LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP (LAC) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NYSE:LAC • CA53681J1030

Current stock price

3.79 USD
-0.11 (-2.82%)
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3.81 USD
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This LAC fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. LAC Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year LAC has reported negative net income.
  • In the past year LAC has reported a negative cash flow from operations.
  • LAC had negative earnings in each of the past 5 years.
  • In the past 5 years LAC always reported negative operating cash flow.
LAC Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFLAC Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 -200M -400M -600M -800M

1.2 Ratios

  • With a Return On Assets value of -16.67%, LAC is not doing good in the industry: 71.52% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • LAC's Return On Equity of -50.84% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. LAC is outperformed by 82.28% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -16.67%
ROE -50.84%
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
LAC Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICLAC Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 -200 -400

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 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 Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsLAC Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 -500 -1K -1.5K -2K

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2. LAC Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • LAC has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.
LAC Yearly Shares OutstandingLAC Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 50M 100M 150M 200M
LAC Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsLAC Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B

2.2 Solvency

  • LAC has an Altman-Z score of 0.70. This is a bad value and indicates that LAC is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • The Altman-Z score of LAC (0.70) is worse than 80.38% of its industry peers.
  • LAC has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.84. This is a neutral value indicating LAC is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
  • The Debt to Equity ratio of LAC (0.84) is worse than 79.75% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.84
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 0.7
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACCN/A
LAC Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFLAC Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 500M -500M

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 3.78 indicates that LAC has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
  • With a decent Current ratio value of 3.78, LAC is doing good in the industry, outperforming 70.25% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Quick Ratio of 3.78 indicates that LAC has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
  • LAC has a Quick ratio of 3.78. This is in the better half of the industry: LAC outperforms 72.78% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 3.78
Quick Ratio 3.78
LAC Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesLAC Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M

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3. LAC Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for LAC have decreased strongly by -673.23% in the last year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-673.23%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-1975%
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 quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 16.72% yearly.
  • No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
EPS Next Y-75%
EPS Next 2Y-15.47%
EPS Next 3Y-27.72%
EPS Next 5Y16.72%
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 Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesLAC Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 200M 400M 600M
LAC Yearly EPS VS EstimatesLAC 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. LAC Valuation Analysis

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 RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
LAC Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsLAC 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 Per share dataLAC EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 1 -1

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • A cheap valuation may be justified as LAC's earnings are expected to decrease with -27.72% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-15.47%
EPS Next 3Y-27.72%

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5. LAC Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for LAC!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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LAC Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP

NYSE:LAC (3/30/2026, 8:13:11 PM)

After market: 3.81 +0.02 (+0.53%)

3.79

-0.11 (-2.82%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryGroupMaterials
GICS IndustryMetals & Mining
Earnings (Last)03-13
Earnings (Next)05-13
Inst Owners27.84%
Inst Owner Change61.14%
Ins Owners0.43%
Ins Owner Change-9.04%
Market Cap1.32B
Revenue(TTM)N/A
Net Income(TTM)-242.00M
Analysts48.89
Price Target5.4 (42.48%)
Short Float %7.79%
Short Ratio1.84
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
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)4.1%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)0%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)0%
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 RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S N/A
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 2.77
P/tB 2.77
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)-1.04
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-0.16
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-1.86
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-0.16
OCFYN/A
SpS0
BVpS1.37
TBVpS1.37
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -16.67%
ROE -50.84%
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
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc 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-Score3
Asset Turnover0
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.84
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr 1480000%
Cap/Sales N/A
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 3.78
Quick Ratio 3.78
Altman-Z 0.7
F-Score3
WACCN/A
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)163790%
Cap/Depr(5y)98360.4%
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)-673.23%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-1975%
EPS Next Y-75%
EPS Next 2Y-15.47%
EPS Next 3Y-27.72%
EPS Next 5Y16.72%
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 1Y25.61%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year-69.57%
EBIT Next 3Y-22.72%
EBIT Next 5Y31.73%
FCF growth 1Y16.59%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y67.5%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A

LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP / LAC Fundamental Analysis FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 1 / 10 to LAC.


What is the valuation status of LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP (LAC) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 0 / 10 to LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP (LAC). This can be considered as Overvalued.


What is the profitability of LAC stock?

LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP (LAC) has a profitability rating of 0 / 10.


Can you provide the financial health for LAC stock?

The financial health rating of LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP (LAC) is 3 / 10.


What is the earnings growth outlook for LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP (LAC) is expected to decline by -75% in the next year.