NASDAQ:LQDT
Liquidity Services, Inc.
- Stock
Last Close
22.16
06/11 21:01
Market Cap
594.71M
Beta: 1.53
Volume Today
157.22K
Avg: 185.69K
PE Ratio
24.77
PFCF: 12.59
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revenue | 125.14M - | 102.94M 17.74% | 89.75M 12.82% | 79.29M 11.65% | 65.88M 16.92% | 86.88M 31.88% | 85.19M 1.95% | 78.51M 7.84% | 70.80M 9.83% | 72.33M 2.17% | 65.52M 9.42% | 61.37M 6.34% | 61.14M 0.36% | 60.10M 1.71% | 50.57M 15.85% | 52.70M 4.22% | 54.05M 2.56% | 56.80M 5.08% | 56.88M 0.14% | 58.79M 3.35% | 49.50M 15.80% | 52.82M 6.71% | 47.72M 9.66% | 55.89M 17.12% | 55.75M 0.25% | 61.79M 10.82% | 69.67M 12.75% | 70.33M 0.95% | 66.71M 5.15% | 68.28M 2.35% | 69.87M 2.33% | 75.20M 7.64% | 72.28M 3.88% | 81.45M 12.69% | 80.77M 0.84% | 79.96M 1.01% | 71.33M 10.80% | 91.45M 28.22% | 93.61M 2.36% | 106.93M 14.22% | 122.33M 14.41% | 116.38M 4.87% | 119.88M 3.01% | 118.09M 1.49% | |
cost of revenue | 54.31M - | 42.66M 21.46% | 35.84M 15.99% | 33.20M 7.37% | 26.88M 19.01% | 39.93M 48.52% | 39.29M 1.59% | 37.02M 5.77% | 32.27M 12.84% | 34.56M 7.11% | 30.41M 12.01% | 28.98M 4.72% | 27.63M 4.65% | 28.73M 3.97% | 19.49M 32.16% | 24.24M 24.38% | 24.96M 2.95% | 24.81M 0.60% | 25.34M 2.14% | 27.31M 7.80% | 24.18M 11.49% | 26.62M 10.11% | 22.49M 15.50% | 22.73M 1.04% | 22.57M 0.68% | 26.39M 16.89% | 28.54M 8.18% | 30.18M 5.72% | 27.76M 8.00% | 28.97M 4.34% | 28.93M 0.12% | 33.74M 16.64% | 31.77M 5.84% | 40.37M 27.04% | 35.20M 12.80% | 34.98M 0.62% | 445K 98.73% | 62K 86.07% | 47.41M 76,369.35% | 72.16M - | 68.95M 4.46% | ||||
gross profit | 70.83M - | 60.28M 14.89% | 53.91M 10.57% | 46.10M 14.49% | 38.99M 15.41% | 46.95M 20.41% | 45.90M 2.25% | 41.49M 9.60% | 38.52M 7.14% | 37.77M 1.96% | 35.11M 7.05% | 32.39M 7.75% | 33.51M 3.48% | 31.37M 6.39% | 31.08M 0.92% | 28.46M 8.41% | 29.10M 2.22% | 31.99M 9.95% | 31.55M 1.40% | 31.48M 0.22% | 25.33M 19.53% | 26.20M 3.46% | 25.23M 3.73% | 33.16M 31.45% | 33.18M 0.05% | 35.40M 6.70% | 41.12M 16.16% | 40.15M 2.37% | 38.95M 3.00% | 39.31M 0.93% | 40.93M 4.14% | 41.46M 1.28% | 40.51M 2.29% | 41.09M 1.43% | 45.57M 10.91% | 44.98M 1.30% | 70.88M 57.60% | 91.39M 28.94% | 46.20M 49.45% | 106.93M 131.43% | 50.17M 53.08% | 47.43M 5.46% | |||
