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Liquidmetal Technologies (Liquidmetal Technologies) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Liquidmetal Technologies Interest Coverage?

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income by its Interest Expense. Liquidmetal Technologies's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.63 Mil. Liquidmetal Technologies's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. Liquidmetal Technologies has no debt. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Liquidmetal Technologies Inc has no debt.

(1) Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

The historical rank and industry rank for Liquidmetal Technologies's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

LQMT' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: No Debt   Med: No Debt   Max: No Debt
Current: No Debt


LQMT's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
99.57% of 2303 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 13.77 vs LQMT: No Debt

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Liquidmetal Technologies Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Liquidmetal Technologies's Interest Coverage 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.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Liquidmetal Technologies Interest Coverage Chart

Liquidmetal Technologies Annual Data
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Interest Coverage
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Liquidmetal Technologies Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Liquidmetal Technologies's Interest Coverage

For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, Liquidmetal Technologies's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage 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 Interest Coverage Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Liquidmetal Technologies's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Liquidmetal Technologies's Interest Coverage falls into.



Liquidmetal Technologies Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Liquidmetal Technologies's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Liquidmetal Technologies's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-3.09 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Liquidmetal Technologies had no debt (1).

Liquidmetal Technologies's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Liquidmetal Technologies's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.63 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Liquidmetal Technologies had no debt (1).

* 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


Liquidmetal Technologies  (OTCPK:LQMT) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


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Liquidmetal Technologies (Liquidmetal Technologies) Business Description

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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 include aerospace components, defense parts, medical devices, sporting goods, leisure products, automotive components, and industrial machines.
Executives
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
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
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

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