Live Ventures Incorporated (LIVE) AI Stock Analysis

Live Ventures Incorporated operates across three primary business segments in the United States: Flooring Manufacturing, Steel Manufacturing, and Retail. The Flooring Manufacturing segment produces and distributes carpets, rugs, and yarn products, while also reselling hard surface flooring to dealers, home centers, and end users. The Steel Manufacturing segment manufactures and markets pre-finished de-carb free tool and die steel products for steel distributors and service centers. Its Retail segment operates 63 specialty entertainment retail storefronts under brands such as Vintage Stock, V-Stock, Movie Trading Company, and EntertainMart, selling movies, video games, music, books, comics, and collectibles.

From FY2020 to FY2025, Live Ventures achieved a 5-year revenue CAGR of 18.3%. Annual revenue grew from $273.0M in FY2021 to $472.8M in FY2024, before declining 5.9% to $444.9M in FY2025. Gross margin shifted from 36.4% in FY2021 to 32.7% in FY2025, while operating margin dropped from 13.1% to 3.8% over the same span. Net income fluctuated widely, recording $31.2M in FY2021, -$26.7M in FY2024, and $22.7M in FY2025. For the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2026, revenue stood at $434.2M with an operating margin of 4.9% and an eps of -$1.20. In the latest quarter, revenue declined 3.2% year-over-year while quarterly earnings fell 70.3%.

As of June 30, 2026, Live Ventures held $10.9M in cash and short-term investments against total debt of $224.6M, resulting in net debt of $213.7M. Shareholders' equity was $91.9M, producing a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.44, alongside a current ratio of 1.35. In FY2025, the company generated operating cash flow of $28.7M and free cash flow of $21.0M. Capital expenditures totaled $7.7M, while share buybacks absorbed $528,000 as the 5-year share count fell 4.1%.

Live Ventures carries a market cap of $23.0M and an enterprise value of $238.5M. The stock trades at a forward P/E of 3.8x, well below the 14.1x median of its US-listed Consumer Cyclical peers. Its EV/EBITDA multiple of 7.3x is also below the peer median of 11.1x, and its price-to-sales ratio stands at 0.1x compared to the peer median of 0.7x. Over the past year, LIVE shares fell 55.9%, while the S&P 500 benchmark returned 16.8%. Over a 5-year period, the stock declined 78.0% compared to an 83.0% gain for the index.

The mean price target for Live Ventures is $138.00, representing a target vs last close of 1740.0% compared to the October 16, 2026 closing price of $7.50. Over the last four quarters, the company recorded 0 EPS beats. The next earnings date is scheduled for December 10, 2026. Insider ownership is significant at 71.7%, while institutional investors hold 7.1% of the shares and short interest stands at 0.3% of the float.

This page is an AI-written research summary of Live Ventures Incorporated (LIVE). The text was generated on October 30, 2026 from Quotelinks data as of October 16, 2026 (company profile, annual results, latest balance sheet, valuation, price performance and analyst estimates). An automatic check rejects any draft that contains a figure not found in that data. It is not investment advice; verify figures on the linked tabs before making decisions.

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