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Last Price
US $378.66
Valuation
Financial
Performance
Cash flow to 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.
Free 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
Debt-to-equity ratio
Lithia Motors, Inc.'s debt to equity ratio is 1.43, which means that the company's assets are unhealthy financed, signaling financial risk.
Debt-to-equity trend
Lithia Motors, Inc.'s debt has decreased relative to shareholder equity from 2.08 last year to 1.43 today, signaling strengthened financials
Net debt to 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
Interest coverage
Lithia Motors, Inc.'s interest coverage ratio is 1.15, which means that the company struggles to meet interest obligations, signaling 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
Current ratio
Lithia Motors, Inc.'s short-term assets of $7.86B exceed its short-term liabilities of $6.70B
Return on assets
Lithia Motors, Inc.'s return on assets of 2.72% is lower than the 5.00% threshold, indicating inefficient asset utilization
Return on equity
Lithia Motors, Inc.'s return on equity of 10.91%, is lower than 15.00%, indicating bad 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
Earnings stability
Lithia Motors, Inc. had positive net income in 5 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings
Positive free cash flow
Lithia Motors, Inc. has positive free cash flow, indicating the company generates cash after capital expenditures
Free cash flow yield
Lithia Motors, Inc. has a free cash flow yield of 0.07%, which is below the 2.00% threshold, indicating limited cash return relative to market value
Earnings growth
Lithia Motors, Inc.'s yearly earnings has increased 2.19% since last year from $802.00M to $819.60M, signaling increasing performance
Revenue growth
Lithia Motors, Inc.'s yearly revenue has increased 4.00% since last year from $36.19B to $37.63B, signaling increasing performance
Return on invested capital
ROIC 2.57% (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.
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
Revenue consistency
Lithia Motors, Inc. had revenue growth in 5 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance
Return on equity consistency
Lithia Motors, Inc. had positive ROE in 5 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity
Cash Flow Valuation (DCF)
Lithia Motors, Inc. has insufficient data to evaluate this check.
Earnings yield (TTM)
Lithia Motors, Inc. has an earnings yield of 8.36%, which is above the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock offers reasonable value relative to its earnings
EBITDA Valuation
Lithia Motors, Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 0.00 based on EBITDA multiple model
EV/EBITDA (FY)
Lithia Motors, Inc. has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 9.86x, which is below the 20.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its operating earnings
PEG ratio (TTM/FY)
Lithia Motors, Inc. has a PEG-ratio over 1 which is considered overvalued
Price-to-book ratio (FY)
Lithia Motors, Inc. has a price-to-book ratio of 1.33x, which is below the 5.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its book value
Price-to-sales ratio (TTM)
Lithia Motors, Inc. has a price-to-sales ratio of 0.23x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue
Profit margin
Current Ratio
Capital Returns
10.91%
Return on equity
ROIC: 2.57%
Valuation History
12.5X
Price to Earnings
EV/EBITDA: 17.4X
Cash flow
Profit margin
21.33%
Cash flow
-60.17%
Fair Value
Market $378.66
314.39%
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