Lithia Motors, Inc. (NYSE: LAD) today reported 2011 third quarter income from continuing operations of $16.3 million, or $0.61 per diluted share. This compares to a 2010 third quarter income from continuing operations of $9.6 million, or $0.36 per diluted share. Third quarter 2011 revenue from continuing operations increased $164.9 million, or 29% to $737.9 million, compared to $573.0 million in the third quarter of 2010.

Third Quarter Year-over-Year Operating Highlights:

  • New vehicle same store sales increased 28%
  • Used vehicle retail same store sales increased 14%
  • Service, body and parts same store sales increased 3%
  • SG&A expense as a percentage of gross profit reduced 310 basis points, to 70.8%

"Our team continued to execute in the third quarter," said Sid DeBoer, Chairman and CEO of Lithia. "We increased quarterly revenue 29 percent, and grew diluted earnings per share 69 percent. As we remain disciplined on controlling costs, incremental operating leverage demonstrates the earnings power of our company."

For the first nine months of 2011, revenue from continuing operations increased 30% to $2.0 billion as compared to $1.6 billion in 2010. Same store new vehicle sales increased 31%, used vehicle retail same store sales increased 16% and service, body and parts same store sales increased 5%. For the first nine months of 2011 adjusted income from continuing operations was $1.48 per diluted share as compared to $0.72 per diluted share in 2010. Unadjusted, for the first nine months of 2011, income from continuing operations was $1.47 per diluted share, compared to $0.35 per diluted share for 2010.

"We grew new vehicle same store sales 28 percent, well above the national average," said Bryan DeBoer, President and COO. "Our import stores grew new unit sales volume two percent, despite shortage of import brand new vehicle inventory. However, we still have opportunity to increase our market share in both new and used vehicle sales."

Corporate Development On October 6, 2011, Lithia purchased a Subaru and Mitsubishi store in Fresno, California, with estimated annual revenues of $25.0 million. Including this acquisition, Lithia has purchased six stores in 2011. On October 19, 2011, Lithia sold a Volkswagen store in Thornton, Colorado, a suburb of Denver.

Commenting on the acquisition and divestiture activity, Bryan DeBoer said, "Lithia Subaru Mitsubishi of Fresno complements our existing Ford Mazda and Nissan Hyundai stores in the Fresno market. We continue to pursue exclusive franchises in the markets we operate in, and have strategically purchased and sold stores this year to further that strategy."

Share Repurchases During the third quarter, Lithia repurchased 650,809 shares of its Class A common stock. Under the 1.0 million share repurchase program authorized in 2000, 416,776 shares were repurchased. Under a new 2.0 million authorization approved by the Board of Directors in August 2011, an additional 234,033 shares were repurchased. At the end of the third quarter, authority to purchase 1.77 million shares remained under this authorization.

Chris Holzshu, SVP and Chief Financial Officer, commented, "We remain focused on the prudent allocation of capital. While our first choice remains acquisitions and internal investment, we are pleased to provide a dividend and opportunistically repurchase shares to return value to our shareholders."

Balance Sheet Update On September 30, 2011, Lithia entered into a new three-year $200 million credit facility with US Bank, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. The revolving facility will provide $100 million for new vehicle inventory floor plan financing and $100 million for general corporate purposes including working capital and acquisitions.

Lithia ended the period with $16 million in cash and $49 million in unfinanced new vehicle inventory. The new credit facility provides available funds of approximately $29 million. In total, this represents approximately $94 million in available liquidity.

