earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.75
Lithia Motors Q4 revenue up 11% to $7.0B; diluted EPS $9.00 (-6%); credit facility expanded to $4.5B
LITHIA MOTORS INC
2022-FY EPS reported
$44.17
revenue$28,187,800,000
- Q4 revenue $7.0B (+11% YoY); GAAP diluted EPS $9.00 (-6%); adjusted diluted EPS $9.05 (-21%).
- Net income $250M (-15%); adjusted net income $251M (-28%).
- Credit facility increased from $3.75B to $4.5B, expandable to $5.5B subject to lender approval.
- Board declared $0.42/share dividend payable Mar 24, 2023 to holders of record Mar 10, 2023.
- Acquired 9 stores in Q4 expected to add >$560M annualized revenue; repurchased 174k shares at ~$198 avg.