Live Ventures Q3 2026 Earnings Report

Live Ventures EPS Results

• Actual EPS: -$0.28
• Consensus EPS: $1.27
• Beat/Miss: Missed by -$1.55
• One Year Ago EPS: N/A

Live Ventures Revenue Results

• Actual Revenue: $108.91 million
• Expected Revenue: $72.00 million
• Beat/Miss: Beat by +$36.91 million
• YoY Revenue Growth: N/A

Live Ventures Announcement Details

• Quarter: Q3 2026
• Date: 8/13/2026
• Time: Before Market Opens
• Conference Call Date: Thursday, August 13, 2026
• Conference Call Time: 5:00PM ET

Live Ventures (NASDAQ:LIVE) is a diversified holding company that acquires, manages and grows businesses across multiple industry verticals. The company focuses on small- to mid-market enterprises in the United States, targeting sectors where it can leverage operational expertise to drive revenue growth and improve efficiencies. Live Ventures’ investment strategy centers on businesses in e-commerce and direct marketing, consumer finance, industrial products and energy services.

Among its key subsidiaries is Hanover Direct, a direct-to-consumer catalog and e-commerce retailer offering apparel, home décor and beauty products. Live Ventures also operates PeopleLoans.com, an online consumer lending platform providing personal loan solutions, and manages industrial and energy businesses that supply specialty materials and services to niche markets. Through these operating units, the company generates revenue from product sales, marketing services and loan origination fees.

Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Live Ventures trades on the NASDAQ under the symbol LIVE. Under the leadership of President and Chief Executive Officer Matthew Raczka, the company has pursued a roll-up strategy, completing a series of acquisitions to diversify its portfolio and expand its geographic reach. Live Ventures continues to evaluate new acquisition opportunities aimed at enhancing shareholder value and strengthening its market position in North America.

Live Ventures Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Key Takeaways

• Negative Sentiment: Revenue fell 3.2% to $108.9 million, while operating income declined 34% to $5.3 million and adjusted EBITDA dropped 29.5% to $9.3 million.
• Negative Sentiment: The company posted a $1.1 million net loss, or $0.34 per share, compared with $5.4 million of net income and diluted EPS of $1.24 in the prior-year quarter; the comparison also benefited from prior-year one-time gains.
• Positive Sentiment: Retail-Entertainment revenue increased 12.7%, with operating income up 33.8%, while Steel Manufacturing revenue rose 7.3% and operating income increased 68.9%.
• Negative Sentiment: Retail-Flooring remained the primary weakness, with revenue down 29.4% due to continued softness in new home construction and home refurbishment markets, pressuring overall results.
• Neutral Sentiment: Live Ventures ended the quarter with approximately $39.8 million of cash availability and $9.5 million remaining under its $10 million share-repurchase authorization, while management continues to focus on improving underperforming segments.

Presentation

[Operator]

Welcome to the Live Ventures Fiscal Year 2026 third quarter earnings conference call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later, we will conduct the question-and-answer session. I would now like to turn the call over to Greg Powell, Director of Investor Relations. Please go ahead, sir.

[Greg Powell, Director of Investor Relations at Live Ventures]

Thank you, Jen. Good afternoon, and welcome to the Live Ventures third quarter fiscal year 2026 conference call. Joining us this afternoon are Jon Isaac, our Chief Executive Officer and President, and David Verret, our Chief Financial Officer. Some of the statements we are making today are forward-looking and are based on our best view of our businesses as we see them today. The actual results could differ materially due to a number of factors, including those outlined in our latest filings, Forms 10-K and 10-Q, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We have no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements after this call, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions, or otherwise. You can find our press release and our 10-Q referenced on this call in the investor relations section of the Live Ventures website.

[Greg Powell, Director of Investor Relations at Live Ventures]

I direct you to our website, liveventures.com, or sec.gov for our historical SEC filings. I will now turn the call over to David to walk through our financial performance.

[David Verret, CFO at Live Ventures]

Thank you, Greg. Good afternoon, everyone. Before discussing our financial results, I'd like to touch on a few key highlights from the quarter. During the quarter, our Retail-Entertainment and Steel Manufacturing segments posted revenue growth, improved operating income, and higher Adjusted EBITDA. The Retail-Entertainment segment's revenue grew 12.7%, while operating income and Adjusted EBITDA increased 33.8% and 28.9%, respectively. The Steel Manufacturing segment's revenue increased 7.3%, with operating income and Adjusted EBITDA up 68.9% and 16.3%, respectively. These results were partially offset by continued weakness in the Retail-Flooring segment, where softness in the new home construction and home refurbishment markets weighed on operating performance. Let's now discuss the financial results for the third quarter ended June 30, 2026. Revenue decreased approximately $3.6 million, or 3.2%, to $108.9 million, compared to revenue of $112.5 million in the prior year period.

