Executive Summary
LiveHire Limited provides online talent acquisition software solutions to small and large enterprises in Australia.
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Fundamentals
Flawless balance sheet with high growth potential.
Risks
- LiveHire has significant price volatility in the past 3 months.
- LiveHire's last earnings update was 181 days ago.
- LiveHire is covered by less than 3 analysts.
Share Price & News
How has LiveHire's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Market Performance
7 Day Return
13.5%
ASX:LVH
8.5%
AU Software
1.9%
AU Market
1 Year Return
-41.0%
ASX:LVH
25.2%
AU Software
2.3%
AU Market
LVH underperformed the Software industry which returned 25.2% over the past year.
LVH underperformed the Market in Australia which returned 2.3% over the past year.
Share holder returns
| LVH | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 13.5% | 8.5% | 1.9% |
| 30 Day | -18.1% | -2.9% | -4.2% |
| 90 Day | -23.4% | 11.5% | 1.2% |
| 1 Year | -41.0%-41.0% | 26.3%25.2% | 8.0%2.3% |
| 3 Year | 55.3%55.3% | 116.2%106.2% | 32.9%15.6% |
| 5 Year | n/a | 138.9%121.0% | 39.3%8.4% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is LiveHire's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
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Should You Take Comfort From Insider Transactions At LiveHire Limited (ASX:LVH)?1 month ago | Simply Wall St
Did LiveHire's (ASX:LVH) Share Price Deserve to Gain 92%?1 month ago | Simply Wall St
Introducing LiveHire (ASX:LVH), A Stock That Climbed 92% In The Last Three YearsValuation
Is LiveHire undervalued based on future cash flows and its price relative to the stock market?
>50%
Discount to future cash flow value
Intrinsic Value Based on Future Cash Flows
LiveHire's share price is below the future cash flow value, and at a moderate discount (> 20%).
LiveHire's share price is below the future cash flow value, and at a substantial discount (> 40%).
Price Based on Earnings
LiveHire is loss making, we can't compare its value to the AU Software industry average.
LiveHire is loss making, we can't compare the value of its earnings to the Australia market.
Price Based on Expected Growth
Unable to calculate PEG ratio for LiveHire, we can't assess if its growth is good value.
Price Based on Value of Assets
LiveHire is good value based on assets compared to the AU Software industry average.
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Future Growth
How is LiveHire expected to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 1 analyst?
46.1%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Estimates
Future Annual Growth Analysis
LiveHire's revenue is expected to grow significantly at over 20% yearly.
LiveHire's earnings are expected to grow significantly at over 20% yearly.
LiveHire's revenue growth is expected to exceed the Australia market average.
LiveHire's earnings growth is expected to exceed the Australia market average.
LiveHire's earnings growth is expected to exceed the low risk savings rate of 2.3%.
Earnings per Share Growth Estimates
Future Return on Equity
Unable to establish if LiveHire will efficiently use shareholders’ funds in the future (Return on Equity greater than 20%) as it is not expected to be profitable.
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Past Performance
How has LiveHire performed over the past 5 years?
-42.1%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
LiveHire does not make a profit and their year on year earnings growth rate was negative over the past 5 years.
Unable to compare LiveHire's 1-year earnings growth to the 5-year average as it is not currently profitable.
Unable to compare LiveHire's 1-year growth to the AU Software industry average as it is not currently profitable.
Return on Equity
It is difficult to establish if LiveHire has efficiently used shareholders’ funds last year (Return on Equity greater than 20%) as it is loss-making.
Return on Assets
It is difficult to establish if LiveHire has efficiently used its assets last year compared to the AU Software industry average (Return on Assets) as it is loss-making.
Return on Capital Employed
It is difficult to establish if LiveHire improved its use of capital last year versus 3 years ago (Return on Capital Employed) as it is currently loss-making.
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Financial Health
How is LiveHire's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
LiveHire is able to meet its short term (1 year) commitments with its holdings of cash and other short term assets.
LiveHire's cash and other short term assets cover its long term commitments.
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
LiveHire has no debt.
LiveHire has not taken on any debt in the past 5 years.
Balance Sheet
Low level of unsold assets.
LiveHire has no debt, it does not need to be covered by short term assets.
Cash Runway Analysis
For companies that have on average been loss making in the past we assess whether they have at least 1 year of cash runway.
LiveHire has sufficient cash runway for 2.6 years based on current free cash flow.
LiveHire has sufficient cash runway for 2.1 years if free cash flow continues to grow at historical rates of 40.2% each year.
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Dividend
What is LiveHire's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield and Payments Analysis
Unable to evaluate LiveHire's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers as the company has not reported any payouts.
