Lithia Motors, Inc.

LAD: NYSE
41Total

Lowest reading is at 25 out of 100. All scores are out of 100.

About The Company

CEO

Mr. Bryan B. DeBoer

Market Cap

6.96 Billion USD

Sector

Consumer Cyclical

Website

https://www.lithia.com

Last Update

27/09/2026, 17:42:50

Description

Lithia Motors, Inc. operates as an automotive retailer in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada.

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Strongest readings

  • ✔Price-to-earnings of 10.6 is below the market average of 19.6
  • ✔Share count has been falling at 0.79% per year

Weakest readings

  • ✘Income is not covering expenditure and investment (free cashflow -22.94 per share)
  • ✘Debt is high at 2.59 times equity
  • ✘Financial health is poor (health score 25 out of 100)
  • ✘Earnings have fallen this year (-10.70%)
  • ✘The current price sits above estimated fair value (margin of safety -7.60%)

Key Figures

StatusMetricValueReadingMarket avg
✔
Price / earnings (TTM)
10.59x
19.60x
✘
Margin of safety (DCF)
-7.60%
17.95%
✘
Revenue growth (5y average)
2.04%
10.97%
✘
Dividend yield (TTM)
0.76%
1.85%
✔
Share count, per year
-0.79%
0.00%
✘Return on capital employed3.11%
10.00%

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Valuation

52 / 100

Priced at or below the market on most measures.

StatusMetricValueReadingMarket avg
✔
Price / earnings
10.59x
19.60x
✘Free cashflow yield-7.25%
4.70%
✔Price / earnings growth0.06x
1.50x
Price / book1.08x
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✘
Margin of safety
-7.60%
17.95%

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  • ✘Estimated intrinsic value of 292.38 USD is below the current price of 316.42 USD

Desired Margin Of Safety

0%

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Free Cash Flow Type

Annual Cashflow Growth

0%

Discount Rate

0%

Estimated Fair Value: 260.4 USD ✘

Current Price: 316.4 USD

Negative Cashflows: Cashflow can become negative due to operating losses, investing activities or financing activites. Negative cashflow makes it dificult to use a discounted free cashflow model to assess intrinsic value.

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Growth

43 / 100

Growing more slowly than the market on most measures.

StatusMetricValueReadingMarket avg
✘
Revenue growth
2.04%
10.97%
✘Earnings growth-0.71%
14.48%
✔Cashflow growth24.67%
12.35%

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  • ✔Revenue growth has improved this year (2.10% against a five year average of 2.04%)
  • ✘Earnings growth has slowed this year (-10.70% against a five year average of -0.71%)

Health

25 / 100

Balance sheet is stretched on several measures.

Measured on Leverage and capital, Funding and liquidity, Earnings quality.

StatusMetricValueReadingThreshold
✘Altman-Z score0.99
3.00
✔Piotroski score5.00
5.00
✘Debt / equity2.59x
0.80x
✔Current ratio1.00x
1.00x
✔Interest coverage2.69x
2.50x
✘Free cashflow / debt0.00x
0.15x
✔Debt / capital0.72x
1.00x

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  • ✘Income is not covering expenditure and investment (free cashflow -22.94 per share)

Dividend

39 / 100

Cover is thin on at least one measure.

StatusMetricValueReadingMarket avg
✘
Dividend yield
0.76%
1.85%
✔Dividend growth0.78%
0.00%
✔Payout ratio (earnings)7.39%
40.00%
✔Payout ratio (cashflow)-10.47%
65.00%
✘Worst year, last 5 years-5.04%
-2.00%

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  • ✔Dividend growth has been accelerating recently
  • ✘Financial health puts the dividend at risk (health score 25 out of 100)

Management

46 / 100

Returns on capital are below the market.

StatusMetricValueReadingMarket avg
✘Return on equity4.06%
15.00%
✘Return on capital employed3.11%
10.00%
Return on assets0.99%
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Free cashflow return on capital-0.68%
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✘Return on capital, 5y change-0.25%
0.00%
✔
Share count, per year
-0.79%
0.00%
✔Share count, recent-2.30%
0.00%
✘Realized buyback return-12.75%
0.00%
✔Goodwill erosion / equity0.45%
2.00%
Price volatility, 5 year39.31%
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  • ✔Shares were repurchased while the value score was 52 out of 100
  • ✔Dividends were reduced when earnings fell (dividend -2.91% per year, earnings -0.71% per year)

Analysts

not enough data
StatusMetricValueReadingNeutral
Analyst opinion scoreN/A50

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Financial History

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Market Peers

LAD

SEC Filings

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Other Information

Company Name

Lithia Motors, Inc.

Currency

USD

Beta

1.23

Vol Avg

293277

Ceo

Mr. Bryan B. DeBoer

Cik

0001023128

Cusip

Exchange

NYSE

Full Time Employees

30000

Industry

Auto & Truck Dealerships

Sector

Consumer Cyclical

Ipo Date

Address

150 North Bartlett Street

City

Medford

State

OR

Country

United States

Zip

97501

Phone

541 776 6401

Analysis Last Updated

27/09/2026, 17:42:50

Financial data compiled from SEC EDGAR filings and Yahoo Finance.

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