Lithia Motors, Inc. (NYSE: LAD) today reported 2011 adjusted second quarter net income from continuing operations of $14.6 million, or $0.54 per diluted share. This compares to a 2010 adjusted second quarter net income from continuing operations of $7.0 million, or $0.27 per diluted share. Second quarter 2011 revenue from continuing operations increased $158.9 million, or 30% to $689.1 million, compared to $530.2 million in the year-ago period.

Second Quarter Year-over-Year Operating Highlights:

  • New vehicle same store sales increased 24%
  • Used vehicle retail same store sales increased 16%
  • Service, body and parts same store sales increased 5%
  • Adjusted SG&A expense as a percentage of gross profit declined 560 basis points, to 71.4%

As shown in the attached non-GAAP reconciliation table, the 2011 second quarter adjusted results from continuing operations exclude a non-core benefit of $0.01 per share due to a tax item, and the 2010 second quarter adjusted results from continuing operations exclude a non-core charge of $0.33 per share on asset impairments and reserve adjustments. Unadjusted, net income (loss) from continuing operations for the second quarter of 2011 and 2010 was $14.8 million or $0.55 per diluted share and $(1.6) million or $(0.06) per diluted share, respectively.

"We had a better than expected quarter, with revenue up 30% year over year, and the highest second quarter earnings per share since 2006," said Sid DeBoer, Chairman and CEO of Lithia. "We continue to build on the momentum we have created over the past 24 months through our philosophy of continuous improvement."

For the first six months of 2011, revenue from continuing operations increased 31% to $1.3 billion as compared to $1.0 billion in 2010. Same store new vehicle sales increased 32%, used vehicle retail same store sales increased 17% and service, body and parts same store sales increased 7%. For the first six months of 2011 adjusted net income from continuing operations was $0.88 per share as compared to $0.36 per share in 2010. Unadjusted, for the first six months of 2011, net income from continuing operations was $0.87 per diluted share, compared to net loss from continuing operations of $(0.01) per diluted share for 2010.

Mr. DeBoer continued, "The outlook for the remainder of 2011 remains volatile. Gas prices have fluctuated over the past three months, unemployment remains high and the supply disruption that affected Japanese manufacturers will reduce vehicle availability through the third quarter. We anticipate new vehicle inventory will recover to normal levels by the first quarter of 2012."

Balance Sheet Update Lithia ended the period with $61 million in immediately available funds, including $12 million in cash, $8 million in availability on its revolving credit facility, and $41 million in unfinanced new vehicle inventory.

Dividend Payment Lithia announced that the Board of Directors has approved a dividend of $0.07 per share for the second quarter 2011. Lithia will pay the dividend August 25, 2011 to shareholders of record on August 11, 2011.

Updated Outlook for 2011 Lithia projects its 2011 third quarter earnings guidance within a range of $0.45 to $0.47 per diluted share. Full-year 2011 earnings guidance is projected within a range of $1.67 to $1.73 per diluted share. Both projections are based on the following annual assumptions:

  • Total revenues in range of $2.6 to $2.7 billion
  • New vehicle same store sales increasing 23%
  • New vehicle gross margin ranging from 7.5% to 7.7%
  • Used vehicle same store sales increasing 17%
  • Used vehicle gross margin ranging from 14.6% to 14.8%
  • Service body and parts same store sales increasing 2%
  • Service body and parts gross margin ranging from 48.5% to 48.8%
  • Finance and insurance gross profit of $980 per unit
  • Tax rate of 40%
  • Estimated average diluted shares outstanding of 26.9 million
  • Capital expenditures of approximately $28 million
  • Guidance excludes the impact of future acquisitions, dispositions, and any potential non-core items

Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call and Updated Presentation 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 Investor Relations on www.lithia.com.

To listen live on our website or for replay, visit Investor Relations on www.lithia.com and click on webcasts. A playback of the conference call will be available after 1:00 p.m. ET on July 27, 2011 through August 4, 2011 by calling 877-660-6853 (Conference ID: 374114 Account: 305).

About Lithia Lithia Motors, Inc. is the ninth largest automotive retailer in the United States. Lithia sells 27 brands of new and all brands of used vehicles at 86 stores, which are located in 12 states. Lithia also sells used vehicles; arranges finance, warranty, and credit insurance contracts; and provides vehicle parts, maintenance, and repair services at all of its locations.

