Consumer Cyclical · Lodging
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Debt levels, liquidity and how solid the balance sheet looks.
| Debt to equity | 1.79 × | -93 |
| Current ratio | 0.58 × | -76 |
| Quick ratio | 0.33 × | -85 |
| FCF / Total debt | -0.04 × | -92 |
| Buybacks vs new shares | Bought back 257M GBP of its own shares last year | +25 |
Margins, and the returns being earned on the capital employed.
| Gross margin | 44.4 % | +65 |
| Operating margin | 24.1 % | +92 |
| Net margin | 2 % | -73 |
| Return on equity | 1.8 % | -73 |
| Gross profit / assets | 21.1 % | 0 |
| Asset turnover | 0.31 × | — |
| Profit vs cash flow | 213M GBP profit, generated 753M GBP cash — profits fully cash-backed | +41 |
The direction and pace of revenue and earnings.
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 2 % | -26 |
| Earnings growth (YoY) | -70.2 % | -98 |
| Earnings growth (Q) | -71.6 % | -98 |
What you pay relative to what the business actually delivers.
| P/E (trailing) | 73.5 × | -92 |
| Forward P/E | 1352.67 × | -100 |
| Price/Book | 143.55 × | -100 |
| Price/Sales | 1.5 × | +91 |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.98 × | +39 |
| FCF yield | -5.4 % | -96 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Industry | Lodging |
| Market cap | $4.4B |
| Dividend yield | 3.72% |
| Payout ratio | 267.22% |
| Beta | 0.67 |
Whitbread plc operates hotels and restaurants in the United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, and internationally. The company operates hotels under the Premier Inn, ZIP by Premier Inn, and hub by Premier Inn brands.
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