Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (APLE) vs RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ)

Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. and RLJ Lodging Trust are both Reit Hotel & Motel companies. Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $4.3B against $1.9B — 2.3× the size. Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 23.9× against 208×. RLJ Lodging Trust grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 4.05% against 3.25%. Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. has the higher net margin (12.6% vs 0.77%) and the higher return on invested capital (3.56% vs 2.28%). Both pay a dividend; Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. yields more (5.08% vs 4.81%). Across the 20 metrics below, Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. leads on 12 and RLJ Lodging Trust on 8.

Valuation

Metric APLE RLJ Reit Hotel & Motel median
P/E 23.94 208.00 28.97
P/S 3.05 1.33 1.57
P/B 1.42 1.05 1.22
Price to free cash flow 15.54 7.89 7.89
EV/EBITDA 16.16 10.28 11.96
EV/Sales 5.13 2.54 2.84
Earnings yield 4.18% 0.48% 0.18%
Free cash flow yield 6.44% 12.67% 6.68%

Profitability

Metric APLE RLJ Reit Hotel & Motel median
Gross margin 0.00% 0.00% 32.55%
Operating margin 18.29% 10.01% 9.93%
Net margin 12.62% 0.77% 0.34%
Free cash flow margin 26.98% 19.39% 19.63%
Return on equity 5.83% 0.59% 0.59%
Return on assets 3.78% 0.23% 0.14%
Return on invested capital 3.56% 2.28% 2.34%

Growth

Metric APLE RLJ Reit Hotel & Motel median
Revenue growth (TTM) 3.25% 4.05% 2.76%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (16.85%) (96.30%) (16.85%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 18.60% 23.33% 24.43%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric APLE RLJ Reit Hotel & Motel median
Debt to equity 0.50 1.02 0.80
Current ratio 0.00 0.00 1.15
Net debt to EBITDA 3.64 5.14 5.14

Dividend

Metric APLE RLJ Reit Hotel & Motel median
Dividend yield 5.08% 4.81% 3.05%
Payout ratio 1.22 10.00 1.19

Size

Metric APLE RLJ Reit Hotel & Motel median
Market cap 4.28b 1.90b 1.96b

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