LKQ (LKQ) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $227 Mil (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is LKQ Cash And Cash Equivalents?

LKQ's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Sep. 2024 ($353.00 Mil) to Dec. 2024 ($234.00 Mil) but then stayed the same from Dec. 2024 ($234.00 Mil) to Mar. 2025 ($227.00 Mil).

LKQ's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2022 ($278.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($299.00 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2023 ($299.00 Mil) to Dec. 2024 ($234.00 Mil).

LKQ Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for LKQ's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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LKQ Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

LKQ Annual Data

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Cash And Cash Equivalents

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312.15

274.00

278.00

299.00

234.00

LKQ Quarterly Data
	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24	Dec24	Mar25
Cash And Cash Equivalents	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															344.00	276.00	353.00	234.00	227.00

LKQ Cash And Cash Equivalents Calculation

Cash and cash equivalents are the most liquid assets on the balance sheet. Cash equivalents are assets that are readily convertible into cash, such as money market holdings, short-term government bonds or Treasury bills, marketable securities and commercial paper.

LKQ (NAS:LKQ) Cash And Cash Equivalents Explanation

A high number means either:

1) The company has competitive advantage generating lots of cash

2) Just sold a business or bonds (not necessarily good)

A low stockpile of cash usually means poor to mediocre economics.

There are 3 ways to create large cash reserve.

1) Sell new bonds or equity to public

2) Sell business or asset

3) It has an ongoing business generating more cash than it burns (usually means durable competitive advantage)

When a company is suffering a short term problem, Buffett looks at cash or marketable securities to see whether it has the financial strength to ride it out.

Important: Lots of cash and marketable securities + little debt = good chance that the business will sail on through tough times.

Test to see what is creating cash by looking at past 7 yrs of balance sheets. This will reveal how the cash was created.

Be Aware

Depreciation estimates make the calculation of net income susceptible to management's accounting choices. These choices can be either overly aggressive or overly conservative.

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LKQ Business Description

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Address

5846 Crossings Boulevard, Antioch, TN, USA, 37013

Website

https://www.lkqcorp.com

Since forming in 1998 to consolidate the auto salvage business in the United States, LKQ has developed into a leading distributor of aftermarket and recycled auto parts with around 1,500 facilities across North America and Europe. The company primarily sells into the professional channel and offers an assortment of collision and mechanical parts to both body shops and mechanical repair shops. It also continues to operate more than 70 LKQ pick-your-part junkyards. Separate from the self-service business, LKQ typically purchases around 250,000 salvage vehicles annually that are used to extract vehicle parts for resale.

Executives

Dominick P Zarcone	director, officer: President and CEO	C/O LKQ CORPORATION, 500 W. MADISON STREET, SUITE 2800, CHICAGO IL 60661
Rick Galloway	officer: SVP and CFO	500 WEST MADISON STREET, SUITE 2800, CHICAGO IL 60661
Matthew J Mckay	officer: SVP of Human Resources	500 WEST MADISON STREET, SUITE 2800, CHICAGO IL 60661
Justin L Jude	officer: SVP Ops -- Wholesale Parts	C/O LKQ CORPORATION, 500 W. MADISON STREET, SUITE 2800, CHICAGO IL 60661
Walter P Hanley	officer: Senior VP of Development	C/O LKQ CORPORATION, 120 NORTH LASALLE STREET, SUITE 3300, CHICAGO IL 60602
Patrick Berard	director	500 W. MADISON STREET, SUITE 2800, CHICAGO IL 60661
Xavier Urbain	director	500 W. MADISON STREET, SUITE 2800, CHICAGO IL 60661
Blythe J Mcgarvie	director	HANNAFORD BROS CO, 145 PLEASANT HILL RD, SCARBOROUGH ME 04074
Varun Laroyia	officer: Executive VP and CFO	500 WEST MADISON STREET, SUITE 2800, CHICAGO IL 60661
Meg Divitto	director	500 WEST MADISON STREET, SUITE 2800, CHICAGO IL 60661
Robert M. Hanser	director	500 W. MADISON STREET, SUITE 2800, CHICAGO IL 60661
John W Mendel	director	C/O TRUECAR, INC., 120 BROADWAY, SUITE 200, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
Valueact Capital Master Fund, L.p.	director, other: See Remarks	ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Joseph M Holsten	director, officer: President and CEO
Genevieve L Dombrowski	officer: SVP -- Human Resources	500 WEST MADISON STREET, SUITE 2800, CHICAGO IL 60661