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LIQUIDITY SERVICES INC LQDT
LIQUIDITY SERVICES INC (LQDT) earns a Piotroski F-score of 6/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It does not currently pay a dividend. FY2025 revenue was $476.7M at a 5.9% 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.
Beneish M-score: -2.83 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
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 Services · percentile among 982 companies
Percentile vs other Services 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 · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.168 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.102 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.093 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.183 |
Sector peers · similar-size Services companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LQDT | LIQUIDITY SERVICES INC | 6/9 | 3.31 | 43.4 | +31.2% |
| PHR | Phreesia, Inc. | 5/9 | -1.95 | 269.9 | +14.5% |
| EEX | Emerald Holding, Inc. | 4/9 | -1.59 | — | +16.2% |
| UXIN | Uxin Ltd | 3/9 | — | — | +143.3% |
| SEZL | Sezzle Inc. | 7/9 | 8.04 | 43.1 | +66.1% |
| FVRR | Fiverr International Ltd. | 7/9 | 2 | 19.1 | +10.1% |
| RMNI | Rimini Street, Inc. | 6/9 | -1.39 | 10.8 | -1.7% |
About LIQUIDITY SERVICES INC
Liquidity Services, Inc. engages in the provision of e-commerce marketplaces, self-directed auction listing tools, and value-added services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: GovDeals, Retail Supply Chain Group (RSCG), Capital Assets Group (CAG), and Machinio. Its solutions enable government entities and commercial businesses to sell surplus property and real estate assets through GovDeals, Bid4Assets, and Sierra marketplaces. The company also offers a suite of services, including surplus management, asset valuation, asset sales, marketing, returns management, asset recovery, and ecommerce services; and operates Liquidation.com, a marketplace to sell excess, returned, and overstocked consumer goods. In addition, it operates a global search engine platform for listing used equipment for sale in the construction, machine tool, transportation, printing, laboratory/medical, and agriculture sectors. Further, the company provides Machinio System service that offers various software tools, such as website hosting, email marketing, and inventory management to equipment sellers. The company offers products for various industries, such as consumer electronics, general merchandise, apparel, scientific equipment, aerospace parts and equipment, technology hardware, real estate, energy equipment, industrial capital assets, heavy equipment, fleet and transportation equipment, and specialty equipment. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.
FAQ
Is LQDT financially healthy?
LIQUIDITY SERVICES INC's Piotroski F-score is 6/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does LQDT pay a dividend?
No, LIQUIDITY SERVICES INC does not currently pay a dividend.
How profitable is LQDT?
In FY2025, LIQUIDITY SERVICES INC had a net margin of 5.9% and a return on equity of 13.8%.
Is LQDT overvalued or undervalued?
LIQUIDITY SERVICES INC trades at about 49.6× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 13.2×–112.3×, median 27.5×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for LQDT?
The average Wall-Street price target for LIQUIDITY SERVICES INC is $44.00, about 2.1% above the recent price, from 2 analysts.
Is LQDT a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on LIQUIDITY SERVICES INC: a Piotroski F-score of 6/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 43.4×. 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.