Live Ventures Incorporated (LIVE) Key Metrics
LIVE valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $23.0M
- Enterprise value
- $238.5M
- P/E (TTM)
- — 10-yr median 3.7
- Forward P/E
- 3.8
- PEG ratio
- —
- Price / sales
- 0.1 10-yr median 0.2
- Price / book
- 0.3 10-yr median 0.9
- EV / EBITDA
- 7.3 10-yr median 5.9
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 0.99
LIVE key metrics, FY2016–FY2025
Fiscal year ended September 30, 2025 · U.S. dollarsLIVE valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
LIVE returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
LIVE per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
LIVE financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
LIVE efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
LIVE valuation history
LIVE returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
LIVE debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
LIVE cash returned to shareholders
LIVE price vs earnings per share
LIVE key metrics
FY2016–FY2025| FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $84.8M | $48.1M | $88.6M | $79.0M | $117.8M | $31.6M | $16.3M | $33.7M | $50.2M | $37.9M |
| Enterprise value | $292.4M | $301.5M | $328.9M | $218.1M | $207.2M | $138.6M | $74.2M | $110.3M | $123.7M | $54.6M |
| P/E ratio | 3.7 | — | — | 3.2 | 3.8 | 2.9 | — | 5.7 | 7.7 | 2.1 |
| Price / sales | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Price / book | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Price / free cash flow | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 32.2 | 6.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 13.9 | 36.8 | 8.1 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 6.4 | 6.2 |
| EV / sales | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| EV / EBITDA | 4.4 | 31.7 | 9.9 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 11.7 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 10.0 |
| EV / free cash flow | 13.9 | 24.8 | 20.6 | 88.9 | 11.7 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 45.4 | 90.7 | 11.6 |
| Earnings yield | 26.8% | −55.5% | −0.1% | 31.3% | 26.5% | 34.6% | −24.6% | 17.6% | 13.0% | 47.1% |
| Free cash flow yield | 24.7% | 25.3% | 18.0% | 3.1% | 15.1% | 78.8% | 101.0% | 7.2% | 2.7% | 12.4% |
| Dividend yield | — | — | — | — | 0.3% | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 0.6% | 1.8% | 1.1% | 3.4% | 0.6% | 5.3% | 5.4% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.8% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $18.37 | $15.27 | $28.29 | $25.05 | $37.00 | $8.94 | $8.57 | $9.00 | $12.40 | $11.46 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $96.38 | $150.22 | $113.34 | $90.92 | $85.77 | $54.24 | $101.66 | $53.34 | $37.57 | $23.90 |
| Earnings per share | $4.93 | −$8.48 | −$0.03 | $7.84 | $9.80 | $3.09 | −$2.11 | $1.58 | $1.61 | $5.40 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $6.21 | $6.55 | $8.30 | $4.62 | $9.17 | $8.14 | $10.02 | $3.16 | $1.95 | $1.83 |
| Free cash flow per share | $4.54 | $3.86 | $5.10 | $0.78 | $5.58 | $7.05 | $8.65 | $0.65 | $0.34 | $1.42 |
| Cash per share | $1.91 | $1.46 | $1.38 | $1.46 | $1.47 | $2.54 | $1.41 | $0.53 | $0.98 | $0.23 |
| Book value per share | $20.64 | $23.16 | $31.96 | $30.93 | $23.73 | $12.43 | $17.95 | $10.36 | $8.30 | $7.32 |
| Tangible book value per share | $3.05 | −$4.25 | −$0.73 | $16.69 | $9.23 | $1.45 | −$2.64 | −$1.30 | −$1.87 | $6.81 |
| Dividends per share | — | — | — | — | $0.10 | — | — | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Capex per share | $1.67 | $2.69 | $3.19 | $3.84 | $3.59 | $1.10 | $1.37 | $2.51 | $1.61 | $0.42 |
