Assay
Financial-condition grades for SEC filers
Company Report · as of Oct 9, 2026
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| Live Ventures Inc.LIVE · shops | |
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| Grade |  Bsecond fifth of 258 graded peers; percentile 34.6, sampling error 2.9 points; lower is stronger |
| Rank | 90 of 258 |
| Profitability | Dpercentile 67.5 |
| Solvency | Cpercentile 44.3 |
| Growth and financing | A/Bpercentile 21.4 |
| Reliability | 0.87 AUCfailure model, filers with $120M to $591M assets; 95% interval 0.83 to 0.90; 206 events, 2020 to 2025 |
| Peer failure rate | 1.03% a yearItem 1.03 bankruptcies, same asset band, 2012 to 2025 |
| Size band | $120M to $591M assetstotal assets $386.4M[1] |
| Standard universe | insiderevenue above $1M and assets above $10M[1-2] |
| Warnings | none activenot computable: distress |
| Inputs computable | 9 of 14 |
| Graded from | filings received through Dec 17, 2025296 days before the rescan; every figure keyed to the SEC receipt date |
| Last close | $7.882026-09-16; market equity $24.2M; iex feed |
| Price used in grade | None |
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Each date opens the report as it stood on that rescan. |
Business, in the company's words. Opening of Item 1 of the 10-K received Dec 17, 2025; the document on sec.gov.
The “Company,” “Live Ventures”, “Live”, “we,” “our,” and “us” are used interchangeably to refer to Live Ventures Incorporated and its subsidiaries, as appropriate in the context. Live Ventures Incorporated (Nasdaq: LIVE) is a diversified holding company with a strategic focus on value-oriented acquisitions of domestic middle-market companies. Live Ventures’ acquisition strategy is industry agnostic and focuses on well-run, closely held businesses with a demonstrated track record of earnings growth and cash flow generation. The Company looks for opportunities to partner with management to build increased stockholder value through a disciplined buy-build-hold, long-term focused strategy.
The Fourteen Inputs [top]
Lower percentile is stronger. Source numbers open the SEC filing; a range that spans filings opens the sources table.
| Input | Percentile, 0 to 100 | Value | Source | Peer median | Percentile | Peers | Period end |
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| Profitability, sleeve percentile 67.5 | |||||||
| Gross profitability | 37.7% | [1,3] | 42.6% | 54.8 | 242 | 2025-09-30 | |
| Return on invested capital | not computable | 10.9% | |||||
| latest aligned inputs end 2018-09-30; latest annual assets end 2025-09-30 | |||||||
| Accruals ratio | (1.5%) | [1,4-6] | (4.9%) | 82.2 | 287 | 2025-09-30 | |
| Gross margin stability, five years | 1.9 pts | [2-3,7-14] | 1.2 pts | 65.6 | 219 | 2025-09-30 | |
| Solvency, sleeve percentile 44.3 | |||||||
| Twelve-month failure probability | not computable | 0.04% | |||||
| latest liabilities, cash plus short-term investments, book equity, and shares are required | |||||||
| Altman Z double-prime | 1.90 | [1,15-20] | 1.92 | 48.8 | 208 | 2025-09-30 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | not computable | 1.84x | |||||
| latest aligned inputs end 2018-09-30; latest annual assets end 2025-09-30 | |||||||
| Interest coverage | not computable | 2.26x | |||||
| latest aligned inputs end 2024-09-30; latest annual assets end 2025-09-30 | |||||||
| Current ratio | 1.56x | [15-16] | 1.37x | 39.8 | 295 | 2025-09-30 | |
| Growth and financing, sleeve percentile 21.4 | |||||||
| Revenue growth, three-year compound | 15.7% | [2,8,10,12] | 1.5% | 6.3 | 269 | 2025-09-30 | |
| Free cash flow growth, three-year compound | not computable | 5.6% | |||||
| current FCF must be positive and base FCF must exceed $100,000 | |||||||
| Reinvestment rate | 44.5% | [15-16,18,21-26] | 7.3% | 30.5 | 152 | 2025-09-30 | |
| Asset growth, three years | 11.5% | [1,6,27-28] | 3.4% | 14.0 | 272 | 2025-09-30 | |
| Net share issuance, one year | (1.6%) | [29-30] | (0.6%) | 34.8 | 211 | 2025-12-05 | |
Gross profitability. Revenue less cost of goods sold, over total assets.
Accruals ratio. Net income less operating cash flow, over average assets; lower is stronger.
Gross margin stability, five years. Standard deviation of gross margin; lower is stronger.
Twelve-month failure probability. CHS model; lower is stronger.
Net debt to EBITDA. Lower is stronger.
Net share issuance, one year. Split-adjusted; lower is stronger.
Sleeves are equal-weighted; within a sleeve each computable input carries equal weight. Composite -0.131; sampling error 2.9 percentile points on 258 peers.
