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Liquidmetal TechnologiesLQMT +3.73%25 Return-on-Tangible-Equity is -11.42% as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates LQMT with a GF Score™ of 25/100. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,972 Industrial Products companies, Liquidmetal Technologies ranks worse than 86.1% on this metric.
Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated as Net Income divided by its average total shareholder tangible equity. Total shareholder tangible equity equals to Total Stockholders Equity minus Intangible Assets. Liquidmetal Technologies's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $-3.06 Mil. Liquidmetal Technologies's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $26.78 Mil. Therefore, Liquidmetal Technologies's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was -11.42%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Liquidmetal Technologies's Return-on-Tangible-Equity or its related term are showing as below:
LQMT'
s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -64.33 Med: -8.88 Max: -5.05
Current: -9.18
During the past 13 years, Liquidmetal Technologies's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was -5.05%. The lowest was -64.33%. And the median was -8.88%.
LQMT's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked worse than 86.1% of 2972
companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 6.72
vs LQMT: -9.18
Return-on-Tangible-Equity measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's tangible equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' tangible equity (shareholders equity minus intangibles). Return-on-Tangible-Equity shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. Return-on-Tangible-Equitys between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.
Be Aware
Net Income is used.
Because a company can increase its Return-on-Tangible-Equity by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high Return-on-Tangible-Equity companies. Like Return-on-Tangible-Asset, Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.
Asset light businesses require very few assets to generate very high earnings. Their Return-on-Tangible-Equitys can be extremely high.
Liquidmetal Technologies Return-on-Tangible-Equity Related Terms
Liquidmetal Technologies Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Liquidmetal Technologies's Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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.
LQMT vs AP, TG, TPCS: Return-on-Tangible-Equity Comparison
For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, Liquidmetal Technologies's Return-on-Tangible-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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 Return-on-Tangible-Equity vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Liquidmetal Technologies's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Liquidmetal Technologies's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.
* 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.
In the calculation of annual Return-on-Tangible-Equity, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder tangible equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data,
the net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2026) net income data.
Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.
What does a Return-on-Tangible-Equity of -11.42% mean?
Liquidmetal Technologies (LQMT) has a Return-on-Tangible-Equity of -11.42% as of Mar. 2026. Return on tangible equity is the ratio of current-period net income to average two-period tangible equity. View historical data on Liquidmetal Technologies and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Liquidmetal Technologies ranks #2559 out of 2972 companies in the Industrial Products industry, placing it in the top 86.1%.
Is Liquidmetal Technologies' Return-on-Tangible-Equity too high?
Liquidmetal Technologies' current Return-on-Tangible-Equity is -11.42%. Based on the distribution chart, Liquidmetal Technologies ranks #2559 out of 2972 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Liquidmetal Technologies has a GF Score™ of 25/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Liquidmetal Technologies' Return-on-Tangible-Equity compare to AP and TG?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, Liquidmetal Technologies ranks #2559 out of 2972 companies for Return-on-Tangible-Equity. This places Liquidmetal Technologies in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 6.72. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Return-on-Tangible-Equity for an Industrial Products company?
The median Return-on-Tangible-Equity among Industrial Products companies is 6.72, based on 2,972 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Return-on-Tangible-Equity significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Return-on-Tangible-Equity should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Return-on-Tangible-Equity mean?
A high Return-on-Tangible-Equity can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Return on tangible equity is the ratio of current-period net income to average two-period tangible equity. View historical data on Liquidmetal Technologies and its competitors. For the Industrial Products industry, the median Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 6.72 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Liquidmetal Technologies's current Return-on-Tangible-Equity is -11.42%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Liquidmetal Technologies stock overvalued right now?
Liquidmetal Technologies (LQMT) has a current Return-on-Tangible-Equity of -11.42%. The current Return-on-Tangible-Equity is -11.42%. Liquidmetal Technologies' overall GF Score™ is 25/100 with 5 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Return-on-Tangible-Equity calculated?
Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Liquidmetal Technologies (LQMT), the current Return-on-Tangible-Equity is -11.42% as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
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. Amorphous alloys are, in general, materials that are distinguished by their ability to retain a random atomic structure when they solidify, in contrast to the crystalline atomic structure that forms in other metals and alloys when it is solidify. Its product application spreads across various industries which includes aerospace components, defense parts, medical devices, sporting goods, leisure products, automotive components, and industrial machines.
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