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Lithium Argentina AG LAR
Metal Mining · SIC 1000 · Vertical: Metal Mining (SIC 1000)
At the close of 04 Nov 2026, Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) stock was 4.20 USD (+4.74% on the day), with market capitalisation 682.1 m USD, beta 1.75, 52-week range 3.73–11.79 USD.
Data as of · Source: SEC filings and closing prices, computed by olivLaw.
Price history
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Technical reading
- RSI (14)
- 35.0
- weak (30–45)
- Bollinger (20, 2)
- 3.79 – 5.27
- in the lower half of the band · %B 0.28 · band width 32.5%
- SMA 50 / 200
- 5.45 / 7.27
- downtrend (price < SMA50 < SMA200)
- MACD (12, 26, 9)
- -0.37 / -0.39
- MACD above signal
Indicators describe past prices; on their own they do not predict direction. On our history the RSI ≤ 40 filter added no return (see the signals methodology).
Performance
| Company | S&P 500 | vs S&P 500 | Vertical median | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | −25.0% | −1.1% | −23.9 pp | — |
| 3 months | −33.9% | −0.5% | −33.4 pp | — |
| 6 months | −63.3% | +4.4% | −67.6 pp | — |
| Year to date | −24.7% | +12.3% | −37.0 pp | — |
| 1 year | +12.9% | +13.5% | −0.6 pp | −9.4% |
| 3 years | −27.6% | +76.4% | −104.0 pp | +102.6% |
| 5 years | −68.1% | +63.7% | −131.7 pp | — |
Price returns, dividends excluded.
Quarterly results
ESEF annual reports carry no quarters: the results are annual (below).
E/P over time
E/P = trailing-12-month diluted EPS / price at quarter end. E/P is the inverse of P/E and stays defined when earnings are negative.
Fiscal years
| Fiscal year | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 4.8 m | unavailable | unavailable | unavailable | unavailable | unavailable | unavailable | unavailable |
| Revenue YoY | +12.9% | unavailable | unavailable | unavailable | unavailable | unavailable | unavailable | unavailable |
| Net income | -28.3 m | 51.7 m | -36.2 m | -38.5 m | -93.6 m | 1.3 bn | -15.2 m | -75.4 m |
| Net income YoY | unavailable | unavailable | −170.1% | unavailable | unavailable | unavailable | −101.2% | unavailable |
| Diluted EPS | -0.32 | 0.56 | -0.39 | -0.32 | -0.70 | 8.02 | -0.09 | -0.47 |
| Diluted EPS YoY | unavailable | unavailable | −169.6% | unavailable | unavailable | unavailable | −101.1% | unavailable |
| net % | -583.7% | unavailable | unavailable | unavailable | unavailable | unavailable | unavailable | unavailable |
| Free cash flow | -19.1 m | -46.9 m | -92.2 m | -53.8 m | -65.4 m | -64.3 m | -22.8 m | -30.0 m |
Reported results vs expectations
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Balance sheet & financial health
Fiscal year 2025 · 31 Dec 2025
- Cash
- 61.1 m USD
- Financial debt
- unavailable USD
- Net debt
- unavailable USD
- Equity
- 816.9 m USD
- Total assets
- 1.1 bn USD
- Debt / equity
- unavailable
- Current ratio
- 0.30x
- ROE
- -8.8%
- ROA
- -6.8%
- FCF margin
- unavailable
Financial statements (source on every figure)
Revenue and net income (USD)
Income statement · USD
| Line | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Source (latest year) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interest expense | 3.6 m | 14.3 m | 20.9 m | 22.7 m | 25.2 m | 31.9 m | SEC (XBRL)· 23 Mar 2026verified |
| Pre-tax income | -34.0 m | -38.6 m | -32.5 m | 28.2 m | -25.9 m | -76.4 m | SEC (XBRL)· 23 Mar 2026verified |
