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Hecla Mining Co

HLAbove valueExpectations · demanding

Held by 2 superinvestors.

Price$14.112026-10-22 close · Yahoo Finance
Holders2
Total value$6.1M

SEC 10-K · fundamentals

Business quality

As of 2025-12-31

Valuation basis: trailing twelve months to 2026-06-30 — latest 10-K plus unaudited 10-Q filings.

Revenue growth
+53.0%
Net margin
22.6%
ROE
12.4%
FCF margin
21.8%
Revenue $691.9M → $1.42B · 6y
What makes a business high quality

Valuation · value band

Above fair value

$1/ sh · growth-anchored intrinsic value
margin of safety
fair value
above fair value
$14
cheaperpricier

Zero-growth floor

$4

Central IV

$1

Optimistic top

$4

Hecla Mining Co (HL): A conservative value band $4 / sh (zero-growth floor to growth-capped optimistic top); central read about $1. Today’s price sits above that band (price $14 as of 2026-10-22).

The middle figure is the main read. The right end is the optimistic case under the same conservative caps — not an absolute ceiling.

Revenue growth 2% (lower of historical trend and fundamental cap, capped by moat) · moat 0 yr · discount 10.8% · Zero-growth downside $4

Price as of 2026-10-22 · yahoo · DGS10 5.1% @ 2026-10-21.

Method & numbers

Buybacks over the years shown roughly only offset stock-based-compensation dilution — read them as maintaining the share count, not a net return of capital.

Model cautions

  • Owner-earnings yield diverges sharply from the 10-year Treasury (over 300 bps).

A conservative intrinsic-value band (zero-growth floor to growth-capped DCF) plus a tangible asset floor — not investment advice, not a buy/sell signal, and not a price target.

Owner-earnings DCF $0.85 – $1.30 · Greenwald zero-growth $3.96 · zero-growth base $3.96 · reproduction $3.96

Moat Commodity-like · terminal value 44% of present value · owner-earnings yield 1% vs 10Y 5.1%.

Graham earnings-power value (normalized NOPAT)$3.08 – $3.61 / sh

Normalized NOPAT = average operating margin over the years shown × latest-year revenue × (1 − normalized tax); then + D&A − maintenance capex (write A). Unlevered (pre-interest, attributable to all capital). Capitalized at the 9–11% rate band (read as a WACC proxy). Enterprise → equity bridge applied: + cash − total debt.

Years: TTM 2026-06-30, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021

v1 simplifications: Maintenance capex (ok) deducted in full cash (write A): EPV = (NOPAT + D&A − maintenance capex) / WACC; no tax shield on the capex term. Share-based compensation is left as a real expense (not added back).

Buffett owner-earnings value$0.88 – $1.07 / sh

Owner earnings = average net income + average D&A − maintenance capex (zero-growth floor; no ΔNWC). Levered (starts from net income, already after interest — an equity-holder stream). Capitalized at the 9–11% rate band (read as a cost-of-equity proxy). No enterprise→equity bridge: the capitalized result is already equity value (subtracting debt would double-count interest).

Years: TTM 2026-06-30, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021

v1 simplifications: Owner earnings = net income + D&A − maintenance capex (ok); the working-capital change is excluded (maintenance ΔNWC ≈ 0; growth ΔNWC is carried in growth value, not double-counted). One-time items are not separately normalized (multi-year averaging smooths them partially). Share-based compensation is left as a real expense (not added back); see the SBC/OE disclosure. Capitalized at the 9–11% band as a cost-of-equity proxy; no leverage premium applied (net cash or debt within the no-charge range).

Reproduction value = tangible net assets $2.68B = $3.96 / sh. Total book value (shareholders' equity ÷ diluted shares); intangibles not separated — goodwill/intangibles unavailable this period.

Moat reading: Franchise test compares earnings power (EPV) against reproduction value (tangible net assets + capitalized R&D). EPV well above reproduction value signals a moat; near it, a commodity; below it, value destruction. Dual reproduction test unavailable (intangibles not separated). A directional reading, not a verdict.

Growth value gated to zero — no moat or ROIIC ≤ WACC, so no growth value is credited.

Window TTM 2026-06-30, FY 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 · discount band 9%–11% · normalized tax 0% (Average effective tax rate over 5 year(s), capped at the statutory 21%.) · diluted shares.

Owner-earnings DCF: growth g₁ 2% · OE FY TTM 2026-06-30, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 · Discount band: 9.63%–12.00% (DGS10 +4.5% to a 12% strict end, as of 2026-10-21). No enterprise→equity bridge: owner earnings already flow to shareholders (post-interest), so no net cash is added and no debt subtracted — matching the engine owner-earnings lamp.

Valuation basis: trailing twelve months to 2026-06-30 — latest 10-K plus unaudited 10-Q filings.

What the price is betting

Today's price pencils in about over 30.0% (outside the usual range) a year in owner-earnings for the next few years. Revenue actually grew 12.2% a year.

The market wants it well ahead of its own track record.

How to read intrinsic value

SEC 13F · holders

Superinvestors Holding This Security

2 holders · $6.1M combined · this quarter +0 opened / -0 exited

This quarter1 trimmed
Holders 1 → 2 · last 8 quarters

SEC 13F · notes

Written summary

Hecla Mining Co (HL) is held by 2 of the superinvestors tracked on Compounder, with a combined $6.1M in reported 13F value. The largest position belongs to Ray Dalio, where it makes up 0.0% of the portfolio.

Other notable holders by value include Arnold Van Den Berg (0.1% of its book).

In the quarter ended 2026-06-30, 0 of the tracked filers opened a new position in HL, 0 added to existing ones, 1 trimmed, and 0 sold out entirely.

Holder counts and values reflect the most recent SEC Form 13F filings, through the quarter ended 2026-06-30. Source: SEC EDGAR. A 13F shows only long US-listed positions and can lag the real portfolio by up to 45 days, so this is disclosed long ownership, not a complete picture.

How to read a 13F

SEC 13F · co-ownership

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HL's price is not below its conservative value band. See current strike-zone stocks

Also on

Sources· SEC EDGAR 13F as of 2026-06-30 · filed 2026-08-14· Yahoo Finance as of 2026-10-22· SEC 10-K + 10-Q (XBRL) as of 2026-06-30 · filed 2026-08-04·FRED 10-year Treasury (DGS10) as of 2026-10-21

Educational data only — not investment advice. 13F positions are self-reported and can lag up to 45 days.

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