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MetricAPLEApple Hospitality REIT, Inc.HSTHOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.RHPRyman Hospitality Properties, Inc.PKPark Hotels & Resorts Inc.Median of the restexcluding APLE
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$17.82▲ 0.62 (3.60%)
$24.80▲ 0.61 (2.52%)
$129.98▲ 3.08 (2.43%)
$16.66▼ 0.33 (1.94%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.6.0/107.3/106.0/102.0/106.0/10
Market value$4.20B$17.06B$8.19B$3.33B
Revenue$1.41B$6.11B$2.58B$2.54B
Profit$175.4M$765.0M$243.4M-$283.0M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.-1.3%7.6%10.2%-2.2%7.6%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.40.0%—44.1%—44.1%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.18.3%14.0%18.9%-1.3%14.0%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.12.4%12.5%9.4%-11.1%9.4%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.20.0%20.1%9.0%4.0%9.0%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.5.6%11.7%32.5%-9.0%11.7%
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%11.3%167.0%-0.4%11.3%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.23.94x22.30x33.64x—27.97x
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 book1.33x2.60x10.92x1.06x2.60x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.0.56x0.96x6.62x1.48x1.48x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.5/86/74/74/74.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.n/a for banksn/a for banksn/a for banksnot reported

How APLE compares with the others

  • APLE's operating margin of 18.3% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (14.0%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: -1.3% against 7.6%.
  • It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 23.9x against 28.0x.
  • Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 0.6x against 1.5x.

Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.