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HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORP
LAST CLOSE… Gold and Silver Ores SHARES +273.0% · 12M CASH ~29 MO
100
SEVERE
RISK INDEX
RED FLAGS 82 SHARE PRINTING 20 YEARS-LONG PATTERN 6 = 100/100. WHY THIS NUMBER, PIECE BY PIECE.

THE READ 40 red-flag mentions across this year's filings, led by dilution and reverse stock split, and 236 since 2001, so this is a long-running pattern; share count jumped 273% in a year (holders are being diluted fast).

FLAGS DILUTION CASH WHAT CHANGED VERDICT INSIDERS OUTSIDE RECORDS
01

Red Flags

2025-08-30 → 2026-08-30

We read every document this company filed with the SEC this year and counted the classic danger phrases. Where wording can be misleading, we open the actual documents and separate real warnings from accounting boilerplate. Each hit links to the exact document.

Dilution (at the market offering) AT LEAST 6 REAL WARNINGS · 8 matching docS this year · 52 ALL TIME

An ATM lets the company print and sell new shares into the market any day it wants. Every print dilutes your slice.

EVIDENCE: [1] 8-K FILED 2025-09-03 · [2] 8-K FILED 2025-10-28 · [3] 10-Q FILED 2026-07-28 · [4] 10-Q FILED 2026-04-28 · [5] 10-Q FILED 2025-10-28

Reverse stock split AT LEAST 24 REAL WARNINGS · 8 matching docS this year · 63 ALL TIME

A reverse split shrinks the share count to lift the price above $1. Repeat reverse splits are the classic death-spiral signature.

EVIDENCE: [1] 10-K FILED 2026-03-03 · [2] 10-Q FILED 2025-10-28 · [3] 10-Q FILED 2026-04-28 · [4] 10-Q FILED 2026-07-28 · [5] 424B5 FILED 2025-10-10

Going concern doubt AT LEAST 2 REAL WARNINGS · 7 matching docS this year · 77 ALL TIME

Auditors flagged substantial doubt the company survives the next 12 months without new money.

EVIDENCE: [1] S-3/A FILED 2025-10-24 · [2] S-3 FILED 2025-12-29 · [3] S-3 FILED 2025-10-07 · [4] 424B5 FILED 2025-10-10 · [5] 424B5 FILED 2025-10-09

Delisting / exchange risk AT LEAST 8 REAL WARNINGS · 6 matching docS this year · 44 ALL TIME

The exchange has threatened to kick the stock off. Delisting pressure usually ends in a reverse split or a fire-sale raise.

EVIDENCE: [1] 10-K FILED 2026-03-03 · [2] S-3 FILED 2025-10-07 · [3] S-3/A FILED 2025-10-24 · [4] 424B5 FILED 2025-10-10 · [5] 424B5 FILED 2025-10-09

SOURCE: FULL-TEXT SEARCH OF THE COMPANY'S OFFICIAL SEC FILINGS. "REAL WARNINGS" = WE OPENED THE LINKED DOCUMENTS AND FILTERED PHRASES WRAPPED IN NEGATIONS, RESOLUTION LANGUAGE OR STANDARD CONTRACT TERMS. "AT LEAST" = MORE DOCUMENTS CARRY THE PHRASE THIS YEAR THAN WE COULD OPEN AND READ.

02

The Printing Press

How many shares exist, over time, exactly as the company reported in its own filings. In microcaps, a rising share count is how holders pay for everything: salaries, debts, and bad deals. Sudden collapses in the line are reverse splits, marked below.

50,160,042 shares · 2020-08-06 93,181,681 shares · 2026-07-27 LAST 12M: +273.0% AVG/YEAR SINCE 2020: +10.9% ◉ REVERSE-SPLIT-STYLE COLLAPSE × 1

SOURCE: THE COMPANY'S OWN REPORTED SHARE COUNTS ACROSS 26 FILINGS, STRAIGHT FROM SEC RECORDS

CHECKING OFFICIAL SPLIT RECORDS…

What this means for YOUR shares

Type how many shares you hold. The math is plain division on the company's own reported counts.

03

Cash Countdown

Cash in the bank against how fast the company burns it. When this hits zero, the next stop is usually a desperate raise at bad terms, and existing holders pay through dilution.

