(LAC) Lithium Americas - Overview

Exchange: NYSE • Country: Canada • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: CA53680Q2071

Stock: Lithium, Chemicals, Processing, Deposits

Total Rating 40

Risk 80

Buy Signal -0.48

Other Industrial Metals & Mining +0.1
Diversified Metals & Mining +4.0

Market Cap: 1,448m
Avg Trading Vol: 38.8M USD

ATR: 7.56%
Peers RS (IBD): 26.7

Risk 5d forecast
Volatility	70.1%
Relative Tail Risk	-11.0%

Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio	0.78
Alpha	32.83

Character TTM
Beta	1.852
Beta Downside	1.191

Drawdowns 3y
Max DD	81.83%
CAGR/Max DD	-0.35

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS CAGR: -70.47%
EPS Trend: -15.2%

Last SUE: -4.00
Qual. Beats: 0

Revenue

Rev. CAGR: 0.00%
Rev. Trend: 8.4%

Last SUE: 0.00
Qual. Beats: 0

Description: LAC Lithium Americas March 05, 2026

Lithium Americas Corp. (LAC) is a Canadian company established in 2023. It specializes in developing and operating lithium deposits and chemical processing facilities in the United States and Canada. The companys primary asset is the Thacker Pass project in Nevada.

The company operates within the Diversified Metals & Mining sector, a capital-intensive industry. Lithium is a critical component in electric vehicle batteries, a rapidly growing market. To continue researching LACs financial health and market position, ValueRay offers comprehensive data and analytics.

Headlines to watch out for

Thacker Pass permitting delays impact project timeline and costs
Lithium price volatility directly affects revenue and profitability
Capital expenditure requirements for Thacker Pass strain financial resources
Regulatory environment for mining and processing poses ongoing risk

Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 1.5

Net Income: -241.5m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: -0.45 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -16.35 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: -1.68b% < 20% (prev 607.8k%; Δ -1.68b% < -1%)
CFO/TA -0.04 > 3% & CFO -56.6m > Net Income -241.5m
Net Debt/EBITDA: error (EBITDA <= 0)
Current Ratio: 3.77 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (238.7m) vs 12m ago 9.48% < -2%
Gross Margin: error (current vs previous; cannot be calculated due to missing/invalid data or negative margin)
Asset Turnover: -0.00% > 50% (prev 0.01%; Δ -0.01% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: -7890 > 6 (EBITDA TTM -242.6m / Interest Expense TTM 31.0k)

Altman Z'' -0.01

A: 0.20 (Total Current Assets 388.6m - Total Current Liabilities 103.1m) / Total Assets 1.45b
B: -0.19 (Retained Earnings -276.5m / Total Assets 1.45b)
C: -0.23 (EBIT TTM -244.6m / Avg Total Assets 1.07b)
D: 0.82 (Book Value of Equity 452.7m / Total Liabilities 555.3m)
Altman-Z'' Score: -0.01 = B

Beneish M

DSRI: none (Receivables 2.03m/2.15m, Revenue -17.0/53.3k)
GMI: 1.00 (fallback, negative margins)
AQI: 0.75 (AQ_t 0.01 / AQ_t-1 0.02)
SGI: none (Revenue -17.0 / 53.3k)
TATA: -0.13 (NI -241.5m - CFO -56.6m) / TA 1.45b)
Beneish M-Score: cannot calculate (missing components)

What is the price of LAC shares?

As of March 09, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 4.55 with a total of 6,316,365 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -11.13%, over one month by -5.99%, over three months by -14.31% and over the past year by +58.54%.

Is LAC a buy, sell or hold?

Lithium Americas has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.73. Therefor, it is recommend to hold LAC.

StrongBuy: 4
Buy: 3
Hold: 8
Sell: 0
StrongSell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the LAC price?

Issuer	Target	Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price	6.5	43.5%
Analysts Target Price	6.5	43.5%

LAC Fundamental Data Overview March 05, 2026

P/E Forward = 40.0
P/S = 177.9725
P/B = 3.2669
Revenue TTM = -17.0 USD
EBIT TTM = -244.6m USD
EBITDA TTM = -242.6m USD
Long Term Debt = 387.0m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 5.60m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 405.3m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 20.0m USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 1.47b USD (1.45b + Debt 405.3m - CCE 385.3m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = -7890 (Ebit TTM -244.6m / Interest Expense TTM 31.0k)
EV/FCF = -2.27x (Enterprise Value 1.47b / FCF TTM -647.7m)
FCF Yield = -44.13% (FCF TTM -647.7m / Enterprise Value 1.47b)
WARNING: Negative Revenue TTM = -17.0
FCF Margin = 3.81b% (FCF TTM -647.7m / Revenue TTM -17.0)
WARNING: Negative Revenue TTM = -17.0
Net Margin = 1.42b% (Net Income TTM -241.5m / Revenue TTM -17.0)
WARNING: Negative Revenue TTM = -17.0
Gross Margin = unknown ((Revenue TTM -17.0 - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.45m) / Revenue TTM)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.01 (Enterprise Value 1.47b / Total Assets 1.45b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.01% (Interest Expense 31.0k / Debt 405.3m)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US default 21%)
NOPAT = -193.2m (EBIT -244.6m * (1 - 21.00%)) [loss with tax shield]
Current Ratio = 3.77 (Total Current Assets 388.6m / Total Current Liabilities 103.1m)
Debt / Equity = 0.85 (Debt 405.3m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 475.6m)
Debt / EBITDA = -0.08 (negative EBITDA) (Net Debt 20.0m / EBITDA -242.6m)
Debt / FCF = -0.03 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt 20.0m / FCF TTM -647.7m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 588.1m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -22.58% (Net Income -241.5m / Total Assets 1.45b)
RoE = -41.06% (Net Income TTM -241.5m / Total Stockholder Equity 588.1m)
RoCE = -25.08% (EBIT -244.6m / Capital Employed (Equity 588.1m + L.T.Debt 387.0m))
RoIC = -26.41% (negative operating profit) (NOPAT -193.2m / Invested Capital 731.6m)
WACC = 9.95% (E(1.45b)/V(1.85b) * Re(12.74%) + D(405.3m)/V(1.85b) * Rd(0.01%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 12.74% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 100.0 | Cagr: 21.47%
[DCF] Fair Price = unknown (Cash Flow -647.7m)
EPS Correlation: -15.19 | EPS CAGR: -70.47% | SUE: -4.0 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 8.40 | Revenue CAGR: 0.0% | SUE: 0.0 | # QB: 0
EPS next Year (2026-12-31): EPS=-0.37 | Chg7d=+0.000 | Chg30d=+0.000 | Revisions Net=+2 | Growth EPS=+61.6% | Growth Revenue=+0.0%

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