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

Updated Outlook for 2011 Lithia projects its 2011 fourth quarter earnings guidance within a range of $0.37 to $0.39 per diluted share. Full-year 2011 earnings guidance is projected within a range of $1.86 to $1.88 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 26%
  • New vehicle gross margin ranging from 7.5% to 7.7%
  • Used vehicle same store sales increasing 16%
  • Used vehicle gross margin ranging from 14.5% to 14.7%
  • Service body and parts same store sales increasing 3.6%
  • Service body and parts gross margin ranging from 48.4% to 48.7%
  • Finance and insurance gross profit of $1,000 per unit
  • Tax rate of 40%
  • Average diluted shares outstanding of 26.7 million
  • Capital expenditures of $35 million
  • Guidance excludes the impact of future acquisitions, dispositions, and any potential non-core items

Outlook for 2012 Lithia projects its 2012 first quarter earnings guidance within a range of $0.37 to $0.39 per diluted share. Full-year 2012 earnings guidance is projected within a range of $1.95 to $2.05 per diluted share. Both projections are based on the following annual assumptions:

  • Total revenues in range of $2.9 to $3.0 billion
  • New vehicle same store sales increasing 9.0%
  • New vehicle gross margin ranging from 7.5% to 7.7%
  • Used vehicle same store sales increasing 8.5%
  • Used vehicle gross margin ranging from 14.5% to 14.7%
  • Service body and parts same store sales increasing 2.0%
  • Service body and parts gross margin ranging from 48.4% to 48.7%
  • Finance and insurance gross profit of $980 per unit
  • Tax rate of 40%
  • Average diluted shares outstanding of 26.8 million
  • Capital expenditures of $38 million
  • Guidance excludes the impact of future acquisitions, dispositions, and any potential non-core items

Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call and Updated Presentation The third quarter conference call may be accessed at 10:00 a.m. ET today by telephone at 877-407-8029. An updated presentation highlighting the third 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 October 26, 2011 through November 2, 2011 by calling 877-660-6853 (Conference ID: 379757).

About Lithia Lithia Motors, Inc. is the ninth largest automotive retailer in the United States. Lithia sells 28 brands of new and all brands of used vehicles at 86 stores, which are located in 11 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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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 fourth quarter and full year 2011 results, first quarter and full year 2012 results, the effect of acquisitions on annual revenues, estimated new vehicle inventory and sales levels and the sustainability of future incremental operating leverage. 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 floor plan 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 Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
(In thousands except per share data)

                                Three Months Ended                     %
                                   September 30,       Increase    Increase
                              ----------------------
                                 2011        2010     (Decrease)  (Decrease)
                              ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
Revenues:
New vehicle retail            $  391,120  $  288,125  $  102,995     35.7  %
Used vehicle retail              189,338     156,539      32,799     21.0
Used vehicle wholesale            36,612      30,414       6,198     20.4
Finance and insurance             23,029      18,629       4,400     23.6
Service, body and parts           87,669      76,169      11,500     15.1
Fleet and other                   10,133       3,121       7,012    224.7
                              ----------  ----------  ----------  -------
  Total revenues                 737,901     572,997     164,904     28.8
Cost of sales:
New vehicle retail               361,175     264,286      96,889     36.7
Used vehicle retail              161,881     133,602      28,279     21.2
Used vehicle wholesale            36,697      30,386       6,311     20.8
Service, body and parts           45,034      38,850       6,184     15.9
Fleet and other                    9,443       2,684       6,759    251.8
                              ----------  ----------  ----------  -------
  Total cost of sales            614,230     469,808     144,422     30.7
                              ----------  ----------  ----------  -------
Gross profit                     123,671     103,189      20,482     19.8
SG&A expense                      87,595      76,211      11,384     14.9
Depreciation and amortization      4,201       4,182          19      0.5
                              ----------  ----------  ----------  -------
Income from operations            31,875      22,796       9,079     39.8
Floor plan interest expense       (2,066)     (3,047)       (981)   (32.2)
Other interest expense            (3,082)     (3,718)       (636)   (17.1)
Other income, net                    216          73         143    195.9
                              ----------  ----------  ----------  -------
Income from continuing
 operations before income
 taxes                            26,943      16,104      10,839     67.3
Income tax expense                10,604       6,545       4,059     62.0
Income tax rate                     39.4%       40.6%
                              ----------  ----------  ----------  -------
Income from continuing
 operations                   $   16,339  $    9,559  $    6,780     70.9  %