~29 MONTHS OF CASH AT THE CURRENT BURNBAR = SHARE OF A 24-MONTH WINDOW
2.5 YRS
EST RUNWAY
cash ÷ monthly burn
$7.45M
MONTHLY BURN
operating cash deficit
$220.55M
CASH ON HAND
latest reported quarter
+16.7%
CASH CHANGE QoQ
latest two reported quarters
2024·92024·122025·32025·62025·92025·122026·32026·6
CASH OVER TIME, LAST 8 REPORTED QUARTERS $55.83M → $220.55M TREND: +295.0%

RUNWAY = CASH ON HAND ÷ MONTHLY CASH BURN. SIMPLE ARITHMETIC ON THE COMPANY'S OWN REPORTED NUMBERS, NOT A PROJECTION.

04

What the Newest Filing Changed

The latest filings, translated into holder impact. Every number cites its form, date and SEC link.

Shares outstanding +2.0%

Shares outstanding rose 91.36M to 93.18M (+2.0%) between 10-Q 2026-04-27 and 10-Q 2026-07-27.

NOW: 93,181,681 as of 2026-07-27 (10-Q, filed 2026-07-28)

WAS: 91,360,601 as of 2026-04-27 (10-Q, filed 2026-04-28)

Cash and equivalents +16.7%

Cash and equivalents rose $189.01M to $220.55M ($31.54M, +16.7%) between 10-Q 2026-03-31 and 10-Q 2026-06-30.

NOW: $220.55M as of 2026-06-30 (10-Q, filed 2026-07-28)

WAS: $189.01M as of 2026-03-31 (10-Q, filed 2026-04-28)

Total assets +8.6%

Total assets rose to $293.10M (from $269.90M, +8.6%) between 10-Q 2026-03-31 and 10-Q 2026-06-30.

NOW: $293.10M as of 2026-06-30 (10-Q, filed 2026-07-28)

WAS: $269.90M as of 2026-03-31 (10-Q, filed 2026-04-28)

Total liabilities -8.4%

Total liabilities fell to $42.24M (from $46.10M, -8.4%) between 10-Q 2026-03-31 and 10-Q 2026-06-30.

NOW: $42.24M as of 2026-06-30 (10-Q, filed 2026-07-28)

WAS: $46.10M as of 2026-03-31 (10-Q, filed 2026-04-28)

Revenue -100.0%

Revenue fell $33.23M to $0 (-100.0%) between the period ended 2022-12-31 and the period ended 2023-12-31 (10-K).

NOW: $0 as of 2023-12-31 (10-K, filed 2024-03-14)

WAS: $33.23M as of 2022-12-31 (10-K, filed 2024-03-14)

Cash burn / runway

Monthly operating cash deficit ~$7.45M ($-44.06M over the period ended 2026-06-30 in 10-Q). Against $220.55M cash is roughly 2.5 years of runway (30 months).

NOW: $-44.06M as of 2026-06-30 (10-Q, filed 2026-07-28)

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Critical 8-K Ledger

OFFICIAL NOTICES · 24 MO

When something material happens, the company itself must announce it in an 8-K under the SEC's numbered item system. These are those announcements, newest first: bankruptcy papers, exchange delisting warnings, auditor changes, financials pulled back. Read straight from the SEC filing index, no interpretation layer.

2026-08-28 ITEM 5.02 · OFFICER / DIRECTOR EXIT FILING ↗
2026-07-15 ITEM 5.02 · OFFICER / DIRECTOR EXIT FILING ↗
2026-06-11 ITEM 5.02 · OFFICER / DIRECTOR EXIT FILING ↗
2026-05-11 ITEM 5.02 · OFFICER / DIRECTOR EXIT FILING ↗
2026-04-16 ITEM 5.02 · OFFICER / DIRECTOR EXIT FILING ↗
2026-02-06 ITEM 5.02 · OFFICER / DIRECTOR EXIT FILING ↗
2026-02-02 ITEM 5.02 · OFFICER / DIRECTOR EXIT FILING ↗
2025-09-03 ITEM 3.02 · UNREGISTERED SHARE SALE FILING ↗
2025-06-09 ITEM 4.01 · AUDITOR CHANGE FILING ↗
2025-03-04 ITEM 5.02 · OFFICER / DIRECTOR EXIT FILING ↗
2025-01-07 ITEM 5.02 · OFFICER / DIRECTOR EXIT FILING ↗

SOURCE: THE ITEM NUMBERS THE COMPANY ITSELF PUT ON EACH 8-K IN THE SEC'S FILING INDEX. HOVER A STAMP FOR WHAT THAT ITEM MEANS FOR YOUR SHARES. OFFICIAL NOTICES INSIDE THE LAST 12 MONTHS ALSO FEED THE RISK INDEX ABOVE (CAPPED AT 15 POINTS).

