Live Ventures Incorporated (LIVE) Valuation

Valuation

Model-based estimates, not advice. The DCF is the discounted-cash-flow value per share; compare it with the price, not as a target.

DCF fair value

+669.5%

$56.40

vs $7.33 price

Levered DCF

$63.93

After debt service

Piotroski score

5 / 9

Average

Altman Z-score

1.5

Distress zone

Rating

B-

Overall 2 / 5

Ratios by fiscal year

Margins and yields are shares of revenue, equity or price; multiples are ×.

Metric	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2019	FY2018
P/E	2.5×	-1.8×	-867.79×	3.2×	3.78×	2.89×	-4.06×	5.63×
P/B	0.6×	0.66×	0.89×	0.81×	1.56×	0.72×	0.48×	0.86×
P/S	0.13×	0.1×	0.25×	0.28×	0.43×	0.16×	0.08×	0.17×
EV / EBITDA	4.02×	31.71×	9.89×	4.95×	4.03×	4.91×	11.68×	6.52×
Gross margin	32.7%	30.6%	32.5%	34.1%	36.4%	39.3%	36.7%	37.2%
Operating margin	3.8%	0.9%	4.3%	10.7%	13.1%	10.7%	1.7%	5.4%
Net margin	5.1%	-5.6%	-0.0%	8.6%	11.4%	5.7%	-2.1%	3.0%
Current ratio	1.56×	1.4×	1.87×	2.39×	1.52×	1.67×	1.59×	1.75×
Debt / equity	2.27×	3.54×	2.44×	1.47×	1.25×	2.64×	1.77×	2.03×
Interest coverage	1.08×	0.26×	1.21×	7.33×	6.88×	3.89×	0.52×	1.25×
Dividend yield	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Payout ratio	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%

Key metrics by fiscal year

Metric	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2019	FY2018
Return on equity	23.9%	-36.6%	-0.1%	25.3%	41.3%	24.9%	-11.8%	15.3%
Return on invested capital	4.1%	1.1%	-0.3%	9.6%	16.3%	8.7%	2.4%	5.2%
Return on assets	5.9%	-6.5%	-0.0%	8.9%	14.7%	5.5%	-3.3%	4.2%
Free cash flow yield	36.9%	25.3%	18.0%	3.1%	15.1%	78.8%	101.0%	7.3%
Earnings yield	40.0%	-55.5%	-0.1%	31.3%	26.5%	34.6%	-24.6%	17.8%
Enterprise value	$264.5M	$301.5M	$328.9M	$218.1M	$207.2M	$138.6M	$74.2M	$109.9M
Net debt / EBITDA	3.16×	26.66×	7.22×	3.16×	1.74×	3.79×	9.11×	4.55×
Cash conversion cycle (days)	147	142	202	206	155	212	96	118