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Golden Minerals Company

AUMN · Materials · $3.2M mkt cap · FY2024 filings · · Shallow moat ·

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The five investor questions

70

2020–2021 (latest 2 aligned FYs; v3 window cap 5): revenue $5.6M to $25.6M, increasing; diluted EPS -0.07 to -0.01, increasing. Latest-filed diluted EPS remains usable for Business Trend, but an integer share-count change lacks enough evidence to confirm a comparable EPS basis; valuation growth therefore stays at 0%. Two-year history is scoreable but carries less confidence than a full-cycle record.

47

Median gross margin 45.3% over 6y, variable.

0

Median ROIC -306.5%, above the 12% hurdle in 0% of years.

55

Net cash position — no leverage risk.

44

Owner earnings changed trend unclear over up to the ten most recent annual observations, share count n/a.

Price vs. value if growth stopped today

A cautious baseline, not a price target: what the shares may support if normalized owner earnings simply hold steady.

Above value if growth stopped todayBelow value if growth stopped today
No price data
Not reported
Unavailable — insufficient owner-earnings data
Unavailable — insufficient growth-model data
$0.21
No price data

This zero-growth estimate assumes trailing owner earnings persist — unreliable for declining businesses. Flag status unavailable — four adjacent recent FY revenue observations are required.

Among the current top-score group, the median current price is 243% above the zero-growth estimate across 49 of the current top 50 companies by Moat Score with both values.

Score records captured Oct 17, 2026.

Exactly which 50 companies?

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Missing a usable price or zero-growth estimate: ANF.

Model details under moat-index@3.0.0: zero-growth multiple 11.1×, capped-growth comparison at no more than 18×; 9% discount rate; high-end growth 0% (capped at 4%) using min(5y revenue CAGR, 5y diluted-EPS CAGR), clamped to 0%–4%; maintenance capex uses min(capex, D&A); abstain when D&A is unavailable. This is a disclosed model range, not intrinsic value as fact.

16 years of fundamentals

The business, in plain English

ROIC is not available for the latest filed year, FY2024. Across the full 14-year measurable filed record, median ROIC was −160.9%. Over the v3 recent window (9 measurable filed years), median ROIC was −306.5%. The Returns on Capital filter above scores it 0/100.

AUMN's latest filed year, FY2024, doesn't disclose total debt in a form the methodology can use, so current leverage is treated as unmeasured — never assumed to be zero.

Put together: Business Trend is the strongest of the five filters (70/100) and Returns on Capital the weakest (0/100), which is how AUMN lands at 43/100 — a Shallow moat.

This breakdown is generated from the filed numbers and sub-scores above — no outside narrative, no estimates. Where a filing doesn’t disclose an input, the sentence that would need it is omitted instead of guessed.

FY2009–FY2024 · 16 fiscal years, normalized from AUMN’s SEC filings

Sales, as filed$12M FY2023
$0$10M$20M2009201420192024
Revenue kept after cost of goods−3.0% FY2023
0%50%2009201420192024
Standard ROIC or separately labeled Operating ROIC

Exact FY and FY-1 financing invested-capital inputs are required.

Exact FY and FY-1 financing invested-capital inputs are required.

Cash an owner could take out−$7.6M FY2024
−$50M−$25M$02009201420192024

The explained ROIC gaps have filed inputs but no meaningful positive invested-capital denominator. Other gaps mean the item is not in the filings for that year. The series is never interpolated or estimated. The Table view lists every filed value, including operating and net margins, total debt, and share count.

Flagship explainer

How Golden Minerals Company makes its money

Golden Minerals Company's filing does not supply enough comparable lines for a truthful flow chart — here's what is filed:

Table alternative
Filed lineValue% of revenueSource
−$4.6MUnavailable
  • 10-K · FY 2024Filing detailsAccession 0001558370-25-004847 · filed Apr 15, 2025
Income before tax−$4.6MUnavailable
  • 10-K · FY 2024Filing detailsAccession 0001558370-25-004847 · filed Apr 15, 2025
−$7.6MUnavailable
  • 10-K · FY 2024Filing detailsAccession 0001558370-25-004847 · filed Apr 15, 2025
Source:
  • 10-K · FY 2024Filing detailsAccession 0001558370-25-004847 · filed Apr 15, 2025
· event Dec 31, 2024 · retrieved Oct 17, 2026 · annual-row source set

