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Hudbay Minerals Inc. logoHudbay Minerals Inc.HBM
$23.99+1.39%
Hudbay Minerals Inc. logo

Hudbay Minerals Inc.

HBM

$23.99

+$0.33 (+1.39%)

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ProfitabilityStrong marginsGrowthSteady growthCash FlowHealthy conversionValuationAttractively priced
What stands out

25.40% operating margin is above average. ROIC at 8.55%. Note that capital returns lag the margin, the business may be capital-intensive despite high margins.

What's changing

Revenue grew 9.4%, steady but not accelerating. Free cash flow declined 25% despite revenue growth, conversion is weakening.

What deserves caution

Free cash flow declined 25% versus the prior year, cash generation momentum has weakened. Net debt of $1.06B represents 4.5x FCF, leverage limits flexibility.

Valuation context

14.1x earnings, 34.1x FCF. The multiple is below average. Either the market is pricing in deterioration you should investigate, or there's genuine value here.

Price History

+57.6%

Valuation & Multiples

Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares

Market Cap$9.64B
EPS$1.70
P/E14.09
P/FCF34.05
EV/EBITDA9.23
FCF Yield2.9%
Div. Yield0.06%
Net Debt/FCF3.8x
52-Week Range
$14.58$31.87

Profitability & Returns

Revenue (TTM)

$2.47B

▲ +9.4% YoY

Net Income (TTM)

$680M

▲ +732.3% YoY

Op. Margin

29.77%

▲ +4.7pp YoY

ROIC

8.55%

▲ +2.9pp YoY

Cash Flow & Balance Sheet

FCF (TTM)

$283M

▼ -25.1% YoY

Op. Cash Flow (TTM)

$831M

▲ +2.5% YoY

Net Debt

$1.06B

Cash & Equiv.

$0.00

3Y CAGR: +14.8%

3Y CAGR: +10.0%

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Is Hudbay Minerals (HBM) overvalued?

At a P/E of 14.1 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 34.1, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) trades below a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about $32.91 per share, so at $23.99 the stock looks undervalued (37.2% below estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.

On quality, Hudbay Minerals scores 64/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a solid business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 0.1%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from company filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.

Frequently asked

What is Hudbay Minerals's fair value?+

Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about $32.91 per share for HBM, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around $24.68. At today's $23.99, that puts the stock about 37.2% below estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.

Is Hudbay Minerals a high-quality business?+

Hudbay Minerals scores 64 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a solid business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 29.8% operating margin and a 8.6% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from company filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.

Does Hudbay Minerals (HBM) pay a dividend, and how much?+

Yes, Hudbay Minerals pays a regular dividend of about $0.01 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 0.1% at the current price. That is a payout ratio of about 0.8% of earnings, so the dividend is amply covered by earnings. Hudbay Minerals has grown the dividend at roughly 7.8% a year over the past few years. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For HBM's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.

Is Hudbay Minerals a good stock to buy right now?+

That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. HBM currently trades below its estimated intrinsic value and scores 64/100 on quality (solid). It also yields about 0.1%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from company filings, not investment advice.

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