Hecla Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results
08/06/2025 Record free cash flow, record revenues and Adjusted EBITDA, Keno Hill delivers first positive free cash flow quarter, and Lucky Friday sets new milling record
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) ("Hecla", "we", "our" or the "Company") today announced second quarter 2025 financial and operating results. "Prior quarter" refers to the first quarter of 2025.
SECOND QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS
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Financial Performance and Capital Execution:
Record quarterly revenue: $304.0 million, representing a 16% increase over prior quarter. Strong Profitability: Reported net income applicable to common stockholders of $57.6 million, or $0.09 per share, $99.7 million during the last 12 months. Record Adjusted EBITDA: $132.5 million during the quarter, $398.7 million during the last 12 months. Improved Leverage: Net leverage ratio* decreased to 0.7x from 1.5x in prior quarter. 5 Post quarter update: The Company announced the issuance of a notice of partial redemption of $212 million of its outstanding $475 million 7.25% Senior Notes due 2028 (the "Notes") funded through At-the-Market ("ATM") proceeds and repayment at maturity of CAD $50M Investissement Quebec Notes ("IQ Notes") funded from free cash flow. Operational Performance:
Improved Cash Generation: Cash generated by operations of $161.8 million, and record quarterly free cash flow of $103.8 million, with all producing assets contributing. Increased Production volumes: 4.5 million ounces of silver and 45,895 ounces of gold, an increase of 10% and 34%, respectively, compared to prior quarter. Silver Production costs: Total cost of sales of $127.1 million, with cash cost per ounce of ($5.46) and AISC per ounce of $5.19 (both after by-product credits). 3,4 Gold Production costs: Total cost of sales of $50.8 million, with cash cost per ounce of $1,578 and AISC per gold ounce of $1,669, each after by-product credits. 3,4 Greens Creek Gold Performance: Robust gold production attributable to grade exceeding plan driving positive guidance revision for gold production, and cash cost and AISC per ounce. 3,4 Casa Berardi Improvement: Unit costs dropped by over $600 per ounce over the prior quarter as higher production drove unit costs lower and capital spending decreased. Lucky Friday Milestone: Established a new quarterly milling record of 114,475 tons, beating the prior record by 5% set in the prior quarter. Strong Cost Performance at Greens Creek and Lucky Friday. *Net leverage ratio is calculated as current debt, long-term debt and finance leases less cash divided by trailing twelve-month adjusted EBITDA.
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR 2025
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Strengthen the balance sheet - achieving through asset sales, positive free cash flow generation, debt reduction initiatives. Target highest risk-adjusted return projects and work to increase free cash flow generation. Advance Keno Hill's permitting and investing in critical infrastructure to attain sustained profitability. Continue strategic review of non-core assets, with sale of Kinskuch property and liquidation of non-core equity holdings, realizing a $3.2 million gain, as well as progress towards completing the strategic review process on Casa Berardi. Implement standardized enterprise systems and advanced analytics to improve mine planning and cost management, driving sustained profitability and efficient capital allocation.
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