selling and marketing expenses | 10.38M - | 10.80M 3.98% | 10.26M 5.03% | 10.03M 2.22% | 9.46M 5.65% | 9.15M 3.30% | 9.97M 8.95% | 8.99M 9.75% | 14.54M 61.59% | 14.11M 2.93% | 13.46M 4.59% | 12.40M 7.87% | 11.62M 6.29% | 12.08M 3.98% | 12.32M 1.97% | 12.39M 0.55% | 11.61M 6.34% | 11.91M 2.63% | 11.77M 1.22% | 12.25M 4.16% | 9.61M 21.62% | 10.11M 5.25% | 7.41M 26.68% | 8.50M 14.72% | 9.11M 7.12% | 8.91M 2.17% | 9.66M 8.43% | 9.96M 3.05% | 10.04M 0.88% | 11.27M 12.24% | 10.90M 3.31% | 11.01M 0.98% | 10.79M 1.97% | 11.85M 9.86% | 13.07M 10.24% | 13.73M 5.07% | 12.98M 5.47% | 14.20M 9.36% | 13.76M 3.07% | 13.90M 1.01% | 14.77M 6.30% | 13.81M 6.52% | 15.69M 13.64% | 16.69M 6.33% | |
general and administrative expenses | 46.00M - | 43.68M 5.04% | 41.62M 4.73% | 37.96M 8.78% | 35.23M 7.19% | 37.65M 6.86% | 34.25M 9.04% | 37.21M 8.65% | 31.75M 14.67% | 29.30M 7.70% | 28.39M 3.12% | 29.38M 3.49% | 7.57M 74.23% | 23.41M 209.18% | 20.43M 12.75% | 21.43M 4.94% | 21.16M 1.29% | 22.05M 4.23% | 21.10M 4.30% | 21.53M 2.01% | 18.95M 11.98% | 18.98M 0.18% | 15.73M 17.13% | 17.66M 12.26% | 17.57M 0.52% | 18.98M 8.01% | 19.98M 5.30% | 20.08M 0.49% | 22.15M 10.29% | 20.93M 5.52% | 20.17M 3.60% | 20.56M 1.92% | 7.38M 64.08% | 6.40M 13.28% | 7.45M 16.40% | 6.83M 8.36% | 7.58M 11.04% | 7.66M 0.96% | 8.60M 12.34% | 8.12M 5.66% | 8.27M 1.86% | 7.11M 14.02% | 8.22M 15.66% | 9.18M 11.64% | |
selling general and administrative expenses | 56.38M - | 54.48M 3.38% | 51.87M 4.79% | 47.99M 7.48% | 44.69M 6.87% | 46.80M 4.71% | 44.21M 5.52% | 46.20M 4.50% | 46.28M 0.18% | 43.41M 6.20% | 41.85M 3.60% | 41.78M 0.17% | 19.19M 54.06% | 35.49M 84.93% | 32.75M 7.74% | 33.83M 3.29% | 32.76M 3.14% | 33.96M 3.66% | 32.87M 3.22% | 33.78M 2.78% | 28.55M 15.48% | 29.09M 1.89% | 23.14M 20.45% | 26.16M 13.05% | 26.68M 1.96% | 27.89M 4.54% | 29.64M 6.30% | 30.04M 1.33% | 32.19M 7.17% | 32.20M 0.02% | 31.07M 3.50% | 31.57M 1.59% | 18.18M 42.42% | 18.26M 0.46% | 20.52M 12.40% | 20.56M 0.19% | 20.57M 0.01% | 21.85M 6.26% | 37.73M 72.67% | 22.01M 41.66% | 23.04M 4.67% | 20.92M 9.21% | 23.91M 14.33% | 25.86M 8.15% | |
research and development expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
other expenses | 3.20M - | 1.99M 37.75% | 2.04M 2.51% | 1.99M 2.45% | 1.67M 16.15% | 1.66M 0.72% | 1.62M 2.65% | 1.55M 3.84% | 501K 67.76% | 2.75M 449.50% | 2.02M 26.73% | 4.17M 106.99% | 2.67M 36.05% | 1.46M 45.51% | 1.47M 1.17% | 394K 73.23% | 1.41M 257.61% | 2.52M 78.50% | 3.24M 28.71% | 2.98M 7.97% | 1.76M 40.75% | 1.56M 11.33% | 1.89M 20.51% | 1.65M 12.67% | 1.88M 13.84% | 1.88M 0.05% | 2.88M 53.78% | 339K 88.25% | 2.27M 569.62% | 2.63M 15.68% | 2.67M 1.60% | 3.15M 17.92% | 17.61M 459.66% | 17.58M 0.14% | 51.99M 195.69% | 51.46M 1.03% | 48.67M 5.42% | 62.94M 29.33% | 507K 99.19% | 20.04M - | 19.71M 1.65% | ||||
