Capital Intensity
Score how much of a company is physical plant, inventory, and equipment, whether that base is being maintained, and whether the shares have tangible backing.
Hostelworld Group PLC
Physical assets are 1.2% of total assets, a light footprint. Capex is 0.02x depreciation while free cash flow yield is positive, which can mean an aging base that is still throwing off cash. ROIC is 13.8%, above an 8% cost-of-capital hurdle.
Fixed-asset turnover is 78.07x. Compare it with other names in the same basket.
Physical asset ratio
1.2%
Net PP&E plus inventory, divided by total assets. Above 50% is a heavy footprint.
Fixed asset turnover
78.07x
Revenue per dollar of the physical asset base.
Capex / D&A
0.02x
Above 1.0x means the physical base is being replaced or expanded.
Tangible book / share
GBX 0.01
Assets minus goodwill, intangibles, and liabilities, per share.
Price / tangible book
6,616.77x
Price GBX 86.90.
Fixed-charge coverage
4.51x
EBITDA minus capex, divided by interest plus short-term debt.
FCF yield
16.5%
Latest free cash flow divided by current market cap (GBX 109.23M).
ROIC
13.8%
After-tax operating income over equity plus debt minus cash.
Operating income / net PP&E is 10.40x.
Footprint and return
Turnover and reinvestment
| Year | Physical | FAT | Capex/D&A | TBV/sh | Coverage | FCF | ROIC | EBIT/PP&E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2.2% | 25.21x | 0.19x | GBX 0.19 | 5.34x | GBX 20.74M | — | 2.06x |
| 2019 | 3.6% | 15.07x | 0.22x | GBX 0.23 | 1.97x | GBX 8.19M | 8.1% | 1.77x |
| 2020 | 3.7% | 3.43x | 0.27x | GBX 0.11 | -28.36x | -GBX 14.90M | — | -11.22x |
| 2021 | 0.3% | 57.68x | 0.36x | -GBX 0.11 | -7.12x | -GBX 18.22M | — | -112.89x |
| 2022 | 0.1% | 94.82x | 0.41x | -GBX 0.18 | -1.51x | -GBX 5.54M | — | -18.52x |
| 2023 | 0.9% | 114.01x | 0.01x | -GBX 0.06 | 1.45x | GBX 17.32M | — | 6.09x |
| 2024 | 0.6% | 184.00x | 0.62x | GBX 0.05 | 22.86x | GBX 14.70M | 14.9% | 22.60x |
| 2025 | 1.2% | 78.07x | 0.02x | GBX 0.01 | 4.51x | GBX 18.07M | 13.8% | 10.40x |
- Inventory was missing and treated as zero in the physical asset ratio.
- Receivables are larger than the physical asset base, so a finance or credit book may sit outside the physical ratio and inside the debt used for coverage.
- Principal due is the current portion of debt.
Latest year inputs (2025)
Net PP&E: GBX 1.20M
Inventory: GBX 0.00
Total assets: GBX 103.03M
Goodwill: GBX 19.90M
Intangibles: GBX 51.60M
Liabilities: GBX 29.84M
Tangible book: GBX 1.69M
Shares: 128,637,000
Revenue: GBX 93.80M
Capex: GBX 196.39K
D&A: GBX 9.50M
EBITDA: GBX 18.00M
Interest: GBX 2.85M
Short-term debt: GBX 1.10M
Free cash flow: GBX 18.07M
Operating income: GBX 12.50M
Invested capital: GBX 75.69M
Tax rate: 16.7%