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Piedmont Lithium (PLL)


Market Price (9/30/2025): $7.33 | Market Cap: $160.9 Mil
Sector: Materials | Industry: Diversified Metals & Mining

Piedmont Lithium (PLL)


Market Price (9/30/2025): $7.33
Market Cap: $160.9 Mil
Sector: Materials
Industry: Diversified Metals & Mining

Investment Highlights

0 Cash is significant % of market cap
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is -18%
  Not profitable at operating income level
Op Inc LTMOperating Income, Last Twelve Months is -27 Mil, Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is -26%
1 Strong revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 58%
  Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg QQuarterly Revenue Change % is -10%
2 Valuation becoming less expensive
P/S 6M Chg %Price/Sales change over 6 months. Declining P/S indicates valuation has become less expensive. is -32%
  Not cash flow generative
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -34%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -37%
3   Yield minus risk free rate is negative
ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is -38%
0 Cash is significant % of market cap
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is -18%
1 Strong revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 58%
2 Valuation becoming less expensive
P/S 6M Chg %Price/Sales change over 6 months. Declining P/S indicates valuation has become less expensive. is -32%
3 Not profitable at operating income level
Op Inc LTMOperating Income, Last Twelve Months is -27 Mil, Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is -26%
4 Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg QQuarterly Revenue Change % is -10%
5 Not cash flow generative
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -34%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -37%
6 Yield minus risk free rate is negative
ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is -38%

Market Valuation

 9/30/252024202320222021
Share Price CYE$7.33$8.74$28.23$44.02$52.46
Market Cap CYE ($ Mil)160.9178.1542.3794.3832.2
Total Debt ($ Mil)30.231.21.61.91.7
Total Cash ($ Mil)59.494.972.299.764.8
Enterprise Value ($ Mil)131.7209.3543.9796.2833.9
Valuation Ratios     
P/S TTM1.51.713.50.00.0
P/EBIT TTM-3.1-2.6-28.8-79.3-40.4
P/E TTM-3.0-2.6-24.7-59.4-39.0
Sector Ratios     
P/S TTM (Sector)1.61.21.41.11.5
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)7.26.36.64.75.7
P/E TTM (Sector)4.15.57.04.67.3
 9/30/25202420232022
Share Price CYE$7.33$8.74$28.23$44.02
Market Cap CYE ($ Mil)160.9178.1542.3794.3
Total Debt ($ Mil)30.231.21.61.9
Total Cash ($ Mil)59.494.972.299.7
Enterprise Value ($ Mil)131.7209.3543.9796.2
Valuation Ratios    
P/S TTM1.51.713.50.0
P/EBIT TTM-3.1-2.6-28.8-79.3
P/E TTM-3.0-2.6-24.7-59.4
Sector Ratios    
P/S TTM (Sector)1.61.21.41.1
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)7.26.36.64.7
P/E TTM (Sector)4.15.57.04.6

Business Description

Piedmont Lithium Inc., an exploration stage company, engages in the exploration and development of resource projects in the United States. The company primarily holds a 100% interest in the Carolina Lithium Project that include an area of approximately 3,116 acres located within the Carolina Tin-Spodumene Belt situated to the west of Charlotte, North Carolina in the United States. It also owns a 61-acre property in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. Show more

Price Returns Compared

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 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
PLL Return221%98%-16%-36%-69%-17%-12%
Peers Return9%4%-18%25%-9%94%104%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%13%106%

[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: TMC, IIIN, NX, ALM, CRML.
[3] 2025 data is for the year up to 9/29/2025 (YTD)

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Unique KeyDateTickerCompanyCategoryTrade Strategy6M Fwd Rtn12M Fwd Rtn12M Max DD
KWR_7312025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield07312025KWRQuaker HoughtonDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
16.5%16.5%0.0%
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-12.3%-12.3%-15.1%
CBT_5312025_Dip_Buyer_ValueBuy05312025CBTCabotDip BuyDB | PE OPMDip Buy with Low PE and High Margin
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4.0%4.0%-3.6%
REYN_5312025_Dip_Buyer_ValueBuy05312025REYNReynolds Consumer ProductsDip BuyDB | PE OPMDip Buy with Low PE and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with tame PE and meaningfully high operating margin
6.7%6.7%-4.6%
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Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
23.2%23.2%0.0%
Unique KeyDateTickerCompanyCategoryTrade Strategy6M Fwd Rtn12M Fwd Rtn12M Max DD
KWR_7312025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield07312025KWRQuaker HoughtonDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
16.5%16.5%0.0%
TGLS_6302025_Quality_Momentum_RoomToRun_10%06302025TGLSTecnoglassQualityQ | Momentum | UpsideQuality Stocks with Momentum and Upside
Buying quality stocks with strong momentum but still having room to run
-12.3%-12.3%-15.1%
CBT_5312025_Dip_Buyer_ValueBuy05312025CBTCabotDip BuyDB | PE OPMDip Buy with Low PE and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with tame PE and meaningfully high operating margin
4.0%4.0%-3.6%
REYN_5312025_Dip_Buyer_ValueBuy05312025REYNReynolds Consumer ProductsDip BuyDB | PE OPMDip Buy with Low PE and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with tame PE and meaningfully high operating margin
6.7%6.7%-4.6%
ESI_4302025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield04302025ESIElement SolutionsDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
23.2%23.2%0.0%

