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LAC (Lithium Americas) Return-on-Tangible-Asset : -4.66% (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Lithium Americas Return-on-Tangible-Asset?

Return-on-Tangible-Asset is calculated as Net Income divided by its average total tangible assets. Total tangible assets equals to Total Assets minus Intangible Assets. Lithium Americas's annualized Net Income for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $-32.25 Mil. Lithium Americas's average total tangible assets for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $692.60 Mil. Therefore, Lithium Americas's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Asset for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was -4.66%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Lithium Americas's Return-on-Tangible-Asset or its related term are showing as below:

LAC' s Return-on-Tangible-Asset Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -433.32   Med: -356.24   Max: -1.68
Current: -6.32

During the past 4 years, Lithium Americas's highest Return-on-Tangible-Asset was -1.68%. The lowest was -433.32%. And the median was -356.24%.

LAC's Return-on-Tangible-Asset is ranked better than
66.67% of 2679 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: -17.21 vs LAC: -6.32

Lithium Americas Return-on-Tangible-Asset Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lithium Americas's Return-on-Tangible-Asset can be seen below:

* 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.

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Lithium Americas Return-on-Tangible-Asset Chart

Lithium Americas Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Return-on-Tangible-Asset
- -433.34 -350.47 -1.68

Lithium Americas Quarterly Data
Dec20 Dec21 Mar22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
Return-on-Tangible-Asset Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.22 -12.85 -5.49 -4.45 -4.66

Competitive Comparison of Lithium Americas's Return-on-Tangible-Asset

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Lithium Americas's Return-on-Tangible-Asset, along with its competitors' market caps and Return-on-Tangible-Asset data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Lithium Americas's Return-on-Tangible-Asset Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Lithium Americas's Return-on-Tangible-Asset distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lithium Americas's Return-on-Tangible-Asset falls into.



Lithium Americas Return-on-Tangible-Asset Calculation

Lithium Americas's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Asset for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Return-on-Tangible-Asset=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Assets+Total Tangible Assets)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2023 )  (A: Dec. 2022 )(A: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Assets - Intangible Assets+Total Assets - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2023 )  (A: Dec. 2022 )(A: Dec. 2023 )
=-3.934/( (27.838+439.5)/ 2 )
=-3.934/233.669
=-1.68 %

Lithium Americas's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Asset for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as:

Return-on-Tangible-Asset=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Assets+Total Tangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Sep. 2024 )  (Q: Jun. 2024 )(Q: Sep. 2024 )
=Net Income/( (Total Assets - Intangible Assets+Total Assets - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Sep. 2024 )  (Q: Jun. 2024 )(Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-32.252/( (692.236+692.967)/ 2 )
=-32.252/692.6015
=-4.66 %

* 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.

In the calculation of annual Return-on-Tangible-Asset, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total tangible assets over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the Net Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2024) net income data.


Lithium Americas  (NYSE:LAC) Return-on-Tangible-Asset Explanation

Return-on-Tangible-Asset measures the rate of return on the average total tangible assets (total assets minus intangible assets). Tangible means physical in nature. Intangible Assets are assets that are not physical in nature, and typically "derive their value from legal or intellectual rights." Return-on-Tangible-Asset measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from its tangible assets. It shows how well a company uses what it has to generate earnings. Return-on-Tangible-Assets can vary drastically across industries. Therefore, Return-on-Tangible-Asset should not be used to compare companies in different industries.


Be Aware

Like ROE and ROA, Return-on-Tangible-Asset is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in the company’s earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective. Return-on-Tangible-Asset can be affected by events such as stock buyback or issuance, and by a company’s tax rate and its interest payment. Return-on-Tangible-Asset may not reflect the true earning power of the assets. A more accurate measurement is ROC % (ROC).

Many analysts argue the higher return the better. Buffett states that really high Return-on-Tangible-Asset may indicate vulnerability in the durability of the competitive advantage.


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Lithium Americas Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
900 West Hastings Street, Suite 300, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 1E5
Lithium Americas is a pure-play lithium producer. The firm owns 62% of one resource, Thacker Pass, that is located in northwest Nevada, with automaker General Motors owning the remaining 38%. Thacker Pass recently began construction and is expected to begin production in the mid- to late 2020s. Thacker Pass is one of the largest known lithium resources in the world. The project would be the first clay-based asset to enter production, and we estimate it will be in bottom half of the global cost curve. Management plans to develop Thacker Pass into a fully integrated lithium production site, with downstream refining capabilities on site, and will sell into the lithium chemical market.