HL Hecla Mining Company
$20.68
Platform & Compounding FCF 65%
Two-stage FCF DCF
Strong · Conviction

Overvalued

Trading 264.8% above fair value

You pay $20.68
Bear $5.67
Fair $5.67
Bull $6.03
Bear $5.67 -72.6% 3% stage 1 growth, 12% discount
Fair $5.67 -72.6% 3% stage 1 growth, 12% discount
Bull $6.03 -70.8% 4% stage 1 growth, 12% discount

Adjust Assumptions

3.0%
12.0%
3.0%

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (3% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 28%
Implied Market Multiple 42.0x
Market is pricing in (growth) 20.9% vs 3.0% base

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above.

Average Target (26 analysts) $23.44
Divergence from AlphaVal 76%

Summary

Using a two-stage FCF DCF with 3% growth decelerating over 15 years, discounted at 12%, the base-case intrinsic value is $5.67 per share.

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $23.44 (from 26 analysts). Our estimate is 76% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • P/E alone misleads — earnings depressed by growth investment
  • Cyclical or commodity businesses may be misclassified as platforms
  • Terminal value dominance suggests sensitivity to long-run assumptions