Liquidity Services, Inc.

DB:L1S Stock Report

Market Cap: €947.8m

Liquidity Services Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Liquidity Services has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 30.9%, while the Commercial Services industry saw earnings growing at 26% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 10.8% per year. Liquidity Services's return on equity is 11%, and it has net margins of 5.5%.

Key information

30.9%

Earnings growth rate

31.8%

EPS growth rate

Commercial Services Industry Growth9.7%
Revenue growth rate10.8%
Return on equity11.0%
Net Margin5.5%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Liquidity Services makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

DB:L1S Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 24363201480
30 Jun 24336201440
31 Mar 24324201410
31 Dec 23314191360
30 Sep 23314211350
30 Jun 23310231320
31 Mar 23299331290
31 Dec 22286411280
30 Sep 22280401270
30 Jun 22275651250
31 Mar 22275571240
31 Dec 21268501190
30 Sep 21258511140
30 Jun 21243241100
31 Mar 21221151040
31 Dec 2021261050
30 Sep 20206-41070
30 Jun 20209-141120
31 Mar 20218-191190
31 Dec 19222-191210
30 Sep 19227-191220
30 Jun 19220-151210
31 Mar 19214-141200
31 Dec 18217-151210
30 Sep 18225-121250
30 Jun 18233-251320
31 Mar 18248-291390
31 Dec 17260-321460
30 Sep 17270-391540
30 Jun 17287-791590
31 Mar 17307-701640
31 Dec 16321-631700
30 Sep 16316-601710
30 Jun 16317-501720
31 Mar 16322-481760
31 Dec 15338-461790
30 Sep 15397-1051820
30 Jun 15436-621880
31 Mar 15473-451930
31 Dec 14499-411970
30 Sep 14496302000
30 Jun 14506421960
31 Mar 14504341880
31 Dec 13506411800

Quality Earnings: L1S has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: L1S's current net profit margins (5.5%) are lower than last year (6.7%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: L1S has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 30.9% per year.

Accelerating Growth: L1S's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: L1S had negative earnings growth (-4.7%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Commercial Services industry average (19.1%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: L1S's Return on Equity (11%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/30 13:23
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/30 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/09/30

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Liquidity Services, Inc. is covered by 11 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Colin SebastianBaird
Gary PrestopinoBarrington Research Associates, Inc.
Daniel KurnosBenchmark Company