Discontinued operations              224         233          (9)    (3.9)
                              ----------  ----------  ----------  -------
Net income                    $   16,563  $    9,792  $    6,771     69.1  %
                              ==========  ==========  ==========  =======

Diluted net income per share:
Continuing operations         $     0.61  $     0.36  $     0.25     69.4  %
Discontinued operations             0.01        0.01           -        -
                              ----------  ----------  ----------  -------
Net income per share          $     0.62  $     0.37  $     0.25     67.6  %
                              ==========  ==========  ==========  =======

Diluted shares outstanding        26,654      26,328         326      1.2  %


Lithia Motors, Inc.
Key Performance Metrics (Unaudited)

                             Three Months Ended                       %
                                September 30,          Increase    Increase
                          ------------------------
                             2011          2010       (Decrease)  (Decrease)
                          ----------    ----------    ----------  ----------
Gross margin
New vehicle retail               7.7  %        8.3  %   (60) bps
Used vehicle retail             14.5          14.7      (20) bps
Used vehicle wholesale          (0.2)          0.1      (30) bps
Finance and insurance          100.0         100.0         - bps
Service, body and parts         48.6          49.0      (40) bps
Fleet and Other                  6.8          14.0     (720) bps
Gross profit margin             16.8          18.0     (120) bps

Unit sales
New vehicle retail            11,729         9,045         2,684     29.7  %
Used vehicle retail           10,912         9,547         1,365     14.3
Used vehicle wholesale         4,618         3,984           634     15.9
Total units sold              27,259        22,576         4,683     20.7

Average selling price
New vehicle retail        $   33,346    $   31,855    $    1,491      4.7  %
Used vehicle retail           17,351        16,397           954      5.8
Used vehicle wholesale         7,928         7,634           294      3.9

Average gross profit per
 unit
New vehicle retail        $    2,553    $    2,636    $      (83)    (3.1) %
Used vehicle retail            2,516         2,403           113      4.7
Used vehicle wholesale           (18)            7           (25)      NM
Finance and insurance          1,017         1,002            15      1.5

Revenue mix
New vehicle retail              53.0  %       50.3  %
Used vehicle retail             25.7          27.3
Used vehicle wholesale           4.9           5.3
Finance and insurance,
 net                             3.1           3.3
Service, body and parts         11.9          13.3
Fleet and other                  1.4           0.5

                             Three Months Ended
                                September 30,
                          ------------------------
Other metrics                 2011          2010
                          ----------    ----------
SG&A as a % of revenue          11.9  %       13.3  %
SG&A as a % of gross
 profit                         70.8          73.9
Operating profit as a %
 of revenue                      4.3           4.0
Operating profit as a %
 of gross profit                25.8          22.1
Pretax margin                    3.7           2.8


NM - not meaningful


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

                                Three Months Ended                     %
                                   September 30,       Increase    Increase
                              ----------------------
                                 2011        2010     (Decrease)  (Decrease)
                              ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
Revenues
New vehicle retail            $  369,518  $  287,821  $   81,697     28.4  %
Used vehicle retail              177,737     155,620      22,117     14.2
Used vehicle wholesale            34,841      30,158       4,683     15.5
Finance and insurance             21,741      18,032       3,709     20.6
Service, body and parts           78,225      75,920       2,305      3.0
Fleet and Other                    9,615       2,985       6,630    222.1

Gross profit (loss)
New vehicle retail            $   27,933  $   23,789  $    4,144     17.4  %
Used vehicle retail               26,263      22,770       3,493     15.3
Used vehicle wholesale              (128)         58        (186)      NM
Finance and insurance             21,741      18,032       3,709     20.6
Service, body and parts           37,203      36,533         670      1.8
Fleet and Other                      231          73         158    216.4

Unit sales
New vehicle retail                11,213       9,030       2,183     24.2  %
Used vehicle retail               10,395       9,480         915      9.7
Used vehicle wholesale             4,477       3,959         518     13.1
Total units sold                  26,085      22,469       3,616     16.1

