LIVE VENTURES Inc LIVE
The "Company," "Live Ventures", "Live", "we," "our," and "us" are used interchangeably to refer to Live Ventures Incorporated and its subsidiaries, as appropriate in the context.
Live Ventures Incorporated (Nasdaq: LIVE) is a diversified holding company with a strategic focus on value-oriented acquisitions of domestic middle-market companies. Live Ventures' acquisition strategy is industry agnostic and focuses on well-run, closely held businesses with a demonstrated track record of earnings growth and cash flow generation. The Company looks for opportunities to partner with management to build increased stockholder value through a disciplined buy-build-hold, long-term focused strategy. Live Ventures was founded in 1968 and later refocused under our Chief Executive Officer and strategic investor, Jon Isaac. The Company's current portfolio of diversified operating subsidiaries includes companies in the textile, flooring, tools, steel, and entertainment industries.
Valuation FY2025 figures against the last close
Annual financial statements
Income statement
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $444.9M | $472.8M | $355.2M | $286.9M | $273.0M | $191.7M | $193.3M | $199.6M | $152.1M | $79.0M |
| Cost of revenue | $299.3M | $328.0M | $239.6M | $189.1M | $173.5M | $116.4M | $122.4M | $125.4M | $89.5M | $59.0M |
| Gross profit | $145.7M | $144.8M | $115.6M | $97.8M | $99.5M | $75.3M | $70.9M | $74.2M | $62.6M | $20.0M |
| SG&A | $113.7M | $118.0M | $86.7M | $54.5M | $52.2M | $43.6M | $52.8M | $49.3M | $36.2M | $8.5M |
| Total operating expenses | $131.1M | $158.5M | $100.1M | $71.9M | $63.7M | $54.9M | $67.6M | $63.4M | $44.5M | $17.7M |
| Operating income | $14.6M | -$13.6M | $15.4M | $25.9M | $35.8M | $20.4M | $3.3M | $10.8M | $18.1M | $2.3M |
| Interest expense | $15.6M | $16.8M | $12.7M | $4.2M | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pre-tax income | $28.4M | -$31.3M | $1.5M | $31.6M | $39.7M | $15.6M | -$5.6M | $10.3M | $10.6M | $2.4M |
| Income tax | $5.7M | $4.7M | $1.6M | $6.9M | $8.7M | $5.0M | $1.6M | $4.4M | $4.1M | $15.6M |
| Net income | $22.7M | -$26.7M | -$102.0K | $24.7M | $31.2M | $10.9M | -$4.0M | $5.9M | $6.5M | $17.8M |
| EPS, basic | 7.35 | -8.48 | -0.03 | 7.94 | 19.92 | 6.40 | -2.11 | 3.01 | 2.94 | 6.33 |
| EPS, diluted | 4.93 | -8.48 | -0.03 | 7.84 | 9.80 | 3.09 | -2.11 | 1.58 | 1.61 | 5.40 |
| Shares, diluted (wtd. avg.) | 4.6M | 3.1M | 3.1M | 3.2M | 3.2M | 3.5M | 1.9M | 3.7M | 4.0M | 3.3M |
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $8.8M | $4.6M | $4.3M | $4.6M | — | — | — | $2.0M | $4.0M | $770.9K |
| Receivables | $39.9M | $46.9M | $41.2M | $25.7M | $21.6M | $20.1M | $11.9M | $13.3M | $10.6M | $7.6M |
| Inventory | $120.7M | $126.3M | $131.3M | $97.7M | $70.7M | $64.5M | $39.2M | $46.4M | $34.5M | $11.1M |
| Total current assets | $173.1M | $181.9M | $182.9M | $134.8M | $98.8M | $95.9M | $55.8M | $66.0M | $55.5M | $25.2M |
| Property, plant and equipment | — | — | — | $64.6M | $35.6M | $31.7M | $22.6M | $28.0M | $22.8M | $14.0M |
| Goodwill | $61.2M | $61.2M | $75.9M | $41.1M | $41.5M | $37.8M | $36.9M | $36.9M | $36.9M | $0 |
| Other intangibles | $20.1M | $25.1M | $26.6M | $3.8M | $4.7M | $1.1M | $2.2M | $6.7M | $4.2M | $1.7M |
| Total assets | $386.4M | $407.5M | $421.8M | $278.6M | $211.7M | $197.3M | $122.5M | $141.1M | $128.6M | $53.5M |
| Accounts payable | $27.4M | $31.0M | $27.2M | $10.9M | $10.6M | $9.1M | $14.1M | $14.6M | $8.2M | $5.4M |