cost and expenses | 113.90M - | 99.13M 12.97% | 89.75M 9.46% | 83.18M 7.32% | 73.25M 11.94% | 88.39M 20.67% | 85.12M 3.69% | 84.78M 0.40% | 79.06M 6.75% | 80.73M 2.12% | 74.28M 7.99% | 74.94M 0.88% | 67.59M 9.80% | 65.68M 2.84% | 53.71M 18.22% | 58.46M 8.84% | 59.13M 1.14% | 61.28M 3.65% | 61.44M 0.26% | 64.08M 4.28% | 54.49M 14.95% | 57.28M 5.11% | 47.52M 17.03% | 50.54M 6.34% | 51.13M 1.16% | 56.15M 9.82% | 61.07M 8.77% | 60.55M 0.85% | 62.22M 2.76% | 63.79M 2.52% | 62.67M 1.76% | 68.46M 9.23% | 67.56M 1.32% | 76.21M 12.81% | 72.52M 4.84% | 72.08M 0.60% | 69.68M 3.33% | 84.86M 21.79% | 84.64M 0.26% | 99.66M 17.75% | 115.24M 15.64% | 109.57M 4.92% | 109.66M 0.08% | 107.13M 2.30% | |
operating expenses | 59.59M - | 56.47M 5.23% | 53.91M 4.53% | 49.98M 7.29% | 46.36M 7.24% | 48.46M 4.52% | 45.83M 5.43% | 47.76M 4.21% | 46.78M 2.04% | 46.17M 1.32% | 43.87M 4.98% | 45.96M 4.76% | 39.96M 13.04% | 36.95M 7.54% | 34.22M 7.39% | 34.22M 0.00% | 34.17M 0.14% | 36.48M 6.75% | 36.11M 1.02% | 36.76M 1.81% | 30.32M 17.53% | 30.66M 1.12% | 25.03M 18.35% | 27.81M 11.11% | 28.55M 2.66% | 29.76M 4.24% | 32.53M 9.29% | 30.38M 6.62% | 34.46M 13.45% | 34.82M 1.05% | 33.74M 3.12% | 34.71M 2.88% | 35.78M 3.08% | 35.84M 0.16% | 37.31M 4.11% | 37.10M 0.58% | 69.23M 86.63% | 84.80M 22.48% | 37.23M 56.10% | 22.01M 40.87% | 43.08M 95.69% | 40.63M 5.70% | 23.91M 41.13% | 25.86M 8.15% | |
interest expense | 38K - | -39K 202.63% | -171K - | -60K 64.91% | 390K 750% | 1.22M - | 34K 97.21% | -91K 367.65% | -370K - | -425K 14.86% | -304K 28.47% | 46K - | -104K 326.09% | 175K 268.27% | 389K 122.29% | -572K 247.04% | -775K 35.49% | 958K 223.61% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ebitda | 110.68M - | 5.80M 94.76% | 2.04M 64.89% | 57.25M 2,709.03% | -5.66M 109.89% | 153K 102.70% | 1.68M 1,000% | 14.28M 748.66% | -6.83M 147.83% | -6.96M 1.92% | -7.40M 6.25% | -10.99M 48.63% | -5.24M 52.33% | -4.44M 15.36% | -2.12M 52.21% | -4.53M 113.68% | -3.87M 14.55% | -3.32M 14.23% | -3.35M 1.05% | -3.77M 12.34% | -3.42M 9.31% | -2.88M 15.89% | 1.76M 161.39% | 6.93M 292.41% | 6.50M 6.19% | 7.31M 12.48% | 10.30M 40.93% | 11.50M 11.63% | 6.79M 40.98% | -1.41M 120.83% | -1.66M 17.76% | 5.02M 401.74% | 7.49M 49.19% | 8.05M 7.45% | 11.12M 38.17% | 10.70M 3.79% | 34.31M 220.69% | 51.42M 49.85% | 12.17M 76.32% | 11.39M 6.40% | 9.60M 15.73% | 9.37M 2.42% | 13.95M 48.88% | 14.92M 6.92% | |
