LIVE VENTURES INC (LIVE) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
NASDAQ:LIVE • US5381423087
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13.65 USD
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This LIVE fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.
1. LIVE Profitability Analysis
1.1 Basic Checks
- LIVE had positive earnings in the past year.
- In the past year LIVE had a positive cash flow from operations.
- In multiple years LIVE reported negative net income over the last 5 years.
- In the past 5 years LIVE always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
1.2 Ratios
- With a Return On Assets value of 5.70%, LIVE perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 60.00% of the companies in the same industry.
- Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of 23.28%, LIVE belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 95.00% of the companies in the same industry.
- LIVE has a Return On Invested Capital of 4.82%. This is in the lower half of the industry: LIVE underperforms 61.67% of its industry peers.
- LIVE had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 3.11%. This is significantly below the industry average of 9.09%.
- The last Return On Invested Capital (4.82%) for LIVE is above the 3 year average (3.11%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 5.7% | ||
| ROE | 23.28% | ||
| ROIC | 4.82% |
ROA(3y)-0.23%
ROA(5y)4.58%
ROE(3y)-4.28%
ROE(5y)10.76%
ROIC(3y)3.11%
ROIC(5y)7.99%
1.3 Margins
- LIVE's Profit Margin of 5.02% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. LIVE outperforms 60.00% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of LIVE has declined.
- Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 3.92%, LIVE is doing worse than 63.33% of the companies in the same industry.
- In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of LIVE has declined.
- LIVE's Gross Margin of 32.96% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. LIVE outperforms 66.67% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of LIVE has declined.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 3.92% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 5.02% | ||
| GM | 32.96% |
OM growth 3Y-32.59%
OM growth 5Y-20.93%
PM growth 3Y-15.95%
PM growth 5Y-2.11%
GM growth 3Y-1.33%
GM growth 5Y-3.57%
2. LIVE Health Analysis
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.
- Compared to 5 years ago, LIVE has more shares outstanding
- The debt/assets ratio for LIVE has been reduced compared to a year ago.
2.2 Solvency
- LIVE has an Altman-Z score of 1.69. This is a bad value and indicates that LIVE is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
- LIVE has a Altman-Z score of 1.69. This is amonst the worse of the industry: LIVE underperforms 81.67% of its industry peers.
- The Debt to FCF ratio of LIVE is 7.20, which is on the high side as it means it would take LIVE, 7.20 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
- With a Debt to FCF ratio value of 7.20, LIVE perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 51.67% of the companies in the same industry.
- LIVE has a Debt/Equity ratio of 1.32. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
- With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 1.32, LIVE is not doing good in the industry: 85.00% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.32 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 7.2 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.69 |
ROIC/WACC0.57
WACC8.5%
2.3 Liquidity
- LIVE has a Current Ratio of 1.68. This is a normal value and indicates that LIVE is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- LIVE has a worse Current ratio (1.68) than 76.67% of its industry peers.
- LIVE has a Quick Ratio of 1.68. This is a bad value and indicates that LIVE is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- LIVE has a Quick ratio of 0.52. This is amonst the worse of the industry: LIVE underperforms 88.33% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.52 |
3. LIVE Growth Analysis
3.1 Past
- LIVE shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 276.34%, which is quite impressive.
- Measured over the past years, LIVE shows a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 9.64% on average per year.
- LIVE shows a decrease in Revenue. In the last year, the revenue decreased by -5.31%.
- Measured over the past years, LIVE shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 18.34% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)276.34%
EPS 3Y-13.87%
EPS 5Y9.64%
EPS Q2Q%97.3%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-5.31%
Revenue growth 3Y15.75%
Revenue growth 5Y18.34%
Sales Q2Q%-2.66%
3.2 Future
- No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
- No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
EPS Next Y83.26%
EPS Next 2YN/A
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 EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
- No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
4. LIVE Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- The Price/Earnings ratio is 2.44, which indicates a rather cheap valuation of LIVE.
- Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, LIVE is valued cheaper than 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
- LIVE is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.71, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
- LIVE is valuated cheaply with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 1.53.
- Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, LIVE is valued cheaply inside the industry as 100.00% of the companies are valued more expensively.
