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Rating:50Neutral
Price Target:
$4.50
▼(-7.60% Downside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:07/29/26
The score is held back primarily by weak financial performance (losses, sharp revenue decline, negative equity, and negative latest-year operating/free cash flow) and a bearish technical trend (price below all key moving averages). These are partially offset by a more positive earnings-call outlook (raised guidance and improving adjusted EBITDA trajectory), while valuation metrics provide limited support due to the negative P/E and no indicated dividend yield.
Positive Factors
PodcastOne growth & profitability
PodcastOne’s multi-year revenue and EBITDA turnaround (acquisition to $61.7M revenue, ~$12.8M EBITDA swing) shows a scalable, higher-margin content business. Durable podcast monetization supports recurring advertising and sponsorship cashflows and reduces consolidated volatility if growth is sustained.
Negative Factors
Consistent GAAP losses & weak margins
The marked revenue drop and materially lower gross margin indicate persistent demand and pricing pressure that erode structural profitability. Continued GAAP losses constrain reinvestment, make operational leverage harder to realize, and raise the bar for sustainable free cash generation without structural revenue recovery.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
PodcastOne growth & profitability
PodcastOne’s multi-year revenue and EBITDA turnaround (acquisition to $61.7M revenue, ~$12.8M EBITDA swing) shows a scalable, higher-margin content business. Durable podcast monetization supports recurring advertising and sponsorship cashflows and reduces consolidated volatility if growth is sustained.
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LiveOne (LVO) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$61.03M
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)76.16K
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)1.93
Revenue Growth-32.57%
EPS Growth-7.51%
CountryUS
Employees86
SectorCommunication Services
Sector Strength97
IndustryEntertainment
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-1.96
Shares Outstanding13,623,509
10 Day Avg. Volume49,395
30 Day Avg. Volume76,160
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.25
Price to Book (P/B)-2.72
Price to Sales (P/S)0.73
P/FCF Ratio-4.08
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda>-0.01
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$12.50Price Target Upside156.67% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering2
EPS Forecast (FY)-0.75
Revenue Forecast (FY)$92.65M
LiveOne Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
LiveOne, Inc. operates as a digital media and entertainment firm, focusing on the acquisition, dissemination, and commercialization of a wide array of audio and video content. This includes live musical performances, online radio, podcasts, vodcas...
How the Company Makes Money
LiveOne primarily generates revenue through digital audio/music streaming and related advertising and partnership arrangements. Key revenue streams include: (1) Subscription revenue: paid memberships for access to its streaming music service(s), t...
LiveOne Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Jun 24, 2026
(Q4-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Aug 12, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call emphasized a pronounced operational turnaround: record and repeatable growth at PodcastOne, meaningful content and partnership traction, cleaned up balance sheet, share buybacks and raised guidance. However, the company remains GAAP-loss-making at the consolidated level, has lingering unit (Slacker) weakness, conversion and timing risk in monetizing large installed bases and newly announced B2B deals, and some share-count/dilution uncertainty. On balance the management portrayed momentum and multiple clear near- to medium-term revenue levers, offset by execution and timing risks.Positive Updates
Record Fiscal Year Revenue
Consolidated revenue for fiscal 2026 was $77.1M (management repeatedly referenced ~$77M) with the audio division generating $73.5M.
Negative Updates
GAAP Losses and Full-Year Adjusted EBITDA Deficit
GAAP consolidated net loss in Q4 was $7.6M (negative $0.65 per share). Full-year fiscal 2026 adjusted EBITDA was negative $0.9M despite audio division profitability, indicating the company is not yet GAAP-profitable at the consolidated level.
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Q4-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Record Fiscal Year Revenue
Consolidated revenue for fiscal 2026 was $77.1M (management repeatedly referenced ~$77M) with the audio division generating $73.5M.
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Company Guidance
Management raised revenue guidance to $85–95 million with $8–10 million of adjusted EBITDA (they had earlier referenced $78–85M), noting fiscal 2026 results of $77.1M revenue and adjusted EBITDA of -$0.9M; Q4 consolidated revenue was $18.9M with adjusted EBITDA $0.3M (audio division Q4 $18.3M, adj EBITDA $2.4M; PodcastOne Q4 $15.7M, adj EBITDA $1.9M; Slacker Q4 $2.6M, adj EBITDA $0.6M), full‑year audio revenue $73.5M and adj EBITDA $6.1M, PodcastOne full year $61.7M and $6.3M adj EBITDA, Slacker full year $11.8M and adj EBITDA -$0.2M.
