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RLJ vs BRK-B // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
RLJ Lodging Trust of $0.01 par value (NYSE) VS. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Class B) (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: RLJ 3
— BRK-B 5
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $12.71 (+1.68%) • MKT CAP: $1.94B
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LAST: $541.96 (+0.30%) • MKT CAP: $1.20T
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (RLJ VS. BRK-B)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | RLJ | BRK-B | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
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| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 1.30% | 11.47% | -10.17 | BRK-B | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 9.7x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 12.59% | 2.09% | +10.50 | RLJ | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | — | 27.80% | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 2.10% | 22.30% | -20.20 | BRK-B | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -1.40% | 3.93% | -5.33 | BRK-B | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 4.72% | 0.00% | +4.72 | RLJ | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 4/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 3.55% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 72.4 | 67.7 | +4.68 | RLJ | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.61 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 63.1x | 24.3x | +38.76 | BRK-B | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.94B | $1.20T | -$1.19T | BRK-B | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | RLJ REV | BRK-B REV | RLJ GROSS % | BRK-B GROSS % | RLJ FCF | BRK-B FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.35B | $371.44B | — | — | $243.8M | $25.04B |
| FY 2024 | $1.37B | $371.43B | — | — | $285.4M | $11.62B |
| FY 2023 | $1.33B | $364.48B | — | — | $315.1M | $29.79B |
| FY 2022 | — | $302.02B | — | — | — | $21.89B |
| FY 2021 | — | $276.19B | — | — | — | $26.15B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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