Fundamental Analysis of LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP(NYSE:LAC) stock

Fundamental Rating

Taking everything into account, LAC scores 2 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. LAC was compared to 157 industry peers in the Metals & Mining industry. LAC scores quite bad on profitability, while its financial health is fine. Not spectacular, but in line with the averages. LAC is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.

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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.

1.2 Ratios

With a Return On Assets value of -3.50%, LAC is not doing good in the industry: 62.42% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

The Return On Equity of LAC (-3.69%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector 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

1.3 Margins

LAC does not have Profit Margin and Operating Margin and Gross Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.

		Industry Rank	Sector 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

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ROA

ROE

ROIC

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

The number of shares outstanding for LAC remains at a similar level compared to 1 year ago.

The number of shares outstanding for LAC has been increased compared to 5 years ago.

Compared to 1 year ago, LAC has an improved debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

An Altman-Z score of 14.60 indicates that LAC is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.

The Altman-Z score of LAC (14.60) is better than 82.17% of its industry peers.

LAC has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.00. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.

The Debt to Equity ratio of LAC (0.00) is better than 75.80% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	14.6

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACCN/A

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.

The Current ratio of LAC (13.88) is better than 91.08% of its industry peers.

LAC has a Quick Ratio of 13.88. This indicates that LAC is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.

LAC has a better Quick ratio (13.88) than 91.08% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	13.88
Quick Ratio	13.88

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WACC

Debt/Equity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 94.21% over the past year.

EPS 1Y (TTM)94.21%

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

Based on estimates for the next years, LAC will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 48.36% on average per year.

No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.

EPS Next Y43.75%

EPS Next 2Y-14.56%

EPS Next 3Y-14.47%

EPS Next 5Y48.36%

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.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

LAC reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.

Besides the negative Price/Earnings Ratio, also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for LAC. No positive earnings are expected for the next year.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

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

4.3 Compensation for Growth

LAC's earnings are expected to decrease with -14.47% in the coming years. This may justify a cheaper valuation.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y-14.56%

EPS Next 3Y-14.47%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

LAC does not give a dividend.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP

NYSE:LAC (11/22/2024, 8:04:00 PM)

After market: 4.02 +0.05 (+1.26%)

3.97

+0.09 (+2.32%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorMaterials

GICS IndustryGroupMaterials

GICS IndustryMetals & Mining

Earnings (Last)

Earnings (Next)

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Market Cap865.46M

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Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A
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PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-3.5%
ROE	-3.69%
ROCE
ROIC
ROICexc
ROICexgc
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	N/A
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F-Score

Asset Turnover0

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0
Debt/FCF
Debt/EBITDA
Cap/Depr
Cap/Sales
Interest Coverage
Cash Conversion
Profit Quality
Current Ratio	13.88
Quick Ratio	13.88
Altman-Z

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WACC

ROIC/WACC

Cap/Depr(3y)

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Cap/Sales(3y)

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High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)94.21%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5Y

EPS Q2Q%

EPS Next Y43.75%

EPS Next 2Y

EPS Next 3Y

EPS Next 5Y

Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A

Revenue growth 3YN/A

Revenue growth 5Y

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LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP (LAC)

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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