Lithium Americas Corp
TSX:LAC

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Price: 6.82 CAD 5.25% Market Closed
Market Cap: CA$1.9B

EV/EBIT

-25.1
Current
7%
Cheaper
vs 3-y average of -27.1

Enterprise Value to EBIT (EV/EBIT) ratio compares a company`s total enterprise value to its earnings before interest and taxes. It shows how much investors are paying for each dollar of the company`s earnings, including both equity and debt.

EV/EBIT
-25.1
=
Enterprise Value
CA$1.5B
/
EBIT
$-52.8m

Enterprise Value to EBIT (EV/EBIT) ratio compares a company`s total enterprise value to its earnings before interest and taxes. It shows how much investors are paying for each dollar of the company`s earnings, including both equity and debt.

EV/EBIT
-25.1
=
Enterprise Value
CA$1.5B
/
EBIT
$-52.8m

Valuation Scenarios

Lithium Americas Corp is trading above its industry average

If EV/EBIT returns to its Industry Average (13.3), the stock would be worth CA$-3.63 (153% downside from current price).

Statistics
Positive Scenarios
0/2
Maximum Downside
-158%
Maximum Upside
No Upside Scenarios
Average Downside
155%
Scenario EV/EBIT Value Implied Price Upside/Downside
Current Multiple -25.1 CA$6.82
0%
Industry Average 13.3 CA$-3.63
-153%
Country Average 14.5 CA$-3.93
-158%

Forward EV/EBIT
Today’s price vs future ebit

Not enough data available to calculate forward EV/EBIT

Peer Comparison

All Multiples
EV/EBIT
P/E
All Countries
Close
Market Cap EV/EBIT P/E
CA
Lithium Americas Corp
TSX:LAC
1.8B CAD -25.1 -11.2
AU
Rio Tinto Ltd
ASX:RIO
282.3B AUD 11.6 20
AU
BHP Group Ltd
ASX:BHP
281.9B AUD 9.5 19.6
UK
Rio Tinto PLC
LSE:RIO
121.2B GBP 10.4 16.1
MX
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV
BMV:GMEXICOB
1.6T MXN 10.8 18.2
CH
Glencore PLC
LSE:GLEN
66.1B GBP 36.8 241.2
SA
Saudi Arabian Mining Company SJSC
SAU:1211
248.9B SAR 25.9 33.9
CN
CMOC Group Ltd
SSE:603993
429.6B CNY 10 21.3
UK
Anglo American PLC
LSE:AAL
42.8B GBP 16.2 -15.1
CN
China Molybdenum Co Ltd
OTC:CMCLF
54.6B USD 8.4 17.9
ZA
African Rainbow Minerals Ltd
JSE:ARI
44.9B ZAR -73.8 34.9
EV/EBIT Multiple
EBIT Growth EV/EBIT to Growth
CA
Lithium Americas Corp
TSX:LAC
Average EV/EBIT: 15.5
Negative Multiple: -25.1
N/A N/A
AU
Rio Tinto Ltd
ASX:RIO
11.6
9%
1.3
AU
BHP Group Ltd
ASX:BHP
9.5
6%
1.6
UK
Rio Tinto PLC
LSE:RIO
10.4
8%
1.3
MX
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV
BMV:GMEXICOB
10.8
7%
1.5
CH
Glencore PLC
LSE:GLEN
36.8
51%
0.7
SA
Saudi Arabian Mining Company SJSC
SAU:1211
25.9
4%
6.5
CN
CMOC Group Ltd
SSE:603993
10
N/A N/A
UK
Anglo American PLC
LSE:AAL
16.2
23%
0.7
CN
C
China Molybdenum Co Ltd
OTC:CMCLF
8.4
N/A N/A
ZA
A
African Rainbow Minerals Ltd
JSE:ARI
Negative Multiple: -73.8 N/A N/A
P/E Multiple
Earnings Growth PEG
CA
Lithium Americas Corp
TSX:LAC
Average P/E: 47
Negative Multiple: -11.2
N/A N/A
AU
Rio Tinto Ltd
ASX:RIO
20
13%
1.5
AU
BHP Group Ltd
ASX:BHP
19.6
11%
1.8
UK
Rio Tinto PLC
LSE:RIO
16.1
11%
1.5
MX
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV
BMV:GMEXICOB
18.2
3%
6.1
CH
Glencore PLC
LSE:GLEN
241.2
161%
1.5
SA
Saudi Arabian Mining Company SJSC
SAU:1211
33.9
10%
3.4
CN
CMOC Group Ltd
SSE:603993
21.3
23%
0.9
UK
Anglo American PLC
LSE:AAL
Negative Multiple: -15.1 N/A N/A
CN
C
China Molybdenum Co Ltd
OTC:CMCLF
17.9
24%
0.7
ZA
A
African Rainbow Minerals Ltd
JSE:ARI
34.9
156%
0.2

Market Distribution

Lower than 100% of companies in Canada
Percentile
0th
Based on 1 813 companies
0th percentile
-25.1
Low
0 — 10.6
Typical Range
10.6 — 20.6
High
20.6 —
Distribution Statistics
Canada
Min 0
30th Percentile 10.6
Median 14.5
70th Percentile 20.6
Max 3 794.4

Lithium Americas Corp
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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 31%
Intrinsic Value
Price CA$6.82
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