Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

LAR • • Industrial / General

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AboutLithium Argentina AG, a resource and materials company, focuses on advancing lithium projects in Argentina. The company owns interests in the Cauchari-Olaroz project located in Jujuy province; and the Pastos Grandes project located in Salta Province of Argentina. The company was formerly known as Lithium Americas (Argentina) Corp. and changed its name to Lithium Argentina AG in January 2025. Lithium Argentina AG was incorporated in 2007 is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.Show more

Revenue $0
EBITDA -$31M +37.5%
Net Income -$15M -101.2%
EPS (Diluted) -0.09 -101.1%
Gross Margin -
EBITDA Margin -
Operating Margin -
Net Margin -
ROE -1.77% -101.1%
ROIC -2.25% +37.8%
Debt/Equity 0.24 -51.4%
Interest Coverage -1.27 +42.4%

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Excellent 3Y average ROE of 47.9%
✓Momentum leader: RS Rating 96 (top 4%)
✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
✓Trading near 52-week high

✗Weaknesses

✗Weak Piotroski F-Score: 1/9
✗Low asset turnover indicates capital-intensive operations

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y-

TTM-

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y-

TTM-106.43%

EPS CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y-

TTM-106.28%

ROCE

10Y Avg-15.38%

5Y Avg-6.6%

3Y Avg-4.17%

Latest-3.69%

Peer Comparison

Lithium Developers

Name	Market Cap	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	ROE	Debt/Equity
SLIStandard Lithium Ltd.	1.22B	5.13	6.26			68.23%	0.00
ATLXAtlas Lithium Corporation	153.48M	5.78	-1.99		-180.69%	-91.66%	0.47
ELVRElevra Lithium Limited	1.07B	63.33	-2.32	11.2%	-131.75%	-46.31%	0.16
CRMLWCritical Metals Corp.		8.76	-4.81			-23.29%
CRMLCritical Metals Corp.	2.03B	17.25	-9.48	5.79%	-335.36%	-217.54%
LITMSnow Lake Resources Ltd.	66.34M	3.68	-10.82			-10.08%	0.00
SGMLSigma Lithium Corporation	1.59B	14.25	-22.62	15.18%	-23.32%	-44.63%	1.91
LACLithium Americas Corp.	1.78B	5.87	-27.95			-26.94%	0.02

