Liquidia Corporation (NASDAQ:LQDA) Builds On YUTREPIA Launch, Poised For Near-Term Profitability

Liquidia’s commercial launch of YUTREPIA has shifted the company from development to revenue generation, producing early margin gains while capital structure and momentum indicators create mixed near-term pressure and opportunity.

Recent News

On November 3, 2025 Liquidia reported third-quarter results showing $51.7M in YUTREPIA product sales, a return to profitability with $1.7M operating income and positive adjusted EBITDA, more than 2,000 unique prescriptions and shipments to over 1,500 patients as of October 30, 2025, and cash of $157.5M as of September 30, 2025.

Technical Analysis

ADX at 34.36 signals a strong trend; that strength magnifies directional signals and implies momentum will matter to near-term price moves.

DI+ sits at 27.82 and shows a decreasing trend, which constitutes a bearish directional shift; DI− currently at 11.40 shows a dip-and-reversal pattern, which also signals bearish pressure. Together these directional readings warn that upward momentum could weaken unless buyers reassert control.

MACD reads 1.36, the MACD line has been increasing and currently sits above the signal line at 1.08, which constitutes a bullish momentum signal and supports further near-term upside if maintained.

MRO stands at 38.75 and trends higher; a positive MRO indicates price currently sits above WMDST’s target and therefore carries elevated mean-reversion risk that could check recent gains.

RSI at 58.02 and rising shows continued buying interest without overbought extremes, providing room for additional advances while momentum remains supportive.

Price actions show the stock trading near $29.87, above the 20‑day average of $28.02, the 50‑day average of $24.66 and the 200‑day average of $19.09; the 12‑day EMA at $28.29 and the 20‑day average both trending up favor a continuation of the recent rally, while Bollinger upper bands near $31.21 set a logical short-term resistance area and the SuperTrend lower at $25.50 marks a reference level of structural support.

Volume on the latest session (≈1.81M) sits below the 10‑day and 50‑day averages, which reduces conviction behind intraday moves; higher volume would better confirm breakouts above the recent high near $30.88.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Profitability and margins: EBIT of $3.41M and EBITDA of $3.89M translate to an EBIT margin of 6.28% and an operating margin of 3.25%. The EBIT margin sits above the industry peer mean and above the industry peer median, reflecting early operating leverage from product sales now that commercialization has commenced.

Top-line and growth: Total revenue reported at $54.34M with YoY revenue growth of 22.88% and QoQ revenue growth of 1.81% indicate a nascent commercial revenue base scaling from zero product sales in the prior comparable period; revenue per share equals $0.63.

Cash flow and liquidity: Cash and short‑term investments total $157.5M with a current ratio of 2.20, quick ratio of 1.96 and cash ratio of 1.53, providing meaningful near-term liquidity to fund commercialization and planned trials. Operating cash flow stands negative at $9.77M and free cash flow at negative $10.68M, producing a negative free cash flow yield, which signals continued cash burn as commercial investments and SG&A remain elevated.

Leverage and coverage: Total debt of $199.18M produces a debt‑to‑equity ratio of 9.03 and debt‑to‑EBITDA near 51.23, indicating materially elevated leverage relative to earnings; interest coverage sits below 1 at 0.49, reflecting limited earnings cushion for interest expense and making capital structure a key risk factor despite healthy cash balances.

Returns and earnings: Return on equity measures −16.02% and return on assets −1.33%, while net income records a small loss of $3.53M for the period; the company reported EPS of −$0.04 versus an estimate of −$0.40, a $0.36 positive difference and a 90% surprise ratio on that comparison.

