Life Time vs Vail Resorts
LTH and MTN side by side, both in miscellaneous amusement and recreation. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How LTH and MTN compare
Life Time is the larger company, worth 1.9 times as much as Vail Resorts ($10.1B against $5.4B).
On earnings, Life Time is cheaper: it trades at 24.5× trailing earnings, against 36.9× for Vail Resorts.
Life Time grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (13.0% versus −4.3% for Vail Resorts).
Life Time keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 12.7% compared with 5.2% at Vail Resorts.
Vail Resorts pays a dividend yielding 5.8%; Life Time does not pay one.
Life Time scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 9 for Vail Resorts), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | LTH | MTN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $10.1B | $5.4B |
| Share price | $45.10 | $151.83 |
| Change, 1 year | 80.2% | 2.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 132% | −59.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.58 | 0.84 |
| Employees | – | 40K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 (better) | 9 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 24.5× (better) | 36.9× |
| P/S | 3.1× | 1.9× (better) |
| P/B | 2.9× (better) | 22.5× |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.6× | 11.9× (better) |
| P/FCF | – | 21.8× |
| FCF yield | −2.0% | 4.6% (better) |
| Fair value | $54.07 | $144.85 |
| Margin of safety | 16.6% (better) | −4.8% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 13.0% (better) | −4.3% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 25.9% (better) | 8.2% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 45.6% (better) | −47.3% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 43.8% (better) | −45.3% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 5.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 47.9% | – |
| Operating margin | 17.4% (better) | 14.8% |
| Net margin | 12.7% (better) | 5.2% |
| FCF margin | −6.3% | 8.7% (better) |
| Return on equity | 13.0% | 44.4% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 9.4% | 10.1% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.43 (better) | 13.25 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.34 (better) | 4.02 |
| Interest coverage | – | 2.0× |
| Current ratio | 0.73 | 0.80 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.79 (better) | 1.51 |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 5.8% |
| Payout ratio | – | 215% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Buyback yield | – | 0.83% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 6.7% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 91.3% | 130% |
| Held by insiders | 84.6% | 10.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.3B | $5.0M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 41.5% | 21.4% |
Go deeper
- LTH stock overview
- LTH income statement
- LTH valuation and score
- MTN stock overview
- MTN income statement
- MTN valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.