operating income | -85.00M - | 3.81M 104.48% | -6K 100.16% | -63.02M 1,050,300% | -7.41M 88.24% | -1.51M 79.67% | 67K 104.45% | -25.27M 37,811.94% | -8.26M 67.31% | -8.40M 1.65% | -8.76M 4.36% | -14.58M 66.40% | -6.45M 55.75% | -5.58M 13.52% | -3.14M 43.73% | -6.22M 98.12% | -5.08M 18.42% | -4.49M 11.63% | -4.56M 1.69% | -5.39M 18.11% | -4.99M 7.37% | -4.45M 10.78% | 198K 104.45% | 5.35M 2,600.51% | 4.63M 13.48% | 5.64M 21.88% | 8.59M 52.43% | 8.31M 3.30% | 4.48M 46.05% | 4.48M 0% | 7.20M 60.50% | 2.25M 68.80% | 4.73M 110.56% | 5.25M 10.98% | 8.26M 57.36% | 7.88M 4.55% | 1.65M 79.10% | 6.59M 300.43% | 8.97M 36.09% | 7.27M 19.04% | 7.09M 2.46% | 6.80M 4.01% | 10.22M 50.20% | 10.96M 7.24% | |
depreciation and amortization | 3.20M - | 1.99M 37.75% | 2.04M 2.51% | 1.99M 2.45% | 1.67M 16.15% | 1.66M 0.72% | 1.62M 2.65% | 1.55M 3.84% | 1.43M 8.04% | 1.43M 0.35% | 1.36M 4.81% | 1.57M 14.87% | 1.21M 22.77% | 1.14M 5.53% | 1.02M 10.84% | 1.22M 20% | 1.20M 1.63% | 1.17M 3.24% | 1.21M 3.52% | 1.52M 25.70% | 1.57M 3.69% | 1.58M 0.32% | 1.57M 0.63% | 1.57M 0.45% | 1.87M 18.87% | 1.67M 10.74% | 1.71M 2.10% | 1.72M 1.06% | 2.30M 33.60% | -5.90M 356.13% | -8.86M 50.25% | 2.78M 131.34% | 2.76M 0.43% | 2.80M 1.41% | 2.87M 2.25% | 2.82M 1.54% | 31.53M 1,017.15% | 44.22M 40.27% | 3.20M 92.77% | 2.82M 11.75% | 2.52M 10.87% | 2.57M 2.07% | 2.66M 3.47% | 2.67M 0.38% | |
total other income expenses net | -96.24M - | -39K 99.96% | -8K 79.49% | -59.14M 739,137.50% | -39K 99.93% | 390K 1,100% | -208K 153.33% | -19.00M 9,033.65% | -34K 99.82% | 91K 367.65% | 189K 107.69% | 71K 62.43% | 425K 498.59% | 304K 28.47% | 47K 84.54% | -326K 793.62% | 319K 197.85% | 451K 41.38% | 454K 0.67% | 224K 50.66% | 252K 12.50% | 257K 1.98% | 224K 12.84% | 191K 14.73% | 185K 3.14% | 29K 84.32% | 254K 775.86% | -57K 122.44% | 131K 329.82% | 8.55M 6,423.66% | 11.40M 33.35% | 9.18M 19.49% | 389K 95.76% | 572K 47.04% | 775K 35.49% | 1.18M 51.61% | 1.14M 2.89% | 601K 47.33% | -273K 145.42% | 1.31M 578.39% | 1.10M 15.54% | 903K 18.13% | 1.08M 19.27% | 1.29M 19.96% | |
