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Liquidmetal Technologies (Liquidmetal Technologies) Beta : 1.36 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Liquidmetal Technologies Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-04-30), Liquidmetal Technologies's Beta is 1.36.


Liquidmetal Technologies Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Liquidmetal Technologies's Beta can be seen below:

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Liquidmetal Technologies Beta Chart

Liquidmetal Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.37 1.38 1.31 0.75 1.21

Liquidmetal Technologies Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beta Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.75 0.66 0.76 0.41 1.21

Competitive Comparison of Liquidmetal Technologies's Beta

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

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

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



Liquidmetal Technologies Beta Calculation

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. A stock's beta can be calculated by dividing the product of the covariance of the individual stock's returns and the market's returns by the variance of the market's returns over a specified period. Basically, GuruFocus uses the returns calculated over three-year period.


Liquidmetal Technologies  (OTCPK:LQMT) Beta Explanation

Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. We usually compare beta to 1. A beta of 1 indicates that the security's price will move with the market. A beta of less than 1 means that the security will be less volatile than the market. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.

Beta is primarily used in the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to calculate the Cost of Equity, which can be used in the calculation of WACC %. The formula of Cost of Equity is:
Cost of Equity = Risk-Free Rate of Return + Beta of Asset * (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return)


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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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