| Income tax | 1.2 m | 0 | 0 | 10.7 m | -10.7 m | 468.0 k | SEC (XBRL)· 23 Mar 2026verified |
| Net income | -36.2 m | -38.5 m | -93.6 m | 1.3 bn | -15.2 m | -75.4 m | SEC (XBRL)· 23 Mar 2026verified |
| Diluted EPS | -0.39 | -0.32 | -0.70 | 8.02 | -0.09 | -0.47 | SEC (XBRL)· 23 Mar 2026verified |
| Weighted average diluted shares | 91.8 m | 118.8 m | 133.7 m | 160.6 m | 161.3 m | 162.2 m | SEC (XBRL)· 23 Mar 2026verified |
Balance sheet · USD
| Line | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Source (latest year) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | 148.1 m | 510.6 m | 194.5 m | 122.3 m | 85.5 m | 61.1 m | SEC (XBRL)· 23 Mar 2026verified |
| Receivables | 1.3 m | 2.0 m | 4.0 m | 4.6 m | 3.6 m | 369.0 k | SEC (XBRL)· 23 Mar 2026verified |
| Current assets | 154.3 m | 532.6 m | 356.1 m | 133.6 m | 117.4 m | 84.7 m | SEC (XBRL)· 23 Mar 2026verified |
| Property, plant & equipment, net | 1.9 m | 4.4 m | 9.0 m | 9.2 m | 9.0 m | 9.4 m | SEC (XBRL)· 23 Mar 2026verified |
| Total assets | 326.7 m | 817.3 m | 1.0 bn | 1.1 bn | 1.1 bn | 1.1 bn | SEC (XBRL)· 23 Mar 2026verified |
| Accounts payable | 5.2 m | 7.3 m | 16.5 m | 9.6 m | — | — | SEC (XBRL)· 21 Mar 2024verified |
| Short-term debt | 3.6 m | 909.0 k | 3.1 m | 2.6 m | — | — | SEC (XBRL)· 21 Mar 2024verified |
| Long-term debt | 124.8 m | 28.8 m | 3.1 m | — | — | — | SEC (XBRL)· 03 Apr 2023verified |
| Current liabilities | 8.8 m | 8.3 m | 19.6 m | 214.9 m | 240.3 m | 281.0 m | SEC (XBRL)· 23 Mar 2026verified |
| Total liabilities | 136.0 m | 281.0 m | 232.5 m | 226.1 m | 240.3 m | 282.8 m | SEC (XBRL)· 23 Mar 2026verified |
| Equity | 190.7 m | 536.3 m | 784.0 m | 828.9 m | 890.9 m | 816.9 m | SEC (XBRL)· 23 Mar 2026verified |
| Shares outstanding at year end | 101.1 m | 120.8 m | 135.0 m | 160.7 m | 161.9 m | 162.4 m | SEC (XBRL)· 23 Mar 2026verified |
Cash flow · USD
| Line | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Source (latest year) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | -30.9 m | -53.2 m | -65.2 m | -59.0 m | -21.8 m | -30.0 m | SEC (XBRL)· 23 Mar 2026verified |
| Capex | 61.3 m | 579.0 k | 169.0 k | 5.3 m | 971.0 k | 0 | SEC (XBRL)· 23 Mar 2026verified |
| Free cash flow | -92.2 m ≈ | -53.8 m ≈ | -65.4 m ≈ | -64.3 m ≈ | -22.8 m ≈ | -30.0 m ≈ | SEC (XBRL)· 23 Mar 2026derived |
| Investing cash flow | -42.6 m | -115.8 m | -230.9 m | -39.1 m | -85.9 m | 6.3 m | SEC (XBRL)· 23 Mar 2026verified |
| Financing cash flow | 137.8 m | 531.4 m | -23.5 m | 12.1 m | 68.8 m | -332.0 k | SEC (XBRL)· 23 Mar 2026verified |
≈ computed by olivLaw from the reported lines of the same year: Operating cash flow − Capex.
Computed indicators
Growth
Profitability
Returns
Balance sheet
Liquidity
Cash
Efficiency
Market and valuation
Risk
Valuation
olivLaw classification
- indicators available: 2 of at least 6
- score weight coverage: 12.5% of at least 60%
- valuation methods computed: 0 of at least 1
A scoring methodology on indicators and valuation, not investment advice.
Closing price
04 Nov 2026Source: olivLaw, closing series
Market cap: 682.1 m USD
Key indicators
Coverage and freshness
Score by group
13% · Insufficient data
Estimated value range
unavailable — no valuation method could be computed
Valuation assumptions are editorial choices, not measured; beta is not measured.