2021·62021·92022·32022·62022·92023·32023·62023·9
QUARTERLY REVENUE, LAST 8 QUARTERS $36.00M → $0 TREND: -100.0%

EACH BAR IS ONE REPORTED QUARTER. GREEN = MOST RECENT QUARTER GREW VS THE ONE BEFORE.

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Breaking Filing

8-K · 2026-08-28

An 8-K is the "something happened right now" filing. Here is what this one says, in the company's own words.

Item 5.02

On August 27, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation (the “ Company ”) appointed Rebecca A. Jennings, who was previously serving as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary of the Company, to the role of Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the Company, effective August 27, 2026. In connection with Ms. Jennings’ promotion, the Compensation Committee of the Board approved an amendment to Ms. Jennings’ existing Employment Agreement with the Company (the “ Employment Agreement Amendment ”), which in...

READ THE ORIGINAL FILING

05

The Verdict

AVOID · HIGH CONFIDENCE

A rules-based reading of the cited filing facts: a range with reasons, never a prediction.

AVOID
SCREENING VERDICT
HIGH confidence
$0.0000-$4.04
FAIR VALUE BRACKET
book equity of $2.69/share at 0.7-1.5x

HOW THE BRACKET IS BUILT: BOOK EQUITY OF $2.69/SHARE AT 0.7-1.5X · CASH FLOOR: $2.37/SHARE IN A WIND-DOWN.

BASIS FOR

+1

Share count is stable-ish (+2.0% change between the last two reported quarters).

+2

Cash of $220,549,000 funds over 2.5 years of operating burn.

+3

Fair-value range anchored to cited facts: $0.00 to $4.04 per share.

AGAINST

−1

Revenue fell 100.0% period over period.

−2

Verified going-concern warnings in a recent filing: auditors or management flagged substantial doubt about continuing (document text checked, boilerplate excluded).

METHOD: DETERMINISTIC RULES OVER CITED SEC FILING FACTS: SHARE-COUNT CHANGE BETWEEN THE LAST TWO REPORTED QUARTERS (DILUTION), CASH-TO-BURN RUNWAY FROM THE MOST RECENT OPERATING CASH FLOW, PERIOD-OVER-PERIOD REVENUE GROWTH, AND A FAIR-VALUE RANGE ANCHORED TO CASH PER SHARE VS PRICE. THRESHOLDS ARE TUNABLE IN APP/VERDICT_ENGINE.PY. NOT A PREDICTION.

06

Insider Paper Trail

NET SELLING

Every time an officer, director or big owner trades shares, the law makes them file a Form 4 within two business days. We read the actual filings: who traded, what kind of trade, how big, at what price.

0
OPEN-MARKET BUYS
nobody is buying with their own cash
7
OPEN-MARKET SELLS
99,873 shares · ~$2.88M cashed out
0
GRANTS / AWARDS
none on record
2026-012026-022026-032026-042026-052026-06
ABOVE THE LINE: CASH BUYS BELOW THE LINE: CASH SELLS 6 MO: +$0 / -$2.88M

EACH MONTH SHOWS OPEN-MARKET DOLLAR FLOW PARSED FROM FORM 4 FILINGS. GRANTS AND OPTION PAPER ARE EXCLUDED: THIS IS REAL MONEY IN AND OUT.

DATEWHOACTION
2026-06-30 Thomas David Brian SVP, GENERAL MANAGER TAX WITHHOLDING 5,195 @ $23.27
2026-06-30 RIDEOUT STANTON K EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT TAX WITHHOLDING 7,483 @ $23.27
2026-06-30 Jennings Rebecca SVP & GENERAL COUNSEL TAX WITHHOLDING 5,195 @ $23.27
2026-06-30 GARRETT DIANE R DIRECTOR TAX WITHHOLDING 12,986 @ $23.27
2026-06-16 Thomas David Brian SVP, GENERAL MANAGER OPEN-MARKET SELL 25,000 @ $26.32
2026-06-15 Jennings Rebecca SVP & GENERAL COUNSEL OPEN-MARKET SELL 1,194 @ $28.64
2026-06-12 Jennings Rebecca SVP & GENERAL COUNSEL OPEN-MARKET SELL 15,329 @ $26.25
2026-06-04 Thomas David Brian SVP, GENERAL MANAGER OPEN-MARKET SELL 9,000 @ $30.15
2026-06-04 RIDEOUT STANTON K EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OPEN-MARKET SELL 16,500 @ $30.18
2026-06-04 GARRETT DIANE R DIRECTOR OPEN-MARKET SELL 21,550 @ $31.50
2026-06-04 Jennings Rebecca SVP & GENERAL COUNSEL OPEN-MARKET SELL 11,300 @ $30.27

