Hecla Mining Company

Company Profile

Hecla Mining Company had its IPO on 1985-02-14 under the ticker symbol HL.

The company operates in the Basic Materials sector and Other Precious Metals & Mining industry. Hecla Mining Company has a staff strength of 1,850 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Hecla Mining Company opened at $4.03 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $4 - $4.17, and closed at $4.01.

This is a -1.23% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 5,005,767 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Hecla Mining Company have slipped by -7.82%.

Hecla Mining Company's Key Ratios

Hecla Mining Company has a market cap of $2.51 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 1.7214 and a price to sales ratio of 4.4969.

In the last 12-months Hecla Mining Company’s revenue was $718.80 million with a gross profit of $260.09 million and an EBITDA of $173.04 million. The EBITDA ratio measures Hecla Mining Company's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Hecla Mining Company’s operating margin was 3.75% while its return on assets stood at 0.6% with a return of equity of -2.48%.

In Q2, Hecla Mining Company’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -81.3% while revenue growth was a negative 6.9%.

Hecla Mining Company’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

555.5556

Trailing PE

0

PEG

-3.02

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $-0.08 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 555.5556 and a PEG multiple of -3.02. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Hecla Mining Company’s profitability.

Hecla Mining Company stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 5.3354 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 28.766. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 4.4969.

Hecla Mining Company stock pays annual dividends of $0.022 per share, indicating a yield of 0.62% and a payout ratio of 56.25%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$2.95 billion

Total Liabilities

$151.34 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-105831000.00

Capital Expenditure

$51.47 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

56.25%

Hecla Mining Company ended 2024 with $2.95 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $2.95 billion while shareholder equity stood at $1.99 billion.

Hecla Mining Company ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $151.34 million in other current liabilities, 153334000.00 in common stock, $-430606000.00 in retained earnings and $0 in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $106.79 million and cash and short-term investments were $106.79 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $11,213,000 while long-term debt stood at $559.82 million.

Hecla Mining Company’s total current assets stands at $259.16 million while long-term investments were $20.78 million and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $30.72 million compared to accounts payable of $81.65 million and inventory worth $94.61 million.

In 2024, Hecla Mining Company's operating cash flow was $-105831000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $51.47 million.

Comparatively, Hecla Mining Company paid $0.56 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$4.01

52-Week High

$6.981

52-Week Low

$3.3942

Analyst Target Price

$6.42

Hecla Mining Company stock is currently trading at $4.01 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $6.981 and a 52-week low of $6.981. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $6.42.

Its 50-day moving average was $4.99 and 200-day moving average was $5.49 The short ratio stood at 3.43 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 700.4% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 6214.8% are held by institutions.