Acquires mineral properties for exploration and development. Explores for deposits of silver, gold, lead, and zinc. Now — the numbers.
The company is still in the product-building phase: its spending runs above its sales. That only changes once the product starts selling at scale.
Average growth of 19% a year over the last 4 years. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
At this burn rate the cash pile isn’t the pressing question — for now, time is on the company’s side.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit power and business quality lead the class.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Clearly below the class average.
Sales are growing strongly for its sector.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
The stock trades 24% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 19% a year on average.
Sales run at $438.1M a year. A small number, but proof the product has real buyers.
There is $422.3M in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $303.9M would remain.
A loss of $9.9M against $438.1M in annual sales.
Today’s price already includes part of tomorrow’s optimism. Report-card grade: 26/100.
On our five-subject report card, SVM sits near the top of the class. A high grade doesn’t mean “guaranteed win” — it means “the evidence looks strong for now.”
The takeaway: SVM is a high-risk stock — not yet profitable, and its future rides on its product catching on.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.