Live Ventures Incorporated

LIVE

Home Improvement · Consumer Cyclical

Price

$9.50

+0.28 (+3.05%)

Market Cap

$29.2M

Exchange

NASDAQ Capital Market

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Mixed

Growth

Weak

Cash Flow

Weak

Stability

Weak

Valuation

Data not available

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Share count rising — dilution

+45.1% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 3.2M (2021) → 4.6M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Live Ventures Incorporated is a holding company that owns a collection of small businesses across different industries. Its biggest segment is flooring manufacturing and retail, selling carpet, hardwood, and other floor coverings to homeowners and contractors across the United States. The company also operates in steel manufacturing and retail, making it an unusual mix of businesses under one roof.

Live Ventures makes money by manufacturing and selling physical products — mainly flooring and steel — through its subsidiaries. It operates almost entirely in the United States and is a small-cap company with a relatively modest market capitalization. Its gross margin of around 33% reflects the mix of manufacturing and retail operations, but thin operating margins leave little room for error. The main risk the company faces is that its businesses are sensitive to housing market slowdowns, since demand for flooring tends to drop sharply when fewer homes are being built or renovated.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-3.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-119.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

63.8%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$11M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue declining

Live Ventures Incorporated's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

34.1%

Modest — 34.1% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

4.9%

Thin — 4.9% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

7.7%

Weak — 7.7% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

-2.2%

Shrinking sales (-2.2% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

-227.4%

Earnings shrinking (-227.4% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

4/8 quarters

Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

3.2%

Thin free cash flow (3.2%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

1.29

Elevated debt (1.29)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

N/A

Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

N/A

not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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