Valuation methods
- DCF (discounted cash flow)unavailable · net debt missing: EV cannot be bridged to equity (missing debt is not zero)
- Peers: EV/EBITDAunavailable · net debt missing: EV cannot be bridged to equity (missing debt is not zero)
- Peers: P/Eunavailable · the base of the ratio is not positive
- Dividend discount (DDM)unavailable · the company pays no dividend: a dividend model needs an explicit initiation assumption
no valuation method could be computed
Classification (SIC) comparables group by industry code, not by economic activity; the direct group is an editorial selection by activity. Members' multiples are on their own trailing twelve months, at their own latest close.
Assumptions (illustrative, editorial)
- Risk-free rate
- 4.3%
- Equity risk premium
- 5.0%
- Beta (default)
- 1.00
- Cost of equity
- 9.3%
- Terminal growth
- 2.5%
Factor scorecard
Insufficient data
Minimum-evidence gate: indicators available: 2 of at least 6; score weight coverage: 12.5% of at least 60%; valuation methods computed: 0 of at least 1
| Factor | Value | Score | Weight used |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROIC · Quality | unavailable | unavailable | — |
| Net margin · Quality | unavailable | unavailable | — |
| FCF conversion · Quality | unavailable | unavailable | — |
| Revenue CAGR 3Y · Growth | unavailable | unavailable | — |
| EPS CAGR 3Y · Growth | unavailable | unavailable | — |
| Net debt / EBITDA · Balance sheet | unavailable | unavailable | — |
| Interest coverage · Balance sheet | unavailable | unavailable | — |
| Current ratio · Balance sheet | 0.3x | 0 (on a fixed band) | 33% |
| P/E (TTM) · Valuation | unavailable | unavailable | — |
| EV/EBITDA · Valuation | unavailable | unavailable | — |
| FCF yield · Valuation | -4.4% | 0 (on a fixed band) | 67% |
| Shareholder yield (distributions) · Returns | unavailable | unavailable | — |
| Payout ratio (FCF) · Returns | unavailable | unavailable | — |
Factors without a value were dropped; the remaining weights were renormalised.
Score groups
- Balance sheet· partial0/100 · 1/3 factors with a value
- Growth· partialunavailable · 0/2 factors with a value
- Quality· partialunavailable · 0/3 factors with a value
- Returns· partialunavailable · 0/2 factors with a value
- Valuation· partial0/100 · 1/3 factors with a value
A «partial» group is computed from under half of its weight or from one factor: it is not a full assessment of the group.
Memo
LITHIUM ARGENTINA AG (LAR). Latest full fiscal year: 2018; data up to 2025-12-31.
Figures computed from the financial statements: YoY growth 12.9%; ROE -9.5%.
Valuation cannot be computed from the available data.
Insufficient data for a verdict (indicators available: 2 of at least 6; score weight coverage: 12.5% of at least 60%; valuation methods computed: 0 of at least 1).
Text generated deterministically from the figures shown; no language model. Not investment advice.
What supports the thesis
No signal among the computed factors. That is not an absence of risk: factors without data were not assessed, and business risks (margins, inventory, demand) are in the source-based analysis.
What contradicts it
- Current ratio: 0.3x
- FCF yield: -4.4%
Not assessed (insufficient data or a ratio without meaning): ROIC, Net margin, FCF conversion, Revenue CAGR 3Y, EPS CAGR 3Y, Net debt / EBITDA, Interest coverage, P/E (TTM), EV/EBITDA, Shareholder yield (distributions), Payout ratio (FCF).
