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LAD analysis

Lithia Motors IncRetail. Scored on the same transparent 7-signal model behind the daily rankings.

LAD
Lithia Motors Inc · Retail
FCF-$453mF
Rev+2.5%C
D/E1.49C+
P/S0.2xA
PEG3.54D
61Score
$276.58
1Y Target$373.38Near-term target
5Y Target$556.30Compound horizon
10Y Target$1,448Long-dated conviction
FCF-$453mTTM · 03/26
F
FCF is negative (-$453m) — cash-burning phase; acceptable only for pre-profit spec names · TTM computed from 4 most-recent quarters (TTM · 03/26).
Rev+2.5%TTM YoY
C
Revenue +2.5% — flat, mature phase or headwinds present · TTM YoY from trailing-4-quarter revenue sum vs prior 4 quarters.
D/E1.49total
C+
D/E 1.49 — moderately levered, watch interest coverage · Total D/E computed from balance sheet (short-term + long-term debt + lease obligations) ÷ stockholders equity. More accurate than native field, which often uses long-term debt only.
P/S0.2x
A
P/S 0.2x — deep value on sales
PEG3.54proxy
D
PEG 3.54 — very expensive; pricing in best-case scenarios · PEG proxy: P/E ÷ revenue growth % (true PEG requires forward EPS estimates, not in Finnhub free tier).
Why now
Retail · market cap $6.3b. Down 23% from 52-week high of $360.56 — deep drawdown territory.
Moat
ROE 11% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere.
Risk
Free cash flow is negative (-$453m) — capital raises or debt issuance likely required; dilution / leverage risk. Net margin 1.9% is thin — operating leverage cuts both ways; input-cost inflation or pricing pressure hits the bottom line first.
Horizon
1-3 yr $373.38 (structural (no analyst coverage)) — catalyst-driven; binary events dominate. 5 yr $556.30 — requires the platform / technology to reach commercial scale. 10 yr $1,448 — return distribution heavily skewed.
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Shares to buy
7
Position size
$1,936
3.9% of portfolio
Stop price
$207.44
25% below $276.58
$ at risk
$500.00
1% of portfolio

Math only — share count is floor(portfolio × risk% ÷ (price × stop%)). Doesn't account for commissions, slippage, gap risk, or position-correlation across your book. Inputs persist locally; never sent to the server. Not investment advice.

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