Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) vs RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ)

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust and RLJ Lodging Trust are both Reit Hotel & Motel companies. Pebblebrook Hotel Trust is the larger, with a market value of $2.2B against $1.8B — 1.2× the size. Pebblebrook Hotel Trust grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 2.08% against 1.07%. RLJ Lodging Trust has the higher net margin (0.18% vs −5.24%) and the higher return on invested capital (2.12% vs 0.92%). Both pay a dividend; RLJ Lodging Trust yields more (5.15% vs 0.21%). Across the 21 metrics below, RLJ Lodging Trust leads on 14 and Pebblebrook Hotel Trust on 7.

Valuation

Metric PEB RLJ Reit Hotel & Motel median
P/E n/m n/m 26.14
P/S 1.46 1.26 1.47
P/B 0.87 0.97 1.05
Price to free cash flow 6.75 7.55 7.55
EV/EBITDA 14.93 9.95 12.25
EV/Sales 2.93 2.50 2.83
Earnings yield (3.49%) 0.00% (0.37%)
Free cash flow yield 14.82% 13.25% 7.02%

Profitability

Metric PEB RLJ Reit Hotel & Motel median
Gross margin 25.34% 61.99% 37.37%
Operating margin 4.26% 9.53% 9.53%
Net margin (5.24%) 0.18% (0.66%)
Free cash flow margin 21.70% 16.75% 17.01%
Return on equity (3.00%) 0.13% 0.53%
Return on assets (1.44%) 0.05% (0.26%)
Return on invested capital 0.92% 2.12% 2.16%

Growth

Metric PEB RLJ Reit Hotel & Motel median
Revenue growth (TTM) 2.08% 1.07% 1.17%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (130.77%) (96.30%) (16.85%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 27.21% 23.33% 24.43%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric PEB RLJ Reit Hotel & Motel median
Debt to equity 0.83 1.24 0.83
Current ratio 1.34 5.71 1.34
Net debt to EBITDA 6.79 5.14 5.14

Dividend

Metric PEB RLJ Reit Hotel & Motel median
Dividend yield 0.21% 5.15% 3.15%
Payout ratio — — 1.24

Size

Metric PEB RLJ Reit Hotel & Motel median
Market cap 2.18b 1.78b 1.78b

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