CleanTech Lithium PLC (GB:CTL)
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Rating:50Neutral
Price Target:
9.50 p
▲(55.74% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:01/22/26
The score is held down primarily by weak financial performance: the company is still pre-revenue with growing losses and ongoing negative operating and free cash flow, implying continued reliance on external funding despite only moderate leverage. This is partially offset by strong technical momentum, with the share price above all key moving averages and supportive MACD/RSI readings. Valuation remains constrained by the negative P/E and lack of dividend yield.
Positive Factors
Manageable leverage
A low debt-to-equity (~0.16) gives the company structural financial flexibility during development, lowering bankruptcy and interest-service risk versus highly leveraged peers. This makes future project financing or staged capex less constrained while commercial operations are still years away.
Negative Factors
Pre-revenue with widening losses
No commercial revenues mean profitability depends entirely on eventual production and pricing. Rising operating losses deepen funding needs and increase execution risk: continued negative EBIT erodes equity and magnifies the scale of investment required to reach sustained cash-generating operations.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Manageable leverage
A low debt-to-equity (~0.16) gives the company structural financial flexibility during development, lowering bankruptcy and interest-service risk versus highly leveraged peers. This makes future project financing or staged capex less constrained while commercial operations are still years away.
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CleanTech Lithium PLC (CTL) vs. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWC)
Market Cap
£16.85M
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)322.53K
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)0.98
Revenue GrowthN/A
EPS GrowthN/A
CountryUK
Employees22
SectorBasic Materials
Sector Strength58
IndustryIndustrial Materials
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.01
Shares Outstanding204,189,500
10 Day Avg. Volume616,557
30 Day Avg. Volume322,530
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.02
Price to Book (P/B)0.92
Price to Sales (P/S)0.00
P/FCF Ratio-1.28
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
£20.00Price Target Upside227.87% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering1
EPS Forecast (FY)-0.02
Revenue Forecast (FY)N/A
CleanTech Lithium PLC Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
CleanTech Lithium PLC engages in the lithium exploration and development activities. It holds interests in the Laguna Verde and Francisco Basin projects that covers an area of 177 square kilometers located in the Atacama region of Chile. The compa...
How the Company Makes Money
As of publicly available information up to the company’s development stage, CTL does not have disclosed recurring operating revenues from commercial lithium production; therefore, details of realized revenue streams are null. The company’s intende...
CleanTech Lithium PLC Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
12
Very Negative
Balance Sheet
58
Neutral
Cash Flow
18
Very Negative
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Jun 2022 | Dec 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Gross Profit | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EBITDA | -305.25K | 0.00 | -5.89M | -3.79M | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Income | -6.21M | -7.24M | -5.89M | -3.80M | -1.21M | -144.33K |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 33.01M | 32.88M | 20.52M | 17.96M | 4.05M | 164.37K |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 143.22K | 134.25K | 6.20M | 12.37M | 3.23M | 95.18K |
| Total Debt | 2.20M | 2.19M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 53.84K |
| Total Liabilities | 18.39M | 18.93M | 730.35K | 633.75K | 518.33K | 144.15K |
| Stockholders Equity | 14.63M | 13.95M | 19.79M | 17.33M | 3.53M | 20.22K |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | -539.21K | -9.98M | -14.26M | -7.86M | -1.41M | -120.63K |
| Operating Cash Flow | -537.50K | -3.47M | -5.41M | -3.46M | -717.50K | -110.80K |
| Investing Cash Flow | -2.64M | -6.50M | -8.85M | -4.40M | -695.93K | -9.82K |
| Financing Cash Flow | 6.61M | 4.31M | 8.19M | 17.01M | 4.56M | 132.57K |
CleanTech Lithium PLC Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
61 Neutral | $10.43B | 7.12 | -0.05% | 2.87% | 2.86% | -36.73% | |
50 Neutral | £16.85M | -1.11 | -43.43% | ― | ― | ― | |
48 Neutral | £317.79M | ― | -20.38% | ― | ― | ― | |
46 Neutral | £117.82M | -19.26 | -17.14% | ― | ― | 54.72% | |
43 Neutral | £31.46M | -9.13 | >-0.01% | ― | ― | -19.57% |
* Basic Materials Sector Average
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CleanTech Lithium PLC Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyRegulatory Filings and Compliance
CleanTech Lithium to Brief Investors on ‘Transformational’ Laguna Verde Contract
Positive
Mar 11, 2026
CleanTech Lithium PLC has announced that chief executive Ignacio Mehech will host a live investor webinar to discuss the recently agreed terms for the Special Lithium Operating Contract for its Laguna Verde project in Chile. The session, to be hel...
Business Operations and StrategyRegulatory Filings and Compliance
CleanTech Lithium Secures Key 40-Year Operating Deal for Laguna Verde in Chile
Positive
Mar 10, 2026
CleanTech Lithium has agreed the contractual terms for a 40-year Special Lithium Operating Contract for its flagship Laguna Verde project with Chile’s Ministry of Mining, covering exploration through to project closure over a 153 km² ar...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board ChangesRegulatory Filings and Compliance
CleanTech Lithium updates Chile CEOL process and retains ex-CFO as consultant
Positive
Feb 12, 2026
CleanTech Lithium PLC said its application for a Special Lithium Operating Contract for the Laguna Verde project remains under review by the Chilean government, with the chief executive holding constructive meetings with the Ministry of Mining and...
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
CleanTech Lithium Hires CF&Co to Secure Partner and Finance for Laguna Verde
Positive
Jan 6, 2026
CleanTech Lithium PLC has appointed Cutfield Freeman Company as financial advisor to secure a strategic partner and structure project financing for the next phase of development at its flagship Laguna Verde lithium project in Chile, as the compan...
Business Operations and StrategyRegulatory Filings and Compliance
CleanTech Lithium Files Early CEOL Application for Laguna Verde in Chile
Positive
Jan 5, 2026
CleanTech Lithium has submitted an application for a Special Lithium Operating Contract (CEOL) for its flagship Laguna Verde project via its Chilean subsidiary Atacama Salt Lakes SpA, entering the Chilean government’s streamlined, direct neg...
Business Operations and Strategy
CleanTech Lithium CEO Sets 2026 Push on Chile Projects After Resource and Technology Gains
Positive
Dec 31, 2025
In his first year-end message as CEO, Ignacio Mehech outlined how CleanTech Lithium has continued to progress its Chilean lithium assets despite difficult market conditions, including strengthening relationships with government, indigenous communi...
Business Operations and StrategyShareholder Meetings
CleanTech Lithium Secures Shareholder Backing as All AGM Resolutions Pass
Positive
Dec 22, 2025
CleanTech Lithium PLC announced that all resolutions put to shareholders at its Annual General Meeting were duly passed, confirming shareholder support for the company’s current strategy and governance. The successful AGM vote reinforces the...
Business Operations and StrategyRegulatory Filings and Compliance
CleanTech Lithium to Seek CEOL for Laguna Verde Under Chile’s New Fast-Track Regime
Positive
Dec 19, 2025
CleanTech Lithium PLC has announced that Chile’s Ministry of Mining has officially opened a new streamlined application process for Special Lithium Operating Contracts (CEOLs), with the window for submissions running until 30 January 2026 an...
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