- LIVE's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 38.09.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 2.44 | ||
| Fwd PE | 1.53 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, LIVE is valued cheaper than 91.67% of the companies in the same industry.
- Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, LIVE is valued cheaper than 98.33% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 1.91 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 5.43 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- LIVE's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
PEG (NY)0.03
PEG (5Y)0.25
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. LIVE Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- LIVE does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
LIVE Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
NASDAQ:LIVE (4/21/2026, 8:00:03 PM)
13.65
-0.29 (-2.08%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Durables & Apparel
GICS IndustryHousehold Durables
Earnings (Last)02-12 2026-02-12/bmo
Earnings (Next)05-06 2026-05-06
Inst Owners7.13%
Inst Owner Change-0.04%
Ins Owners8.67%
Ins Owner Change0%
Market Cap41.91M
Revenue(TTM)441.98M
Net Income(TTM)22.19M
Analysts82.86
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %1%
Short Ratio1.64
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
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 | 2.44 | ||
| Fwd PE | 1.53 | ||
| P/S | 0.09 | ||
| P/FCF | 1.91 | ||
| P/OCF | 1.44 | ||
| P/B | 0.44 | ||
| P/tB | 2.74 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 5.43 |
EPS(TTM)5.59
EY40.95%
EPS(NY)8.93
Fwd EY65.38%
FCF(TTM)7.14
FCFY52.27%
OCF(TTM)9.48
OCFY69.48%
SpS143.97
BVpS31.04
TBVpS4.99
PEG (NY)0.03
PEG (5Y)0.25
Graham Number62.4819 (357.74%)
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 5.7% | ||
| ROE | 23.28% | ||
| ROCE | 6.03% | ||
| ROIC | 4.82% | ||
| ROICexc | 5.09% | ||
| ROICexgc | 7.2% | ||
| OM | 3.92% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 5.02% | ||
| GM | 32.96% | ||
| FCFM | 4.96% |
ROA(3y)-0.23%
ROA(5y)4.58%
ROE(3y)-4.28%
ROE(5y)10.76%
ROIC(3y)3.11%
ROIC(5y)7.99%
ROICexc(3y)3.18%
ROICexc(5y)8.21%
ROICexgc(3y)4.62%
ROICexgc(5y)11.61%
ROCE(3y)3.89%
ROCE(5y)9.99%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-23.82%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-18.68%
ROICexc growth 3Y-27.1%
ROICexc growth 5Y-18.85%
OM growth 3Y-32.59%
OM growth 5Y-20.93%
PM growth 3Y-15.95%
PM growth 5Y-2.11%
GM growth 3Y-1.33%
GM growth 5Y-3.57%
F-Score8
Asset Turnover1.14
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.32 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 7.2 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 3.68 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 42.96% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 1.63% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 1.15 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 85.36% | ||
| Profit Quality | 98.73% | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.52 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.69 |
F-Score8
WACC8.5%
ROIC/WACC0.57
Cap/Depr(3y)56.57%
Cap/Depr(5y)101.41%
Cap/Sales(3y)2.18%
Cap/Sales(5y)2.99%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)276.34%
EPS 3Y-13.87%
EPS 5Y9.64%
EPS Q2Q%97.3%
EPS Next Y83.26%
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-5.31%
Revenue growth 3Y15.75%
Revenue growth 5Y18.34%
Sales Q2Q%-2.66%
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y960.87%
EBIT growth 3Y-21.97%
EBIT growth 5Y-6.43%
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y27.07%
FCF growth 3Y104.58%
FCF growth 5Y-3.37%
OCF growth 1Y5.43%
OCF growth 3Y25.28%
OCF growth 5Y-0.08%
LIVE VENTURES INC / LIVE Fundamental Analysis FAQ
Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for LIVE VENTURES INC?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to LIVE.
What is the valuation status of LIVE VENTURES INC (LIVE) stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 8 / 10 to LIVE VENTURES INC (LIVE). This can be considered as Undervalued.
What is the profitability of LIVE stock?
LIVE VENTURES INC (LIVE) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.
How financially healthy is LIVE VENTURES INC?
The financial health rating of LIVE VENTURES INC (LIVE) is 2 / 10.
Is the dividend of LIVE VENTURES INC sustainable?
The dividend rating of LIVE VENTURES INC (LIVE) is 0 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 0%.