Profit & Loss

	Sep 2014	Sep 2015	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+	0	0	4.29M	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Revenue Growth %	-	-	-	-1%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cost of Goods Sold+	0	0	6.1M	6.8M	0	686.44K	0	180K	441K	560K
COGS % of Revenue	-	-	1.42%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gross Profit+	0	0	-1.81M	-1.96M	0	-686.44K	0	-180K	-441K	-560K
Gross Margin %	-	-	-0.42%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gross Profit Growth %	-	-	-	-0.08%	1%	-	1%	-	-1.45%	-0.27%
Operating Expenses+	6.6M	6.6M	23.47M	18.51M	19.34M	33.07M	51.74M	20.49M	50.57M	31.4M
OpEx % of Revenue	-	-	5.47%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Selling, General & Admin	3.76M	4.04M	18.66M	13.25M	19.34M	33.07M	15.51M	15.76M	29.36M	21.32M
SG&A % of Revenue	-	-	4.35%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Research & Development	638.45K	397.8K	423K	548.52K	0	0	0	0	0	0
R&D % of Revenue	-	-	0.1%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Operating Expenses	2.18M	2.13M	4.39M	4.69M	0	0	36.23M	4.73M	21.21M	10.08M
Operating Income+	-6.36M	-6.6M	-25.28M	-25.31M	-19.34M	-33.76M	-51.74M	-20.67M	-51.01M	-31.96M
Operating Margin %	-	-	-5.89%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Operating Income Growth %	-0.28%	-0.04%	-2.83%	-0%	0.24%	-0.75%	-0.53%	0.6%	-1.47%	0.37%
EBITDA+	-6.34M	-6.45M	-24.34M	-23.95M	-18.27M	-33.07M	-50.81M	-20.45M	-49.95M	-31.2M
EBITDA Margin %	-	-	-5.67%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EBITDA Growth %	-0.27%	-0.02%	-2.77%	0.02%	0.24%	-0.81%	-0.54%	0.6%	-1.44%	0.38%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	21.31K	151K	939K	1.36M	1.06M	686.44K	925K	222K	1.07M	758K
EBIT	-6.36M	-6.6M	-25.28M	-12.46M	-19.34M	-33.49M	-26.23M	-11.7M	50.86M	-765K
Net Interest Income+	38K	-748K	0	924K	-2.07M	-2.17M	-7.65M	4.25M	30.75M	25.48M
Interest Income	38K	26.58K	0	1.27M	855K	1.47M	4.73M	24.3M	53.87M	50.62M
Interest Expense	0	685.61K	0	343K	2.93M	3.64M	12.38M	20.05M	23.12M	25.13M
Other Income/Expense	5.06M	-952K	-7.97M	11.49M	74.64M	-2.04M	13.13M	-11.85M	79.25M	6.06M
Pretax Income+	-1.3M	-7.55M	-33.25M	-13.82M	55.3M	-35.8M	-38.61M	-32.53M	28.24M	-25.9M
Pretax Margin %	-	-	-7.75%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Income Tax+	0	0	0	0	1.45M	1.28M	0	0	10.66M	-10.66M
Effective Tax Rate %	1%	1%	1%	2.05%	0.93%	1.07%	1%	2.88%	45.62%	0.59%
Net Income+	-1.3M	-7.55M	-33.25M	-28.27M	51.66M	-38.15M	-38.49M	-93.57M	1.29B	-15.23M
Net Margin %	-	-	-7.75%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income Growth %	-3.79%	-4.81%	-3.4%	0.15%	2.83%	-1.74%	-0.01%	-1.43%	14.77%	-1.01%
Net Income (Continuing)	-1.3M	-7.55M	-33.25M	-13.82M	53.86M	-37.08M	-38.61M	-32.53M	17.58M	-15.24M
Discontinued Operations	0	0	0	-14.45M	-2.19M	-1.07M	122K	-61.04M	1.27B	0
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	62.66M
EPS (Diluted)+	-0.05	-0.30	-0.44	-0.32	0.56	-0.39	-0.32	-0.70	8.02	-0.09
EPS Growth %	-3.18%	-5%	-0.47%	0.27%	2.75%	-1.7%	0.18%	-1.19%	12.46%	-1.01%
EPS (Basic)	-0.05	-0.30	-0.44	-0.32	0.58	-0.39	-0.32	-0.70	8.29	-0.09
Diluted Shares Outstanding	21.69M	26.63M	75.98M	88.6M	91.75M	91.83M	118.81M	133.71M	160.63M	161.34M
Basic Shares Outstanding	21.69M	26.63M	75.98M	88.6M	89.14M	91.83M	118.81M	133.71M	155.33M	161.34M
Dividend Payout Ratio	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.21%	-

