* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Competitive Comparison of Chesapeake Lodging Trust's Gross Margin %
For the REIT - Hotel & Motel subindustry, Chesapeake Lodging Trust's Gross Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Margin % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Chesapeake Lodging Trust's Gross Margin % Distribution in the REITs Industry
For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Chesapeake Lodging Trust's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Chesapeake Lodging Trust's Gross Margin % falls into.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
A positive Gross Profit is only the first step for a company to make a net profit. The gross profit needs to be big enough to also cover related labor, equipment, rental, marketing/advertising, research and development and a lot of other costs in selling the products.
Warren Buffett believes that firms with excellent long term economics tend to have consistently higher margins.
Durable competitive advantage creates a high Gross Margin % because of the freedom to price in excess of cost. Companies can be categorized by their Gross Margin %
1. Greater than 40% = Durable competitive advantage
2. Less than 40% = Competition eroding margins
3. Less than 20% = no sustainable competitive advantage
Consistency of Gross Margin is key
Chesapeake Lodging Trust had a gross margin of 35.58% for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 => Competition eroding margins
Be Aware
If a company loses its competitive advantages, usually its gross margin declines well before its sales declines. Watching Gross Margin % and Operating Margin % closely helps avoid value trap situations.
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Chesapeake Lodging Trust (Chesapeake Lodging Trust) Business Description
Chesapeake Lodging Trust is a real estate investment trust that invests in upper-upscale hotels in business and convention markets and, selectively, premium select-service hotels in urban settings and other locations in the United States. The company operates through its hotel ownership segment. The firm's operations include management agreements, which includes partnering with third parties to manage its hotels; franchise agreements; and TRS lease agreements, which are intercompany agreements between Chesapeake's property-owning subsidiaries and its TRS lessees. The company's revenue streams include room, food and beverage, and other, of which the room segment contributes the vast majority of total revenue.
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