• Gold Fields average return on assets for 2014 was -5, a 296.08% decline from 2013.
• Gold Fields average return on assets for 2013 was 2.55, a 71.89% decline from 2012.
• Gold Fields average return on assets for 2012 was 9.07, a 78.9% decline from 2011.

Roa - return on assets can be defined as an indicator of how profitable a company is relative to its total assets. Calculated by dividing a company's operating earnings by its total assets.