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 $17.2B against $5.2B — 3.3× the size. Choice Hotels International, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 25.9× against 93.0×. Hyatt Hotels Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 2.82% against 2.09%. Choice Hotels International, Inc. has the higher net margin (12.6% vs 2.62%) and the higher return on invested capital (10.9% vs 4.50%). Both pay a dividend; Choice Hotels International, Inc. yields more (0.98% vs 0.33%). 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 25.90 92.97 30.87
P/S 3.22 2.43 3.00
P/B 39.89 4.94 7.53
Price to free cash flow 49.82 9.47 15.79
EV/EBITDA 15.56 22.57 15.56
EV/Sales 4.76 2.99 3.54
Earnings yield 3.86% 1.08% 2.77%
Free cash flow yield 2.01% 10.56% 5.70%

Profitability

Metric CHH H Lodging median
Gross margin 93.81% 19.52% 37.02%
Operating margin 22.83% 7.54% 15.95%
Net margin 12.60% 2.62% 11.14%
Free cash flow margin 6.80% 25.70% 9.93%
Return on equity 145.84% 5.09% 3.20%
Return on assets 6.79% 1.26% 3.11%
Return on invested capital 10.88% 4.50% 6.46%

Growth

Metric CHH H Lodging median
Revenue growth (TTM) 2.09% 2.82% 6.96%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 27.42% (104.35%) 24.99%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 15.58% 28.01% 18.28%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 37.48% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric CHH H Lodging median
Debt to equity 16.52 1.26 0.09
Current ratio 1.26 0.63 1.03
Net debt to EBITDA 3.33 4.44 3.33

Dividend

Metric CHH H Lodging median
Dividend yield 0.98% 0.33% 0.83%
Payout ratio 0.26 0.31 0.30

Size

Metric CHH H Lodging median
Market cap 5.24b 17.16b 5.62b

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