LaSalle Hotel Properties (LaSalle Hotel Properties) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.47 (As of Sep. 2018)

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LaSalle Hotel Properties's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was $0.00 Mil. LaSalle Hotel Properties's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was $1,078.44 Mil. LaSalle Hotel Properties's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was $2,273.65 Mil. LaSalle Hotel Properties's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was 0.47.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for LaSalle Hotel Properties's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

LHOpI.PFD' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.39 Med: 0.66 Max: 1.53
Current: 0.47

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of LaSalle Hotel Properties was 1.53. The lowest was 0.39. And the median was 0.66.

LHOpI.PFD's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked
in the REITs industry.
Industry Median: 0.78 vs LHOpI.PFD: 0.47

LaSalle Hotel Properties Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for LaSalle Hotel Properties's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

* 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.

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LaSalle Hotel Properties Annual Data

Trend

Dec08

Dec09

Dec10

Dec11

Dec12

Dec13

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Debt-to-Equity

0.60

0.42

0.60

0.44

0.45

LaSalle Hotel Properties Quarterly Data
	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15	Jun15	Sep15	Dec15	Mar16	Jun16	Sep16	Dec16	Mar17	Jun17	Sep17	Dec17	Mar18	Jun18	Sep18
Debt-to-Equity																0.45	0.45	0.46	0.46	0.47

Competitive Comparison

For the REIT - Hotel & Motel subindustry, LaSalle Hotel Properties's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity 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.

LaSalle Hotel Properties Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, LaSalle Hotel Properties's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where LaSalle Hotel Properties's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

LaSalle Hotel Properties Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

LaSalle Hotel Properties's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(0	+	1120.121)	/	2473.151
	=	0.45

LaSalle Hotel Properties's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(0	+	1078.44)	/	2273.646
	=	0.47

LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE:LHOpI.PFD) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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LaSalle Hotel Properties (LaSalle Hotel Properties) Business Description

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http://www.lasallehotels.com

LaSalle Hotel Properties is a real estate investment trust that primarily buys, owns, redevelops, and leases upscale and luxury full-service hotels. These hotels are located in convention, resort, and major urban business markets in certain states across the United States. The primary urban markets include Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, DC. The company's assets are held by and managed through LaSalle Hotel Operating Partnership, L.P. The firm is the sole general partner of the operating partnership. The company derives its income from its hotel operating revenue, its only segment.