LIVE VENTURES INC (LIVE) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
NASDAQ:LIVE • US5381423087
12.84 USD
-0.46 (-3.46%)
Last: Mar 6, 2026, 10:03 AM
This LIVE fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.
Taking everything into account, LIVE scores 4 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. LIVE was compared to 60 industry peers in the Household Durables industry. There are concerns on the financial health of LIVE while its profitability can be described as average. LIVE is valued quite cheap, but it does not seem to be growing.
1. LIVE Profitability Analysis
1.1 Basic Checks
- In the past year LIVE was profitable.
- In the past year LIVE had a positive cash flow from operations.
- The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: LIVE reported negative net income in multiple years.
- Each year in the past 5 years LIVE had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
- LIVE has a Return On Assets (5.89%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
- LIVE has a Return On Equity of 23.86%. This is amongst the best in the industry. LIVE outperforms 95.00% of its industry peers.
- LIVE's Return On Invested Capital of 4.25% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. LIVE is outperformed by 65.00% of its industry peers.
- The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for LIVE is significantly below the industry average of 9.04%.
- The 3 year average ROIC (3.11%) for LIVE is below the current ROIC(4.25%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 5.89% | ||
| ROE | 23.86% | ||
| ROIC | 4.25% |
ROA(3y)-0.23%
ROA(5y)4.58%
ROE(3y)-4.28%
ROE(5y)10.76%
ROIC(3y)3.11%
ROIC(5y)7.99%
1.3 Margins
- Looking at the Profit Margin, with a value of 5.11%, LIVE is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 61.67% of the companies in the same industry.
- In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of LIVE has declined.
- LIVE has a Operating Margin of 3.29%. This is in the lower half of the industry: LIVE underperforms 65.00% of its industry peers.
- LIVE's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
- With a decent Gross Margin value of 32.74%, LIVE is doing good in the industry, outperforming 66.67% of the companies in the same industry.
- In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of LIVE has declined.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 3.29% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 5.11% | ||
| GM | 32.74% |
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%
2. LIVE Health Analysis
2.1 Basic Checks
- LIVE has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
- Compared to 1 year ago, LIVE has less shares outstanding
- LIVE has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
- The debt/assets ratio for LIVE has been reduced compared to a year ago.
2.2 Solvency
- LIVE has an Altman-Z score of 1.66. This is a bad value and indicates that LIVE is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
- LIVE has a worse Altman-Z score (1.66) than 78.33% of its industry peers.
- The Debt to FCF ratio of LIVE is 7.56, which is on the high side as it means it would take LIVE, 7.56 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
- LIVE's Debt to FCF ratio of 7.56 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. LIVE outperforms 46.67% of its industry peers.
- A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.27 is on the high side and indicates that LIVE has dependencies on debt financing.
- With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 1.27, LIVE is not doing good in the industry: 85.00% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.27 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 7.56 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.66 |
ROIC/WACC0.5
WACC8.43%
2.3 Liquidity
- A Current Ratio of 1.56 indicates that LIVE should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
- The Current ratio of LIVE (1.56) is worse than 80.00% of its industry peers.
- A Quick Ratio of 0.47 indicates that LIVE may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
- LIVE's Quick ratio of 0.47 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. LIVE is outperformed by 85.00% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.56 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.47 |
3. LIVE Growth Analysis
3.1 Past
- The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 276.34% over the past year.
- 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 -5.90% 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)-5.9%
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.
4. LIVE Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- With a Price/Earnings ratio of 2.30, the valuation of LIVE can be described as very cheap.
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of LIVE indicates a rather cheap valuation: LIVE is cheaper than 100.00% of the companies listed in the same industry.
- LIVE is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 26.69, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
- The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 1.44, which indicates a rather cheap valuation of LIVE.
- Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, LIVE is valued cheaper than 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
- LIVE's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 24.79.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 2.3 | ||
| Fwd PE | 1.44 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- LIVE's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. LIVE is cheaper than 83.33% of the companies in the same industry.
- Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, LIVE is valued cheaply inside the industry as 95.00% of the companies are valued more expensively.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 1.88 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 5.96 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- The 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
5. LIVE Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- No dividends for LIVE!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
LIVE Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
NASDAQ:LIVE (3/6/2026, 10:03:42 AM)
12.84
-0.46 (-3.46%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Durables & Apparel
GICS IndustryHousehold Durables
Earnings (Last)02-12 2026-02-12/bmo
Earnings (Next)05-06 2026-05-06
Inst Owners8.42%
Inst Owner Change-7.07%
Ins Owners8.67%
Ins Owner Change0%
Market Cap39.42M
Revenue(TTM)444.94M
Net Income(TTM)22.74M
Analysts82.86
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %1.52%
Short Ratio1.63
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector 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 Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 2.3 | ||
| Fwd PE | 1.44 | ||
| P/S | 0.09 | ||
| P/FCF | 1.88 | ||
| P/OCF | 1.37 | ||
| P/B | 0.41 | ||
| P/tB | 2.8 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 5.96 |
EPS(TTM)5.59
EY43.54%
EPS(NY)8.93
Fwd EY69.51%
FCF(TTM)6.83
FCFY53.22%
OCF(TTM)9.34
OCFY72.73%
SpS144.93
BVpS31.04
TBVpS4.58
PEG (NY)0.03
PEG (5Y)0.24
Graham Number62.49
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 5.89% | ||
| ROE | 23.86% | ||
| ROCE | 5.31% | ||
| ROIC | 4.25% | ||
| ROICexc | 4.39% | ||
| ROICexgc | 6.31% | ||
| OM | 3.29% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 5.11% | ||
| GM | 32.74% | ||
| FCFM | 4.71% |
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 Turnover1.15
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.27 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 7.56 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 3.79 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 44.52% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 1.73% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 0.98 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 89.85% | ||
| Profit Quality | 92.24% | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.56 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.47 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.66 |
F-Score8
WACC8.43%
ROIC/WACC0.5
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)-5.9%
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 1Y231.71%
EBIT growth 3Y-21.97%
EBIT growth 5Y-6.43%
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y88.33%
FCF growth 3Y104.58%
FCF growth 5Y-3.37%
OCF growth 1Y39.1%
OCF growth 3Y25.28%
OCF growth 5Y-0.08%
LIVE VENTURES INC / LIVE 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 2.3 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 0.41.
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%.