Liquidmetal Technologies Inc. Fundamental Company Report Including Financial, SWOT, Competitors and Industry Analysis

November 2024 | 50 pages | ID: L0AAF786C45BEN
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Abstracts

Liquidmetal Technologies Inc. Fundamental Company Report provides a complete overview of the company’s affairs. All available data is presented in a comprehensive and easily accessed format. The report includes financial and SWOT information, industry analysis, opinions, estimates, plus annual and quarterly forecasts made by stock market experts. The report also enables direct comparison to be made between Liquidmetal Technologies Inc. and its competitors. This provides our Clients with a clear understanding of Liquidmetal Technologies Inc. position in the Metals and Mining Industry.

• The report contains detailed information about Liquidmetal Technologies Inc. that gives an unrivalled in-depth knowledge about internal business-environment of the company: data about the owners, senior executives, locations, subsidiaries, markets, products, and company history.
• Another part of the report is a SWOT-analysis carried out for Liquidmetal Technologies Inc.. It involves specifying the objective of the company's business and identifies the different factors that are favorable and unfavorable to achieving that objective. SWOT-analysis helps to understand company’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and possible threats against it.
• The Liquidmetal Technologies Inc. financial analysis covers the income statement and ratio trend-charts with balance sheets and cash flows presented on an annual and quarterly basis. The report outlines the main financial ratios pertaining to profitability, margin analysis, asset turnover, credit ratios, and company’s long-term solvency. This sort of company's information will assist and strengthen your company’s decision-making processes.
• In the part that describes Liquidmetal Technologies Inc. competitors and the industry in whole, the information about company's financial ratios is compared to those of its competitors and to the industry. The unique analysis of the market and company’s competitors along with detailed information about the internal and external factors affecting the relevant industry will help to manage your business environment. Your company’s business and sales activities will be boosted by gaining an insight into your competitors’ businesses.
• Also the report provides relevant news, an analysis of PR-activity, and stock price movements. The latter are correlated with pertinent news and press releases, and annual and quarterly forecasts are given by a variety of experts and market research firms. Such information creates your awareness about principal trends of Liquidmetal Technologies Inc. business.

About Liquidmetal Technologies Inc.

Liquidmetal Technologies, Inc., a materials technology company, develops and commercializes products made from amorphous alloys.

The company’s Liquidmetal family of alloys consists of various proprietary coatings, powders, bulk alloys, and composites that utilize the advantages offered by amorphous alloy technology. It develops, manufactures, and sells products and components from bulk amorphous alloys to customers in various industries, and it also partners with third-party licensees and distributors to develop and commercialize bulk Liquidmetal alloy products. In addition to its bulk alloys, the company markets and sells a line of proprietary amorphous alloy-based industrial coatings under the Liquidmetal Armacor Coatings brand.

Segments

The company operates in two segments, Liquidmetal Alloy Industrial Coatings and Bulk Liquidmetal Alloy Products.

The Liquidmetal alloy industrial coatings are used primarily as a protective coating for industrial machinery and equipment, such as drill pipe used by the oil drilling industry and boiler tubes used by coal burning power plants.

The Bulk Liquidmetal Alloy Products segment manufactures and sells casing components for electronic devices, medical devices, sporting goods, tooling, prototype sampling, defense applications, and metal processing equipment.

Components for Electronic Products

The company produces components for electronic devices using its bulk Liquidmetal alloys. Bulk Liquidmetal alloys can be used for various structural components of a cellular phone, including the shield, faceplate, hinge, hinge housings, back plate, side plates, brackets, and the cover on the phones.

Sporting Goods and Leisure Products

The company is developing various applications for Liquidmetal alloys in the sporting goods and leisure products area. In the leisure products category, the company bulk Liquidmetal alloys can be used to produce intricately engineered designs. The company produced prototype rings made from an amorphous Liquidmetal platinum alloy that is harder (and hence more scratch resistant) than conventional platinum jewelry.

The company has a license agreement with LLPG, Inc. (LLPG). Under the terms of the agreement, LLPG has the right to commercialize Liquidmetal alloys, particularly precious-metal based compositions, in jewelry and luxury product markets.

Medical Devices

The company is engaged in product development efforts relating to various medical devices that could be made from Liquidmetal alloys.

Industrial Coatings and Powders

The company markets and sells amorphous alloy industrial coatings and powders under the Liquidmetal Armacor Coatings brand name. Liquidmetal alloy coatings are used primarily as a protective coating for industrial machinery and equipment. In contrast to its bulk alloys, the company sells Liquidmetal coatings primarily in the form of a wire or powder feedstock that is melted and applied to machinery or equipment through welding or thermal spray processes.

