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 $3.8B against $2.6B — 1.5× the size. DiamondRock Hospitality Company trades at the lower P/E: 17.1× against 21.9×. 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 (6.40% vs 1.40%). 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 21.88 17.14 25.03
P/S 2.65 2.26 1.53
P/B 1.22 1.68 1.05
Price to free cash flow 13.74 13.27 7.25
EV/EBITDA 15.27 11.74 11.74
EV/Sales 4.81 3.10 2.64
Earnings yield 4.57% 5.84% (0.39%)
Free cash flow yield 7.28% 7.53% 7.53%

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% —
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 6.40% 1.40% 3.10%
Payout ratio 1.30 0.30 0.48

Size

Metric APLE DRH Reit Hotel & Motel median
Market cap 3.80b 2.55b 1.70b

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