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Item 11 — Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Silicom Ltd. · 20-F · FY 2025 · Period ended Dec 31, 2025
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QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Market risk is the risk of loss related to changes in market prices,
including interest rates and foreign exchange rates, of financial instruments that may adversely impact our consolidated financial position,
results of operations or cash flows. Our primary market risk exposures relate to our investment portfolio and fluctuation of the exchange
rate of the US Dollar, which is the primary currency in which we conduct our operations, against the NIS with respect to the Company's
Israeli operations, and against the DKK and Euro with respect to Danish operations.
Interest Rate Risk
As of December 31, 2025, our investment portfolio consisted of
approximately US$ 32.5 million invested in corporate and government debt securities. These securities are classified as "held to
maturity." All of the Company's investments are in fixed-rate instruments.
We may be required to adjust the carrying value of our investment
securities due to a default, lack of liquidity or other event. For that matter we are required to use of forward-looking information to
calculate credit loss estimates
As of December 31, 2025, we were not required to adjust the carrying
value of our investment securities.
For quantitative information on the Company's marketable securities,
please see Note 5 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report.
As of December 31, 2025, we did not have any short or long term
interest bearing loans or debts, hence with respect to the Company's business operations, we do not have any exposure to interest rate
risk.
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Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
Most of our revenues are generated in U.S. Dollars. In addition,
most of our costs are denominated and determined in U.S. Dollars and NIS. According to the salient economic factors indicated in ASC 830
"Foreign Currency Matters" (formerly SFAS No. 52), "Foreign Currency Translation", our cash flow, sale price, sales market, expense, financing
and inter-company transactions, and arrangement indicators, are predominantly denominated in U.S. Dollars, and so, the U.S. dollar is
the primary currency of the economic environment in which we operate. Thus, the U.S. dollar is our functional and reporting currency.
In our balance sheet, we re-measure into U.S. Dollars all monetary accounts (principally cash and cash equivalents and liabilities) that
are maintained in other currencies. For this re-measurement, we use the relevant foreign exchange rate at the balance sheet date. Any
gain or loss that results from this re-measurement is reflected in the statement of operations as appropriate. We measure and record non-monetary
accounts in our balance sheet in U.S. Dollars. For this measurement, we use the U.S. dollar value in effect at the date that the asset
or liability was initially recorded in our balance sheet (the date of the transaction).
As of December 31, 2025, we had accounts receivable in NIS or in
funds linked thereto in the amount of US$ 2,573 thousand. Market risk was estimated as the potential decrease in balance resulting
from a hypothetical 10% increase in the year-end Dollar exchange rate. Assuming such increase in the Dollar exchange rate, the balance
of our accounts receivable would decrease by US$ 234 thousand. As of December 31, 2025, we had accounts payable in NIS or linked thereto
in the amount of US$ 9,246 thousand. Market risk was estimated as the potential increase in balance resulting from a hypothetical
10% decrease in the year-end Dollar exchange rate. Assuming such decrease in the Dollar exchange rate, the balance of our accounts payable
would increase by US$ 1,027 thousand.
In 2025, there was a decrease of 12.53% in the Dollar exchange
rate to the NIS which resulted in an aggregate increase in the fair value of our assets of US$ 841 thousand and an aggregate increase
in the fair value of our liabilities of US$ 1,422 thousand.
Inflation in Israel and the Israeli currency as well as U.S. Dollar
exchange rate fluctuations may have only a limited effect on our accounts payable as well as on our accounts receivable, as described
above.
Inflation in Denmark and the Danish currency as well as U.S. Dollar
exchange rate fluctuations do not have a significant effect on our accounts receivable as well as on our accounts payable.
Our operating expenses may be affected by fluctuations in the value
of the U.S. dollar as it relates to the NIS. By way of example, a hypothetical 10% weakening in the value of the U.S. Dollar relative
to the NIS in 2025 would have resulted in an increase in operating expenses of approximately US$ 1,378 thousand for the year ended
December 31, 2025. In addition, our operating expenses may be affected by fluctuations in the value of the U.S. Dollar as it relates to
the DKK. By way of example, a hypothetical 10% weakening in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to the DKK in 2025, would have resulted
in an increase in operating expenses of approximately US$ 604 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2025.
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As of December 31, 2025, all of our investments, other than a portion
of our cash and cash equivalents comprising a small portion of our overall investment portfolio, consisted of investments denominated
in U.S. Dollars, and our portfolio is therefore not subject to significant exposure to foreign currency exchange risk.
As of December 31, 2025, we were not engaged in any hedging or
other transactions intended to manage the risks relating to foreign currency exchange rate or interest rate fluctuations.
Credit Risk
Our investment portfolio includes "held to maturity" marketable
securities. These securities include investments issued by highly rated issuers. As of December 31, 2025, the rating of the securities
in our portfolio was at least BBB. Nonetheless, these investments are subject to general credit and counterparty risks (such as that the
counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations), which may be exacerbated by economic turmoil that may
affect the financial markets and the global economy and cause credit issues, including for reputable financial institutions. Any changes
in fair value of our investment securities due to credit risk do not affect our profit or loss unless there is other than temporary impairment
(see Note 2W to our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025). For additional information see "Item 3.D. Key Information
– Risk Factors."
As of December 31, 2025, we were not required to adjust the carrying
value of our investment securities.
Our top three ultimate customers accounted for approximately 28%
of our revenues in 2025. We expect that a small number of customers will continue to account for a significant portion of our revenues
for the foreseeable future. Difficulties in the fulfillment of the financial obligations of one or more of such customers may expose us
to credit risk and may have a material adverse effect on our business and our financial condition and results. For additional information
see "Item 3.D. Key Information – Risk Factors". Difficulties in the fulfillment of financial obligations of one or more of our customers
may have an adverse effect on our ability to consummate the collection of consideration payable under purchase orders placed by, or invoiced
to, such customers under one or more Design Wins in relation to which such customers operate. See Note 2 W. (2) of our consolidated financial
statements.