Lithia Motors Inc

Company Profile

Lithia Motors Inc had its IPO on 1996-12-18 under the ticker symbol LAD.

The company operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector and Auto & Truck Dealerships industry. Lithia Motors Inc has a staff strength of 21,875 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Lithia Motors Inc opened at $295 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $295 - $302.02, and closed at $298.24.

This is a +0.74% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 117,662 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Lithia Motors Inc have slipped by -5.66%.

Lithia Motors Inc's Key Ratios

Lithia Motors Inc has a market cap of $8.16 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 1.2319 and a price to sales ratio of 0.2176.

In the last 12-months Lithia Motors Inc’s revenue was $29.33 billion with a gross profit of $5.15 billion and an EBITDA of $1.99 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures Lithia Motors Inc's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Lithia Motors Inc’s operating margin was 6.11% while its return on assets stood at 7.3% with a return of equity of 21.08%.

In Q2, Lithia Motors Inc’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -7.1% while revenue growth was a positive 12%.

Lithia Motors Inc’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

5.4945

Trailing PE

7.3807

PEG

0.5464

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $40.11 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 5.4945 and a PEG multiple of 0.5464. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Lithia Motors Inc’s profitability.

Lithia Motors Inc stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 0.4753 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 6.0178. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 0.2176.

Lithia Motors Inc stock pays annual dividends of $1.84 per share, indicating a yield of 0.67% and a payout ratio of 4.66%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$17.68 billion

Total Liabilities

$4.05 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$-1000200000.00

Capital Expenditure

$58.20 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

4.66%

Lithia Motors Inc ended 2024 with $17.68 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $17.68 billion while shareholder equity stood at $5.80 billion.

Lithia Motors Inc ended 2024 with $308.00 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $4.05 billion in other current liabilities, 1116100000.00 in common stock, $4.57 billion in retained earnings and $1.61 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $199.70 million and cash and short-term investments were $199.70 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $2,816,700,000 while long-term debt stood at $6.61 billion.

Lithia Motors Inc’s total current assets stands at $5.49 billion while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $884.60 million compared to accounts payable of $-241300000.00 and inventory worth $4.28 billion.

In 2024, Lithia Motors Inc's operating cash flow was $-1000200000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $58.20 million.

Comparatively, Lithia Motors Inc paid $0.05 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$298.24

52-Week High

$328.4608

52-Week Low

$178.6467

Analyst Target Price

$293.75

Lithia Motors Inc stock is currently trading at $298.24 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $328.4608 and a 52-week low of $328.4608. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $293.75.

Its 50-day moving average was $306.51 and 200-day moving average was $253.61 The short ratio stood at 9.69 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 214.8% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 10591.6% are held by institutions.