Liquidity Services
LQDT
41.30
-0.21
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Liquidity Services
US · LQDT
#3064 by market cap
Listed 1970
41.30
-0.21
-0.51%
Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 6s ago
· 2026-10-07 19:54
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- Market cap
- 1.29B
- P/E (TTM)i
- 40.49
- P/Bi
- 5.49
- EPSi
- 0.87
- Div yieldi
- 0.00%
- 52W posi
- 84%
Reader sentiment
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✦ Quant Financial Health how this is computed
Good
- Altman Z-Score is 6.44, above the 3.0 "safe zone" threshold.
- Most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies; less meaningful for banks, insurers and other financials.
Revenue annual, last 8 years
Latest year +31.20% YoY
Margins
- Gross margin
- 43.81%
- Operating margin
- 7.36%
- Net margin
- 5.89%
Key ratios & quality
- Altman Z-Scorei
- 6.44
Altman Z-Score below ~1.8 suggests financial distress risk, above ~3.0 suggests low risk; the model is most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies and less meaningful for banks and other financial firms.
Income statement
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 224.51M | 226.53M | 205.94M | 257.53M | 280.05M | 314.46M | 363.32M | 476.67M |
| Gross profit | 124.43M | 124.11M | 109.92M | 149.85M | 160.64M | 172.14M | 185.17M | 208.82M |
| Selling & admin expenses | 139.70M | 81.78M | 64.80M | 66.57M | 71.51M | 77.52M | 86.79M | 93.74M |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | -21.26M | -19.41M | -3.70M | 27.17M | 22.91M | 26.10M | 23.40M | 35.07M |
| Pretax profit | -20.94M | -18.06M | -2.97M | 27.58M | 47.65M | 29.02M | 27.26M | 39.44M |
| Tax | -9.33M | 1.20M | 801.00K | -23.37M | 7.33M | 8.04M | 7.27M | 11.35M |
| Net profit | -11.62M | -19.26M | -3.77M | 50.95M | 40.32M | 20.98M | 19.99M | 28.09M |
| Basic EPS | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Diluted EPS | -0.36 | -0.58 | -0.11 | 1.45 | 1.20 | 0.65 | 0.63 | 0.87 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 116.38M | 119.88M | 118.09M | 121.22M | 120.73M | 129.58M |
| Gross profit | 47.43M | 54.77M | 56.45M | 57.03M | 55.87M | 63.84M |
| Selling & admin expenses | 20.92M | 23.92M | 25.86M | 26.78M | 25.19M | 27.76M |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 6.80M | 10.22M | 10.96M | 9.37M | 9.62M | 14.14M |
| Pretax profit | 7.71M | 11.30M | 12.25M | 10.52M | 10.67M | 15.50M |
| Tax | 655.00K | 3.89M | 4.43M | 3.03M | 3.15M | 5.07M |
| Net profit | 7.05M | 7.41M | 7.82M | 7.49M | 7.52M | 10.43M |
| Basic EPS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diluted EPS | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.32 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 102.98M | 89.93M | 94.58M | 131.84M | 129.59M | 146.27M | 199.24M | 224.79M |
| Cash & ST investments | 78.45M | 66.50M | 76.04M | 106.34M | 97.94M | 118.17M | 155.54M | 185.82M |
| Inventory | 10.12M | 5.84M | 5.61M | 12.47M | 11.68M | 11.12M | 17.10M | 14.18M |
| Total assets | 201.83M | 187.28M | 196.63M | 255.58M | 288.10M | 288.97M | 346.89M | 375.10M |
| Total current liabilities | 68.47M | 68.82M | 74.32M | 109.17M | 123.50M | 120.72M | 155.15M | 161.63M |
| Short-term debt | -- | -- | 3.82M | 4.25M | 4.54M | 4.10M | 5.19M | 5.07M |
| Long-term debt | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Total liabilities | 72,178,000.00 | 71,108,000.00 | 84,819,000.00 | 120,561,000.00 | 133,568,000.00 | 127,435,000.00 | 164,328,000.00 | 171,859,000.00 |
| Total equity | 129.65M | 116.18M | 111.82M | 135.02M | 154.54M | 161.54M | 182.56M | 203.24M |
| Retained earnings | -100.05M | -118.57M | -122.35M | -71.40M | -30.94M | -9.96M | 10.03M | 38.13M |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 204.89M | 220.01M | 224.79M | 219.26M | 250.21M | 271.50M |
| Cash & ST investments | 149.03M | 166.96M | 185.82M | 181.42M | 204.02M | 231.10M |
| Inventory | 20.05M | 16.85M | 14.18M | 14.41M | 20.24M | 15.54M |
