Snowflake Score | |
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Valuation | 4/6 |
Future Growth | 0/6 |
Past Performance | 4/6 |
Financial Health | 5/6 |
Dividends | 3/6 |
LKQ Stock Overview
LKQ Corporation distributes replacement parts, components, and systems used in the repair and maintenance of vehicles.
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Price History & Performance
Historical stock prices | |
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Current Share Price | US$50.92 |
52 Week High | US$60.43 |
52 Week Low | US$42.36 |
Beta | 1.46 |
1 Month Change | -2.71% |
3 Month Change | 7.63% |
1 Year Change | 4.80% |
3 Year Change | 88.24% |
5 Year Change | 52.87% |
Change since IPO | 2,615.73% |
Recent News & Updates
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Shareholder Returns
LKQ | US Retail Distributors | US Market | |
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7D | 8.5% | 7.1% | 6.3% |
1Y | 4.8% | -2.2% | -18.8% |
Return vs Industry: LKQ exceeded the US Retail Distributors industry which returned -3.8% over the past year.
Return vs Market: LKQ exceeded the US Market which returned -18.4% over the past year.
Price Volatility
LKQ volatility | |
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LKQ Average Weekly Movement | 4.9% |
Retail Distributors Industry Average Movement | 8.5% |
Market Average Movement | 8.1% |
10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 16.7% |
10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.2% |
Stable Share Price: LKQ is less volatile than 75% of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 5% a week.
Volatility Over Time: LKQ's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
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1998 | 46,000 | Nick Zarcone | https://www.lkqcorp.com |
LKQ Corporation distributes replacement parts, components, and systems used in the repair and maintenance of vehicles. It operates through three segments: North America, Europe, and Specialty. The company distributes bumper covers, automotive body panels, and lights, as well as automotive glass products, such as windshields; salvage products, including mechanical and collision parts comprising engines; transmissions; door assemblies; sheet metal products, such as trunk lids, fenders, and hoods; lights and bumper assemblies; scrap metal and other materials to metals recyclers; and brake pads, discs and sensors, clutches, steering and suspension products, filters, and oil and automotive fluids, as well as electrical products, including spark plugs and batteries.
LKQ Fundamentals Summary
LKQ fundamental statistics | |
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Market Cap | US$14.40b |
Earnings (TTM) | US$1.09b |
Revenue (TTM) | US$13.27b |
13.2x
P/E Ratio1.1x
P/S RatioIs LKQ overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
LKQ income statement (TTM) | |
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Revenue | US$13.27b |
Cost of Revenue | US$7.88b |
Gross Profit | US$5.38b |
Other Expenses | US$4.29b |
Earnings | US$1.09b |
Last Reported Earnings
Mar 31, 2022
Next Earnings Date
Jul 28, 2022
Earnings per share (EPS) | 3.87 |
Gross Margin | 40.59% |
Net Profit Margin | 8.24% |
Debt/Equity Ratio | 45.7% |
How did LKQ perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
2.0%
Current Dividend Yield13%
Payout RatioValuation
Is LKQ undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?
Valuation Score
4/6Valuation Score 4/6
Price-To-Earnings vs Peers
Price-To-Earnings vs Industry
Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio
Below Fair Value
Significantly Below Fair Value
PEG Ratio
Key Valuation Metric
Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for LKQ?
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What is LKQ's n/a Ratio? | |
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n/a Ratio | 0x |
n/a | n/a |
Market Cap | US$14.40b |
Key Statistics | |
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Enterprise Value/Revenue | 1.4x |
Enterprise Value/EBITDA | 10.4x |
PEG Ratio | 8.4x |
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers
How does LKQ's PE Ratio compare to its peers?
LKQ PE Ratio vs Peers |
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Company | PE | Estimated Growth | Market Cap |
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Peer Average | 40.2x | ||
GPC Genuine Parts | 20.9x | 8.0% | US$19.4b |
POOL Pool | 19.7x | 5.7% | US$14.3b |
FHAI Microalliance Group | 96.3x | n/a | US$1.9b |
FNKO Funko | 23.8x | 35.0% | US$1.2b |
LKQ LKQ | 13.2x | 1.6% | US$14.4b |
Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: LKQ is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.2x) compared to the peer average (40.2x).
