Owns and operates a portfolio of premium-branded hotels. Focuses on the Upscale segment of the lodging industry. Now — the numbers.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
The company closed last year at a loss: costs ran above sales. The picture changes only if spending is reined in.
Average growth of 19% a year over the last 4 years. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
At this burn rate the cash pile isn’t the pressing question — for now, time is on the company’s side.
This company is not turning a profit, so the market is pricing its sales instead: 0.8× for every dollar of annual revenue.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 96% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 25% above today's price.
The stock trades 47% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 19% a year on average.
It met or beat analyst expectations in 7 of the last 8 quarters — consistency is a promise kept.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 21 buys and 10 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
A loss of $8.0M against $729.5M in annual sales. And on top of that, sales fell from the year before.
Measured against its sector, the quality of the business sits below the class average. Report-card grade: 34/100.
The balance sheet offers little cushion against a rough stretch. Report-card grade: 36/100.
On our five-subject report card, INN sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: INN has solid sales but closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.