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LAD (Lithia Motors) Debt-to-Equity : 2.13 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Lithia Motors Debt-to-Equity?

Lithia Motors's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $5,243 Mil. Lithia Motors's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $8,809 Mil. Lithia Motors's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $6,605 Mil. Lithia Motors's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 2.13.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Lithia Motors's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

LAD' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.91   Med: 2.38   Max: 2.95
Current: 2.13

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Lithia Motors was 2.95. The lowest was 0.91. And the median was 2.38.

LAD's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
93.23% of 1181 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 0.46 vs LAD: 2.13

Lithia Motors Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lithia Motors's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Lithia Motors Debt-to-Equity Chart

Lithia Motors Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.57 1.57 1.07 1.54 1.82

Lithia Motors Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
Debt-to-Equity Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.70 1.82 2.08 2.22 2.13

Competitive Comparison of Lithia Motors's Debt-to-Equity

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, Lithia Motors's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Lithia Motors's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Lithia Motors's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lithia Motors's Debt-to-Equity falls into.



Lithia Motors Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Lithia Motors's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Lithia Motors's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Lithia Motors  (NYSE:LAD) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.


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Lithia Motors Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
150 N. Bartlett Street, Medford, OR, USA, 97501
Lithia Motors is a retailer of new and used vehicles and related services. The company offers over 50 brands of vehicles at nearly 500 stores globally across the US, Canada, and UK. The company has expanded largely through the acquisition of dealerships in smaller regional markets but now seeks to grow in any part of the US and we expect more deals over time in the US and, at times, abroad. Annual revenue in 2023 was $31 billion and we see over $50 billion possible in a few years. The US was 90% of 2023 revenue and the UK second at 6%, the latter should rise to around 20% with the 2024 Pendragon acquisition. In 2023, new-car sales were about 49% of total revenue. Lithia was founded in 1946, went public in 1996, and is the largest US auto dealer. It is based in Medford, Oregon.
Executives
Sidney B Deboer director, officer: Executive Chairman 234 VISTA ST., ASHLAND OR 97520
Louis Miramontes director 150 N. BARTLETT ST., MEDFORD OR 97501
Shauna Mcintyre director 150 N. BARTLETT STREET, MEDFORD OR 97501
Bryan B Deboer director, officer: Chief Executive officer 150 N. BARTLETT STREET, MEDFORD OR 97501
Tina Miller officer: VP, CAO & Principal Fin. Off. 150 N. BARTLETT ST., MEDFORD OR 97501
Chris Holzshu officer: Sr. Vice President & CFO 150 N. BARTLETT STREET, MEDFORD OR 97501
David Stork officer: Senior Vice President 150 N. BARTLETT STREET, MEDFORD OR 97501
George N Hines officer: SVP, Chief Tech. & Innov. Off. 150 N. BARTLETT ST., MEDFORD OR 97501
Loretz Congdon Stacy director C/O CORE-MARK HOLDING CO. INC., 395 OYSTER POINT BLVD., SUITE 415, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Gary M Glandon officer: Chief People Officer C/O LITHIA MOTORS, INC., 150 NORTH BARTLETT STREET, MEDFORD OR 97501
James E. Lentz director C/O LITHIA MOTORS INC., 150 NORTH BARTLETT STREET, MEDFORD OR 97501
Scott Hillier officer: Sr. VP of Operations 150 N. BARTLETT STREET, MEDFORD OR 97501
Kenneth E Roberts director 150 N. BARTLETT ST., MEDFORD OR 97501
Marguerite Celeste officer: Senior Vice President 150 N BARTLETT STREET, MEDFORD OR 97501
Susan O Cain director 150 NORTH BARTLETT STREET, MEDFORD OR 97501