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

Fundamental Rating

LAC gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 154 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

In the past year LAC has reported negative net income.

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

The Return On Assets of LAC (-3.50%) is worse than 61.49% of its industry peers.

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

The Profit Margin and Operating Margin and Gross Margin are not available for LAC so they could not be analyzed.

		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

Compared to 1 year ago, LAC has about the same amount of shares outstanding.

Compared to 5 years ago, LAC has more shares outstanding

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

2.2 Solvency

LAC has an Altman-Z score of 11.92. This indicates that LAC is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.

With an excellent Altman-Z score value of 11.92, LAC belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 82.43% of the companies in the same industry.

A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.00 indicates that LAC is not too dependend on debt financing.

The Debt to Equity ratio of LAC (0.00) is better than 77.70% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	11.92

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACCN/A

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 13.88 indicates that LAC has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.

The Current ratio of LAC (13.88) is better than 93.24% 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 Quick ratio of 13.88. This is amongst the best in the industry. LAC outperforms 93.24% 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

LAC is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 48.36% yearly.

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

EPS Next Y25%

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

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 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 (1/3/2025, 8:04:00 PM)

After market: 3.1994 +0.03 (+0.93%)

3.17

+0.11 (+3.59%)

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 Owners26.39%

Inst Owner Change0%

Ins Owners0.8%

Ins Owner Change0%

Market Cap692.26M

Analysts77.14

Price Target5.59 (76.34%)

Short Float %14.06%

Short Ratio3.22

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/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)-3.29%

PT rev (3m)-36.43%

EPS NQ rev (1m)0%

EPS NQ rev (3m)0%

EPS NY rev (1m)0%

EPS NY rev (3m)36.84%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)0%

Revenue NY rev (1m)N/A

Revenue NY rev (3m)N/A

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	N/A
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	N/A
P/B	1.05
P/tB	1.05
EV/EBITDA	N/A

EPS(TTM)-0.13

EYN/A

EPS(NY)-0.21

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)N/A

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)N/A

OCFYN/A

SpS0

BVpS3.02

TBVpS3.02

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector 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 Rank	Sector 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	11.92

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)94.21%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%N/A

EPS Next Y25%

EPS Next 2Y-14.56%

EPS Next 3Y-14.47%

EPS Next 5Y48.36%

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-29.32%

EBIT Next 3Y-22.27%

EBIT Next 5Y70.62%

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

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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