Liquidity Services, Inc. provides e-commerce marketplace solutions to manage, value, and sell inventory and equipment for business and government clients in the United States. The company's marketplaces include liquidation.com that enable corporations to sell surplus and salvage consumer goods and capital assets; govliquidation.com, which enables federal government agencies and commercial businesses to sell surplus and scrap assets; govdeals.com that enables local and state government entities, school boards, and public utilities to sell surplus and salvage assets; auctiondeals.com self-service solution which enable sellers list their assets to commercial businesses to sell surplus and salvage assets. It also operates networkintl.com, which enables corporations to sell idle, surplus, and scrap equipment in the oil and gas, petrochemical, and power generation industries; go-dove.com for corporations in the United States, Europe, and Asia to sell manufacturing surplus and salvage capital assets; irondirect.com that enables buyers to purchase equipment, attachments, parts, and services from manufacturers of construction equipment; and secondipity.com that provides consumers a source of products through donating a portion of the proceeds of sale to charity. The company's marketplaces provide professional buyers access to supply of new, surplus, and scrap assets presented with digital images and other relevant product information; and enable corporate and government sellers to enhance their financial return on assets offered for sale by providing a liquid marketplace and value-added services. It offers approximately 500 product categories in industry verticals, such as consumer electronics, general merchandise, apparel, scientific equipment, aerospace parts and equipment, technology hardware, energy equipment, industrial capital assets, fleet and transportation equipment, and specialty equipment. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Business services, not elsewhere classified
Sub-IndustryInternet Software & Services
SectorBusiness Services
SymbolNASDAQ:LQDT
CUSIP53635B10
Phone202-467-6868
Debt
Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A
Current Ratio1.91
Quick Ratio1.76
Price-To-Earnings
Trailing P/E Ratio-6.68
Forward P/E Ratio-9.23
P/E GrowthN/A
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$270.02 million
Price / Sales0.78
Cash FlowN/A
Price / CashN/A
Book Value$4.21 per share
Price / Book1.56
Profitability
EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)($0.98)
Net Income$-39,180,000.00
Net Margins-12.72%
Return on Equity-19.31%
Return on Assets-12.17%
Miscellaneous
Employees794
Outstanding Shares32,100,000
Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Liquidity Services' stock symbol?
Liquidity Services trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "LQDT."
How were Liquidity Services' earnings last quarter?
Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 3rd. The business services provider reported ($0.12) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.14) by $0.02. The business services provider earned $43.10 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $60.16 million. Liquidity Services had a negative return on equity of 19.31% and a negative net margin of 12.72%. View Liquidity Services' Earnings History.
What price target have analysts set for LQDT?
2 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Liquidity Services' shares. Their predictions range from $10.00 to $10.00. On average, they anticipate Liquidity Services' stock price to reach $10.00 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Liquidity Services.
Who are some of Liquidity Services' key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Liquidity Services include TechTarget (TTGT), Exela Technologies (XELA), Qiwi (QIWI), QuinStreet (QNST), B. Riley Financial (RILY), Resources Connection (RECN), Limelight Networks (LLNW), InnerWorkings (INWK), China Customer Relations Centers (CCRC), Moneygram International (MGI), Servicesource International (SREV), NEWTEK Business Services (NEWT), Reis (REIS), Points International (PCOM) and Gravity (GRVY).
Who are Liquidity Services' key executives?
Liquidity Services' management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. William P. Angrick III, Chairman & CEO (Age 50)
- Mr. Jaime Mateus-Tique, Director (Age 51)
- Mr. Jorge A. Celaya, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 52)
- Mr. James M. Rallo, Pres of Retail Supply Chain Group & Capital Assets Group (Age 52)
- Mr. Michael Sweeney, Chief Accounting Officer
Has Liquidity Services been receiving favorable news coverage?
Press coverage about LQDT stock has trended somewhat positive on Monday, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. Accern identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Liquidity Services earned a daily sentiment score of 0.11 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news articles about the business services provider an impact score of 45.24 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future.
Who are Liquidity Services' major shareholders?
Liquidity Services' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (10.57%), Staley Capital Advisers Inc. (7.83%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.11%), Eagle Boston Investment Management Inc. (0.92%), Boston Partners (0.73%) and California Public Employees Retirement System (0.50%). Company insiders that own Liquidity Services stock include Gardner H Dudley, James M Rallo, Jorge Celaya, Mark A Shaffer, Michael E Sweeney, Roger Gravley, Segundo Leoncio Casusol and William P Angrick III. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Liquidity Services.
Which major investors are selling Liquidity Services stock?
LQDT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Tiverton Asset Management LLC, California Public Employees Retirement System, JPMorgan Chase & Co., OppenheimerFunds Inc. and New York State Common Retirement Fund. Company insiders that have sold Liquidity Services company stock in the last year include James M Rallo and Roger Gravley. View Insider Buying and Selling for Liquidity Services.
Which major investors are buying Liquidity Services stock?
LQDT stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, BlackRock Inc., Harvey Partners LLC, Sei Investments Co., Boston Partners, Staley Capital Advisers Inc., Trexquant Investment LP and Matarin Capital Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Liquidity Services.
How do I buy shares of Liquidity Services?
Shares of LQDT can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Liquidity Services' stock price today?
One share of LQDT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $6.55.
How big of a company is Liquidity Services?
Liquidity Services has a market capitalization of $210.27 million and generates $270.02 million in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $-39,180,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($0.98) on an earnings per share basis. Liquidity Services employs 794 workers across the globe.
How can I contact Liquidity Services?
Liquidity Services' mailing address is 6931 Arlington Road Suite 200, Bethesda MD, 20814. The business services provider can be reached via phone at 202-467-6868 or via email at [email protected]
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