Live Ventures Inc. is a U.S.-based diversified holding company that acquires and operates profitable middle-market businesses across several unrelated industries. Its portfolio currently spans retail entertainment, flooring retail, flooring manufacturing, steel manufacturing, and corporate/other activities, with operating companies run on a decentralized basis.
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| Retail-Entertainment | 17% Retail sale of new and pre-owned video games, consoles, accessories, and related entertainment products. |
| Retail-Flooring | 27% Retail and installation of flooring, carpeting, cabinets, and countertops for homeowners, builders, and contractors. |
| Flooring Manufacturing | 35% Manufacture and sale of carpet, yarns, luxury vinyl, laminate, rigid core, and engineered hardwood flooring. |
| Steel Manufacturing | 18% Fabrication and supply of specialized metal products for data centers and other industrial end markets. |
| Corporate & Other | 3% Corporate overhead and legacy products or services no longer actively sold to new customers. |
Live Ventures sells to a mix of consumers, builders, contractors, specialty retailers, and industrial customers...
Buy new and pre-owned games, consoles, and accessories for personal entertainment and value pricing.
Buy flooring, carpeting, cabinets, and countertops for home renovation and improvement projects.
Buy flooring products and installation services for residential construction and remodeling jobs.
Buy carpet, vinyl, laminate, and hardwood products from Marquis for project and channel demand.
Buy fabricated metal products, especially for data centers and related applications.
The company is primarily U.S.-focused, with operating businesses and stores concentrated in domestic markets...
Live Ventures’ strategy is to acquire profitable, well-managed middle-market businesses and operate them with a...
Growth depends on adding cash-generative businesses that fit the portfolio and can be operated without heavy central overhead.
Recent EBITDA improvement was driven by lower operating expenses, showing cost control is a key lever in a cyclical portfolio.
The company needs cash and revolver capacity to fund operations, debt service, acquisitions, and shareholder returns.
The business is exposed to cyclical demand, especially in discretionary retail and housing-related end markets, which...
Retail entertainment and flooring depend on discretionary spending and renovation activity, both of which weaken in softer economic conditions.
Growth depends on buying and integrating businesses, which can fail due diligence, strain management, or reduce customer retention.
Acquired businesses create goodwill that must be tested for impairment if performance weakens or assumptions change.
Retail entertainment and flooring markets face intense competition from online, mass-market, and specialty rivals.
The company stores customer and employee data, and a breach could cause legal costs, operational disruption, and reputational damage.
: 28/04/2026