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Liquidity Services (Liquidity Services) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : 12.32% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Liquidity Services Return-on-Tangible-Equity?

Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated as Net Income divided by its average total shareholder tangible equity. Total shareholder tangible equity equals to Total Stockholders Equity minus Intangible Assets. Liquidity Services's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $7.6 Mil. Liquidity Services's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $61.9 Mil. Therefore, Liquidity Services's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 12.32%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Liquidity Services's Return-on-Tangible-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

LQDT' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -88.04   Med: -11.64   Max: 85.69
Current: 34.47

During the past 13 years, Liquidity Services's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 85.69%. The lowest was -88.04%. And the median was -11.64%.

LQDT's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked better than
84.13% of 1052 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 7.605 vs LQDT: 34.47

Liquidity Services Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Liquidity Services's Return-on-Tangible-Equity can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Liquidity Services Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

Liquidity Services Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -34.05 -7.71 85.69 66.61 38.46

Liquidity Services Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Return-on-Tangible-Equity Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 31.82 34.76 51.78 44.62 12.32

Competitive Comparison of Liquidity Services's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Internet Retail subindustry, Liquidity Services's Return-on-Tangible-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Return-on-Tangible-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Liquidity Services's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Liquidity Services's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Liquidity Services's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.



Liquidity Services Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Liquidity Services's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Sep. 2023 )  (A: Sep. 2022 )(A: Sep. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Sep. 2023 )  (A: Sep. 2022 )(A: Sep. 2023 )
=20.978/( (49.392+59.69 )/ 2 )
=20.978/54.541
=38.46 %

Liquidity Services's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Dec. 2023 )  (Q: Sep. 2023 )(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Dec. 2023 )  (Q: Sep. 2023 )(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=7.628/( (59.69+64.14)/ 2 )
=7.628/61.915
=12.32 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual Return-on-Tangible-Equity, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder tangible equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


Liquidity Services  (NAS:LQDT) Return-on-Tangible-Equity Explanation

Return-on-Tangible-Equity measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's tangible equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' tangible equity (shareholders equity minus intangibles). Return-on-Tangible-Equity shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. Return-on-Tangible-Equitys between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.


Be Aware

Net Income is used.

Because a company can increase its Return-on-Tangible-Equity by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high Return-on-Tangible-Equity companies. Like Return-on-Tangible-Asset, Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.

Asset light businesses require very few assets to generate very high earnings. Their Return-on-Tangible-Equitys can be extremely high.


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Liquidity Services (Liquidity Services) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
6931 Arlington Road, Suite 460, Bethesda, MD, USA, 20814
Liquidity Services Inc is an online auction marketplace. It manages and sells inventory and equipment for business and government clients by operating a network of e-commerce marketplaces that enable buyers and sellers to transact in an efficient, automated environment offering across different product categories. The company has four reportable segments: GovDeals, Capital Assets Group (CAG), Retail Supply Chain Group (RSCG), and Machinio. It generates majority of its revenue from Retail Supply Chain Group (RSCG) segment which consists of marketplaces that enable corporations located in the United States and Canada to sell excess, returned, and overstocked consumer goods. Geographically, a substantial portion the company's revenue is generated from its business in United States.
Executives
Steven Weiskircher officer: SVP & CTO 6931 ARLINGTON ROAD, SUITE 200, BETHESDA MD 20814
Angrick William P Iii director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman of the Board and CEO C/O LIQUIDITY SERVICES, INC., 1920 L STREET, N.W., 6TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 20036
Novelette Murray officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 6931 ARLINGTON ROAD SUITE 200, BETHESDA MD 20814
John Daunt officer: EVP & COO C/O 6931 ARLINGTON ROAD, SUITE 200, BETHESDA MD 20814
George H Ellis director 2911 TURTLE CREEK BOULEVARD, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75219
Jorge Celaya officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 1920 L STREET NW, 6TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 20036
Katharin S Dyer director 6931 ARLINGTON ROAD, SUITE 200, BETHESDA MD 20814
Thierno Amath Fall director 6931 ARLINGTON ROAD, SUITE 200, BETHESDA MD 20814
Jaime Mateus-tique director, 10 percent owner, officer: President and Chief Op Officer 1920 L STREET, N.W., 6TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 20036
Mark A Shaffer officer: VP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary C/O LIQUIDITY SERVICES, INC., 1920 L STREET, N.W., 6TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 20036
Edward Kolodzieski director C/O LIQUIDITY SERVICES, INC., 1920 L STREET, N.W., 6TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 20036
Nicholas Rozdilsky officer: Vice President, Marketing C/O 6931 ARLINGTON ROAD, SUITE 200, BETHESDA MD 20814
Beatriz V Infante director 4 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE, SONUS NETWORKS, INC., WESTFORD MA 01886
Sam Guzman officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer C/O 6931 ARLINGTON ROAD, SUITE 200, BETHESDA MD 20814
Michael Lutz officer: VP, Human Resources C/O 6931 ARLINGTON ROAD, BETHESDA MD 20814