Aqua Metals Overview
- Year Founded
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2014

- Status
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Public
- Employees
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53

- Stock Symbol
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AQMS

- Investments
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3
- Share Price
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$2.15
- (As of Monday Closing)
Aqua Metals General Information
Description
Aqua Metals Inc is engaged in the business of recycling Lead through a novel, proprietary and patent-pending process that it developed and named AquaRefining. The company's breakthrough, AquaRefining, delivers a product, at a higher yield, eliminates toxic waste, reduces permitting and is less expensive to build than smelting. AquaRefining process will provide for the recycling of Lead acid batteries and the production of a pure grade Lead with a significantly lower cost of production, and with fewer environmental and regulatory issues, than conventional methods of Lead production.
Contact Information
Website
www.aquametals.comCorporate Office
- 5370 Kietzke Lane
- Suite 201
- Reno, NV 89511
- United States
Corporate Office
- 5370 Kietzke Lane
- Suite 201
- Reno, NV 89511
- United States
Aqua Metals Stock Performance
As of 17-Mar-2025, Aqua Metals’s stock price is $2.15. Its current market cap is $15.4M with 7.13M shares.
(As of Monday Closing)
Stock Price | Previous Close | 52 wk Range | Market Cap | Shares | Average Volume | EPS |
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$2.15 | $2.05 | $1.33 - $14.14 | $15.4M | 7.13M | 184K | -$4.65 |
Aqua Metals Financials Summary
As of 30-Sep-2024, Aqua Metals has a trailing 12-month revenue of null.
In Thousands, USD |
TTM 30-Sep-2024 | FY 2023 31-Dec-2023 | FY 2022 31-Dec-2022 | FY 2021 31-Dec-2021 |
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EV | 21,534 | 59,639 | 95,228 | 74,961 |
Revenue | 0 | 25 | 4 | 173 |
EBITDA | (25,982) | (23,193) | (14,505) | (17,229) |
Net Income | (27,138) | (23,938) | (15,431) | (18,193) |
Total Assets | 28,483 | 33,600 | 33,502 | 33,269 |
Total Debt | 3,794 | 3,233 | 6,481 | 718 |
Aqua Metals Valuation & Funding
Deal Type | Date | Amount | Valuation/ EBITDA |
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Aqua Metals Competitors (6)
One of Aqua Metals’s 6 competitors is Totall Metal Recycling, a Corporate Backed or Acquired company based in Granite City, IL.
Company Name | Financing Status | Location | Employees | Total Raised | Last Financing Date/Type | Last Financing Amount |
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Totall Metal Recycling | Corporate Backed or Acquired | Granite City, IL | ||||
Li-Cycle | Formerly PE-Backed | Toronto, Canada | ||||
RecycLiCo Battery Materials | Corporation | Surrey, Canada | ||||
REDUX Recycling | Formerly PE-Backed | Offenbach, Germany | ||||
Lithion | Venture Capital-Backed | Anjou, Canada |
Aqua Metals Patents
Aqua Metals Recent Patent Activity
Publication ID | Patent Title | Status | First Filing Date | Technology (CPC) | Citations |
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EP-4497169-A1 | Improved systems and methods for metal recovery from lithium ion batteries | Pending | 21-Mar-2022 | ||
US-20230313400-A1 | Systems and methods for aqueous recovery of lead from lead acid batteries with reduced electrolyte demand | Pending | 10-Dec-2021 | ||
EP-4282016-A1 | Systems and methods for direct oxide production | Pending | 22-Jan-2021 | ||
JP-2024507068-A | Systems and methods for direct production of oxides | Active | 22-Jan-2021 | ||
US-20250075357-A1 | Systems and methods for direct oxide production | Pending | 22-Jan-2021 | C25C1/18 |
Aqua Metals Signals
Aqua Metals Investments & Acquisitions (3)
Aqua Metals’s most recent deal was a Corporate Asset Purchase with Aqua Metals (Five-Acre Site in Tahoe-Reno, Nevada). The deal was made on 19-Jan-2023.
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Lead Partner |
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Aqua Metals (Five-Acre Site in Tahoe-Reno, Nevada) | 19-Jan-2023 | Corporate Asset Purchase | Buildings and Property | ||
LiNiCo | 17-Feb-2021 | Corporate | Environmental Services (B2B) | ||
Ebonex | 18-Apr-2017 | Merger/Acquisition | Energy Storage |
Aqua Metals ESG
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Peer performance insights compare the company’s ESG performance to the performance of selected peers to help inform future ESG decisions and drive internal performance improvements.
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Aqua Metals FAQs
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When was Aqua Metals founded?
Aqua Metals was founded in 2014.
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Where is Aqua Metals headquartered?
Aqua Metals is headquartered in Reno, NV.
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What is the size of Aqua Metals?
Aqua Metals has 53 total employees.
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What industry is Aqua Metals in?
Aqua Metals’s primary industry is Environmental Services (B2B).
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Is Aqua Metals a private or public company?
Aqua Metals is a Public company.
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What is Aqua Metals’s stock symbol?
The ticker symbol for Aqua Metals is AQMS.
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What is the current stock price of Aqua Metals?
As of 17-Mar-2025 the stock price of Aqua Metals is $2.15.
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What is the current market cap of Aqua Metals?
The current market capitalization of Aqua Metals is $15.4M.
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Who are Aqua Metals’s competitors?
Totall Metal Recycling, Li-Cycle, RecycLiCo Battery Materials, REDUX Recycling, and Lithion are some of the 6 competitors of Aqua Metals.
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What is Aqua Metals’s annual earnings per share (EPS)?
Aqua Metals’s EPS for 12 months was -$4.65.
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