LAC Fundamental Analysis - LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP

Fundamental Rating

Overall LAC gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. We evaluated LAC against 818 industry peers in the Metals & Mining industry. The financial health of LAC is average, but there are quite some concerns on its profitability. LAC does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

LAC had negative earnings in the past year.

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

In the past 5 years LAC always reported negative net income.

In the past 5 years LAC always reported negative operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of -4.63%, LAC is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 71.76% of the companies in the same industry.

LAC has a Return On Equity of -7.52%. This is in the better half of the industry: LAC outperforms 68.09% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-4.63%
ROE	-7.52%
ROIC	N/A

ROA(3y)-82.94%

ROA(5y)-183.97%

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

Operating and Profit Margin

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

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

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

LAC has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.

2.2 Solvency

LAC has an Altman-Z score of 3.21. 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 3.21, LAC is in line with its industry, outperforming 52.57% of the companies in the same industry.

LAC has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.02. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.

LAC's Debt to Equity ratio of 0.02 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. LAC outperforms 44.25% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.02
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	3.21

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACCN/A

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 10.44 indicates that LAC has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.

Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 10.44, LAC belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 85.70% of the companies in the same industry.

A Quick Ratio of 10.44 indicates that LAC has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.

The Quick ratio of LAC (10.44) is better than 85.82% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	10.44
Quick Ratio	10.44

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WACC

Debt/Equity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

LAC shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -51.09%.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-51.09%

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 grow by 7.25% on average over the next years.

LAC is expected to show a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 23.85% yearly.

EPS Next Y76.75%

EPS Next 2Y35.12%

EPS Next 3Y19.23%

EPS Next 5Y7.25%

Revenue Next Year-100%

Revenue Next 2Y-41.42%

Revenue Next 3Y-25.99%

Revenue Next 5Y23.85%

3.3 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

A more expensive valuation may be justified as LAC's earnings are expected to grow with 19.23% in the coming years.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y35.12%

EPS Next 3Y19.23%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for LAC!.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP

TSX:LAC (10/8/2025, 7:00:00 PM)

10.99

-0.56 (-4.85%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorMaterials

GICS IndustryGroupMaterials

GICS IndustryMetals & Mining

Earnings (Last)08-14 2025-08-14/bmo

Earnings (Next)N/A N/A

Inst Owners17.12%

Inst Owner ChangeN/A

Ins Owners0.64%

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap2.67B

Analysts74.29

Price Target5.87 (-46.59%)

Short Float %N/A

Short RatioN/A

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector 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)0%

PT rev (3m)-11.54%

EPS NQ rev (1m)0%

EPS NQ rev (3m)0%

EPS NY rev (1m)-10.53%

EPS NY rev (3m)19.23%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A

Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A

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	3.06
P/tB	3.06
EV/EBITDA	N/A

EPS(TTM)-0.97

EYN/A

EPS(NY)-0.17

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)-1.61

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)-0.17

OCFYN/A

SpS0

BVpS3.59

TBVpS3.59

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-4.63%
ROE	-7.52%
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)-82.94%

ROA(5y)-183.97%

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-Score4

Asset Turnover0

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.02
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	N/A
Cap/Depr	23584.9%
Cap/Sales	N/A
Interest Coverage	N/A
Cash Conversion	N/A
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	10.44
Quick Ratio	10.44
Altman-Z	3.21

F-Score4

WACCN/A

ROIC/WACCN/A

Cap/Depr(3y)13707%

Cap/Depr(5y)8310.59%

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)-51.09%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%N/A

EPS Next Y76.75%

EPS Next 2Y35.12%

EPS Next 3Y19.23%

EPS Next 5Y7.25%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A

Revenue growth 3YN/A

Revenue growth 5YN/A

Sales Q2Q%N/A

Revenue Next Year-100%

Revenue Next 2Y-41.42%

Revenue Next 3Y-25.99%

Revenue Next 5Y23.85%

EBIT growth 1Y-3.57%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next Year-106.88%

EBIT Next 3Y-26.01%

EBIT Next 5Y34.12%

FCF growth 1Y-284.72%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y48.5%

OCF growth 3YN/A

OCF growth 5YN/A

LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP (LAC.CA) 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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