Balance Sheet

	Sep 2014	Sep 2015	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+	3.77M	7.43M	61.22M	46.94M	92.91M	154.34M	532.58M	356.09M	133.57M	117.41M
Cash & Short-Term Investments	2.79M	2.65M	55.39M	41.6M	83.61M	148.07M	510.61M	352.1M	122.29M	85.54M
Cash Only	2.79M	2.65M	7.15M	41.6M	83.61M	148.07M	510.61M	194.47M	122.29M	85.54M
Short-Term Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	157.63M	0	0
Accounts Receivable	238K	798K	1.02M	1.95M	2.6M	1.25M	1.97M	3.99M	4.61M	0
Days Sales Outstanding	-	-	86.53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Inventory	250K	489K	2.09M	1.62M	1.24M	0	0	0	0	0
Days Inventory Outstanding	-	-	124.76	86.79	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Current Assets	0	3.5M	2.72M	1.77M	5.47M	5.02M	20M	0	0	31.87M
Total Non-Current Assets+	17.71M	50.44M	52.27M	57M	200.88M	172.38M	284.77M	660.46M	921.45M	1.01B
Property, Plant & Equipment	17.71M	50.29M	20.17M	8.96M	162.78M	6.28M	10.01M	357.67M	352.34M	352.78M
Fixed Asset Turnover	-	-	0.21x	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Goodwill	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Intangible Assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Long-Term Investments	0	0	19.64M	35.28M	0	131.39M	169.31M	72.85M	240.85M	216.13M
Other Non-Current Assets	0	150K	12.46M	12.76M	38.11M	34.71M	105.44M	229.94M	328.26M	444.91M
Total Assets+	21.48M	57.88M	113.49M	103.94M	293.8M	326.72M	817.34M	1.02B	1.06B	1.13B
Asset Turnover	-	-	0.04x	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asset Growth %	0.48%	1.69%	0.96%	-0.08%	1.83%	0.11%	1.5%	0.24%	0.04%	0.07%
Total Current Liabilities+	1.2M	4.9M	3.72M	3.36M	14.99M	8.75M	8.26M	224.12M	214.94M	240.27M
Accounts Payable	0	0	0	2.82M	0	0	0	16.54M	9.65M	8.38M
Days Payables Outstanding	-	-	-	151.47	-	-	-	33.54K	7.99K	5.46K
Short-Term Debt	113K	1.99M	130K	539K	3.11M	3.55M	909K	207.58M	202.97M	210.5M
Deferred Revenue (Current)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1000K	0
Other Current Liabilities	1.05M	2.87M	3.55M	539K	11.88M	5.2M	7.35M	0	0	21.15M
Current Ratio	3.14x	1.52x	16.44x	13.96x	6.20x	17.63x	64.51x	1.59x	0.62x	0.49x
Quick Ratio	2.94x	1.42x	15.88x	13.48x	6.12x	17.63x	64.51x	1.59x	0.62x	0.49x
Cash Conversion Cycle	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Non-Current Liabilities+	1.36M	1.37M	1M	18.3M	119.19M	127.27M	272.77M	8.43M	11.15M	21K
Long-Term Debt	1.08M	958K	703K	18.03M	111.89M	121.22M	264.07M	204.47M	200.36M	0
Capital Lease Obligations	116K	112K	48K	103K	0	0	0	0	0	21K
Deferred Tax Liabilities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.66M	0
Other Non-Current Liabilities	170K	300K	249K	166K	7.3M	6.04M	8.7M	-196.04M	-199.87M	0
Total Liabilities	2.56M	6.27M	4.72M	21.66M	134.18M	136.02M	281.03M	232.55M	226.09M	240.29M
Total Debt+	1.34M	3.1M	929K	18.73M	115M	124.77M	264.98M	412.05M	403.33M	210.77M
Net Debt	-1.45M	456K	-54.47M	-22.87M	31.39M	-23.3M	-245.63M	217.58M	281.04M	125.22M
Debt / Equity	0.07x	0.06x	0.01x	0.23x	0.72x	0.65x	0.49x	0.53x	0.49x	0.24x
Debt / EBITDA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Debt / EBITDA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Interest Coverage	-	-9.63x	-	-73.80x	-6.60x	-9.27x	-4.18x	-1.03x	-2.21x	-1.27x
Total Equity+	18.91M	51.6M	108.77M	82.28M	159.62M	190.7M	536.32M	784M	828.93M	890.93M
Equity Growth %	0.53%	1.73%	1.11%	-0.24%	0.94%	0.19%	1.81%	0.46%	0.06%	0.07%
Book Value per Share	0.87	1.94	1.43	0.93	1.74	2.08	4.51	5.86	5.16	5.52
Total Shareholders' Equity	18.91M	51.6M	108.77M	82.28M	159.62M	190.7M	536.32M	784M	828.93M	828.27M
Common Stock	53.09M	104.07M	197.39M	197.99M	200.91M	307.15M	689.99M	1.35M	1.61M	1.62M
Retained Earnings	-43.16M	-51.62M	-109.32M	-137.59M	-65.83M	-140.17M	-178.65M	-272.22M	-661.19M	-669.54M
Treasury Stock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accumulated OCI	-424K	-12.05M	-114K	-4.29M	-3.87M	-3.49M	-3.49M	1.05B	1.49B	1.5B
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	62.66M

