Published on 9 Nov 2022 on Zacks via Yahoo Finance
Hecla Mining (HL) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.02 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.04. This compares to loss of $0.20 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.
This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 50%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this precious metals company would post earnings of $0.02 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.04, delivering a surprise of 100%.
Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates two times.