Comstock Mining (LODE)
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Comstock Mining
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Rating:51Neutral
Price Target:
$3.00
▼(-7.41% Downside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:04/02/26
LODE’s score is held back mainly by weak financial performance (persistent losses and ongoing cash burn with volatile, small revenues). The latest earnings call improves the outlook due to strengthened liquidity, permitting/equipment progress, and a defined commercialization ramp, but technicals remain soft (price below key moving averages with negative MACD) and valuation is constrained by negative earnings and no provided dividend yield.
Positive Factors
Balance sheet liquidity
A roughly $56M cash position from an oversubscribed equity raise provides multi-quarter runway to fund initial facility capex and commissioning. This materially reduces near-term financing risk, allowing management to focus on operational scale-up rather than urgent capital raises, improving execution odds.
Negative Factors
Negative operating cash flow
Consistent negative operating cash flow indicates the core business is not self‑funding and will remain reliant on external financing or asset sales until recycling facilities achieve sustained commercial volumes. Persistent cash burn elevates execution risk and limits flexibility for unexpected costs.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Balance sheet liquidity
A roughly $56M cash position from an oversubscribed equity raise provides multi-quarter runway to fund initial facility capex and commissioning. This materially reduces near-term financing risk, allowing management to focus on operational scale-up rather than urgent capital raises, improving execution odds.
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Comstock Mining (LODE) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$243.05M
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)1.11M
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)1.23
Revenue Growth-48.48%
EPS Growth59.22%
CountryUS
Employees46
SectorBasic Materials
Sector Strength58
IndustryReal Estate - Services
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.26
Shares Outstanding74,099,140
10 Day Avg. Volume994,333
30 Day Avg. Volume1,106,098
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.05
Price to Book (P/B)1.28
Price to Sales (P/S)88.83
P/FCF Ratio-5.16
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.55
Enterprise Value/Revenue86.00
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit-33.15
Enterprise Value/Ebitda-3.98
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering1
EPS Forecast (FY)-0.5
Revenue Forecast (FY)$19.45M
Comstock Mining Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Comstock Inc. engages in the exploration, development, and production of mineral properties in Nevada. The company explores for gold, silver, lithium, nickel, cobalt, and mercury ores. It operates in two segments, Mining and Real Estate. The Minin...
How the Company Makes Money
Comstock Mining’s historical and stated monetization pathways have centered on (a) mineral-resource development on its property positions and (b) monetizing its land and surface rights holdings through sales, leases, or other real-estate type tran...
Comstock Mining Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Mar 24, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:May 05, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
Overall the call communicates a predominantly positive momentum story: management detailed a successful capital raise, significant balance sheet cleanup, tangible permitting and equipment progress, strengthened governance and a clear commercialization roadmap (Facility #1 commissioning in Q1 and operations in Q2 2026). Key near-term risks remain — current revenues are small, several nonrecurring transformation costs affected 2025 results, timing and execution risks (equipment lead times, minor schedule slippage) and the need to monetize noncore assets and secure power commitments to fully fund and accelerate growth. On balance, the successes (capital, permits, institutional support, equipment arrival, customers pipeline and clear capex plan) materially outweigh the disclosed challenges.Positive Updates
Significant Equity Raise and Strong Liquidity
Completed an oversubscribed equity offering in early 2026 raising ~$57.5M gross (~$53M net). Cash and cash equivalents stood at approximately $56M as of March 20, 2026, providing runway to deploy the first industry-scale metals recycling facility.
Negative Updates
Currently Modest Revenue Base and Early-Stage Commercial Volumes
Reported metals revenue for 2025 remains small at ~$1.4M (plus $2.2M deferred billings). The business is in early commercialization; management projects significant ramp but substantial volumes and profitability are prospective rather than realized.
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Q4-2025 Updates
Positive
Negative
Significant Equity Raise and Strong Liquidity
Completed an oversubscribed equity offering in early 2026 raising ~$57.5M gross (~$53M net). Cash and cash equivalents stood at approximately $56M as of March 20, 2026, providing runway to deploy the first industry-scale metals recycling facility.
