19.51 USD
-1.09 (-5.29%)
Last: Feb 3, 2026, 08:00 PM
LIVE gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 60 industry peers in the Household Durables industry. LIVE has a medium profitability rating, but doesn't score so well on its financial health evaluation. LIVE is valued quite cheap, but it does not seem to be growing.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
- LIVE had positive earnings in the past year.
- LIVE had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
- The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: LIVE reported negative net income in multiple years.
- In the past 5 years LIVE always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
1.2 Ratios
- With a Return On Assets value of 5.89%, LIVE perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 58.33% of the companies in the same industry.
- The Return On Equity of LIVE (23.86%) is better than 93.33% of its industry peers.
- LIVE has a worse Return On Invested Capital (4.25%) than 61.67% of its industry peers.
- Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for LIVE is significantly below the industry average of 9.41%.
- 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 line with its industry, outperforming 53.33% of the companies in the same industry.
- In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of LIVE has declined.
- With a Operating Margin value of 3.29%, LIVE is not doing good in the industry: 65.00% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
- LIVE's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
- Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 32.74%, LIVE is in the better half of 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. Health
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.
- LIVE has less shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
- LIVE has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
- Compared to 1 year ago, LIVE has an improved debt to assets ratio.
2.2 Solvency
- LIVE has an Altman-Z score of 1.70. This is a bad value and indicates that LIVE is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
- With a Altman-Z score value of 1.70, LIVE is not doing good in the industry: 73.33% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
- 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.
- Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 7.56, LIVE is in line with its industry, outperforming 45.00% of the companies in the same industry.
- LIVE has a Debt/Equity ratio of 1.27. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
- The Debt to Equity ratio of LIVE (1.27) is worse than 81.67% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.27 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 7.56 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.7 |
ROIC/WACC0.47
WACC9.07%
2.3 Liquidity
- LIVE has a Current Ratio of 1.56. This is a normal value and indicates that LIVE is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- LIVE has a worse Current ratio (1.56) than 76.67% of its industry peers.
- A Quick Ratio of 0.47 indicates that LIVE may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
- Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.47, LIVE is doing worse than 83.33% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.56 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.47 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
- The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 283.77% over the past year.
- Measured over the past years, LIVE shows a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 9.64% on average per year.
- Looking at the last year, LIVE shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -5.90% in the last 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)283.77%
EPS 3Y-13.87%
EPS 5Y9.64%
EPS Q2Q%93.1%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-5.9%
Revenue growth 3Y15.75%
Revenue growth 5Y18.34%
Sales Q2Q%1.02%
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. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- The Price/Earnings ratio is 4.01, which indicates a rather cheap valuation of LIVE.
- 93.33% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than LIVE, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
- The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 28.18. LIVE is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.
- Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 2.19, the valuation of LIVE can be described as very cheap.
- 100.00% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than LIVE, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
- Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 25.51, LIVE is valued rather cheaply.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 4.01 | ||
| Fwd PE | 2.19 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of LIVE indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: LIVE is cheaper than 75.00% of the companies listed in the same industry.
- LIVE's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. LIVE is cheaper than 95.00% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 2.86 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 6.56 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- LIVE's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
PEG (NY)0.05
PEG (5Y)0.42
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
- LIVE does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
NASDAQ:LIVE (2/3/2026, 8:00:03 PM)
19.51
-1.09 (-5.29%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Durables & Apparel
GICS IndustryHousehold Durables
Earnings (Last)12-11 2025-12-11/bmo
Earnings (Next)02-05 2026-02-05
Inst Owners8.42%
Inst Owner Change-3.46%
Ins Owners8.67%
Ins Owner Change0%
Market Cap59.90M
Revenue(TTM)444.94M
Net Income(TTM)22.74M
Analysts82.86
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %1.72%
Short Ratio1.33
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 | 4.01 | ||
| Fwd PE | 2.19 | ||
| P/S | 0.13 | ||
| P/FCF | 2.86 | ||
| P/OCF | 2.09 | ||
| P/B | 0.63 | ||
| P/tB | 4.26 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 6.56 |
EPS(TTM)4.87
EY24.96%
EPS(NY)8.93
Fwd EY45.75%
FCF(TTM)6.83
FCFY35.02%
OCF(TTM)9.34
OCFY47.86%
SpS144.93
BVpS31.04
TBVpS4.58
PEG (NY)0.05
PEG (5Y)0.42
Graham Number58.32
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 | 1.7 |
F-Score8
WACC9.07%
ROIC/WACC0.47
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)283.77%
EPS 3Y-13.87%
EPS 5Y9.64%
EPS Q2Q%93.1%
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%1.02%
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 4.01 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 0.63.
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%.