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| Metric | RLJRLJ Lodging Trust | APLEApple Hospitality REIT, Inc. | PKPark Hotels & Resorts Inc. | DRHDiamondRock Hospitality Co | Median of the restexcluding RLJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $12.14▼ 0.16 (1.30%) | $17.82▲ 0.62 (3.60%) | $16.66▼ 0.33 (1.94%) | $13.88▼ 0.05 (0.39%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 4.7/10 | 6.0/10 | 2.0/10 | 4.7/10 | 4.7/10 |
| Market value | $1.83B | $4.20B | $3.33B | $2.83B | |
| Revenue | $1.35B | $1.41B | $2.54B | $1.12B | |
| Profit | $28.5M | $175.4M | -$283.0M | $101.4M | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | -1.4% | -1.3% | -2.2% | -0.8% | -1.3% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | — | 40.0% | — | — | 40.0% |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | — | 18.3% | -1.3% | — | 8.5% |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | 2.1% | 12.4% | -11.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | 8.7% | 20.0% | 4.0% | 14.5% | 14.5% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | 1.3% | 5.6% | -9.0% | 7.0% | 5.6% |
| Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies. | — | 5.5% | -0.4% | — | 2.5% |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | 64.34x | 23.94x | — | 27.88x | 25.91x |
| EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies. | — | — | — | — | — |
| Price to book | 0.85x | 1.33x | 1.06x | 1.95x | 1.33x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | 1.18x | 0.56x | 1.48x | 1.07x | 1.07x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 5/7 | 5/8 | 4/7 | 6/7 | 5.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | n/a for banks | n/a for banks | not reported | n/a for banks |
How RLJ compares with the others
- RLJ's profit margin of 2.1% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (9.1%).
- Its revenue growth of -1.4% is in line with the median of the other companies selected (-1.3%).
- It trades at a higher P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 64.3x against 25.9x.
- Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 1.2x against 1.1x.
Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.