Taking everything into account, LQDA scores 3 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. LQDA was compared to 191 industry peers in the Pharmaceuticals industry. Both the profitability and financial health of LQDA have multiple concerns. LQDA is valued quite expensively, but it does show have an excellent growth rating.

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1. Profitability

2. Health

3. Growth

4. Valuation

5. Dividend

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

LQDA had negative earnings in the past year.
LQDA had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.
In the past 5 years LQDA always reported negative net income.
In the past 5 years LQDA always reported negative operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

The Return On Assets of LQDA (-44.15%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -552.55%, LQDA is doing worse than 81.15% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-44.15%
ROE	-552.55%
ROIC	N/A

ROA(3y)-51.66%

ROA(5y)-50.39%

ROE(3y)-127.25%

ROE(5y)-103.75%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

LQDA has a better Gross Margin (89.11%) than 91.10% of its industry peers.
LQDA's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
The Profit Margin and Operating Margin are not available for LQDA so they could not be analyzed.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	89.11%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-8.82%

GM growth 5Y-8.41%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

LQDA does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
LQDA has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
Compared to 5 years ago, LQDA has more shares outstanding
Compared to 1 year ago, LQDA has a worse debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

LQDA has an Altman-Z score of 4.97. This indicates that LQDA is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
LQDA's Altman-Z score of 4.97 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. LQDA outperforms 74.35% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 6.19 is on the high side and indicates that LQDA has dependencies on debt financing.
With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 6.19, LQDA is not doing good in the industry: 82.20% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	6.19
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	4.97

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACC9.39%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 2.20 indicates that LQDA has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
LQDA has a Current ratio of 2.20. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: LQDA outperforms 40.84% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 1.96 indicates that LQDA should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
With a Quick ratio value of 1.96, LQDA perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 43.98% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	2.2
Quick Ratio	1.96

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an nice 11.66% over the past year.
The Revenue has grown by 343.41% in the past year. This is a very strong growth!
LQDA shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 11.64% yearly.

EPS 1Y (TTM)11.66%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%86.67%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)343.41%

Revenue growth 3Y2.89%

Revenue growth 5Y11.64%

Sales Q2Q%1121.72%

3.2 Future

LQDA is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 38.90% yearly.
Based on estimates for the next years, LQDA will show a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 124.26% on average per year.

EPS Next Y53.49%

EPS Next 2Y76.86%

EPS Next 3Y54.56%

EPS Next 5Y38.9%

Revenue Next Year844.45%

Revenue Next 2Y449.01%

Revenue Next 3Y237.41%

Revenue Next 5Y124.26%

3.3 Evolution

When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

LQDA reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 22.50 indicates a rather expensive valuation of LQDA.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, LQDA is valued a bit cheaper than 76.44% of the companies in the same industry.
The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 25.57. LQDA is around the same levels.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	22.5

4.2 Price Multiples

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	N/A

4.3 Compensation for Growth

The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
A more expensive valuation may be justified as LQDA's earnings are expected to grow with 54.56% in the coming years.