Why is LKQ Corp. ?
1
Negative results in Mar 26
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 8.26%
- INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 2.67 times
- DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 9.72 times
2
With ROCE of 11.09%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 1.17 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
- The stock is trading at a fair value compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -31.13%, its profits have fallen by -14.6%
3
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -31.13% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
How much should you sell?
- All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses
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When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is LKQ Corp. for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
LKQ Corp.
-31.13%
-1.06
36.57%
S&P 500
22.24%
1.67
13.28%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
3.66%
EBIT Growth (5y)
1.06%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
12.44
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.89
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.72
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.32
Tax Ratio
27.83%
Dividend Payout Ratio
50.97%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
15.15%
ROE (avg)
16.28%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
12
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.27
EV to EBIT
10.59
EV to EBITDA
7.73
EV to Capital Employed
1.17
EV to Sales
0.85
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
386.83%
ROCE (Latest)
11.09%
ROE (Latest)
10.45%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
Bullish
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
2What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 93.63%
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at 75.8 %
-14What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 8.26%
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 2.67 times
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 9.72 times
NET PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at USD 101.31 MM
Here's what is working for LKQ Corp.
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 75.8 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 93.63%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Here's what is not working for LKQ Corp.
Net Profit
At USD 101.31 MM has Fallen at -40.58%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 170.5 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative
Net Profit (USD MM)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 2.67 times and Fallen
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Net Profit
Lowest at USD 101.31 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (USD MM)
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 9.72 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio






