Argentina Lithium & Energy (TSXV:LIT) - Share price, News & Analysis

LIT fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	0/6
Future Growth	0/6
Past Performance	0/6
Financial Health	6/6
Dividends	0/6

LIT Stock Overview

Argentina Lithium & Energy Corp., a junior mineral exploration company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and evaluation of natural resource properties in Argentina.

Risk Analysis

Shareholders have been substantially diluted in the past year

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

Does not have a meaningful market cap (CA$26M)

Argentina Lithium & Energy Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Argentina Lithium & Energy
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	CA$0.35
52 Week High	CA$0.96
52 Week Low	CA$0.14
Beta	1.98
1 Month Change	-22.83%
3 Month Change	-8.97%
1 Year Change	153.57%
3 Year Change	491.67%
5 Year Change	-47.79%
Change since IPO	-99.55%

Recent News & Updates

May 10

Companies Like Argentina Lithium & Energy (CVE:LIT) Are In A Position To Invest In Growth

Just because a business does not make any money, does not mean that the stock will go down. Indeed, Argentina Lithium...

Shareholder Returns

	LIT	CA Metals and Mining	CA Market
7D	10.9%	4.0%	0.8%
1Y	153.6%	-7.4%	4.8%

Return vs Industry: LIT exceeded the Canadian Metals and Mining industry which returned -7.3% over the past year.

Return vs Market: LIT exceeded the Canadian Market which returned 4.6% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is LIT's price volatile compared to industry and market?
LIT volatility
LIT Average Weekly Movement	8.2%
Metals and Mining Industry Average Movement	10.8%
Market Average Movement	9.9%
10% most volatile stocks in CA Market	16.9%
10% least volatile stocks in CA Market	4.4%

Stable Share Price: LIT is not significantly more volatile than the rest of Canadian stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 8% a week.

Volatility Over Time: LIT's weekly volatility has decreased from 18% to 8% over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
2000	n/a	Niko Cacos	https://www.argentinalithium.com

Argentina Lithium & Energy Corp., a junior mineral exploration company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and evaluation of natural resource properties in Argentina. The company holds 100% interest in the Incahuasi lithium project covering an area of approximately 13,372 hectares of granted mineral rights properties located in the Catamarca Province, Argentina. It also has an option to acquire 100% interest in Antofalla lithium project, and Pocitos project covering an area of 26,000 hectares, as well as Rincon West project covering an area of 2,370 hectares located in Salta, Argentina.

Argentina Lithium & Energy Fundamentals Summary

How do Argentina Lithium & Energy's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
LIT fundamental statistics
Market Cap	CA$26.33m
Earnings (TTM)	-CA$2.61m
Revenue (TTM)	n/a

0.0x

P/S Ratio

-10.1x

P/E Ratio

Is LIT overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report
LIT income statement (TTM)
Revenue	CA$0
Cost of Revenue	CA$169.52k
Gross Profit	-CA$169.52k
Other Expenses	CA$2.44m
Earnings	-CA$2.61m

Last Reported Earnings

Mar 31, 2022

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	-0.035
Gross Margin	0.00%
Net Profit Margin	0.00%
Debt/Equity Ratio	0.0%

How did LIT perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Valuation

Is Argentina Lithium & Energy undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

0/6

Valuation Score 0/6

Below Fair Value
Significantly Below Fair Value
PE vs Industry
PE vs Market
PEG Ratio
PB vs Industry

3.66x

Price to Book (PB) ratio

Share Price vs. Fair Value

Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate LIT's fair value for valuation analysis.

Significantly Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate LIT's fair value for valuation analysis.

Price To Earnings Ratio

PE vs Industry: LIT is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the Canadian Metals and Mining industry average.

PE vs Market: LIT is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the Canadian market.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate LIT's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.

Price to Book Ratio

PB vs Industry: LIT is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (3.7x) compared to the CA Metals and Mining industry average (2x).

Future Growth

How is Argentina Lithium & Energy forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?

Future Growth Score

0/6

Future Growth Score 0/6

Earnings vs Savings Rate
Earnings vs Market
High Growth Earnings
Revenue vs Market
High Growth Revenue
Future ROE

7.8%

Forecasted Materials industry annual growth in earnings

In this section we usually present revenue and earnings growth projections based on the consensus estimates of professional analysts to help investors understand the company’s ability to generate profit. But as Argentina Lithium & Energy has not provided enough past data and has no analyst forecast, its future earnings cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst predictions.

This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by SimplyWall St do have past financial data.

Past Performance

How has Argentina Lithium & Energy performed over the past 5 years?

Past Performance Score

0/6

Past Performance Score 0/6

Quality Earnings
Growing Profit Margin
Earnings Trend
Accelerating Growth
Earnings vs Industry
High ROE

26.2%

Historical annual earnings growth

Earnings and Revenue History

Quality Earnings: LIT is currently unprofitable.

Growing Profit Margin: LIT is currently unprofitable.

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: LIT is unprofitable, but has reduced losses over the past 5 years at a rate of 26.2% per year.

Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare LIT's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable

Earnings vs Industry: LIT is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Metals and Mining industry (-3.8%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: LIT has a negative Return on Equity (-36.25%), as it is currently unprofitable.

Financial Health

How is Argentina Lithium & Energy's financial position?

Financial Health Score

6/6

Financial Health Score 6/6

Short Term Liabilities
Long Term Liabilities
Debt Level
Reducing Debt
Stable Cash Runway
Forecast Cash Runway

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: LIT's short term assets (CA$5.6M) exceed its short term liabilities (CA$1.4M).

Long Term Liabilities: LIT has no long term liabilities.

Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: LIT is debt free.

Reducing Debt: LIT had no debt 5 years ago.

Balance Sheet

Cash Runway Analysis

For companies that have on average been loss making in the past we assess whether they have at least 1 year of cash runway.

Stable Cash Runway: LIT has sufficient cash runway for more than a year based on its current free cash flow.

Forecast Cash Runway: LIT has sufficient cash runway for 1 years if free cash flow continues to grow at historical rates of 7.8% each year.

Dividend

What is Argentina Lithium & Energy current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?

Dividend Score

0/6

Dividend Score 0/6

Notable Dividend
High Dividend
Stable Dividend
Growing Dividend
Earnings Coverage
Future Dividend Coverage

Dividend Yield vs Market

Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate LIT's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.

High Dividend: Unable to evaluate LIT's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.

Stability and Growth of Payments

Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if LIT's dividends per share have been stable in the past.

Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if LIT's dividend payments have been increasing.

Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.

Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: Unable to calculate sustainability of dividends as LIT has not reported any payouts.

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Management

How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?

5.5yrs

Average management tenure

CEO

Niko Cacos (54 yo)

8.67yrs

Tenure

Mr. Nikolaos Cacos, B.Sc., M.I.M., also known as Niko, has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Blue Sky Uranium Corp. since September 2014. He is a Director and Officer of Grosso Group Manage...

Leadership Team

Experienced Management: LIT's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.5 years average tenure).

Board Members

Experienced Board: LIT's board of directors are considered experienced (5.5 years average tenure).

Ownership

Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?

Insider Trading Volume

Insider Buying: LIT insiders have only sold shares in the past 3 months.

Recent Insider Transactions

Ownership Breakdown

Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have been substantially diluted in the past year, with total shares outstanding growing by 69.4%.

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2022/05/21 00:00
End of Day Share Price	2022/05/20 00:00
Earnings	2022/03/31
Annual Earnings	2021/12/31