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How Lithium Americas Corp. stacks up
LAC · against 549 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Valuation
8/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #474 of 550 · scores higher than 9% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score77 peers with a valuation score of 0–9, including LAC · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 8?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Mainly because of its free cash flow yield, earnings yield and EBITDA yield, which are weaker than most Basic Materials peers.
- Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price. Free cash flow yield: -158.1% vs peer median 2.6%
- Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price. Earnings yield: -8.1% vs peer median 3.6%
- Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price. EBITDA yield: -4.2% vs peer median 8.5%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = LAC, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | LAC | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 533 reported | -24.5% | 2.6% | 5% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 563 reported | -4.2% | 7.8% | 7% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 136 reported | -158.1% | 1.1% | 1% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 530 reported | 208.3% | 70.0% | 96% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around LAC| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 577.1B KRW (≈$416M) | 100 | 66 | |
| 1 | 764M EUR (≈$840M) | 100 | 72 | |
| 3 | 1.9B MYR (≈$416M) | 99 | 81 | |
| 3 | 629.2B CLP (≈$692M) | 99 | 41 | |
| 3 | 768M USD | 99 | 80 | |
| 474 | 834M CAD (≈$609M) | 8 | ||
| 474 | 14.2B TRY (≈$427M) | 8 | 9 | |
| 474 | 1.1B USD | 8 | 42 | |
| 474 | 539M USD | 8 | ||
| 474 | 683M USD | 8 | ||
| 474 | 658M USD | 8 | ||
| 474 | 429M USD | 8 | 13 | |
| 474 | 393M USD | 8 | ||
| 474 | 435M USD | 8 | 36 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score