Lithium Americas Corp
TSX:LAC

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Lithium Americas Corp
TSX:LAC
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Price: 6.72 CAD -6.01% Market Closed
Market Cap: CA$1.9B

P/E

-11.1
Current
68%
Cheaper
vs 3-y average of -34.9

Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company`s earnings. It`s calculated by dividing the company`s market value by its total earnings.

P/E
-11.1
=
Market Cap
CA$1.6B
/
Net Income
$-122.1m

Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company`s earnings. It`s calculated by dividing the company`s market value by its total earnings.

P/E
-11.1
=
Market Cap
CA$1.6B
/
Net Income
$-122.1m

Valuation Scenarios

Lithium Americas Corp is trading above its industry average

If P/E returns to its Industry Average (25.5), the stock would be worth CA$-15.45 (330% downside from current price).

Statistics
Positive Scenarios
0/2
Maximum Downside
-330%
Maximum Upside
No Upside Scenarios
Average Downside
299%
Scenario P/E Value Implied Price Upside/Downside
Current Multiple -11.1 CA$6.72
0%
Industry Average 25.5 CA$-15.45
-330%
Country Average 18.6 CA$-11.29
-268%

Forward P/E
Today’s price vs future net income

Today's Market Cap Net Income Forward P/E
CA$1.6B
/
Jan 2026
$-122.1m
=
-11.1
Current
CA$1.6B
/
Dec 2026
$-95.2m
=
-16.5
Forward
CA$1.6B
/
Dec 2027
$-61.6m
=
-25.5
Forward
CA$1.6B
/
Dec 2028
$155.4m
=
10.1
Forward
CA$1.6B
/
Dec 2029
$67.3m
=
23.3
Forward
CA$1.6B
/
Dec 2030
$70.1m
=
22.4
Forward

Forward P/E shows whether today’s P/E still looks high or low once future net income are taken into account.

Peer Comparison

Market Distribution

Lower than 100% of companies in Canada
Percentile
0th
Based on 1 768 companies
0th percentile
-11.1
Low
0 — 14.2
Typical Range
14.2 — 29.3
High
29.3 —
Distribution Statistics
Canada
Min 0
30th Percentile 14.2
Median 18.6
70th Percentile 29.3
Max 19 628.5

Lithium Americas Corp
Glance View

Market Cap
1.9B CAD
Industry
Metals & Mining

Lithium Americas Corp. is a resource company, which engages in lithium development projects. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia and currently employs 57 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2008-07-16. Its segments include Cauchari-Olaroz and Thacker Pass. The Cauchari-Olaroz project is a lithium brine project and is owned by Minera Exar S.A. The Thacker Pass project is a sedimentary-based lithium property located in the McDermitt Caldera in Humboldt County, Nevada, and is owned by the Company’s subsidiary, Lithium Nevada Corp. The firm's Pastos Grandes lithium brine project is located in Salta, Argentina.

LAC Intrinsic Value
4.71 CAD
Overvaluation 30%
Intrinsic Value
Price CA$6.72
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