Operates sports, athletic, fitness, recreation, and spa centers. Designs and builds fitness facilities in resort-like environments. Now — the numbers.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 23% a year over the last 4 years. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
The gap is $6.5B. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
There is growth, but not at top-of-the-class tempo.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
The stock trades below its recent peak — about 9% off the top. A pullback, not a collapse.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 23% a year on average.
Today’s price already includes part of tomorrow’s optimism. Report-card grade: 28/100.
The balance sheet offers little cushion against a rough stretch. Report-card grade: 46/100.
On our five-subject report card, LTH sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: LTH is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Analysts’ average target sits above today’s price, yet the valuation grade (28/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.