Lithia Reports Adjusted EPS of $1.86 for Second Quarter of 2015; Revenues Increase 63%
Declares $0.20 per Share Dividend for Second Quarter
(firmenpresse) - MEDFORD, OR -- (Marketwired) -- 07/22/15 -- Lithia Motors, Inc. (NYSE: LAD) reported adjusted net income of $49.4 million for the second quarter of 2015, the highest quarterly net income in company history and a 40% increase over the prior year period.
2015 second quarter adjusted net income was $1.86 per diluted share. This compares to 2014 second quarter adjusted net income from continuing operations of $35.2 million, or $1.34 per diluted share.
Unadjusted net income from continuing operations for the second quarter of 2015 was $51.2 million, or $1.93 per diluted share, compared to $35.2 million, or $1.34 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2014. As shown in the attached non-GAAP reconciliation tables, the 2015 second quarter adjusted results exclude a $0.07 net benefit from non-core items related to a gain on the sale of a store, asset impairment charges related to real estate and a net benefit on an equity investment. The 2014 second quarter adjusted results from continuing operations exclude non-core charges related to acquisition expenses for the pending DCH combination offset by a non-core benefit resulting from a tax attribute, resulting in no change to earnings per share.
Second quarter 2015 revenue from continuing operations increased $775 million, or 63%, to $2.0 billion from $1.2 billion for the second quarter of 2014.
Total same store sales increased 11%
New vehicle same store sales increased 8%
Used vehicle retail same store sales increased 16%
Service, body and parts same store sales increased 10%
Same store F&I per unit increased $78 to $1,280
Adjusted SG&A expense as a percentage of gross profit was 66.6%
"Our second quarter earnings were the highest quarterly earnings in company history," said Bryan DeBoer, President and CEO. "Total same store sales grew double digits, led by a 16% increase in used vehicle sales. Total revenues increased 63% and adjusted earnings per share increased 39% over the prior year period. Our store leaders remain focused on continuing to capture more new vehicle market share, increasing used vehicle unit volume and growing service revenue while providing an exceptional customer experience. Within both DCH and Lithia, many opportunities remain to improve store performance and to find accretive acquisitions."
For the first six months of 2015, revenue from continuing operations increased 65% to $3.8 billion from $2.3 billion in 2014.
For the first six months of 2015, adjusted net income per diluted share increased 38% to $3.26 from $2.36 for the first six months of 2014. Unadjusted net income from continuing operations was $3.47 per diluted share for the first six months of 2015, compared to $2.27 per diluted share for the first six months of 2014.
Chris Holzshu, SVP and CFO, said, "Adjusted SG&A as a percentage of gross profit was 66.6% in the second quarter of 2015, bringing the first half of the year down to 68.8%. DCH has been able to reduce selling costs more quickly than we anticipated. As we continue to integrate operations, we are targeting consolidated SG&A as a percentage of gross profit in the mid-60s on a full year basis. Additionally, same store F&I per unit was $1,280 per unit, an increase of $78 over the prior year and the best result in company history. We still believe opportunity remains to improve this number given continued focus by our store personnel."
We ended the second quarter with $23 million in cash and $168 million in available credit on our credit facilities. Additionally, approximately $156 million of our operating real estate is currently unfinanced, which could provide an estimated additional $117 million in available liquidity, for total potential liquidity of $308 million.
Our Board of Directors has approved a dividend of $0.20 per share related to second quarter 2015 financial results. We will pay the dividend August 21, 2015 to shareholders of record on August 7, 2015.
