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Lithium Americas (Argentina) Corp LAAC

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CAD 4.40 +0.49 (12.53%)
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Lithium: We Expect a Recovery in 2025

Seth Goldstein

Lithium prices are at multiyear lows due to oversupply. The issue is driven by supply growth. Demand is growing at a mid-teens percentage, due to higher global electric vehicle sales and the buildout of energy storage systems. However, a wave of new supply exceeded demand growth driving prices down.

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LAAC is trading at a 894% premium.
Price
CAD 4.40
Fair Value
CAD 82.00
Uncertainty
Very High
1-Star Price
CAD 16.16
5-Star Price
CAD 29.60
Economic Moat
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Capital Allocation
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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

Lithium Argentina will become a low-cost lithium producer generating profitability regardless of lithium prices.

Bears

Lithium prices will fall as new supply comes online faster than demand, which will weigh on profitability. Lithium Argentina’s investment in its two projects will prove value-destructive in the wake of lower prices.

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
CAD 3.91
Day Range
CAD 3.97–4.44
52-Week Range
CAD 2.83–10.60
Bid/Ask
CAD 4.30 / CAD 4.47
Market Cap
CAD 709.72 Mil
Volume/Avg
296,570 / 310,588

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
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Price/Sales
—
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
0.00%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
0.00%
Total Yield
—

Company Profile

Lithium Argentina is a pure-play lithium producer. The company owns two neighboring lithium brine resources in northwest Argentina: Cauchari-Olaroz and Pastos Grandes. Cauchari-Olaroz entered production in 2023, while Pastos Grandes is still in development. Lithium Argentina plans for both resources to be fully integrated with onside downstream processing capabilities and will sell into the lithium chemical market.
Sector
Basic Materials
Industry
Other Industrial Metals & Mining
Stock Style Box
Small Value
Total Number of Employees
850
Website
https://www.lithium-argentina.com

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LAAC
ALTM
ALB
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
 —3.4819.47
Price/Book Value
 0.630.481.24
Price/Sales
 —2.541.50
Price/Cash Flow
 0.4320.5812.57
Price/Earnings
LAAC
ALTM
ALB

Financial Strength

Metric
LAAC
ALTM
ALB
Quick Ratio
 0.511.411.55
Current Ratio
 0.512.262.67
Interest Coverage
 −1.17—−12.22
Quick Ratio
LAAC
ALTM
ALB

Profitability

Metric
LAAC
ALTM
ALB
Return on Assets (Normalized)
 −1.22%4.76%−0.69%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
 −1.50%7.45%−1.37%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
 −3.41%6.01%−0.54%
Return on Assets
LAAC
ALTM
ALB

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