LIVE VENTURES INC (LIVE) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:LIVE • US5381423087

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13 USD
+1.26 (+10.73%)
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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.

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1. LIVE Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year LIVE was profitable.
  • 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.
LIVE Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFLIVE Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20M -20M

1.2 Ratios

  • LIVE has a Return On Assets of 5.70%. This is in the better half of the industry: LIVE outperforms 61.67% of its industry peers.
  • 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.
  • The Return On Invested Capital of LIVE (4.82%) is worse than 61.67% of its industry peers.
  • The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for LIVE is significantly below the industry average of 9.22%.
  • The 3 year average ROIC (3.11%) for LIVE is below the current ROIC(4.82%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.
Industry RankSector 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%
LIVE Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICLIVE Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 -20 40 60

1.3 Margins

  • LIVE has a Profit Margin of 5.02%. This is in the better half of the industry: LIVE outperforms 61.67% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of LIVE has declined.
  • The Operating Margin of LIVE (3.92%) is worse than 63.33% of its industry peers.
  • 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 RankSector 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%
LIVE Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsLIVE Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 10 20 30 40

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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.
  • LIVE has less shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • The number of shares outstanding for LIVE has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
  • LIVE has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
LIVE Yearly Shares OutstandingLIVE Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1M 2M 3M
LIVE Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsLIVE Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100M 200M 300M 400M

2.2 Solvency

  • LIVE has an Altman-Z score of 1.68. This is a bad value and indicates that LIVE is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 1.68, LIVE is doing worse than 81.67% of the companies in the same industry.
  • LIVE has a debt to FCF ratio of 7.20. This is a slightly negative value and a sign of low solvency as LIVE would need 7.20 years to pay back of all of its debts.
  • LIVE has a Debt to FCF ratio (7.20) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.32 is on the high side and indicates that LIVE has dependencies on debt financing.
  • LIVE's Debt to Equity ratio of 1.32 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. LIVE is outperformed by 85.00% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.32
Debt/FCF 7.2
Altman-Z 1.68
ROIC/WACC0.57
WACC8.46%
LIVE Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFLIVE Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 50M 100M 150M

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.
  • Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 1.68, LIVE is doing worse than 76.67% of the companies in the same industry.
  • 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.
  • With a Quick ratio value of 0.52, LIVE is not doing good in the industry: 85.00% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.68
Quick Ratio 0.52
LIVE Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesLIVE Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 50M 100M 150M

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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.
  • The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 9.64% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
  • The Revenue has decreased by -5.31% in the past year.
  • 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.
LIVE Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesLIVE Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100M 200M 300M 400M
LIVE Yearly EPS VS EstimatesLIVE Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 0 2 -2 4 6 8

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4. LIVE Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • LIVE is valuated cheaply with a Price/Earnings ratio of 2.33.
  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, LIVE is valued cheaply inside the industry as 100.00% of the companies are valued more expensively.
  • LIVE is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 25.54, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
  • With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 1.46, the valuation of LIVE can be described as very cheap.
  • 100.00% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than LIVE, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
  • When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of LIVE to the average of the S&P500 Index (22.70), we can say LIVE is valued rather cheaply.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 2.33
Fwd PE 1.46
LIVE Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsLIVE Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 5 10 15 20 25

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, LIVE is valued cheaper than 88.33% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, LIVE is valued cheaply inside the industry as 96.67% of the companies are valued more expensively.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 1.82
EV/EBITDA 5.34
LIVE Per share dataLIVE EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 50 100

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)0.24
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. LIVE Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for LIVE!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

LIVE Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

LIVE VENTURES INC

NASDAQ:LIVE (3/23/2026, 8:03:19 PM)

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+1.26 (+10.73%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Durables & Apparel
GICS IndustryHousehold Durables
Earnings (Last)02-12
Earnings (Next)05-06
Inst Owners7.13%
Inst Owner Change-7.07%
Ins Owners8.67%
Ins Owner Change0%
Market Cap39.91M
Revenue(TTM)441.98M
Net Income(TTM)22.19M
Analysts82.86
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %1.2%
Short Ratio1.4
Dividend
Industry RankSector 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 RankSector Rank
PE 2.33
Fwd PE 1.46
P/S 0.09
P/FCF 1.82
P/OCF 1.37
P/B 0.42
P/tB 2.61
EV/EBITDA 5.34
EPS(TTM)5.59
EY43%
EPS(NY)8.93
Fwd EY68.65%
FCF(TTM)7.14
FCFY54.89%
OCF(TTM)9.48
OCFY72.95%
SpS143.97
BVpS31.04
TBVpS4.99
PEG (NY)0.03
PEG (5Y)0.24
Graham Number62.48
Profitability
Industry RankSector 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 RankSector 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 1.68
F-Score8
WACC8.46%
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.


Can you provide the profitability details for LIVE VENTURES INC?

LIVE VENTURES INC (LIVE) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.


Can you provide the PE and PB ratios for LIVE stock?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for LIVE VENTURES INC (LIVE) is 2.33 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 0.42.


How sustainable is the dividend of LIVE VENTURES INC (LIVE) stock?

The dividend rating of LIVE VENTURES INC (LIVE) is 0 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 0%.