Owns and operates a portfolio of premium-branded hotels. Focuses on focused-service and compact full-service hotel properties. 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 14% a year over the last 4 years. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
The market pays 58× for every dollar this company earns in a year — a price that already assumes things go well.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 93% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 6% above today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly below the class average.
A solid grade overall — yet the debt outweighs the cash. The strength here comes from earnings power.
The price looks reasonable next to what the company earns.
Clearly below the class average.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
Business Quality: Profit power and business quality trail similar companies in the sector.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
The stock trades 32% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 14% a year on average.
It pays out $0.60 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
The company’s market value is 58 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.
Measured against its sector, the quality of the business sits below the class average. Report-card grade: 46/100.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 48/100.
We grade companies — revenue, margins, balance sheets. This is a fund, so there is no report card to give. That is not a low grade; it is a different kind of thing.
One-line summary: a basket, not a business. Judge it by what it holds.