American Hotel IncomeHOT.UN.TOCOMMENTNov 14, 2013Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jun 26, 2026. Market Open.
He's met them a few times and nearly bought their stock. It was the hotel chain for railroad workers, but have since re-positioned themselves into premiere brands operating in secondary markets like Pittsburgh. They've done a good job of repositioning, but had a poor quarter. True, there are good things in thosenumbers, but it'll take maybe three quarters to work through this transition. Also, hotels are vulnerable to an economic downturn.
He has met with their management a few times. They have transitioned their business from hotels for railworkers and staff, which was a simple and good business. They have transitioned to owning more hotels, generally in B cities in the US. He doesn’t have confidence that this will work out well. Its price has been dropping. He doesn’t recommend selling it this low.
Has an aversion to this because he doesn’t like the underlying properties. These are hotels that are purchased and they enter into long-term leases with rail properties. He worries about these kinds of properties and something called hot bedding, which is putting a lot of different crews through a hotel, which generally results in higher maintenance CapX.