earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.65
Lithia Q2 record revenue $9.2B (+14% YoY); EPS down 27% to $7.87; $0.53 dividend
LITHIA MOTORS INC
2024-Q2 EPS reported
$13.75
revenue$17,793,600,000
- Revenue $9.2B (+14% YoY), record Q2; net income $217M ($7.87 diluted EPS), down 27% YoY.
- Financing operations (Driveway Finance) reported first profitable quarter with $7M income.
- Board declared $0.53 per share dividend, payable Aug 23 to holders of record Aug 9.
- Repurchased 793k shares in 2024 at avg $256; $613.8M remains under authorization.
- Acquired two stores in TN and one in Toronto; minority stake in Wheels, Inc. completed in Q3.