LIVE Stock Overview
Engages in the flooring and steel manufacturing, and retail businesses in the United States. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 4/6 |
| Future Growth | 0/6 |
| Past Performance | 0/6 |
| Financial Health | 2/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$20.01 |
| 52 Week High | US$26.23 |
| 52 Week Low | US$6.25 |
| Beta | 0.63 |
| 1 Month Change | 134.04% |
| 3 Month Change | 116.32% |
| 1 Year Change | -22.05% |
| 3 Year Change | -40.45% |
| 5 Year Change | 177.91% |
| Change since IPO | -91.57% |
Recent News & Updates
Even With A 169% Surge, Cautious Investors Are Not Rewarding Live Ventures Incorporated's (NASDAQ:LIVE) Performance Completely
May 09
Live Ventures (NASDAQ:LIVE) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky
Apr 16Recent updates
Even With A 169% Surge, Cautious Investors Are Not Rewarding Live Ventures Incorporated's (NASDAQ:LIVE) Performance Completely
May 09Live Ventures (NASDAQ:LIVE) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky
Apr 16Does Live Ventures (NASDAQ:LIVE) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Dec 10Does Live Ventures (NASDAQ:LIVE) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Jul 03These 4 Measures Indicate That Live Ventures (NASDAQ:LIVE) Is Using Debt In A Risky Way
Apr 01Is Live Ventures (NASDAQ:LIVE) A Risky Investment?
May 13Live Ventures (NASDAQ:LIVE) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
Sep 17Live Ventures Feels Inflation Pressures But Low Stock Price Allows Wide Margin Of Safety
Jul 18Live Ventures acquired The Kinetic at $26M
Jun 30Is Live Ventures (NASDAQ:LIVE) A Risky Investment?
Jun 01Here's Why Live Ventures (NASDAQ:LIVE) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly
Mar 03Live Ventures' Future Remains On A Knife Edge
Feb 15Here's Why I Think Live Ventures (NASDAQ:LIVE) Is An Interesting Stock
Dec 30Live Ventures Has Become A High Risk, High Reward Proposition Following SEC Charges
Aug 11Shareholders Can Be Confident That Live Ventures' (NASDAQ:LIVE) Earnings Are High Quality
May 25Returns At Live Ventures (NASDAQ:LIVE) Are On The Way Up
May 04Here's Why Live Ventures (NASDAQ:LIVE) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden
Mar 30Will The ROCE Trend At Live Ventures (NASDAQ:LIVE) Continue?
Dec 07
Shareholder Returns
| LIVE | US Consumer Durables | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 76.0% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| 1Y | -22.0% | -12.8% | 8.0% |
Return vs Industry: LIVE underperformed the US Consumer Durables industry which returned -13.4% over the past year.
Return vs Market: LIVE underperformed the US Market which returned 8.1% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| LIVE volatility | |
|---|---|
| LIVE Average Weekly Movement | 18.9% |
| Consumer Durables Industry Average Movement | 8.0% |
| Market Average Movement | 8.0% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 16.6% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 4.2% |
Stable Share Price: LIVE's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the US market.
Volatility Over Time: LIVE's weekly volatility has increased from 12% to 19% over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,600 | Jon Isaac | www.liveventures.com |
Live Ventures Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the flooring and steel manufacturing, and retail businesses in the United States. The company operates in five segments: Retail-Entertainment, Retail-Flooring, Flooring Manufacturing, Steel Manufacturing, and Corporate and Other. The Retail-Entertainment segment provides a selection of entertainment products, including new and pre-owned movies, video games, and music products, as well as ancillary products, such as books, comics, toys.
Live Ventures Incorporated Fundamentals Summary
| LIVE fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | US$62.16m |
| Earnings (TTM) | -US$6.36m |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$455.14m |
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P/S Ratio-9.8x
P/E RatioIs LIVE overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| LIVE income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$455.14m |
| Cost of Revenue | US$311.60m |
| Gross Profit | US$143.54m |
| Other Expenses | US$149.90m |
| Earnings | -US$6.36m |
Last Reported Earnings
Mar 31, 2025
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | -2.05 |
| Gross Margin | 31.54% |
| Net Profit Margin | -1.40% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 146.4% |
How did LIVE perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/05/11 05:10 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/09 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Live Ventures Incorporated is covered by 4 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Randy Hugen | Feltl and Company, Inc. |
| Theodore O'Neill | Litchfield Hills Research, LLC |
| Jon Hickman | MDB Capital Group LLC |