Choice Hotels International, Inc. (CHH) vs Hyatt Hotels Corporation (H)

Choice Hotels International, Inc. and Hyatt Hotels Corporation are both Lodging companies. Hyatt Hotels Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $17.1B against $4.5B — 3.8× the size. Choice Hotels International, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 14.3× against 184×. Hyatt Hotels Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 5.85% against 2.65%. Choice Hotels International, Inc. has the higher net margin (20.2% vs 1.10%) and the higher return on invested capital (12.1% vs 3.70%). Both pay a dividend; Choice Hotels International, Inc. yields more (0.89% vs 0.34%). Across the 23 metrics below, Choice Hotels International, Inc. leads on 14 and Hyatt Hotels Corporation on 9.

Valuation

Metric CHH H Lodging median
P/E 14.29 184.21 26.75
P/S 2.84 2.09 2.70
P/B 32.39 4.12 6.31
Price to free cash flow 28.54 7.79 14.61
EV/EBITDA 13.32 21.87 13.70
EV/Sales 4.36 2.60 3.07
Earnings yield 7.00% 0.54% 2.75%
Free cash flow yield 3.50% 12.84% 5.61%

Profitability

Metric CHH H Lodging median
Gross margin 93.99% 18.61% 35.16%
Operating margin 25.21% 6.04% 14.37%
Net margin 20.18% 1.10% 9.62%
Free cash flow margin 10.30% 26.82% 10.30%
Return on equity 563.53% 2.10% 1.31%
Return on assets 11.56% 0.53% 0.53%
Return on invested capital 12.13% 3.70% 3.70%

Growth

Metric CHH H Lodging median
Revenue growth (TTM) 2.65% 5.85% 5.85%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 27.42% (104.35%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 15.58% 28.01% 16.16%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 37.48% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric CHH H Lodging median
Debt to equity 14.08 1.18 0.00
Current ratio 0.93 0.62 0.99
Net debt to EBITDA 3.33 4.44 3.33

Dividend

Metric CHH H Lodging median
Dividend yield 0.89% 0.34% 1.29%
Payout ratio 0.19 0.04 0.02

Size

Metric CHH H Lodging median
Market cap 4.54b 17.14b 4.54b

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