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
Revenue & EPS history
Liquidity Services · Revenue · Quarterly
$107M
Revenue by segment
Liquidity Services · $76.3M total across 3 segments · Q4 2023
- RSCG Revenue$49.6M—65.0%
- GovDeals Revenue$16.1M—21.0%
- CAG Revenue$10.7M—14.0%
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
+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
| Quarter | Report date | Reaction (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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