LiquidMetal Technologies has been rumored by many sources to be Apple’s solution to the hinge problem experienced by other companies producing folding phones. If it’s used, it’s uncertain whether the contract for the hinges went through LiquidMetal or one of its partners, but it would be manufactured by Eontec or Yihao, both companies strongly associated with LQMT’s COB Lugee Li. Li has been CEO of both companies and still holds interest in both, but he just resigned as CEO of Yihao to start up LiquidMetal’s own manufacturing facility capable of holding at least 40 of their state of the art LiquidMorphium machines in a 40,000+ square foot expandable facility. This means that LiquidMetal is poised to derive revenue from IP licensing, manufacturing, and selling LiquidMorphium machines. LiquidMorphium is their new company where new LiquidMetal IP will reside. The future has never looked brighter for the company.
If Apple mentions Liquidmetal next week during the introduction of its folding phone, there will be millions of eyes on the company and the stock will blast off. If they don’t mention the company by name but LiquidMetal is confirmed to be used, the stock will still climb because Apple used them as a solution provider and a trusted partner. This will open up the flood gates for new products in aerospace, medical, automotive, and consumer electronics.
Lugee Li did not sell controlling interest in Eontec to buy into LQMT or leave Yihao on a lark for a “build it and they will come scenario”. He is an expert in setting up successful manufacturing and probably has contracts in hand. I believe that this material is a major industry disrupter and will be the “plastics” story of the 21st century. You might search the Reddit sub for this company to gain more detailed information.
Full disclosure: my LQMT holdings are in the seven figures and have been accumulating for over ten years. I’m excited that this is all coming together at this moment. When I wrote about this stock here the last time, I think it was about a dime a share. Now it’s at about 24 cents. This may be the last chance of buying into the company at these prices. Li has stated his goal is NASDAQ ($4/share). I think it’s worth your consideration and time spent doing some DD.