Livent Corp

Company Profile

Livent Corp had its IPO on 2018-10-11 under the ticker symbol LTHM.

The company operates in the Basic Materials sector and Specialty Chemicals industry. Livent Corp has a staff strength of 1,350 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Livent Corp opened at $20.31 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $19.96 - $20.52, and closed at $20.05.

This is a -2.05% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 3,909,866 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Livent Corp have slipped by -7.56%.

Livent Corp's Key Ratios

Livent Corp has a market cap of $3.90 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 3.1224 and a price to sales ratio of 5.6112.

In the last 12-months Livent Corp’s revenue was $940.30 million with a gross profit of $398.10 million and an EBITDA of $488.10 million. The EBITDA ratio measures Livent Corp's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Livent Corp’s operating margin was 48.86% while its return on assets stood at 14.34% with a return of equity of 24.91%.

In Q2, Livent Corp’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 38.7% while revenue growth was a positive 7.8%.

Livent Corp’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

13.0208

Trailing PE

12.4655

PEG

0.1545

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $1.74 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 13.0208 and a PEG multiple of 0.1545. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Livent Corp’s profitability.

Livent Corp stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 5.9694 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 14.7525. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 5.6112.

Livent Corp stock pays annual dividends of $0 per share, indicating a yield of 0% and a payout ratio of 0%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$2.28 billion

Total Liabilities

$141.50 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-82100000.00

Capital Expenditure

$84.30 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

0%

Livent Corp ended 2024 with $2.28 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $2.28 billion while shareholder equity stood at $1.65 billion.

Livent Corp ended 2024 with $18.50 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $141.50 million in other current liabilities, 100000.00 in common stock, $539.40 million in retained earnings and $0 in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $167.80 million and cash and short-term investments were $167.80 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $1,000,000 while long-term debt stood at $242.70 million.

Livent Corp’s total current assets stands at $532.70 million while long-term investments were $455.70 million and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $122.30 million compared to accounts payable of $80.50 million and inventory worth $197.80 million.

In 2024, Livent Corp's operating cash flow was $-82100000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $84.30 million.

Comparatively, Livent Corp paid $0 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$20.05

52-Week High

$35.81

52-Week Low

$18.26

Analyst Target Price

$32.94

Livent Corp stock is currently trading at $20.05 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $35.81 and a 52-week low of $35.81. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $32.94.

Its 50-day moving average was $24 and 200-day moving average was $23.69 The short ratio stood at 8.29 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 73% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 10272.9% are held by institutions.