Life Time Fitness - Comparative Multiple Analysis

Life Time Fitness (Comparative Multiple Analysis)

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Notes on the Comparative Multiple Analysis of Life Time Fitness

WikiWealth compares Life Time Fitness's revenue, EBITDA, and EBIT multiples to their peers in order to determine the appropriate fair valuation. Click in the top right corner to experiment with Life Time Fitness's comparative analysis.

Notes from the analysis:

1. WikiWealth uses quantitative measures to determine the multiple range for Life Time Fitness.
2. Free cash flow to the firm (FCF) multiple is free cash flow to equity holders plus interest owed to Life Time Fitness's debt holders.
3. Multiples incorporate benefits due to economies of scale; WikiWealth compares absolute enterprise value multiples to competitor's multiples.
4. WikiWealth excludes outliers when calculating individual company multiples.

Helpful Information for Life Time Fitness's Analysis


How does this work? The Comparative Investment Analysis determines the value of Life Time Fitness by comparing Life Time Fitness financial ratios, prices, growth rates, margins, etc. to those of relevant peer groups.

Value Investing Importance? This method is widely used by investment professionals to determine the correct price of investments, especially initial public offerings (IPOs). It is one element of WikiWealth's three Wall Street approaches used to determine the correct fair value of Life Time Fitness.

See the Life Time Fitness cash flow (DCF) analysis for a completely different approach that's popular on Wall Street for determining the value of an investment in Life Time Fitness.

Also, see the Life Time Fitness's buffett intrinsic valuation analysis for WikiWealth's attempt to replicate the investing formula's used by Warren Buffett and Life Time Fitness's valuation conclusion for a quick summary.