income before tax | -85.03M - | 3.77M 104.44% | -14K 100.37% | -63.11M 450,685.71% | -7.35M 88.35% | -1.12M 84.80% | -141K 87.38% | -24.29M 17,128.37% | -8.29M 65.86% | -8.30M 0.13% | -8.57M 3.23% | -14.51M 69.24% | -6.03M 58.46% | -5.28M 12.46% | -3.09M 41.38% | -6.55M 111.67% | -4.76M 27.36% | -4.03M 15.18% | -4.11M 1.81% | -5.16M 25.71% | -4.74M 8.23% | -4.20M 11.46% | 422K 110.06% | 5.54M 1,212.32% | 4.81M 13.13% | 5.67M 17.79% | 8.85M 56.13% | 8.25M 6.72% | 4.61M 44.09% | 13.03M 182.38% | 18.59M 42.69% | 11.42M 38.57% | 5.12M 55.20% | 5.82M 13.72% | 9.03M 55.21% | 9.05M 0.25% | 2.79M 69.20% | 7.20M 158.11% | 8.70M 20.93% | 8.57M 1.49% | 8.19M 4.46% | 7.71M 5.91% | 11.29M 46.57% | 12.25M 8.46% | |
income tax expense | -20.92M - | 2.39M 111.43% | -1.63M 168.13% | -19.41M 1,091.84% | -2.15M 88.91% | -267K 87.60% | -17K 93.63% | 29.46M 173,411.76% | 103K 99.65% | -53K 151.46% | 41K 177.36% | -542K 1,421.95% | -4.82M 788.38% | 379K 107.87% | 612K 61.48% | -5.50M 999.35% | 266K 104.83% | 328K 23.31% | 542K 65.24% | 64K 88.19% | 458K 615.63% | 43K 90.61% | 209K 386.05% | 91K 56.46% | 297K 226.37% | 407K 37.04% | 429K 5.41% | -24.50M 5,811.66% | 1.01M 104.13% | 1.06M 4.64% | 2.18M 106.14% | 3.08M 40.86% | 1.15M 62.63% | 1.57M 36.90% | 2.54M 61.67% | 2.77M 9.08% | 881K 68.24% | 1.49M 68.79% | 2.70M 81.71% | 2.20M 18.65% | 2.38M 8.28% | 655K 72.48% | 3.88M 493.13% | 4.43M 13.98% | |
net income | -64.12M - | 1.38M 102.15% | 1.61M 16.94% | -43.70M 2,805.57% | -5.20M 88.11% | -850K 83.64% | -124K 85.41% | -53.76M 43,250.81% | -8.40M 84.38% | -8.25M 1.73% | -8.61M 4.39% | -13.97M 62.14% | -1.21M 91.32% | -5.66M 366.58% | -3.71M 34.48% | -1.04M 71.85% | -5.02M 381.50% | -4.36M 13.14% | -4.65M 6.58% | -5.23M 12.43% | -5.20M 0.59% | -4.24M 18.44% | 213K 105.03% | 5.45M 2,457.28% | 4.51M 17.13% | 5.26M 16.53% | 8.42M 60.06% | 32.76M 289.07% | 3.60M 89.00% | 11.97M 232.32% | 16.41M 37.08% | 8.35M 49.14% | 3.97M 52.46% | 4.25M 7.01% | 6.49M 52.82% | 6.28M 3.19% | 1.91M 69.63% | 5.71M 199.37% | 6M 5.10% | 6.37M 6.23% | 5.81M 8.85% | 7.05M 21.36% | 7.41M 5.09% | 7.82M 5.56% | |