They said they’re already running roughly $2M of EBITDA in the current quarter (an ~$8M run‑rate off the slowest quarter), have 1.3M Tesla users averaging 69 minutes/day, converted over $15M of equity at $7.50/share, repurchased >$7M of stock with $5M remaining to buy, report 100+ B2B deals in the pipeline (AT&T reach ~70M), hold ~250k hours of video and ~500k hours of audio content, carry ~$225–230M of NOLs, and expect imminent AI/content licensing, accretive M&A and material upside to revenue and EBITDA.LiveOne Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
18
Very Negative
Balance Sheet
22
Negative
Cash Flow
16
Very Negative
| Breakdown | Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 77.14M | 114.41M | 118.44M | 99.61M | 117.02M |
| Gross Profit | 11.63M | 27.22M | 32.05M | 32.83M | 24.04M |
| EBITDA | -15.70M | -12.52M | -3.72M | 5.36M | -29.98M |
| Net Income | -21.25M | -18.71M | -11.97M | -10.02M | -43.91M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 46.88M | 40.52M | 63.86M | 65.89M | 76.82M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 5.35M | 4.12M | 6.99M | 8.41M | 12.89M |
| Total Debt | 14.97M | 3.82M | 8.55M | 12.32M | 27.39M |
| Total Liabilities | 59.31M | 48.93M | 57.31M | 62.07M | 87.74M |
| Stockholders Equity | -20.59M | -17.77M | -3.78M | 3.81M | -10.92M |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | -13.72M | 3.25M | 2.80M | -6.29M | -12.95M |
| Operating Cash Flow | -10.54M | 6.37M | 6.85M | -3.84M | -9.12M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -8.18M | -3.12M | -4.05M | -2.45M | -3.98M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 19.95M | -6.24M | -4.31M | 1.79M | 7.49M |
LiveOne Technical Analysis
Negative
4.87
Price Trends
5.54
Negative
5.41
Negative
5.11
Negative
Market Momentum
-0.37
Positive
34.40
Neutral
18.67
Positive
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For LVO, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 4.87 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 4.79, below the 50-day MA of 5.54, and below the 200-day MA of 5.11, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -0.37 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 34.40 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 18.67 is Positive, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for LVO.
LiveOne Risk Analysis
LiveOne disclosed 146 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. LiveOne reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
LiveOne Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (60)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
60 Neutral | $48.67B | 4.58 | -11.27% | 4.14% | 2.83% | -41.78% | |
54 Neutral | $44.39M | -1.90 | 110.41% | ― | 1.12% | 35.50% | |
50 Neutral | $61.03M | -2.29 | 109.36% | ― | -32.57% | -7.51% | |
47 Neutral | $35.19M | -1.28 | -98.96% | ― | -69.44% | 5.10% | |
44 Neutral | $30.75M | -0.26 | -205.22% | ― | 27.16% | -18.55% |
* Communication Services Sector Average
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LiveOne Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
LiveOne Restructures Metadata Licensing Through Share Issuance
Positive
Jul 28, 2026
On July 22, 2026, LiveOne and its subsidiary Slacker entered into a Shares Issuance Agreement with Music Story SAS under which LiveOne will issue 70,000 shares of common stock at a deemed price of $7.50 per share to settle outstanding metadata lic...
Business Operations and StrategyStock BuybackFinancial Disclosures
LiveOne Boosts Outlook as AI Cuts Costs
Positive
Jun 24, 2026
LiveOne reported fiscal 2026 revenue of $77.1 million, with its Audio Division contributing $73.5 million and more than $6.1 million in adjusted EBITDA for the year ended March 31, 2026. In the fourth quarter, reported on June 24, 2026, revenue wa...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board ChangesRegulatory Filings and Compliance
LiveOne Names Interim CFO, Consolidates Finance Leadership
Positive
May 1, 2026
On May 1, 2026, LiveOne appointed 25-year finance veteran Craig Christensen as interim chief financial officer, treasurer, secretary and principal accounting officer, replacing outgoing CFO Ryan Carhart, whose departure was not due to any dispute....
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