NASDAQ$LQDT

Liquidity Services Inc · Q4 2024 earnings

Q4 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Liquidity Services announced strong financial results driven by market share expansion and consistent growth.

Liquidity Services reported a 14% increase in GMV and a 34% increase in revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024. The company's GAAP net income increased slightly, and non-GAAP adjusted EPS rose by 23%. Record annual GMV of $1.4 billion was achieved, with double-digit growth in each segment.

  • GMV increased by 14% to $361.0 million, and revenue increased by 34% to $106.9 million.
  • GAAP net income increased to $6.4 million, with GAAP diluted EPS of $0.20.
  • Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA increased by 13% to $14.5 million, and non-GAAP adjusted EPS increased by 23% to $0.32.
  • Auction participants grew by 22%, and completed transactions grew by 12%.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$107M

Previous: $80M+33.7%
EPS (adj)

$0.32

Previous: $0.26+23.1%
Gross Merchandise Volume

$361M

No prior period
Registered Buyers

5.5M

Previous: 5.1M+7.8%
Auction Participants

1.0M

Previous: 836.0K+21.5%
Completed Transactions

279.0K

Previous: 250.0K+11.6%
Capital Expenditures

-$2.84M

Previous: $1.48M-291.9%
Net Income

$6.40

Previous: $6.3M-100.0%
Operating Income

$7.27

Previous: $7.88M-100.0%
Gross Profit

$48.7M

Previous: $45M+8.4%
Stock-Based Comp

$3.88M

Previous: $2.17M+78.9%

Revenue & EPS history

Liquidity Services · Revenue · Quarterly

$107M

Q4 2024+33.7%vs Q4 2023
Beat estimate in 6 of 13 quarters(46%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Liquidity Services · $76.3M total across 3 segments · Q4 2023

  • RSCG Revenue
    $49.6M
  • GovDeals Revenue
    $16.1M
  • CAG Revenue
    $10.7M

Forward guidance

For the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, Liquidity Services anticipates improved performance across all metrics compared to the same quarter of the previous year. This is driven by expanded purchase programs in the RSCG segment and an improved project pipeline in the CAG segment.

Tailwinds

  • GMV is expected to be between $350 million and $385 million.
  • GAAP net income is projected to be between $2.5 million and $5.0 million.
  • Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA is expected to range from $9.5 million to $12.5 million.
  • GAAP diluted EPS is projected to be between $0.08 and $0.16.
  • Non-GAAP adjusted diluted EPS is expected to be between $0.18 and $0.26.

Headwinds

  • RSCG’s segment direct profit as a percent of revenue is expected to decline year-over-year and sequentially.
  • Consolidated consignment GMV is expected to be approximately eighty percent of total GMV.
  • Consolidated revenue as a percent of GMV be up in the low thirty percentage range.
  • The total of our segment direct profits as a percent of total revenue to be down to the low forty percent range.
  • Operating expenses, including sales, operations and technology, are expected to increase in the fiscal first quarter.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2024

Historical avgQ4 2024

+0.8%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.8%

Avg return

5 days after

+3.2%

Avg return

30 days after

52%

34 / 65 earnings

Positive

+50.0%

Q4 2020

Best reaction

-29.3%

Q2 2014

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q2 2026-2.6%-9.8%+0.0%
Q1 2026+4.7%+4.6%+1.6%
Q4 2025+13.4%+33.5%+39.1%
Q2 2025-10.2%-21.1%-21.2%
Q1 2025+4.0%+7.8%-3.1%
Q4 2024+38.0%+21.0%+28.2%
Q3 2024+10.7%+12.5%+5.0%
Q2 2024-3.4%-0.2%-0.3%
Q1 2024-10.5%-6.9%+3.1%
Q4 2023-14.1%-13.0%-16.4%
Q3 2023+8.1%+10.1%+7.4%
Q2 2023+6.9%+10.3%+21.5%
Q1 2023+0.5%-9.5%-14.0%
Q4 2022-13.8%-10.0%-3.6%
Q3 2022-20.2%-18.8%-23.8%
Q2 2022-13.1%-13.9%-7.4%
Q1 2022-13.7%-11.0%-6.0%
Q4 2021-9.0%-5.3%-2.5%
Q3 2021+10.4%+17.2%+25.6%
Q2 2021+30.7%+38.1%+30.4%
Q1 2021-20.6%-21.3%-25.0%
Q4 2020+50.0%+39.0%+55.0%
Q3 2020+12.2%+29.7%+33.0%
Q2 2020-2.4%+6.5%+25.5%
Q1 2020-10.0%-10.8%-20.5%
Q4 2019-5.8%-14.7%-11.1%
Q3 2019+13.0%+6.0%+16.1%
Q2 2019+1.1%+0.0%-11.5%
Q1 2019-11.7%-15.4%-14.7%
Q4 2018+11.3%+0.5%+12.6%
Q3 2018-4.1%+0.7%-0.7%
Q2 2018-10.2%-7.9%-7.1%
Q1 2018+40.6%+45.8%+43.7%
Q4 2017-18.4%-24.8%-17.9%
Q3 2017-9.0%-9.0%-12.7%
Q2 2017-3.9%-3.3%-15.0%
Q1 2017-6.3%-10.5%-16.8%
Q4 2016+2.1%+8.5%+5.9%
Q3 2016+14.1%+14.2%+24.2%
Q2 2016+9.2%
Q1 2016-23.4%
Q4 2015-16.9%
Q3 2015+2.1%
Q2 2015+12.5%
Q1 2015+21.2%
Q4 2014-10.0%
Q3 2014+0.4%
Q2 2014-29.3%
Q1 2014+13.1%
Q4 2013-16.0%
Q3 2013-1.0%
Q2 2013+7.6%
Q1 2013-19.0%
Q4 2012-6.1%
Q3 2012-4.7%
Q2 2012+16.8%
Q1 2011-0.6%
Q1 2012+14.1%
Q4 2009+1.2%
Q2 2011+1.2%
Q4 2011+1.2%
Q3 2010+4.9%
Q3 2011+4.9%
Q4 2010+4.9%
Q2 2010+8.0%

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