$LQDT
LIQUIDITY SERVICES INC Stock $lqdt

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2020 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000123546821000057 Filed on February 04, 2021

Income Statement

Concept	2020 Q4	2019 Q4
Revenue	$55.75M	$49.50M
YoY Change	12.62%	-8.42%
Cost Of Revenue	$22.60M	$24.20M
YoY Change	-6.61%	-3.03%
Gross Profit	$33.18M	$25.33M
YoY Change	30.99%	-4.33%
Gross Profit Margin	59.51%	51.16%
Selling, General & Admin	$16.10M	$17.31M
YoY Change	-6.98%	-1.72%
% of Gross Profit	48.54%	68.35%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$1.871M	$1.572M
YoY Change	19.02%	30.56%
% of Gross Profit	5.64%	6.21%
Operating Expenses	$28.55M	$30.13M
YoY Change	-5.23%	-3.89%
Operating Profit	$4.626M	-$4.990M
YoY Change	-192.71%	-1.67%
Interest Expense	$200.0K	$300.0K
YoY Change	-33.33%	0.0%
% of Operating Profit	4.32%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$4.811M	-$4.738M
YoY Change	-201.54%	-0.38%
Income Tax	$297.0K	$458.0K
% Of Pretax Income	6.17%
Net Earnings	$4.514M	-$5.200M
YoY Change	-186.81%	4.0%
Net Earnings / Revenue	8.1%	-10.5%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.14	-$0.15
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.13	-$0.15
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	33.18M shares	33.55M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	34.91M shares	33.55M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2020 Q4	2019 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$77.80M	$49.20M
YoY Change	58.13%	-28.18%
Cash & Equivalents	$77.84M	$24.18M
Short-Term Investments		$25.00M
Other Short-Term Assets	$7.900M	$7.000M
YoY Change	12.86%	0.0%
Inventory	$9.931M	$5.808M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$4.801M	$5.949M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$2.700M
Total Short-Term Assets	$100.9M	$70.52M
YoY Change	43.03%	-24.67%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$17.70M	$18.70M
YoY Change	-5.34%	8.23%
Goodwill	$60.13M	$59.73M
YoY Change	0.67%	0.01%
Intangibles	$4.427M	$5.727M
YoY Change	-22.7%	-18.59%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$8.068M	$11.95M
YoY Change	-32.47%	-15.76%
Total Long-Term Assets	$104.4M	$108.7M
YoY Change	-3.95%	9.51%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$100.9M	$70.52M
Total Long-Term Assets	$104.4M	$108.7M
Total Assets	$205.3M	$179.2M
YoY Change	14.54%	-7.08%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$25.26M	$9.714M
YoY Change	160.02%	-6.32%
Accrued Expenses	$21.40M	$23.90M
YoY Change	-10.46%	14.35%
Deferred Revenue	$3.429M	$2.689M
YoY Change	27.52%	-3.13%
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$77.29M	$57.26M
YoY Change	34.98%	-8.77%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$2.892M	$7.600M
YoY Change	-61.95%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.892M	$7.600M
YoY Change	-61.95%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$77.29M	$57.26M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.892M	$7.600M
Total Liabilities	$90.19M	$66.76M
YoY Change	35.1%	0.61%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$117.8M	-$123.8M
YoY Change	-4.8%	24.62%
Common Stock	$250.0M	$243.3M
YoY Change	2.75%	2.37%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$8.255M
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares	866.4K shares
Shareholders Equity	$115.1M	$112.4M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$205.3M	$179.2M
YoY Change	14.54%	-7.08%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2020 Q4	2019 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$4.514M	-$5.200M
YoY Change	-186.81%	4.0%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$1.871M	$1.572M
YoY Change	19.02%	30.56%
Cash From Operating Activities	$6.038M	-$18.60M
YoY Change	-132.46%	130.35%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$1.363M	$1.330M
YoY Change	2.48%	-15.56%
Acquisitions	$0.00
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$520.0K	$7.570M
YoY Change	-93.13%	-175.85%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$846.0K	$6.215M
YoY Change	-113.61%	-153.78%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	$4.103M	$0.00
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-$3.973M	-$504.0K
YoY Change	688.29%	-6400.0%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$6.038M	-$18.60M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$846.0K	$6.215M
Cash From Financing Activities	-$3.973M	-$504.0K
Net Change In Cash	$1.808M	-$12.31M
YoY Change	-114.68%	-38.23%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$6.038M	-$18.60M
Capital Expenditures	$1.363M	$1.330M
Free Cash Flow	$4.675M	-$19.93M
YoY Change	-123.45%	106.54%

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CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	Organization<div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Liquidity Services, Inc. (the Company) operates a network of e-commerce marketplaces that enable buyers and sellers to transact in an efficient, automated environment offering over</span><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> 600 product categories</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. The Company’s marketplaces provide professional buyers access to a global, organized supply of new, surplus and idle assets presented with digital images and other relevant product information. Additionally, the Company enables corporate and government sellers to enhance their financial return on offered assets by providing a liquid marketplace and value-added services that encompass the consultative management, valuation and sale of surplus assets. The Company's services include program management, valuation, asset management, reconciliation, refurbishment and recycling, fulfillment, marketing and sales, warehousing and transportation, buyer support, compliance and risk mitigation, as well as self-directed service tools for its sellers. The Company organizes the products on its marketplaces into categories across major industry verticals such as consumer electronics, general merchandise, apparel, scientific equipment, aerospace parts and equipment, technology hardware, energy equipment, industrial capital assets, heavy equipment, fleet and transportation equipment and specialty equipment. The Company’s marketplaces are: www.allsurplus.com, www.liquidation.com, www.govdeals.com, www.networkintl.com, www.secondipity.com, and www.go-dove.com. The Company also operates a global search engine for listing used machinery and equipment for sale at www.machinio.com. The Company has four reportable segments: GovDeals, Retail Supply Chain Group (RSCG), Capital Assets Group (CAG), and Machinio. See Note 12 for Segment Information. </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Company's operations are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, many of which are associated with technology-oriented companies, including, but not limited to, the Company's dependence on use of the Internet; the effect of general business and economic trends, including the extent and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic; the Company's susceptibility to rapid technological change; actual and potential competition by entities with greater financial and other resources; and the potential for the commercial sellers from which the Company derives a significant portion of its inventory to change the way they conduct their disposition of surplus assets or to otherwise terminate or not renew their contracts with the Company.</span></div>
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