---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-23-042080"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LIVE"
cik: "0001045742"
company_name: "LIVE VENTURES Inc"
filed_at: "2023-12-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T09:40:31.242397+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Live Ventures reports FY2023 revenue up 23.8% to $355.2M but net loss of $0.1M; Adjusted EBITDA down 17.8%

## Summary
- Revenue $355.2M, +23.8% YoY, driven by acquisitions (Flooring Liquidators, PMW, Kinetic) contributing ~$115M.
- Net loss of $0.1M vs prior net income $24.7M; diluted EPS -$0.03 vs $7.84 (prior year included $11.4M bankruptcy gain).
- Adjusted EBITDA $31.5M, down 17.8% from $38.4M; operating income fell 40.4% to $15.4M on lower margins and higher G&A.
- Four acquisitions closed in FY2023: Flooring Liquidators, PMW, Cal Coast assets, Harris Flooring, totaling ~$117M invested.
- Segment weakness: Retail-Entertainment revenue -9.3%, Flooring Manufacturing -16.1%; Steel Manufacturing grew 46.7% on acquisitions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-23-042080
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LIVE
- cik: 0001045742
- company_name: LIVE VENTURES Inc
- filed_at: 2023-12-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1045742/000162828023042080/0001628280-23-042080-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1045742/000162828023042080/live-20231220.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  LIVE VENTURES Inc reported fiscal year ended September 30, 2023 results: revenue $355.2 million, net income ($0.1) million, EPS ($0.03).
  - Period: fiscal year ended September 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $355.2 million
  - Net income: ($0.1) million
  - EPS: ($0.03)
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Inc. (“PMW”), certain assets from Cal Coast Carpet Warehouse, Inc., and the Harris Flooring Group® brands, transactions valued at approximately $117 million • Revenues were $355.2 million, as compared with $286.9 million in the prior year, an increase of 23.8% over the prior year period • Net loss was ($0.1) million and diluted loss per share was ($0.03), as
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1045742/000162828023042080/0001628280-23-042080-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.