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Updated Aug 24, 2026

HECLA MINING COMPANY (HL-PB)

Materials • NYSE

Professional Investment Analysis

ZYBERNO SCORE →

Is it a great business? Is it getting better?

89.0/100

GREAT BUSINESS

HECLA MINING COMPANY (HL-PB) scores 89/100 — exceptional capital returns and consistent cash generation across all measurement periods.

📊 How is the Zyberno Score calculated? +

The Zyberno Score answers one question: "Is this a quality business worth owning?" It's a 0-100 investment grade that evaluates business fundamentals across four critical dimensions, based on principles from Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch, and Charlie Munger.

The 4 Core Categories (25 points each):

1. PROFITABILITY (25 pts)

Metrics: ROE, ROIC, Net Margin, Operating Margin
Thresholds: ROE >20% excellent • ROIC >20% excellent • Net Margin >20% excellent • Operating Margin >25% excellent

2. FINANCIAL STRENGTH (25 pts)

Metrics: Debt-to-Equity, Current Ratio, Interest Coverage, Altman Z-Score
Thresholds: D/E <0.3 excellent • Current Ratio >2.5 excellent • Interest Coverage >10x excellent • Altman Z >3.0 safe

3. CASH FLOW QUALITY (25 pts)

Metrics: Free Cash Flow, OCF vs Net Income, FCF Margin
Thresholds: Positive & growing FCF excellent • OCF/NI >1.2x excellent (cash earnings exceed accounting)

4. GROWTH & CONSISTENCY (25 pts)

Metrics: Revenue Growth, Net Income Growth, FCF Growth, Piotroski F-Score
Thresholds: Growth via log-linear regression • Piotroski 8-9 excellent, 6-7 good

Score Interpretation:

75-100

GREAT BUSINESS

65-74

GOOD BUSINESS

50-64

AVERAGE BUSINESS

30-49

WEAK BUSINESS

0-29

POOR BUSINESS

→ View full HL-PB quality analysis & detailed breakdown

VALUATION SIGNAL

N/A (Requires more data)

Requires fair value calculation and current price data

💰 How is Margin of Safety calculated? +

Margin of Safety measures how much discount or premium you're paying relative to a stock's intrinsic value. It's Benjamin Graham's core principle: the larger the margin, the lower your downside risk.

Formula: (Intrinsic Value − Current Price) ÷ Intrinsic Value × 100%

How We Calculate Intrinsic Value (DCF Method):

Step 1: Calculate current Owner Earnings (OCF − Maintenance CapEx)

Step 2: Calculate company-specific growth rate using log-linear regression on 16 quarters of Owner Earnings

Step 3: Project 10 years forward using the calculated growth rate

Step 4: Discount each year's cash flow to present value using 10% discount rate

Step 5: Calculate terminal value using 3% perpetual growth rate

Step 6: Sum all discounted cash flows = Intrinsic Value

What The Percentages Mean:

+50% or more

EXCELLENT — Very undervalued

+25% to +50%

GOOD — Attractive discount

0% to +25%

FAIR — Reasonable value

0% to -25%

CAUTION — Slight premium

-25% or worse

POOR — Overvalued

"Price is what you pay, value is what you get." — Warren Buffett

→ View full HL-PB valuation analysis · → View full HL-PB Brina Gap analysis

📈 How is Brina Gap calculated? +

Brina Gap measures the difference between the growth a business can fundamentally sustain and the growth the market is already pricing in.

Formula: Fundamental Growth Rate − Market-Implied Growth Rate

The Two Components:

Fundamental Growth Rate = ROIC × Reinvestment Rate

What the business can sustainably grow at based on how much it reinvests and what return it earns on that capital. Grounded in historical financials.

Market-Implied Growth Rate = Reverse DCF

The growth rate the current Enterprise Value implicitly assumes. Calculated by back-solving a 10-year DCF model (10% WACC, 3% terminal growth) until the present value of projected cash flows equals EV.

What The Gap Means:

Gap > +5% Market Underestimates — potential upside

+2% to +5% Slight Underestimate

-2% to +2% Fairly Priced — market consensus matches fundamentals

-5% to -2% Slight Overestimate

Gap < -5% Market Overestimates — price embeds optimism fundamentals don't support

A positive gap (market underestimates) combined with a positive Margin of Safety is the strongest combined signal — the business is both cheap historically and forward economics are stronger than the price suggests.