| Debt per share | $46.89 | $81.98 | $78.03 | $45.53 | $29.59 | $32.80 | $31.84 | $21.00 | $19.13 | $5.29 |
| Shares outstanding | 4.6M | 3.1M | 3.1M | 3.2M | 3.2M | 3.5M | 1.9M | 3.7M | 4.0M | 3.3M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +46.7% | +0.4% | −0.7% | −0.8% | −10.0% | +85.9% | −49.2% | −7.5% | +22.5% | +25.7% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 27.0% | −30.8% | −0.1% | 28.6% | 52.2% | 28.0% | −11.0% | 16.4% | 22.5% | 116.9% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 4.3% | 1.0% | 2.7% | 12.0% | 17.7% | 11.5% | 2.5% | 5.6% | 15.0% | 6.9% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 5.7% | −6.4% | −0.0% | 10.1% | 15.3% | 6.8% | −3.0% | 4.4% | 7.1% | 37.9% |
| Return on tangible assets | 7.5% | −8.3% | −0.0% | 10.6% | 18.8% | 6.9% | −4.8% | 6.0% | 7.4% | 34.4% |
| Free cash flow margin | 4.7% | 2.6% | 4.5% | 0.9% | 6.5% | 13.0% | 8.5% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 5.9% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 1.26 | — | — | 0.59 | 0.94 | 2.63 | — | 2.00 | 1.21 | 0.34 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $216.5M | $258.0M | $244.5M | $143.7M | $94.2M | $116.0M | $60.5M | $78.6M | $77.4M | $17.5M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $8.8M | $4.6M | $4.3M | $4.6M | $4.7M | $9.0M | $2.7M | $2.0M | $4.0M | $770,895 |
| Net debt | $207.6M | $253.4M | $240.2M | $139.1M | $89.5M | $107.0M | $57.9M | $76.6M | $73.5M | $16.7M |
| Debt / equity | 2.27 | 3.54 | 2.44 | 1.47 | 1.25 | 2.64 | 1.77 | 2.03 | 2.31 | 0.72 |
| Debt / assets | 0.56 | 0.63 | 0.58 | 0.52 | 0.44 | 0.59 | 0.49 | 0.56 | 0.60 | 0.33 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.16 | 26.66 | 7.22 | 3.16 | 1.74 | 3.79 | 9.11 | 4.55 | 3.18 | 3.07 |
| Current ratio | 1.56 | 1.40 | 1.87 | 2.39 | 1.52 | 1.67 | 1.59 | 1.75 | 0.84 | 1.83 |
| Quick ratio | 0.47 | 0.43 | 0.53 | 0.66 | 0.43 | 0.55 | 0.49 | 0.51 | 0.32 | 1.03 |
| Interest coverage | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 0.6 |
| Working capital | $62.1M | $52.3M | $85.0M | $78.4M | $33.8M | $38.6M | $20.7M | $28.2M | −$10.9M | $11.4M |
| Invested capital | $302.9M | $326.3M | $340.4M | $236.7M | $165.0M | $150.9M | $92.0M | $115.4M | $107.1M | $40.9M |
| Tangible asset value | $14.1M | −$13.4M | −$2.3M | $52.2M | $28.9M | $4.9M | −$5.0M | −$4.2M | −$7.6M | $22.5M |
| Net current asset value | −$118.0M | −$152.7M | −$138.8M | −$46.7M | −$37.9M | −$57.7M | −$32.6M | −$36.4M | −$39.5M | −$4.1M |
| Graham number | $47.84 | — | — | $73.87 | $72.35 | $29.40 | — | $19.20 | $17.32 | $29.82 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$41.58 | −$73.62 | −$70.20 | −$33.43 | −$25.28 | −$27.51 | −$30.12 | −$17.81 | −$16.26 | −$5.23 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | — | — | — | — | $323,000 | — | — | $4,000 | $959 | $1,917 |
| Share buybacks (net) | $528,000 | $866,000 | $991,000 | $2.7M | $421,000 | $1.7M | $888,000 | $550,000 | $699,557 | $300,027 |
| Dividend payout ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.0% | — | — | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 2.5% | 7.1% | 6.2% | 110.0% | 4.2% | 6.7% | 5.4% | 22.8% | 51.4% | 6.4% |
| Capex / revenue | 1.7% | 1.8% | 2.8% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 2.0% | 1.3% | 4.7% | 4.3% | 1.7% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 26.8% | 41.1% | 38.5% | 83.2% | 39.1% | 13.5% | 13.7% | 79.4% | 82.7% | 22.7% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.52 | 1.48 | 1.74 | 0.53 | 0.46 | 1.55 | 1.30 | 0.44 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| SG&A / revenue | 29.5% | 29.7% | 28.2% | 23.3% | 23.3% | 28.6% | 35.0% | 31.8% | 29.2% | 22.4% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 35.6 | 34.4 | 37.2 | 32.8 | 27.9 | 30.7 | 24.2 | 22.1 | 21.9 | 36.6 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 150.7 | 143.4 | 174.4 | 162.5 | 142.3 | 161.6 | 126.8 | 117.9 | 92.9 | 75.5 |
