LQDT (Liquidity Services) Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share: $5.56 (As of Jun. 2026)

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LQDT Liquidity Services Inc LQDT
70 GF Score
Price $41.72
GF Value $31.16
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is Liquidity Services Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share?

Liquidity Services LQDT +2.18% 70 Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is $5.56 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates LQDT with a GF Score™ of 70/100 and a GF Value™ of $31.16 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review.

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Book Value per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

Liquidity Services's adjusted book value per share for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was $7.179. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $5.56 for the trailing ten years ended in Jun. 2026.

During the past 12 months, Liquidity Services's average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was -1.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was -7.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was -4.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was -0.40% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate of Liquidity Services was 9.70% per year. The lowest was -7.30% per year. And the median was 0.70% per year.

As of today (2026-08-11), Liquidity Services's current stock price is $41.72. Liquidity Services's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $5.56. Liquidity Services's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of today is 7.50.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of Liquidity Services was 7.56. The lowest was 0.45. And the median was 2.21.


Liquidity Services  (NAS:LQDT) Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share may underestimate the company's equity. Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can seem to be too high even the actual PB Ratio is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, the book value of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/B calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is also called CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Liquidity Services's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=41.72/5.56
=7.50

* 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.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of Liquidity Services was 7.56. The lowest was 0.45. And the median was 2.21.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real book value.


Liquidity Services Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Related Terms


Liquidity Services Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Liquidity Services's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share 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.

Liquidity Services Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Chart

Liquidity Services Annual Data
Trend Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24 Sep25
Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
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Liquidity Services Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
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LQDT vs TDUP, JMIA, RVLV: Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Comparison

For the Internet Retail subindustry, Liquidity Services's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Liquidity Services's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Liquidity Services's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Liquidity Services Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Book Value per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Book Value per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the book value per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 book value per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent book value in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's book value is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent book value in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's book value is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 book value in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent book value per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Liquidity Services's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was:

Adj_Book= Book Value per Share /CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=7.179/333.9520*333.9520
=7.179

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

Liquidity Services Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201609 5.289 241.428 7.316
201612 4.978 241.432 6.886
201703 4.771 243.801 6.535
201706 4.559 244.955 6.215
201709 4.210 246.819 5.696
201712 4.156 246.524 5.630
201803 4.005 249.554 5.359
201806 3.903 251.989 5.173
201809 3.956 252.439 5.233
201812 3.812 251.233 5.067
201903 3.732 254.202 4.903
201906 3.616 256.143 4.714
201909 3.449 256.759 4.486
201912 3.318 256.974 4.312
202003 3.181 258.115 4.116
202006 3.240 257.797 4.197
202009 3.334 260.280 4.278
202012 3.451 260.474 4.425
202103 3.190 264.877 4.022
202106 3.445 271.696 4.234
202109 4.062 274.310 4.945
202112 4.134 278.802 4.952
202203 4.133 287.504 4.801
202206 4.552 296.311 5.130
202209 4.843 296.808 5.449
202212 4.911 296.797 5.526
202303 4.881 301.836 5.400
202306 5.078 305.109 5.558
202309 5.260 307.789 5.707
202312 5.389 306.746 5.867
202403 5.374 312.332 5.746
202406 5.633 314.175 5.988
202409 5.948 315.301 6.300
202412 6.146 315.605 6.503
202503 6.291 319.799 6.569
202506 6.681 322.561 6.917
202509 6.625 324.800 6.812
202512 6.988 324.054 7.201
202603 7.124 330.213 7.205
202606 7.179 333.952 7.179

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of $5.56 mean?
Liquidity Services (LQDT) has a Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of $5.56 as of Jun. 2026. Cyclically adjusted book value per share represents the company's inflation-adjusted book value per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Liquidity Services and its competitors.
Is Liquidity Services' Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share too high?
Liquidity Services' current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is $5.56. Overall, Liquidity Services has a GF Score™ of 70/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Liquidity Services' Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share compare to TDUP and JMIA?
Liquidity Services' Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of $5.56 can be compared against companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for a Retail - Cyclical company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share depends on the Retail - Cyclical industry context. However, Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically adjusted book value per share represents the company's inflation-adjusted book value per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Liquidity Services and its competitors. Liquidity Services's current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is $5.56. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Liquidity Services stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Liquidity Services (LQDT) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $31.16, compared to a current price of $41.72 — trading 33.9% above its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is $5.56. Liquidity Services' overall GF Score™ is 70/100 with 7 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Liquidity Services (LQDT), the current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is $5.56 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Liquidity Services (LQDT) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Liquidity Services stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $41.72 is trading 33.9% above its estimated GF Value™ of $31.16. GuruFocus considers Liquidity Services to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for LQDT:

  • Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share: $5.56
  • GF Value™: $31.16 vs. price of $41.72 (33.9% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 70/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the LQDT stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Liquidity Services Business Description

Other Exchanges L1S:Germany
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, Retail Supply Chain Group (RSCG), and Machinio & Software Solutions. 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.
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