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Forward-Looking Statements This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "Safe-Harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which management believes are a benefit to shareholders. Forward-looking statements in this press release include our guidance regarding third quarter and full year 2011 results, the effect of acquisitions on our full year 2011 EPS, the impact of the Japanese disaster on new vehicle inventory and sales levels and the sustainability of the economic recovery. 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 "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks" or "will." These statements are necessarily subject to risk and uncertainty and actual results could differ materially due to certain risk factors, including without limitation, future economic conditions and others set forth from time to time in the company's filings with the SEC. We urge you to carefully consider this information. We undertake no duty to update our forward-looking statements, including our earnings outlook.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures This press release and the attached financial tables contain certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined under SEC rules, 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. These measures exclude certain items disclosed in the attached financial tables. Cash flows from operations were adjusted to include the change in non-trade floorplan debt to improve the visibility of cash flows related to vehicle financing. As required by SEC rules, the Company has provided reconciliations of these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures, which are set forth in the attachments to this release. The Company believes that each of the foregoing non-GAAP financial measures improves the transparency of the Company's disclosure, provides a meaningful presentation of the Company's results from its core business operations excluding adjustments for items not related to the Company's ongoing core business operations or other non-cash adjustments, and improves the period-to-period comparability of the Company's results from its core business operations. These presentations are not intended to provide net income, cash flows from operations, operating income or selling, general and administrative costs in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered an alternative to GAAP measures.

Lithia Motors, Inc.
Consolidated Statement of Operations (Unaudited)
(In thousands except per share data)

                             Three Months Ended                       %
                                  June 30,            Increase    Increase
                          ------------------------
                              2011         2010      (Decrease)  (Decrease)
                          -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------
Revenues:
New vehicle retail        $   357,638  $   266,760  $    90,878        34.1%
Used vehicle retail           180,039      145,786       34,253        23.5
Used vehicle wholesale         29,701       25,501        4,200        16.5
Finance and insurance          21,371       16,158        5,213        32.3
Service, body and parts        83,128       71,247       11,881        16.7
Fleet and other                17,191        4,700       12,491       265.8
                          -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------
  Total revenues              689,068      530,152      158,916        30.0
Cost of sales:
New vehicle retail            329,156      244,826       84,330        34.4
Used vehicle retail           152,497      124,697       27,800        22.3
Used vehicle wholesale         29,429       25,196        4,233        16.8
Service, body and parts        42,343       36,214        6,129        16.9
Fleet and other                15,907        4,257       11,650       273.7
                          -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------
  Total cost of sales         569,332      435,190      134,142        30.8
                          -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------
Gross profit                  119,736       94,962       24,774        26.1
Asset impairment charges          490       13,260      (12,770)      (96.3)
SG&A expense                   84,955       74,155       10,800        14.6
Depreciation and
 amortization                   4,303        4,392          (89)       (2.0)
                          -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------
Income from operations         29,988        3,155       26,833       850.5
Floorplan interest expense     (3,434)      (2,535)         899        35.5
Other interest expense         (3,020)      (3,529)        (509)      (14.4)
Other income, net                 171          214          (43)      (20.1)
                          -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------
Income (loss) from
 continuing operations
 before income taxes           23,705       (2,695)      26,400          NM
Income tax expense
 (benefit)                      8,875       (1,132)      10,007          NM
Income tax rate                  37.4%        42.0%
                          -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------
Income (loss) from
 continuing operations    $    14,830  $    (1,563) $    16,393          NM%

Discontinued operations            (4)        (156)         152       (97.4)
                          -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------
Net income (loss)         $    14,826  $    (1,719) $    16,545          NM%
                          ===========  ===========  ===========  ==========

Diluted net income (loss)
 per share:
Continuing operations     $      0.55  $     (0.06) $      0.61          NM%
Discontinued operations             -        (0.01)        0.01          NM
                          -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------
Net income (loss) per
 share                    $      0.55  $     (0.07) $      0.62          NM%
                          ===========  ===========  ===========  ==========