PEOPLE WITH THE BEST INFORMATION ABOUT THIS COMPANY ARE SELLING MORE THAN THEY BUY. NOT PROOF OF ANYTHING: EXECUTIVES SELL FOR MANY REASONS. BUT AT MICROCAP SCALE, IT RARELY SMELLS GOOD. "10B5-1 PLAN" MEANS THE TRADE WAS SCHEDULED UNDER A PRE-SET TRADING PLAN, DISCLOSED IN THE FILING'S OWN FOOTNOTES: PRE-PLANNED SALES CARRY LESS SIGNAL THAN SPUR-OF-THE-MOMENT ONES. SOURCE: FORM 4 FILINGS, PARSED FROM THE SEC'S OWN XML, LAST 10 FILINGS.

07

Filing Timeline

The company's most recent SEC paperwork, newest first.

8-K 2026-08-28 0001493152-26-040592
3 2026-08-25 0001493152-26-040054
8-K 2026-08-18 0001493152-26-039012
SCHEDULE 13G 2026-08-07 0000093751-26-000481
SCHEDULE 13G 2026-07-28 0002012383-26-002520
8-K 2026-07-28 0001493152-26-034923

SOURCE: THE COMPANY'S SEC FILING INDEX

08

Outside the Filings

Public records that most investors never check, cross-checked against what the company claims. This is where shells slip up.

hycroftmining.com
WEB ADDRESS ON RECORD
registered 2015-09-30 · via Network Solutions, LLC
10.9 YRS OLD
DOMAIN AGE
old and consistent with an operating company: a good sign
3
OFFICIAL OFFERING DOCS · 12M
last one 2025-11-12: shares were actually sold to the market
3
SHELF REGISTRATIONS · 12M
paperwork filed to allow future share sales: future dilution waiting
0
BIG-OWNER TAKEOVER FILINGS · 12M
no outside investor has crossed the 5% disclosure line this year
PUBLIC FLOAT
shares actually tradable, vs held by insiders and big owners
SOLD SHORT
FINRA short interest: how many shares are bets against this company, and how many days of trading it would take to cover
CLEAR
US SANCTIONS SCREEN
company name checked against the official US sanctions list (19290 entries)
LEGAL IDENTITY (LEI)
every company that trades securities must carry a global legal identifier: status, parent chain and subsidiaries from the official registry
INSTITUTIONAL HOLDERS · 13F
quarterly institutional holdings filings scanned for this exact company name: which funds still report holding shares, from their own filings
SITE HISTORY
how long the company's website has been around, per the public web archive
CERT RECORD
public certificate logs date the company's web infrastructure: old and boring is good, brand-new is a tell
REGISTRANT HISTORY
old snapshots of public WHOIS pages: has the registered owner of this address changed hands
HOSTING + MAIL RECORDS
public DNS records: where the address is pointed and whether it can even receive mail

SOURCES: PUBLIC DOMAIN REGISTRATION RECORDS (FOUND IN THE COMPANY'S OWN FILING SIGNATURES) · THE COMPANY'S SEC FILING INDEX · OFFICIAL US SANCTIONS LIST · QUARTERLY 13F FILINGS VIA EDGAR FULL-TEXT SEARCH · LEGAL-IDENTITY, SITE-HISTORY, CERTIFICATE, REGISTRANT-HISTORY AND DNS SLOTS STREAM IN FROM FREE PUBLIC REGISTRIES WITHOUT BLOCKING THIS PAGE.

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09

Company Record

Legal nameHYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORP
Fiscal year end1231
HQ4300 WATER CANYON ROAD, UNIT 1, WINNEMUCCA, NV
Last periodic report2026-07-28 (10-Q, 33d ago)
Shares outstanding93,181,681 as of 2026-07-27 (10-Q)

SOURCE: THE COMPANY'S SEC FILING INDEX

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