(LAC) Lithium Americas - Overview
Sector: Basic Materials | Industry: Other Industrial Metals & Mining | Exchange: NYSE (USA) | Market Cap: 1.710m USD | Total Return: 76.5% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 60.8M
Qual. Beats: 0
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Share dilution 61.6% YoY
High Debt/EBITDA (6.1) with thin interest coverage (-3.0)
High Debt while negative Cash Flow
Interest Coverage Ratio -3.0 is critical
Below Avwap Earnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Lithium Americas Corp. (LAC) is a Vancouver-based mining company dedicated to the development and operation of lithium assets in North America. Its primary focus is the Thacker Pass project in Nevada, which represents one of the largest known lithium resources in the United States. The company operates within the Diversified Metals & Mining industry, primarily targeting the upstream segment of the electric vehicle (EV) supply chain.
The business model centers on the extraction of lithium from sedimentary clay deposits and the subsequent chemical processing into battery-grade materials. As global demand for lithium-ion batteries increases, domestic sourcing in North America has become a strategic priority for reducing supply chain reliance on overseas refining. Investors seeking deeper insights into these industry trends may find additional data on ValueRay.
- Thacker Pass construction progress and timeline toward commercial lithium production
- Department of Energy loan closing and finalization of project financing
- Lithium carbonate spot price volatility affects long-term contract valuation
- Strategic partnership and equity investment milestones from General Motors
- Regulatory and legal challenges to mining permits in northern Nevada
| Net Income: error (cannot be calculated; needs Net Income TTM and Revenue TTM) |
| FCF/TA: -0.32 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -4.98 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: error (cannot be calculated; needs Current Assets/Liabilities and Revenue current+prev) |
| CFO/TA -0.02 > 3% & CFO -61.2m > Net Income -111.8m |
| Net Debt/EBITDA: error (EBITDA <= 0) |
| Current Ratio: 7.36 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (353.2m) vs 12m ago 61.56% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: error (current vs previous; cannot be calculated due to missing/invalid data or negative margin) |
| Asset Turnover: 0.0% > 50% (prev 0.0%; Δ 0.0% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: -2.96 > 6 (EBITDA TTM -51.3m / Interest Expense TTM 17.7m) |
| A: 0.34 (Total Current Assets 1.22b - Total Current Liabilities 165.3m) / Total Assets 3.12b |
| B: -0.07 (Retained Earnings -222.3m / Total Assets 3.12b) |
| C: -0.03 (EBIT TTM -52.4m / Avg Total Assets 2.07b) |
| D: 1.02 (Book Value of Equity 1.26b / Total Liabilities 1.24b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 2.87 = A |
As of May 26, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 4.87 with a total of 12,186,100 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -2.79%,
over one month by -7.24%,
over three months by -4.70% and
over the past year by +76.45%.
Lithium Americas has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.73. Therefore, it is recommended to hold LAC.
- StrongBuy: 4
- Buy: 3
- Hold: 8
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 6.2 | 26.3% |
P/E Forward = 40.0
P/S = 177.9725
P/B = 1.2721
Revenue TTM = 0.0 USD
EBIT TTM = -52.4m USD
EBITDA TTM = -51.3m USD
Long Term Debt = 852.3m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 5.81m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 900.4m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 22.6m
Net Debt = -311.2m USD (calculated: Debt 900.4m - CCE 1.21b)
Enterprise Value = 1.40b USD (1.71b + Debt 900.4m - CCE 1.21b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = -2.96 (Ebit TTM -52.4m / Interest Expense TTM 17.7m)
EV/FCF = -1.38x (Enterprise Value 1.40b / FCF TTM -1.01b)
FCF Yield = -72.49% (FCF TTM -1.01b / Enterprise Value 1.40b)
FCF Margin = unknown (Revenue TTM is 0 or missing)
Net Margin = unknown
Gross Margin = unknown ((Revenue TTM 0.0 - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.06m) / Revenue TTM)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.45 (Enterprise Value 1.40b / Total Assets 3.12b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.97% (Interest Expense 17.7m / Debt 900.4m)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US default 21%)
NOPAT = -41.4m (EBIT -52.4m * (1 - 21.00%)) [loss with tax shield]
Current Ratio = 7.36 (Total Current Assets 1.22b / Total Current Liabilities 165.3m)
Debt / Equity = 0.67 (Debt 900.4m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.35b)
Debt / EBITDA = 6.07 (negative EBITDA) (Net Debt -311.2m / EBITDA -51.3m)
Debt / FCF = 0.31 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt -311.2m / FCF TTM -1.01b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 874.8m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -5.40% (Net Income -111.8m / Total Assets 3.12b)
RoE = -10.19% (Net Income TTM -111.8m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.10b)
RoCE = -2.69% (EBIT -52.4m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.10b + L.T.Debt 852.3m))
RoIC = -1.40% (negative operating profit) (NOPAT -41.4m / Invested Capital 2.96b)
WACC = 9.33% (E(1.71b)/V(2.61b) * Re(13.42%) + D(900.4m)/V(2.61b) * Rd(1.97%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 13.42% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> capped to 13.17%
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 91.11 | Cagr: 41.48%
[DCF] Fair Price = unknown (Cash Flow -1.01b)
EPS Correlation: N/A | EPS CAGR: N/A | SUE: 0.07 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: N/A | Revenue CAGR: N/A | SUE: 0.0 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=-0.06 | Chg30d=-20.00% | Revisions=+20% | Analysts=1
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=-0.06 | Chg30d=+25.00% | Revisions=N/A | Analysts=1
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=-0.14 | Chg30d=+23.25% | Revisions=+33% | GrowthEPS=+56.1% | GrowthRev=+0.0%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=-0.18 | Chg30d=+0.00% | Revisions=+20% | GrowthEPS=-27.9% | GrowthRev=+0.0%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +33%