Versus the vertical median
Metal Mining (SIC 1000) · same industry (4-digit SIC) · compared with 26 companies
Multiples and returns vs the median
Price rebased to 100 (monthly, 5 years)
Companies in the vertical
| Market cap | P/E | ROE | Net margin | Revenue YoY | 1A / 3A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHPBhp Group Limited | 406.8 bn | 45.2 | 19.5% | 17.6% | −7.9% | +46% / +31% |
| SCCOSouthern Copper Corp | 149.3 bn | 23.0 | 53.2% | 37.3% | +17.4% | +35% / +163% |
| RIORio Tinto PLC | 106.2 bn | 13.9 | 17.0% | 17.3% | +7.4% | +18% / +22% |
| FCXFreeport-McMoRan Inc. | 89.9 bn | 29.2 | 21.8% | 16.2% | +1.8% | +46% / +68% |
| HBMHudbay Minerals Inc. | 8.8 bn | 15.4 | 19.7% | 25.7% | +9.4% | +31% / +388% |
| CLFCleveland-Cliffs Inc. | 7.3 bn | — | -8.5% | -2.4% | −3.0% | −2% / −25% |
| BVNBuenaventura Mining Co Inc | 7.3 bn | 18.1 | 12.6% | 34.9% | +40.1% | +16% / +202% |
| MPMP Materials Corp. | 6.4 bn | — | -4.1% | -19.9% | +10.1% | −42% / +126% |
| EROEro Copper Corp | 3.2 bn | 12.2 | 34.6% | 33.6% | +67.1% | +21% / +150% |
| NEXANexa Resources S.A. | 1.6 bn | 11.9 | 14.6% | 4.4% | +8.5% | +70% / +103% |
| IEIvanhoe Electric Inc. | 1.2 bn | — | -8.4% | -1,138.7% | +11.8% | −46% / −32% |
| USARUSA Rare Earth, Inc. | 1.1 bn | — | -23.6% | -2,159.3% | unavailable | −39% / −20% |
| TMCTMC the metals Co Inc. | 1.0 bn | 4.2 | -1,123.2% | — | unavailable | −67% / +103% |
| USASAmericas Gold And Silver Corporation | 986.9 m | — | -61.6% | -74.1% | +17.7% | −31% / +413% |
| ASMAvino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. | 769.3 m | 79.0 | 7.0% | 12.2% | +50.8% | −15% / +746% |
| LARLithium Argentina AG | 682.1 m | — | -9.5% | — | +12.9% | +13% / −28% |
| SGMLSigma Lithium Corporation | 626.1 m | — | -67.4% | -45.6% | −27.3% | −50% / −81% |
| GSMFerroglobe PLC | 547.5 m | — | -25.9% | -12.8% | −18.8% | −34% / −49% |
| ALOYRealloys Inc. | 459.5 m | — | -155.8% | -5,144.4% | −5.3% | −5% / +68% |
| THMInternational Tower Hill Mines Ltd | 455.2 m | — | -2.8% | — | unavailable | −10% / +222% |
| LZMLifezone Metals Limited | 336.9 m | — | -16.7% | -1,289.2% | +652.2% | +1% / −60% |
| USAUU.s. Gold Corp. | 186.4 m | — | -55.2% | — | −30.9% | −35% / +239% |
| PZGParamount Gold Nevada Corp. | 83.9 m | — | -46.1% | — | −54.7% | −20% / +146% |
| WWRWestwater Resources, Inc. | 52.5 m | — | -19.1% | — | unavailable | −57% / −33% |
| COPRIdaho Copper Corporation | 25.7 m | — | -187.5% | — | −63.5% | unavailable / unavailable |
1- and 3-year price returns: for LAR from daily closes (the same as the performance table), for the other companies from month-end closes.
olivLaw engine forecast
The world engine ran after the company's latest material disclosure. Probabilities are of TOUCHING a level within the horizon (not closing there) and sit next to the random walk (p_rw), the no-information benchmark.
The engine has no published run for this company yet.
Valuation scenarios (editable assumptions)
Illustrative scenarios
Scenarios are not available. input data missing
AI analysis
The qualitative analysis has not been written for this company yet.
Products, market & competition
The qualitative analysis has not been written for this company yet.
Links, dependencies and risks
Who the company is tied to, from its own SEC filings (customers, suppliers, production, partners, competitors, countries, regulation), from the 5 %+ holders' statements (13D/13G) and from what other companies say about it. Click a node for its evidence; on a listed company the graph moves to it.
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News & filings
In the press
No news in our archive over the last 180 days.
SEC filings
- Current report (foreign issuer)27 Oct 2026
- Current report (foreign issuer)28 Sept 2026
- Current report (foreign issuer)24 Aug 2026
- Current report (foreign issuer)11 Aug 2026
- Current report (foreign issuer)10 Jul 2026
- Current report (foreign issuer)23 Jun 2026
- Current report (foreign issuer)14 May 2026
- Current report (foreign issuer)12 May 2026
- Current report (foreign issuer)25 Mar 2026
- Current report (foreign issuer)23 Mar 2026
Figures computed by olivLaw from SEC filings and closing prices; the qualitative analysis is AI-generated from cited sources. Not investment advice.