Cash Flow

	Sep 2014	Sep 2015	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+	-5.42M	-6.71M	-12.91M	-18.54M	-17.65M	-30.88M	-53.18M	-62.64M	-58.97M	-21.81M
Operating CF Margin %	-	-	-3.01%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Operating CF Growth %	-0.17%	-0.24%	-0.92%	-0.44%	0.05%	-0.75%	-0.72%	-0.18%	0.06%	0.63%
Net Income	-1.3M	-7.55M	-33.25M	-28.27M	51.66M	-36.23M	-38.49M	-31.24M	1.29B	-15.24M
Depreciation & Amortization	21.31K	138.41K	939K	1.36M	1.06M	687K	925K	213.2K	1.07M	758K
Stock-Based Compensation	1.15M	567K	11.57M	4.73M	4.13M	6.63M	5.75M	0	8.4M	7.23M
Deferred Taxes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Non-Cash Items	-5.23M	981K	9.67M	3.31M	-76.86M	-7.17M	-23.27M	-35.96M	-1.35B	-2.45M
Working Capital Changes	-64K	-857K	-1.91M	303.68K	2.35M	5.21M	1.89M	4.35M	-5.37M	-12.11M
Change in Receivables	-142K	18K	-596K	-264K	2.01M	134K	-754K	168.07K	-1.02M	-16.46M
Change in Inventory	-40K	-382K	-2.09M	443K	343K	1.07M	0	0	0	0
Change in Payables	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cash from Investing+	-11.6M	-4.29M	-25.55M	-10.67M	-8.36M	-42.6M	-115.83M	-221.73M	-39.1M	-85.86M
Capital Expenditures	-11.76M	-4.36M	-1.69M	-1.9M	-29.85M	-61.77M	-1.88M	-1.3M	-7.87M	-1.67M
CapEx % of Revenue	-	-	0.39%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Acquisitions	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	-150K	66K	3.53M	2.67M	21.49M	19.87M	-76.09M	-21.61M	-28.35M	-359.03K
Cash from Financing+	12.61M	9.98M	85.42M	15.78M	67.91M	137.82M	531.41M	-22.54M	12.12M	68.77M
Debt Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Equity Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dividends Paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-275.5M	0
Share Repurchases	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Financing	13.14M	4.3M	6.35M	-1.54M	2.07M	1.12M	-31.59M	-650.17K	287.28M	-455K
Net Change in Cash	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Free Cash Flow+	-17.18M	-11.07M	-14.6M	-20.55M	-47.5M	-92.65M	-55.06M	-62.8M	-66.84M	-23.48M
FCF Margin %	-	-	-3.4%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
FCF Growth %	-0.98%	0.36%	-0.32%	-0.41%	-1.31%	-0.95%	0.41%	-0.14%	-0.06%	0.65%
FCF per Share	-0.79	-0.42	-0.19	-0.23	-0.52	-1.01	-0.46	-0.47	-0.42	-0.15
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	4.17x	0.89x	0.39x	0.66x	-0.34x	0.81x	1.38x	0.67x	-0.05x	1.43x
Interest Paid	0	0	0	0	3.19M	0	0	0	0	0
Taxes Paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Key Ratios

Metric	2014	2015	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Return on Equity (ROE)	-8.31%	-21.43%	-41.47%	-29.59%	42.72%	-21.78%	-10.59%	-14.17%	159.75%	-1.77%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	-41.81%	-14.25%	-24.53%	-23.45%	-11.58%	-14.13%	-16.94%	-2.4%	-3.62%	-2.25%
Gross Margin	-	-	-42.26%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Margin	-	-	-775.06%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Debt / Equity	0.07x	0.06x	0.01x	0.23x	0.72x	0.65x	0.49x	0.53x	0.49x	0.24x
Interest Coverage	-	-9.63x	-	-73.80x	-6.60x	-9.27x	-4.18x	-1.03x	-2.21x	-1.27x
FCF Conversion	4.17x	0.89x	0.39x	0.66x	-0.34x	0.81x	1.38x	0.67x	-0.05x	1.43x
Revenue Growth	-	-	-	-100%	-	-	-	-	-	-

Frequently Asked Questions

Growth & Financials

Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) grew revenue by 0.0% over the past year. Growth has been modest.

Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) reported a net loss of $80.5M for fiscal year 2024.

