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 $15.9B against $4.8B — 3.3× the size. Choice Hotels International, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 15.2× against 197×. 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 (1.06% vs 0.35%). 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 15.20 196.94 30.03
P/S 3.03 2.23 2.83
P/B 34.46 4.41 6.99
Price to free cash flow 30.36 8.33 15.37
EV/EBITDA 13.87 23.09 13.36
EV/Sales 4.55 2.75 3.34
Earnings yield 6.58% 0.51% 2.49%
Free cash flow yield 3.29% 12.01% 5.69%

Profitability

Metric CHH H Lodging median
Gross margin 93.99% 18.61% 35.16%
Operating margin 25.21% 6.04% 15.80%
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% 1.57%
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%) 26.49%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 15.58% 28.01% 17.51%
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 1.06% 0.35% 0.89%
Payout ratio 0.16 0.73 0.37

Size

Metric CHH H Lodging median
Market cap 4.81b 15.94b 4.81b

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