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Hecla Mining Company · Q4 2022 earnings

Q4 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Hecla reported a net loss for Q4 2022, but saw increased sales and silver production.

Hecla Mining Company announced fourth quarter and full-year 2022 financial and operating results, including record silver reserves and second highest silver production in history. The company completed the acquisition of Alexco Resource Corp., adding nearly 50 million ounces of silver reserves. Hecla expects to set new production records in 2023 and 2024.

  • Completed the acquisition of Alexco Resource Corp., adding nearly 50 million ounces of silver reserves.
  • Reported sales of $194.8 million with a gross profit of $25.0 million.
  • Produced 3.7 million ounces of silver and 43.6 thousand ounces of gold.
  • Loss applicable to common stockholders decreased to $4.6 million.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$195M

Previous: $185M+5.3%
EPS (adj)

$0.02

Previous: $0.02-9.1%
Total Silver Production

3.7M

Previous: 3.2M+13.5%
Total Gold Production

43.6K

Previous: 48.0K-9.1%
Capital Expenditures

$56.1M

Previous: $28.8M+94.7%
Free Cash Flow

-$20M

Previous: $24.5M-181.7%
Net Income

-$4.45M

Previous: $11.9M-137.5%
Operating Income

-$9.45M

Previous: $21.8M-143.3%
Gross Profit

$25M

Previous: $53.2M-53.0%
Cash & Equivalents

$105M

Previous: $210M-50.1%
Total Assets

$2.93B

Previous: $2.73B+7.3%
Stock-Based Comp

$1.71M

Previous: $1.31M+31.0%

Revenue & EPS history

Hecla · Revenue · Quarterly

$195M

Q4 2022+5.3%vs Q4 2021
Beat estimate in 12 of 15 quarters(80%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Hecla · $194M total across 3 segments · Q4 2022

  • Greens Creek Cash Flow
    $95.4M+8.5%
  • Casa Berardi Cash Flow
    $53.5M-11.0%
  • Lucky Friday Cash Flow
    $45.4M+37.9%

Forward guidance

Hecla provided a three-year production outlook and 2023 estimates of costs, capital and exploration and pre-development expenses. Consolidated silver production is expected to increase over the three years to reach 18.5-20 million ounces by 2025. Consolidated gold production is expected to decrease to 160-170 thousand ounces in 2023 primarily due to Casa Berardi as an increase in the underground cut-off grade will lower gold production and reduce lower margin material and lower contractor costs.

Tailwinds

  • Keno Hill will be in production in the second half of the year with ramp-up to 440 tons per day by the end of 2023
  • the Company will set new production records in 2023 and 2024
  • Casa Berardi's costs will trend lower in the second half of 2023
  • mine-specific and Company-wide 2023 estimates of future production
  • mine-specific and Company-wide 2023 estimates of sales and costs of sales

Headwinds

  • gold, silver and other metals price volatility
  • operating risks
  • currency fluctuations
  • increased production costs and variances in ore grade or recovery rates from those assumed in mining plans
  • community relations

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2022

Historical avgQ4 2022

+0.0%

Avg return

Earnings day

-1.1%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.1%

Avg return

30 days after

49%

33 / 68 earnings

Positive

+17.1%

Q4 2021

Best reaction

-23.5%

Q1 2019

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+0.2%+21.3%-13.4%
Q4 2025+3.6%+12.9%-18.8%
Q3 2025+11.9%+22.0%+40.1%
Q1 2025+5.3%+8.4%+24.0%
Q4 2024-14.6%-15.5%-9.9%
Q3 2024-4.4%-11.4%-12.4%
Q2 2024+1.5%+6.3%+19.8%
Q1 2024+9.6%+4.8%+7.0%
Q4 2023+7.4%+3.2%+26.7%
Q3 2023-5.8%-12.7%+9.9%
Q2 2023-9.3%-7.0%-21.5%
Q1 2023-12.5%-13.3%-13.2%
Q4 2022-10.1%-8.5%-1.1%
Q3 2022+0.4%+3.8%+11.7%
Q2 2022+5.4%+4.3%-11.6%
Q1 2022-4.8%+0.2%+1.8%
Q4 2021+17.1%+15.1%+33.5%
Q3 2021+1.7%+4.2%-13.1%
Q2 2021-1.6%-4.6%+1.6%
Q1 2021+16.5%+18.9%+42.7%
Q4 2020+1.5%+14.3%+8.3%
Q3 2020-5.9%-4.7%-9.5%
Q2 2020-4.7%-12.3%-13.1%
Q1 2020+3.5%-1.6%+23.7%
Q4 2019+11.4%+2.3%-14.3%
Q3 2019-2.5%+2.1%+17.3%
Q2 2019-14.5%-20.0%-10.0%
Q1 2019-23.5%-24.0%-27.9%
Q4 2018-11.6%-10.6%-17.1%
Q3 2018+0.0%-8.6%-0.8%
Q2 2018+5.6%-0.7%-5.6%
Q1 2018-0.5%-1.0%-5.3%
Q4 2017-1.0%-6.7%-4.2%
Q3 2017+2.2%-10.4%-23.3%
Q2 2017-7.9%-10.9%-1.8%
Q1 2017+1.7%+8.5%+10.8%
Q4 2016-7.2%-12.3%-20.4%
Q3 2016+9.4%-8.9%-4.5%
Q2 2016+0.8%+8.5%-8.4%
Q1 2016+10.6%
Q4 2015+6.4%
Q3 2015-0.9%
Q2 2015-5.1%
Q1 2015+0.3%
Q4 2014+7.5%
Q3 2014-0.5%
Q2 2014-6.6%
Q1 2014-1.6%
Q4 2013-0.6%
Q3 2013-1.0%
Q2 2013+11.5%
Q1 2013-3.9%
Q4 2012+1.2%
Q3 2012-6.2%
Q2 2012-1.5%
Q1 2012+3.6%
Q4 2008-0.4%
Q4 2011-0.4%
Q3 2011-5.6%
Q2 2011+7.2%
Q1 2010+6.3%
Q1 2011-0.6%
Q4 2010+0.6%
Q3 2010-0.9%
Q3 2009-0.9%
Q2 2010+2.8%
Q2 2009+2.8%
Q4 2009+2.8%

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