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LQDT LIQUIDITY SERVICES INC

Last updated: Mar 16, 2026

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Execution Consistency

Did the company actually spend money buying back stock in 3+ of the last 4 quarters?

Bought back stock in 4/4 quarters. Q1 2026: $0M, Q3 2025: $0M, Q2 2025: $8M, Q1 2025: $1M

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Execution Acceleration

Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?

Latest quarter $0M vs trailing avg $3M (-97%)

Buyback vs FCF

What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30-80%. Bear: <10% or >80%.

Negative FCF ($-12M), cannot compute buyback ratio

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Buyback Intensity

How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.

Repurchased 0 shares = 0.0% of 37,317,175 outstanding (annualized)

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Insider Buying

Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?

No insider open-market purchases in the last 12 months

Insider-Buyback Convergence

Are insider purchases happening during the same quarters the company is actively buying back stock?

Need both buyback and insider purchase data

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Insider Net Direction

Looking at all open-market transactions, are insiders net buyers or net sellers?

Insiders bought $0M, sold $5M (net selling)

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Red Flag

Active buyback + insiders net selling 3x+ more than buying. Company cash may be supporting price while insiders exit.

Company buying back stock while insiders sold 5060104.6x more than bought. 5 C-suite officers among sellers

  • Daunt John (EVP, Chief Commercial Officer) sold 2,600 shares on 2026-03-11
  • Murray Novelette (Chief Human Resources Officer) sold 610 shares on 2026-03-11
  • Murray Novelette (Chief Human Resources Officer) sold 263 shares on 2026-03-11
  • Murray Novelette (Chief Human Resources Officer) sold 750 shares on 2026-03-11
  • Murray Novelette (Chief Human Resources Officer) sold 203 shares on 2026-03-11
  • Celaya Jorge (EVP & Chief Financial Officer) sold 7,914 shares on 2026-03-09
  • Celaya Jorge (EVP & Chief Financial Officer) sold 213 shares on 2026-03-10
  • Weiskircher Steven (SVP & Chief Technology Officer) sold 753 shares on 2026-03-06
  • Weiskircher Steven (SVP & Chief Technology Officer) sold 1,168 shares on 2026-03-06
  • Weiskircher Steven (SVP & Chief Technology Officer) sold 944 shares on 2026-03-06