Lithium Americas Corp
Lithium Americas Corp. (NYSE: LAC), formerly Western Lithium USA Corp., is a resource company. The Company is concentrating on the development of two lithium development projects: the Cauchari-Olaroz project in Argentina's Jujuy region and the Lithium Nevada project in the United States' northwestern Nevada. Organoclay, Lithium Nevada, Cauchari-Olaroz, and Corporate are the company's segments. Canada, the United States, Germany, and Argentina are its geographical parts.
Key Highlights
- For a total consideration of about USD360 million, the Company finalized the acquisition of Millennial and the 100% owned Pastos Grandes project on January 25, 2022.
- The Company applied to the US Department of Energy for funds to be used at Thacker Pass under the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program on April 14, 2022.
- Green Technology Metals Limited, a North American-focused lithium exploration and development company with hard rock spodumene assets in north-west Ontario, Canada, entered into a private placement agreement with the Company on April 28, 2022, for a total consideration of USD10 million, or approximately 5% after the closing of the share placement.
- The company is still developing its projects and does not make any money from them.
- An increase in Thacker Pass exploration and evaluation expenditures related to engineering efforts, an increase in general and administrative expenses due to an increase in insurance, legal, and consulting fees, and increased finance costs due to amortization of convertible senior notes liability resulted in a net loss of USD 46.1 million in Q1FY22 compared to USD 10 million in Q1FY21.
- On March 31, 2022, there were CAD5,611 in cash and short-term deposits in (December 31, 2021 – CAD4,393), and USD486,736 (December 31, 2021 – USD506,214). Interest rates on cash and short-term deposits range from 0.2 percent to 0.3 percent each year.
- Total assets and liabilities increased in Q1 2022, owing to the acquisition of Millennial and a USD50.3 million increase in the fair value of convertible senior notes derivative liability, which was partially offset by the repayment of a USD24.7 million limited recourse loan facility balance and accrued interest.
Stock Recommendation
Over the past three months, LAC's share price has corrected by 36.33%. The stock is currently leaning towards the lower end of its 52-week range of USD 12.56 to USD 41.56. The current price is below both the short-term (50-day) SMA and long-term (200-day) SMA, with an RSI of 45.87.
Considering the strong fundamentals, technical analysis, and robust top-line results, we give a "Watch" recommendation on the stock at the current price of USD 21.87, as of June 24, 2022, at 12:20 pm PDT.
1-Year Technical Chart, as of June 24, 2022. Data Source: REFINITIV, Analysis by Kalkine Group
Technical Analysis Summary:
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