ALTM Fundamental Analysis - Arcadium Lithium plc

Fundamental Rating

Overall ALTM gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. We evaluated ALTM against 83 industry peers in the Chemicals industry. While ALTM is still in line with the averages on profitability rating, there are concerns on its financial health. ALTM is quite expensive at the moment. It does show a decent growth rate.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year ALTM was profitable.

In the past year ALTM has reported a negative cash flow from operations.

Of the past 5 years ALTM 4 years were profitable.

ALTM had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

ALTM's Return On Assets of 1.01% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. ALTM outperforms 47.06% of its industry peers.

ALTM's Return On Equity of 1.65% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. ALTM outperforms 45.88% of its industry peers.

ALTM has a Return On Invested Capital of 2.86%. This is in the lower half of the industry: ALTM underperforms 63.53% of its industry peers.

Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for ALTM is above the industry average of 6.30%.

The 3 year average ROIC (8.50%) for ALTM is well above the current ROIC(2.86%). The reason for the recent decline needs to be investigated.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	1.01%
ROE	1.65%
ROIC	2.86%

ROA(3y)8.14%

ROA(5y)4.55%

ROE(3y)13.03%

ROE(5y)7.26%

ROIC(3y)8.5%

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

ALTM has a better Profit Margin (10.24%) than 88.24% of its industry peers.

ALTM's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.

With an excellent Operating Margin value of 36.16%, ALTM belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 96.47% of the companies in the same industry.

In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of ALTM has grown nicely.

ALTM's Gross Margin of 49.37% is amongst the best of the industry. ALTM outperforms 92.94% of its industry peers.

ALTM's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	36.16%
PM (TTM)	10.24%
GM	49.37%

OM growth 3Y339.85%

OM growth 5Y12.09%

PM growth 3Y315.53%

PM growth 5Y-4.55%

GM growth 3Y27%

GM growth 5Y9.04%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), ALTM is creating some value.

ALTM has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.

ALTM has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.

Compared to 1 year ago, ALTM has a worse debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

ALTM has an Altman-Z score of 1.29. This is a bad value and indicates that ALTM is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.

Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 1.29, ALTM is doing worse than 68.24% of the companies in the same industry.

ALTM has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.11. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.

The Debt to Equity ratio of ALTM (0.11) is better than 83.53% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.11
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	1.29

ROIC/WACC0.4

WACC7.06%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 1.09 indicates that ALTM should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.

ALTM has a worse Current ratio (1.09) than 83.53% of its industry peers.

A Quick Ratio of 0.56 indicates that ALTM may have some problems paying its short term obligations.

ALTM has a worse Quick ratio (0.56) than 83.53% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.09
Quick Ratio	0.56

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for ALTM have decreased strongly by -94.56% in the last year.

The earnings per share for ALTM have been decreasing by -77.97% on average. This is quite bad

The Revenue has grown by 14.20% in the past year. This is quite good.

Measured over the past years, ALTM shows a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 21.01% on average per year.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-94.56%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5Y-77.97%

EPS Q2Q%-97.06%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)14.2%

Revenue growth 3Y33.84%

Revenue growth 5Y21.01%

Sales Q2Q%58.97%

3.2 Future

ALTM is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 53.89% yearly.

ALTM is expected to show quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 16.62% yearly.

EPS Next Y11.36%

EPS Next 2Y51.71%

EPS Next 3Y62.79%

EPS Next 5Y53.89%

Revenue Next Year15.71%

Revenue Next 2Y16.95%

Revenue Next 3Y27.33%

Revenue Next 5Y16.62%

3.3 Evolution

The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.

Although the future Revenue growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 44.92, the valuation of ALTM can be described as expensive.

Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, ALTM is valued a bit more expensive than 65.88% of the companies in the same industry.

ALTM is valuated expensively when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.29, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.

With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 40.34, ALTM can be considered very expensive at the moment.

Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, ALTM is valued a bit more expensive than the industry average as 68.24% of the companies are valued more cheaply.

The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 22.85. ALTM is valued rather expensively when compared to this.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	44.92
Fwd PE	40.34

4.2 Price Multiples

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of ALTM indicates a slightly more expensive valuation: ALTM is more expensive than 62.35% of the companies listed in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	14.62

4.3 Compensation for Growth

The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates ALTM does not grow enough to justify the current Price/Earnings ratio.

ALTM has a very decent profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.

A more expensive valuation may be justified as ALTM's earnings are expected to grow with 62.79% in the coming years.

