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LQDT LIQUIDITY SERVICES INC

Last updated: Aug 16, 2026

Execution Consistency

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

Bought back stock in 2/4 quarters. Q3 2026: $0M, Q2 2026: $0M, Q1 2026: $0M, Q3 2025: $0M

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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 $0M (-100%)

Buyback vs FCF

What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30%+. Bear: negative FCF or no buybacks.

Buyback $0M / FCF $16M = 3% of FCF

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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 both company buybacks and insider buying independently active? Bull when the company is buying back stock in 2+ quarters and insiders have made 2+ open-market purchases.

Need both buyback and insider purchase data

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Insider Net Direction

Over the last 90 days, are insiders net buyers or net sellers on the open market?

Insiders bought $0M, sold $8M in the last 90 days (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 14630161.2x more than bought. 5 C-suite officers among sellers

  • Daunt John (EVP, Chief Commercial Officer) sold 325 shares on 2026-08-03
  • Daunt John (EVP, Chief Commercial Officer) sold 390 shares on 2026-08-03
  • Daunt John (EVP, Chief Commercial Officer) sold 73 shares on 2026-07-01
  • Daunt John (EVP, Chief Commercial Officer) sold 389 shares on 2026-07-01
  • Daunt John (EVP, Chief Commercial Officer) sold 39 shares on 2026-06-26
  • Daunt John (EVP, Chief Commercial Officer) sold 7,539 shares on 2026-06-24
  • Daunt John (EVP, Chief Commercial Officer) sold 2,600 shares on 2026-06-24
  • Celaya Jorge (EVP & Chief Financial Officer) sold 464 shares on 2026-06-10
  • Celaya Jorge (EVP & Chief Financial Officer) sold 1,945 shares on 2026-06-10
  • Celaya Jorge (EVP & Chief Financial Officer) sold 3,842 shares on 2026-06-04