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HECLA MINING CO/DE/

Materials • CIK: 0000719413

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Market Cap
$12.51B
P/E (TTM)
39.2x
Rev Growth (TTM)
+53.0%
Net Margin (TTM)
22.6%
FCF Yield (TTM)
2.5%
FCF Margin (TTM)
21.8%

LATEST EARNINGS

Q4 FY2025
16 days ago
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Revenue
$448.11M
+82.8%
Net Income
$134.27B
+33.5%
EPS
N/A
Gross
55.4% +31.3%
Operating
49.1% +23.5%
Net
30.0% +29.8%
  • Record revenue of over $1.4 billion, a 53% increase over the prior year, driven by higher realized precious metals and zinc prices and increased sales volumes.
  • Record net income applicable to common stockholders of $321 million, or $0.49 per share, a nine-fold increase from the prior year.
  • Record Adjusted EBITDA of $670 million, nearly doubling the prior year.
  • Substantial deleveraging with total debt of $276 million and net debt of $34 million, a 50% decline in total debt over the prior year, resulting in a Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA ratio of 0.1x.

Cash Flow Health

Free Cash Flow5/8 positive
TTM$310M
Q4 '25
$135M+49%
Q3 '25
$90M-13%
FCF Margin
TTM21.8%
Q4 '2530.1%+37%
Sector: 0.8%Top 10%
OCF Margin39.5%
OCF/NI1.75x
CapEx Coverage2.2x
FCF Yield2.5%
FCF Growth (2Y)
Cash Conversion Cycle
40 days
DSO: 20+DIO: 21DPO: 0

Capital Allocation & Returns

Accumulating Cash
Total Shareholder YieldTTM
TTM0.2%
Div Yield0.2%
+
Buyback (TTM)0.0%

Limited capital returns

Dividend & Payout Metrics
Dividend Yield (TTM)0.2%
FCF Payout Ratio9.2%
Free Cash Flow (TTM)$310.2M
Stock Repurchases (TTM)$885000
Capital Return / FCF3.6%
Est. Dividends Paid (TTM)$28.5M
Shows how management rewards shareholders

Operational Efficiency & Returns

Return on Invested CapitalTTM
11.8%
Moderate
+4.6% YoY+16.8%
P25MedianP75
75th pctl (med: 0.1%)
DuPont BreakdownROIC = Margin × Turn × (1+D/E)
NOPAT Margin
24.3%
8Q: 12.7%
Asset Turnover
0.44x
8Q: 0.34x
Leverage (1+D/E)
1.10x
D/E: 0.10x
DuPont: 11.9%11.8% ROIC
Asset & CapEx Efficiency
Fixed Asset Turn
0.52x
8Q:0.38x
+32.7%
Invested Cap Turn
0.48x
8Q:0.37x
+27.1%
CapEx Intensity
8.6%
8Q:7.9%
CapEx/Depreciation
1.52x
Asset-based ROIC formula

QUARTERLY TRENDS

Last 8 quarters + TTM

MetricTTMQ4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024Q3 2024Q2 2024Q1 2024
Revenue
$1.4B
$448.1M9.4%
$409.5M34.7%
$304.0M16.3%
$261.3M4.7%
$249.7M1.9%
$245.1M0.2%
$245.7M29.6%
$189.5M
Operating Income
$514.8M
$220.0M48.0%
$148.6M58.5%
$93.8M79.1%
$52.4M37.3%
$38.1M69.7%
$22.5M44.6%
$40.6M701.7%
$5.1M
Net Income
$321.2M
$134.3M33.5%
$100.6M74.7%
$57.6M100.3%
$28.7M143.8%
$11.8M626.2%
$1.6M94.1%
$27.7M570.8%
$-5.9M
Operating Cash Flow
$562.6M
$217.1M46.6%
$148.0M8.5%
$161.8M352.7%
$35.7M47.0%
$67.5M22.7%
$55.0M30.1%
$78.7M360.9%
$17.1M
Free Cash Flow
$310.2M
$134.7M49.4%
$90.1M13.1%
$103.8M665.2%
$-18.4M374.6%
$6.7M1069.0%
$-690.0K102.4%
$28.3M192.8%
$-30.5M
Total Equity
N/A

Valuation Analysis

Fair Value
Price-to-EarningsTTM
39.2x
Volatile
8Q: 88.3x+30522%
Valuation Lenses
Earnings
39.2x
vs sector
Cash Flow
41.3x
EV/FCF vs
Growth-Adj
0.0xPEG
Undervalued for growth
Quality-Adj
3.3P/E per %ROIC
ROIC: 11.8%
Shareholder Returns
Dividend
0.2%
Buyback
0.0%
Total Yield
0.2%
Market Cap$12.51B
EV$12.80B
Multi-angle valuation analysis with sector context

Business Quality & Moat

Overall Quality Score
76/100
High Quality

Composite score: Returns (40%) + Consistency (30%) + Earnings Quality (30%)

Returns on Capital

Return on Equity (ROE)Above Avg
14.0%
8Q:
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)Top 25%
11.8%
8Q:
+16.8%
vs Sector:0.1%

DuPont Analysis (ROIC = NOPAT Margin × Asset Turnover)

NOPAT Margin: 24.3%
Asset Turnover: 0.44x

Earnings Quality

Cash Conversion

1.75x

OCF / Net Income

FCF Consistency

Positive quarters

Competitive Moat Indicators

Pricing Power

Gross Margin43.7%

Capital Efficiency

Invested Capital Turnover0.48x

Working Capital

Cash Conversion Cycle40 days

Growth Quality & Momentum

Moderate Growth
Growth Quality Score
70/100
Growth 40%
Margins 30%
FCF 20%
Consistency 10%

Growth Rates

Revenue Growth YoY
53.0%
OpInc Growth YoY
477.0%
EPS Growth YoY
880.0%
FCF 3Y CAGR
N/A

Margin Quality & Sustainability

High Quality
Profitability Cascade
Gross
43.7%
Operating
36.2%
Top 25% in sector
Net
22.6%
Margins Unknown
Earnings Quality Signals
SBC / Revenue
FCF vs Net Gap
-0.8 pts
FCF: 21.8% | Net: 22.6%

Quality = stability + cash conversion + low dilution

Balance Sheet & Solvency

Fortress
Net Debt / EBITDA
Net Cash
(0.0x)Net Cash: $32.53M
Interest Coverage
+Net cash position: $32.53M
Leverage Metrics
Debt-to-Equity
0.10x
Balance sheet risk & solvency analysis