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Lithium Americas stock: balance sheet and debt

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$1.63Closing price of 12 Nov 2026MEQIRI Score 29 out of 100

Lithium Americas has a debt to equity ratio of 0.34.

Daily figure as of 13 Nov 2026

Debt / Equity
0.34
Interest coverage
no data
Current ratio
5.16
Cash & equivalents
$568.23M
Total assets
$2.58B
Equity ratio
61.5%
Goodwill
not reported separately
Net debt
−$36.02M
More cash than debt

Total assets and equity ratio

How large the balance sheet of Lithium Americas Corp. is, how much of it is equity and how much is goodwill from acquisitions.

Equity ratio

Figures as a table
YearTotal assetsGoodwill and intangible assetsof which goodwillEquity ratioNet debt
2007$220.47Knot reported separatelynot reported separately−28.8%$0
2008$7.17Mnot reported separatelynot reported separately98.2%−$4.83M
2009$11.31Mnot reported separatelynot reported separately93.7%−$6.14M
2010$24.94Mnot reported separatelynot reported separately97.7%−$14.27M
2011$36.25Mnot reported separatelynot reported separately98.2%−$10.84M
2012$13.21Mnot reported separatelynot reported separately97.8%−$3.36M
2013$15.57Mnot reported separatelynot reported separately87.2%−$10.04M
2014$24.35Mnot reported separatelynot reported separately86.6%−$5.84M
2015$68.54Mnot reported separatelynot reported separately88.9%−$1.51M
2017$113.49Mnot reported separatelynot reported separately95.8%−$54.47M
2018$103.94Mnot reported separatelynot reported separately79.2%−$23.04M
2019$293.8Mnot reported separatelynot reported separately54.3%$36.61M
2020$326.72Mnot reported separatelynot reported separately58.4%−$23.3M
2021$10.85Mnot reported separatelynot reported separately−384.1%$40.82M
2022$27.84Mnot reported separatelynot reported separately−123.6%$44.55M
2023$436.89Mnot reported separatelynot reported separately88.1%−$191.62M
2024$1.04Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately90.5%−$571.25M
2025$2.58Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately61.5%−$36.02M

The equity ratio divides total equity, including non-controlling interests, by total assets. Net debt is debt minus cash and short-term investments; a negative figure means cash exceeds debt.

Equity and debt

What the company owns and owes

  • Cash & equivalents
  • Equity
  • Debt
Figures as a table
YearCash & equivalentsEquityDebtDebt / Equity
2007$0−$63.5K$00
2008$4.83M$7.04M$00
2009$6.14M$10.6M$00
2010$14.27M$24.37M$00
2011$10.84M$35.59M$00
2012$3.36M$12.91M$00
2013$11.36M$13.57M$1.32M0.1
2014$7.16M$21.08M$1.32M0.06
2015$5.55M$60.92M$4.04M0.07
2017$55.39M$108.77M$929K0.01
2018$41.6M$82.28M$18.57M0.23
2019$83.61M$159.62M$120.22M0.75
2020$148.07M$190.7M$124.77M0.65
2021$933K−$41.69M$41.76M−1
2022$636K−$34.42M$45.19M−1.31
2023$195.52M$384.93M$3.89M0.01
2024$593.89M$635M$22.64M0.02
2025$568.23M$1.06B$532.2M0.34

Debt to equity divides debt by total equity, including non-controlling interests, as S&P calculates it. The equity column shows the part that belongs to shareholders.

Data status and sources

Score
Daily value of 13 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
Price
Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
Latest annual report
Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
Source
Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.

Mandatory disclosures for this rating

  • ; time horizon around 12 months
  • Rated Weak, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 31 Mar 2021)
  • End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
  • Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
  • Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
  • Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.

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