Lithia Motors, Inc. (LAD): Price and Financial Metrics

Lithia Motors, Inc. (LAD): $303.39

4.51 (+1.51%)

POWR Rating

Component Grades

Momentum

C

Stability

C

Sentiment

Quality

C

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Industry: Auto Dealers & Rentals

Industry

D

Ranked

#16 of 20

in industry

LAD Price/Volume Stats

Current price $303.39 52-week high $331.96
Prev. close $298.88 52-week low $205.97
Day low $300.73 Volume 232,700
Day high $307.44 Avg. volume 192,952
50-day MA $294.63 Dividend yield 0.67%
200-day MA $290.89 Market Cap 8.35B

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LAD POWR Grades

  • LAD scores best on the Value dimension, with a Value rank ahead of 76.63% of US stocks.
  • The strongest trend for LAD is in Sentiment, which has been heading down over the past 26 weeks.
  • LAD ranks lowest in Sentiment; there it ranks in the 6th percentile.

LAD Stock Summary

  • LITHIA MOTORS INC's capital turnover -- a measure of revenue relative to shareholder's equity -- is better than 90.84% of US listed stocks.
  • With a price/sales ratio of 0.28, LITHIA MOTORS INC has a higher such ratio than merely 8.5% of stocks in our set.
  • Shareholder yield, a measure of how much is returned to shareholders via dividends and share repurchases, for LAD comes in at -22.32% -- higher than that of just 13.7% of stocks in our set.
  • Stocks that are quantitatively similar to LAD, based on their financial statements, market capitalization, and price volatility, are ARW, WCC, PAG, RUSHA, and LKQ.
  • Visit LAD's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.lithiainvestorrelations.com.

LAD Valuation Summary

  • LAD's price/sales ratio is 0.3; this is 85% lower than that of the median Consumer Cyclical stock.
  • LAD's EV/EBIT ratio has moved down 2.1 over the prior 243 months.

Below are key valuation metrics over time for LAD.

Stock Date P/S P/B P/E EV/EBIT
LAD 2023-12-29 0.3 1.5 8.8 11.3
LAD 2023-12-28 0.3 1.5 8.8 11.3
LAD 2023-12-27 0.3 1.5 8.7 11.3
LAD 2023-12-26 0.3 1.5 8.7 11.2
LAD 2023-12-22 0.3 1.5 8.5 11.1
LAD 2023-12-21 0.3 1.5 8.5 11.1

LAD Growth Metrics

    Its 3 year revenue growth rate is now at 109.75%.
  • Its year over year net cashflow from operations growth rate is now at 44.74%.
  • Its year over year revenue growth rate is now at 71.81%.
LAD's revenue has moved up $16,636,601,000 over the prior 52 months.

The table below shows LAD's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).

Date Revenue Operating Cash Flow Net Income to Common Stock
2022-12-31 28,187.8 -610.1 1,251
2022-09-30 27,550.6 -709.5 1,294.2
2022-06-30 26,424.7 270.6 1,272.5
2022-03-31 25,194 1,327.1 1,246.1
2021-12-31 22,831.7 1,797.2 1,060.1
2021-09-30 20,464 1,730.8 956.6

LAD's Quality Factors

The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.
  • LAD has a Quality Grade of C, ranking ahead of 39.29% of graded US stocks.
  • LAD's asset turnover comes in at 2.246 -- ranking 33rd of 165 Retail stocks.
  • ABG, PAG, and BOOT are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with LAD.

The table below shows LAD's key quality metrics over time.

Period Asset Turnover Gross Margin ROIC
2021-09-30 2.246 0.179 0.150
2021-06-30 2.195 0.175 0.142
2021-03-31 2.088 0.169 0.122
2020-12-31 2.031 0.170 0.110
2020-09-30 2.072 0.167 0.094
2020-06-30 2.082 0.159 0.083

LAD Price Target

For more insight on analysts targets of LAD, see our LAD price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.

Average Price Target $474.33 Average Broker Recommendation 1.5 (Moderate Buy)

Lithia Motors, Inc. (LAD) Company Bio


Lithia Motors operates as an automotive franchisee and retailer of new and used vehicles in the United States. The company was founded in 1946 and is based in Medford, Oregon.


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Yahoo | December 21, 2023

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Yahoo | December 18, 2023

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While the Zacks Auto Retail & Whole Sales industry's rank paints a lackluster picture, companies like LAD, GPI and AN seem better positioned to navigate the challenges presented by the current market conditions.

Yahoo | December 15, 2023

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Yahoo | December 11, 2023

Why Is Lithia Motors (LAD) Up 10.2% Since Last Earnings Report?

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Yahoo | November 24, 2023

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LAD Price Returns

1-mo 3.60%
3-mo -7.71%
6-mo 3.10%
1-year 39.24%
3-year -17.29%
5-year 239.14%
YTD -7.71%
2023 62.03%
2022 -30.49%
2021 1.84%
2020 100.73%
2019 94.57%

LAD Dividends

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