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Liquidity Services, Inc. LQDT

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for Liquidity Services, Inc.

Overview of Liquidity Services, Inc.

LQDT NMS
Consumer Cyclical Internet Retail Small Cap
Liquidity Services, Inc. (LQDT), is a Small Cap company, in the Internet Retail industry, last closed at $28.44, about 33.3% undervalued vs fair value, -5.0% 1Y return, ranked 144/539 in sector.
$28.44
-2.67%
As of March 13, 2026
Previous close • Vol 90d: 42.8%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$999.89M
Enterprise Value
$843.59M
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Quick Facts

Website https://liquidityservices.com
HQ Bethesda, MD
Employees 818
Fiscal year Sep 30

Next Events

Earnings May 7 Estimated

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$34
$38
$42
Current: $28.44 +33% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Small Cap

Corporate Free Cash Flow - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Revenue
$476.7M
31.2%%
Gross Profit
$208.8M
12.8%%
Operating Income
$35.1M
49.8%%
Net Income
$28.1M
40.5%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Corporate Free Cash Flow

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Cash Conversion Ratio
209.9%
Excellent

FCF / Net Income - measures how well earnings convert to cash

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Owner's Pocket - Capital Allocation

Total Returned to Shareholders

Combined dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction

$16.8M
28.5% of FCF

Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health some concerns
Moderate efficiency issues detected. Review active leaks below for improvement areas.
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Moat Analysis Corporate Default

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating Liquidity Services, Inc.'s durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
75
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Moderate
Scores based on quantitative metrics and qualitative factors

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Pricing Power

Strong
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Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

Generic Industrial / Default vs Industry Peers 97% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing LQDT's balance between Growth (34.0%), Profitability (36.8%), and Safety (29.2%). Growth 34% Safety 29% Profitability 37%

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Growth

68th percentile vs peers
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Key Signals
Rev Growth YoY 31.2% 87p Revenue CAGR 3Y 19.4% 76p EPS Growth YoY 37.2% 44p EPS CAGR 3Y -10.2% 50p
Strengths
  • Rev Growth Yoy in top 20% of peers (31.2%, 87th percentile)
  • Interest Coverage Ratio in top 20% of peers (92.36, 94th percentile)
  • Superior capital returns - 3 return metrics above peer median
  • Growth above peer median with strong metric coverage (90%)
Risks

No significant risks identified for this axis.

Profitability

74th percentile vs peers
74
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Safety

58th percentile vs peers
59
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for Liquidity Services, Inc..

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