Live Ventures Incorporated Overview
Pro stress-test →Live Ventures Incorporated (Nasdaq: LIVE) is a growing, diversified holding company with a strategic focus on value-oriented acquisitions of domestic middle-market companies. The company operates in five segments: Retail-Entertainment, Retail-Flooring, Flooring Manufacturing, Steel Manufacturing, and Corporate and Other.
Strategic Profile
Pro stress-test →The company's acquisition strategy is sector-agnostic and focuses on well-run, closely held businesses with a demonstrated track record of earnings growth and cash flow generation, partnering with management teams to build increased stockholder value through a disciplined buy-build-hold long-term focused strategy. Founded in 1968 and refocused into a diversified holding company by CEO Jon Isaac in late 2011.
Competitive Landscape
Pro stress-test →In home improvement retail, Live Ventures' Flooring Liquidators competes in a market that includes larger players like The Home Depot. The company's diversified portfolio approach and focus on acquisition of middle-market businesses differentiates it from pure-play competitors in any single sector.
Industry Context
Live Ventures Incorporated operates in Diversified Holding Company / Consumer Discretionary (multi-segment: Flooring & Steel Manufacturing, Retail Entertainment, Retail Flooring).
Key facts
Founded: 1968 · Headquarters: Las Vegas, NV · Revenue: $445M · Market cap: $46.3M