Lithium Americas Corp (LAC) — Defensive Interval Ratio

Latest as of December 2025: 8 days

Lithium Americas Corp (LAC) has a Defensive Interval Ratio of 8 days as of December 2025. Defensive assets of CA$4.10 Million (cash CA$-, short-term investments CA$-, receivables CA$4.10 Million) cover 8 days of daily cash needs of CA$483.55K/day. See Lithium Americas Corp (LAC) working capital ratio to evaluate short-term liquidity relative to the company's equity base.

Defensive Interval Ratio

8 days
Days of operational coverage

Defensive Assets

CA$4.10 Million
Cash + ST Investments + Receivables

Daily Cash Need

CA$483.55K
Current Liabilities ÷ 365

Current Liabilities

CA$176.50 Million
CAD

Lithium Americas Corp Defensive Interval Ratio (2008–2025)

This chart shows how Lithium Americas Corp's Defensive Interval Ratio has evolved across 19 annual periods from 2008 to 2025. As of December 2025, the ratio stands at 8 days, meaning defensive assets of CA$4.10 Million can fund 8 days of operations without new revenue. See Lithium Americas Corp net asset quality index to measure how much of total assets are equity-financed.

Annual Defensive Interval Ratio for Lithium Americas Corp (2008–2025)

The table below presents the year-by-year Defensive Interval Ratio for Lithium Americas Corp from 2008 to 2025, covering 19 annual filings. Each row shows defensive assets, daily cash need, the DIR in days, and the change in days compared to the prior year. For live market cap and the full company financial profile, see Lithium Americas Corp stock valuation.

Year DIR (days) Defensive Assets (CAD) Daily Cash Need Cash ST Investments Change (days)
2025 8 days CA$4.10 Million CA$483.55K/day CA$- CA$- ▲ +8 days
2024 0 days CA$539.93 CA$159.67K/day CA$- CA$- ▼ 0 days
2023 0 days CA$5.53K CA$67.36K/day CA$- CA$- ▼ -1061 days
2022 1061 days CA$157.63 Million CA$148.52K/day CA$- CA$157.63 Million ▼ -15511 days
2021 16573 days CA$374.86 Million CA$22.62K/day CA$- CA$372.89 Million ▲ +16521 days
2020 52 days CA$1.25 Million CA$23.98K/day CA$- CA$0.00 ▼ -735 days
2019 787 days CA$32.31 Million CA$41.07K/day CA$- CA$29.72 Million ▼ -3943 days
2018 4730 days CA$43.55 Million CA$9.21K/day CA$41.60 Million CA$- ▼ -799 days
2017 5529 days CA$56.41 Million CA$10.20K/day CA$55.39 Million CA$- ▲ +3703 days
2016 1826 days CA$9.04 Million CA$4.95K/day CA$8.06 Million CA$- ▲ +1573 days
2016 253 days CA$916.00K CA$3.63K/day CA$- CA$- ▲ +204 days
2015 48 days CA$823.00K CA$17.03K/day CA$- CA$- ▲ +18 days
2014 30 days CA$158.00K CA$5.25K/day CA$- CA$- ▲ +21 days
2013 10 days CA$16.00K CA$1.68K/day CA$- CA$- ▼ -22 days
2012 32 days CA$26.00K CA$813.70/day CA$- CA$- ▼ -105 days
2011 137 days CA$247.66K CA$1.81K/day CA$- CA$- ▲ +115 days
2010 22 days CA$34.05K CA$1.56K/day CA$- CA$- ▲ +19 days
2009 3 days CA$6.43K CA$1.96K/day CA$- CA$- ▼ -9 days
2008 13 days CA$4.41K CA$351.01/day CA$- CA$- —
DIR = (Cash + Short-term Investments + Net Receivables) / (Daily Cash Expenses)