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Financials

PLLTMCIIINNXALMCRMLMedian
NamePiedmont.TMC The .Insteel .Quanex B.Almonty .Critical. 
Mkt Price-6.4737.9013.886.106.506.50
Mkt Cap0.22.40.70.6--0.7
Rev LTM10506051,84028-105
Op Inc LTM-27-764078-20--20
FCF LTM-39-405227-55--39
FCF 3Y Avg-52-515877-42--42
CFO LTM-35-406082-20--20
CFO 3Y Avg-24-5178120-13--13

Growth & Margins

PLLTMCIIINNXALMCRMLMedian
NamePiedmont.TMC The .Insteel .Quanex B.Almonty .Critical. 
Rev Chg LTM58.2%-9.4%70.2%9.9%-34.0%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg---7.7%19.9%4.6%-4.6%
Rev Chg Q-10.4%-23.4%76.7%-9.4%-7.0%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM-1.3%-6.0%13.2%-2.6%-2.3%
Op Mgn LTM-25.5%-6.7%4.3%-71.3%--10.6%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg--6.4%7.2%-42.8%-6.4%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM-0.0%-1.8%0.0%-39.7%-0.0%
CFO/Rev LTM-33.7%-10.0%4.5%-69.9%--14.6%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg--12.7%9.8%-50.4%-9.8%
FCF/Rev LTM-37.3%-8.6%1.5%-193.7%--17.9%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg--9.5%6.6%-160.1%-6.6%

Valuation

PLLTMCIIINNXALMCRMLMedian
NamePiedmont.TMC The .Insteel .Quanex B.Almonty .Critical. 
Mkt Cap0.22.40.70.6--0.7
P/S1.5-1.20.3--1.2
P/EBIT-3.1-18.618.1-2.7---2.9
P/E-3.0-18.023.7-2.2---2.6
P/CFO-4.5-60.012.27.7--1.6
Total Yield-33.4%-5.5%7.0%-42.4%---19.5%
Dividend Yield0.0%0.0%2.8%2.4%--1.2%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg-20.0%-9.0%9.2%8.7%---0.2%
D/E0.20.00.01.4--0.1
Net D/E-0.2-0.0-0.11.3---0.1

Returns

PLLTMCIIINNXALMCRMLMedian
NamePiedmont.TMC The .Insteel .Quanex B.Almonty .Critical. 
1M Rtn-20.7%-1.2%-34.4%37.1%4.9%4.9%
3M Rtn--2.0%1.9%-26.2%-81.6%-0.0%
6M Rtn-276.2%44.3%-24.6%-367.6%160.3%
12M Rtn-516.2%27.4%-49.0%--10.8%8.3%
3Y Rtn-516.2%72.0%-20.4%--72.0%
1M Excs Rtn-20.6%-4.3%-37.2%34.3%-1.8%-1.8%
3M Excs Rtn--9.3%-5.4%-33.5%-74.2%-7.4%
6M Excs Rtn-256.8%24.8%-46.0%-344.9%140.8%
12M Excs Rtn-517.9%14.8%-64.1%--17.0%-1.1%
3Y Excs Rtn-375.7%-8.2%-102.2%---8.2%

Financials

Price Behavior

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
8/7/20254.3%12.2%-16.0%
4/23/20250.1%10.2%-12.7%
2/4/20255.6%4.0%-11.7%
11/12/20246.6%0.9%-2.3%
8/8/2024-1.8%-20.8%-25.4%
5/9/20242.1%12.1%-7.7%
2/6/20243.2%21.6%13.0%
11/7/2023-1.5%-8.8%-15.7%
SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive661
# Negative227
Median Positive3.8%11.2%13.0%
Median Negative-1.7%-14.8%-12.7%
Max Positive6.6%21.6%13.0%
Max Negative-1.8%-20.8%-25.4%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
6302025807202510-Q 6/30/2025
3312025507202510-Q 3/31/2025
12312024226202510-K 12/31/2024
93020241112202410-Q 9/30/2024
6302024809202410-Q 6/30/2024
3312024509202410-Q 3/31/2024
12312023229202410-K 12/31/2023
93020231109202310-Q 9/30/2023
6302023808202310-Q 6/30/2023
3312023505202310-Q 3/31/2023
12312022301202310-K 12/31/2022
93020221104202210-Q 9/30/2022
6302022804202210-Q 6/30/2022
3312022506202210-Q 3/31/2022
12312021228202210-KT 12/31/2021
93020211112202110-Q 9/30/2021

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
0Phillips Keith D.President and CEO12122024Sell12.3141,867515,5212,100,846Form