Breakout Quarter for LIVE

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Trading just over $3 and with an $8 price target, LIVE looks like a steal after its breakout quarter. Revenue of $8M was not just 1250% higher than the year-ago quarter but it was higher than all of the revenue in the previous fiscal year. See why this Company’s model is clicking on all cylinders and why there is a good deal more to come.

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LIVEDEAL, INC.

Blowout Quarter With More To Come

Rob Goldman
[email protected]

February 17, 2015
 

LIVEDEAL, INC. (NASDAQ - LIVE - $3.23)

Price Target: $8.00 Rating: Speculative Buy
   

COMPANY SNAPSHOT

KEY TAKEAWAYS

LiveDeal Inc. provides marketing solutions that boost customer awareness and merchant visibility on the Internet. LiveDeal operates a deal engine, which is a service that connects merchants and consumers via an innovative platform that uses geo-location, enabling businesses to communicate real-time and instant offers to nearby consumers. In November 2012, LiveDeal commenced the sale of marketing tools that help local businesses manage their online presence under the Company's Velocity Local™ brand.  In late 3Q14, LiveDeal acquired leading online retailer ModernEveryday.com, which is generating nearly $10 million in sales annually.

 

KEY STATISTICS

 
Price as of 2/13/15 $3.23  
52 Wk High - Low $10.42 – $2.00  
Est. Shares Outstanding 15.1M  
Market Capitalization $48.8M  
3 Mo Avg Vol 502,000  
Exchange: NASDAQ  
 

COMPANY INFORMATION

LiveDeal, Inc.
325 E. Warm Springs Rd, Suite 102
Las Vegas NV 89119
www.LiveDeal.com

Phone : 702.853.4641
[email protected]

 

LiveDeal recently reported an impressive 2015 fiscal first quarter which included record revenue of $8 million that reflects a greater revenue level than was booked for the entire 2014 fiscal year.  The more than 1200% quarterly year-over-year revenue growth is not a one-time event, as recent quarters have also illustrated top-line growth of several hundred percent, thus reinforcing to the Street that the Company’s model is clicking on all cylinders.    

The stock sold off as profit-takers sold into the good news, but we believe that could prove to be short-sighted.  Given the $3.6M in inventories at the end of the period and the first hint of successful integration of the ModernEveryday.com acquisition indicates continued top-line growth lies ahead.

Given that the Company is in the early stages of its hockey stick-type revenue growth model, we anticipate improved operating performance throughout the year. It should be noted that the ($0.33) loss per share for the period overwhelmingly reflected non-cash items, rather than cash-based operating performance.
 
The combination of a vigorous television ad campaign and new initiatives that include the provision of real-time deal content to search engines should drive traffic and meaningful new business to the Company during this fiscal year.  We expect to have greater clarity on this front in the coming months.  

We continue to rate LiveDeal’s shares a Speculative Buy with a price target of $8.00, which reflects a price/revenue multiple of 5-6x on a potential $20M annual revenue run rate for fiscal 2015.

Trading History For LIVE

(Source: Stockta.com)

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