Critical Financial Health Indicators

Return on Equity (Profitability):AVERAGE (13.0%)

Debt-to-Equity (Solvency Risk):EXCELLENT (0.01x)

Operating Margin (Operational Efficiency):EXCELLENT (46.0%)

Return on Capital (Capital Efficiency):EXCELLENT (27.6%)

📊 Valuation Trilogy

Three interconnected metrics for complete valuation analysis

Click any metric for full methodology and detailed analysis

Zyberno's Verdict

HECLA MINING COMPANY (HL-PB) stock report — Zyberno Score 89/100 (GREAT BUSINESS). Full financial analysis on Zyberno.

Over the trailing twelve months, HL-PB generated $560.28M in Owner Earnings. Capital was deployed as follows: $1.16M returned via share buybacks, $10.79M paid as dividends, $237.56M invested in capital expenditures. Reinvestment rate: 13.7%.

DIVISION I: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

A. Market Valuation

Market Price & Capitalization (2)

Current Price:0.00

Market Cap:$0.00

Enterprise Metrics (2)

Enterprise Value:-$376.45M

Ev Ebitda Ratio:-0.42x

B. Profitability Assessment

Return Metrics (5)

ROE:

13.0%

📊 Click to view full HL-PB ROE analysis →

ROA:10.0%

Roic:

27.6%

📊 Click to view full HL-PB ROIC analysis →

Reinvestment Rate:13.7%

Fundamental Growth Rate (g):3.8%

Margin Analysis (3)

Operating Margin Ttm:46.0%

Net Margin Ttm:20.8%

Ebitda Margin:56.0%

TTM Performance (3)

Gross Margin Ttm:53.8%

Operating Margin Ttm:46.0%

Net Margin Ttm:20.8%

Yield Metrics (2)

Earnings Yield:-$999.00

Dividend Yield:-999.0%

C. Log-Linear Regression Growth Trends

Earnings Surprise (SUE) (3)

Earnings Surprise (SUE):

+0.66

📊 Click to view full HL-PB Earnings Surprise analysis →

EPS Surprise vs Expected:50.3%

Latest Earnings Filed:2026-08-04

Revenue Growth (Linear) (1)

Revenue Growth Rate (Linear):30.6%

Earnings Growth (Linear) (1)

Net Income Growth Rate (Linear):100.0%

Cash Flow Growth (Linear) (2)

Free Cash Flow Growth Rate (Linear):100.0%

Operating Cash Flow Growth Rate (Linear):95.7%

Operating Growth (Linear) (1)

Operating Income Growth Rate (Linear):100.0%

D. Financial Stability

Liquidity Ratios (3)

Current Ratio:5.20x

Quick Ratio:4.95x

Cash Ratio:3.25x

Leverage Analysis (3)

Debt To Equity Ttm:0.01x

Debt-to-Equity Ratio:0.01x

Debt To Ebitda:0.12x

Coverage Ratios (2)

Interest Coverage Ratio:19.07x

Times Interest Earned:19.07

Capital Structure (4)

Working Capital:623,422,000.00

Cash And Cash Equivalents:483,482,000.00

Long Term Debt:$35.75M

Net Debt:-$376.45M

DIVISION II: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ANALYSIS

A. Income Statement Analysis

Revenue Components (2)

Revenue TTM: $1.60B

Linear Growth: 30.6%

📊 Click to view full HL-PB Revenue analysis & methodology →

Cost Of Revenue Ttm:$771.66M

Profitability Breakdown (2)

Gross profit TTM: $861.73M

Linear Growth: 100.0%

📊 Click to view full HL-PB Gross Profit analysis & methodology →

Operating income TTM: $737.49M

Linear Growth: 100.0%

📊 Click to view full HL-PB Operating Income analysis & methodology →

Bottom Line Performance (3)

Net income TTM: $333.98M

Linear Growth: 100.0%

📊 Click to view full HL-PB Net Income analysis & methodology →

Income Before Tax:$696.09M

Ebitda Ttm:898,355,000.00

Operating Expenses (5)

Operating Expenses:278,292,000.00

R And D Expense:0.00

Sga Expense:64,013,000.00

Income Tax Expense:$178.43M

Interest Expense:27,000,000.00

Expense Ratios (3)

R And D To Revenue Percentage:0.0%

Sga To Revenue Percentage:19.2%

Ebitda Margin:56.0%

B. Balance Sheet Analysis

Asset Composition (5)

