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| Metric | SVCService Properties Trust | SHOSunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. | PEBPebblebrook Hotel Trust | RLJRLJ Lodging Trust | Median of the restexcluding SVC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $6.10▲ 0.13 (2.18%) | $12.60▼ 0.01 (0.08%) | $21.10▲ 0.39 (1.88%) | $12.14▼ 0.16 (1.30%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 3.3/10 | 6.0/10 | 3.3/10 | 4.7/10 | 4.7/10 |
| Market value | $1.03B | $2.39B | $2.39B | $1.83B | |
| Revenue | $1.41B | $960.1M | $1.48B | $1.35B | |
| Profit | -$202.3M | $24.6M | -$65.8M | $28.5M | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | -5.6% | 6.0% | 1.5% | -1.4% | 1.5% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | 13.2% | — | 33.2% | — | 33.2% |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | — | — | 3.0% | — | 3.0% |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | -14.3% | 2.6% | -4.5% | 2.1% | 2.1% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | -7.6% | 8.2% | 10.3% | 8.7% | 8.7% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | -31.3% | 1.3% | -2.7% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
| 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. | — | — | 0.8% | — | 0.8% |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | — | 97.29x | — | 64.34x | 80.82x |
| 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 | 1.59x | 1.23x | 0.97x | 0.85x | 0.97x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | 9.05x | 0.56x | 1.13x | 1.18x | 1.13x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 5/8 | 5/7 | 4/8 | 5/7 | 5.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | n/a for banks | not reported | n/a for banks | n/a for banks |
How SVC compares with the others
- SVC's profit margin of -14.3% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (2.1%).
- Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: -5.6% against 1.5%.
- It has no P/E to set against theirs, because it did not make a profit.
- Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 9.0x 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.