Unable to evaluate LiveHire's dividend against the top 25% market benchmark as the company has not reported any payouts.
Unable to perform a dividend volatility check as LiveHire has not reported any payouts.
Unable to verify if LiveHire's dividend has been increasing as the company has not reported any payouts.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Unable to calculate sustainability of dividends as LiveHire has not reported any payouts.
Future Payout to Shareholders
No need to calculate the sustainability of LiveHire's dividends in 3 years as they are not expected to pay a notable one for Australia.
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Management
What is the CEO of LiveHire's salary, the management and board of directors tenure and is there insider trading?
2.0yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Christy Forest 0
1.2yrs
Tenure
AU$1,321,176
Compensation
Ms. Christy Forest is Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Livehire Ltd since June 12, 2018. She served as Managing Director of Asia Pacific at CEB. Ms. Forest has valuable and timely experien ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Christy's remuneration is higher than average for companies of similar size in Australia.
Insufficient data for Christy to compare compensation growth.
Management Age and Tenure
2.0yrs
Average Tenure
The tenure for the LiveHire management team is about average.
Board Age and Tenure
1.9yrs
Average Tenure
The average tenure for the LiveHire board of directors is less than 3 years, this suggests a new board.
Insider Trading
No 3 month open market individual insider trading information.
Recent Insider Transactions
| Entity | Company |
| Shares | 206,450 |
| Max Price | AU$0.48 |
| Entity | Company |
| Shares | 3,679,883 |
| Max Price | AU$0.54 |
| Entity | Company |
| Shares | 100,000 |
| Max Price | AU$0.48 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chairman of the Board Non-Executive Chairman |
| Shares | 101,696 |
| Max Price | AU$0.50 |
| Entity | Company |
| Shares | 200,000 |
| Max Price | AU$0.51 |
| Entity | Company |
| Shares | 379,969 |
| Max Price | AU$0.45 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chief Executive Officer CEO & Executive Director |
| Shares | 125,000 |
| Max Price | AU$0.40 |
Ownership Breakdown
Management Team
Gigi Gozzi
Co-Founder
- Tenure: 1.2yrs
- Compensation: AU$628.62k
Patrick Galvin
Executive Director of Commercial Execution
- Tenure: 0.0yrs
- Compensation: AU$557.42k
Paul Bridgewater
Head of Partnerships & Alliances
- Tenure: 3.1yrs
Ben Malone
Chief Financial Officer
- Tenure: 2.5yrs
- Compensation: AU$342.43k
Denise Carson
Sales Director
- Tenure: 2.0yrs
Jarrod Hughes
Head of Strategic Alliances & Regional Sales Leader
- Tenure: 2.0yrs
Christy Forest
CEO & Executive Director
- Tenure: 1.2yrs
- Compensation: AU$1.32m
Dan Harper
Head of Integrations
- Tenure: 1.3yrs
Robbert Lammers
Head of Marketing
- Tenure: 1.0yrs
Jacqui Davy
General Counsel & Data Privacy Officer
- Tenure: 1.0yrs
Board Members
Geoff Morgan (68yo)
Non-Executive Chairman
- Tenure: 3.8yrs
- Compensation: AU$191.99k
Adam Zorzi
Independent Non-Executive Director
- Tenure: 7.3yrs
- Compensation: AU$100.86k
Gigi Gozzi
Co-Founder
- Tenure: 1.2yrs
- Compensation: AU$628.62k
Christy Forest
CEO & Executive Director
- Tenure: 1.2yrs
- Compensation: AU$1.32m
Mike Rennie
Independent Non Executive Director
- Tenure: 1.4yrs
- Compensation: AU$19.40k
Company Information
LiveHire Limited's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: LiveHire Limited
- Ticker: LVH
- Exchange: ASX
- Founded: 2011
- Industry: Application Software
- Sector: Software
- Market Cap: AU$85.566m
- Shares outstanding: 290.06m
- Website: https://www.livehire.com
Location
- LiveHire Limited
- 461 Bourke Street
- Level 10
- Melbourne
- Victoria
- 3000
- Australia
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LVH | ASX (Australian Securities Exchange) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | AU | AUD | Jun 2016 |
| LVH | CHIA (Chi-X Australia) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | AU | AUD | Jun 2016 |
| 24X | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | DE | EUR | Jun 2016 |
Biography
LiveHire Limited provides online talent acquisition software solutions to small and large enterprises in Australia. The company operates LiveHire, a cloud-based HR productivity tool for sourcing and recrui ...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2019/08/25 10:39 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2019/08/23 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2018/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2018/06/30 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.