weighted average shs out | 29.93M - | 29.99M 0.21% | 30.01M 0.08% | 30.03M 0.05% | 30.49M 1.55% | 30.59M 0.34% | 30.73M 0.43% | 30.74M 0.05% | 31.26M 1.69% | 31.36M 0.32% | 31.49M 0.40% | 31.88M 1.24% | 31.88M 0% | 31.97M 0.30% | 32.10M 0.41% | 32.81M 2.19% | 32.81M 0% | 32.99M 0.55% | 33.16M 0.54% | 33.55M 1.15% | 33.55M 0% | 33.62M 0.24% | 33.70M 0.21% | 33.70M 0% | 33.18M 1.54% | 33.49M 0.95% | 33.37M 0.36% | 33.49M 0.36% | 32.97M 1.55% | 32.56M 1.24% | 31.91M 2.01% | 31.73M 0.56% | 31.82M 0.26% | 31.31M 1.60% | 30.61M 2.23% | 30.58M 0.10% | 30.58M 0% | 30.50M 0.26% | 30.39M 0.36% | 30.49M 0.34% | 30.64M 0.49% | 31.01M 1.21% | 31.16M 0.47% | 30.92M 0.75% | |
weighted average shs out dil | 29.93M - | 29.99M 0.21% | 30.01M 0.08% | 30.03M 0.05% | 30.49M 1.55% | 30.59M 0.34% | 30.73M 0.43% | 30.74M 0.05% | 31.26M 1.69% | 31.36M 0.32% | 31.49M 0.40% | 31.88M 1.24% | 31.88M 0% | 31.97M 0.30% | 32.10M 0.41% | 32.81M 2.19% | 32.81M 0% | 32.99M 0.55% | 33.16M 0.54% | 33.55M 1.15% | 33.55M 0% | 33.62M 0.24% | 33.82M 0.57% | 33.70M 0.35% | 34.91M 3.61% | 35.56M 1.86% | 35.44M 0.34% | 35.56M 0.34% | 34.87M 1.94% | 34.00M 2.48% | 33.08M 2.72% | 33.07M 0.02% | 32.94M 0.41% | 32.12M 2.47% | 31.51M 1.90% | 31.75M 0.75% | 31.75M 0% | 31.46M 0.92% | 31.46M 0.02% | 31.74M 0.87% | 32.20M 1.47% | 32.52M 0.98% | 32.50M 0.07% | 32.32M 0.56% | |
eps | -2.14 - | 0.05 102.34% | 0.05 0% | -1.46 3,020% | -0.17 88.36% | -0.03 83.65% | -0.00 85.61% | -1.75 43,650% | -0.27 84.57% | -0.26 3.70% | -0.27 3.85% | -0.44 62.96% | -0.04 91.36% | -0.18 373.68% | -0.12 33.33% | -0.03 73.50% | -0.15 371.70% | -0.13 13.33% | -0.14 7.69% | -0.16 14.29% | -0.15 6.25% | -0.13 13.33% | 0.01 107.69% | 0.16 1,500% | 0.14 12.50% | 0.16 14.29% | 0.25 56.25% | 0.98 292% | 0.11 88.78% | 0.37 236.36% | 0.51 37.84% | 0.26 49.02% | 0.12 53.85% | 0.14 16.67% | 0.21 50.00% | 0.21 0% | 0.06 70.30% | 0.19 204.64% | 0.20 5.26% | 0.21 5.00% | 0.19 9.52% | 0.23 21.05% | 0.24 4.35% | 0.25 4.17% | |
epsdiluted | -2.14 - | 0.05 102.34% | 0.05 0% | -1.46 3,020% | -0.17 88.36% | -0.03 83.65% | -0.00 85.61% | -1.75 43,650% | -0.27 84.57% | -0.26 3.70% | -0.27 3.85% | -0.44 62.96% | -0.04 91.36% | -0.18 373.68% | -0.12 33.33% | -0.03 73.50% | -0.15 371.70% | -0.13 13.33% | -0.14 7.69% | -0.16 14.29% | -0.15 6.25% | -0.13 13.33% | 0.01 107.69% | 0.16 1,500% | 0.13 18.75% | 0.15 15.38% | 0.24 60% | 0.92 283.33% | 0.10 89.13% | 0.35 250.00% | 0.50 42.86% | 0.25 50% | 0.12 52% | 0.13 8.33% | 0.21 61.54% | 0.19 9.52% | 0.06 68.39% | 0.18 199.68% | 0.19 5.56% | 0.20 5.26% | 0.18 10.00% | 0.22 22.22% | 0.23 4.55% | 0.24 4.35% |
All numbers in USD (except ratios and percentages)