Life Time vs Planet Fitness
LTH and PLNT 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 PLNT compare
Life Time is the larger company, worth 2.3 times as much as Planet Fitness ($10.4B against $4.6B).
Life Time grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (13.0% versus 11.7% for Planet Fitness).
Planet Fitness keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 16.1% compared with 12.7% at Life Time.
Life Time scores higher on the StockData Score (11 against 7 for Planet Fitness), 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 | PLNT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $10.4B | $4.6B |
| Share price | $46.52 | $61.18 |
| Change, 1 year | 79.5% | −41.0% |
| Change, 5 years | 128% | −32.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.54 | 0.76 |
| Employees | – | 4,020 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 11 (better) | 7 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 | 3 |
| Performance score | 3 | 3 |
| Health score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 25.3× | – |
| P/S | 3.2× (better) | 3.2× |
| P/B | 3.0× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.0× | 11.4× (better) |
| P/FCF | – | 21.6× |
| FCF yield | −2.0% | 4.6% (better) |
| Fair value | $51.64 | $56.15 |
| Margin of safety | 9.9% (better) | −9.0% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 13.0% (better) | 11.7% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 25.9% | 26.6% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 45.6% (better) | 12.3% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 43.8% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 47.9% | 81.5% (better) |
| Operating margin | 17.4% | 29.9% (better) |
| Net margin | 12.7% | 16.1% (better) |
| FCF margin | −6.3% | 14.9% (better) |
| Return on equity | 13.0% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 9.4% | 21.1% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.43 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.34 (better) | 3.62 |
| Interest coverage | – | 3.3× |
| Current ratio | 0.73 | 1.53 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.84 (better) | 1.19 |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | – | 14.1% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 14.1% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 90.8% | 115% |
| Held by insiders | 66.5% | 0.67% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.4B | $732K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 13.4% | 10.9% |
Go deeper
- LTH stock overview
- LTH income statement
- LTH valuation and score
- PLNT stock overview
- PLNT income statement
- PLNT valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.