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry
How does LKQ's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Retail Distributors Industry?
Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: LKQ is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.2x) compared to the US Retail Distributors industry average (16.3x)
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio
What is LKQ's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.
Fair Ratio | |
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Current PE Ratio | 13.2x |
Fair PE Ratio | 13.1x |
Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: LKQ is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.1x).
Share Price vs Fair Value
What is the Fair Price of LKQ when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.
Below Fair Value: LKQ ($50.92) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($81.47)
Significantly Below Fair Value: LKQ is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: LKQ is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (8.4x)
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Future Growth
How is LKQ forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 10 analysts?
Future Growth Score
0/6Future Growth Score 0/6
Earnings vs Savings Rate
Earnings vs Market
High Growth Earnings
Revenue vs Market
High Growth Revenue
Future ROE
1.6%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: LKQ's forecast earnings growth (1.6% per year) is below the savings rate (1.9%).
Earnings vs Market: LKQ's earnings (1.6% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (13.9% per year).
High Growth Earnings: LKQ's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: LKQ's revenue (2.6% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (8.4% per year).
High Growth Revenue: LKQ's revenue (2.6% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: LKQ's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (17.8%).
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Past Performance
How has LKQ performed over the past 5 years?
Past Performance Score
4/6Past Performance Score 4/6
Quality Earnings
Growing Profit Margin
Earnings Trend
Accelerating Growth
Earnings vs Industry
High ROE
17.0%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: LKQ has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: LKQ's current net profit margins (8.2%) are higher than last year (6.4%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: LKQ's earnings have grown by 17% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: LKQ's earnings growth over the past year (44.1%) exceeds its 5-year average (17% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: LKQ earnings growth over the past year (44.1%) underperformed the Retail Distributors industry 67.1%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: LKQ's Return on Equity (18.8%) is considered low.
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Financial Health
How is LKQ's financial position?
Financial Health Score
5/6Financial Health Score 5/6
Short Term Liabilities
Long Term Liabilities
Debt Level
Reducing Debt
Debt Coverage
Interest Coverage
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: LKQ's short term assets ($4.7B) exceed its short term liabilities ($2.5B).
Long Term Liabilities: LKQ's short term assets ($4.7B) exceed its long term liabilities ($4.5B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: LKQ's net debt to equity ratio (40.1%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: LKQ's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 84% to 45.7% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: LKQ's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (47.1%).
Interest Coverage: LKQ's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (24x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is LKQ current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Score
3/6Dividend Score 3/6
Notable Dividend
High Dividend
Stable Dividend
Growing Dividend
Earnings Coverage
Future Dividend Coverage
1.96%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: LKQ's dividend (1.96%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.57%).
High Dividend: LKQ's dividend (1.96%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.23%).
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Too early to tell whether LKQ's dividend payments have been stable as they only just started paying a dividend.
Growing Dividend: Too early to tell if LKQ's dividend payments are increasing as they only just started paying a dividend.
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its low payout ratio (13.4%), LKQ's dividend payments are thoroughly covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (30%), LKQ's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
3.7yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Nick Zarcone (63 yo)
5.08yrs
Tenure
US$9,445,636
Compensation
Mr. Dominick Paul Zarcone, also known as Nick, has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of LKQ Corporation since May 2017 and has been its Director since May 8, 2017. Mr. Zarcone served as Chief...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Nick's total compensation ($USD9.45M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD13.43M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Nick's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
Leadership Team
Experienced Management: LKQ's management team is considered experienced (3.7 years average tenure).
Board Members
Experienced Board: LKQ's board of directors are considered experienced (3.8 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
LKQ Corporation's employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: LKQ Corporation
- Ticker: LKQ
- Exchange: NasdaqGS
- Founded: 1998
- Industry: Distributors
- Sector: Retail
- Implied Market Cap: US$14.402b
- Shares outstanding: 282.83m
- Website: https://www.lkqcorp.com
Number of Employees
Location
- LKQ Corporation
- 500 West Madison Street
- Suite 2800
- Chicago
- Illinois
- 60661
- United States
Listings
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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Company Analysis | 2022/06/27 00:00 |
End of Day Share Price | 2022/06/27 00:00 |
Earnings | 2022/03/31 |
Annual Earnings | 2021/12/31 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.