LKQ Corporation

Company Profile

LKQ Corporation had its IPO on 2003-10-03 under the ticker symbol LKQ.

The company operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector and Auto Parts industry. LKQ Corporation has a staff strength of 45,000 employees.

Stock update

Shares of LKQ Corporation opened at $50.32 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $50.16 - $50.61, and closed at $50.31.

This is a -0.24% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 1,431,507 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of LKQ Corporation have slipped by -4.84%.

LKQ Corporation's Key Ratios

LKQ Corporation has a market cap of $13.49 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 2.7317 and a price to sales ratio of 1.0966.

In the last 12-months LKQ Corporation’s revenue was $12.90 billion with a gross profit of $5.22 billion and an EBITDA of $1.72 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures LKQ Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, LKQ Corporation’s operating margin was 11.3% while its return on assets stood at 6.93% with a return of equity of 17.33%.

In Q2, LKQ Corporation’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -29.5% while revenue growth was a positive 3.2%.

LKQ Corporation’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

13.0208

Trailing PE

13.4122

PEG

0.3835

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $3.76 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 13.0208 and a PEG multiple of 0.3835. 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 LKQ Corporation’s profitability.

LKQ Corporation stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 1.3709 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 9.6284. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 1.0966.

LKQ Corporation stock pays annual dividends of $1.075 per share, indicating a yield of 2.18% and a payout ratio of 28.35%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$14.16 billion

Total Liabilities

$3.03 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$-88000000.00

Capital Expenditure

$66 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

28.35%

LKQ Corporation ended 2023 with $14.16 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $14.16 billion while shareholder equity stood at $5.95 billion.

LKQ Corporation ended 2023 with $300.00 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $3.03 billion in other current liabilities, 3000000.00 in common stock, $7.06 billion in retained earnings and $4.40 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $1.90 billion and cash and short-term investments were $1.90 billion. The company’s total short-term debt was $778,000,000 while long-term debt stood at $3.42 billion.

LKQ Corporation’s total current assets stands at $6.16 billion while long-term investments were $155.00 million and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $1.26 billion compared to accounts payable of $1.48 billion and inventory worth $2.68 billion.

In 2023, LKQ Corporation's operating cash flow was $-88000000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $66 million.

Comparatively, LKQ Corporation paid $0.28 in dividends in 2023.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$50.31

52-Week High

$59.0714

52-Week Low

$45.2739

Analyst Target Price

$67.19

LKQ Corporation stock is currently trading at $50.31 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $59.0714 and a 52-week low of $59.0714. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $67.19.

Its 50-day moving average was $54.31 and 200-day moving average was $54.8 The short ratio stood at 3.87 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 52.5% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 10119.1% are held by institutions.