-- 独立系調査会社CFRAは、に対し、以下の調査レポートを提供しました。CFRAのアナリストは、以下のように見解をまとめています。Lithia Motors（LAD）は、第1四半期の調整後EPSが7.34ドルとなり、市場予想の7.93ドル（7%減）を大きく上回りました。この好業績は、予想を上回る売上高と利益率によるもので、純売上高は1.0%増の92億7000万ドル（市場予想を5000万ドル上回る）、粗利益率は10ベーシスポイント低下して15.3%（市場予想を10ベーシスポイント上回る）となりました。LADは、新車部門（50ベーシスポイント減）と中古車部門（40ベーシスポイント減）で粗利益率が低下しましたが、アフターサービス部門の好調な業績（150ベーシスポイント増）によって部分的に相殺されました。 LADは第1四半期に発行済み株式総数の4.0%にあたる94万2000株を2億5900万ドルで買い戻した（平均価格は1株あたり274.62ドル）。LADは、第1四半期に買収した店舗が年間4億2500万ドルの収益を生み出すと見込んでいると述べた。LADの株価はプレマーケット取引で上昇している。我々は特に同社の自社株買いに感銘を受けた。ここ数日、他の自動車販売店の業績が期待外れだった後、LADは厳しいファンダメンタルズ環境の中で、買収、株主への現金還元、業務効率化に対する規律あるアプローチが功を奏していることを証明した。
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