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Company Guidance
Management guided that Comstock entered 2026 with approximately $56 million cash (as of March 20, 2026) and ~74 million common shares outstanding following an oversubscribed equity offering that raised ~$57.5M gross (~$53M net); Comstock Metals reported ~ $1.4M revenue in 2025 (vs ~$0.4M in 2024) plus ~$2.2M billings/deferred revenue (total ~ $3.5M) and expects Facility #1 commissioning in Q1 and commercial operation in Q2 (major ovens arriving via ~20 18‑wheelers), a 2026 monthly revenue ramp from ~$100k → $200k → $1M → $2M, per‑facility capex of ~$12–15M (one production line ≈ $13M for ~3.3M panels/year; the permitted facility is sized for ~2.5–3 lines), a 7‑facility national model with a central refinery (~$30M capex to process ~100k tons/year), estimated tailings recovery ≈12,500 tons/facility (7 facilities ≈100k tons), expected full‑run cash flow per facility of ~$75–80M, and near‑term plans to monetize noncore assets in 2026 (mining discussions valuing assets in the ~$50–60M range while Dayton contains ~2.5M oz silver in situ, and Sierra Springs ownership increased from <17% to ~36–37% with potential to exceed 50% and real estate upside in the “hundreds of millions”), plus pursuit of nondilutive grants and industrial bonds once the first facility is operating.Comstock Mining Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
12
Very Negative
Balance Sheet
58
Neutral
Cash Flow
10
Very Negative
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 1.55M | 3.02M | 1.27M | 178.15K | 862.16K |
| Gross Profit | -4.92M | 2.56M | 1.27M | 178.15K | 590.08K |
| EBITDA | -33.56M | -47.72M | 15.07M | -41.76M | -28.81M |
| Net Income | -43.08M | -53.32M | 9.16M | -45.95M | -24.58M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 182.64M | 91.31M | 106.47M | 100.05M | 126.95M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 16.95M | 954.27K | 22.70M | 2.52M | 6.84M |
| Total Debt | 30.71M | 13.80M | 10.93M | 8.73M | 17.53M |
| Total Liabilities | 71.74M | 31.54M | 28.19M | 43.69M | 33.98M |
| Stockholders Equity | 107.58M | 59.77M | 78.28M | 53.60M | 89.57M |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | -26.72M | -14.88M | -15.64M | -15.30M | -7.57M |
| Operating Cash Flow | -24.39M | -13.94M | -13.63M | -12.11M | -7.49M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -21.98M | -6.48M | 3.63M | -3.73M | -16.10M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 62.36M | 17.59M | 11.26M | 12.45M | 27.07M |
Comstock Mining Technical Analysis
Positive
3.24
Price Trends
3.05
Positive
3.34
Negative
3.26
Negative
Market Momentum
>-0.01
Positive
50.26
Neutral
18.06
Positive
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For LODE, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 3.24 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 3.09, above the 50-day MA of 3.05, and below the 200-day MA of 3.26, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of >-0.01 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 50.26 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 18.06 is Positive, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for LODE.
Comstock Mining Risk Analysis
Comstock Mining disclosed 88 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Comstock Mining reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Comstock Mining Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
LODE
Comstock Mining
3.24
0.92
39.66%
GYRO
Gyrodyne Company Of America
7.62
-0.69
-8.36%
MAYS
JW Mays
40.05
1.80
4.71%
GBR
New Concept Energy
0.86
0.17
24.10%
TCI
Transcontinental Realty Investors
37.64
10.29
37.62%
UK
Ucommune International
0.29
-0.80
-73.67%
Comstock Mining Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and FinancingRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Comstock Mining Extends Promissory Note Maturity to July 2026
Positive
Apr 1, 2026
On August 8, 2025, Comstock Inc. entered into a first amendment to a $4.29 million promissory note due April 15, 2026, issuing 1.5 million common shares to Georges Trust to help satisfy the debt, and later registered those shares for resale on a F...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board ChangesShareholder Meetings
Comstock Mining, MAK Capital Forge Board Cooperation Agreement
Positive
Mar 25, 2026
On March 23, 2026, Comstock Inc. entered into a cooperation agreement with major shareholder MAK Capital Fund LP, which owns roughly 5.8 million shares, to expand and reshape its board as the company accelerates growth in solar recycling and criti...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board ChangesFinancial DisclosuresPrivate Placements and Financing
Comstock Highlights Solar Recycling Pivot and Debt-Free Balance Sheet
Positive
Mar 25, 2026
On March 24, 2026, Comstock reported its full-year 2025 achievements and outlined its 2026 outlook, highlighting a strategic shift toward solar recycling and critical metals recovery alongside its Nevada mining assets and Bioleum renewable fuels a...
Business Operations and StrategyRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Comstock Mining Shares Updated Strategic and Operational Priorities
Neutral
Feb 3, 2026
On February 3, 2026, Comstock Inc. reported that it had provided investors with an updated presentation outlining certain strategic and operational initiatives. The company furnished the materials as an informational exhibit rather than as a forma...
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
Comstock Mining Completes Public Offering to Fund Expansion
Positive
Jan 30, 2026
On January 28, 2026, Comstock Inc. entered into an underwriting agreement with Titan Partners Group LLC for an underwritten public offering of 18,181,819 shares of common stock, with a 30‑day option for the underwriter to purchase up to an a...
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