The company’s Liquidmetal coatings are used in the oil drilling industry as a protective coating on drill pipe and casings. Liquidmetal coatings are used to provide a protective coating, or hard band, around the outside of the drill pipe and the inside of casings to reduce wear and failure rates. Liquidmetal coatings have also been sold into the power generation industry specifically for the purpose of coating boiler tubes in coal-burning power plants to extend the lives of these boilers.

Agreements

The company has a joint venture agreement with SAGA, SpA in Padova, Italy, (SAGA), which operates as a specialist precision parts manufacturer. The joint venture is named Liquidmetal SAGA Italy, Srl (LSI), under which LSI is acting as a contract manufacturer to it for the purpose of producing prototypes and certain products in Europe.

Customers

During 2009, the company’s major customer included Liquidmetal Korea Co. Ltd.

Competition

The company’s primary competitors of its coatings business are Varco International, Inc. and Arnco Technology Trust, Limited.

History

Liquidmetal Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1987.

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Contents

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

DISCLAIMER

1. LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. COMPANY PROFILE

1.1. Key facts
1.2. Financial Performance
1.3. Key Executives
1.4. Ownership and Major Holders
1.5. Company History

2. LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. BUSINESS OVERVIEW

2.1. Business Description
2.2. Major Products and Services
2.3. Markets and Sales Activities
2.4. Locations, Subsidiaries, Operating Units

3. LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. SWOT ANALYSIS

3.1. Overview
3.2. Strengths
3.3. Weaknesses
3.4. Opportunities
3.5. Threats

4. LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

4.1. Financial Statements
4.1.1. Income Statement
4.1.2. Balance Sheet
4.1.3. Cash Flow
4.2. Financial Ratios
4.2.1. Profitability
4.2.2. Margin Analysis
4.2.3. Asset Turnover
4.2.4. Credit Ratios
4.2.5. Long-Term Solvency
4.2.6. Growth Over Prior Year
4.2.7. Financial Ratios Charts
4.3. Stock Market Snapshot

5. LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. COMPETITORS AND INDUSTRY ANALYSIS

5.1. Liquidmetal Technologies Inc. Direct Competitors
5.2. Comparison of Liquidmetal Technologies Inc. and Direct Competitors Financial Ratios
5.3. Comparison of Liquidmetal Technologies Inc. and Direct Competitors Stock Charts
5.4. Liquidmetal Technologies Inc. Industry Analysis
5.4.1. Metals and Mining Industry Snapshot
  5.4.2. Liquidmetal Technologies Inc. Industry Position Analysis

6. LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. NEWS & EVENTS

6.1. News & PR Activity Analysis
6.2. IR Corporate News
6.3. Marketing News
6.4. Corporate Events

7. LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. EXPERTS REVIEW¹

7.1. Experts Consensus
7.2. Experts Revisions

8. LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. ENHANCED SWOT ANALYSIS²

9. UNITED STATES PESTEL ANALYSIS²

9.1. Political Factors
9.2. Economic Factors
9.3. Social Factors
9.4. Technological Factors
9.5. Environmental Factors
9.6. Legal Factors

10. LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. IFE, EFE, IE MATRICES²

10.1. Internal Factor Evaluation Matrix
10.2. External Factor Evaluation Matrix
10.3. Internal External Matrix

11. LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. PORTER FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS²

12. LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. VRIO ANALYSIS²

APPENDIX: RATIO DEFINITIONS

LIST OF FIGURES

Liquidmetal Technologies Inc. Annual Revenues in Comparison with Cost of Goods Sold and Gross Profit
Profit Margin Chart
Operating Margin Chart
Return on Equity (ROE) Chart
Return on Assets (ROA) Chart
Debt to Equity Chart
Current Ratio Chart
Liquidmetal Technologies Inc. 1-year Stock Charts
Liquidmetal Technologies Inc. 5-year Stock Charts
Liquidmetal Technologies Inc. vs. Main Indexes 1-year Stock Chart
Liquidmetal Technologies Inc. vs. Direct Competitors 1-year Stock Charts
Liquidmetal Technologies Inc. Article Density Chart