Valuation posture: WMDST values the stock as under‑valued. Market multiples present a mixed picture: price/book at 89.72 sits well above the industry peer mean and median, while enterprise multiple and P/S metrics reflect current market capitalization and recent launch revenue; consensus price target mean in the dataset sits at $35.39 versus the last close at $29.87, indicating analyst expectations above the current quote based on available targets.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-09-30
REPORT DATE: 2025-11-03
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-02-02
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 176.9 M
 Operating Cash Flow -9.77 M
 Capital Expenditures -911.00 K
 Change In Working Capital -21.62 M
 Dividends Paid
 Cash Flow Delta -15.93 M
 End Period Cash Flow 161.0 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 54.3 M
 Forward Revenue 130.2 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 3.2 M
 Depreciation 476.0 K
 Depreciation and Amortization 476.0 K
 Research and Development 9.3 M
 Total Operating Expenses 52.6 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 51.2 M
 EBITDA 3.9 M
 EBIT 3.4 M
 Operating Income 1.8 M
 Interest Income 1.6 M
 Interest Expense 6.9 M
 Net Interest Income -5.30 M
 Income Before Tax -3.53 M
 Tax Provision
 Tax Rate
 Net Income -3.53 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations -3.53 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate -0.40
 EPS Actual -0.04
 EPS Difference 0.36
 EPS Surprise 90.0 %
 Forward EPS -0.39
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 276.0 M
 Intangible Assets 6.9 M
 Net Tangible Assets 15.2 M
 Total Current Assets 226.7 M
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 157.5 M
 Cash 157.5 M
 Net Receivables 36.0 M
 Inventory 24.5 M
 Long-Term Investments 20.8 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 6.0 M
 Short-Term Debt 56.1 M
 Total Current Liabilities 102.9 M
 Net Debt 35.0 M
 Total Debt 199.2 M
 Total Liabilities 253.9 M
EQUITY
 Total Equity 22.1 M
 Retained Earnings -640.87 M
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 0.25
 Shares Outstanding 86.819 M
 Revenue Per-Share 0.63
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 2.0 B
 Enterprise Value 2.0 B
 Enterprise Multiple 519.627
Enterprise Multiple QoQ -1144.689 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY -1522.098 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA LQDA: 519.627
high: 52.77
median: 24.843
mean: 3.684
low: -80.476
 EV/R 37.178
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 12.515
 Asset To Liability 1.087
 Debt To Capital 0.9
 Debt To Assets 0.722
Debt To Assets QoQ -7.289 %
Debt To Assets YoY 14509.717 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 1.032
LQDA: 0.722
mean: 0.211
median: 0.074
low: 0.0
 Debt To Equity 9.032
Debt To Equity QoQ -31.539 %
Debt To Equity YoY 79832.566 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA LQDA: 9.032
high: 1.371
mean: 0.17
median: 0.09
low: -0.81
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 89.725
Price To Book QoQ -21.94 %
Price To Book YoY 980.869 %
Price To Book IPRWA LQDA: 89.725
high: 17.968
mean: 6.987
median: 5.8
low: -8.555
 Price To Earnings (P/E) -569.754
Price To Earnings QoQ 1617.178 %
Price To Earnings YoY 1475.165 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 56.753
mean: -3.749
median: -11.996
low: -93.179
LQDA: -569.754
 PE/G Ratio 6.204
 Price To Sales (P/S) 36.411
Price To Sales QoQ -81.569 %
Price To Sales YoY -82.347 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 1129.647
mean: 73.597
LQDA: 36.411
median: 25.506
low: 0.808
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E -57.592
Forward PE/G 0.627
Forward P/S 15.197
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage -0.213
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.204
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 459.012 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 885.3 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.438
LQDA: 0.204
mean: 0.117
median: 0.107
low: 0.0
 Receivables Turnover 2.366
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 50.162 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY 98.207 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 5.5
LQDA: 2.366
mean: 1.441
median: 1.35
low: 0.009
 Inventory Turnover 0.205
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ -46.677 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY -52.548 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 2.722
mean: 0.6
median: 0.37
LQDA: 0.205
low: -0.015
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 38.56
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 453.452
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ -246.339 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY 766.743 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 1122.555
LQDA: 453.452
median: 189.366
mean: 187.17
low: -1809.09
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 0.439
 CapEx To Revenue -0.017
 CapEx To Depreciation -1.914
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 158.5 M
 Net Invested Capital 214.5 M
 Invested Capital 214.5 M
 Net Tangible Assets 15.2 M
 Net Working Capital 123.8 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 1.53
 Current Ratio 2.202
Current Ratio QoQ -11.705 %
Current Ratio YoY -65.21 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 24.687
mean: 4.321
median: 3.195
LQDA: 2.202
low: 0.046
 Quick Ratio 1.964
Quick Ratio QoQ -18.577 %
Quick Ratio YoY -68.969 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 13.391
mean: 2.792
median: 2.481
LQDA: 1.964
low: 0.043
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 51.23
 Cost Of Debt 3.476 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 0.491
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ -107.738 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY -107.301 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 815.709
mean: 40.227
median: 4.326
LQDA: 0.491
low: -1538.4
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio -0.51
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 529.244
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio
 Dividend Payout Ratio
 Dividend Rate
 Dividend Yield
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 7.215 %
 Revenue Growth 514.937 %
Revenue Growth QoQ 181.022 %
Revenue Growth YoY 2288.058 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA LQDA: 514.937 %
high: 301.849 %
mean: 8.054 %
median: 4.118 %
low: -259.856 %
 Earnings Growth -91.837 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -1133.153 %
Earnings Growth YoY 385.422 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 162.5 %
median: -6.452 %
mean: -12.969 %
LQDA: -91.837 %
low: -198.545 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 94.161 %
Gross Margin QoQ 13.365 %
Gross Margin YoY 45.274 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 105.39 %
LQDA: 94.161 %
median: 83.077 %
mean: 79.74 %
low: -35.147 %
 EBIT Margin 6.279 %
EBIT Margin QoQ -101.545 %
EBIT Margin YoY -101.385 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 3270.865 %
median: 35.352 %
LQDA: 6.279 %
mean: -113.919 %
low: -8139.786 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 3.252 %
Return On Sales QoQ -100.766 %
Return On Sales YoY -100.718 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 70.107 %
median: 26.151 %
LQDA: 3.252 %
mean: -111.883 %
low: -7977.249 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) -10.68 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield -0.54 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ -76.744 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -81.532 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 30.655 %
median: 0.768 %
mean: 0.314 %
LQDA: -0.54 %
low: -53.991 %
 Free Cash Growth -73.652 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -339.675 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -712.949 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 199.867 %
mean: 28.341 %
median: 21.696 %
LQDA: -73.652 %
low: -198.468 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 3.023
 Cash Flow Margin -96.546 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 14.85
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added
 Return On Assets (ROA) -1.325 %
Return On Assets QoQ -92.275 %
Return On Assets YoY -87.69 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 30.5 %
median: 0.176 %
LQDA: -1.325 %
mean: -2.248 %
low: -66.968 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 1.972 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) -0.16
Return On Equity QoQ -94.148 %
Return On Equity YoY -23.531 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.948
median: -0.002
mean: -0.005
LQDA: -0.16
low: -1.385
 DuPont ROE -18.973 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC)
Return On Invested Capital QoQ
Return On Invested Capital YoY
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA

