iShares Silver Trust
SLVdata completeness 25%18 fiscal years on fileData notes: no data for concept 'capex'; no data for concept 'totalDebt'; no data for concept 'epsDiluted'; no data for concept 'interestExpense'; no data for concept 'incomeTaxExpense'; no data for concept 'pretaxIncome'
i. The business — what you’d actually own
| Figure | FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net income | −$2.11B1 | −$18M2 | −$129M3 | $2.17B3 | $21.3B3 |
| Operating cash flow | $04 | $05 | $06 | $06 | $06 |
| Capital expenditure | — | — | — | — | — |
| Free cash flow (derived) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total debt | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cash & equivalents | $07 | $07 | — | — | — |
| Diluted shares | — | — | — | — | — |
Superscripts are receipts. Each links to the SEC filing the number came from (full list at the bottom).
iii. Is this a good business?
Moat signal · return on equity
— avg · 5y
Not enough data in the filings for a return-on-capital reading.
seeing a moat in the numbers →Management signal · capital allocation
— shares · 5y
Not enough history to read capital allocation.
reading capital allocation →Signals, not verdicts — read from the filings above. Numbers don’t prove a moat; they show its footprint. You decide.
iv. What it’s worth — engine v0.1.0
DCF · Growth Exit 10Y
not applicable
only 0 years of FCF (need ≥3) — model not applicable
DCF · Growth Exit 5Y
not applicable
only 0 years of FCF (need ≥3) — model not applicable
Earnings Power Value
not applicable
normalized (5y-median) earnings non-positive — EPV undefined
Graham Number
not applicable
diluted EPS missing or non-positive — Graham Number undefined
Different models answer different questions — which to trust when →
Sources — the receipts
- 10-K · period ending 2021-12-31 · accession 0001437749-24-004672 (NetIncomeLoss)
- 10-K · period ending 2022-12-31 · accession 0001437749-25-004259 (NetIncomeLoss)
- 10-K · period ending 2023-12-31 · accession 0001437749-26-006059 (NetIncomeLoss)
- 10-K · period ending 2021-12-31 · accession 0001437749-24-004672 (NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities)
- 10-K · period ending 2022-12-31 · accession 0001437749-25-004259 (NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities)
- 10-K · period ending 2023-12-31 · accession 0001437749-26-006059 (NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities)
- 10-K · period ending 2021-12-31 · accession 0001437749-23-004332 (CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue)