Live Ventures (Live Ventures) Debt-to-Equity : 2.56 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Live Ventures Debt-to-Equity?

Live Ventures's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $38.4 Mil. Live Ventures's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $216.2 Mil. Live Ventures's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $99.4 Mil. Live Ventures's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.56.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Live Ventures's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

LIVE' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.03 Med: 1.86 Max: 3.57
Current: 2.56

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Live Ventures was 3.57. The lowest was 0.03. And the median was 1.86.

LIVE's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
89.44% of 1004 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 0.64 vs LIVE: 2.56

Live Ventures Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Live Ventures's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Live Ventures Debt-to-Equity Chart

Live Ventures Annual Data

Trend

Sep14

Sep15

Sep16

Sep17

Sep18

Sep19

Sep20

Sep21

Sep22

Sep23

Debt-to-Equity

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1.77

2.64

1.25

1.47

2.44

Live Ventures Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.50	2.07	1.95	2.44	2.56

Competitive Comparison of Live Ventures's Debt-to-Equity

For the Home Improvement Retail subindustry, Live Ventures's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-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.

Live Ventures's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Live Ventures's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Live Ventures's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Live Ventures Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Live Ventures's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(38.805	+	205.72)	/	100.135
	=	2.44

Live Ventures's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(38.383	+	216.22)	/	99.397
	=	2.56

Live Ventures (NAS:LIVE) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Live Ventures (Live Ventures) Business Description

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Address

325 East Warm Springs Road, Suite 102, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 89119

Website

https://www.liveventures.com

Live Ventures Inc is a holding company for diversified businesses. It is focused on acquiring and operating profitable companies in various industries. The company operates in the business segments of Retail, which includes direct sales of entertainment and appliance products and services, Flooring Manufacturing, Steel Manufacturing, which includes the sale of steel plates, ground flat stock, and drill rods, and Corporate and Other. It derives key revenue from the Flooring Manufacturing segment which includes the manufacturing of carpets and rugs, yarn products, as well as a reseller of hard surface flooring products. Geographically the activities are carried out throughout the United States.

Executives

John Isaac	director, 10 percent owner	501 W. BROADWAY, SUITE A212, SAN DIEGO CA 92101
Dennis Gao	director	325 E. WARM SPRINGS ROAD, SUITE 102, LAS VEGAS NV 89119
David Lee Verret	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	5900 COPPER CANYON DR., THE COLONY TX 75056
Michael Jason Stein	officer: Sr. VP, General Counsel	325 E WARM SPRINGS ROAD, LAS VEGAS NV 89119
Rodney Dale Spriggs	officer: CEO, Vintage Stock, Inc.	3703 RED FOX RUN, JOPLIN MO 64804
Eric Adam Althofer	officer: COO	7707 DEERFIELD MANOR DR, CHARLOTTE NC 28270
Thomas Robert Sedlak	officer: CEO Precision Industries, Inc.	87 PORTER HILL ROAD, WASHINGTON PA 15301
Godfrey Weston A Jr	officer: CEO, Marquis Industries, Inc.	PO BOX 1308, CHATSWORTH GA 30705
Virland A Johnson	officer: Chief Financial Officer	20488 N 86 LANE, PEORIA AZ 85382
Richard Butler	director	4840 EAST JASMINE ST., SUITE 105, MESA AZ 85205
Tyler Sickmeyer	director	1440 HOTEL CIRCLE NORTH, #423, SAN DIEGO CA 92108
Isaac Capital Group, Llc	10 percent owner	501 W. BROADWAY, #A212, SAN DIEGO CA 92101
Clarke Thomas J Jr	director	11534 VILLA VASARI, PALM BEACH GARDENS FL 33418
Antonios Isaac	director	3525 DEL MAR HEIGHTS RD., #765, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
John Kocmur	director, 10 percent owner	2490 EAST SUNSET ROAD, SUITE 100, LAS VEGAS NV 89120