NYSE
LAC
Last Price
US $3.43
KEY FIGURES
MKT CAP
$0.8B
EPS
TTM
$-0.27
EPS Growth (1Y)
142.86%
PEG
TTM
N/M
P/E
TTM
N/M
P/S
TTM
-
YIELD
-
GROWTH (5Y CAGR)
Revenue
-
EBITDA
Cash Flow (DCF)
Fair Value
Market $3.43
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EBITDA Multiple
Fair Value
Market $3.43
-95.34%
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Valuation
Financial
Performance
Cash flow to debt coverage
Lithium Americas Corp. cash flow to debt ratio of -11.70% indicates that the company cannot generate enough cash to cover its debt over time. This level indicates weak financial health.
Free cash flow growth
Lithium Americas Corp.'s free cash flow has decreased 340.85% from $-190.71M last year to $-840.73M, signaling decreasing performance
Debt-to-equity ratio
Lithium Americas Corp.'s debt to equity ratio is 0.65, which means that the company's assets are unhealthy financed, signaling financial risk.
Debt-to-equity trend
Lithium Americas Corp.'s debt has increased relative to shareholder equity from 0.04 last year to 0.65 today, signaling weakened financials
Net debt to EBITDA
Lithium Americas Corp. has a net cash position, so leverage is healthy.
Interest coverage
Interest expense is not separately reported in Lithium Americas Corp.'s latest filing, so interest coverage cannot be calculated.
Profit margin growth
Lithium Americas Corp. has insufficient data to evaluate this check.
Current ratio
Lithium Americas Corp.'s short-term assets of $911.64M exceed its short-term liabilities of $176.82M
Return on assets
Lithium Americas Corp.'s return on assets of 0.00% is lower than the 5.00% threshold, indicating inefficient asset utilization
Return on equity
Lithium Americas Corp.'s return on equity of -12.78%, is lower than 15.00%, indicating bad performance
Earnings quality
Lithium Americas Corp.'s operating cash flow is lower than its net income, indicating that earnings may not be fully backed by cash generation
Earnings stability
Lithium Americas Corp. had positive net income in only 0 out of 5 years, indicating unstable earnings
Positive free cash flow
Lithium Americas Corp. has negative free cash flow, indicating the company is burning cash rather than generating it
Free cash flow yield
Lithium Americas Corp. has negative free cash flow, indicating cash burn
Earnings growth
Lithium Americas Corp.'s yearly earnings has decreased 187.07% since last year from $-42.53M to $-122.09M, signaling decreasing performance
Revenue growth
Lithium Americas Corp.'s yearly revenue has increased 0.00% since last year from $0.00 to $0.00, signaling increasing performance
Return on invested capital
ROIC -1.94% (Source: FMP key-metrics). Below the 5% partial-credit threshold. Score: 0 of 2. The 5% and 10% cutoffs anchor to typical US weighted-average cost of capital. Below 5% indicates the company is not generating returns above its likely cost of capital under this definition of invested capital. Invested capital here includes equity, non-current liabilities (pension obligations, deferred taxes, lease obligations), and short-term debt. Cash is not subtracted. Companies with substantial float, lease portfolios, or cash holdings will score lower under this definition than under narrower operating-capital definitions. See methodology.
3-year revenue CAGR
Lithium Americas Corp. has insufficient revenue history to calculate 3-year revenue CAGR.
Revenue consistency
Lithium Americas Corp. had revenue growth in 5 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance
Return on equity consistency
Lithium Americas Corp. had positive ROE in only 0 out of 5 years, indicating inconsistent returns on equity
Cash Flow Valuation (DCF)
Lithium Americas Corp. has insufficient data to evaluate this check.
Earnings yield (TTM)
Lithium Americas Corp. has negative trailing-twelve-month earnings; this ratio is not meaningful and the check fails
EBITDA Valuation
Lithium Americas Corp. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 0.16 based on EBITDA multiple model
EV/EBITDA (FY)
Lithium Americas Corp. has negative or missing EBITDA, making EV/EBITDA ratio unreliable
PEG ratio (TTM/FY)
Lithium Americas Corp. has negative trailing-twelve-month earnings; this ratio is not meaningful and the check fails
Price-to-book ratio (FY)
Lithium Americas Corp. has a price-to-book ratio of 0.42x, which is below the 5.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its book value
Price-to-sales ratio (TTM)
Lithium Americas Corp. has a price-to-sales ratio of 999.00x, which exceeds the 8.00x threshold, indicating the stock may be overvalued relative to its revenue
Profit margin
Current Ratio
Capital Returns
-9.24%
Return on equity
ROIC: -1.50%
Valuation History
-
Price to Earnings
EV/EBITDA: -28.7X
Cash flow
Profit margin
-14.19%
Cash flow
-52.23%
EARNINGS FV (GRAHAM)
Fair Value
Market $3.43
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