Average selling price
New vehicle retail            $   32,954  $   31,874  $    1,080      3.4  %
Used vehicle retail               17,098      16,416         682      4.2
Used vehicle wholesale             7,782       7,618         164      2.2

Average gross profit (loss)
 per unit
New vehicle retail            $    2,491  $    2,634  $     (143)    (5.4) %
Used vehicle retail                2,527       2,402         125      5.2
Used vehicle wholesale               (29)         15         (44)      NM
Finance and insurance              1,006         974          32      3.3



NM - not meaningful


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

                              Nine Months Ended                        %
                                September 30,          Increase    Increase
                          ------------------------
                             2011          2010       (Decrease)  (Decrease)
                          ----------    ----------    ----------  ----------
Revenues:
New vehicle retail        $1,052,252    $  765,009    $  287,243     37.5  %
Used vehicle retail          525,919       435,186        90,733     20.8
Used vehicle wholesale        95,882        78,895        16,987     21.5
Finance and insurance         63,815        49,096        14,719     30.0
Service, body and parts      245,148       213,926        31,222     14.6
Fleet and other               30,467         8,620        21,847    253.4
                          ----------    ----------    ----------  -------
  Total revenues           2,013,483     1,550,732       462,751     29.8
Cost of sales:
New vehicle retail           971,246       701,298       269,948     38.5
Used vehicle retail          447,850       372,862        74,988     20.1
Used vehicle wholesale        95,289        78,199        17,090     21.9
Service, body and parts      125,725       109,113        16,612     15.2
Fleet and other               27,945         7,392        20,553    278.0
                          ----------    ----------    ----------  -------
  Total cost of sales      1,668,055     1,268,864       399,191     31.5
                          ----------    ----------    ----------  -------
Gross profit                 345,428       281,868        63,560     22.5
Asset impairment charges         872        14,751       (13,879)   (94.1)
SG&A expense                 250,264       219,622        30,642     14.0
Depreciation and
 amortization                 12,593        13,221          (628)    (4.8)
                          ----------    ----------    ----------  -------
Income from operations        81,699        34,274        47,425    138.4
Floor plan interest
 expense                      (8,018)       (8,276)         (258)    (3.1)
Other interest expense        (9,395)      (10,832)       (1,437)   (13.3)
Other income, net                463           354           109     30.8
                          ----------    ----------    ----------  -------
Income from continuing
 operations before income
 taxes                        64,749        15,520        49,229    317.2
Income tax expense            25,317         6,228        19,089    306.5
Income tax rate                 39.1  %       40.1  %
                          ----------    ----------    ----------  -------
Income from continuing
 operations               $   39,432    $    9,292    $   30,140    324.4  %

Discontinued operations          662            48           614  1,279.2
                          ----------    ----------    ----------  -------
Net income                $   40,094    $    9,340    $   30,754    329.3  %
                          ==========    ==========    ==========  =======

Diluted net income per
 share:
Continuing operations     $     1.47    $     0.35    $     1.12    320.0  %
Discontinued operations         0.03          0.01          0.02    200.0
                          ----------    ----------    ----------  -------
Net income per share      $     1.50    $     0.36    $     1.14    316.7  %
                          ==========    ==========    ==========  =======

Diluted shares
 outstanding                  26,738        26,191           547      2.1  %


Lithia Motors, Inc.
Key Performance Metrics (Unaudited)

                              Nine Months Ended
                                September 30,          Increase   % Increase
                          ------------------------
                             2011          2010       (Decrease)  (Decrease)
                          ----------    ----------    ----------  ----------
Gross margin
New vehicle retail               7.7  %        8.3  %   (60) bps
Used vehicle retail             14.8          14.3        50 bps
Used vehicle wholesale           0.6           0.9      (30) bps
Finance and insurance          100.0         100.0         - bps
Service, body and parts         48.7          49.0      (30) bps
Fleet and Other                  8.3          14.2     (590) bps
Gross profit margin             17.2          18.2     (100) bps

