DRD vs SBSW
Drdgold Ltd. and Sibanye Stillwater Ltd., side by side — 8 fiscal years reported in ZAR, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | DRD | SBSW |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ZAR 7.9B | ZAR 112.1B |
| Net income | ZAR 2.2B | ZAR -7.3B |
| Gross margin | 39.7% | 6.2% |
| Net margin | 28.5% | −5.1% |
| Return on equity | 28.4% | −15.7% |
| Diluted EPS | ZAR 2.59 | −ZAR 2.58 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | 19.2% | −0.0% |
| Free cash flow | ZAR 1.3B | ZAR -11.5B |
| Equity | · | ZAR 44.0B |
| Net debt / equity | · | 0.58× |
| Current ratio | 2.28× | 2.32× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 13.5% | 9.0% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 28.7% | · |
SBSW bills 14.2× the revenue of DRD, and SBSW closed the last reported year at a loss.
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.
8 years side by side
| Fiscal year | DRD | SBSW |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | ZAR 7.9B | ZAR 112.1B |
| FY2023 | ZAR 6.2B | ZAR 113.7B |
| FY2022 | ZAR 5.5B | ZAR 138.3B |
| FY2021 | ZAR 5.1B | ZAR 172.2B |
| FY2020 | ZAR 5.3B | ZAR 127.4B |
| FY2019 | ZAR 4.2B | ZAR 72.9B |
| FY2018 | ZAR 2.8B | ZAR 50.7B |
| FY2017 | ZAR 2.5B | ZAR 45.9B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | DRD | SBSW |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | ZAR 2.2B | ZAR -7.3B |
| FY2023 | ZAR 1.3B | ZAR -37.8B |
| FY2022 | ZAR 1.3B | ZAR 18.4B |
| FY2021 | ZAR 1.1B | ZAR 33.1B |
| FY2020 | ZAR 1.4B | ZAR 29.3B |
| FY2019 | ZAR 635.0M | ZAR 62.0M |
| FY2018 | ZAR 78.5M | ZAR -2.5B |
| FY2017 | ZAR 6.5M | ZAR -4.4B |
8 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | −ZAR 104,250,800,000 | SBSW |
| FY2023 | −ZAR 107,444,300,000 | SBSW |
| FY2022 | −ZAR 132,791,700,000 | SBSW |
| FY2021 | −ZAR 167,075,500,000 | SBSW |
| FY2020 | −ZAR 122,123,000,000 | SBSW |
| FY2019 | −ZAR 68,740,000,000 | SBSW |
| FY2018 | −ZAR 47,894,300,000 | SBSW |
| FY2017 | −ZAR 43,421,200,000 | SBSW |
SBSW has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 8 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
8 of 10 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
8 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | +33.6 pp | DRD |
| FY2023 | +54.2 pp | DRD |
| FY2022 | +9.6 pp | DRD |
| FY2021 | +2.3 pp | DRD |
| FY2020 | +3.3 pp | DRD |
| FY2019 | +14.6 pp | DRD |
| FY2018 | +7.8 pp | DRD |
| FY2017 | +9.9 pp | DRD |
DRD has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 8 fiscal years.
8 of 10 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
SBSW's net margin has been more volatile than DRD's over the 8 comparable fiscal years — 17.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 10.0.
8 of 10 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
DRD led in net margin in every one of the 8 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
8 of 10 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
SBSW's return on equity has been more volatile than DRD's over the 8 comparable fiscal years — 34.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 10.3.
8 of 10 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between DRD and SBSW over these 8 fiscal years — DRD led in 5 and SBSW in 3.
8 of 10 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.