Diluted shares outstanding     26,860       26,014          846         3.3%


Lithia Motors, Inc.
Key Performance Metrics (Unaudited)

                             Three Months Ended                       %
                                  June 30,            Increase    Increase
                          ------------------------
                              2011         2010      (Decrease)  (Decrease)
                          -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------
Gross margin
New vehicle retail                8.0%         8.2%    (20) bps
Used vehicle retail              15.3         14.5       80 bps
Used vehicle wholesale            0.9          1.2     (30) bps
Finance & insurance             100.0        100.0        - bps
Service, body & parts            49.1         49.2     (10) bps
Gross profit margin              17.4         17.9     (50) bps

Unit sales
New vehicle retail             11,061        8,615        2,446        28.4%
Used vehicle retail            10,320        8,588        1,732        20.2
Used vehicle wholesale          3,869        3,290          579        17.6
Total units sold               25,250       20,493        4,757        23.2

Average selling price
New vehicle retail        $    32,333  $    30,965  $     1,368         4.4%
Used vehicle retail            17,446       16,976          470         2.8
Used vehicle wholesale          7,677        7,751          (74)       (1.0)

Average gross profit per
 unit
New vehicle retail        $     2,575  $     2,546  $        29         1.2%
Used vehicle retail             2,669        2,456          213         8.8
Used vehicle wholesale             70           93          (23)      (24.7)
Finance & insurance               999          939           60         6.4

Revenue mix
New vehicle retail               51.9%        50.3%
Used vehicle retail              26.1         27.5
Used vehicle wholesale            4.3          4.8
Finance & insurance, net          3.1          3.1
Service, body & parts            12.1         13.4
Fleet and other                   2.5          0.9

                                   Adjusted               As reported
                            ----------------------  -----------------------
                              Three Months Ended       Three Months Ended
                                   June 30,                 June 30,
                            ----------------------  -----------------------
Other metrics                  2011        2010        2011         2010
                            ----------  ----------  ----------  -----------
SG&A as a % of revenue            12.4%       13.8%       12.3%        14.0%
SG&A as a % of gross profit       71.4        77.0        71.0         78.1
Operating profit as a % of
 revenue                           4.3         3.3         4.4          0.6
Operating profit as a % of
 gross profit                     25.0        18.4        25.0          3.3
Pretax margin                      3.4         2.2         3.4         (0.5)


Lithia Motors, Inc.
Same Store Operating Highlights (Unaudited)
(In thousands except per unit data)

                              Three Months Ended                     %
                                   June 30,          Increase    Increase
                           -----------------------
                               2011        2010     (Decrease)  (Decrease)
                           ----------- ----------- -----------  ----------
Revenues
New vehicle retail         $   332,505 $   267,522 $    64,983        24.3%
Used vehicle retail            168,663     145,171      23,492        16.2
Used vehicle wholesale          28,492      24,933       3,559        14.3
Finance and insurance           20,190      15,778       4,412        28.0
Service, body and parts         74,318      70,971       3,347         4.7

Gross profit
New vehicle retail         $    26,247 $    21,925 $     4,322        19.7%
Used vehicle retail             26,010      20,967       5,043        24.1
Used vehicle wholesale             221         389        (168)      (43.2)
Finance and insurance           20,190      15,778       4,412        28.0
Service, body and parts         35,572      34,265       1,307         3.8

Unit sales
New vehicle retail              10,398       8,635       1,763        20.4%
Used vehicle retail              9,789       8,551       1,238        14.5
Used vehicle wholesale           3,745       3,241         504        15.6
Total units sold                23,932      20,427       3,505        17.2

Average selling price
New vehicle retail         $    31,978 $    30,981 $       997         3.2%
Used vehicle retail             17,230      16,977         253         1.5
Used vehicle wholesale           7,608       7,693         (85)       (1.1)

Average gross profit per
 unit
New vehicle retail         $     2,524 $     2,539 $       (15)       (0.6)%
Used vehicle retail              2,657       2,452         205         8.4
Used vehicle wholesale              59         120         (61)      (50.8)
Finance & insurance              1,000         918          82         8.9


Lithia Motors, Inc.
Consolidated Statement of Operations (Unaudited)
(In thousands except per share data)