Dividend & Returns

Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) has a return on equity (ROE) of -1.8%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) had negative free cash flow of $32.5M in fiscal year 2024, likely due to heavy capital investments.

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Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

LAR • • Industrial / General

Basic MaterialsIndustrial MaterialsBattery Metals & Critical MineralsLithium Developers

Revenue $0
EBITDA -$31M +37.5%
Net Income -$15M -101.2%
EPS (Diluted) -0.09 -101.1%
Gross Margin -
EBITDA Margin -
Operating Margin -
Net Margin -
ROE -1.77% -101.1%
ROIC -2.25% +37.8%
Debt/Equity 0.24 -51.4%
Interest Coverage -1.27 +42.4%

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Excellent 3Y average ROE of 47.9%
✓Momentum leader: RS Rating 96 (top 4%)
✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
✓Trading near 52-week high

✗Weaknesses

✗Weak Piotroski F-Score: 1/9
✗Low asset turnover indicates capital-intensive operations

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y-

TTM-

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y-

TTM-106.43%

EPS CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y-

TTM-106.28%

ROCE

10Y Avg-15.38%

5Y Avg-6.6%

3Y Avg-4.17%

Latest-3.69%

Peer Comparison

Lithium Developers

Name	Market Cap	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	ROE	Debt/Equity
SLIStandard Lithium Ltd.	1.22B	5.13	6.26			68.23%	0.00
ATLXAtlas Lithium Corporation	153.48M	5.78	-1.99		-180.69%	-91.66%	0.47
ELVRElevra Lithium Limited	1.07B	63.33	-2.32	11.2%	-131.75%	-46.31%	0.16
CRMLWCritical Metals Corp.		8.76	-4.81			-23.29%
CRMLCritical Metals Corp.	2.03B	17.25	-9.48	5.79%	-335.36%	-217.54%
LITMSnow Lake Resources Ltd.	66.34M	3.68	-10.82			-10.08%	0.00
SGMLSigma Lithium Corporation	1.59B	14.25	-22.62	15.18%	-23.32%	-44.63%	1.91
LACLithium Americas Corp.	1.78B	5.87	-27.95			-26.94%	0.02

