How has Lithia Motors performed over the past 5 years?
14.4%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: LAD has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: LAD's current net profit margins (2.1%) are lower than last year (2.6%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: LAD's earnings have grown by 14.4% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: LAD's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: LAD had negative earnings growth (-10.8%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Specialty Retail industry average (3.8%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: LAD's Return on Equity (19.4%) is considered low.
What is Lithia Motors's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
0.76%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Current dividend yield vs market & industry
Notable Dividend: LAD's dividend (0.76%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.43%).
High Dividend: LAD's dividend (0.76%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (3.7%).
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.
What is the CEO of Lithia Motors's salary, the management and board of directors tenure and is there insider trading?
2.0yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
BryanDeBoer(53yo)
7.6yrs
Tenure
US$5,464,394
Compensation
Mr. Bryan B. DeBoer has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Lithia Motors Inc, since May 1, 2012 and January 9, 2006 respectively. Mr. DeBoer served as the Chief Operating Officer of Lithia M ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Bryan's total compensation ($USD5.46M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD5.09M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Bryan's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Management Age and Tenure
2.0yrs
Average Tenure
56yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: LAD's management team is considered experienced (2 years average tenure).
Board Age and Tenure
5.8yrs
Average Tenure
65yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: LAD's board of directors are considered experienced (5.8 years average tenure).
Insider Trading
Insider Buying: LAD insiders have only sold shares in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
SellUS$61,91712 Nov 19
Susan Cain
Entity
Individual
Role
Member of the Board of Directors
Independent Director
Shares
381
Max Price
US$162.51
SellUS$3,207,36012 Nov 19
Sidney DeBoer
Entity
Individual
Role
Chairman of the Board
Founder & Chairman
Shares
20,046
Max Price
US$160.00
SellUS$282,34005 Nov 19
Kenneth Roberts
Entity
Individual
Role
Member of the Board of Directors
Independent Director
Shares
1,758
Max Price
US$160.63
SellUS$59,31229 Oct 19
Susan Cain
Entity
Individual
Role
Member of the Board of Directors
Independent Director
Shares
381
Max Price
US$155.67
SellUS$2,280,00028 Oct 19
Sidney DeBoer
Entity
Individual
Role
Chairman of the Board
Founder & Chairman
Shares
15,000
Max Price
US$152.00
SellUS$11,269,09024 Oct 19
Abrams Capital Management LP
Entity
Company
Shares
73,933
Max Price
US$152.42
SellUS$656,36005 Sep 19
Kenneth Roberts
Entity
Individual
Role
Member of the Board of Directors
Independent Director
Shares
5,000
Max Price
US$132.50
SellUS$59,10314 Aug 19
Louis Miramontes
Entity
Individual
Role
Lead Director
Lead Independent Director
Shares
450
Max Price
US$131.34
SellUS$97,44331 Jul 19
Susan Cain
Entity
Individual
Role
Member of the Board of Directors
Independent Director
Shares
723
Max Price
US$134.78
SellUS$1,759,36206 May 19
Sidney DeBoer
Entity
Individual
Role
Chairman of the Board
Founder & Chairman
Shares
15,433
Max Price
US$114.00
SellUS$2,523,79928 Feb 19
Bryan DeBoer
Entity
Individual
Role
Chief Executive Officer
CEO, President & Director
Shares
28,095
Max Price
US$89.83
SellUS$345,15027 Feb 19
Bryan DeBoer
Entity
Individual
Role
Chief Executive Officer
CEO, President & Director
Shares
3,835
Max Price
US$90.00
SellUS$127,41119 Feb 19
Susan Cain
Entity
Individual
Role
Member of the Board of Directors
Independent Director
Shares
1,462
Max Price
US$87.15
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Management Team
Bryan DeBoer (53yo)
CEO, President & Director
Tenure: 7.6yrs
Compensation: US$5.46m
Sid DeBoer (76yo)
Founder & Chairman
Tenure: 4yrs
Compensation: US$247.88k
George Hines (46yo)
Senior VP & Chief Technology and Innovation Officer
Tenure: 1.4yrs
George Liang (63yo)
Senior Vice President of DCH Operations
Tenure: 4.3yrs
Compensation: US$955.74k
Tom Dobry
Senior VP & Chief Marketing Officer
Tenure: 2.7yrs
Chris Holzshu (46yo)
COO & Secretary
Tenure: 0.08yrs
Compensation: US$2.21m
Scott Hillier (56yo)
Senior Vice President of Operations
Tenure: 2.7yrs
Compensation: US$1.44m
David Stork (56yo)
Chief Legal Officer
Tenure: 0.9yrs
Tina Miller
Senior VP & CFO
Tenure: 0.8yrs
Eric Pitt
VP of Investor Relations & Treasurer
Tenure: 0yrs
Board Members
David Robino (59yo)
Independent Director
Tenure: 3.8yrs
Compensation: US$240.10k
Bryan DeBoer (53yo)
CEO, President & Director
Tenure: 7.6yrs
Compensation: US$5.46m
Sid DeBoer (76yo)
Founder & Chairman
Tenure: 4yrs
Compensation: US$247.88k
Ken Roberts (75yo)
Independent Director
Tenure: 7.7yrs
Compensation: US$248.29k
Susan Cain (65yo)
Independent Director
Tenure: 10.5yrs
Compensation: US$244.16k
Lou Miramontes (65yo)
Lead Independent Director
Tenure: 0yrs
Compensation: US$196.76k
Shauna Mcintyre (47yo)
Independent Director
Tenure: 0.7yrs
Company Information
Lithia Motors, Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Lithia Motors, Inc. operates as an automotive retailer in the United States. It offers new and used vehicles; vehicle financing services; warranties, insurance contracts, and vehicle and theft protection s ...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
All financial data provided by Standard & Poor's Capital IQ.
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2019/12/09 23:39
End of Day Share Price
2019/12/09 00:00
Earnings
2019/09/30
Annual Earnings
2018/12/31
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