Overall LQDA gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. We evaluated LQDA against 190 industry peers in the Pharmaceuticals industry. Both the profitability and financial health of LQDA have multiple concerns. LQDA shows excellent growth, but is valued quite expensive already.

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1. Profitability

2. Health

3. Growth

4. Valuation

5. Dividend

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year LQDA has reported negative net income.
In the past year LQDA has reported a negative cash flow from operations.
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

With a Return On Assets value of -44.15%, LQDA perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 40.53% of the companies in the same industry.
LQDA has a worse Return On Equity (-552.55%) than 81.05% of its industry peers.

		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

Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 89.11%, LQDA belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 91.05% of the companies in the same industry.
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.
The number of shares outstanding for LQDA has been increased compared to 1 year ago.
The number of shares outstanding for LQDA has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
The debt/assets ratio for LQDA is higher compared to a year ago.

2.2 Solvency

An Altman-Z score of 4.60 indicates that LQDA is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
LQDA's Altman-Z score of 4.60 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. LQDA outperforms 71.58% of its industry peers.
LQDA has a Debt/Equity ratio of 6.19. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
LQDA's Debt to Equity ratio of 6.19 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. LQDA is outperformed by 82.11% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	6.19
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	4.6

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACC9.35%

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 41.05% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 1.96 indicates that LQDA should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
LQDA has a Quick ratio (1.96) which is in line with its industry peers.

		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!
Measured over the past years, LQDA shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 11.64% on average per year.

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

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

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

The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for LQDA. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 21.55, which indicates a rather expensive current valuation of LQDA.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of LQDA indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: LQDA is cheaper than 76.84% of the companies listed in the same industry.
LQDA's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a similar valuation than the S&P500 average which is at 25.98.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	21.55

4.2 Price Multiples

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

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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