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RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ Lodging Trust) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is RLJ Lodging Trust Financial Strength?

RLJ Lodging Trust has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

RLJ Lodging Trust's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.41. RLJ Lodging Trust's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.83. As of today, RLJ Lodging Trust's Altman Z-Score is 0.60.


Competitive Comparison of RLJ Lodging Trust's Financial Strength

For the REIT - Hotel & Motel subindustry, RLJ Lodging Trust's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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RLJ Lodging Trust's Financial Strength Distribution in the REITs Industry

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RLJ Lodging Trust Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

RLJ Lodging Trust's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-19.20 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $27.04 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,343.37 Mil.

RLJ Lodging Trust's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*27.044/-19.201
=1.41

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

RLJ Lodging Trust's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 2343.366) / 1278.832
=1.83

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

RLJ Lodging Trust has a Z-score of 0.60, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.6 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

* 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.


RLJ Lodging Trust  (NYSE:RLJpA.PFD) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

RLJ Lodging Trust has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ Lodging Trust) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 1000, Bethesda, MD, USA, 20814
RLJ Lodging Trust is a real estate investment trust that acquires focused-service and compact full-service hotels. Its portfolio consists of hotels in various states across the United States and the District of Columbia. Its hotels are under the Marriott, Hilton, and Hyatt brand names. These hotels are concentrated in urban areas, dense suburban markets, and business districts within metropolitan areas where utmost of their customers are business, leisure, and other travelers. Its revenue streams include hotel operations revenue, which is composed of the sale of rooms, food, and beverages, and other property revenue. The company derives the substantial majority of its revenue from the operation of hotels.