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Lithia Motors (LAD) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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For the quarter ended June 2025, Lithia Motors (LAD - Free Report) reported revenue of $9.58 billion, up 3.8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $10.24, compared to $7.87 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.52% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $9.53 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $9.78, the EPS surprise was +4.7%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Lithia Motors performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Unit Sales - New vehicle retail: 94,144 versus the three-analyst average estimate of 98,009.
  • Unit Sales - Used vehicle retail: 109,053 versus the three-analyst average estimate of 112,524.
  • Average Selling Price - New vehicle retail: $47,782.00 compared to the $48,329.15 average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Average Selling Price - Used vehicle retail: $28,379.00 versus the three-analyst average estimate of $27,338.08.
  • Revenue- Fleet and other: $209.5 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $241.66 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -13.1%.
  • Revenue- Finance and insurance: $373.8 million compared to the $388.18 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +3.6% year over year.
  • Revenue- Used vehicle wholesale: $383.1 million versus $338.23 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +32.3% change.
  • Revenue- Used vehicle retail: $3.09 billion versus the five-analyst average estimate of $3.09 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +3.6%.
  • Revenue- Service, body and parts/Aftersales: $1.02 billion versus $1.02 billion estimated by five analysts on average.
  • Revenue- New vehicle: $4.5 billion versus the five-analyst average estimate of $4.78 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +2.2%.
  • Revenue by Same Store Operating Metrics- Service, Body and Parts/Aftersales: $998 million versus $903.52 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +28.3% change.
  • Revenue by Same Store Operating Metrics- Finance and Insurance: $366 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $368.42 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +16.7%.

View all Key Company Metrics for Lithia Motors here>>>

Shares of Lithia Motors have returned -9.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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