                              Six Months Ended                        %
                                  June 30,            Increase    Increase
                          ------------------------
                              2011         2010      (Decrease)  (Decrease)
                          -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------
Revenues:
New vehicle retail        $   666,830  $   480,351  $   186,479        38.8%
Used vehicle retail           339,608      280,781       58,827        21.0
Used vehicle wholesale         59,974       48,894       11,080        22.7
Finance and insurance          41,123       30,689       10,434        34.0
Service, body and parts       159,031      139,319       19,712        14.1
Fleet and other                20,333        5,500       14,833       269.7
                          -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------
  Total revenues            1,286,899      985,534      301,365        30.6
Cost of sales:
New vehicle retail            615,291      440,212      175,079        39.8
Used vehicle retail           288,610      241,195       47,415        19.7
Used vehicle wholesale         59,296       48,224       11,072        23.0
Service, body and parts        81,427       71,051       10,376        14.6
Fleet and other                18,502        4,708       13,794       293.0
                          -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------
  Total cost of sales       1,063,126      805,390      257,736        32.0
                          -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------
Gross profit                  223,773      180,144       43,629        24.2
Asset impairment charges          872       14,751      (13,879)      (94.1)
SG&A expense                  164,140      144,572       19,568        13.5
Depreciation and
 amortization                   8,485        9,131         (646)       (7.1)
                          -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------
Income from operations         50,276       11,690       38,586       330.1
Floorplan interest expense     (5,964)      (5,251)         713        13.6
Other interest expense         (6,321)      (7,116)        (795)      (11.2)
Other income, net                 249          281          (32)      (11.4)
                          -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------
Income (loss) from
 continuing operations
 before income taxes           38,240         (396)      38,636          NM
Income tax expense
 (benefit)                     14,882         (242)      15,124          NM
Income tax rate                  38.9%        61.1%
                          -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------
Income (loss) from
 continuing operations    $    23,358  $      (154) $    23,512          NM%

Discontinued operations           173         (298)         471          NM
                           ----------   ----------   ----------  ----------
Net income (loss)         $    23,531  $      (452) $    23,983          NM%
                          ===========  ===========  ===========  ==========

Diluted net income (loss)
 per share:
Continuing operations     $      0.87  $     (0.01) $      0.88          NM%
Discontinued operations          0.01        (0.01)        0.02          NM
                          -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------
Net income (loss) per
 share                    $      0.88  $     (0.02) $      0.90          NM%
                          ===========  ===========  ===========  ==========

Diluted shares outstanding     26,779       25,955          824         3.2%

NM - not meaningful


Lithia Motors, Inc.
Key Performance Metrics (Unaudited)

                              Six Months Ended
                                  June 30,            Increase   % Increase
                          ------------------------
                              2011         2010      (Decrease)  (Decrease)
                          -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------
Gross margin
New vehicle retail                7.7%         8.4%    (70) bps
Used vehicle retail              15.0         14.1       90 bps
Used vehicle wholesale            1.1          1.4     (30) bps
Finance & insurance             100.0        100.0        - bps
Service, body & parts            48.8         49.0     (20) bps
Gross profit margin              17.4         18.3     (90) bps

Unit sales
New vehicle retail             20,884       15,432        5,452        35.3%
Used vehicle retail            20,055       16,728        3,327        19.9
Used vehicle wholesale          7,719        6,555        1,164        17.8
Total units sold               48,658       38,715        9,943        25.7

Average selling price
New vehicle retail        $    31,930  $    31,127  $       803         2.6%
Used vehicle retail            16,934       16,785          149         0.9
Used vehicle wholesale          7,770        7,459          311         4.2

Average gross profit per
 unit
New vehicle retail        $     2,468  $     2,601  $      (133)      (5.1)%
Used vehicle retail             2,543        2,366          177         7.5
Used vehicle wholesale             88          102          (14)      (13.7)
Finance & insurance              1004          954           50         5.2

Revenue mix
New vehicle retail               51.8%        48.7%
Used vehicle retail              26.4         28.5
Used vehicle wholesale            4.6          5.0
Finance & insurance, net          3.2          3.1
Service, body & parts            12.4         14.1
Fleet and other                   1.6          0.6

