SLI Stock Analysis: Standard Lithium | NYSE MKT
Other Industrial Metals & Mining | NYSE MKT, USA | Market Cap: 663m USD | 12M Return: -9.9% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 5.50M
Qual. Beats: 0
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Standard Lithium Ltd. (NYSE MKT: SLI) is a Canadian-headquartered, Vancouver-based company that explores for and develops lithium brine properties in the United States. Its portfolio is anchored by the South West Arkansas Project, covering approximately 30,000 net mineral acres of brine leases on the Smackover Formation in Arkansas, and the East Texas Properties, which includes the Franklin project also located in the Smackover region of East Texas. The company was incorporated in 1998, originally under the name Patriot Petroleum Corp., before rebranding to Standard Lithium Ltd. in December 2016 and subsequently listing publicly in 2017.
The company operates within the Materials sector, specifically classified under Diversified Metals & Mining, and is focused on the upstream segment of the lithium supply chain. Lithium brine extraction targets subsurface saline aquifers rich in dissolved lithium, which is a critical input for lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles and grid-scale energy storage. The Smackover Formation, where Standard Lithiums core assets are situated, is a recognized geological trend for high-concentration lithium brines in the southern United States.
- Lithium spot prices decline amid weakening EV demand outlook
- South West Arkansas project advances toward first commercial lithium production
- Strategic partnership secures offtake agreement and project financing
| Net Income: error (cannot be calculated; needs Net Income TTM and Revenue TTM) |
| FCF/TA: -0.04 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 20.14 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: error (cannot be calculated; needs Current Assets/Liabilities and Revenue current+prev) |
| CFO/TA -0.04 > 3% & CFO -13.9m > Net Income -49.6m |
| Net Debt/EBITDA: error (EBITDA <= 0) |
| Current Ratio: 20.17 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (241.7m) vs 12m ago 25.51% < -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: -1.98k > 6 (EBIT TTM -53.4m / Interest Expense TTM 27.0k) |
| A: 0.36 (Total Current Assets 147.2m - Total Current Liabilities 7.30m) / Total Assets 392.3m |
| B: -0.23 (Retained Earnings -89.3m / Total Assets 392.3m) |
| C: -0.16 (EBIT TTM -53.4m / Avg Total Assets 329.0m) |
| D: 12.75 (Book Value of Equity 363.7m / Total Liabilities 28.5m) |
| Altman-Z'' = 13.89 = AAA |
As of July 11, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 2.46 with a total of 2,283,256 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -9.56%, over one month by -25.00%, over three months by -28.07% and over the past year by -9.89%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 2.20 (which is 10.6% or 1.5 ATR below the current price).
Standard Lithium has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.33. Therefore, it is recommended to buy SLI.
- StrongBuy: 1
- Buy: 2
- Hold: 0
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 5.1 | 108.9% |
P/B = 1.8297
Revenue TTM = 0.0 USD
EBIT TTM = -53.4m USD
EBITDA TTM = -52.6m USD
Long Term Debt = 39.1k USD (estimated: total debt 213k - short term 174k)
Short Term Debt = 174k USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 213k USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) (leases 212k already included)
Net Debt = -142.4m USD (calculated: Debt 213k - CCE 142.6m)
Enterprise Value = 520.9m USD (663.3m + Debt 213k - CCE 142.6m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = -1.98k (Ebit TTM -53.4m / Interest Expense TTM 27.0k)
EV/FCF = -37.33x (Enterprise Value 520.9m / FCF TTM -14.0m)
FCF Yield = -2.68% (FCF TTM -14.0m / Enterprise Value 520.9m)
FCF Margin = unknown (Revenue TTM is 0 or missing)
Net Margin = unknown
Gross Margin = unknown ((Revenue TTM 0.0 - Cost of Revenue TTM 720k) / Revenue TTM)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.33 (Enterprise Value 520.9m / Total Assets 392.3m)
Interest Expense / Debt = 12.69% (Interest Expense 27.0k / Debt 213k)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US federal default 21%)
NOPAT = -42.2m (EBIT -53.4m * (1 - 21.00%)) [loss with tax shield]
Current Ratio = 20.17 (Total Current Assets 147.2m / Total Current Liabilities 7.30m)
Debt / Equity = 0.00 (Debt 213k / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 363.7m)
Debt / EBITDA = 2.71 (negative EBITDA) (Net Debt -142.4m / EBITDA -52.6m)
Debt / FCF = 10.21 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt -142.4m / FCF TTM -14.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 303.6m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -15.07% (Net Income -49.6m / Total Assets 392.3m)
RoE = -16.33% (Net Income TTM -49.6m / Total Stockholder Equity 303.6m)
RoCE = -17.57% (EBIT -53.4m / Capital Employed (Equity 303.6m + L.T.Debt 39.1k))
RoIC = -10.94% (negative operating profit) (NOPAT -42.2m / Invested Capital 385.1m)
WACC = 12.17% (E(663.3m)/V(663.5m) * Re(12.17%) + D(213k)/V(663.5m) * Rd(12.69%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 12.17% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 91.11 | Cagr: 16.09%
[DCF] Fair Price = unknown (Cash Flow -14.0m)
EPS Correlation: N/A | EPS CAGR: N/A | SUE: 0.0 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: N/A | Revenue CAGR: N/A | SUE: N/A | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=-0.03 | Chg30d=N/A | Revisions=+25% | Analysts=1
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=-0.11 | Chg30d=+12.70% | Revisions=+25% | GrowthEPS=+30.7% | GrowthRev=+0.0%