Balance Sheet Dive: Hecla Mining Co (HL)’s Debt-to-Equity and Long-Term Debt/Eq Ratios

Kevin Freeman

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After finishing at $10.77 in the prior trading day, Hecla Mining Co (NYSE: HL) closed at $10.96, up 1.76%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.76 from its previous closing price. On the day, 145.75 million shares were traded. HL stock price reached its highest trading level at $11.1 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $10.66.

Ratios:

Our goal is to gain a better understanding of HL by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 24.76 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 80.35. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.99 and its Current Ratio is at 2.67. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.25 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.23.

ROTH MKM Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on October 13, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $4 to $4.40.

Insider Transactions:

The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 12 ’25 when Absolom Stuart Maurice sold 14,472 shares for $11.29 per share. The transaction valued at 163,461 led to the insider holds 73,200 shares of the business.

Hecla Charitable Foundation bought 160,000 shares of HL for $1,267,200 on Aug 26 ’25. On Aug 14 ’25, another insider, Lucky Friday Pension Plan, who serves as the Lucky Friday Pension Plan of the company, bought 597,093 shares for $7.64 each.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HL now has a Market Capitalization of 7343020544 and an Enterprise Value of 7620490752. As of this moment, Hecla’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 70.03, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 23.82. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.27. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.93 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.15. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.188 whereas that against EBITDA is 18.607.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for HL is 1.27, which has changed by 0.663126 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1653893 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HL has reached a high of $11.90, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $4.46. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 39.78%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 79.60%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 25.14M shares per day over the past 3-months and 44378890 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 663.07M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 620.30M. Insiders hold about 7.42% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 63.57% stake in the company. Shares short for HL as of 1756425600 were 21509505 with a Short Ratio of 0.86, compared to 1753920000 on 24111889. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 21509505 and a Short% of Float of 3.5900000000000003.

Dividends & Splits

In the trailing 12 months, HL’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.025, compared to 0.03 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0023212626. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.53. The current Payout Ratio is 70.67% for HL, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-22 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-22. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1981-03-25 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.

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