Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (APLE) vs DiamondRock Hospitality Company (DRH)

Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. and DiamondRock Hospitality Company are both Reit Hotel & Motel companies. Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $4.0B against $2.7B — 1.5× the size. DiamondRock Hospitality Company trades at the lower P/E: 18.4× against 23.0×. Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 1.17% against 1.03%. DiamondRock Hospitality Company has the higher net margin (13.1% vs 12.2%) and the higher return on invested capital (4.62% vs 3.40%). Both pay a dividend; Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. yields more (5.63% vs 2.16%). Across the 22 metrics below, DiamondRock Hospitality Company leads on 15 and Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. on 7.

Valuation

Metric APLE DRH Reit Hotel & Motel median
P/E 23.04 18.38 26.14
P/S 2.79 2.42 1.47
P/B 1.28 1.80 1.05
Price to free cash flow 14.47 14.24 7.55
EV/EBITDA 15.72 12.36 12.25
EV/Sales 4.95 3.26 2.83
Earnings yield 4.34% 5.44% (0.37%)
Free cash flow yield 6.91% 7.02% 7.02%

Profitability

Metric APLE DRH Reit Hotel & Motel median
Gross margin 60.06% 37.37% 37.37%
Operating margin 17.93% 16.16% 9.53%
Net margin 12.17% 13.09% (0.66%)
Free cash flow margin 19.32% 17.01% 17.01%
Return on equity 5.53% 9.56% 0.53%
Return on assets 3.58% 4.86% (0.26%)
Return on invested capital 3.40% 4.62% 2.16%

Growth

Metric APLE DRH Reit Hotel & Motel median
Revenue growth (TTM) 1.17% 1.03% 1.17%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (16.85%) 144.44% (16.85%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 18.60% 30.20% 24.43%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric APLE DRH Reit Hotel & Motel median
Debt to equity 0.51 0.72 0.83
Current ratio 0.73 1.87 1.34
Net debt to EBITDA 3.64 3.59 5.14

Dividend

Metric APLE DRH Reit Hotel & Motel median
Dividend yield 5.63% 2.16% 3.15%
Payout ratio 1.30 0.40 1.24

Size

Metric APLE DRH Reit Hotel & Motel median
Market cap 3.98b 2.73b 1.78b

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