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BHPH VS. LHPH

Caitlin Luke & Zanah Naji | August 19, 2019

Beyond the positive impact of Federal Income Tax deferral and cash flow enhancement from “pay-as-you-go” sales tax, when the Lease-Here, Pay-Here model is compared with the Buy-Here, Pay-Here model, the benefits of leasing for auto dealers are numerous.

Benefit BHPH LHPH
Return on Asset – Original markup of the car
– Interest received on monthly payments
– Life of the asset per dealership: One turn 
– Original markup of the car
– Rent Factor (interest) received in monthly payments
– Life of the asset per dealership: Two to three turns before end of life
– Markup and Rent Factor on each additional turn
Associated Fees for the Dealer – None – Acquisition Fee
– Purchase Option Fee
– Disposition Fee
– Security Deposit
– Excess Mileage Fees
– Excess Wear & Tear
Affordability for the Customer as the Market Price of Vehicles Increases – Credit challenged customers struggle to meet high monthly payment amounts
– Options are buying cheaper cars or extending loan terms
– Higher chance of loan defaulting
– Credit challenged customer has smaller payments than a similar BHPH vehicle
– No need to extend term to keep the payment down
– Better portfolio performance
Inventory Quality – Dealers forced to sacrifice quality of inventory
– Must buy older vehicles with higher mileage
– Faster deterioration of lower quality vehicles 
– Result: Increased service, increased collections, increased repossessions, and reduced profitability 
– Dealer can buy higher quality inventory for same monthly payment to the consumer
– Opportunity to recycle inventory two or three times (sometimes more)
– Result: Reduced service, reduced collections, reduced repossessions, and increased profitability
Competitive Advantage – Low
– Dealers sacrifice quality and profitability to meet customer affordability
– Saturated market
– High
– LHPH dealer able to offer customers newer model and lower mileage at the same monthly payment as an older BHPH car
– No need to sacrifice quality and profitability
Customer Retention – Standard communication when customer makes payments
– At the end of loan, the customer might return to trade the vehicle, or they may pay off the vehicle without communication
– Minimal opportunity to retain
– Communication is increased as customer comes in for both monthly payments and maintenance
– When customer ends their lease, they must return to the dealer with the vehicle
– An additional opportunity to sell the unit for residual, or lease them another vehicle

To speak with a LHPH employee more about the differences between LHPH and BHPH, please contact us at (619) 222-9990 x 1010.

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