​

Lithium Americas Corp.

TSX:LAC Stock Report

Market Cap: CA$853.7m

Lithium Americas (LAC) Stock Overview

Focuses on developing, building, and operating of lithium deposits and chemical processing facilities in the United States and Canada. More details

LAC fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation4/6
Future Growth0/6
Past Performance0/6
Financial Health6/6
Dividends0/6

Rewards

Trading at 84.8% below our estimate of its fair value

Risk Analysis

Earnings are forecast to decline by an average of 4% per year for the next 3 years

Makes less than USD$1m in revenue ($0)

Currently unprofitable and not forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years


LAC Community Fair Values

Create Narrative

See what 47 others think this stock is worth. Follow their fair value or set your own to get alerts.

View Stock Community

Lithium Americas Corp. Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Lithium Americas
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceCA$3.90
52 Week HighCA$7.22
52 Week LowCA$2.87
Beta0
1 Month Change7.73%
3 Month Change3.45%
1 Year Change3.72%
3 Year Changen/a
5 Year Changen/a
Change since IPO-75.64%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Here's Why We're Watching Lithium Americas' (TSE:LAC) Cash Burn Situation

Aug 17
Here's Why We're Watching Lithium Americas' (TSE:LAC) Cash Burn Situation

Lithium Americas (TSE:LAC) Will Have To Spend Its Cash Wisely

Mar 17
Lithium Americas (TSE:LAC) Will Have To Spend Its Cash Wisely

Shareholder Returns

LACCA Metals and MiningCA Market
7D6.3%-0.006%0.3%
1Y3.7%26.4%16.9%

Return vs Industry: LAC underperformed the Canadian Metals and Mining industry which returned 26.7% over the past year.

Return vs Market: LAC underperformed the Canadian Market which returned 17.9% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is LAC's price volatile compared to industry and market?
LAC volatility
LAC Average Weekly Movement6.2%
Metals and Mining Industry Average Movement10.8%
Market Average Movement8.8%
10% most volatile stocks in CA Market18.3%
10% least volatile stocks in CA Market3.1%

Stable Share Price: LAC has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the Canadian market.

Volatility Over Time: LAC's weekly volatility (6%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
2023n/aJon Evanswww.lithiumamericas.com

Lithium Americas Corp. focuses on developing, building, and operating of lithium deposits and chemical processing facilities in the United States and Canada. Its flagship asset is the Thacker Pass project located in the McDermitt Caldera in Humboldt County, northern Nevada, as well as invests in exploration properties in the United States and Canada. The company was incorporated in 2023 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Lithium Americas Corp. Fundamentals Summary

How do Lithium Americas's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
LAC fundamental statistics
Market capCA$853.73m
Earnings (TTM)-CA$64.27m
Revenue (TTM)n/a
0.0x
P/S Ratio
-13.3x
P/E Ratio

Is LAC overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
LAC income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$0
Cost of RevenueUS$0
Gross ProfitUS$0
Other ExpensesUS$46.97m
Earnings-US$46.97m

Last Reported Earnings

Mar 31, 2025

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)-0.21
Gross Margin0.00%
Net Profit Margin0.00%
Debt/Equity Ratio0%

How did LAC perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/07/13 08:22
End of Day Share Price 2025/07/11 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

Details of the analysis model used to generate this report is available on our Github page, we also have guides on how to use our reports and tutorials on Youtube.

Learn about the world class team who designed and built the Simply Wall St analysis model.

Industry and Sector Metrics

Our industry and section metrics are calculated every 6 hours by Simply Wall St, details of our process are available on Github.

Analyst Sources

Lithium Americas Corp. is covered by 17 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Joel JacksonBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Matthew KeyB. Riley Securities, Inc.
Lucas PipesB. Riley Securities, Inc.