Lithia Motors, Inc. (NYSE:LAD)

Jonock (< 20) Submitted: 2/4/2013 8:23:35 PM : Start Price: $43.36 LAD Score: +19.09

Good company with growth ahead

HardnoseDotCom (74.89) Submitted: 4/25/2011 1:35:09 PM : Start Price: $14.60 LAD Score: +259.68

low PEG, strong price uptrend

shanehpdx (90.42) Submitted: 6/19/2008 2:34:53 AM : Start Price: $5.84 LAD Score: +826.30

Excellent dividend from a used car dealer. Folks need to trade in the gas guzzler for higher fuel efficiency. This corporation is shedding locations that are losing money and claims to be focusing on vehicles with higher fuel efficiency. Anyone know if they have a Vespa franchise?

bluedome (85.30) Submitted: 6/13/2008 4:22:25 PM : Start Price: $5.84 LAD Score: +833.71

Not likely to go out of business, losing money very slowly.

Current p/s=.04, p/b=.25 hard to beat that.

Either will recover or be bought.

They act like used car salesmen, but perhaps that's not too surprising. I recently shorted this and made a lot of points, but now I'm going to pick it as a value stock.

kenwen2008 (< 20) Submitted: 6/5/2008 7:39:41 PM : Start Price: $5.94 LAD Score: +819.18

Terrific value at the current price. As the economy weakens, look for more consumers to go used with their automotive purchases, and look for this stock to accelerate upward.

UncommonSense (< 20) Submitted: 6/5/2008 12:39:36 AM : Start Price: $6.20 LAD Score: +780.24

Lithia Motors has been slapped down from over $30 a share in late 2006 to under $7 now. They are still making a profit despite tough times and the company said in its Q1 2008 report that they are going to shift focus on cars and brands with better MPG. This is a restructuring play, if you buy now, realize the stock could drop further. It is very unlikely that Lithia will go bankrupt because the company still has positive working capital and is making a profit (if you exclude the interest charge on inventory). They're also selling 15 lots that are underperforming and this will definately shore up any near-term weakness on the balance sheet.

Lithia is a value play if I've ever seen one. The country is in a recession, but not a depression. Sure, auto sales are going to hurt, but the recovery is probably less than 18 months out. Lithia will weather the storm and when it does, investors who got in below $10 will count their lucky stars.

This fool hopes he's not catching a falling knife, but when a company is trading at .04x sales and .2 times book value, it is just too cheap to pass up.

MSBeath (< 20) Submitted: 5/17/2008 8:34:47 AM : Start Price: $7.43 LAD Score: -633.81

I expect this stock now at bottom and a great buy for a value investor. It pays a good dividend and when the economy recovers for the auto industry we should see 100% capital appreciation in the next three years.

SolidPick (98.02) Submitted: 5/4/2008 8:40:02 PM : Start Price: $8.19 LAD Score: +562.69

This company has stunk... It lowers expectations and now it has negative quarters. But this company has gone far below its true value. But this one is a risky one. Use caution.

dublin007 (< 20) Submitted: 4/24/2008 12:36:12 PM : Start Price: $7.17 LAD Score: -657.88

Comapny has gon from $28.00 per share back in january to under $8.00 a share currently, but will bounce back to around $20- $25 within the next few months

xcaliber09 (< 20) Submitted: 3/12/2008 2:57:52 PM : Start Price: $8.42 LAD Score: +534.90

As everyone can clearly see the trends of the market and economy greatly affect this stock. With the changes being made by the Feds on a quarterly basis I predict that this stock will rise once the dust clears. This company is implementing several changes to better its future. Currently lower than its IPO price. Between 2 and 4 years this company will be back to $30. Buy now while its cheap.

jernstatc (< 20) Submitted: 2/21/2008 4:32:45 PM : Start Price: $8.95 LAD Score: -497.84

LAD rarely outperforms the S&P 500. With the current release of lower than expected earnings, why would that change now?

wil123 (< 20) Submitted: 12/5/2007 12:35:27 PM : Start Price: $13.05 LAD Score: +312.94

aggresive aproach to acquiring more dealerships

AK907 (80.02) Submitted: 8/13/2007 11:50:16 AM : Start Price: $17.86 LAD Score: +196.23

Right now they have 109 stores and predict over 300 by 2012 lets say they miss that mark and they will but 230 is where they might end up by 2012 and for me thats a good # just the same especially with the new Assured sales and service its great for the customer