[David Verret, CFO at Live Ventures]

Notably, three of our four operating segments delivered year-over-year growth. Revenue decreased primarily due to a decline of approximately $9 million in the Retail-Flooring segment, partially offset by an increase of approximately $2.4 million in the Retail-Entertainment segment, $1.8 million in the Steel Manufacturing segment, and $1.1 million in the Flooring Manufacturing segment. The Retail-Entertainment segment revenue increased approximately $2.4 million, or 12.7%, to $21.4 million, compared to $19 million in the prior year period. The revenue growth was driven by strong consumer demand across all product lines. Retail-Flooring segment revenue decreased approximately $9 million, or 29.4%, to $21.4 million, compared to $30.4 million in the prior year period. The decline was primarily driven by lower retail and contractor sales due to continued headwinds in the new home construction and home refurbishment markets.

[David Verret, CFO at Live Ventures]

Flooring Manufacturing segment revenue increased approximately $800,000, or 2.8%, to $31.8 million, compared to $31 million in the prior year period. Revenue, net of intercompany eliminations, increased approximately $1.1 million compared to the prior year period. Steel Manufacturing segment revenue increased approximately $2.5 million, or 7.3%, to $36.3 million, compared to $33.8 million in the prior year period. The increase in revenue was primarily driven by higher sales volumes in the fabricated, hardware, tool, and dye businesses, partially offset by lower revenue in the metal forming, assembly, and finishing solutions business. Revenue net of intercompany eliminations increased approximately $1.8 million compared to the prior year period. Gross profit decreased approximately $1.2 million, or 3.1%, to $37.1 million, compared to $38.3 million in the prior year period, driven primarily by lower revenue in the Retail-Flooring segment.

[David Verret, CFO at Live Ventures]

Gross margin increased approximately 10 basis points to 34.1%, reflecting improved margins in the Retail-Flooring and Steel Manufacturing segments. General and administrative expenses increased 5% to approximately $27.6 million. The increase was primarily driven by increased compensation and professional fees in the Retail-Entertainment, Flooring Manufacturing, and Corporate segments. These increases were partially offset by lower general and administrative expenses in the Retail-Flooring and Steel Manufacturing segments. Sales and marketing expenses increased 5.4% to approximately $4.2 million, primarily reflecting higher sales and marketing expense in the Retail-Flooring and Retail-Entertainment segments. Operating income decreased approximately $2.7 million, or 34%, to $5.3 million, compared to $8 million in the prior year period. The decrease was driven by lower gross profit of $1.2 million, as well as higher operating expenses previously mentioned. Interest expense was approximately $3.8 million, flat compared to the prior year period.

[David Verret, CFO at Live Ventures]

Income before income taxes was approximately $1.4 million, compared to $7.5 million in the prior year period. Net loss was approximately $1.1 million, and a loss per share of $0.34, compared to net income of approximately $5.4 million and diluted EPS of $1.24 in the prior year period. The prior year period results benefit from a $1.5 million gain on employee retention credits and a $1.3 million gain on the settlement of a holdback liability related to Precision Marshall. Adjusted EBITDA decreased approximately $3.9 million, or 29.5% to $9.3 million, compared to $13.2 million in the prior year period. The decrease in Adjusted EBITDA was primarily due to the decrease in revenue. Turning to liquidity, we ended the second quarter with total cash availability of approximately $39.8 million, consisting of cash on hand of approximately $10.9 million and $28.9 million available for borrowing under our various lines of credit.

[David Verret, CFO at Live Ventures]

As of June 30, total assets were $385.8 million, and total stockholders' equity was $91.9 million. As a part of our capital allocation strategy, we may make share repurchases from time to time. We currently have approximately $9.5 million remaining available under our $10 million share repurchase program. In conclusion, our third quarter performance demonstrates the resilience of our diversified operating portfolio. While we continue to navigate challenging conditions in our Retail-Flooring segment, our Retail-Entertainment segment, our Steel Manufacturing segment, both delivered solid growth and improved profitability. We remain focused on initiatives to improve performance across our operating segments and drive sustainable value creation over the long term. We will now take questions from those of you on the conference call. Operator, please open the line for questions.

[Operator]

Thank you. At this time, we will conduct a question-and-answer session. If you would like to ask a question, please press star one on your phone now and you'll be placed into the queue in the order received. Once again, to ask a question, press star one on your phone now. Once again, if you'd like to ask a question, you may signal by pressing star one on your touchtone phone.

[David Verret, CFO at Live Ventures]

Okay, seeing as there are no questions, I'll go ahead and just give a closing remark. I want to thank everyone for attending our Q3 fiscal 2026 earnings call, and we look forward to talking with you on our year-end call. Thank you.

[Operator]

This does conclude today's conference call. Thank you for attending. The host has ended this call. Goodbye.

Participants

Executives

• Greg Powell, Director of Investor Relations
• David Verret, CFO