Liquidity Services Inc
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$30.03 0.47%
Exchange: NASDAQ | Sector: Consumer Cyclical | Industry: Specialty Retail
Q4 2024
Published: Dec 12, 2024

Earnings Highlights

  • Revenue of $106.93M up 33.7% year-over-year
  • EPS of $0.20 decreased by 4.8% from previous year
  • Gross margin of 45.6%
  • Net income of 6.38M
  • "We got right in front of us, I think the markets had the credibility and the capabilities to arrive at that $2 billion GMV destination certainly inside of 5 years, and we'd say, the next few years, whether that's 2 years or 4 years or somewhere in between, the market will reveal its health." - William Angrick
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Executive Summary

Liquidity Services delivered a solid QQ4 2024 performance driven by continued growth across its diversified marketplace platforms and a strong cash position. Quarter GMV rose 14% year over year to $361 million, while revenue expanded 34% to $106.9 million, underscoring margin-led revenue leverage from higher-promise purchase programs in the Retail segment and continued execution across GovDeals and Machinio. Non-GAAP EBITDA reached $14.5 million (up 13% YoY) with GAAP net income of $6.38 million and GAAP EPS of $0.20; non-GAAP EPS rose to $0.32 (+23% YoY). The company generated $22 million of cash flow from operations in the quarter and ended the period with a robust cash cushion of $153.2 million, with zero debt and roughly $17.5 million of borrowing capacity remaining. Management reaffirmed growth ambitions to reach $2 billion in annual GMV and $100 million in annual EBITDA in the coming years, supported by ongoing investments in platform modernization, AI-enabled optimization, and bolt-on acquisitions. They highlighted a diversified mix of business lines (Retail, GovDeals, CAG, Machinio) as a durable engine of GMV and profitability, while acknowledging real estate (GovDeals real estate) as a growing, high-leverage opportunity with a lower take rate but meaningful long-term upside. Forward guidance for the next quarter (Q1 FY2025) calls for GMV of $350–$385 million, GAAP net income of $2.5–$5.0 million, non-GAAP diluted EPS of $0.18–$0.26, and non-GAAP EBITDA of $9.5–$12.5 million, reflecting seasonality and mix shifts but still implying year-over-year improvement on a consolidated basis.

Key Performance Indicators

Revenue
Increasing
106.93M
QoQ: 14.22% | YoY: 33.73%
Gross Profit
Increasing
48.74M
45.58% margin
QoQ: -1.35% | YoY: 8.36%
Operating Income
Decreasing
7.27M
QoQ: -7.97% | YoY: -7.78%
Net Income
Increasing
6.38M
QoQ: 6.25% | YoY: 1.51%
EPS
Decreasing
0.20
QoQ: 0.00% | YoY: -4.76%

Revenue Trend

Margin Analysis

Historical Earnings Comparison

PeriodRevenue ($M)EPS ($)YoY GrowthReport
Q2 2025 116.38 0.22 +27.3% View
Q1 2025 122.33 0.18 +71.5% View
Q4 2024 106.93 0.20 +33.7% View
Q3 2024 93.61 0.19 +15.9% View
Q2 2024 91.45 0.18 +12.3% View