LIVE VENTURES INC (LIVE) Stock Fundamental Analysis
NASDAQ:LIVE - US5381423087 - Common Stock
19.8 USD
-0.23 (-1.15%)
Taking everything into account, LIVE scores 3 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. LIVE was compared to 61 industry peers in the Household Durables industry. LIVE may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. LIVE is valued quite cheap, while showing a decent growth score. This is a good combination!
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
LIVE had positive earnings in the past year.
LIVE had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
In multiple years LIVE reported negative net income over the last 5 years.
Each year in the past 5 years LIVE had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 0.48%, LIVE is doing worse than 63.49% of the companies in the same industry.
LIVE has a Return On Equity of 1.99%. This is in the lower half of the industry: LIVE underperforms 61.90% of its industry peers.
Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 3.18%, LIVE is doing worse than 65.08% of the companies in the same industry.
LIVE had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 5.32%. This is significantly below the industry average of 10.51%.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 0.48% | ||
| ROE | 1.99% | ||
| ROIC | 3.18% |
ROA(3y)0.76%
ROA(5y)4.51%
ROE(3y)-3.8%
ROE(5y)10.95%
ROIC(3y)5.32%
ROIC(5y)9.35%
1.3 Margins
With a Profit Margin value of 0.42%, LIVE is not doing good in the industry: 63.49% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
LIVE's Operating Margin of 2.58% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. LIVE is outperformed by 65.08% of its industry peers.
LIVE's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 32.62%, LIVE is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 66.67% of the companies in the same industry.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of LIVE has declined.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 2.58% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 0.42% | ||
| GM | 32.62% |
OM growth 3Y-58.56%
OM growth 5Y-10.83%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-5.63%
GM growth 5Y-3.54%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), LIVE is destroying value.
The number of shares outstanding for LIVE has been reduced compared to 1 year ago.
The number of shares outstanding for LIVE has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
LIVE has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
Based on the Altman-Z score of 1.67, we must say that LIVE is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
LIVE has a worse Altman-Z score (1.67) than 71.43% of its industry peers.
LIVE has a debt to FCF ratio of 8.35. This is a slightly negative value and a sign of low solvency as LIVE would need 8.35 years to pay back of all of its debts.
LIVE's Debt to FCF ratio of 8.35 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. LIVE outperforms 57.14% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.37 is on the high side and indicates that LIVE has dependencies on debt financing.
LIVE has a worse Debt to Equity ratio (1.37) than 82.54% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.37 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 8.35 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.67 |
ROIC/WACC0.38
WACC8.26%
2.3 Liquidity
LIVE has a Current Ratio of 1.65. This is a normal value and indicates that LIVE is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
With a Current ratio value of 1.65, LIVE is not doing good in the industry: 69.84% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
A Quick Ratio of 0.48 indicates that LIVE may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
With a Quick ratio value of 0.48, LIVE is not doing good in the industry: 77.78% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.48 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
LIVE shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 223.01%, which is quite impressive.
Looking at the last year, LIVE shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -4.28% in the last year.
The Revenue has been growing by 19.59% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
EPS 1Y (TTM)223.01%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%174.07%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-4.28%
Revenue growth 3Y20.09%
Revenue growth 5Y19.59%
Sales Q2Q%-9.16%
3.2 Future
Based on estimates for the next years, LIVE will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 131.69% on average per year.
No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
EPS Next Y388.68%
EPS Next 2Y131.69%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 4.57, the valuation of LIVE can be described as very cheap.
92.06% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than LIVE, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 27.13, LIVE is valued rather cheaply.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 2.22, the valuation of LIVE can be described as very cheap.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, LIVE is valued cheaply inside the industry as 100.00% of the companies are valued more expensively.
When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of LIVE to the average of the S&P500 Index (22.76), we can say LIVE is valued rather cheaply.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 4.57 | ||
| Fwd PE | 2.22 |
4.2 Price Multiples
68.25% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than LIVE, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
98.41% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than LIVE, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 3.13 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 7.38 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
A more expensive valuation may be justified as LIVE's earnings are expected to grow with 131.69% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)0.01
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y131.69%
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
LIVE does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
NASDAQ:LIVE (8/29/2025, 8:00:02 PM)
19.8
-0.23 (-1.15%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Durables & Apparel
GICS IndustryHousehold Durables
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners7.68%
Inst Owner Change-0.43%
Ins Owners8.66%
Ins Owner Change0%
Market Cap60.79M
Analysts82.86
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %2.03%
Short Ratio0.16
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP0%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)N/A
Avg EPS beat(2)N/A
Min EPS beat(2)N/A
Max EPS beat(2)N/A
EPS beat(4)N/A
Avg EPS beat(4)N/A
Min EPS beat(4)N/A
Max EPS beat(4)N/A
EPS beat(8)N/A
Avg EPS beat(8)N/A
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A
Min Revenue beat(2)N/A
Max Revenue beat(2)N/A
Revenue beat(4)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A
Min Revenue beat(4)N/A
Max Revenue beat(4)N/A
Revenue beat(8)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A
Revenue beat(12)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)0%
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (3m)N/A
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 4.57 | ||
| Fwd PE | 2.22 | ||
| P/S | 0.14 | ||
| P/FCF | 3.13 | ||
| P/OCF | 2.12 | ||
| P/B | 0.64 | ||
| P/tB | 5.16 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 7.38 |
EPS(TTM)4.33
EY21.87%
EPS(NY)8.93
Fwd EY45.08%
FCF(TTM)6.32
FCFY31.93%
OCF(TTM)9.33
OCFY47.12%
SpS144.56
BVpS30.7
TBVpS3.83
PEG (NY)0.01
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 0.48% | ||
| ROE | 1.99% | ||
| ROCE | 4.02% | ||
| ROIC | 3.18% | ||
| ROICexc | 3.27% | ||
| ROICexgc | 4.65% | ||
| OM | 2.58% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 0.42% | ||
| GM | 32.62% | ||
| FCFM | 4.37% |
ROA(3y)0.76%
ROA(5y)4.51%
ROE(3y)-3.8%
ROE(5y)10.95%
ROIC(3y)5.32%
ROIC(5y)9.35%
ROICexc(3y)5.42%
ROICexc(5y)9.7%
ROICexgc(3y)7.18%
ROICexgc(5y)13.72%
ROCE(3y)6.74%
ROCE(5y)11.84%
ROICexcg growth 3Y-60.36%
ROICexcg growth 5Y-19.77%
ROICexc growth 3Y-60.11%
ROICexc growth 5Y-15.77%
OM growth 3Y-58.56%
OM growth 5Y-10.83%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-5.63%
GM growth 5Y-3.54%
F-Score9
Asset Turnover1.15
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.37 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 8.35 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 4.41 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 52.02% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 2.08% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 0.79 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 98.16% | ||
| Profit Quality | 1033.05% | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.48 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.67 |
F-Score9
WACC8.26%
ROIC/WACC0.38
Cap/Depr(3y)98.12%
Cap/Depr(5y)105.79%
Cap/Sales(3y)3.02%
Cap/Sales(5y)3.05%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)223.01%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%174.07%
EPS Next Y388.68%
EPS Next 2Y131.69%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-4.28%
Revenue growth 3Y20.09%
Revenue growth 5Y19.59%
Sales Q2Q%-9.16%
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y172.07%
EBIT growth 3Y-50.24%
EBIT growth 5Y6.63%
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-13.42%
FCF growth 3Y-14.42%
FCF growth 5Y-7.5%
OCF growth 1Y-3.72%
OCF growth 3Y-10.95%
OCF growth 5Y1.59%