Unit sales
New vehicle retail            32,386        24,345         8,041     33.0  %
Used vehicle retail           30,758        26,133         4,625     17.7
Used vehicle wholesale        12,246        10,476         1,770     16.9
Total units sold              75,390        60,954        14,436     23.7

Average selling price
New vehicle retail        $   32,491    $   31,424    $    1,067      3.4  %
Used vehicle retail           17,099        16,653           446      2.7
Used vehicle wholesale         7,830         7,531           299      4.0

Average gross profit per
 unit
New vehicle retail        $    2,501    $    2,617    $     (116)    (4.4) %
Used vehicle retail            2,538         2,385           153      6.4
Used vehicle wholesale            48            66           (18)   (27.3)
Finance and insurance          1,011           973            38      3.9

Revenue mix
New vehicle retail              52.3  %       49.3  %
Used vehicle retail             26.1          28.1
Used vehicle wholesale           4.7           5.1
Finance and insurance,
 net                             3.2           3.2
Service, body and parts         12.2          13.8
Fleet and other                  1.5           0.5

                                   Adjusted                As reported
                          ------------------------    -------------------
                              Nine Months Ended         Nine Months Ended
                                September 30,             September 30,
                          ------------------------    -------------------
Other metrics                 2011          2010          2011      2010
                          ----------    ----------    ----------  -------
SG&A as a % of revenue          12.5  %       14.1  %       12.4%    14.2  %
SG&A as a % of gross
 profit                         72.6          77.6          72.5     77.9
Operating profit as a %
 of revenue                      4.1           3.2           4.1      2.2
Operating profit as a %
 of gross profit                23.7          17.8          23.7     12.2
Pretax margin                    3.2           2.0           3.2      1.0


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

                                 Nine Months Ended
                                   September 30,       Increase   % Increase
                              ----------------------
                                 2011        2010     (Decrease)  (Decrease)
                              ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
Revenues
New vehicle retail            $  999,136  $  765,861  $  233,275     30.5  %
Used vehicle retail              499,349     432,154      67,195     15.5
Used vehicle wholesale            92,445      77,487      14,958     19.3
Finance and insurance             60,474      47,264      13,210     27.9
Service, body and parts          224,779     213,391      11,388      5.3
Fleet and Other                   22,633       8,202      14,431    175.9

Gross profit
New vehicle retail            $   76,202  $   63,639  $   12,563     19.7  %
Used vehicle retail               74,579      61,661      12,918     21.0
Used vehicle wholesale               500         838        (338)   (40.3)
Finance and insurance             60,474      47,264      13,210     27.9
Service, body and parts          106,711     102,328       4,383      4.3
Fleet and Other                      654         145         509    351.0

Unit sales
New vehicle retail                31,011      24,364       6,647     27.3  %
Used vehicle retail               29,496      25,927       3,569     13.8
Used vehicle wholesale            11,912      10,344       1,568     15.2
Total units sold                  72,419      60,635      11,784     19.4

Average selling price
New vehicle retail            $   32,219  $   31,434  $      785      2.5  %
Used vehicle retail               16,929      16,668         261      1.6
Used vehicle wholesale             7,761       7,491         270      3.6

Average gross profit per unit
New vehicle retail            $    2,457  $    2,612  $     (155)    (5.9) %
Used vehicle retail                2,528       2,378         150      6.3
Used vehicle wholesale                42          81         (39)   (48.1)
Finance and insurance                999         940          59      6.3


Lithia Motors, Inc.
Revenue Mix (Unaudited)


