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Hostelworld Group

LSE:HSW · GB00BYYN4225
Hotels, Restaurants & LeisureSmall

360

98
EV / EBIT77
Price / Owner Earnings41
Owner Earnings Yield86
Dividend Yield59
Price/Sales25
EV / Gross Profit79
Price/Book46
Return on Capital76
Cash Return on Capital87
Return on Equity56
EBIT Margin43
Gross Profitability98
Cash Conversion58
Accruals9
Owner Earnings Margin76
Sales growth88
Profit Growth20
Long-Term EPS Growth88
Owner Earnings Growth70
Reinvestment50
Price momentum44
Debt load81
Refinancing60
Debt Payback100
Liquidity99
Analyst ratings100
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside79
Market mood56
Value Creation14/20strong value creator
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Hostelworld Group generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Profile

CountryIreland
IndustryHotels, Restaurants & Leisure
SizeSmall
TypePublic Company
ExchangeLSE
Founded2015
ISINGB00BYYN4225
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Vacation RentalTourismTravel Accommodations

Description

Hostelworld Group plc operates as an online travel agency that specializes in hostel bookings and related accommodation offerings. Business Segments The company operates through Online Booking Platform, Community and Content Services, Payment Proce…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Hostelworld Group plc sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

On valuation, the picture is attractive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 13.6×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around 1% a year, against analyst forecasts of 22%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

Growth is solid; the safety picture is sturdy. The company scores 14/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator. Analysts lean positive.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
100
2023202420252026

All-time high

100

Jun 2026

All-time low

34

Jan 2024

Average rank

59

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
25
47
42
53
Price/Earnings
62
67
37
12
Price/Book
46
48
29
82
Dividend Yield
59
1
1
1
Value (overall)
44
41
15
55

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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