LICYF (Li-Cycle Holdings) Operating Income: $-125.50 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2024)

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LICYF Li-Cycle Holdings Corp LICYF
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What is Li-Cycle Holdings Operating Income?

Li-Cycle Holdings LICYF -0.01% 16 Operating Income is $-125.50 Mil as of Dec. 2024. GuruFocus rates LICYF with a GF Score™ of 16/100.

Li-Cycle Holdings's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $-29.20 Mil. Its Operating Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was $-125.50 Mil.

Operating Margin % is calculated as Operating Income divided by its Revenue. Li-Cycle Holdings's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $-29.20 Mil. Li-Cycle Holdings's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $7.00 Mil. Therefore, Li-Cycle Holdings's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was -417.14%.

Li-Cycle Holdings's 5-Year average Growth Rate for Operating Margin % was 0.00% per year.

Operating Income or EBIT is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. Li-Cycle Holdings's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was -14.73%. Li-Cycle Holdings's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was -16.38%.


Li-Cycle Holdings  (OTCPK:LICYF) Operating Income Explanation

1. Operating Income or EBIT is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition.

Li-Cycle Holdings's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

ROC % (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Sep. 2024 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2024 ))/ count )
=-116.8 * ( 1 - 0% )/( (801.8 + 783.8)/ 2 )
=-116.8/792.8
=-14.73 %

where

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2024) data.

2. Joel Greenblatt's definition of Return on Capital:

Li-Cycle Holdings's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Dec. 2024 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Sep. 2024  Q: Dec. 2024
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=-127.2/( ( (781.7 + max(-80.6, 0)) + (771 + max(-81.5, 0)) )/ 2 )
=-127.2/( ( 781.7 + 771 )/ 2 )
=-127.2/776.35
=-16.38 %

where Working Capital is:

Working Capital(Q: Sep. 2024 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(8.2 + 9.2 + 31.3) - (122.5 + 0 + 6.8)
=-80.6

Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2024 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(12.1 + 9.6 + 41.1) - (141 + 3.3 + 0)
=-81.5

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2024) EBIT data.

3. Operating Income is also linked to Operating Margin %:

Li-Cycle Holdings's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Revenue (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-29.2/7
=-417.14 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

4. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Operating Income growth rate using Operating Income per share data.


Be Aware

Compared with a company's EBITDA margin, Operating Margin can be manipulated by adjusting the rate of depreciation, depletion and amortization (DDA).

If a company is facing competition, its Operating Margin may decline. Often the Operating Margin declines well before the company's revenue or even profit decline. Therefore, Operating Margin is a very important indicator of whether the company is facing problems.

For instance, by 2012, Nokia (NOK)'s problems were well known and its stock had lost more than 90% of its market value since 2007. But Nokia's Operating Margin had already been in decline since 2002, although its earnings per share were still rising. Investors who paid attention to Operating Margin would have avoided this huge loss. The same can be said for Research-in-Motion (RIMM).

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Li-Cycle Holdings Operating Income Related Terms


Li-Cycle Holdings Operating Income Historical Data

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* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Li-Cycle Holdings Operating Income Chart

Li-Cycle Holdings Annual Data
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Operating Income
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Li-Cycle Holdings Quarterly Data
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Li-Cycle Holdings Operating Income Calculation

Operating Income, is the profit a company earned through operations. All expenses, including cash expenses such as cost of goods sold (COGS), research & development, wages, and non-cash expenses, such as depreciation, depletion and amortization, have been deducted from the sales.

Operating Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-125.50 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Operating Income →
What does a Operating Income of $-125.50 Mil mean?
Li-Cycle Holdings (LICYF) has a Operating Income of $-125.50 Mil as of Dec. 2024. Operating Income equals sales less all operating expenses. It is linked to EBIT. View historical data on Li-Cycle Holdings and its competitors.
Is Li-Cycle Holdings' Operating Income too high?
Li-Cycle Holdings' current Operating Income is $-125.50 Mil. Overall, Li-Cycle Holdings has a GF Score™ of 16/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Li-Cycle Holdings' Operating Income compare to SNRG and AQMS?
Li-Cycle Holdings' Operating Income of $-125.50 Mil can be compared against companies in the Waste Management industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Operating Income for a Waste Management company?
A good Operating Income depends on the Waste Management industry context. However, Operating Income should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Operating Income mean?
A high Operating Income can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Operating Income equals sales less all operating expenses. It is linked to EBIT. View historical data on Li-Cycle Holdings and its competitors. Li-Cycle Holdings's current Operating Income is $-125.50 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Li-Cycle Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Li-Cycle Holdings (LICYF) has a current Operating Income of $-125.50 Mil. The current Operating Income is $-125.50 Mil. Li-Cycle Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 16/100. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Operating Income calculated?
Operating Income is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Li-Cycle Holdings (LICYF), the current Operating Income is $-125.50 Mil as of Dec. 2024. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Li-Cycle Holdings Business Description

Address 207 Queen’s Quay West, Suite 590, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5J 1A7
Li-Cycle Holdings Corp is a lithium-ion battery resource recovery and lithium-ion battery recycler. The company's proprietary process Spoke and Hub recycling process is designed at its Spokes, to process battery manufacturing scrap and end-of-life batteries to produce black mass and other intermediate products, and at its Hubs, to process black mass to recover raw materials, including but not limited to lithium carbonate, cobalt sulphate, and nickel sulphate.
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