Hecla Mining ( NYSE:HL – Get Free Report ) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The basic materials company reported $0.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.05 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $304.03 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $248.93 million. Hecla Mining had a net margin of 9.55% and a return on equity of 5.51%. Hecla Mining's revenue was up 23.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.02 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Hecla Mining will post 0.21 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.