Live Ventures Incorporated

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LIVE USLive Ventures Incorporated

United States Composite

24.48

USD

+0.03

(+0.12%)

-2.35EPS Dil.

-10.37P/E

73.44MMarket Cap

Next Earnings

December 13

Ex-Dividend Date

July 12

Dividend Date

December 8

Held by Insiders

57.99%

Held by Institutions

7.63%

Short % of Float

0.19%

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	2011 Y	2012 Y	2013 Y	2014 Y	2015 Y	2016 Y	2017 Y	2018 Y	2019 Y	2020 Y	2021 Y	2022 Y	2023 Y	TTM
Revenue per Share	12.3	2.97	1.5	3.32	12.7	28.05	68.81	101.54	101.68	112.31	174.32	92.08	113.33	136.36
Basic EPS, GAAP	-16.57	-1.53	-3.67	-2.13	-5.58	6.33	2.94	3.01	-2.11	6.4	19.92	7.94	-0.03	-2.36
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share	-13.02	-0.49	-1.24	-2.42	-0.47	1.66	0.62	1.24	8.65	14.59	11.35	-1.84	5.1	1.1
Dividend per Share	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -
Book Value per Share	-57.66	-16.47	-14.46	-13.21	-16.56	-12.58	-14.34	-12	-14.98	-10.34	9.34	12.85	12.31	11.12
Tangible Book Value per Share	-1.4	0.63	0.16	3.64	2.11	8.07	-3.8	-2.5	-2.75	3.06	18.28	16.98	-0.73	-2.45
Basic Weighted Avg Shares	- -	1	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3
Sales/Revenue/Turnover	4	3	2	7	33	79	152	200	193	192	273	287	355	431
Operating Margin (%)	-129.84	-30.85	-116.42	-61.93	-19.25	2.94	11.9	5.41	1.68	10.65	13.11	10.75	4.35	2
Depreciation Expense	1	- -	- -	- -	1	3	5	6	6	7	7	8	19	22
Net Income, GAAP	-6	-2	-6	-5	-15	18	7	6	-4	11	31	25	- -	-7
Effective Tax Rate (%)	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	38.57	42.66	- -	31.74	21.83	21.75	106.94	- -
Profit Margin (%)	-134.75	-51.3	-244.36	-64.16	-43.95	22.58	4.28	2.97	-2.08	5.7	11.43	8.62	-0.03	-1.73
Working Capital	-1	- -	- -	9	15	11	-11	28	21	39	34	78	85	79
LT Debt	- -	- -	- -	1	21	15	29	64	53	95	69	115	206	216
Total Equity	1	3	3	13	8	24	34	39	34	44	75	97	100	96
Return on Invested Capital (%)	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	14.57	5.39	- -	10.84	16.76	11.64	-0.37	- -
Return on Capital (%)	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	71.43	20.9	- -	22.32	34.13	19.25	-0.42	- -
Return on Common Equity (%)	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	91.16	-0.26	-19.17

Capital Structure

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Growth Rates

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(avg. rate of change)	10 years	5 years	1 year
Sales/Revenue/Turnover	89.6%	13.46%	23.79%
Net Income, GAAP	-57.4%	-95.14%	-100.41%
Free Cash Flow	-28.85%	17.71%	-379.26%
Total Cash Common Dividend	- -	- -	- -
Total Equity	64.28%	24.08%	3.06%

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Quarterly Revenue

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Quarterly Earnings Per Share

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Company Description

CEO: Mr. Jon Isaac, Mr. Rodney Dale Spriggs
Full Time Employees: 952
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Home Improvement Retail
Address: 325 East Warm Springs Road Las Vegas NV United States 89119
IPO Date: Jan 29, 2002
Website: www.liveventures.com
Business: Live Ventures Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the flooring and steel manufacturing, and retail businesses in the United States. The company's Flooring Manufacturing segment manufactures and sells carpets and rugs, and yarn products focusing on the residential, niche commercial, and hospitality end-markets; and resells hard surface flooring products. This segment serves flooring dealers, home centers, and other flooring manufacturers, as well as directly to end users. Its Steel Manufacturing segment manufactures and sells pre-finished de-carb free tool and die steel products, such as deluxe alloy plates, deluxe tool steel plates, precision ground flat stock products, and drill rods. This segment serves steel distributors and steel service centers. The company's Retail segment operates 63 specialty entertainment retail storefronts that offer entertainment products, including new and pre-owned movies, video games, and music products, as well as ancillary products, such as books, comics, toys, and collectibles. It buys, sells, and trades in new and pre-owned movies, music, video games, electronics, and collectibles through 35 Vintage Stock, 3 V-Stock, 13 Movie Trading company, and 12 EntertainMart retail locations in Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah, as well as sells new and used movies, video games, music, and toys through Website, vintagestock.com. This segment also offers services to customers, such as rentals, special orders, disc and video game hardware repair services, and other services. Its Corporate and Other segment provides product and service for new customers. Live Ventures Incorporated was incorporated in 1968 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Company News

