Churchill Downs Inc vs Life Time Group Holdings, Inc., two Entertainment stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where CHDN and LTH diverge most: on fcf yield, CHDN reads 11.5% and LTH reads -1.6%; on debt / equity, CHDN reads 3.56 and LTH reads 0.45. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What CHDN's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What LTH's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | CHDN | LTH |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $79.97 | $40.60 |
| Market cap | $5.6B | $9.2B |
| Sector | Entertainment | Entertainment |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +22.2% |
| P/E | — | 22.1 |
| P/B | 4.17 | 2.80 |
| P/S | 1.87 | 2.90 |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.7 | 12.1 |
| Revenue growth | +5.8% | +12.7% |
| Operating margin | 36.4% | 17.3% |
| Net margin | 13.8% | 13.0% |
| Return on equity | 30.8% | 12.6% |
| Return on assets | 5.5% | 5.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 8.7% | 8.6% |
| FCF yield | 11.5% | -1.6% |
| Dividend yield | 0.6% | — |
| Debt / equity | 3.56 | 0.45 |
| Current ratio | 0.36 | 0.66 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 1.21 | 1.53 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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