Liqtech International Inc
LIQT Nasdaq Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment Financials FY2016โFY2025
Last close ยท Oct 23, 2026
$0.34
4.7%What Liqtech International Inc does
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- Legal name
- LIQTECH INTERNATIONAL INC
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K ยท Feb 27, 2026
- Accession ยท CIK
- 0001437749-26-005983
0001307579
Revenue and margins
Liqtech International Inc had $16.5M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 13.0% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was โ$6.5M in fiscal 2025, โ39.4% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Liqtech International Inc returned โ to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 0.0%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Liqtech International Inc can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $15.4M | โ | $10.4M | โ | $5.1M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $9.1M | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Debt / equity | 0.5x | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Current ratio | 1.7x | 4.5x | 2.9x | 4.2x | 3.4x |
| Quick ratio | 1.3x | 3.9x | 2.2x | 3.1x | 2.0x |
| Total assets | $45.1M | $40.1M | $36.0M | $32.4M | $27.3M |
| Total liabilities | $32.3M | $16.8M | $18.7M | $15.8M | $16.9M |
| Shareholders' equity | $12.8M | $23.3M | $17.3M | $16.7M | $10.4M |
| Net debt (โ = net cash) | โ$6.3M | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. โPlanโ marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
โ
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8โ9 is strong, 0โ2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Return on assets rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Debt fell relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Current ratio rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Share count didn't rise | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Gross margin rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| F-score | โ / 3 | 3 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 1 / 8 | 1 / 9 | 2 / 7 | 4 / 7 | 2 / 7 | 4 / 7 |
| Accruals ratio | โ147.5% | โ9.9% | 0.8% | 17.7% | โ17.8% | โ9.0% | โ5.0% | โ11.5% | โ8.2% | โ8.1% |
| Altman Z'' | โ11.30 | โ6.46 | โ4.98 | 1.64 | โ0.60 | โ3.40 | โ2.59 | โ4.71 | โ6.35 | โ10.03 |
10 years of figures
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioโs name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $13.9M | $11.3M | $12.2M | $32.6M | $22.5M | $18.3M | $16.0M | $18.0M | $14.6M | $16.5M |
| Gross profit | $1.4M | $0.2M | $1.1M | $7.2M | $2.1M | $1.6M | $0.6M | $2.8M | $0.3M | $1.3M |
| Research and development | $0.6M | $0.5M | $0.7M | $0.7M | $1.3M | $1.9M | $1.8M | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.2M |
| Operating income | โ$13.1M | โ$4.6M | โ$4.5M | โ$0.6M | โ$8.3M | โ$10.7M | โ$12.5M | โ$7.8M | โ$9.5M | โ$8.3M |
| Interest expense | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.1M | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Pretax income | โ$13.2M | โ$4.8M | โ$4.2M | โ$0.3M | โ$10.3M | โ$11.2M | โ$14.4M | โ$8.8M | โ$10.4M | โ$8.6M |
| Income tax | $3.2M | โ$0.3M | โ$0.4M | โ$0.3M | โ$0.5M | โ$0.1M | โ$0.2M | โ$0.2M | โ$0.0M | โ$0.0M |
| Net income | โ$16.4M | โ$4.5M | โ$3.8M | $0.0M | โ$9.8M | โ$11.1M | โ$14.2M | โ$8.6M | โ$10.3M | โ$8.5M |
| Diluted EPS | โ$0.45 | โ$0.11 | โ$0.24 | $0.00 | โ$0.46 | โ$0.52 | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Diluted shares | 0.04B | 0.04B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $0.4M | โ$3.3M | โ$3.9M | โ$4.5M | โ$2.6M | โ$7.2M | โ$12.0M | โ$4.2M | โ$7.5M | โ$6.1M |
| Capital expenditure | $0.4M | $0.1M | $0.2M | $2.5M | $3.8M | $1.1M | $1.7M | $2.9M | $1.4M | $0.4M |
| Free cash flow | $0.0M | โ$3.5M | โ$4.1M | โ$7.1M | โ$6.4M | โ$8.3M | โ$13.7M | โ$7.1M | โ$8.9M | โ$6.5M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $1.4M | $0.9M | $0.6M | $1.3M | $2.8M | $2.7M | $2.6M | $2.6M | $2.2M | $1.7M |
| Stock-based compensation | $0.4M | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.2M | $0.3M | $0.5M | $0.9M | $0.6M | $0.7M | $1.0M |
