LAD (Lithia Motors) Cash-to-Debt : 0.03 (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is Lithia Motors Cash-to-Debt?

Cash to Debt Ratio measures the financial strength of a company. It is calculated as a company's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities divide by its debt. Lithia Motors's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.03.

If Cash to Debt ratio is less than 1, the company cannot pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, Lithia Motors couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025.

The historical rank and industry rank for Lithia Motors's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

LAD' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01 Med: 0.02 Max: 0.17
Current: 0.03

During the past 13 years, Lithia Motors's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 0.17. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.02.

LAD's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
94.53% of 1317 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 0.57 vs LAD: 0.03

Lithia Motors Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lithia Motors's Cash-to-Debt can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Note: An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Lithia Motors Cash-to-Debt Chart

Lithia Motors Annual Data

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Dec24

Cash-to-Debt

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0.04

0.03

0.08

0.03

Lithia Motors Quarterly Data
	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24	Dec24	Mar25
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.03	0.05	0.03	0.03	0.03

Competitive Comparison of Lithia Motors's Cash-to-Debt

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, Lithia Motors's Cash-to-Debt, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash-to-Debt data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Lithia Motors's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Lithia Motors's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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Lithia Motors Cash-to-Debt Calculation

This is the ratio of a company's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to its debt. The debt includes the Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. This ratio measures the financial strength of a company. This ratio is updated quarterly.

Lithia Motors's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Total Debt
	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	402.2	/	(5095.2	+	8767)
	=	0.03

Lithia Motors's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Total Debt
	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	430.3	/	(5042.9	+	8858.7)
	=	0.03

Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD) Cash-to-Debt Explanation

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. If it is smaller than 1, it means the company has more debt than the cash in hands. In this case, it is important to look the the company's Interest Coverage. Ben Graham requires that a company must have an Interest Coverage of at least 5.

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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 50 brands of vehicles at nearly 500 stores globally across the US, Canada, and UK. The company has expanded largely through the acquisition of dealerships in smaller regional markets but now seeks to grow in any part of the US and we expect more deals over time in the US and, at times, abroad. Annual revenue in 2024 was $36.2 billion and we see over $50 billion possible in a few years. The US was 78% of 2024 revenue and the UK second at 19%, due to the 2024 Pendragon acquisition. In 2024, new vehicle sales were about 49% of total revenue. Lithia was founded in 1946, went public in 1996, and is the largest US auto dealer. It is based in Medford, Oregon.

Executives

Shauna Mcintyre	director	150 N. BARTLETT STREET, 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
David Stork	officer: Senior Vice President	150 N. BARTLETT STREET, MEDFORD OR 97501
Tina Miller	officer: VP, CAO & Principal Fin. Off.	150 N. BARTLETT ST., MEDFORD OR 97501
Bryan B Deboer	director, officer: Chief Executive officer	150 N. BARTLETT STREET, MEDFORD OR 97501
Louis Miramontes	director	150 N. BARTLETT ST., MEDFORD OR 97501
Chris Holzshu	officer: Sr. Vice President & CFO	150 N. BARTLETT STREET, MEDFORD OR 97501
Sidney B Deboer	director, officer: Executive Chairman	234 VISTA ST., ASHLAND OR 97520
George N Hines	officer: SVP, Chief Tech. & Innov. Off.	150 N. BARTLETT ST., MEDFORD OR 97501
James E. Lentz	director	C/O LITHIA MOTORS INC., 150 NORTH BARTLETT STREET, 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