Choice Hotels International, Inc. (CHH) vs GreenTree Hospitality Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR (GHG)

Choice Hotels International, Inc. and GreenTree Hospitality Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR are both Lodging companies. Choice Hotels International, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $4.8B against $62.8M — 76.6× the size. Choice Hotels International, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 15.2× against 31.7×. Choice Hotels International, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 2.65% against −28.3%. Choice Hotels International, Inc. has the higher net margin (20.2% vs 1.97%) and the higher return on invested capital (12.1% vs 0.00%). Only Choice Hotels International, Inc. pays a dividend (1.06%). Across the 22 metrics below, Choice Hotels International, Inc. leads on 13 and GreenTree Hospitality Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR on 9.

Valuation

Metric CHH GHG Lodging median
P/E 15.20 31.67 30.03
P/S 3.03 0.64 2.83
P/B 34.46 0.39 6.99
Price to free cash flow 30.36 11.56 15.37
EV/EBITDA 13.87 n/m 13.36
EV/Sales 4.55 (1.02) 3.34
Earnings yield 6.58% 3.16% 2.49%
Free cash flow yield 3.29% 8.65% 5.69%

Profitability

Metric CHH GHG Lodging median
Gross margin 93.99% 35.16% 35.16%
Operating margin 25.21% 4.36% 15.80%
Net margin 20.18% 1.97% 9.62%
Free cash flow margin 10.30% 5.55% 10.30%
Return on equity 563.53% 1.31% 1.31%
Return on assets 11.56% 0.43% 1.57%
Return on invested capital 12.13% 0.00% 3.70%

Growth

Metric CHH GHG Lodging median
Revenue growth (TTM) 2.65% (28.27%) 5.85%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 27.42% 60.00% 26.49%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 15.58% 1.94% 17.51%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 37.48% (9.85%) 0.00%

Health

Metric CHH GHG Lodging median
Debt to equity 14.08 0.18 0.00
Current ratio 0.93 1.70 0.99
Net debt to EBITDA 3.33 (9.64) 3.33

Dividend

Metric CHH GHG Lodging median
Dividend yield 1.06% 0.00% 0.89%
Payout ratio 0.16 0.00 0.37

Size

Metric CHH GHG Lodging median
Market cap 4.81b 62.82m 4.81b

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