| Acquisitions | โ | โ | โ | $1.2M | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.0M | โ | โ | โ |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $1.2M | $2.5M | $3.8M | $7.1M | $11.7M | $15.4M | โ | $10.4M | โ | $5.1M |
| Total debt | โ | โ | โ | โ | $0.0M | $6.2M | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Finance lease liabilities | โ | โ | $0.0M | $0.2M | $3.5M | $2.9M | $2.8M | $3.5M | $2.1M | $1.9M |
| Current assets | $8.5M | $9.4M | $11.4M | $27.5M | $25.7M | $28.1M | $27.7M | $22.1M | $20.6M | $16.0M |
| Current liabilities | $5.0M | $4.8M | $4.6M | $10.3M | $9.8M | $16.9M | $6.1M | $7.5M | $4.9M | $4.7M |
| Inventory | $5.2M | $4.7M | $4.4M | $5.2M | $5.5M | $5.4M | $4.1M | $5.3M | $5.5M | $6.5M |
| Property and equipment, net | $2.6M | $2.0M | $1.4M | $4.8M | $10.3M | $8.9M | $8.3M | $9.0M | $6.6M | $5.8M |
| Goodwill | โ | โ | โ | $0.2M | $0.3M | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.2M |
| Intangible assets | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.5M | $0.5M | $0.3M | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Total assets | $11.4M | $11.7M | $13.2M | $38.6M | $42.2M | $45.1M | $40.1M | $36.0M | $32.4M | $27.3M |
| Total liabilities | $5.1M | $4.8M | $4.6M | $15.6M | $17.4M | $32.3M | $16.8M | $18.7M | $15.8M | $16.9M |
| Preferred stock | โ | $0.0M | โ | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | $6.3M | $6.9M | $8.5M | $23.0M | $24.8M | $12.8M | $23.3M | $17.3M | $16.7M | $10.4M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 10.3% | 1.8% | 8.7% | 21.9% | 9.5% | 8.6% | 3.5% | 15.4% | 1.7% | 7.6% |
| Operating margin | โ94.5% | โ40.6% | โ36.7% | โ1.8% | โ36.6% | โ58.5% | โ78.4% | โ43.3% | โ65.0% | โ50.3% |
| EBITDA margin | โ84.5% | โ32.3% | โ31.4% | 2.3% | โ24.1% | โ43.5% | โ62.2% | โ29.0% | โ50.2% | โ40.1% |
| Net margin | โ118.1% | โ39.3% | โ31.2% | 0.1% | โ43.5% | โ60.9% | โ88.7% | โ47.6% | โ70.8% | โ51.7% |
| FCF margin | 0.3% | โ30.4% | โ33.5% | โ21.7% | โ28.2% | โ45.6% | โ85.9% | โ39.3% | โ61.0% | โ39.4% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ49.9% | โ234.7% | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Return on capital employed | โ205.1% | โ66.7% | โ52.5% | โ2.0% | โ25.5% | โ37.9% | โ36.8% | โ27.4% | โ34.5% | โ36.8% |
| Return on equity | โ261.9% | โ67.7% | โ49.4% | 0.3% | โ41.0% | โ59.2% | โ78.5% | โ42.2% | โ61.0% | โ63.0% |
| Return on assets | โ143.9% | โ38.6% | โ30.7% | 0.2% | โ24.3% | โ25.5% | โ33.3% | โ22.5% | โ30.2% | โ28.6% |
| Return on tangible equity | โ262.1% | โ64.6% | โ44.7% | 0.2% | โ40.7% | โ91.2% | โ62.0% | โ50.6% | โ63.1% | โ84.0% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | โ | โ18.4% | 7.8% | 166.8% | โ31.0% | โ18.9% | โ12.5% | 12.6% | โ18.9% | 13.0% |
| Net income growth | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ24,868.7% | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| FCF growth | โ | โ8,302.1% | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Share count change | โ | 12.9% | โ61.6% | 23.2% | 7.8% | 1.7% | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Debt / equity | โ | โ | โ | โ | 0.0x | 0.5x | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Interest coverage | โ337.7x | โ100.4x | โ62.5x | โ30.7x | โ68.3x | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Current ratio | 1.7x | 2.0x | 2.5x | 2.7x | 2.6x | 1.7x | 4.5x | 2.9x | 4.2x | 3.4x |
| Quick ratio | 0.7x | 1.0x | 1.5x | 2.2x | 2.1x | 1.3x | 3.9x | 2.2x | 3.1x | 2.0x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 2.7% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 7.8% | 16.7% | 6.2% | 10.6% | 16.1% | 9.4% | 2.4% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 3.1% | 1.6% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.5% | 2.6% | 5.8% | 3.5% | 4.5% | 6.0% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | โ | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| Altman Z'' | โ11.3 | โ6.5 | โ5.0 | 1.6 | โ0.6 | โ3.4 | โ2.6 | โ4.7 | โ6.3 | โ10.0 |
| Accruals ratio | โ147.5% | โ9.9% | 0.8% | 17.7% | โ17.8% | โ9.0% | โ5.0% | โ11.5% | โ8.2% | โ8.1% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001307579). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only โ not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.