| Days payables outstanding | 35.6 | 32.4 | 29.0 | 20.8 | 20.8 | 36.5 | 42.5 | 32.8 | 27.8 | 33.8 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 150.7 | 145.4 | 182.6 | 174.6 | 149.4 | 155.9 | 108.6 | 107.2 | 87.0 | 78.2 |
| Receivables turnover | 10.25 | 10.61 | 9.81 | 11.11 | 13.10 | 11.89 | 15.05 | 16.51 | 16.67 | 9.96 |
| Payables turnover | 10.25 | 11.27 | 12.58 | 17.55 | 17.56 | 10.01 | 8.60 | 11.12 | 13.14 | 10.78 |
| Inventory turnover | 2.42 | 2.55 | 2.09 | 2.25 | 2.57 | 2.26 | 2.88 | 3.10 | 3.93 | 4.84 |
| Asset turnover | 1.12 | 1.14 | 1.01 | 1.17 | 1.33 | 1.20 | 1.46 | 1.48 | 1.67 | 1.68 |
| Average receivables | $43.4M | $44.6M | $36.2M | $25.8M | $20.8M | $16.1M | $12.8M | $12.1M | $9.1M | $7.9M |
| Average payables | $29.2M | $29.1M | $19.0M | $10.8M | $9.9M | $11.6M | $14.2M | $11.3M | $6.8M | $5.5M |
| Average inventory | $123.5M | $128.8M | $114.5M | $84.2M | $67.6M | $51.5M | $42.5M | $40.5M | $22.8M | $12.2M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 21.0% | 21.2% | 24.3% | 16.1% | 21.8% | 19.7% | 32.0% | 30.8% | 32.0% | 3.2% |
Computed from LIVE's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed December 17, 2025) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
LIVE valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (September 30, 2025), Live Ventures traded at 3.7 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 3.7. Live Ventures earned a return on equity of 27.0% and a return on invested capital of 4.3% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $216.5 million of debt and $8.8 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $207.6 million. It returned $0.5 million to shareholders: $0 in dividends and $0.5 million in share buybacks, 3% of free cash flow. The share count rose 39.7% from 3.3M to 4.6M over 9 years.
See the LIVE income statement, the LIVE chart for price history, or the LIVE stock overview for the latest quote and news.
LIVE key metrics FAQ
What is Live Ventures's P/E ratio?
Live Ventures traded at 3.7 times earnings at the end of fiscal 2025.
What is Live Ventures's EV/EBITDA?
Live Ventures's enterprise value was 4.4 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $292.4 million, EBITDA $65.8 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 7.3.
What is Live Ventures's return on equity?
Live Ventures's return on equity (ROE) was 27.0% in fiscal 2025: net income of $22.7 million on average shareholders' equity of $84.1 million.
What is Live Ventures's ROIC?
Live Ventures's return on invested capital was 4.3% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Live Ventures have?
Live Ventures had total debt of $216.5 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.27 and $207.6 million of net debt (3.16 times EBITDA).
Does Live Ventures buy back its shares?
Yes. Live Ventures spent $0.5 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed +46.7% over the year, to 4.6M..
What is Live Ventures's free cash flow yield?
Live Ventures generated $21.0 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 24.7% on its market value at year-end ($84.8 million).
What is Live Ventures's current ratio?
Live Ventures's current ratio was 1.56 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.56 times current liabilities.