Lithia & Driveway after Q3 earnings: pressure on margins and profits
FROM THE WIRE · FINANCE.YAHOO.COM
Lithia & Driveway LAD faces mounting challenges as declining new-vehicle profitability, weaker finance and insurance (F&I) performance and rising costs weigh on its operations. Elevated debt and intense competition further complicate efforts to protect margins and sustain…
Read at the source ↗MARKET IMPACTNEUTRAL✦ News Impact agent estimateTone: expected bearishLower new-vehicle and F&I profitability weighs on the group's earnings outlook.AI-generated summary
✦ IN BRIEF · AIAI-generated summary
- 01In Q3, same-store new-vehicle revenues fell 2.6%.
- 02Gross profit per unit dropped 6%.
- 03LAD shares are down 8.7% over the past year, versus a 2.4% industry rise.
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