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5/5Aqua Metals, Inc. (AQMS): Going-concern doubt

Filed 2026-03-31 路 Form 10-K 路 Accession 0001437749-26-010705 nano

Market data

Price before filing: $3.75 (2026-03-30 close, split/dividend-adjusted)
Market cap at flag: $13.9M (2026-03-31) 路 Latest: $5.8M (2026-10-16)

What happened next

WindowAQMSSPYvs SPY
30 days+36.8%+13.7%+23.1%2026-04-30
90 days-20.8%+17.6%-38.4%2026-06-29
180 days-32.8%+21.8%-54.6%2026-09-28

Return from the last close before the filing date to the first close on/after the window end. Pending windows have not fully elapsed. Past performance says nothing certain about the future.

Verified excerpt

"As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has incurred substantial operating losses and negative cash flows from operations since inception that raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern."

Quoted from the filing. Source

What this means

The filing states that substantial doubt exists about the company's ability to continue as a going concern: it may not have enough cash to last the next 12 months. Expect dilution, debt deals or worse. An auditor's going-concern paragraph is the strongest form of this warning.

Source: independent auditor report in Form 10-K (period 2025-12-31)

Why this score: in auditor's report

Read the original filing on SEC.gov →

Not investment advice. Automated summary; verify against the filing.

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