
Fundamental analysis: Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc. (BHR)
Awarener score: 4.0
Conclusion
The higher the Awarener score, the more bang you get for the buck. It measures how much genuine funds the company generates for the stock price paid (could not be estimated), the business stability (Very poor) and growth (Very good), and the company's inclination to return cash to the stockholders (Bottom).
Note: All scores range from 1 (worst) to 10 (best). Conclusions are updated daily with closing stock prices and new reported quarterly financial statements.
Revenue score: 5.0
- Business has been growing at a very good pace. It's been encouraging in relation to peer companies.
- Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc. business varies frequently, ups and downs are normal. It's risky. It looks slightly worse than rivals.
Margins score: 5.2
- BHR profit margins -on goods and services sold- are usually hardly sufficient. They stand mediocre against rival companies.
- Business profit on sales tends to be sufficient. It's similar to competitors.
- Profits on sales made -available to repay debt and purchase properties- are usually good. They remain lacking compared to peers.
- Earnings -before income taxes and interests on loans taken- tend to be hardly sufficient in relation to total revenues. They're still somewhat worse than similar companies.
- Profits -before income taxes- are usually meagre considering total sales, and remain almost average when measured against rivals.
- Total net profit tends to be meagre when confronted to sales. Company stands almost average when measured against comparable firms.
Growth score: 3.6
- Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc. profit -on goods and services sold- has been growing at an extremely fast pace. It's been in good shape compared to competitors.
- In recent years, the firm hasn't always been able to profit from operations, which has been bottom tier against comparable firms.
- Profits -available to repay debt and purchase properties- have been growing at an extremely fast pace, which compares encouraging in relation to peer enterprises.
- In the previous years, the firm couldn't always make a profit -before income taxes and interests on loans taken-. It turns to be a disappointment compared to similar stocks.
- In past years, at least once the company lost money -before income taxes-. It was bottom tier against rivals.
- In the previous years, the firm had at least a total net loss, and last-in-rank when measured against peer companies.
- The company lost money at least once in the past years. It's been a disappointment compared to industry peers.
Miscellaneous score: 1.0
- BHR had still to pay income taxes, even though in recent past years mostly lost money. It's been bottom tier against peers.
- The company does not report R&D expenses. It's meaningless to measure in relation to competitors.
- We have insufficient data to estimate how effective is research and development effort. It stands unknown against rival companies.
Profitability score: 4.8
- Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc. usually gets hardly sufficient returns on the resources it controls. It proves weak when measured against peer firms.
- The company normally gets hardly sufficient proceeds -on the resources directly invested in the business-. They remain in a very weak position compared to similar companies.
- Profitability -in relation to owned resources- is usually lacking. It ranks last-in-rank when measured against competitors.
- In the past, got barely sufficient returns -on the tangible resources it controls-. This metric is usually related to the industry in which operates and combines profitability versus reinvestment needs. It's weak when measured against comparable enterprises.
Usage of Funds score: 3.2
- BHR on average doesn't generate genuine funds, so to buy or replace property, plants and equipment must either burn existing cash or increase debt. It stands weak when measured against rival firms.
- The company is usually investing in new property, plant, and equipment, to improve its operating capabilities, which is top tier when measured against industry peers.
- In the past twelve months it paid excellent dividends, considering the current stock price. It came better than most competitors.
- In recent years, has greatly cut back dividend payments. It could be enduring difficult times. The company has behaved rather normal in relation to similar firms.
- The company generates very few genuine funds. Dividend payments are usually on borrowed money, which isn't sustainable in the long run. Unless business prospects improve greatly, future payments could be at risk. Sustainability looks bottom tier against comparable companies.
- The company has heavily enlarged the pool of investors in previous years, resulting in more mouths feeding on the pie of profits. It remains a disappointment compared to peer enterprises.
- Repurchase effectiveness metric is very complex. Run again in analytical mode if you're interested in a technical explanation. It stands in a very weak position compared to rivals.
- The company generates very few genuine funds. Investor rewards must be paid burning existing cash or by borrowing money, which isn't sustainable in the long run. Unless business prospects improve greatly, stockholder compensation could be at risk. It still looks last-in-rank when measured against competitors.
Balance Sheet score: 7.1
- Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc. intangible assets (like brands and goodwill) represent a non-significant portion of resources controlled, according to accounting books, which is safer. It happens to be substantially worse when measured against peer companies.