Profit & Loss

	Sep 2014	Sep 2015	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+	0	0	4.29M	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Revenue Growth %	-	-	-	-1%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cost of Goods Sold+	0	0	6.1M	6.8M	0	686.44K	0	180K	441K	560K
COGS % of Revenue	-	-	1.42%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gross Profit+	0	0	-1.81M	-1.96M	0	-686.44K	0	-180K	-441K	-560K
Gross Margin %	-	-	-0.42%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gross Profit Growth %	-	-	-	-0.08%	1%	-	1%	-	-1.45%	-0.27%
Operating Expenses+	6.6M	6.6M	23.47M	18.51M	19.34M	33.07M	51.74M	20.49M	50.57M	31.4M
OpEx % of Revenue	-	-	5.47%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Selling, General & Admin	3.76M	4.04M	18.66M	13.25M	19.34M	33.07M	15.51M	15.76M	29.36M	21.32M
SG&A % of Revenue	-	-	4.35%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Research & Development	638.45K	397.8K	423K	548.52K	0	0	0	0	0	0
R&D % of Revenue	-	-	0.1%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Operating Expenses	2.18M	2.13M	4.39M	4.69M	0	0	36.23M	4.73M	21.21M	10.08M
Operating Income+	-6.36M	-6.6M	-25.28M	-25.31M	-19.34M	-33.76M	-51.74M	-20.67M	-51.01M	-31.96M
Operating Margin %	-	-	-5.89%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Operating Income Growth %	-0.28%	-0.04%	-2.83%	-0%	0.24%	-0.75%	-0.53%	0.6%	-1.47%	0.37%
EBITDA+	-6.34M	-6.45M	-24.34M	-23.95M	-18.27M	-33.07M	-50.81M	-20.45M	-49.95M	-31.2M
EBITDA Margin %	-	-	-5.67%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EBITDA Growth %	-0.27%	-0.02%	-2.77%	0.02%	0.24%	-0.81%	-0.54%	0.6%	-1.44%	0.38%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	21.31K	151K	939K	1.36M	1.06M	686.44K	925K	222K	1.07M	758K
EBIT	-6.36M	-6.6M	-25.28M	-12.46M	-19.34M	-33.49M	-26.23M	-11.7M	50.86M	-765K
Net Interest Income+	38K	-748K	0	924K	-2.07M	-2.17M	-7.65M	4.25M	30.75M	25.48M
Interest Income	38K	26.58K	0	1.27M	855K	1.47M	4.73M	24.3M	53.87M	50.62M
Interest Expense	0	685.61K	0	343K	2.93M	3.64M	12.38M	20.05M	23.12M	25.13M
Other Income/Expense	5.06M	-952K	-7.97M	11.49M	74.64M	-2.04M	13.13M	-11.85M	79.25M	6.06M
Pretax Income+	-1.3M	-7.55M	-33.25M	-13.82M	55.3M	-35.8M	-38.61M	-32.53M	28.24M	-25.9M
Pretax Margin %	-	-	-7.75%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Income Tax+	0	0	0	0	1.45M	1.28M	0	0	10.66M	-10.66M
Effective Tax Rate %	1%	1%	1%	2.05%	0.93%	1.07%	1%	2.88%	45.62%	0.59%
Net Income+	-1.3M	-7.55M	-33.25M	-28.27M	51.66M	-38.15M	-38.49M	-93.57M	1.29B	-15.23M
Net Margin %	-	-	-7.75%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income Growth %	-3.79%	-4.81%	-3.4%	0.15%	2.83%	-1.74%	-0.01%	-1.43%	14.77%	-1.01%
Net Income (Continuing)	-1.3M	-7.55M	-33.25M	-13.82M	53.86M	-37.08M	-38.61M	-32.53M	17.58M	-15.24M
Discontinued Operations	0	0	0	-14.45M	-2.19M	-1.07M	122K	-61.04M	1.27B	0
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	62.66M
EPS (Diluted)+	-0.05	-0.30	-0.44	-0.32	0.56	-0.39	-0.32	-0.70	8.02	-0.09
EPS Growth %	-3.18%	-5%	-0.47%	0.27%	2.75%	-1.7%	0.18%	-1.19%	12.46%	-1.01%
EPS (Basic)	-0.05	-0.30	-0.44	-0.32	0.58	-0.39	-0.32	-0.70	8.29	-0.09
Diluted Shares Outstanding	21.69M	26.63M	75.98M	88.6M	91.75M	91.83M	118.81M	133.71M	160.63M	161.34M
Basic Shares Outstanding	21.69M	26.63M	75.98M	88.6M	89.14M	91.83M	118.81M	133.71M	155.33M	161.34M
Dividend Payout Ratio	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.21%	-

