Choice Hotels International, Inc.

DB:CZH Stock Report

Market Cap: €5.5b

Choice Hotels International Valuation

Is CZH undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of CZH when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: CZH (€111) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€133.59)

Significantly Below Fair Value: CZH is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for CZH?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

CZH key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue10.3x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA16.6x
PEG Ratio2.1x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does CZH's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for CZH vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average30.1x
7.7x14.2%€3.4b
TIMA ZEAL Network
59.3x30.1%€762.3m
WH Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
24.8x13.3%US$6.0b
780 Tongcheng Travel Holdings
28.5x18.0%HK$47.9b
CZH Choice Hotels International
23.3x11.2%€6.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: CZH is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.3x) compared to the peer average (30.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does CZH's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Hospitality Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a64.5%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: CZH is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.3x) compared to the European Hospitality industry average (18.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is CZH's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

CZH PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio23.3x
Fair PE Ratio21x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: CZH is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.3x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst CZH forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€111.00
€119.40
+7.6%
11.4%€145.42€93.22n/a12
Apr ’25€117.00
€117.31
+0.3%
10.3%€142.83€91.56n/a14
Mar ’25€102.00
€113.35
+11.1%
10.6%€131.04€88.59n/a13
Feb ’25€111.00
€113.29
+2.1%
10.6%€129.12€88.54n/a13
Jan ’25€99.50
€112.03
+12.6%
11.4%€126.74€86.91n/a12
Dec ’24€99.50
€117.73
+18.3%
9.3%€133.62€93.44n/a12
Nov ’24€104.00
€120.35
+15.7%
8.4%€134.11€97.53n/a12
Oct ’24€114.00
€120.45
+5.7%
8.4%€134.13€97.55n/a12
Sep ’24€115.00
€117.19
+1.9%
7.8%€130.43€95.52n/a12
Aug ’24€116.00
€113.10
-2.5%
6.0%€125.85€103.37n/a11
Jul ’24€107.00
€113.78
+6.3%
6.8%€127.71€103.08n/a11
Jun ’24€104.00
€116.26
+11.8%
7.0%€130.12€105.02n/a11
May ’24€114.00
€113.56
-0.4%
7.0%€127.29€102.74€110.0010
Apr ’24€104.00
€115.05
+10.6%
7.3%€129.07€104.17€117.0010
Mar ’24€110.00
€116.30
+5.7%
6.3%€131.31€105.98€102.0011
Feb ’24€109.00
€112.12
+2.9%
9.3%€129.72€99.15€111.0011
Jan ’24€103.00
€113.31
+10.0%
8.1%€131.75€100.70€99.5010
Dec ’23€116.00
€118.06
+1.8%
8.8%€135.59€103.63€99.5010
Nov ’23€131.00
€126.52
-3.4%
8.5%€148.42€110.55€104.0010
Oct ’23€110.00
€123.50
+12.3%
8.8%€145.35€108.26€114.0010
Sep ’23€111.00
€123.69
+11.4%
8.5%€145.06€108.04€115.0011
Aug ’23€116.00
€132.98
+14.6%
13.9%€169.75€106.84€116.0011
Jul ’23€107.00
€127.76
+19.4%
12.8%€161.53€101.67€107.0011
Jun ’23€117.00
€128.84
+10.1%
10.8%€159.56€108.88€104.0011
May ’23€136.00
€130.87
-3.8%
10.0%€156.67€106.91€114.0011

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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