Lithia Motors (Lithia Motors) ROCE %

: 7.34% (As of Dec. 2023)

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ROCE % measures how well a company generates profits from its capital. It is calculated as EBIT divided by Capital Employed, where Capital Employed is calculated as Total Assets minus Total Current Liabilities. Lithia Motors's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 7.34%.

Lithia Motors ROCE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lithia Motors's ROCE % can be seen below:

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Lithia Motors Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

ROCE %

15.89

16.88

22.74

18.45

12.92

Lithia Motors Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
ROCE %																12.84	13.78	15.45	14.60	7.34

Lithia Motors ROCE % Calculation

Lithia Motors's annualized ROCE % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2023 )		(A: Dec. 2022 )		(A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2023 )		(A: Dec. 2022 )		(A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	1714.4	/	( ( (15006.6 - 3178.2)	+	(19632.5 - 4932.2) )	/ 2 )
	=	1714.4	/	( (11828.4	+	14700.3)	/ 2 )
	=	1714.4	/	13264.35
	=	12.92 %

Lithia Motors's ROCE % of for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT ⁽¹⁾	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(Q: Dec. 2023 )		(Q: Sep. 2023 )		(Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(Q: Dec. 2023 )		(Q: Sep. 2023 )		(Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	1048.8	/	( ( (18269.8 - 4375.3)	+	(19632.5 - 4932.2) )	/ 2 )
	=	1048.8	/	( ( 13894.5	+	14700.3 )	/ 2 )
	=	1048.8	/	14297.4
	=	7.34 %

(1) Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBIT data.

Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD) ROCE % Explanation

ROCE % can be especially useful when comparing the performance of capital-intensive companies. Unlike ROE %, which indicates the profitability of Shareholders Equity, ROCE % also considers long-term debt in Capital Employed. This can be helpful when analyzing companies with significant debt, as the result is neutralized by taking debt into consideration.

Generally speaking, a higher ROCE % indicates a stonger profitability for a company. Moreover, it is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective. Investors tend to favor companies with stable and rising ROCE % trend over those with volatile ones.

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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