Among 258 Peers [top]
Composite score of every graded peer, smoothed. Vertical rules are the letter band edges at the 20th, 40th, 60th and 80th percentiles. Small dots are the six largest peers by market equity.
| Rank | Company | Percentile | Letter | Warnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | Coupang, Inc. (CPNG) Coupang, Inc. (CPNG) Bsecond fifth; percentile 32.7 NYSE · Retail-Catalog & Mail-Order Houses last close $15.41 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 9 of 14 inputs | 32.7 | B | fortress balance sheet |
| 86 | Pool Corp. (POOL) Pool Corp. (POOL) Bsecond fifth; percentile 33.1 Nasdaq · Wholesale-Misc Durable Goods market equity $5.8B; last close $158.13 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 33.1 | B | |
| 87 | Burlington Stores, Inc. (BURL) Burlington Stores, Inc. (BURL) Bsecond fifth; percentile 33.5 NYSE · Retail-Department Stores market equity $17.4B; last close $276.91 No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs | 33.5 | B | |
| 88 | Weyco Group Inc. (WEYS) Weyco Group Inc. (WEYS) Bsecond fifth; percentile 33.9 Nasdaq · Wholesale-Apparel, Piece Goods & Notions market equity $496.8M; last close $51.88 No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs | 33.9 | B | |
| 89 | Flanigans Enterprises Inc. (BDL) Flanigans Enterprises Inc. (BDL) Bsecond fifth; percentile 34.2 NYSE · Retail-Eating Places market equity $86.2M; last close $46.52 Warnings: late filer, fortress balance sheet; 7 of 14 inputs | 34.2 | B | late filer, fortress balance sheet |
| 90 | Live Ventures Inc. (LIVE) Live Ventures Inc. (LIVE) Bsecond fifth; percentile 34.6 Nasdaq · Retail-Miscellaneous Retail market equity $23.7M; last close $7.88 No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs | 34.6 | B | |
| 91 | Cencora, Inc. (COR) Cencora, Inc. (COR) Bsecond fifth; percentile 35.0 NYSE · Wholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries market equity $61.3B; last close $321.30 No active warnings; 11 of 14 inputs | 35.0 | B | |
| 92 | Alta Equipment Group Inc. (ALTG) Alta Equipment Group Inc. (ALTG) Bsecond fifth; percentile 35.6 NYSE · Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment last close $6.34 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 35.6 | B | |
| 93 | Alta Equipment Group Inc. (ALTG-PA) Alta Equipment Group Inc. (ALTG-PA) Bsecond fifth; percentile 35.6 NYSE · Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 35.6 | B | |
| 94 | Reborn Coffee, Inc. (REBN) Reborn Coffee, Inc. (REBN) Bsecond fifth; percentile 36.2 Nasdaq · Retail-Eating Places market equity $16.3M; last close $1.87 Warnings: dilution, late filer, fortress balance sheet; 7 of 14 inputs | 36.2 | B | dilution, late filer, fortress balance sheet |
| 95 | Avnet Inc. (AVT) Avnet Inc. (AVT) Bsecond fifth; percentile 36.6 Nasdaq · Wholesale-Electronic Parts & Equipment, NEC market equity $8.2B; last close $99.50 No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs | 36.6 | B |
| Peer policy | Letter | Percentile | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|
| all graded filers, equal sleeves | B | 30.0 | 2204 |
| sector peers, equal sleeves (the grade) | B | 34.6 | 258 |
| same exchange, equal sleeves | B | 30.7 | 1219 |
| sector peers, equal inputs | B | 27.2 | 258 |
Each letter is one fifth of the 258 graded peers, about 51 companies. A boundary letter (A/B, B/C, C/D, D/E) marks a percentile within one sampling error of a band edge.
What the Price Implies [top]
Market measures at the 2026-09-16 close. None enters the grade. Percentile among graded peers with the same measure.
| Measure | Value | Peer median | Percentile | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twelve-month price change, skipping the latest month | (49.2%) | (0.1%) | 8 | hotter than 8 of 100 peers |
| Distance from 52-week high | (63.3%) | (24.1%) | 9 | closer to its high than 9 of 100 peers |
| EBIT to enterprise value | 23.7% | 5.3% | 99 | pricier than 1 of 100 peers |
| Free cash flow yield | 88.4% | 4.2% | 99 | pricier than 1 of 100 peers |
| Book value to price | 3.87 | 0.36 | 97 | pricier than 3 of 100 peers |
| Sales to price | 18.74 | 1.75 | 96 | pricier than 4 of 100 peers |
| Composite equity issuance, five years | 68.1% | (16.7%) | 95 | more equity-funded than 95 of 100 peers |
| Relative strength against the sector, log excess return | (0.65) | 0.02 | 8 | ahead of 8 of 100 peers |
Inputs: market equity $23.7M; EBIT $14.6M; free cash flow $21.0M; book equity $91.9M; sales $444.9M; debt $48.8M; cash $10.9M[31].