GuruFocus.com
5 days ago
Live Ventures Subsidiary Flooring Liquidators Announces Opening of its Largest Store in Springfield, Missouri
GuruFocus.com
11 days ago
Live Ventures Announces New $10 Million Common Stock Repurchase Program
GuruFocus.com
a month ago
Live Ventures Announces Acquisition of Data Center Product Manufacturer Central Steel Fabricators
seekingalpha
a month ago
Live Ventures acquires Central Steel Fabricators
benzinga
a month ago
Live Ventures Announces Acquisition of Data Center Product Manufacturer Central Steel Fabricators
benzinga
a month ago
Live Ventures Post 30% Hike In Q2 Sales As Acquisitions Boost
seekingalpha
a month ago
Live Ventures GAAP EPS of -$1.04, revenue of $118.63M
GuruFocus.com
a month ago
Live Ventures to Issue Fiscal Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Hold Earnings Conference Call on May 13, 2024
benzinga
a month ago
Live Ventures to Issue Fiscal Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Hold Earnings Conference Call on May 13, 2024
market_watch
2 months ago
LL Flooring Shares Pop 26% on New Buyout Proposal
market_watch
2 months ago
LL Flooring Reaches Cooperation Deal With Live Ventures, Isaac Capital

	2011 Y	2012 Y	2013 Y	2014 Y	2015 Y	2016 Y	2017 Y	2018 Y	2019 Y	2020 Y	2021 Y	2022 Y	2023 Y	TTM
Revenue per Share	12.3	2.97	1.5	3.32	12.7	28.05	68.81	101.54	101.68	112.31	174.32	92.08	113.33	136.36
Basic EPS, GAAP	-16.57	-1.53	-3.67	-2.13	-5.58	6.33	2.94	3.01	-2.11	6.4	19.92	7.94	-0.03	-2.36
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share	-13.02	-0.49	-1.24	-2.42	-0.47	1.66	0.62	1.24	8.65	14.59	11.35	-1.84	5.1	1.1
Dividend per Share	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -
Book Value per Share	-57.66	-16.47	-14.46	-13.21	-16.56	-12.58	-14.34	-12	-14.98	-10.34	9.34	12.85	12.31	11.12
Tangible Book Value per Share	-1.4	0.63	0.16	3.64	2.11	8.07	-3.8	-2.5	-2.75	3.06	18.28	16.98	-0.73	-2.45
Basic Weighted Avg Shares	- -	1	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3
Sales/Revenue/Turnover	4	3	2	7	33	79	152	200	193	192	273	287	355	431
Operating Margin (%)	-129.84	-30.85	-116.42	-61.93	-19.25	2.94	11.9	5.41	1.68	10.65	13.11	10.75	4.35	2
Depreciation Expense	1	- -	- -	- -	1	3	5	6	6	7	7	8	19	22
Net Income, GAAP	-6	-2	-6	-5	-15	18	7	6	-4	11	31	25	- -	-7
Effective Tax Rate (%)	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	38.57	42.66	- -	31.74	21.83	21.75	106.94	- -
Profit Margin (%)	-134.75	-51.3	-244.36	-64.16	-43.95	22.58	4.28	2.97	-2.08	5.7	11.43	8.62	-0.03	-1.73
Working Capital	-1	- -	- -	9	15	11	-11	28	21	39	34	78	85	79
LT Debt	- -	- -	- -	1	21	15	29	64	53	95	69	115	206	216
Total Equity	1	3	3	13	8	24	34	39	34	44	75	97	100	96
Return on Invested Capital (%)	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	14.57	5.39	- -	10.84	16.76	11.64	-0.37	- -
Return on Capital (%)	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	71.43	20.9	- -	22.32	34.13	19.25	-0.42	- -
Return on Common Equity (%)	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	91.16	-0.26	-19.17

	Sep'23	Dec'24	Mar'24
ST Debt	39	38	46
LT Borrowings	125	125	126
LT Finance Leases	81	91	90
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital	- -	- -	- -
Shares Outstanding	3	3	3
Market Capitalization	90	79	83

	Sep'23	Dec'24	Mar'24
Total Current Assets	183	185	185
Accounts Receivable, Net	41	42	46
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI	4	6	4
Inventories	131	132	131
Total Current Liabilities	98	103	106
Payables & Accruals	54	65	60
ST Debt	39	38	46
Deferred Revenue	5	- -	- -

Year	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FY
2022	4.14	4.9	1.12	-0.21	7.94
2023	0.6	0.5	0.33	-1.44	-0.03
2024	-0.22	-1.04	- -	- -	- -