Hecla Mining Company Common Stock (HL)

FairStock Score: 54/100 — MIXED

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AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I look at Hecla as an old-line miner in a commodity business. Mining is generally a price-taker industry; any moat is limited to low-cost operations, reserve quality, and scale. The filed numbers show a real turnaround. In fiscal Q2 2026, the quarter ended 2026-06-30, revenue was $333.9M, net income $117.9M, and diluted EPS $0.17. But in fiscal Q1 2026, the quarter ended 2026-03-31, revenue was $411.4M, yet net income was -$19.0M and diluted EPS -$0.03. For fiscal FY2025, the period ended 2025-12-31, revenue was $1.4B, net income $321.7M, and diluted EPS $0.49, versus fiscal FY2023, the period ended 2023-12-31, net loss $84.2M and diluted EPS -$0.14. FairStock's computed Lynch category is TURNAROUND, and that fits. Financial health is a strength: debt/equity 0.01, Altman Z-Score 13.30, Piotroski F-Score 6/9, ROE 22.17%, ROCE 15.30%, trailing free cash flow $484.0M and FCF yield 4.5%. Valuation, however, is not Graham-cheap. Using the 2026-10-13 close of $16.18, FairStock shows P/E 19.49, P/B 4.06, Graham Number $8.63, and margin of safety -87.49%. PEG 0.19 is attractive only if growth lasts. Dividend yield 0.08% is negligible. FairStock Score 54/100. This is a fair-to-full priced cyclical turnaround, not a classic bargain.

In plain English: Hecla Mining digs for silver, gold, lead and zinc. The company has moved from losses to strong profits in its latest filed years, and its balance sheet looks solid. At the recent share price of $16.18, the stock looks expensive compared with its accounting value, though cash flow and profit growth give the business some support.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-06-30) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-03-31) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-09-30) · fiscal Q2 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-06-30) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-12-31) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-12-31) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-12-31)

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