Diagnostics [top]
Diagnostics do not feed the grade.
| Piotroski F-score: None of 9, period end 2025-09-30 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Return on assets above zero | 5.6% | ✓ pass[4,6] |
| Operating cash flow above zero | $28.7M | ✓ pass[5] |
| Return on assets improved | 11.9 pts | ✓ pass[4,6,27,32] |
| Operating cash flow exceeds net income | $5.9M | ✓ pass[4-5] |
| Long-term leverage fell | n/a[1,6,27] | |
| Current ratio improved | 15.6 pts | ✓ pass[15-16,25-26] |
| No new shares issued | (1.6%) | ✓ pass[29-30] |
| Gross margin improved | 2.1 pts | ✓ pass[2-3,7-8] |
| Asset turnover improved | (2.9 pts) | ✗ fail[2,6,8,27] |
| Cash, filings, liquidity | |
|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $10.9M[33] |
| Operating cash flow, four quarters | $21.4M[5,33-37] |
| Months of runway | not finite |
| trailing operating cash flow is nonnegative, so runway is not finite | |
| Late filings, two years | 0 |
| NT 10-K or NT 10-Q | |
| Days since last periodic filing | 57 |
| 10-Q received Aug 13, 2026 | |
| Median daily dollar volume | $52,145 |
| 63 sessions | |
| Days since newest grade input | 296 |
Downloads [top]
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Sources [top]
Every citation on this page. Filing opens the SEC index page for that submission; viewer opens the SEC interactive data for the same filing; series opens the SEC XBRL API record for that tag and company.
| # | Concept | XBRL tag | Value | Period end | Received | Form | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $386.4M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-12-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 2 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $444.9M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-12-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 3 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $145.7M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-12-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 4 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | $22.7M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-12-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 5 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $28.7M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-12-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 6 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $407.5M | 2024-09-30 | 2025-12-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 7 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $144.8M | 2024-09-30 | 2025-12-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 8 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $472.8M | 2024-09-30 | 2025-12-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 9 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $115.6M | 2023-09-30 | 2024-12-19 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 10 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $355.2M | 2023-09-30 | 2024-12-19 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 11 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $97.8M | 2022-09-30 | 2023-12-22 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 12 | revenue | us-gaap:Revenues | $286.9M | 2022-09-30 | 2023-12-22 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 13 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $99.5M | 2021-09-30 | 2022-12-16 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 14 | revenue | us-gaap:Revenues | $273.0M | 2021-09-30 | 2022-12-16 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 15 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $173.1M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-12-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 16 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $111.0M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-12-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 17 | retained earnings | us-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit | $29.1M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-12-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 18 | operating income | us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss | $14.6M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-12-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 19 | book equity | us-gaap:StockholdersEquity | $95.3M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-12-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 20 | liabilities | us-gaap:Liabilities | $291.1M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-12-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 21 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $7.7M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-12-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 22 | depreciation amortization | us-gaap:Depreciation | $12.3M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-12-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 23 | pretax income | us-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest | $28.4M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-12-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 24 | income tax | us-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | $5.7M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-12-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 25 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $181.9M | 2024-09-30 | 2025-12-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 26 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $129.7M | 2024-09-30 | 2025-12-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 27 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $421.8M | 2023-09-30 | 2024-12-19 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 28 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $278.6M | 2022-09-30 | 2023-12-22 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 29 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 3,071,656 | 2025-12-05 | 2025-12-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 30 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 3,120,591 | 2024-12-06 | 2024-12-19 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 31 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 3,071,656 | 2026-08-13 | 2026-08-13 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 32 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | -$26.7M | 2024-09-30 | 2025-12-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 33 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $10.9M | 2026-06-30 | 2026-08-13 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 34 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $14.7M | 2026-06-30 | 2026-08-13 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 35 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $7.1M | 2026-03-31 | 2026-05-14 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 36 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $9.8M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 37 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $21.9M | 2025-06-30 | 2026-08-13 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
Limitations [top]
Grade boundary. Percentile 34.6 is 5.4 points from the nearest band edge; sampling error is 2.9 points.
Peer group. Sector assignment from four-digit SIC codes, hand-tuned and published. The grade under three alternative peer policies is tabled above.
Size. Within a sector the letter tracks size. Among graded filers in the smallest asset band, 72% grade E and 0% grade A; in the largest, 13% grade E and 21% grade A. Universe as of Oct 9, 2026.
Failure model. filings 2012-01-01 to 2019-12-31 fit, filings 2020-01-01 to 2025-12-31 test; status post hoc pending confirmation. pre-registered on 2026 filings once their 12-month outcome windows close; supported if the paired per-quintile gain over the pooled model has a lower bound above 0.05.
Input validity. Revenue or total assets at or below $100,000 sets the degenerate-inputs flag. An input whose denominator is at or below $100,000 is left not computable rather than ranked.
Returns. No input on this page has a post-2015 confidence interval on returns that excludes zero. The grade ranks reported financial condition and is not a return forecast.
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