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Lithia Motors (Lithia Motors) Dividends per Share : $2.00 (TTM As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Lithia Motors Dividends per Share?

Lithia Motors's dividends per share for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.50. Its dividends per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $2.00. Its Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.08. As of today, Lithia Motors's Dividend Yield % is 0.78%.

Good Sign:

Lithia Motors Inc stock dividend yield is close to 3-year high.

During the past 12 months, Lithia Motors's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 19.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 16.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 10.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 12.60% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Lithia Motors was 54.90% per year. The lowest was -35.50% per year. And the median was 15.40% per year.

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Lithia Motors Dividends per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lithia Motors's Dividends per Share 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 Dividends per Share Chart

Lithia Motors Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Dividends per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.19 1.22 1.36 1.61 1.92

Lithia Motors Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Dividends per Share 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 0.42 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50

Competitive Comparison of Lithia Motors's Dividends per Share

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, Lithia Motors's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % 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 Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Lithia Motors's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lithia Motors's Dividend Yield % falls into.



Lithia Motors Dividends per Share Calculation

Dividends paid to per common share.


Lithia Motors  (NYSE:LAD) Dividends per Share Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Lithia Motors's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Mar. 2024 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=0.5/ 6.11
=0.08

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Lithia Motors was 0.13. The lowest was 0.03. And the median was 0.10.

2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Lithia Motors Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.5002024-03-072024-03-092024-03-22Cash DividendquarterlyUSD: 1.000000
USD 0.5002023-11-092023-11-102023-11-17Cash DividendquarterlyUSD: 1.000000
USD 0.5002023-08-102023-08-112023-08-25Cash DividendquarterlyUSD: 1.000000
USD 0.5002023-05-112023-05-122023-05-26Cash DividendquarterlyUSD: 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.


Lithia Motors's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=2/262.72
=0.76 %

Current Share Price is $262.72.
Lithia Motors's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $2.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Lithia Motors was 1.81%. The lowest was 0.31%. And the median was 0.73%.

Good Sign:

Lithia Motors Inc stock dividend yield is close to 3-year high.

* 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 (Lithia Motors) Business Description

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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 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