Service Properties Trust is a real estate investment trust that owns hotel properties. These properties are located in the United States, along with Canada and Puerto Rico. The company operates through its hotel investment unit and net lease investments. The firm derives the majority of its revenue from the hotel real estate investments unit. The hotels are distinguished between their service levels, which include full service, select service, and extended stay; and chain scale, which includes luxury, upper upscale, upscale, upper midscale, and midscale. The hotels are extended stay or upscale. Some of the hotel brands include Courtyard by Marriott, Royal Sonesta, Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, and Hyatt Place.
Gross margin measures the amount of revenue that remains after subtracting costs directly associated with production.
The EBITDA margin is a measure of a company's operating profit desconsidering D&A costs as a percentage of its revenue.
The Normalized EBITDA margin is a measure of a company's operating profit without unusual items desconsidering D&A costs as a percentage of its revenue.
Many companies have a high D&A in relation to the company's operating profit (EBITDA) and although this indicator does not have an effective cash effect, it ends up influencing the accounting net income, so analyzing this relationship can help to understand when D&A has a relevant impact to the company's results.
Many companies have a high D&A in relation to the company's normalized operating profit (Normalized EBITDA) without unusual items and although this indicator does not have an effective cash effect, it ends up influencing the accounting net income, so analyzing this relationship can help to understand when D&A has a relevant impact to the company's results.
If the company has a lot of D&A, it helps to see if most of it tends to come from fixed assets. The account can include machinery, equipment, vehicles, buildings, land, office equipment, and furnishings, among other things.
If the company has a lot of D&A, it helps to see if most of it tends to come from intangible assets. The account can include rights or economic benefits, such as patents and goodwill, that is not physical in nature.
If the company has a lot of D&A, it helps to see if most of it tends to come from Goodwill, that is an intangible asset that accounts for the excess purchase price of another company.
Return on equity (ROE) is the measure of a company's net income divided by its shareholders' equity and is a gauge of a corporation's profitability and how efficiently it generates those profits.
Return on assets is a metric that indicates a company's profitability in relation to its total assets and can be used by management, analysts, and investors to determine whether a company uses its assets efficiently to generate a profit.
Return on invested capital (ROIC) is a calculation used to assess a company's efficiency in allocating capital to profitable investments. The formula for calculating ROIC in Morningstar involves dividing Net Income by the average of invested capital.
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