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What Golden Minerals Company owns — and owes

Golden Minerals Company's filing tags don't support a full breakdown — here's what is filed:

Table alternative
Filed lineValue% of assetsSource
Total assets$4.8M100%
  • 10-K · FY 2024Filing detailsAccession 0001558370-25-004847 · filed Apr 15, 2025
Cash and equivalents$3.2M66%
  • 10-K · FY 2024Filing detailsAccession 0001558370-25-004847 · filed Apr 15, 2025
Stockholders’ equity−$2.1M−44%
  • 10-K · FY 2024Filing detailsAccession 0001558370-25-004847 · filed Apr 15, 2025
Source:
  • 10-K · FY 2024Filing detailsAccession 0001558370-25-004847 · filed Apr 15, 2025
· event Dec 31, 2024 · retrieved Oct 17, 2026 · annual-row source set

Flagship explainer

What drives Golden Minerals Company’s return on equity?

One or more filed inputs needed for the five-factor decomposition are unavailable.

DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
Net income−$7.6MFY2024
  • 10-K · FY 2024Filing detailsAccession 0001558370-25-004847 · filed Apr 15, 2025
Income before tax−$4.6MFY2024
  • 10-K · FY 2024Filing detailsAccession 0001558370-25-004847 · filed Apr 15, 2025
Operating income−$4.6MFY2024
  • 10-K · FY 2024Filing detailsAccession 0001558370-25-004847 · filed Apr 15, 2025
RevenueUnavailableFY2024
  • 10-K · FY 2024Filing detailsAccession 0001558370-25-004847 · filed Apr 15, 2025
Ending assets$4.8MFY2024
  • 10-K · FY 2024Filing detailsAccession 0001558370-25-004847 · filed Apr 15, 2025
Beginning assets$14.9MFY2023
  • 10-K · FY 2023Filing detailsAccession 0001558370-24-003526 · filed Mar 19, 2024
  • 10-K · FY 2023Filing detailsAccession 0001558370-25-004847 · filed Apr 15, 2025
Ending equity−$2.1MFY2024
  • 10-K · FY 2024Filing detailsAccession 0001558370-25-004847 · filed Apr 15, 2025
Beginning equity$5.1MFY2023
  • 10-K · FY 2023Filing detailsAccession 0001558370-24-003526 · filed Mar 19, 2024
  • 10-K · FY 2023Filing detailsAccession 0001558370-25-004847 · filed Apr 15, 2025
Source: · event Dec 31, 2024 · retrieved Oct 17, 2026 · annual-row source set

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Where Golden Minerals Company's cash went

Golden Minerals Company’s filing does not supply enough provenance-matched cash-flow lines for a truthful flow chart — here’s what is filed:

Table alternative
Filed lineValue% of cash from operationsSource
Cash from operations−$7.7M−100%
  • 10-K · FY 2024Filing detailsAccession 0001558370-25-004847 · filed Apr 15, 2025
Depreciation and amortization$10000%
  • 10-K · FY 2024Filing detailsAccession 0001558370-25-004847 · filed Apr 15, 2025
Source:
  • 10-K · FY 2024Filing detailsAccession 0001558370-25-004847 · filed Apr 15, 2025
· event Dec 31, 2024 · retrieved Oct 17, 2026 · annual-row source set

Curated 19-manager tier

Who reported holding Golden Minerals Company

Delayed public 13F reports for 2026-Q2—not live positions, trades, or recommendations.

0 holding0 exited0 not holding0/19 resolved19 not retrieved

Named manager positions and quarter-over-quarter changes
ManagerReported positionQuarter-over-quarterFiling accession
Abrams CapitalNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Akre CapitalNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Baupost GroupNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Berkshire HathawayNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Brave Warrior AdvisorsNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Dodge & CoxNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
First EagleNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
FundsmithNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Gardner Russo & QuinnNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Gates Foundation TrustNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Mairs & PowerNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Markel / Markel-GaynerNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Oakmark / Harris AssociatesNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Pershing SquareNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Polen CapitalNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Sequoia / Ruane CunniffNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Southeastern Asset ManagementNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Tweedy, BrowneNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Yacktman Asset ManagementNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved

Position size uses shares and filed value from each manager’s 13F. Portfolio weight uses the eligible long-share filing denominator. Changes compare only with the immediately preceding calendar quarter.