We project 2015 third quarter earnings of $1.83 to $1.87 per diluted share and 2015 full year earnings of $6.63 to $6.72 per diluted share. Both projections are based on the following annual assumptions:
Total revenues of $7.6 to $7.8 billion
New vehicle sales increasing 45.0%
New vehicle gross margin of 5.9% to 6.1%
Used vehicle sales increasing 40.0%
Used vehicle gross margin of 12.6% to 12.8%
Service body and parts sales increasing 42.0%
Service body and parts gross margin of 48.8% to 49.2%
Finance and insurance gross profit of $1,200 per unit
Tax rate of 40.0%
Average diluted shares outstanding of 26.5 million
Total revenues of $5.7 to $5.9 billion
New vehicle same store sales increasing 7.0%
Used vehicle same store sales increasing 12.0%
Service body and parts same store sales increasing 8.5%
Finance and insurance gross profit of $1,250 per unit
These projections exclude the impact of future acquisitions, dispositions and non-core items. Actual results may be affected by items described under Forward-Looking Statements below.
The second quarter conference call may be accessed at 10:00 a.m. ET today by telephone at 877-407-8029. An updated presentation highlighting the second quarter results has been added to .
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Lithia Motors, Inc. is one of the largest automotive retailer in the United States. Lithia sells 31 brands of new vehicles and all brands of used vehicles at 129 stores in 14 states. Lithia also arranges finance, warranty, and credit insurance contracts; and provides vehicle parts, maintenance, and repair services at all of its locations.
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This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "Safe-Harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward looking statements include statements regarding our goals, plans, projections and guidance regarding our financial position, results of operations, market position, pending and potential future acquisitions and business strategy, and often contain words such as "project," "outlook," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "estimate," "may," "seek," "would," "should," "likely," "goal," "strategy," "future," "maintain," "continue," "remain," "target" or "will" and similar references to future periods. Examples of forward-looking statements in this press release include, among others, statements regarding:
Future market conditions;
Expected operating results, such as improved store performance; continued improvement of SG&A as a percentage of gross profit; generating third quarter earnings per share of $1.83 to $1.87 per diluted share and 2015 full year earnings of $6.63 to $6.72 per diluted share; and all projections set forth under the headings "2015 Outlook," "Continuing Operations Projections" and "Same Store Projections";
Anticipated continued success, integration and growth of DCH;
Anticipated ability to improve store performance; ability to find accretive acquisitions; and additions of dealership locations to the company''s portfolio in the future; and
Anticipated availability of liquidity from our unfinanced operating real estate.
By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events that depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and our actual results of operations, financial condition and liquidity and development of the industry in which we operate may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements in this press release. The risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from estimated or projected results include, without limitation, future economic and financial conditions (both nationally and locally), changes in customer demand, our relationship with, and the financial and operational stability of, vehicle manufacturers and other suppliers, risks associated with our indebtedness (including available borrowing capacity, compliance with financial covenants and ability to refinance or repay indebtedness on favorable terms), government regulations, legislation and others set forth throughout Part II, Item 7. Management''s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, and from time to time in our other filings with the SEC. We urge you to carefully consider this information and not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. We undertake no duty to update our forward-looking statements, including our earnings outlook, which are made as of the date of this release.
This press release and the attached financial tables contain non-GAAP financial measures such as adjusted net income and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations, adjusted SG&A as a percentage of revenues and gross profit, adjusted operating margin, adjusted operating profit as a percentage of gross profit, and adjusted pre-tax margin. Non-GAAP measures do not have definitions under GAAP and may be defined differently by and not comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. As a result, we review any non-GAAP financial measures in connection with a review of the most directly comparable measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. We caution you not to place undue reliance on such non-GAAP measures, but also to consider them with the most directly comparable GAAP measures. We present cash flows from operations in the attached tables, adjusted to include the change in non-trade floor plan debt to improve the visibility of cash flows related to vehicle financing. As required by SEC rules, we have reconciled these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures in the attachments to this release. We believe the non-GAAP financial measures we present improve the transparency of our disclosures; provide a meaningful presentation of our results from core business operations, because they exclude items not related to core business operations and other non-cash items; and improve the period-to-period comparability of our results from core business operations. These presentations should not be considered an alternative to GAAP measures.
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(541) 618-5748
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