Balance Sheet

	Sep 2014	Sep 2015	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+	3.77M	7.43M	61.22M	46.94M	92.91M	154.34M	532.58M	356.09M	133.57M	117.41M
Cash & Short-Term Investments	2.79M	2.65M	55.39M	41.6M	83.61M	148.07M	510.61M	352.1M	122.29M	85.54M
Cash Only	2.79M	2.65M	7.15M	41.6M	83.61M	148.07M	510.61M	194.47M	122.29M	85.54M
Short-Term Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	157.63M	0	0
Accounts Receivable	238K	798K	1.02M	1.95M	2.6M	1.25M	1.97M	3.99M	4.61M	0
Days Sales Outstanding	-	-	86.53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Inventory	250K	489K	2.09M	1.62M	1.24M	0	0	0	0	0
Days Inventory Outstanding	-	-	124.76	86.79	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Current Assets	0	3.5M	2.72M	1.77M	5.47M	5.02M	20M	0	0	31.87M
Total Non-Current Assets+	17.71M	50.44M	52.27M	57M	200.88M	172.38M	284.77M	660.46M	921.45M	1.01B
Property, Plant & Equipment	17.71M	50.29M	20.17M	8.96M	162.78M	6.28M	10.01M	357.67M	352.34M	352.78M
Fixed Asset Turnover	-	-	0.21x	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Goodwill	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Intangible Assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Long-Term Investments	0	0	19.64M	35.28M	0	131.39M	169.31M	72.85M	240.85M	216.13M
Other Non-Current Assets	0	150K	12.46M	12.76M	38.11M	34.71M	105.44M	229.94M	328.26M	444.91M
Total Assets+	21.48M	57.88M	113.49M	103.94M	293.8M	326.72M	817.34M	1.02B	1.06B	1.13B
Asset Turnover	-	-	0.04x	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asset Growth %	0.48%	1.69%	0.96%	-0.08%	1.83%	0.11%	1.5%	0.24%	0.04%	0.07%
Total Current Liabilities+	1.2M	4.9M	3.72M	3.36M	14.99M	8.75M	8.26M	224.12M	214.94M	240.27M
Accounts Payable	0	0	0	2.82M	0	0	0	16.54M	9.65M	8.38M
Days Payables Outstanding	-	-	-	151.47	-	-	-	33.54K	7.99K	5.46K
Short-Term Debt	113K	1.99M	130K	539K	3.11M	3.55M	909K	207.58M	202.97M	210.5M
Deferred Revenue (Current)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1000K	0
Other Current Liabilities	1.05M	2.87M	3.55M	539K	11.88M	5.2M	7.35M	0	0	21.15M
Current Ratio	3.14x	1.52x	16.44x	13.96x	6.20x	17.63x	64.51x	1.59x	0.62x	0.49x
Quick Ratio	2.94x	1.42x	15.88x	13.48x	6.12x	17.63x	64.51x	1.59x	0.62x	0.49x
Cash Conversion Cycle	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Non-Current Liabilities+	1.36M	1.37M	1M	18.3M	119.19M	127.27M	272.77M	8.43M	11.15M	21K
Long-Term Debt	1.08M	958K	703K	18.03M	111.89M	121.22M	264.07M	204.47M	200.36M	0
Capital Lease Obligations	116K	112K	48K	103K	0	0	0	0	0	21K
Deferred Tax Liabilities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.66M	0
Other Non-Current Liabilities	170K	300K	249K	166K	7.3M	6.04M	8.7M	-196.04M	-199.87M	0
Total Liabilities	2.56M	6.27M	4.72M	21.66M	134.18M	136.02M	281.03M	232.55M	226.09M	240.29M
Total Debt+	1.34M	3.1M	929K	18.73M	115M	124.77M	264.98M	412.05M	403.33M	210.77M
Net Debt	-1.45M	456K	-54.47M	-22.87M	31.39M	-23.3M	-245.63M	217.58M	281.04M	125.22M
Debt / Equity	0.07x	0.06x	0.01x	0.23x	0.72x	0.65x	0.49x	0.53x	0.49x	0.24x
Debt / EBITDA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Debt / EBITDA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Interest Coverage	-	-9.63x	-	-73.80x	-6.60x	-9.27x	-4.18x	-1.03x	-2.21x	-1.27x
Total Equity+	18.91M	51.6M	108.77M	82.28M	159.62M	190.7M	536.32M	784M	828.93M	890.93M
Equity Growth %	0.53%	1.73%	1.11%	-0.24%	0.94%	0.19%	1.81%	0.46%	0.06%	0.07%
Book Value per Share	0.87	1.94	1.43	0.93	1.74	2.08	4.51	5.86	5.16	5.52
Total Shareholders' Equity	18.91M	51.6M	108.77M	82.28M	159.62M	190.7M	536.32M	784M	828.93M	828.27M
Common Stock	53.09M	104.07M	197.39M	197.99M	200.91M	307.15M	689.99M	1.35M	1.61M	1.62M
Retained Earnings	-43.16M	-51.62M	-109.32M	-137.59M	-65.83M	-140.17M	-178.65M	-272.22M	-661.19M	-669.54M
Treasury Stock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accumulated OCI	-424K	-12.05M	-114K	-4.29M	-3.87M	-3.49M	-3.49M	1.05B	1.49B	1.5B
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	62.66M

