LIVE VENTURES Inc LIVE
LIVE VENTURES Inc (LIVE) earns a Piotroski F-score of 6/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.00% (safety: no dividend). FY2025 revenue was $444.9M at a 5.1% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Retail Trade · percentile among 238 companies
Percentile vs other Retail Trade companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 6/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · grey zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.161 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.075 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.038 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.327 |
Sector peers · similar-size Retail Trade companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIVE | LIVE VENTURES Inc | 6/9 | 1.9 | 1.4 | -5.9% |
| REAL | TheRealReal, Inc. | 5/9 | -11.84 | — | +15.4% |
| PLBY | Playboy, Inc. | 6/9 | -7.96 | — | +4.1% |
| WINA | WINMARK CORP | 5/9 | 6.65 | 34.7 | +5.9% |
| WBUY | WEBUY GLOBAL LTD | 2/9 | -9.53 | — | -63% |
| NEXR | Nexera Technologies Ltd | 2/9 | -2.92 | — | +23% |
| BLMH | BLUM HOLDINGS, INC. | 3/9 | — | — | — |
About LIVE VENTURES Inc
Live Ventures Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the flooring and steel manufacturing, and retail businesses in the United States. It operates in five segments: Retail-Entertainment, Retail-Flooring, Flooring Manufacturing, Steel Manufacturing, and Corporate and Other. The Retail-Entertainment segment provides a selection of 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. This segment also offers services to customers, such as rentals, special orders, disc, video game hardware repair, and other services. The Retail-Flooring segment retails and installs flooring, carpeting, and countertops to consumers, builders, and contractors. The Steel Manufacturing segment manufactures pre-finished de-carb free tool and die steel comprising deluxe alloy plate, deluxe tool steel plate, precision ground flat stock, and drill rod; industrial knives and hardened wear products for the tissue, metals, and wood industries, as well as for in-house grinding, machining, and heat-treating; manufactures and supplies engineered parts and components to various industries, such as appliance, automotive, hardware, electrical, electronic, medical products, and devices; and offers specialized fabricated metal products, including cable racks, auxiliary framing, hardware, insulation products, and network bays. It serves steel distributors and steel service centers. The Flooring Manufacturing segment manufactures and distributes carpets and rugs, yarn, and hard-surface flooring products focusing on the residential, niche commercial, and hospitality end-markets. This segment serves flooring dealers, home centers, other flooring manufacturers, and directly to commercial end-users. The 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.
FAQ
Is LIVE financially healthy?
LIVE VENTURES Inc's Piotroski F-score is 6/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.
Does LIVE pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. LIVE VENTURES Inc pays a dividend yielding about 0.00% with a None payout ratio, rated “no dividend” for safety.
How profitable is LIVE?
In FY2025, LIVE VENTURES Inc had a net margin of 5.1% and a return on equity of 23.9%.
Is LIVE overvalued or undervalued?
LIVE VENTURES Inc trades at about 2.2× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 2.0×–7.9×, median 3.2×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
Is LIVE a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on LIVE VENTURES Inc: a Piotroski F-score of 6/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone, a P/E of about 1.4×, a dividend yield of 0.00%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-09-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.