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LQMT (Liquidmetal Technologies) Degree of Operating Leverage : 0.33 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Liquidmetal Technologies Degree of Operating Leverage?

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) measures the percentage change in EBIT for a unit change in Revenue. Liquidmetal Technologies's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.33. The higher Degree of Operating Leverage, the higher operating risk the company will take.

The industry rank for Liquidmetal Technologies's Degree of Operating Leverage or its related term are showing as below:

LQMT's Degree of Operating Leverage is ranked better than
63.01% of 2925 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.1 vs LQMT: 0.33

Liquidmetal Technologies Degree of Operating Leverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Liquidmetal Technologies's Degree of Operating Leverage can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Liquidmetal Technologies Degree of Operating Leverage Chart

Liquidmetal Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Degree of Operating Leverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.54 -0.82 0.53 0.17 0.11

Liquidmetal Technologies Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Liquidmetal Technologies's Degree of Operating Leverage

For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, Liquidmetal Technologies's Degree of Operating Leverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Degree of Operating Leverage data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Liquidmetal Technologies's Degree of Operating Leverage Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Liquidmetal Technologies's Degree of Operating Leverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Liquidmetal Technologies's Degree of Operating Leverage falls into.


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Liquidmetal Technologies Degree of Operating Leverage Calculation

Liquidmetal Technologies's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Degree of Operating Leverage=% Change in EBIT**/% Change in Revenue
=( -3.485 (Mar. 2025) / -3.008 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )/( 0.969 (Mar. 2025) / 0.653 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )
=0.1586/0.4839
=0.33***

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

** TTM data of EBIT and Revenue was used to calculate Degree of Operating Leverage.
*** Please be aware that the Degree of Operating Leverage calculations are based on company-level data using the primary share class. The calculated data provided is for demonstration purposes and may slightly differ from the results displayed in the title due to potential variations caused by currency exchange rate differences throughout the year.


Liquidmetal Technologies  (OTCPK:LQMT) Degree of Operating Leverage Explanation

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) is a leverage ratio that measures the sensitivity of a company’s operting income, also referred to as Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT), to fluctuations in its Revenue. DOL is a method used to quantify a company’s operating risk. This risk is related to the company's structure of variable costs and fixed costs. Since the fixed costs do not allow the company to adjust the operating costs, the operating risk rises with a higher fixed-to-variable costs proportion.

A high Degree of Operating Leverage indicates that the company’s fixed costs exceed its variable costs. By increasing the sales, the company can earn more profits. In addition, the company must be able to maintain relatively high sales to cover all fixed costs.

Be Aware

The use of operating leverage varies across different industries and business sectors, and the application of Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) should be adjusted accordingly.


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Liquidmetal Technologies Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
20321 Valencia Circle, Lake Forest, CA, USA, 92630
Liquidmetal Technologies Inc is a materials technology and manufacturing company that develops and commercializes products made from amorphous alloys. The alloys consist of a variety of proprietary bulk alloys and composites that utilize the advantages offered by amorphous alloy technology. Its product application spreads across various industries which includes aerospace components, defense parts, medical devices, sporting goods, leisure products, automotive components, and industrial machines.
Executives
Lugee Li Yeung Tak director, 10 percent owner 8 FLEMING ROAD, ROOM 906, TAI TUNG BUILDING, WANCHAI K3 999077
Liquidmetal Technology Ltd 10 percent owner 8 FLEMING ROAD, ROOM 906, TAI TUNG BUILDING, WANCHAI K3 999077
Tony Chung officer: Vice President of Finance 25800 COMMERCENTRE DRIVE, SUITE 100, LAKE FOREST CA 92630
Bryce Van officer: Vice President of Finance LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 30452 ESPERANZA, RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA CA 92688
Paul A Hauck officer: VP-Worldwide Sales & Marketing 30452 ESPERANZA, RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA CA 92688
Isaac Bresnick director C/O LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 30452 ESPERANZA, RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA CA 92688
Vincent Carrubba director C/O LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 30452 ESPERANZA, RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA CA 92688
Walter Eugen Weyler director C/O LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 30452 ESPERANZA, RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA CA 92688
Norden, Llc 10 percent owner 5641 NORTH BROADWAY, DENVER CO 80216
Thomas W Steipp director, officer: President and CEO
Mark S Hansen director 4551 W 107TH STREET, SUITE 100, OVERLAND PARK KS 66207
Richard W Sevcik director C/O LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 30452 ESPERANZA, RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA CA 92688
Bruce Bromage officer: EVP-Business Development C/O LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 30452 ESPERANZA, RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA CA 92688
Robert Howard Anderson director
Barney D Visser 10 percent owner