Six-Week Outlook

Near-term momentum favors continuation: bullish MACD crossover and rising RSI support additional gains toward the dataset’s mean price target, but positive MRO and the high price/book multiple flag a material pullback risk if directional indicators deteriorate. Traders should monitor whether DI+ stabilizes or resumes decline and whether MACD maintains its lead over the signal line; sustained declines in ADX or a MACD peak-and-reverse would increase the probability of a corrective leg. Structural supports near the SuperTrend level around $25.50 and the 20‑day average near $28 can act as reference points for momentum shifts, while elevated leverage and negative free cash flow keep downside risks present despite currently strong launch metrics.

About Liquidia Corporation

Liquidia Corporation (NASDAQ:LQDA) develops, manufactures, and commercializes biopharmaceutical products addressing unmet patient needs in the United States. The company’s lead product candidate, YUTREPIA, offers an inhaled dry powder formulation of treprostinil, targeting the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD). Additionally, Liquidia provides Remodulin, a treprostinil administered via continuous intravenous and subcutaneous infusion. Through a licensing agreement with Pharmosa Biopharm Inc., Liquidia aims to develop and commercialize L606, an inhaled sustained-release formulation of treprostinil for PAH and PH-ILD treatment. Established in 2004, Liquidia Corporation maintains its headquarters in Morrisville, North Carolina.



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