earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.85
Lithium Americas reports Q3 net loss $223.9M; receives $435M DOE loan drawdown
LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP.
2025-Q3 EPS
reported -$0.98
vs consensus -$0.04
▼ miss
(-2238.9%)
- Nine-month net loss $223.9M ($0.98 per share) from non-cash embedded derivative loss; opex $24.1M.
- Received first $435M DOE loan drawdown; total loan $2.23B at 0% spread over UST, ~23-year term.
- Raised ~$335M via three ATM programs; $97.5M Orion notes converted into 25.79M shares.
- Thacker Pass: 80% engineering complete, 700 workers on site, mechanical completion target late 2027.
- DOE amended loan: deferred $184M debt service first 5 years, warrants for 5% LAC and JV equity.