Cash Flow

	Sep 2014	Sep 2015	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+	-5.42M	-6.71M	-12.91M	-18.54M	-17.65M	-30.88M	-53.18M	-62.64M	-58.97M	-21.81M
Operating CF Margin %	-	-	-3.01%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Operating CF Growth %	-0.17%	-0.24%	-0.92%	-0.44%	0.05%	-0.75%	-0.72%	-0.18%	0.06%	0.63%
Net Income	-1.3M	-7.55M	-33.25M	-28.27M	51.66M	-36.23M	-38.49M	-31.24M	1.29B	-15.24M
Depreciation & Amortization	21.31K	138.41K	939K	1.36M	1.06M	687K	925K	213.2K	1.07M	758K
Stock-Based Compensation	1.15M	567K	11.57M	4.73M	4.13M	6.63M	5.75M	0	8.4M	7.23M
Deferred Taxes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Non-Cash Items	-5.23M	981K	9.67M	3.31M	-76.86M	-7.17M	-23.27M	-35.96M	-1.35B	-2.45M
Working Capital Changes	-64K	-857K	-1.91M	303.68K	2.35M	5.21M	1.89M	4.35M	-5.37M	-12.11M
Change in Receivables	-142K	18K	-596K	-264K	2.01M	134K	-754K	168.07K	-1.02M	-16.46M
Change in Inventory	-40K	-382K	-2.09M	443K	343K	1.07M	0	0	0	0
Change in Payables	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cash from Investing+	-11.6M	-4.29M	-25.55M	-10.67M	-8.36M	-42.6M	-115.83M	-221.73M	-39.1M	-85.86M
Capital Expenditures	-11.76M	-4.36M	-1.69M	-1.9M	-29.85M	-61.77M	-1.88M	-1.3M	-7.87M	-1.67M
CapEx % of Revenue	-	-	0.39%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Acquisitions	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	-150K	66K	3.53M	2.67M	21.49M	19.87M	-76.09M	-21.61M	-28.35M	-359.03K
Cash from Financing+	12.61M	9.98M	85.42M	15.78M	67.91M	137.82M	531.41M	-22.54M	12.12M	68.77M
Debt Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Equity Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dividends Paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-275.5M	0
Share Repurchases	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Financing	13.14M	4.3M	6.35M	-1.54M	2.07M	1.12M	-31.59M	-650.17K	287.28M	-455K
Net Change in Cash	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Free Cash Flow+	-17.18M	-11.07M	-14.6M	-20.55M	-47.5M	-92.65M	-55.06M	-62.8M	-66.84M	-23.48M
FCF Margin %	-	-	-3.4%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
FCF Growth %	-0.98%	0.36%	-0.32%	-0.41%	-1.31%	-0.95%	0.41%	-0.14%	-0.06%	0.65%
FCF per Share	-0.79	-0.42	-0.19	-0.23	-0.52	-1.01	-0.46	-0.47	-0.42	-0.15
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	4.17x	0.89x	0.39x	0.66x	-0.34x	0.81x	1.38x	0.67x	-0.05x	1.43x
Interest Paid	0	0	0	0	3.19M	0	0	0	0	0
Taxes Paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Key Ratios

Metric	2014	2015	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Return on Equity (ROE)	-8.31%	-21.43%	-41.47%	-29.59%	42.72%	-21.78%	-10.59%	-14.17%	159.75%	-1.77%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	-41.81%	-14.25%	-24.53%	-23.45%	-11.58%	-14.13%	-16.94%	-2.4%	-3.62%	-2.25%
Gross Margin	-	-	-42.26%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Margin	-	-	-775.06%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Debt / Equity	0.07x	0.06x	0.01x	0.23x	0.72x	0.65x	0.49x	0.53x	0.49x	0.24x
Interest Coverage	-	-9.63x	-	-73.80x	-6.60x	-9.27x	-4.18x	-1.03x	-2.21x	-1.27x
FCF Conversion	4.17x	0.89x	0.39x	0.66x	-0.34x	0.81x	1.38x	0.67x	-0.05x	1.43x
Revenue Growth	-	-	-	-100%	-	-	-	-	-	-

Frequently Asked Questions

Growth & Financials

Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) grew revenue by 0.0% over the past year. Growth has been modest.

Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) reported a net loss of $80.5M for fiscal year 2024.

Dividend & Returns

Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) has a return on equity (ROE) of -1.8%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) had negative free cash flow of $32.5M in fiscal year 2024, likely due to heavy capital investments.