Liquidia Corporation (NASDAQ:LQDA) Accelerates Revenue Growth As Launch Momentum Drives Near-Term Profitability

Liquidia’s commercial lift from YUTREPIA and expanding clinical visibility create a bullish operational narrative while pronounced leverage and valuation multiples constrain the risk profile.

Recent News

On January 9, 2026 the company announced preliminary, unaudited YUTREPIA net product sales of about $90.1 million for Q4 and $148.3 million for full-year 2025, reported more than 2,800 unique patient prescriptions and over 2,200 patient starts through December, and stated roughly $190.7 million in cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2025. On January 7, 2026 Liquidia scheduled a presentation at the 44th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference for January 14, 2026. On January 27, 2026 Liquidia announced three poster presentations at the Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute 2026 Annual Congress highlighting interim ASCENT and 48‑week L606 data.

Technical Analysis

ADX shows a strong trend at 35.25, indicating above-average trend strength that amplifies directional signals and near-term volatility potential.

Directional indicators: DI+ sits at 26.67 with a dip‑and‑reversal (a bullish reversal in DI+), while DI‑ reads 12.00 with a dip‑and‑reversal (a bearish reversal in DI‑). Concurrent reversals on both directional lines point to heightened directional contest; the ADX magnitude suggests that this contest will carry influence over near-term price action relative to valuation.

MACD measures 2.65 with the signal at 2.25 and an increasing MACD trend; MACD has crossed above its signal line, signaling bullish momentum in the short term.

MRO stands at 37.07 and is increasing; the MRO positive value indicates the price sits above the model target and therefore implies corrective downward pressure over time even as momentum indicators run positive.

RSI at 62.68 shows a peak‑and‑reversal pattern, which carries a bearish implication for momentum despite MACD strength; this divergence increases the chance of a short-term pullback from recent highs.

Price vs averages and bands: the close at $44.43 trades above the 20‑day average ($41.79), 50‑day average ($35.95) and 200‑day average ($24.23); 12‑day EMA ( $42.37) trends higher. Price sits near the Bollinger upper band (1x std dev $44.46), with the upper 2x band at $47.13 and the 52‑week high at $46.67, suggesting resistance clustered in the mid‑$46s. The SuperTrend lower support sits at $39.83, offering a nearer structural support reference.

Volume context: current volume (~1.91M) aligns with the 10‑day average (~1.86M) and remains below the 200‑day average (~2.32M), indicating launch interest but not yet broad market participation.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Revenue and profitability: total revenue equals $54,342,000 and YoY revenue growth measures 22.88% with QoQ growth of 1.81%, reflecting launch-driven top‑line expansion. Gross profit reached $51,169,000 and gross margin registers 94.16%, indicating a high product margin profile for reported sales.

Operating performance: EBIT equals $3,412,000 with an EBIT margin of 6.28%. That EBIT margin stands above the industry peer mean and above the industry peer median for comparable biotechnology peers. EBITDA equals $3,888,000 and operating income equals $1,767,000, supporting the company’s reported move toward operating profitability in launch quarters.

Earnings per share: GAAP EPS actual equals -$0.04 versus an estimate of -$0.35, producing an EPS surprise of $0.31 (about 88.6% relative surprise), and an EPS surprise ratio of 0.8857; that beat reflects lower-than-expected headline loss in the reported period.

Cash, liquidity and leverage: cash on the books equals $157,496,000 as of the September 30, 2025 period-end in the provided dataset, while the company reported approximately $190.7 million in cash and equivalents as of December 31, 2025 in its January update. Current ratio measures 2.20, quick ratio 1.96 and cash ratio 1.53, indicating ample near‑term liquidity versus current liabilities. Gross leverage, however, remains elevated: total debt $199,182,000, debt‑to‑assets 72.17% and debt‑to‑equity ~9.03; debt‑to‑EBITDA sits near 51.2x. Those leverage metrics coexist with substantial cash and launch receipts but imply material long‑term funding risk if product momentum slows.

Cash flow and efficiency: operating cash flow reads negative $9,770,000 with free cash flow negative $10,681,000 in the provided period, though the company reported more than $30 million of positive cash flow in Q4 per the January update. Asset turnover equals 0.2038, and the cash conversion cycle measures ~453 days, which sits above the industry peer mean and median and reflects slow working capital conversion.

Valuation metrics: price‑to‑book equals 89.72, substantially above the industry peer mean and median; enterprise multiple and price multiples appear elevated relative to peer averages. The dataset’s stated valuation from WMDST classifies the stock as under‑valued; that WMDST determination sits alongside market multiples that reflect a premium on launch expectations and future growth potential.

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 -224.85 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 -0.35
 EPS Actual -0.04
 EPS Difference 0.31
 EPS Surprise 88.571 %
 Forward EPS 0.67
 
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: 28.451
mean: 8.472
low: -82.433
 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: 1.045
LQDA: 0.722
mean: 0.239
median: 0.17
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: 1.395
mean: 0.34
median: 0.106
low: -0.869
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: 16.86
mean: 6.892
median: 6.057
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
median: 30.96
mean: 4.616
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: 1040.421
mean: 64.738
LQDA: 36.411
median: 18.442
low: 0.466
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: 0.119
median: 0.107
low: -0.004
 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
median: 1.573
mean: 1.469
low: -0.057
 Inventory Turnover 0.205
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ -46.677 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY -52.548 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 2.722
mean: 0.642
median: 0.477
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: 1241.621
LQDA: 453.452
median: 189.366
mean: 174.842
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: 25.502
mean: 4.049
median: 2.865
LQDA: 2.202
low: 0.02
 Quick Ratio 1.964
Quick Ratio QoQ -18.577 %
Quick Ratio YoY -68.969 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 13.391
mean: 2.554
median: 1.998
LQDA: 1.964
low: 0.02
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: 37.736
median: 6.583
LQDA: 0.491
low: -1337.523
 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: 8.063 %
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: -6.312 %
mean: -8.375 %
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: 81.951 %
mean: 79.719 %
low: -35.147 %
 EBIT Margin 6.279 %
EBIT Margin QoQ -101.545 %
EBIT Margin YoY -101.385 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 3270.865 %
median: 42.305 %
LQDA: 6.279 %
mean: -84.099 %
low: -7772.481 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 3.252 %
Return On Sales QoQ -100.766 %
Return On Sales YoY -100.718 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 573.037 %
median: 26.431 %
LQDA: 3.252 %
mean: -89.878 %
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: 1.086 %
mean: 0.601 %
LQDA: -0.54 %
low: -57.887 %
 Free Cash Growth -73.652 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -339.675 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -712.949 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 201.164 %
mean: 25.484 %
median: 22.832 %
LQDA: -73.652 %
low: -200.947 %
 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: 2.42 %
LQDA: -1.325 %
mean: -1.375 %
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: 0.047
mean: 0.013
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

Momentum and trend drivers point to a near‑term bullish bias but with pronounced risk of a corrective pullback. Bullish signals include an ADX at 35.25 (strong trend), a MACD that has crossed above its signal line and rising EMAs; those factors support continuation of the recent advance toward the mid‑$40s. Countervailing signals include a peaked RSI and a positive MRO, which indicate the price currently sits above model targets and that momentum may cool, producing a retracement that tests support near the SuperTrend lower at $39.83 and the 50‑day average around $35.95. Watch price behavior around the mid‑$46s area where upper Bollinger bands and the 52‑week high create clustered resistance; successful weekly consolidation above the 20‑day average ($41.79) would favor re‑acceleration toward the consensus price target mean near $54.33, while failure to hold the $39–$36 structural support band would increase the likelihood of deeper consolidation.

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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