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LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP (LAC.CA) Stock Fundamental Analysis

TSX:LAC - Toronto Stock Exchange - CA53681J1030 - Common Stock - Currency: CAD

4.08  +0.25 (+6.53%)

Fundamental Rating

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Overall LAC gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. We evaluated LAC against 799 industry peers in the Metals & Mining industry. While LAC seems to be doing ok healthwise, there are quite some concerns on its profitability. LAC has a expensive valuation and it also scores bad on growth.


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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

LAC had negative earnings in the past year.
LAC had negative earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
LAC had a negative operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
LAC.CA Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFLAC.CA Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 0 50M -50M -100M -150M -200M

1.2 Ratios

LAC's Return On Assets of -3.50% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. LAC outperforms 76.10% of its industry peers.
The Return On Equity of LAC (-3.69%) is better than 77.72% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -3.5%
ROE -3.69%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)-225.93%
ROA(5y)-179.58%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
LAC.CA Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICLAC.CA Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 0 -200 -400

1.3 Margins

The Profit Margin and Operating Margin and Gross Margin are not available for LAC so they could not be analyzed.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM N/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
LAC.CA Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsLAC.CA Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 -500 -1K -1.5K -2K

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

LAC has about the same amout of shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
Compared to 5 years ago, LAC has more shares outstanding
The debt/assets ratio for LAC has been reduced compared to a year ago.
LAC.CA Yearly Shares OutstandingLAC.CA Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 50M 100M 150M
LAC.CA Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsLAC.CA Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 100M 200M 300M 400M

2.2 Solvency

LAC has an Altman-Z score of 11.06. This indicates that LAC is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 11.06, LAC is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 75.34% of the companies in the same industry.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.00 indicates that LAC is not too dependend on debt financing.
LAC has a Debt to Equity ratio of 0.00. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: LAC outperforms 51.69% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 11.06
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACCN/A
LAC.CA Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFLAC.CA Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 0 200M -200M 400M

2.3 Liquidity

LAC has a Current Ratio of 13.88. This indicates that LAC is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
LAC has a Current ratio of 13.88. This is amongst the best in the industry. LAC outperforms 88.49% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 13.88 indicates that LAC has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
LAC has a better Quick ratio (13.88) than 88.49% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 13.88
Quick Ratio 13.88
LAC.CA Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesLAC.CA Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 50M 100M 150M 200M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

LAC shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 94.22%, which is quite impressive.
EPS 1Y (TTM)94.22%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%N/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%N/A

3.2 Future

The Earnings Per Share is expected to decrease by -26.58% on average over the next years. This is quite bad
No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
EPS Next Y25%
EPS Next 2Y-27.48%
EPS Next 3Y-24.67%
EPS Next 5Y-26.58%
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
LAC.CA Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesLAC.CA Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 200M 400M 600M
LAC.CA Yearly EPS VS EstimatesLAC.CA Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 0 -0.2 -0.4 -0.6 -0.8

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for LAC. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
Also next year LAC is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
LAC.CA Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsLAC.CA Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 10 -10 20 -20

4.2 Price Multiples

Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA N/A
LAC.CA Per share dataLAC.CA EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 1 2 3 4

4.3 Compensation for Growth

A cheap valuation may be justified as LAC's earnings are expected to decrease with -24.67% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-27.48%
EPS Next 3Y-24.67%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for LAC!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A

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LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP

TSX:LAC (4/24/2025, 7:00:00 PM)

4.08

+0.25 (+6.53%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryGroupMaterials
GICS IndustryMetals & Mining
Earnings (Last)03-15 2024-03-15/bmo
Earnings (Next)N/A N/A
Inst Owners16.99%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners0.76%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap892.05M
Analysts77.14
Price Target7.65 (87.5%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)N/A
Avg EPS beat(2)N/A
Min EPS beat(2)N/A
Max EPS beat(2)N/A
EPS beat(4)N/A
Avg EPS beat(4)N/A
Min EPS beat(4)N/A
Max EPS beat(4)N/A
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)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A
Min Revenue beat(2)N/A
Max Revenue beat(2)N/A
Revenue beat(4)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A
Min Revenue beat(4)N/A
Max Revenue beat(4)N/A
Revenue beat(8)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A
Revenue beat(12)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
PT rev (1m)-6.25%
PT rev (3m)-4.76%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)0%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0%
Revenue NY rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (3m)N/A
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S N/A
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 0.98
P/tB 0.98
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)-0.18
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-0.36
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)N/A
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)N/A
OCFYN/A
SpS0
BVpS4.18
TBVpS4.18
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -3.5%
ROE -3.69%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM N/A
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-225.93%
ROA(5y)-179.58%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexcg growth 3YN/A
ROICexcg growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
F-ScoreN/A
Asset Turnover0
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr N/A
Cap/Sales N/A
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 13.88
Quick Ratio 13.88
Altman-Z 11.06
F-ScoreN/A
WACCN/A
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)32505%
Cap/Depr(5y)20093.8%
Cap/Sales(3y)N/A
Cap/Sales(5y)N/A
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)94.22%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%N/A
EPS Next Y25%
EPS Next 2Y-27.48%
EPS Next 3Y-24.67%
EPS Next 5Y-26.58%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%N/A
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y54.61%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year-15.36%
EBIT Next 3Y-12.24%
EBIT Next 5Y-29.84%
FCF growth 1Y-295.33%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y26.99%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A