Lithia Motors (Lithia Motors) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $405 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Lithia Motors Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Lithia Motors's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Sep. 2023 ($256.20 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($941.40 Mil) but then stayed the same from Dec. 2023 ($941.40 Mil) to Mar. 2024 ($404.60 Mil).

Lithia Motors's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Dec. 2021 ($174.80 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($246.70 Mil) and increased from Dec. 2022 ($246.70 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($941.40 Mil).

Lithia Motors Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lithia Motors's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities can be seen below:

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Lithia Motors Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Lithia Motors Annual Data

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246.70

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Lithia Motors Quarterly Data
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Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															299.40	199.70	256.20	941.40	404.60

Lithia Motors Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Calculation

Cash and cash equivalents are the most liquid assets on the balance sheet. Cash equivalents are assets that are readily convertible into cash, such as money market holdings, short-term government bonds or Treasury bills, marketable securities and commercial paper.

Marketable Securities are very liquid securities that can be converted into cash quickly at a reasonable price.

Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Explanation

Marketable securities are very liquid as they tend to have maturities of less than one year. Furthermore, the rate at which these securities can be bought or sold has little effect on their prices.

A high number means either:

1) The company has competitive advantage generating lots of cash

2) Just sold a business or bonds (not necessarily good)

A low stockpile of cash usually means poor to mediocre economics.

There are 3 ways to create large cash reserve.

1) Sell new bonds or equity to public

2) Sell business or asset

3) It has an ongoing business generating more cash than it burns (usually means durable competitive advantage)

When a company is suffering a short term problem, Buffett looks at cash or marketable securities to see whether it has the financial strength to ride it out.

Important: Lots of cash and marketable securities + little debt = good chance that the business will sail on through tough times.

Test to see what is creating cash by looking at past 7 yrs of balance sheets. This will reveal how the cash was created.

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Lithia Motors (Lithia Motors) Business Description

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Address

150 N. Bartlett Street, Medford, OR, USA, 97501

Website

https://www.lithia.com

Lithia Motors is a retailer of new and used vehicles and related services. The company offers over 45 brands of vehicles at about 350 stores globally including 28 U.S. states at year-end 2022 and entered Canada in mid-2021 with the purchase of Pfaff Automotive and bought Jardine and soon Pendragon in the U.K. in 2023. The company has expanded largely through the acquisition of dealerships in smaller regional markets but now seeks to grow in any part of the U.S. and we expect more deals over time in the U.S. and abroad. Annual revenue in 2022 was $28.2 billion and we see over $50 billion possible in 2025. In 2022, new-car sales were about 46% of total revenue. Lithia was founded in 1946, went public in 1996, and is now the largest U.S. auto dealer. It is based in Medford, Oregon.

Executives

Shauna Mcintyre	director	150 N. BARTLETT STREET, MEDFORD OR 97501
Sidney B Deboer	director, officer: Executive Chairman	234 VISTA ST., ASHLAND OR 97520
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
Louis Miramontes	director	150 N. BARTLETT ST., 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