LIVE VENTURES Inc (LIVE) stock
LIVENasdaqRetail-Miscellaneous RetailFiscal year ends September 30
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 13, 2026Score 9/3088% below fair value
$7.20−0.30 (-4.00%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $22.12MP/E –Yield –
Live Ventures statistics
93 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Dec 10, 2026 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Jul 12, 2005
- Fundamentals through
- Jun 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 1.20
- 2.82
- P/OCF Ratio
- 1.03
- 10.40
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 0.03
- 0.57
- EV / EBIT
- 1.07
- 12.89
- EV / FCF
- 0.80
- 17.96
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 5.82%
- 1.85%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.00%
- 0.08%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 7.08%
- 43.9%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 5,930
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 1.79%
- -1.30%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 0.19%
- 5.07%
- Days to Cover
- 3.79
- 4.89
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $22.70
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $7.00
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $7.39
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $7.66
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $11.06
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.28
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -4.00%
- 0.52%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -5.76%
- 1.43%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -30.8%
- -9.81%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -29.7%
- -11.0%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -51.4%
- -17.6%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -40.2%
- -14.7%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -73.7%
- -0.13%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -78.3%
- -70.1%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- -43.9%
- 31.2%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 4,321
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 3,166
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 7,170
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.52
- 0.68
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 42.8
- 49.7
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 75.8%
- 64.5%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.30
- 1.10
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- -0.93%
- -0.43%
- EBITDA Margin
- 6.01%
- 1.22%
- FCF Margin
- 3.21%
- 1.47%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- -2.76%
- -4.22%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- -0.67%
- -1.49%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 9.90%
- -1.77%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 4.09%
- 2.23%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.35
- 1.16
- Quick Ratio
- 0.39
- 0.44
- Interest Coverage
- 0.71
- -0.18
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- -2.15%
- 6.73%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -236.9%
- 30.3%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- -28.2%
- -7.45%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 15.7%
- -1.38%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 18.3%
- 4.80%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -14.3%
- -1.16%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 9.79%
- 8.06%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 1.12
- 1.46
- Inventory Turnover
- 2.42
- 5.87
- Revenue Per Employee
- $249.00K
- $404.74K
- Profits Per Employee
- -$1.48K
- -$2.22K
- Employee Count
- 1,744
- 445
- WACC
- 7.38%
- 9.17%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- -$4.03M
- -$578.22K
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $10.90M
- $10.47K
- Net Cash Per Share
- $3.55
- $0.00
- Equity (Book Value)
- $91.88M
- $21.07M
- Book Value Per Share
- $29.91
- $0.78
- Tangible Book Value
- $18.43M
- $1.97M
- Working Capital
- $45.51M
- $2.15M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$7.49M
- -$13.63M
- FCF Per Share
- $4.54
- $0.12
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- -11.6%
- 2.63%
- FCF Yield
- 63.0%
- 2.85%
- Buyback Yield
- 0.00%
- 1.51%
- Shareholder Yield
- 0.00%
- 1.52%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $14.89M
- $1.99M
- Income Tax
- -$1.45M
- $1.14M
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- 1.49
- 2.09
- Piotroski F-Score
- 7
- 5
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.70
- -2.70
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | LIVE | S&P 500 | Difference | LIVE per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -6.0% | -2.7% | −3.3 pts | ||
| 3 months | -33.9% | -1.7% | −32.2 pts | ||
| Year to date | -51.4% | +11.9% | −63.2 pts | ||
| 1 year | -38.7% | +12.0% | −50.7 pts | ||
| 3 years | -73.6% | +78.2% | −151.7 pts | -35.8% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | -78.3% | +73.2% | −151.5 pts | -26.3% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | -43.9% | +309.6% | −353.6 pts | -5.6% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
0M LIVE shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 1.8% from the previous report. At recent volumes it would take 3.8 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 27.6% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 5,930 | +1.8% | 1,566 | 3.8 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 5,826 | -2.0% | 1,839 | 3.2 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5,947 | -6.9% | 4,294 | 1.4 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 6,389 | -10.9% | 9,091 | 1.0 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 7,173 | -53.7% | 7,620 | 1.0 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 15,502 | +23.2% | 17,683 | 1.0 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 12,586 | +17.2% | 8,205 | 1.5 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 10,738 | +147.1% | 15,109 | 1.0 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4,345 | -24.3% | 7,223 | 1.0 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5,739 | +5.2% | 8,361 | 1.0 |
| May 29, 2026 | 5,456 | -43.8% | 9,953 | 1.0 |
| May 15, 2026 | 9,711 | -31.3% | 10,225 | 1.0 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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