| Short-term debt | — | — | — | $18.9M | $16.1M | $12.0M | $7.9M | $14.0M | $48.9M | $2.0M |
| Total current liabilities | $111.0M | $129.7M | $97.8M | $56.4M | $65.0M | $57.4M | $35.0M | $37.5M | $66.4M | $13.8M |
| Long-term debt | — | — | — | $62.7M | $37.6M | $63.4M | $47.8M | $58.8M | $26.6M | $13.5M |
| Total liabilities | $291.1M | $334.7M | $321.7M | $181.5M | $136.7M | $153.6M | $88.3M | $102.3M | $95.0M | $29.3M |
| Retained earnings | $29.1M | $12.3M | $39.0M | $39.5M | $14.8M | -$16.4M | -$27.4M | -$23.3M | -$28.6M | -$35.1M |
| Total equity | $95.3M | $72.9M | $100.1M | $97.2M | $75.1M | $43.7M | $34.1M | $38.8M | $32.9M | $24.2M |
Cash flow
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $28.7M | $20.6M | $26.0M | $6.4M | $29.2M | $28.8M | $19.1M | $11.8M | $7.9M | $7.9M |
| Depreciation and amortisation | $12.3M | $12.3M | $10.9M | $6.2M | $6.3M | $5.1M | $4.1M | $4.6M | $4.1M | $2.9M |
| Stock-based compensation | $200.0K | $325.0K | $446.0K | $37.0K | $489.0K | $86.0K | $142.0K | $497.0K | $203.7K | $256.1K |
| Capital expenditure | $7.7M | $8.5M | $10.0M | $12.1M | $10.8M | $3.9M | $2.4M | $8.7M | $6.4M | $3.2M |
| Investing cash flow | -$7.7M | -$21.5M | -$63.9M | -$40.0M | -$17.4M | -$8.8M | $100.0K | -$9.4M | -$53.7M | -$2.5M |
| Financing cash flow | -$16.7M | $1.2M | $37.6M | $33.6M | -$16.1M | -$13.7M | -$19.2M | -$4.4M | $49.1M | -$7.3M |
| Dividends paid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0 | $959 | $1.9K |
| Buybacks | $528.0K | $866.0K | $991.0K | $2.7M | $421.0K | $1.7M | $888.0K | $550.0K | $699.6K | $300.0K |
Figures as tagged in each year's own filing, in US dollars. A year restated by a later filing shows the restated figure. Capital expenditure, dividends and buybacks are cash out, shown positive. A line the filer does not report is not listed. Latest from accession 0001437749-26-018023.
Plot the figures US dollars
- Revenue
- Gross profit
- Net income
| Fiscal year | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $79.0M | $152.1M | $199.6M | $193.3M | $191.7M | $273.0M | $286.9M | $355.2M | $472.8M | $444.9M |
| Gross profit | $20.0M | $62.6M | $74.2M | $70.9M | $75.3M | $99.5M | $97.8M | $115.6M | $144.8M | $145.7M |
| Net income | $17.8M | $6.5M | $5.9M | -$4.0M | $10.9M | $31.2M | $24.7M | -$102.0K | -$26.7M | $22.7M |
Recent filings and events
- Other event The catch-all. The company chose to disclose something that fits no other item, so the content is whatever it says it is. Item 8.01
- Results announced The quarterly or annual earnings release. Arrives four times a year from almost every company here. Item 2.02
- Shareholder vote The results of the annual meeting or a special vote. Item 5.07
- Results announced Item 2.02
- Officer or director change Someone at the top arrived or left. The item covers everything from a board retirement to a chief executive being removed, and only the filing itself says which. Item 5.02
- Results announced Item 2.02
- Annual report filed A new 10-K. The figures and the business description on this site come from it. Form 10-K
- Results announced Item 2.02
- Results announced Item 2.02
- Officer or director change Item 5.02
- Shareholder vote Item 5.07
- Results announced Item 2.02
Item numbers are Form 8-K's own, and a filing date is up to four business days after the thing it reports. The same feed across the whole market.
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