Comparables and NotesI did a spread sheet of 17 silver miners (only the best 7 are listed) on 11 March. The top two are FVI and SVM. I rate FVI at the top because it has a p/e of just 13.6 and its 12.7% profit margin was after an anomolous 3Q. With FVI more than doubling 2021 net income to $59,399 million over $21,533 million from 2020, FVI's ratios below are substantially better and even more so with todays closing price of $4.88.
You can verify the data with your on-line broker and TMX.
It is possible there was shorting today but I have some doubts for a number of reasons:
First, the metrics of FVI and rising silver price make it a higher risk for shorting.
Second, today's sell off was too conincidental with the Stockwatch error and was immediate right out the gate.
Third, extension of the San Jose environmental impact authorization is not an issue. It is clearly a typographical error out of context with all the other documentary evidence that the extension is 12 years:
https://fortunasilver.com/investors/news/fortuna-pursues-clarification-from-mexican-authorities-on-term-of-the-environmental-impact-authorization/
Lastly, Q4 production increased substantially and 2023 is call for
369 to 420 koz Au Eq3; a projected increase of 3.4% to 17.7% over 2021 production of 356,793 oz Au Eq SSRM is very comparable but you would have to put up a lot more dollars for the same bang.
SILVER (Q4 ’21) (March 11)
RTN RTN
$ EPS P/E P/B %EQ %AST YIELD Profit
FVI 5.44 .41 13.6 .91 5.78 4 - 12.17
SVM 5.21 .23 22.6 1.4 7.19 5.06 .59 22.21
SSRM 28.34 2.14 13.2 1.32 11.08 7.34 1.26 29.1
MAG 22.54 .06 397 1.29 1.29 1.25 - 00
EDV 32.09 0.0 16.2 1.56 11.35 6.49 - 10.1
PAAS 34.85 .57 61.8 2.16 3.86 2.9 1.75 6
FR 17.06 .2 85.4 2.47 3.06 2.07 0.24 -0.8