                                    Adjusted               As reported
                             ----------------------  ----------------------
                                Six Months Ended        Six Months Ended
                                    June 30,                June 30,
                             ----------------------  ----------------------
Other metrics                   2011        2010        2011        2010
                             ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
SG&A as a % of revenue             12.8%       14.6%       12.8%       14.7%
SG&A as a % of gross profit        73.6        79.7        73.4        80.3
Operating profit as a % of
 revenue                            3.9         2.8         3.9         1.2
Operating profit as a % of
 gross profit                      22.6        15.3        22.5         6.5
Pretax margin                       3.0         1.6         3.0         0.0


Lithia Motors, Inc.
Same Store Operating Highlights (Unaudited)
(In thousands except per unit data)

                               Six Months Ended
                                   June 30,          Increase   % Increase
                           -----------------------
                               2011        2010     (Decrease)  (Decrease)
                           ----------- ----------- -----------  ----------
Revenues
New vehicle retail         $   635,316 $   481,507 $   153,809        31.9%
Used vehicle retail            324,639     278,669      45,970        16.5
Used vehicle wholesale          58,308      47,740      10,568        22.1
Finance and insurance           39,070      29,454       9,616        32.6
Service, body and parts        148,106     139,032       9,074         6.5

Gross profit
New vehicle retail         $    48,747 $    40,117 $     8,630        21.5%
Used vehicle retail             48,701      39,091       9,610        24.6
Used vehicle wholesale             627         781        (154)      (19.7)
Finance and insurance           39,070      29,454       9,616        32.6
Service, body and parts         70,324      66,570       3,754         5.6

Unit sales
New vehicle retail              20,025      15,466       4,559        29.5%
Used vehicle retail             19,310      16,589       2,721        16.4
Used vehicle wholesale           7,526       6,448       1,078        16.7
Total units sold                46,861      38,503       8,358        21.7

Average selling price
New vehicle retail         $    31,726 $    31,133 $       593         1.9%
Used vehicle retail             16,812      16,798          14         0.1
Used vehicle wholesale           7,748       7,404         344         4.6

Average gross profit per
 unit
New vehicle retail         $     2,434 $     2,594 $      (160)       (6.2)%
Used vehicle retail              2,522       2,356         166         7.0
Used vehicle wholesale              83         121         (38)      (31.2)
Finance & insurance                993         919          74         8.1


Lithia Motors, Inc.
Revenue Mix (Unaudited)

                            Three months ended         Six months ended
                                 June 30,                  June 30,
                         ------------------------  ------------------------
                             2011         2010         2011         2010
                         -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------
New vehicle unit sales
 brand mix
Chrysler                        29.6%        28.3%        28.8%        26.9%
General Motors                  17.7         17.7         17.4         17.1
Toyota                          11.1         12.9         12.5         13.8
Honda, Acura                     7.5          8.9          7.6          8.8
BMW, Mini                        7.1          5.4          5.9          5.5
Ford                             5.8          5.7          5.8          5.6
Hyundai                          5.3          5.6          5.6          6.0
Subaru                           4.6          5.0          5.2          5.4
Volkswagen, Audi                 3.4          3.5          3.3          3.4
Nissan                           3.2          3.2          3.7          3.5
Mercedes                         2.0          1.1          1.5          1.1
Kia                              1.7          1.8          1.8          2.0
Other                            1.0          0.9          0.9          0.9

                            Three months ended         Six months ended
                                 June 30,                  June 30,
                         ------------------------  ------------------------
                             2011         2010         2011         2010
                         -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------
Revenue geographic mix
Texas                           23.8%        25.1%        24.0%        25.3%
Oregon                          20.4         14.6         18.5         14.7
California                       9.4         10.4          9.8         10.7
Alaska                           9.4         11.7          9.1         10.9
Washington                       9.0          9.7          9.6         10.1
Montana                          7.9          7.3          8.0          6.9
Iowa                             6.6          7.2          6.7          7.1
Idaho                            5.3          6.2          5.9          6.4
Nevada                           4.2          4.0          4.5          4.1
North Dakota                     2.1          2.0          2.0          2.0
New Mexico                       1.0          1.0          1.0          1.0
Colorado                         0.9          0.8          0.9          0.8

