LICYF (Li-Cycle Holdings) Scaled Net Operating Assets: 0.79 (As of Dec. 2024)

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LICYF Li-Cycle Holdings Corp LICYF
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What is Li-Cycle Holdings Scaled Net Operating Assets?

Li-Cycle Holdings LICYF -0.01% 16 Scaled Net Operating Assets is 0.79 as of Dec. 2024. GuruFocus rates LICYF with a GF Score™ of 16/100.

Scaled Net Operating Assets (SNOA) is calculated as the difference between operating assets and operating liabilities, scaled by lagged total assets.

Li-Cycle Holdings's operating assets for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $838.60 Mil. Li-Cycle Holdings's operating liabilities for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $151.80 Mil. Li-Cycle Holdings's Total Assets for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $870.60 Mil. Therefore, Li-Cycle Holdings's scaled net operating assets (SNOA) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.79.


Li-Cycle Holdings Scaled Net Operating Assets Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Li-Cycle Holdings's Scaled Net Operating Assets 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.

Li-Cycle Holdings Scaled Net Operating Assets Chart

Li-Cycle Holdings Annual Data
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Scaled Net Operating Assets
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Li-Cycle Holdings Quarterly Data
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LICYF vs SNRG, AQMS, SENR: Scaled Net Operating Assets Comparison

For the Waste Management subindustry, Li-Cycle Holdings's Scaled Net Operating Assets, along with its competitors' market caps and Scaled Net Operating Assets 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.


Li-Cycle Holdings Scaled Net Operating Assets vs Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Li-Cycle Holdings's Scaled Net Operating Assets distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Li-Cycle Holdings's Scaled Net Operating Assets falls into.


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Li-Cycle Holdings Scaled Net Operating Assets Calculation

Scaled Net Operating Assets (SNOA) is calculated as the difference between operating assets and operating liabilities, scaled by lagged total assets.

Li-Cycle Holdings's Scaled Net Operating Assets (SNOA) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Scaled Net Operating Assets (SNOA)(A: Dec. 2024 )
=(Operating Assets (A: Dec. 2024 )-Operating Liabilities (A: Dec. 2024 ))/Total Assets (A: Dec. 2023 )
=(838.6-151.8)/886
=0.78

where

Operating Assets(A: Dec. 2024 )
=Total Assets - Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
=861.2 - 22.6
=838.6

Operating Liabilities(A: Dec. 2024 )
=Total Liabilities - Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation - Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=598.1 - 440.6 - 5.7
=151.8

Li-Cycle Holdings's Scaled Net Operating Assets (SNOA) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Scaled Net Operating Assets (SNOA)(Q: Dec. 2024 )
=(Operating Assets (Q: Dec. 2024 )-Operating Liabilities (Q: Dec. 2024 ))/Total Assets (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=(838.6-151.8)/870.6
=0.79

where

Operating Assets(Q: Dec. 2024 )
=Total Assets - Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
=861.2 - 22.6
=838.6

Operating Liabilities(Q: Dec. 2024 )
=Total Liabilities - Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation - Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=598.1 - 440.6 - 5.7
=151.8

* 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.

What does a Scaled Net Operating Assets of 0.79 mean?
Li-Cycle Holdings (LICYF) has a Scaled Net Operating Assets of 0.79 as of Dec. 2024. Scaled net operating assets equals current-period operating assets less operating liabilities less prior-period total assets. View historical data on Li-Cycle Holdings and its competitors.
Is Li-Cycle Holdings' Scaled Net Operating Assets too high?
Li-Cycle Holdings' current Scaled Net Operating Assets is 0.79. 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' Scaled Net Operating Assets compare to SNRG and AQMS?
Li-Cycle Holdings' Scaled Net Operating Assets of 0.79 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 Scaled Net Operating Assets for a Waste Management company?
A good Scaled Net Operating Assets depends on the Waste Management industry context. However, Scaled Net Operating Assets 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 Scaled Net Operating Assets mean?
A high Scaled Net Operating Assets can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Scaled net operating assets equals current-period operating assets less operating liabilities less prior-period total assets. View historical data on Li-Cycle Holdings and its competitors. Li-Cycle Holdings's current Scaled Net Operating Assets is 0.79. 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 Scaled Net Operating Assets of 0.79. The current Scaled Net Operating Assets is 0.79. 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 Scaled Net Operating Assets calculated?
Scaled Net Operating Assets is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Li-Cycle Holdings (LICYF), the current Scaled Net Operating Assets is 0.79 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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