NYSE
LAD
Last Price
US $319.25
Valuation
Financial
Performance
Financial risk - Cash flow debt coverage.
Lithia Motors, Inc. cash flow to debt ratio of 2.43% indicates that the company cannot generate enough cash to cover its debt over time. This level indicates weak financial health.
Financial risk - Healthy cash flow growth.
Lithia Motors, Inc.'s free cash flow has decreased -92.13% from $73.70M last year to $5.80M, signaling decreasing performance
Financial risk - Healthy debt to equity ratio.
Lithia Motors, Inc.'s debt to equity ratio is 2.53, which means that the company's assets are unhealthy financed, signaling financial risk. READ MORE: A ratio over 0.60 means the company finances its assets with debt, signaling financial risk. If ratio is negative, the company spent its own equity and risks bankruptcy
Financial risk - Healthy debt to equity ratio development.
Lithia Motors, Inc.'s debt has increased relative to shareholder equity from 2.08 last year to 2.53 today, signaling weakened financials
Financial risk - Net debt/EBITDA.
Lithia Motors, Inc. has a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 6.23x, which exceeds the 3.00x threshold, indicating high leverage and potential financial risk
Financial risk - ICR.
Lithia Motors, Inc.'s interest coverage ratio is 1.96, which means that the company struggles to meet interest obligations, signaling financial risk.
Financial risk - Profit margin growth.
Lithia Motors, Inc.'s profit margin has decreased (-15.03%) in the last year from 2.22% to 1.88%, signaling decreasing performance
Financial stability - Short term assets vs short term liabilities.
Lithia Motors, Inc.'s short-term assets of $7.86G exceed its short-term liabilities of $6.70G
Decreasing performance - ROA.
Lithia Motors, Inc.'s return on assets of 2.76% is lower than the 5.00% threshold, indicating inefficient asset utilization
Decreasing performance - Absolute return on equity.
Lithia Motors, Inc.'s return on equity of 10.63%, is lower than 15.00%, indicating bad performance
Decreasing performance - Earnings quality.
Lithia Motors, Inc.'s operating cash flow is lower than its net income, indicating that earnings may not be fully backed by cash generation
Increasing performance - Earnings stability.
Lithia Motors, Inc. had positive net income in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings
Increasing performance - Free cash flow.
Lithia Motors, Inc. has positive free cash flow, indicating the company generates cash after capital expenditures
Decreasing performance - FCF yield.
Lithia Motors, Inc. has a free cash flow yield of 0.08%, which is below the 2.00% threshold, indicating limited cash return relative to market value
Increasing performance - Healthy earnings growth.
Lithia Motors, Inc.'s yearly earnings has increased 2.19% since last year from $802.00M to $819.60M, signaling increasing performance
Increasing performance - Healthy revenue growth.
Lithia Motors, Inc.'s yearly revenue has increased 4.00% since last year from $36.19G to $37.63G, signaling increasing performance
Decreasing performance - ROIC.
ROIC 4.37% (Source: FMP key-metrics). Below the 5% partial-credit threshold. Score: 0 of 2. The 5% and 10% cutoffs anchor to typical US weighted-average cost of capital. Below 5% indicates the company is not generating returns above its likely cost of capital under this definition of invested capital. Invested capital here includes equity, non-current liabilities (pension obligations, deferred taxes, lease obligations), and short-term debt. Cash is not subtracted. Companies with substantial float, lease portfolios, or cash holdings will score lower under this definition than under narrower operating-capital definitions. See methodology.
Increasing performance - 3-year revenue CAGR.
Lithia Motors, Inc.'s 3-year revenue CAGR of 10.11% is positive, indicating growing revenue over the past 3 years
Increasing performance - Revenue consistency.
Lithia Motors, Inc. had revenue growth in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance
Increasing performance - ROE consistency.
Lithia Motors, Inc. had positive ROE in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity
Overvalued - DCF valuation.
Lithia Motors, Inc. has insufficient data to evaluate this check.
Undervalued - Earnings yield.
Lithia Motors, Inc. has an earnings yield of 9.51%, which is above the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock offers reasonable value relative to its earnings
Overvalued - EBITDA valuation.
Lithia Motors, Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 0.00 based on EBITDA multiple model
Undervalued - EV/EBITDA.
Lithia Motors, Inc. has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 9.39x, which is below the 20.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its operating earnings
Overvalued - PEG ratio value.
Lithia Motors, Inc. has no meaningful EPS growth rate; PEG ratio cannot be computed.
Undervalued - P/B ratio.
Lithia Motors, Inc. has a price-to-book ratio of 1.17x, which is below the 5.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its book value
Undervalued - P/S ratio.
Lithia Motors, Inc. has a price-to-sales ratio of 0.20x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue
Profit margin
Current Ratio
Capital Returns
10.63%
Return on equity
ROIC: 4.37%
Valuation History
11.0X
Price to Earnings
EV/EBITDA: 10.8X
Cash flow
Profit margin
21.33%
(FY vs FY)
Cash flow Y/Y
-60.17%
(FY vs FY)
Fair Value
Market $319.25
391.50%
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