                                Three months ended     Nine months ended
                                   September 30,         September 30,
                                -------------------   -------------------
                                  2011       2010       2011       2010
                                --------   --------   --------   --------
New vehicle unit sales brand mix
Chrysler                            33.7 %     28.7 %     30.8 %     27.7 %
General Motors                      17.5       16.0       17.6       16.8
Toyota                              10.4       13.2       11.8       13.6
BMW, Mini                            6.7        5.2        6.3        5.4
Ford                                 5.9        6.2        5.8        5.9
Hyundai                              5.5        6.0        5.6        6.0
Honda, Acura                         5.3        8.3        6.9        8.7
Subaru                               4.6        5.9        5.0        5.6
Nissan                               3.4        3.5        3.6        3.5
Volkswagen, Audi                     2.3        3.1        2.3        2.7
Mercedes                             2.1        1.3        1.7        1.2
Kia                                  1.7        2.0        1.8        2.0
Other                                0.9        0.6        0.8        0.9

                                Three months ended     Nine months ended
                                   September 30,         September 30,
                                -------------------   -------------------
                                  2011       2010       2011       2010
                                --------   --------   --------   --------
Revenue geographic mix
Texas                               23.7 %     24.9 %     24.1 %     25.3 %
Oregon                              20.3       15.5       19.2       15.1
California                           9.6       10.4        9.8       10.7
Alaska                               9.5        9.9        9.3       10.5
Washington                           9.0       10.2        9.5       10.2
Montana                              8.4        8.1        8.2        7.3
Iowa                                 6.3        7.2        6.6        7.1
Idaho                                5.7        6.5        5.8        6.5
Nevada                               4.1        4.2        4.3        4.2
North Dakota                         2.2        2.3        2.1        2.1
New Mexico                           1.2        0.8        1.1        1.0

                                 As of October 26,
                                        2011
                                -------------------
Current store count mix           # of       % of
                                 stores      total
                                --------   --------
Chrysler                              22       25.6 %
General Motors                        12       14.0
Honda, Acura                           9       10.5
Toyota                                 8        9.3
BMW, Mini                              7        8.1
Hyundai                                6        7.0
Ford                                   5        5.8
Nissan                                 4        4.6
Mercedes                               3        3.5
Subaru                                 3        3.5
Volkswagen, Audi                       3        3.5
Kia                                    2        2.3
Other                                  2        2.3


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

                                     September 30, 2011   December 31, 2010
                                     ------------------  ------------------
Cash and cash equivalents            $           15,936  $            9,306
Trade receivables, net                           84,247              75,011
Inventories, net                                489,217             415,228
Deferred income taxes                             4,554               2,937
Other current assets                              5,298               6,062
Assets held for sale                              4,912                   -
                                     ------------------  ------------------
Total current assets                 $          604,164  $          508,544

Property and equipment, net                     379,515             362,433
Goodwill                                         18,191               6,186
Franchise value                                  58,400              45,193
Deferred income taxes                            34,776              39,524
Other non-current assets                         20,169               9,796
                                     ------------------  ------------------
Total assets                         $        1,115,215  $          971,676
                                     ==================  ==================

Floor plan notes payable             $          324,307  $          251,257
Current maturities of long-term debt             11,633              12,081
Trade payables                                   28,575              23,747
Accrued liabilities                              71,102              58,784
Liabilities related to assets held
 for sale                                           866                   -
                                     ------------------  ------------------
Total current liabilities            $          436,483  $          345,869

Long-term debt                                  285,954             268,693
Deferred revenue                                 23,774              20,158
Other long-term liabilities                      20,621              16,739
                                     ------------------  ------------------
Total liabilities                    $          766,832  $          651,459
                                     ------------------  ------------------

Class A common stock                            277,803             284,807
Class B common stock                                468                 468
Additional paid-in capital                       11,171              10,972
Accumulated other comprehensive loss             (4,986)             (4,869)
Retained earnings                                63,927              28,839
                                     ------------------  ------------------
Total liabilities & stockholders'
 equity                              $        1,115,215  $          971,676
                                     ==================  ==================


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

                                                        Nine Months Ended
                                                          September 30,
                                                     ----------------------
                                                        2011        2010
                                                     ----------  ----------
Net income                                           $   40,094  $    9,340