PEG (NY)3.95

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y51.71%

EPS Next 3Y62.79%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

ALTM does not give a dividend.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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Arcadium Lithium plc

NYSE:ALTM (3/5/2025, 8:04:00 PM)

After market: 5.84 0 (0%)

5.84

0 (0%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorMaterials

GICS IndustryGroupMaterials

GICS IndustryChemicals

Earnings (Last)02-27 2025-02-27/amc

Earnings (Next)05-05 2025-05-05/amc

Inst Owners71.08%

Inst Owner Change0.72%

Ins Owners0.22%

Ins Owner Change0%

Market Cap6.27B

Analysts70

Price Target6.03 (3.25%)

Short Float %N/A

Short RatioN/A

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

Yearly DividendN/A

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

DP0%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

Ex-DateN/A

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)0

Avg EPS beat(2)-39.28%

Min EPS beat(2)-74.86%

Max EPS beat(2)-3.69%

EPS beat(4)1

Avg EPS beat(4)-11.38%

Min EPS beat(4)-74.86%

Max EPS beat(4)34.36%

EPS beat(8)N/A

Avg EPS beat(8)N/A

EPS beat(12)N/A

Avg EPS beat(12)N/A

EPS beat(16)N/A

Avg EPS beat(16)N/A

Revenue beat(2)1

Avg Revenue beat(2)-10.28%

Min Revenue beat(2)-25.87%

Max Revenue beat(2)5.31%

Revenue beat(4)2

Avg Revenue beat(4)-7.56%

Min Revenue beat(4)-25.87%

Max Revenue beat(4)5.31%

Revenue beat(8)5

Avg Revenue beat(8)295.85%

Revenue beat(12)9

Avg Revenue beat(12)401.08%

Revenue beat(16)13

Avg Revenue beat(16)354.95%

PT rev (1m)0%

PT rev (3m)-3.17%

EPS NQ rev (1m)0%

EPS NQ rev (3m)119.38%

EPS NY rev (1m)0%

EPS NY rev (3m)1.81%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)-3.96%

Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.34%

Revenue NY rev (3m)-5.29%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	44.92
Fwd PE	40.34
P/S	6.22
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	N/A
P/B	1
P/tB	1.3
EV/EBITDA	14.62

EPS(TTM)0.13

EY2.23%

EPS(NY)0.14

Fwd EY2.48%

FCF(TTM)-1.14

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)-0.16

OCFYN/A

SpS0.94

BVpS5.83

TBVpS4.5

PEG (NY)3.95

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	1.01%
ROE	1.65%
ROCE	3.88%
ROIC	2.86%
ROICexc	2.89%
ROICexgc	3.41%
OM	36.16%
PM (TTM)	10.24%
GM	49.37%
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)8.14%

ROA(5y)4.55%

ROE(3y)13.03%

ROE(5y)7.26%

ROIC(3y)8.5%

ROIC(5y)N/A

ROICexc(3y)10.83%

ROICexc(5y)N/A

ROICexgc(3y)11.51%

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)11.53%

ROCE(5y)N/A

ROICexcg growth 3Y191.49%

ROICexcg growth 5Y-15.97%

ROICexc growth 3Y175.9%

ROICexc growth 5Y-18.7%

OM growth 3Y339.85%

OM growth 5Y12.09%

PM growth 3Y315.53%

PM growth 5Y-4.55%

GM growth 3Y27%

GM growth 5Y9.04%

F-Score2

Asset Turnover0.1

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.11
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	1.38
Cap/Depr	841.13%
Cap/Sales	103.49%
Interest Coverage	12.57
Cash Conversion	N/A
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	1.09
Quick Ratio	0.56
Altman-Z	1.29

F-Score2

WACC7.06%

ROIC/WACC0.4

Cap/Depr(3y)1054.15%

Cap/Depr(5y)836.79%

Cap/Sales(3y)60.66%

Cap/Sales(5y)51.28%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-94.56%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5Y-77.97%

EPS Q2Q%-97.06%

EPS Next Y11.36%

EPS Next 2Y51.71%

EPS Next 3Y62.79%

EPS Next 5Y53.89%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)14.2%

Revenue growth 3Y33.84%

Revenue growth 5Y21.01%

Sales Q2Q%58.97%

Revenue Next Year15.71%

Revenue Next 2Y16.95%

Revenue Next 3Y27.33%

Revenue Next 5Y16.62%

EBIT growth 1Y-8.97%

EBIT growth 3Y488.68%

EBIT growth 5Y35.64%

EBIT Next Year99.7%

EBIT Next 3Y72.01%

EBIT Next 5Y51.11%

FCF growth 1Y-3990.6%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y-159.2%

OCF growth 3YN/A

OCF growth 5YN/A

Arcadium Lithium plc (ALTM) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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