- The company has roughly triple short-term resources than short-term obligations. Liquidity concerns are most likely unimportant. It turns to be in a weak position compared to similar firms.
- A substantial part of resources controlled were provided for with financial debt. Creditors have as many claims on the company as shareholders. The situation is somewhat risky. It remains worse than most rival firms.
- Resources controlled can be quickly made into cash, which is very good for liquidity and risk. It looks almost average when measured against rivals.
- For every dollar of short-term obligations, the company has plenty of dollars in cash and short-term receivables. It's lacking compared to peer firms.
- For every dollar of short-term obligations, the company has plenty of dollars in cash and equivalents, which is somewhat worse than similar enterprises.
- Usually, sales are on a month and a half credit. It still ranks last-in-rank when measured against peers.
- Normally has approximately only a couple of weekly sales worth in inventory. It comes up as a disappointment compared to competitors.
- On average, it takes approximately two months from the purchase to charging customers. It happens to be bottom tier against peers.
- On average pays suppliers approximately four months or higher after the purchase. It ranks encouraging in relation to industry peers.
- The company charges its customers long before it must pay its suppliers, so the more it sales, the more free funds it gets. It's a slight improvement compared to similar companies.
- Usual business earnings barely cover net interest expenses. Creditors may be earning money by assuming risks, but hardly shareholders. Situation is risky, profitability must increase, or additional stockholders' funding will eventually be required. It stands mediocre against rival firms.
- Business earnings have usually been extremely low when measured against loans taken. Even severely cutting back reinvesting in the business, it could take more than twenty years to repay the obligations. Additional stockholders' funding may be a quicker way, but at the cost of increasing the mouths to feed on the eventual pie of profits. It ranks substantially worse when measured against comparable enterprises.
- Revenues are very good in relation to property, plant, and equipment required to operate. This metric is likely dependent on the industry the company operates in. Low property, plant, and equipment requirements allows the company to keep more money to reward stockholders in the long run. It looks close to average when compared to similar firms.
- Resource exploitation is low when yearly sales are considered, business volume must be significantly increased. This metric is normally tied to the industry where the firm belongs. It's still slightly worse than peer companies.
Valuation score: 6.4
- Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc. has an unknown adjusted Price-to-Earnings ratio, so we cannot comment on that. It happens to be a necessary comparison against competitors.
- Price-to-Tangible-Book-Value is a fairly complex metric. Run again in analytical mode if you're interested in a technical explanation. It remains excellent in relation to peers.
- There is insufficient information on the genuine funds generation capability showed in the past twelve months, which stands as an incognita in relation to similar companies.
- Unfortunately, lack of enough yearly data impaired our ability to estimate the normal earnings power. It's still an unknown variable to measure against industry firms.
- In the past twelve months, the company has greatly enlarged the pool of investors by issuing new shares. Future profits need to be high enough to justify the measure, as the pie of earnings will now be split among plenty more stockholders. It came up a disappointment compared to peer ventures.
- We are unsure on the relationship between net financial position and market capitalization of the stock. It looks we will not be able to reach a conclusion regarding similar enterprises.
- Considering the past twelve months, traditional Price-to-Earnings relation is huge, as profits were extremely low in relative terms. It ranks weak when measured against peer companies.
- Comparing the current stock price with the past twelve-months revenues gives a low relationship. One common cause includes profitability being poor. It looks excellent in relation to rival firms.
- The stock price is significantly below the accounting book value. Unless profitability is extremely low, the stock may be selling at a large discount. Pay attention to the other key indicators for hints. The company remains better than most peer firms.
- We could not gauge an alternative metric of earnings power of the past twelve months. It happens to be an interesting metric to relate to industry peers.
- An alternate metric on the usual genuine-funds generation ability could not be provided. It's still unknown against peer companies.
Total score: 4.5

Company at a glance: Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc. (BHR)
Sector, industry: Real Estate, REIT—Hotel & Motel
Market Cap: 0.33 billions
Revenues TTM: 0.67 billions
Braemar Hotels & Resorts is a real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on investing in luxury hotels and resorts.
Awarener score: 4.0
Conclusion
The higher the Awarener score, the more bang you get for the buck. It measures how much genuine funds the company generates for the stock price paid (could not be estimated), the business stability (Very poor) and growth (Very good), and the company's inclination to return cash to the stockholders (Bottom).