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
 provided by (used in) operating activities:
Asset impairments                                           872      14,751
Depreciation and amortization                            12,593      13,221
Depreciation and amortization within discontinued
 operations                                                 160         176
Stock-based compensation                                  1,686       1,450
Gain on disposal of assets                                 (134)        (59)
(Gain) loss from disposal activities within
 discontinued operations                                   (116)        294
Deferred income taxes                                     3,325      (2,610)
Excess tax benefit from share-based payment
 arrangements                                              (360)        (89)
(Increase) decrease:
  Trade receivables, net                                 (7,177)    (17,754)
  Inventories                                           (53,389)    (57,040)
  Other current assets                                   (1,078)      2,564
  Other non-current assets                               (4,079)     (1,313)
Increase (decrease):
  Floor plan notes payable                              (10,637)      3,111
  Trade payables                                          3,759       6,167
  Accrued liabilities                                     9,890      11,181
  Other long-term liabilities and deferred revenue        8,018         623
                                                     ----------  ----------
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities  $    3,427  $  (15,987)


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

                                                       Nine Months Ended
                                                         September 30,
                                                    -----------------------
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities     2011        2010
                                                    -----------  ----------
As reported                                         $     3,427  $  (15,987)
  Floor plan notes payable, non-trade                    67,402      13,807
                                                    -----------  ----------
Adjusted                                            $    70,829  $   (2,180)


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

                               September 30,    December 31,   September 30,
                                    2011            2010            2010
                               -------------   -------------   -------------
Days Supply(1)
New vehicle inventory                     66              75              73
Used vehicle inventory                    53              53              49

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

                               September 30,    December 31,
                                    2011            2010
                               -------------   -------------
Other information
Long-term debt/total
 capitalization(2)                      45.1 %          45.6 %

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


Financial covenants
                                                         As of September 30,
                                     Requirement                 2011
                             --------------------------  -------------------
Current ratio                   Not less than 1.20 to 1            1.45 to 1
Fixed charge coverage ratio     Not less than 1.20 to 1            1.69 to 1
Liabilities to tangible net
 worth ratio                    Not more than 4.00 to 1            2.87 to 1
Funded debt restriction      Not more than $310 million       $228.6 million


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

                                                     Nine months ended
                                                       September 30,
                                                ---------------------------
                                                     2011          2010
                                                -------------  ------------
Selling, general & administrative
As reported                                     $     250,264  $    219,622
  Disposal gain                                           580           365
  Reserve adjustments                                       -        (1,334)
                                                -------------  ------------
Adjusted                                        $     250,844  $    218,653

Income from operations
As reported                                     $      81,699  $     34,274
  Impairments and disposal gain                           292        14,452
  Reserve adjustments                                       -         1,334
                                                -------------  ------------
Adjusted                                        $      81,991  $     50,060

Income from continuing operations before income
 taxes
As reported                                     $      64,749  $     15,520
  Impairments and disposal gain                           292        14,452
  Reserve adjustments                                       -         1,334
                                                -------------  ------------
Adjusted                                        $      65,041  $     31,306


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

Adjusted net income and diluted earnings per share

                                     Nine Months Ended September 30,
                                                       Diluted earnings per
                                   Net income                 share
                            -----------------------  -----------------------
                               2011         2010        2011         2010
                            ----------  -----------  ----------  -----------
Continuing Operations
As reported                 $   39,432  $     9,292  $     1.47  $      0.35
  Impairments and disposal
   gain                            176        8,776        0.01         0.34
  Reserve adjustments                -          722           -         0.03
                            ----------  -----------  ----------  -----------
Adjusted                    $   39,608  $    18,790  $     1.48  $      0.72

Discontinued Operations
As reported                 $      662  $        48  $     0.03  $      0.01
  Impairments and disposal
   loss                            (61)         178       (0.01)           -
                            ----------  -----------  ----------  -----------
Adjusted                    $      601  $       226  $     0.02  $      0.01

Consolidated Operations
As reported                 $   40,094  $     9,340  $     1.50  $      0.36
Adjusted                        40,209       19,016        1.50         0.73

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