                            As of July 27, 2011
                         ------------------------
Current store count mix  # of stores   % of total
                         -----------  -----------
Chrysler                          22         25.6%
General Motors                    12         14.0
Honda, Acura                       9         10.4
Toyota                             8          9.3
BMW                                7          8.1
Hyundai                            6          7.0
Ford                               5          5.8
Volkswagen, Audi                   4          4.7
Nissan                             4          4.7
Mercedes                           3          3.5
Subaru                             2          2.3
Kia                                2          2.3
Other                              2          2.3


Lithia Motors, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheet (Unaudited)
(In thousands except per share data)

                                                   June 30,    December 31,
                                                     2011          2010
                                                 ------------  ------------
Cash and cash equivalents                        $     11,738  $      9,306
Trade receivables, net                                 88,793        75,011
Inventories, net                                      497,530       415,228
Deferred income taxes                                   3,641         2,937
Other current assets                                    5,473         6,062
                                                 ------------  ------------
Total current assets                             $    607,175  $    508,544

Property and equipment, net                           366,414       362,433
Goodwill                                               18,288         6,186
Franchise value                                        59,015        45,193
Deferred income taxes                                  36,501        39,524
Other non-current assets                               13,808         9,796
                                                 ------------  ------------
Total assets                                     $  1,101,201  $    971,676
                                                 ============  ============

Floorplan notes payable                          $    336,486  $    251,257
Current maturities of long-term debt                   10,986        12,081
Trade payables                                         29,110        23,747
Accrued liabilities                                    68,126        58,784
                                                 ------------  ------------
Total current liabilities                        $    444,708  $    345,869

Long-term debt                                        275,183       268,693
Deferred revenue                                       22,441        20,158
Other long-term liabilities                            15,033        16,739
                                                 ------------  ------------
Total liabilities                                $    757,365  $    651,459
                                                 ------------  ------------

Class A common stock                                  287,896       284,807
Class B common stock                                      468           468
Additional paid-in capital                             10,632        10,972
Accumulated other comprehensive loss                   (4,363)       (4,869)
Retained earnings                                      49,203        28,839
                                                 ------------  ------------
Total liabilities & stockholders' equity         $  1,101,201  $    971,676
                                                 ============  ============


Lithia Motors, Inc.
Summarized Cash Flow from Operations (Unaudited)
(In thousands)

                                                      Six Months Ended
                                                          June 30,
                                                 --------------------------
                                                     2011          2010
                                                 ------------  ------------
Net income (loss)                                $     23,531  $       (452)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to
 net cash used in operating activities:
Asset impairments                                         872        14,751
Depreciation and amortization                           8,485         9,131
Depreciation and amortization within
 discontinued operations                                   21            28
Stock-based compensation                                1,034           948
Gain on disposal of assets                               (190)         (201)
Loss from disposal activities within
 discontinued operations                                   53           294
Deferred income taxes                                   2,060        (4,784)
Excess tax benefit from share-based payment
 arrangements                                            (278)            -
(Increase) decrease:
  Trade receivables, net                               (6,579)       (9,430)
  Inventories                                         (60,498)      (30,104)
  Other current assets                                   (461)        1,350
  Other non-current assets                               (884)         (870)
Increase (decrease):
  Floorplan notes payable                               1,744         3,249
  Trade payables                                        4,679         7,655
  Accrued liabilities                                   7,757         2,106
  Other long-term liabilities and deferred
   revenue                                              1,418            50
                                                 ------------  ------------
Net cash used in operating activities            $    (17,236) $     (6,279)


Lithia Motors, Inc.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Cash Flow from Operations (Unaudited)
(In thousands)

                                                      Six Months Ended
                                                          June 30,
                                                 --------------------------
Net cash (used in) provided by operating
 activities                                          2011          2010
                                                 ------------  ------------
As reported                                      $    (17,236) $     (6,279)
  Floorplan notes payable, non-trade                   65,789        23,854
                                                 ------------  ------------
Adjusted                                         $     48,553  $     17,575


Lithia Motors, Inc.
Other Highlights (Unaudited)
(In thousands except per share data)

                           June 30,   December 31,    June 30,
                             2011         2010          2010
                         -----------  ------------  ------------
Days Supply(1)
New vehicle inventory             68            75            68
Used vehicle inventory            56            53            53

(1) Days supply calculated based on current inventory levels,
 excluding in-transit vehicles, and a 30-day historical cost of
 sales level.


