Interested In Red Lion Hotels Corporation (NYSE:RLH)? Here’s What Its Recent Performance Looks Like
Today I will examine Red Lion Hotels Corporation’s (NYSE:RLH) latest earnings update (30 September 2017) and compare these figures against its performance over the past couple of years, in addition to how the rest of RLH’s industry performed. As a long-term investor, I find it useful to analyze the company’s trend over time in order to estimate whether or not the company is able to meet its goals, and eventually grow sustainably over time. View our latest analysis for Red Lion Hotels
Commentary On RLH’s Past Performance
For the most up-to-date info, I use the ‘latest twelve-month’ data, which annualizes the latest 6-month earnings release, or some times, the latest annual report is already the most recent financial data. This enables me to analyze different companies on a similar basis, using new information. For Red Lion Hotels, its most recent trailing-twelve-month earnings is -US$2.04M, which, in comparison to the previous year’s figure, has become less negative. Given that these values are relatively short-term, I have determined an annualized five-year figure for RLH’s earnings, which stands at -US$5.52M. This suggests that, although net income is negative, it has become less negative over the years.
We can further assess Red Lion Hotels’s loss by looking at what the industry has been experiencing over the past few years. Each year, for the past half a decade Red Lion Hotels’s revenue growth has been somewhat subdued, with an annual growth rate of 1.28%, on average. The company’s inability to breakeven has been aided by the relatively flat top-line in the past. Inspecting growth from a sector-level, the US hospitality industry has been growing its average earnings by double-digit 12.25% over the past twelve months, and 11.56% over the past five years. This means although Red Lion Hotels is presently loss-making, it may have benefited from industry tailwinds, moving earnings in the right direction.
What does this mean?
While past data is useful, it doesn’t tell the whole story. Companies that incur net loss is always difficult to forecast what will occur going forward, and when. The most valuable step is to assess company-specific issues Red Lion Hotels may be facing and whether management guidance has dependably been met in the past. I recommend you continue to research Red Lion Hotels to get a more holistic view of the stock by looking at the areas below. Just a heads up – to access some parts of the Simply Wall St research tool you might be asked to create a free account, but it takes just one click and the information they provide is definitely worth it in my opinion.
1. Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for RLH’s future growth? Take a look at this free research report of analyst consensus for RLH’s outlook.
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NB: Figures in this article are calculated using data from the trailing twelve months from 30 September 2017. This may not be consistent with full year annual report figures.
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The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned.