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List Of Tables

LIST OF TABLES

Liquidmetal Technologies Inc. Key Facts
Profitability
Management Effectiveness
Income Statement Key Figures
Balance Sheet Key Figures
Cash Flow Statement Key Figures
Financial Performance Abbreviation Guide
Liquidmetal Technologies Inc. Key Executives
Liquidmetal Technologies Inc. Major Shareholders
Liquidmetal Technologies Inc. History
Liquidmetal Technologies Inc. Products
Revenues by Segment
Revenues by Region
Liquidmetal Technologies Inc. Offices and Representations
Liquidmetal Technologies Inc. SWOT Analysis
Yearly Income Statement Including Trends
Income Statement Latest 4 Quarters Including Trends
Yearly Balance Sheet Including Trends
Balance Sheet Latest 4 Quarters Including Trends
Yearly Cash Flow Including Trends
Cash Flow Latest 4 Quarters Including Trends
Liquidmetal Technologies Inc. Profitability Ratios
Margin Analysis Ratios
Asset Turnover Ratios
Credit Ratios
Long-Term Solvency Ratios
Financial Ratios Growth Over Prior Year
Liquidmetal Technologies Inc. Capital Market Snapshot
Liquidmetal Technologies Inc. Direct Competitors Key Facts
Direct Competitors Profitability Ratios
Direct Competitors Margin Analysis Ratios
Direct Competitors Asset Turnover Ratios
Direct Competitors Credit Ratios
Direct Competitors Long-Term Solvency Ratios
Metals and Mining Industry Statistics
Liquidmetal Technologies Inc. Industry Position
Company vs. Industry Income Statement Analysis
Company vs. Industry Balance Sheet Analysis
Company vs. Industry Cash Flow Analysis
Company vs. Industry Ratios Comparison
Liquidmetal Technologies Inc. Consensus Recommendations¹
Analyst Recommendation Summary¹
Price Target Summary¹
Experts Recommendation Trends¹
Revenue Estimates Analysis¹
Earnings Estimates Analysis¹
Historical Surprises¹
Revenue Estimates Trend¹
Earnings Estimates Trend¹
Revenue Revisions¹

ANALYSIS FEATURES

SWOT Analysis

SWOT, which stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats, is an analytical framework that identifies the internal and external factors that are favorable and unfavorable for a company.

Enhanced SWOT Analysis

Enhanced SWOT is a 3×3 grid that arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats into one scheme:

• How to use the strengths to take advantage of the opportunities?
• How to use the strengths to reduce likelihood and impact of the threats?
• How to overcome the weaknesses that obstruct taking advantage of the opportunities?
• How to overcome the weaknesses that can make the threats a reality?

Upon answering these questions a company can develop a project plan to improve its business performance.

PESTEL Analysis

PESTEL (also termed as PESTLE) is an ideal tool to strategically analyze what influence different outside factors – political, economic, sociocultural, technological, environmental and legal – exert on a business to later chart its long term targets.

Being part of the external analysis when carrying out a strategic assessment or performing a market study, PESTEL gives an overview of diverse macro-environmental factors that any company should thoughtfully consider. By perceiving these outside environments, businesses can maximally benefit from the opportunities while minimizing the threats to the organization.

Key Factors Examined by PESTEL Analysis:

• Political – What opportunities and pressures are brought by political bodies and what is the degree of public regulations’ impact on the business?
• Economic – What economic policies, trends and structures are expected to affect the organization, what is this influence’s degree?
• Sociological – What cultural and societal aspects will work upon the demand for the business’s products and operations?
• Technological – What impact do the technological aspects, innovations, incentives and barriers have on the organization?
• Environmental – What environmental and ecological facets, both locally and farther afield, are likely to predetermine the business?
• Legal – What laws and legislation will exert influence on the style the business is carried out?

IFE, EFE, IE Matrices

The Internal Factor Evaluation matrix (IFE matrix) is a strategic management tool helping audit or evaluate major weaknesses and strengths in a business’s functional areas. In addition, IFE matrix serves as a basis for identifying and assessing relationships amongst those areas. The IFE matrix is utilised in strategy formulation.

The External Factor Evaluation matrix (EFE matrix) is a tool of strategic management that is typically utilised to assess current market conditions. It is an ideal instrument for visualising and prioritising the threats and opportunities a firm is facing.

The essential difference between the above mentioned matrices lies in the type of factors incorporated in the model; whilst the latter is engaged in internal factors, the former deals exceptionally with external factors – those exposed to social, political, economic, legal, etc. external forces.

Being a continuation of the EFE matrix and IFE matrix models, the Internal External matrix (IE matrix) rests upon an investigation of external and internal business factors integrated into one suggestive model.

Porter Five Forces Analysis

The Porter’s five forces analysis studies the industry of operation and helps the company find new sources of competitive advantage. The analysis surveys an industry through five major questions:

1. What composes a threat of substitute products and services?
2. Is there a threat of new competitors entering the market?
3. What is the intensity of competitive rivalry?
4. How big is the bargaining power of buyers?
5. How significant is the bargaining power of suppliers?

VRIO Analysis

VRIO stands for Value, Rarity, Imitability, Organization. This analysis helps to evaluate all company’s resources and capabilities and bring them together into one aggregate table that includes:

• Tangible resources
  • Financial
  • Physical
  • Technological
  • Organizational
• Intangible resources
  • Human
  • Innovation and Creativity
  • Reputation
• Organizational capabilities

The result of the analysis gives a clear picture of company’s competitive and economic implications, answering the questions if the resources mentioned above are:

• Valuable?
• Rare?
• Costly to imitate?
• Organized properly?