                           June 30,   December 31,
                             2011         2010
                         -----------  ------------
Other information
Long-term debt/total
 capitalization(2)              44.5%         45.6%

(2) Total capitalization is comprised of long-term debt and
 total shareholder's equity.


Debt covenant ratios
                                Requirement           As of June 30, 2011
                         -------------------------  ------------------------
Minimum tangible net
 worth                  Not less than $200 million           $264.8 million
Vehicle equity           Not less than $65 million           $184.5 million
Fixed charge coverage
 ratio                     Not less than 1.20 to 1                2.04 to 1
Liabilities to tangible
 net worth ratio           Not more than 4.00 to 1                2.86 to 1


Lithia Motors, Inc.
Reconciliation of Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)
(In thousands)

                                  Three months ended,    Six months ended
                                        June 30              June 30,
                                 --------------------  --------------------
                                    2011       2010       2011       2010
                                 ---------  ---------  ---------- ---------
Selling, general &
 administrative
As reported                      $  84,955  $  74,155  $  164,140 $ 144,572
  Disposal gain (loss)                 580         (2)        580       365
  Reserve adjustments                    -     (1,076)          -    (1,334)
                                 ---------  ---------  ---------- ---------
Adjusted                         $  85,535  $  73,077  $  164,720 $ 143,603

Income from operations
As reported                      $  29,988  $   3,155  $   50,276 $  11,690
  Impairments and disposal gain        (90)    13,262         292    14,452
  Reserve adjustments                    -      1,076           -     1,334
                                 ---------  ---------  ---------- ---------
Adjusted                         $  29,898  $  17,493  $   50,568 $  27,476

Income (loss) from continuing
 operations before income taxes
As reported                      $  23,705  $  (2,695) $   38,240 $    (396)
  Impairments and disposal gain        (90)    13,262         292    14,452
  Reserve adjustments                    -      1,076           -     1,334
                                 ---------  ---------  ---------- ---------
Adjusted                         $  23,615  $  11,643  $   38,532 $  15,390


Lithia Motors, Inc.
Reconciliation of Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)
(In thousands except per share data)

Adjusted net income/(loss) and diluted earnings per share

                                         Three Months Ended June 30,
                                                       Diluted earnings per
                                   Net income/(loss)           share
                                 --------------------  --------------------
                                    2011       2010       2011       2010
                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Continuing Operations
As reported                      $  14,830  $  (1,563) $    0.55  $   (0.06)
  Impairments and disposal gain        (49)     8,043          -       0.31
  Reserve adjustments                    -        560          -       0.02
  Stock-based compensation tax
   shortfall                          (186)         -      (0.01)         -
                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Adjusted                         $  14,595  $   7,040  $    0.54  $    0.27

Discontinued Operations
As reported                      $      (4) $    (156) $       -  $   (0.01)
  Impairments and disposal
   (gain) loss                          32        167          -       0.01
                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Adjusted                         $      28  $      11  $       -  $       -

Consolidated Operations
As reported                      $  14,826  $  (1,719) $    0.55  $   (0.07)
Adjusted                            14,623      7,051       0.54       0.27

Adjusted net income/(loss) and diluted earnings per share

                                          Six Months Ended June 30,
                                                       Diluted earnings per
                                   Net income/(loss)           share
                                 --------------------  --------------------
                                    2011       2010       2011       2010
                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Continuing Operations
As reported                      $  23,358  $    (154) $    0.87  $   (0.01)
  Impairments and disposal gain        180      8,775       0.01       0.34
  Reserve adjustments                    -        724          -       0.03
                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Adjusted                         $  23,538  $   9,345  $    0.88  $    0.36

Discontinued Operations
As reported                      $     173  $    (298) $    0.01  $   (0.01)
  Impairments and disposal loss         32        176          -       0.01
                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Adjusted                         $     205  $    (122) $    0.01  $       -

Consolidated Operations
As reported                      $  23,531  $    (452) $    0.88  $   (0.02)
Adjusted                            23,743      9,223       0.89       0.36

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