Lithia Motors
Market Cap
US$8.0b
Last Updated
2020/12/02 00:20 UTC
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Executive Summary
Lithia Motors, Inc. operates as an automotive retailer in the United States. More Details
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Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Solid track record with high growth potential.
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Share Price & News
How has Lithia Motors's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: LAD is not significantly more volatile than the rest of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 7% a week.
Volatility Over Time: LAD's weekly volatility (7%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-2.8%
LAD
-0.8%
US Specialty Retail
0.6%
US Market
1 Year Return
90.8%
LAD
25.3%
US Specialty Retail
22.7%
US Market
Return vs Industry: LAD exceeded the US Specialty Retail industry which returned 22.4% over the past year.
Return vs Market: LAD exceeded the US Market which returned 21% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| LAD | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -2.8% | -0.8% | 0.6% |
| 30 Day | 30.6% | 12.8% | 13.1% |
| 90 Day | 16.3% | 4.1% | 4.5% |
| 1 Year | 92.4%90.8% | 26.5%25.3% | 25.5%22.7% |
| 3 Year | 158.0%150.2% | 75.2%67.8% | 49.0%39.1% |
| 5 Year | 155.0%141.9% | 80.0%66.3% | 98.3%76.5% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Lithia Motors's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
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Shareholders Are Thrilled That The Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD) Share Price Increased 137%1 week ago | Simply Wall St
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Estimating The Fair Value Of Lithia Motors, Inc. (NYSE:LAD)Valuation
Is Lithia Motors undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
19.71x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: LAD ($299.84) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($282.17)
Significantly Below Fair Value: LAD is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: LAD is poor value based on its PE Ratio (19.7x) compared to the US Specialty Retail industry average (19x).
PE vs Market: LAD is poor value based on its PE Ratio (19.7x) compared to the US market (19.3x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: LAD is good value based on its PEG Ratio (1x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: LAD is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (4x) compared to the US Specialty Retail industry average (2.2x).
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Future Growth
How is Lithia Motors forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 10 analysts?
20.2%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: LAD's forecast earnings growth (20.2% per year) is above the savings rate (2.2%).
Earnings vs Market: LAD's earnings (20.2% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (21.9% per year).
High Growth Earnings: earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: LAD's revenue (28% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the US market (10.3% per year).
High Growth Revenue: LAD's revenue (28% per year) is forecast to grow faster than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: LAD's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time (20.4%)
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Past Performance
How has Lithia Motors performed over the past 5 years?
11.4%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: LAD has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: LAD's current net profit margins (2.8%) are higher than last year (2.1%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: LAD's earnings have grown by 11.4% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: LAD's earnings growth over the past year (33.1%) exceeds its 5-year average (11.4% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: LAD earnings growth over the past year (33.1%) exceeded the Specialty Retail industry 14.3%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: Whilst LAD's Return on Equity (20.7%) is high, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.
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Financial Health
How is Lithia Motors's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: LAD's short term assets ($2.8B) exceed its short term liabilities ($2.2B).
Long Term Liabilities: LAD's short term assets ($2.8B) exceed its long term liabilities ($2.5B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: LAD's debt to equity ratio (196.5%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: LAD's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 234.4% to 196.5% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: LAD's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (25.4%).
Interest Coverage: LAD's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (5.3x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is Lithia Motors's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
0.41%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: LAD's dividend (0.41%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.5%).
High Dividend: LAD's dividend (0.41%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.18%).
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: LAD is not paying a notable dividend for the US market, therefore no need to check if payments are stable.
Growing Dividend: LAD is not paying a notable dividend for the US market, therefore no need to check if payments are increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: LAD is not paying a notable dividend for the US market.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of LAD's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the US market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
2.6yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Bryan DeBoer (54 yo)
8.5yrs
Tenure
US$7,310,816
Compensation
Mr. Bryan B. DeBoer has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Lithia Motors Inc, since May 1, 2012 and January 9, 2006 respectively. Mr. DeBoer served as the Chief Operating Officer of Lithia M...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Bryan's total compensation ($USD7.31M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD6.90M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Bryan's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder & Chairman | 4.92yrs | US$273.77k | 0.13% $ 10.3m | |
| CEO, President & Director | 8.5yrs | US$7.31m | 0.77% $ 61.5m | |
| Senior VP & CFO | 1.67yrs | US$1.06m | 0.0062% $ 496.3k | |
| COO & Secretary | 1yr | US$2.93m | 0.14% $ 10.8m | |
| Senior VP & Chief Marketing Officer | 2.83yrs | US$1.35m | 0.020% $ 1.6m | |
| Senior Vice President of Operations | 12.83yrs | US$1.88m | 0.19% $ 14.8m | |
| Senior VP and Chief Technology & Innovation Officer | 2.33yrs | no data | 0.019% $ 1.5m | |
| VP of Investor Relations & Treasurer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Legal Officer | 1.83yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Chief Human Resources Officer | 2.33yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Northwest U.S. & Alaska Substantial Group of Stores | 17.83yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of DCH Operations | 5.25yrs | US$955.74k | no data |
2.6yrs
Average Tenure
54yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: LAD's management team is considered experienced (2.6 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder & Chairman | 4.92yrs | US$273.77k | 0.13% $ 10.3m | |
| CEO, President & Director | 8.5yrs | US$7.31m | 0.77% $ 61.5m | |
| Independent Director | 4.67yrs | US$265.99k | 0.029% $ 2.3m | |
| Independent Director | 8.58yrs | US$274.18k | 0.36% $ 28.6m | |
| Independent Director | 11.42yrs | US$270.05k | 0.048% $ 3.8m | |
| Lead Independent Director | no data | US$260.99k | 0.0060% $ 480.4k | |
| Independent Director | 1.58yrs | US$222.65k | 0.0094% $ 746.8k |
6.8yrs
Average Tenure
65yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: LAD's board of directors are considered experienced (6.8 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: LAD insiders have only sold shares in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have been diluted in the past year, with total shares outstanding growing by 14.1%.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Lithia Motors, Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Lithia Motors, Inc.
- Ticker: LAD
- Exchange: NYSE
- Founded: 1946
- Industry: Automotive Retail
- Sector: Retail
- Market Cap: US$7.953b
- Shares outstanding: 26.52m
- Website: https://www.lithiainvestorrelations.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Lithia Motors, Inc.
- 150 North Bartlett Street
- Medford
- Oregon
- 97501
- United States
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAD | NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) | Yes | Class A Common Stock | US | USD | Dec 1996 |
| LMO | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Class A Common Stock | DE | EUR | Dec 1996 |
Biography
Lithia Motors, Inc. operates as an automotive retailer in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Domestic, Import, and Luxury. It offers new and used vehicles; vehicle financing se...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2020/12/02 00:20 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2020/12/01 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
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