Live Ventures
Market Cap
US$18.4m
Last Updated
2020/10/20 23:36 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials
Executive Summary
Live Ventures Incorporated, a holding company, engages in the manufacturing, retail and online, and service businesses in the United States. More Details
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Fair value with mediocre balance sheet.
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Share Price & News
How has Live Ventures's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: LIVE's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
13.8%
LIVE
-1.0%
US Consumer Durables
-1.3%
US Market
1 Year Return
30.5%
LIVE
22.0%
US Consumer Durables
18.5%
US Market
Return vs Industry: LIVE exceeded the US Consumer Durables industry which returned 20.9% over the past year.
Return vs Market: LIVE exceeded the US Market which returned 18.2% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| LIVE | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 13.8% | -1.0% | -1.3% |
| 30 Day | 21.6% | 8.3% | 5.3% |
| 90 Day | 15.4% | 19.0% | 7.5% |
| 1 Year | 30.5%30.5% | 23.5%22.0% | 21.3%18.5% |
| 3 Year | -12.9%-12.9% | 22.9%18.0% | 42.4%32.9% |
| 5 Year | 37.3%37.3% | 53.7%44.1% | 84.2%63.5% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Live Ventures's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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Here's Why Live Ventures (NASDAQ:LIVE) Is Weighed Down By Its Debt Load10 months ago | Simply Wall St
Live Ventures Incorporated (NASDAQ:LIVE) Insiders Increased Their Holdings10 months ago | Simply Wall St
Could Live Ventures Incorporated's (NASDAQ:LIVE) Investor Composition Influence The Stock Price?Valuation
Is Live Ventures undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
>50%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: LIVE ($11.45) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($172.95)
Significantly Below Fair Value: LIVE is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: LIVE is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the US Consumer Durables industry average.
PE vs Market: LIVE is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the US market.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate LIVE's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: LIVE is good value based on its PB Ratio (0.5x) compared to the US Consumer Durables industry average (1.7x).
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Future Growth
How is Live Ventures forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
20.2%
Forecasted Consumer Durables industry annual growth in earnings
In this section we usually present revenue and earnings growth projections based on the consensus estimates of professional analysts to help investors understand the company’s ability to generate profit. But as Live Ventures has not provided enough past data and has no analyst forecast, its future earnings cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst predictions.
This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by SimplyWall St do have past financial data.
Next Steps
- Examine whether Live Ventures is trading at an attractive price based on how much it is expected to earn in the future, and relative to its industry peers and the wider market.
- Explore growth companies in the Consumer Durables industry.
Past Performance
How has Live Ventures performed over the past 5 years?
4.0%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: LIVE is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: LIVE is currently unprofitable.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: LIVE is unprofitable, but has reduced losses over the past 5 years at a rate of 4% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare LIVE's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: LIVE is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Consumer Durables industry (20%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: LIVE has a negative Return on Equity (-2.64%), as it is currently unprofitable.
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Financial Health
How is Live Ventures's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: LIVE's short term assets ($65.2M) exceed its short term liabilities ($53.6M).
Long Term Liabilities: LIVE's short term assets ($65.2M) exceed its long term liabilities ($62.8M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: LIVE's debt to equity ratio (157%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: LIVE's debt to equity ratio has increased from 11.2% to 157% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: LIVE's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (35.9%).
Interest Coverage: LIVE is unprofitable, therefore interest payments are not well covered by earnings.
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is Live Ventures's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate LIVE's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate LIVE's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if LIVE's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if LIVE's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of LIVE's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the US market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
3.8yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Jon Isaac (37 yo)
8.75yrs
Tenure
US$535,600
Compensation
Mr. Jon Isaac has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Live Ventures Incorporated (Formerly known as Live Ventures Inc. (formerly known as LiveDeal, Inc.) since January 20, 2012 and serves as ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Jon's total compensation ($USD535.60K) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD585.94K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Jon's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 8.75yrs | US$535.60k | 13.33% $ 2.4m | |
| Senior VP & General Counsel | 3yrs | US$310.00k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Financial Planning & Strategist/Economist and Director | 8.83yrs | US$24.00k | 6.55% $ 1.2m | |
| Chief Executive Officer of Marquis Industries Inc. | 2.25yrs | US$713.26k | no data | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 3.75yrs | no data | 0% $ 0 | |
| Investor relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| President & CEO of Vintage Stock | no data | US$316.75k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Office Manager | no data | no data | no data |
3.8yrs
Average Tenure
53yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: LIVE's management team is considered experienced (3.8 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 8.75yrs | US$535.60k | 13.33% $ 2.4m | |
| Financial Planning & Strategist/Economist and Director | 8.83yrs | US$24.00k | 6.55% $ 1.2m | |
| Independent Director | 14.17yrs | US$30.00k | 0.97% $ 177.3k | |
| Independent Director | 8.75yrs | US$30.00k | 0.79% $ 145.1k | |
| Independent Director | 6.17yrs | US$18.00k | no data |
8.8yrs
Average Tenure
40yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: LIVE's board of directors are considered experienced (8.8 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Live Ventures Incorporated's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Live Ventures Incorporated
- Ticker: LIVE
- Exchange: NasdaqCM
- Founded: 1968
- Industry: Home Furnishings
- Sector: Consumer Durables
- Market Cap: US$18.355m
- Shares outstanding: 1.60m
- Website: https://www.liveventures.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Live Ventures Incorporated
- 325 East Warm Springs Road
- Suite 102
- Las Vegas
- Nevada
- 89119
- United States
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIVE | NasdaqCM (Nasdaq Capital Market) | Yes | Common Stock | US | USD | Jun 1999 |
| UYXP | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Common Stock | DE | EUR | Jun 1999 |
Biography
Live Ventures Incorporated, a holding company, engages in the manufacturing, retail and online, and service businesses in the United States. Its Manufacturing segment manufactures and markets carpets and r ...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2020/10/20 23:36 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2020/10/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/09/30 |
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.