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Live Ventures Incorporated (Nasdaq: LIVE) is a diversified holding company whose news flow reflects activity across a portfolio of middle-market businesses in textile and flooring, retail flooring, steel, tools, and entertainment retail. Because the company reports by operating segment and regularly communicates about its subsidiaries, readers of Live Ventures news can follow developments in several distinct industries through a single ticker.
News about Live Ventures often centers on financial results and segment performance. The company issues earnings releases for its fiscal quarters and fiscal year, detailing revenue, gross margin, operating income, net income, and Adjusted EBITDA, along with commentary on trends in Retail-Entertainment, Retail-Flooring, Flooring Manufacturing, and Steel Manufacturing. These updates highlight how factors such as housing market conditions, product mix, and cost-reduction initiatives affect each segment.
Another key theme in Live Ventures’ news is portfolio company milestones. Press releases have described modernization efforts at Precision Marshall Steel, including digital tools and customer service enhancements, and the performance turnaround at Flooring Liquidators, where operational changes and leadership actions have led to periods of positive EBITDA. News items also cover the growth and momentum at Vintage Stock, reflecting consumer demand for collectibles and entertainment media.
Corporate-level announcements appear as well, including communications campaigns, branding initiatives, and updates on Live Ventures’ strategic focus on value-oriented acquisitions of domestic middle-market companies. By monitoring this news page, investors and observers can see how Live Ventures’ buy-build-hold strategy is reflected in earnings trends, operational improvements, and subsidiary-level initiatives across its diversified portfolio.
Live Ventures (NASDAQ: LIVE) said Central Steel Fabricators will supply structural support products for a hyperscale AI data center project, supporting cable management, structural frames and custom components.
The Broadview, Illinois manufacturer emphasizes automation and robotic welding investments after its 2024 acquisition to scale production for rising AI infrastructure demand.
Live Ventures (Nasdaq: LIVE) reported fiscal Q1 2026 results for the quarter ended December 31, 2025. Revenue was $108.5M, gross margin rose to 32.6%, and operating income increased 352.9% to $3.5M. Adjusted EBITDA improved 35.7% to $7.8M. Cash availability totaled ~$38.7M and the company completed a $47.0M refinancing for its Steel Manufacturing segment.
Results included a small net loss of $0.1M (diluted loss per share $0.02) versus prior-year net income influenced by non-recurring gains.
Live Ventures (NASDAQ: LIVE) will release fiscal first quarter 2026 financial results for the period ended December 31, 2025 before market open on Thursday, February 12, 2026. The company will hold its earnings conference call the same day at 2:00 p.m. PST / 5:00 p.m. EST.
Dial-in details: 800.231.0316 (U.S.) and +1.314.696.0504 (International). The call recording will be available on Live Ventures’ Investor Relations webpage at https://ir.liveventures.com/.
Central Steel Fabricators (NASDAQ: LIVE), a portfolio company of Live Ventures, described an expanding role supplying precision-fabricated steel systems for AI, automation, and data-center connectivity on Jan 27, 2026. The company highlighted cable management systems, structural frames, and custom components for data centers and fiber deployments.
Management emphasized scaling automation and robotic welding that has materially increased daily production capacity, positioning Central Steel Fabricators to respond to large-scale AI infrastructure and fiber buildouts and to benefit from long-term secular growth in AI-driven infrastructure.
Live Ventures (Nasdaq: LIVE) announced an AI-driven, autonomous logistics upgrade at Flooring Liquidators, unveiling a Fairfield, California distribution hub engineered for autonomous operations on Jan 23, 2026. The site will use self-guided vehicles with AI routing, load balancing, LiDAR navigation, collision-avoidance, and intelligent sequencing to speed inventory turns, reduce damage, and lower labor volatility.
The company reported that time studies show autonomous vehicles operating at roughly 10x the throughput of traditional interval handling, enabling higher volume handling without proportional increases in labor or space.
Live Ventures (Nasdaq: LIVE) announced that its Flooring Liquidators subsidiary has deployed an AI-driven operational intelligence system to convert transactional data into local demand forecasts, optimize inventory placement, and improve delivery efficiency across its network.
The rollout embeds AI into daily operations across 30+ branches, uses a three-phase program called No Excuses AI to monitor weekly performance, generate prioritized alerts, and interrogate root causes, and reports a >80% reduction in damage rates after improved planning and sequencing.
Live Ventures (Nasdaq: LIVE) reported fiscal year 2025 results for the year ended September 30, 2025. Revenue was $444.9 million, down 5.9% year‑over‑year, while gross margin rose 210 basis points to 32.7%. Operating income turned to $14.6 million from a $13.6 million loss the prior year, and net income was $22.7 million, or $4.93 diluted EPS, which includes $28.2 million of one‑time net gains. Adjusted EBITDA increased 36.3% to $33.4 million. Cash availability was approximately $38.1 million and the company repurchased 59,704 shares at an average $8.85.
The results reflect margin improvement, cost reductions, Central Steel acquisition benefits, and continued weakness in housing‑related segments.
Live Ventures (NASDAQ: LIVE) will release its fiscal year ended September 30, 2025 financial results before the market opens on Thursday, December 11, 2025.
The company will host an earnings conference call on Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time (5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time). Dial-in numbers are 800.231.0316 (U.S.) and +1.314.696.0504 (International/caller-paid). Participants are asked to dial in at least 15 minutes early, but no sooner than 30 minutes before the call.
A recording of the discussion will be available on the company’s Investor Relations page at https://ir.liveventures.com/.
Live Ventures (Nasdaq: LIVE) announced that portfolio company Precision Marshall Steel achieved a 99.98% same-day shipment rate on qualifying orders and launched a 24/7 customer portal as part of its modernization program on Nov 18, 2025. Precision Marshall, acquired in 2020, supplies decarb-free tool steel including ground flat stock, drill rod, and plate to distributors and service centers. The portal provides order history, mill certifications, and shipping documents to support time-sensitive manufacturing supply chains.
Live Ventures (NASDAQ: LIVE) reported continued strength at portfolio company Vintage Stock on Nov 11, 2025, driven by a booming secondary market for collectibles.
For the nine months ended June 30, 2025, Retail-Entertainment revenue rose 9% and operating margin improved by 230 basis points to 14.0%. Vintage Stock operates 70+ stores, reported 13 consecutive months of positive same-store comps, and attributes growth to walk-in sourced, high-margin resale inventory and a hybrid local inventory model.
The company plans store expansion, deeper online-to-offline capabilities, and potential licensing partnerships while Live Ventures highlights Vintage Stock as a growth platform in its portfolio.