| Total assets | 358.80M | 372.44M | 375.10M | 369.14M | 400.41M | 420.09M |
| Total current liabilities | 152.07M | 153.90M | 161.63M | 143.22M | 165.31M | 171.83M |
| Short-term debt | 4.92M | 5.24M | 5.07M | 4.89M | 4.68M | 4.50M |
| Long-term debt | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Total liabilities | 162,470,000.00 | 163,785,000.00 | 171,859,000.00 | 153,880,000.00 | 178,343,000.00 | 184,240,000.00 |
| Total equity | 196.33M | 208.65M | 203.24M | 215.26M | 222.07M | 235.85M |
| Retained earnings | 22.89M | 30.30M | 38.13M | 45.62M | 53.14M | 63.56M |
Cash flow
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 619.00K | -6.24M | 16.48M | 65.42M | 44.83M | 47.02M | 70.22M | 66.76M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 4.60M | 5.09M | 6.29M | 6.97M | 10.32M | 11.26M | 12.12M | 10.41M |
| Free cash flow | -3.59M | -12.20M | 12.29M | 60.00M | 36.71M | 41.63M | 61.31M | 58.96M |
| Dividends paid | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | 0 | 0 | -3.98M | -31.14M | -25.45M | -21.20M | -9.43M | -16.18M |
| Ending cash balance | 58.45M | 36.50M | 76.04M | 106.34M | 96.12M | 110.28M | 153.23M | 174.61M |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 21.64M | 19.26M | 37.99M | -526.00K | 29.54M | 31.17M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 2.57M | 2.66M | 2.67M | 2.58M | 2.64M | 2.68M |
| Free cash flow | 19.78M | 17.16M | 35.97M | -2.80M | 27.40M | 29.41M |
| Dividends paid | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | 0 | 0 | -16.10M | -1.47M | -40.00K | 0 |
| Ending cash balance | 138.49M | 155.61M | 174.61M | 169.80M | 195.31M | 219.75M |
Returns & efficiency
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | -8.86 | -15.67 | -3.31 | 41.28 | 27.85 | 13.27 | 11.62 | 14.56 |
| ROA %i | -5.57 | -9.90 | -1.97 | 22.53 | 14.83 | 7.27 | 6.29 | 7.78 |
| ROIC %i | -8.86 | -15.67 | -3.55 | 37.17 | 25.22 | 11.07 | 9.30 | 12.07 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | -19.35 | -24.41 | -17.21 | -2.62 | 8.26 | 12.69 | 18.14 | 21.72 |
| EBIT margin %i | -9.32 | -8.57 | -1.89 | 11.12 | 8.18 | 8.30 | 6.44 | 7.36 |
| FCF / sales %i | -- | -- | 5.94 | 23.28 | 13.11 | 13.24 | 16.88 | 12.37 |
| Current ratioi | 1.50 | 1.31 | 1.27 | 1.21 | 1.05 | 1.21 | 1.28 | 1.39 |
| Quick ratioi | 1.24 | 1.10 | 1.12 | 1.04 | 0.90 | 1.06 | 1.09 | 1.23 |
| Debt / assetsi | -- | 0.00 | 5.76 | 5.61 | 4.94 | 3.70 | 4.11 | 3.68 |
| LT debt / equityi | -- | -- | 6.71 | 7.48 | 6.27 | 4.07 | 4.96 | 4.29 |
| Interest coveragei | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | -17.31 | -10.55 | -8.63 | 4.68 | 7.33 | 15.15 | 12.16 | 19.40 |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -26.79 | -11.35 |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 50.17 | 0.73 | 17.11 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 14.01 | 14.00 | 14.56 | 14.72 | 14.46 | 14.96 |
| ROA %i | 7.62 | 7.64 | 7.78 | 8.48 | 7.97 | 8.39 |
| ROIC %i | 11.46 | 11.40 | 12.07 | 12.35 | 12.13 | 12.69 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| EBIT margin %i | 6.61 | 6.74 | 7.36 | 7.85 | 8.37 | 9.00 |
| FCF / sales %i | 10.31 | 9.05 | 12.37 | 14.75 | 16.20 | 18.38 |
| Current ratioi | 1.35 | 1.43 | 1.39 | 1.53 | 1.51 | 1.58 |
| Quick ratioi | 1.15 | 1.24 | 1.23 | 1.36 | 1.33 | 1.42 |
| Debt / assetsi | 4.14 | 3.80 | 3.68 | 3.66 | 3.63 | 3.24 |
| LT debt / equityi | 5.05 | 4.28 | 4.29 | 4.00 | 4.44 | 3.86 |
| Interest coveragei | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
✦ Quant Revenue Concentration how this is computed
Lead segment, long tail
- Retail Supply Chain Group (RSCG) is the largest reported line at 67.77% of revenue, across 4 reported segments.
- GovDeals follows at 19.70%, so the top line still matters most but isn’t the whole story.
Revenue breakdown most recent period
Business
Retail Supply Chain Group (RSCG)67.77%
GovDeals19.70%
Capital Assets Group (CAG)8.33%
Machinio & Software Solutions4.20%
Quote time 2026-10-07 19:54:59 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.