Source: Filing source not retrieved · event Jun 30, 2026 · retrieved Oct 17, 2026

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What Golden Minerals Company insiders reported

We could not retrieve insider activity for this rendering; no zero-activity claim is shown.

Unavailable: Form 4 activity could not be retrieved for this rendering.

Moat Score history

29 logged readings since Jul 17, 2026 · append-only, never rewritten

Moat Score over timeLast scored reading of each day, on the 0–100 scale43.2 / 100
0406080100WideNarrowShallowNo moatJul 17, 2026Oct 17, 2026

Breaks in the line mark methodology or normalizer upgrades — readings across versions aren’t compared, so a level shift there isn’t a change in the business.

Tier changesSame-methodology and same-normalizer crossings of the Wide / Narrow / Shallow bars

  1. Normalizer upgraded unstamped (version unknown)moat-xbrl-normalizer@1.1.0 — readings across versions aren’t comparedJul 26, 2026
  2. Methodology upgraded moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@3.0.0 — readings across versions aren’t comparedJul 23, 2026
  3. Methodology upgraded moat-index@1.2.0moat-index@2.0.0 — readings across versions aren’t comparedJul 20, 2026

Scores are logged append-only and never overwritten — this record cannot be reconstructed retroactively, which is exactly why it’s worth keeping.

Insider activity

Form 4 reports mix P/S market or private transactions with compensation-plan mechanics. Activity casually described as “insider selling” can include compensation mechanics; awards, tax withholding, and option exercises are shown by their exact filed class here, never collapsed into “Bought” or “Sold.”

These are disclosed filing facts and arithmetic aggregates, not a signal or verdict.

The insider-filing service is temporarily unavailable, so no partial or guessed answer is shown for AUMN.

Track record

How Golden Minerals Company’s moat rated in each of the years we can reconstruct from its filings — scored only on what was knowable at the time — and what its price and returns did afterward. The score never saw a price; the two are joined only in hindsight, for education, not as a signal.

Point-in-time scores 2011–2025, one methodology version · reconstructed from filings on file each Dec 31 — never with hindsight

Point-in-time Moat Score (dot colored by tier)Indexed price (total-return (dividends reinvested))Rated Wide-moat that year

How to read this: each dot is what the engine would have scored AUMN on that December 31; the line below is its total-return price path (dividends reinvested) in the years since.

0406080100WideNarrowShallowNo moatPoint-in-time Moat Score0.050.10.20.5125102050100Indexed price · log scale (2012 = 100)201120142017202020232026

Two tracks, one timeline: the score has its own 0–100 scale (top), the price its own 100-based scale (bottom) — never a shared axis. The price path is a total-return (dividends reinvested) index built from the same data the forward returns use; gaps in the score line are years with no reconstructed rating (see the table for why). The Table view carries every value.

What followed, in the years it rated Wide

In the reconstructed history shown, AUMN did not rate Wide-moat in any year, so there is no wide-moat track record to report. That absence is itself the honest answer — we don’t manufacture a comparison where the rating never earned one.

Materials context

#132 of 310 scored Materials companies, ranked by Moat Score.

Nearest peers by Moat Score

  1. #130LEE LEE ENTERPRISES, INC43.5Shallow moat
  2. #131HGYN HONG YUAN HOLDING GROUP43.5Shallow moat
  3. #133VRA VERA BRADLEY, INC.43.0Shallow moat
  4. #134CODQL Coronado Global Resources Inc.42.9Shallow moat

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Common questions about AUMN

Does Golden Minerals Company have an economic moat?
Based on its FY2024 SEC filings, the Moat Index scores Golden Minerals Company (AUMN) 43.2 out of 100 — a Shallow moat. The five questions behind that score begin at 20% each; if exactly one genuinely lacks data, the other four weights are renormalized and disclosed. revenue and EPS trend 70, pricing power 47, returns on capital 0, balance-sheet safety 55, capital allocation 44.
How has AUMN's Moat Score changed over time?
The record logs 29 readings since Jul 17, 2026; the latest reads 43.2 out of 100 (shallow moat). No tier changes on record yet. (Methodology or normalizer upgrades on Jul 20, 2026, Jul 23, 2026, Jul 26, 2026 re-based the score; readings across versions aren't compared.) The history is append-only — readings are only ever added, never rewritten.

Scored from primary SEC filings via the public methodology. Educational only — not a recommendation to buy or sell AUMN. See the disclaimer.