Overview
* Hudbay Q3 revenue missed analyst expectations due to operational interruptions
* Adjusted EPS for Q3 missed analyst expectations
* Company secured $600 mln partnership with Mitsubishi for Copper World project
Outlook
* Hudbay expects full-year copper and gold production near low end of guidance ranges
* Company improves full-year 2025 cash cost guidance to $0.15-$0.35 per pound
* Hudbay expects Peru gold production to exceed top end of 2025 guidance range
Result Drivers
* OPERATIONAL RESILIENCE - Despite wildfire evacuations in Manitoba and interruptions in Peru, Hudbay maintained strong copper and gold production
* COST CONTROL - Improved full year 2025 cash cost guidance due to strong cost control and increased gold by-product credits
* STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP - Secured $600 mln partnership with Mitsubishi, reducing capital contributions for Copper World
Key Details
Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu
s s
Estimate
Q3 Miss $346.80 $561.80
Revenue mln mln (5
Analysts
)
Q3 Miss $0.03 $0.20
Adjusted (11
EPS Analysts
)
Q3 EPS $0.56
Q3 $142.60
Adjusted mln
EBITDA
Analyst Coverage
* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 17 "strong buy" or "buy", no "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
* The average consensus recommendation for the specialty mining & metals peer group is "buy"
* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Hudbay Minerals Inc ( HBM ) is C$24.50, about 5% above its November 11 closing price of C$23.28
* The stock recently traded at 15 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 12 three months ago
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