CLDT
Chatham Lodging Trust
$14.33
Real Estate Investment Trust
85%
P/FFO × Default REIT Multiple
Strong
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Conviction
Undervalued
Trading 47.0% below fair value
You pay
$14.33
Bear
$22.32
Fair
$27.03
Bull
$31.74
Bear
$22.32
+55.7%
$1.61 FFO × 18x
Fair
$27.03
+88.6%
$1.61 FFO × 22x
Bull
$31.74
+121.5%
$1.61 FFO × 26x
Adjust Assumptions
22.1x
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Key Value Driver
FFO/share ($1.61) × default P/FFO multiple
Implied Market Multiple
8.9x
Analyst Consensus (External Reference)
Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above.
Average Target (13 analysts)
$14.17
Divergence from AlphaVal
91%
Summary
At $1.61 FFO/share with a 22x default REIT multiple, the base-case value is $27.03 per share. Dividend yield: 2.7%. DDM cross-check: $7.27.
Warnings
Standard profit figures are misleading for real estate companies — large non-cash accounting charges make profits look artificially low. Dividend yield and funds from operations are better measures.
Dividend-based valuation: $7.27 (73% below our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.
Wall Street's average price target is $14.17 (from 13 analysts). Our estimate is 91% above the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.
Key Risks
- P/E and EV/EBITDA are structurally wrong for REITs — use P/FFO and NAV
- Interest rate sensitivity: REIT multiples compress when rates rise
- FFO approximation (NI + D&A) may include gains on property sales — verify