On the stock market since 2008, it operates in the world of raw materials. It has 94 employees. Now — the numbers.
The company is still in the product-building phase: its spending runs far above its sales. That only changes once the product starts selling at scale.
Before the clock runs out, either sales must climb sharply or new money must come in. For now, time is on the company’s side.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
angles, checked one by one.
The 2 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.
The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.
Profit per Sale: The profit kept from each sale is thin.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 89% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
There is $568.2M in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $36.0M would remain.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 65 buys and 49 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
The average analyst price target is $4.50 — 55% above today’s price.
A loss of $122.1M against $0 in annual sales.
This stock swings about 3.4 times as much as the market average. Big rallies — and big drops — can both happen fast.
On our five-subject report card, LAC sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: LAC is a high-risk stock — not yet profitable, and its future rides on its product catching on.