Critical Analysis: NSK (OTCMKTS:NPSKY) versus Liquidmetal Technologies (OTCMKTS:LQMT)

Risk & Volatility

Liquidmetal Technologies has a beta of 0.22, indicating that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NSK has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.1% of Liquidmetal Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.4% of Liquidmetal Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Liquidmetal Technologies and NSK”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Liquidmetal Technologies	$860,000.00	145.59	-$1.51 million	N/A	N/A
NSK	$5.23 billion	0.49	$70.27 million	N/A	N/A

NSK has higher revenue and earnings than Liquidmetal Technologies.

Profitability

This table compares Liquidmetal Technologies and NSK’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Liquidmetal Technologies	-199.61%	-7.00%	-6.70%
NSK	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

NSK beats Liquidmetal Technologies on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Liquidmetal Technologies

Liquidmetal Technologies, Inc., a materials technology company, designs, develops, and sells custom products and parts from bulk amorphous alloys to various industries in the United States and internationally. The company provides bulk amorphous alloy custom products and parts for applications, which include non-consumer electronic devices, medical products, automotive components, and sports and leisure goods. It offers tooling and prototype parts, such as demonstration parts and test samples for customers with products in development; and engages in product licensing activities. In addition, the company partners with third-party manufacturers and licensees to develop and commercialize liquid metal alloy products. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Lake Forest, California.

About NSK

NSK Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells industrial machinery bearings, automotive products, and precision machinery and parts worldwide. Its products include ball bearings; roller bearings; bearing units; super precision bearings; bearings for steel industry, mining and construction, papermaking machines, and pumps and compressors; and bearings for special environments, including sanitary, corrosive, vacuum, cleanroom, high-temperature, non-magnetic requirement, and dust-contaminated environments. The company also provides automotive products, which comprise chassis products, such as electric power steerings, steering column and intermediate shafts, brake systems, and hub unit bearings; power train products comprising engine parts and electrical accessories, automatic and manual transmission, products for motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles, half toroidal CVT POWERTOROS units, and differential gear and propeller shafts. In addition, it offers precision machine components, including ball screws, linear guides, monocarriers, XY tables, and spindles; and accessories, including ball screw support bearings, air bearings, and clean grease, as well as support units for heavy and light loads, machine tools, and small equipment. Further, the company provides megatorque motors and maintenance services. It serves agriculture, automotive, cement, food processing machinery, industrial motor, gearbox, injection molding machine, machine tool, medical device, mining and construction, motorcycle, office equipment, palm oil, papermaking machinery, pump and compressor, railway, semiconductor, steel, sugar, and wind turbine industries. NSK Ltd. was incorporated in 1916 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.