022+13.4 ppDRD
FY2021+24.3 ppDRD
FY2020+15.0 ppDRD
FY2019+18.1 ppDRD
FY2018+12.5 ppDRD
FY2017+22.1 ppDRD
FY2016−1.3 ppHMY
FY2015−2.7 ppHMY

The higher net margin has changed hands between DRD and HMY over this period.

10 of 10 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Net margin volatility

Standard deviation, each side

HMY's net margin has been more volatile than DRD's over the 10 comparable fiscal years — 11.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 11.0.

10 of 10 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Who led in net margin

Year by year

The lead in net margin changed hands between DRD and HMY over these 10 fiscal years — DRD led in 8 and HMY in 2.

10 of 10 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Return on equity volatility

Standard deviation, each side

HMY's return on equity has been more volatile than DRD's over the 10 comparable fiscal years — 15.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 11.2.

10 of 10 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Who led in return on equity

Year by year

The lead in return on equity changed hands between DRD and HMY over these 10 fiscal years — DRD led in 7 and HMY in 3.

10 of 10 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

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