LIVENasdaqRetail-Miscellaneous RetailFiscal year ends September 30
LIVE VENTURES Inc
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 13, 2026
$7.50+0.00 (0.00%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $23.04M
- P/E (TTM)
- 1.5
- Dividend yield
- –
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2011 to 2025
Gross margin
32.7%−6.5 pts over 5 years
Operating margin
3.3%−7.4 pts over 5 years
Net margin
5.1%−0.6 pts over 5 years
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | -5.9% | +15.7% | +18.3% | +29.6% | |
| Gross profit | +0.6% | +14.2% | +14.1% | +29.2% | |
| Operating income | – | -17.4% | -6.4% | – | |
| Net income | – | -2.8% | +15.8% | – | |
| EPS, diluted | – | -14.3% | +9.8% | – | |
| Free cash flow | +72.8% | – | -3.4% | – |
Returns and balance sheet
10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2016 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 109.8% | 28.0% | 27.0% | |
| Return on assets | 37.9% | 6.8% | 5.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.83 | 1.67 | 1.56 | |
| Debt to equity | – | 1.72 | – | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | – | 2.53× | – | |
| Interest coverage | – | – | 0.9× | |
| Inventory turnover | 4.8× | 2.2× | 2.4× | |
| Capex to revenue | 4.0% | 2.0% | 1.7% | |
| Diluted shares | 3M | 4M | 5M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2021 to 2025, five years combined
Live Ventures generated $110.86M from operations and spent $54.63M on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 90% of that went back into the business.
Generated
$110.86M
Used
$54.63M
Capital expenditure$49.13M90%Dividends$00%Share buybacks$5.50M10%
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
Net margin5.1%
×Asset turnover1.12×
×Equity multiplier4.72×
=Return on equity, FY202527.0%
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 5.1% | 1.12× | 4.72× | 27.0% |
| FY2024 | -5.6% | 1.14× | 4.79× | -30.8% |
| FY2023 | -0.0% | 1.01× | 3.54× | -0.1% |
| FY2022 | 8.6% | 1.17× | 2.83× | 28.6% |
| FY2021 | 11.4% | 1.33× | 3.42× | 52.2% |
| FY2020 | 5.7% | 1.20× | 4.10× | 28.0% |
| FY2019 | -2.1% | 1.47× | 3.58× | -10.9% |
| FY2018 | 3.0% | 1.48× | 3.73× | 16.4% |
| FY2017 | 4.3% | 1.67× | 3.19× | 22.8% |
| FY2016 | 22.6% | 1.68× | 2.90× | 109.8% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
6of 8 tests passed in fiscal 2025. Some tests lack the figures they need.
- ProfitableNet income above zero$22.74M
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero$28.67M
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year-6.3% → 5.6%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income$28.67M vs $22.74M
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell– → –
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose1.40 → 1.56
- No dilutionShare count did not rise3M → 5M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year30.63% → 32.74%
- More efficientAsset turnover rose1.12 → 1.09