Total Assets:$3.19B

Current Assets:$771.97M

Ppe Net:2,137,252,000.00

Goodwill:0.00

Intangible Assets:$0.00

Liability Structure (4)

Total Liabilities:507,453,000.00

Current Liabilities:148,549,000.00

Long Term Debt:$35.75M

Short Term Debt:$71.29M

Equity & Capital (3)

Equity:$2.68B

Retained Earnings:-$88.59M

Common Stock:1,250,000,000.00

Working Capital Items (3)

Accounts Receivable:127,416,000.00

Inventory:36,832,000.00

Accounts Payable:71,285,000.00

Special Items (2)

Contract Liabilities:0.00

Stock Based Compensation:2,000,000.00

C. Cash Flow Analysis

Operating Activities (2)

Operating cash flow TTM: $721.15M

Linear Growth: 95.7%

Free cash flow TTM: $483.59M

Linear Growth: 100.0%

📊 Click to view full HL-PB Free Cash Flow analysis & methodology →

Investment Activities (2)

Investing Cash Flow:$165.64M

Capital Expenditures Ttm:237,559,000.00

Financing Activities (3)

Financing Cash Flow:-$13.56M

Dividends Paid Ttm:10,788,000.00

Stock Repurchase:1,161,000.00

Capital Transactions (3)

Common Stock Issuance:63,000.00

Long Term Debt Issuance:$0.00

Long Term Debt Repayments:$0.00

Non-Cash Items (1)

Depreciation Amortization Ttm:160,866,000.00

DIVISION III: OPERATIONAL METRICS

A. Per Share Analysis

Earnings Per Share (3)

EPS (Basic TTM):0.50

Eps diluted TTM: $0.49

Linear Growth: 23.3%

📊 Click to view full HL-PB EPS analysis & methodology →

Earnings Per Share Ttm:$0.50

Revenue & Cash Per Share (2)

Sales Per Share Ttm:2.39

Operating Cash Flow Per Share:$0.84

Book Value & Capital (2)

Book Value Per Share:$3.99

Cash Per Share:0.72

Dividend Policy (1)

Dividend Payout Ratio:3.21x

B. Operational Efficiency

Asset Utilization (2)

Asset Turnover Ttm:0.48x

Working Capital Turnover Ttm:2.57x

Receivables Management (2)

Receivables Turnover Ttm:12.58x

Days Sales Outstanding Ttm:29.01

Inventory Management (2)

Inventory Turnover Ttm:20.95x

Days Inventory Outstanding Ttm:17.42

Payables & Cash Cycle (2)

Days Payable Outstanding:33.72

Cash Conversion Cycle:12.72

C. Quality & Risk Metrics

Financial Quality Scores (2)

Financial Strength Score:100.00

Quality Score:100.00

Market Metrics (2)

Beta:0.00x

Volatility Category:unknown

DIVISION IV: INVESTMENT ANALYSIS

A. Value Investment Framework

Owner Earnings Analysis (1)

$560.28M

Damodaran Growth Analysis (2)

Reinvestment Rate:13.7%

Fundamental Growth Rate (g):3.8%

B. Log-Linear Regression Growth Analysis

Growth Rates (Log-Linear Regression) (3)

Revenue Growth Rate (Linear):30.6%

Net Income Growth Rate (Linear):100.0%

Operating Income Growth Rate (Linear):100.0%

Cash Flow Growth Rates (2)

Free Cash Flow Growth Rate (Linear):100.0%

Operating Cash Flow Growth Rate (Linear):95.7%

Other Growth Rates (2)

Gross Profit Growth Rate (Linear):100.0%

Book Value Growth Rate (Linear):9.3%

C. Company Profile & Context

Corporate Information (6)

Symbol:HL-PB

Company Name:HECLA MINING COMPANY

Sector:Materials

Industry:Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels)

Exchange:NYSE

Country:United States

Market Classification (3)

Market Cap Category:N/A

Price Category:penny

Volume Category:N/A

Share Structure (3)

Shares Outstanding:670.76M

Shares Outstanding Basic:670.76M

Shares Outstanding Diluted:675.89M

Data Processing Info (3)

Processing Version:v3.0

Last Updated:2026-08-24 07:22:24 UTC

Data Timestamp:2026-08-24T07:22:24.275753