Fundamental Analysis of LIVEPERSON INC(NASDAQ:LPSN) stock

Fundamental Rating

We assign a fundamental rating of 1 out of 10 to LPSN. LPSN was compared to 279 industry peers in the Software industry. Both the profitability and financial health of LPSN have multiple concerns. LPSN does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year LPSN has reported negative net income.

LPSN had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.

In the past 5 years LPSN always reported negative net income.

In multiple years LPSN reported negative operating cash flow during the last 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

LPSN has a Return On Assets of -12.46%. This is in the lower half of the industry: LPSN underperforms 63.44% of its industry peers.

Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -131.61%, LPSN is doing worse than 81.36% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-12.46%
ROE	-131.61%
ROIC	N/A

ROA(3y)-14.43%

ROA(5y)-14.54%

ROE(3y)-191.95%

ROE(5y)-136.93%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

LPSN has a Gross Margin (66.99%) which is in line with its industry peers.

LPSN's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.

LPSN does not have Profit Margin and Operating Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	66.99%

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OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-3.18%

GM growth 5Y-2.99%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

LPSN does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.

The number of shares outstanding for LPSN has been increased compared to 1 year ago.

Compared to 5 years ago, LPSN has more shares outstanding

LPSN has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of -1.48, we must say that LPSN is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.

LPSN's Altman-Z score of -1.48 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. LPSN is outperformed by 79.57% of its industry peers.

A Debt/Equity ratio of 7.04 is on the high side and indicates that LPSN has dependencies on debt financing.

The Debt to Equity ratio of LPSN (7.04) is worse than 88.53% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	7.04
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	-1.48

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACC1.76%

2.3 Liquidity

LPSN has a Current Ratio of 1.36. This is a normal value and indicates that LPSN is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

With a Current ratio value of 1.36, LPSN perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 41.58% of the companies in the same industry.

LPSN has a Quick Ratio of 1.36. This is a normal value and indicates that LPSN is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

LPSN has a Quick ratio of 1.36. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: LPSN outperforms 41.94% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.36
Quick Ratio	1.36

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 43.28% over the past year.

The Revenue for LPSN has decreased by -21.91% in the past year. This is quite bad

The Revenue has been growing by 9.98% on average over the past years. This is quite good.

EPS 1Y (TTM)43.28%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%52.94%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-21.91%

Revenue growth 3Y3.12%

Revenue growth 5Y9.98%

Sales Q2Q%-26.73%

3.2 Future

LPSN is expected to show a small growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 2.48% yearly.

The Revenue is expected to decrease by -9.39% on average over the next years.

EPS Next Y73.5%

EPS Next 2Y19.51%

EPS Next 3Y2.48%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year-23.27%

Revenue Next 2Y-14.81%

Revenue Next 3Y-9.39%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for LPSN. In the last year negative earnings were reported.

Also next year LPSN is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	N/A

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y19.51%

EPS Next 3Y2.48%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for LPSN!.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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LIVEPERSON INC

NASDAQ:LPSN (11/21/2024, 3:01:53 PM)

0.8123

-0.03 (-3.3%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorInformation Technology

GICS IndustryGroupSoftware & Services

GICS IndustrySoftware

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Market Cap72.31M

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		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A
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PEG (NY)N/A

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Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-12.46%
ROE	-131.61%
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OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	66.99%
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Asset Turnover0.51

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	7.04
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Current Ratio	1.36
Quick Ratio	1.36
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Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)43.28%

EPS 3YN/A

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EPS Q2Q%

EPS Next Y73.5%

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EPS Next 5Y

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-21.91%

Revenue growth 3Y3.12%

Revenue growth 5Y

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LIVEPERSON INC (LPSN)

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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