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MELIA HOTELS INTERNATIONAL
(BME:MEL)
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Rating:61Neutral
Price Target:
€11.00
▲(4.36% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:08/06/26
The score is driven primarily by improved profitability and consistently positive free cash flow, tempered by high leverage and the pronounced 2025 revenue drop. Technical indicators add caution (below key moving averages and negative MACD), while valuation is neutral-to-slightly expensive with only a modest dividend yield.
Positive Factors
Improved profitability
The recovery from losses in 2020–2021 to sustained profitability through 2022–2025 indicates stronger operating execution. Healthy operating margins provide a durable earnings base, although future performance remains exposed to lodging demand cycles.
Negative Factors
Elevated leverage
High leverage increases fixed financial obligations and reduces flexibility when hotel demand weakens. It also makes refinancing conditions more important to long-term results, potentially limiting investment or slowing deleveraging despite improved profitability.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Improved profitability
The recovery from losses in 2020–2021 to sustained profitability through 2022–2025 indicates stronger operating execution. Healthy operating margins provide a durable earnings base, although future performance remains exposed to lodging demand cycles.
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MELIA HOTELS INTERNATIONAL (MEL) vs. iShares MSCI Spain ETF (EWP)
Market Cap
€2.24B
Dividend Yield1.39%
Average Volume (3M)256.45K
Price to Earnings (P/E)25.6
Beta (1Y)0.78
Revenue Growth4.72%
EPS Growth-49.44%
CountryES
Employees19,648
SectorGeneral
Sector StrengthN/A
IndustryTravel Lodging
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.77
Shares Outstanding220,400,000
10 Day Avg. Volume311,195
30 Day Avg. Volume256,451
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.51
Price to Book (P/B)2.07
Price to Sales (P/S)0.84
P/FCF Ratio5.16
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
€12.25Price Target Upside16.22% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering2
EPS Forecast (FY)0.73
Revenue Forecast (FY)€2.18B
MELIA HOTELS INTERNATIONAL Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Meliá Hotels International, S.A., a Spanish hospitality firm established in Palma de Mallorca in 1956, operates globally by owning, managing, leasing, and franchising approximately 380 hotels. Its diverse portfolio includes various brands such as ...
How the Company Makes Money
Meliá Hotels International generates revenue primarily from operating and commercializing hotel properties under several contractual and ownership structures. (1) Owned/leased (or otherwise operated) hotels: the company earns hotel operating reven...
MELIA HOTELS INTERNATIONAL Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
74
Positive
Balance Sheet
52
Neutral
Cash Flow
70
Positive
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 2.08B | 2.01B | 1.93B | 1.68B | 827.21M |
| Gross Profit | 700.14M | 1.80B | 1.03B | 1.50B | 735.62M |
| EBITDA | 564.54M | 568.59M | 515.37M | 520.96M | 144.47M |
| Net Income | 170.07M | 140.63M | 117.73M | 110.69M | -192.90M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 4.66B | 4.58B | 4.44B | 4.35B | 4.21B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 235.05M | 174.99M | 186.82M | 168.95M | 100.56M |
| Total Debt | 2.43B | 2.44B | 2.81B | 2.83B | 2.98B |
| Total Liabilities | 3.47B | 3.51B | 3.87B | 3.90B | 3.89B |
| Stockholders Equity | 843.74M | 758.17M | 512.94M | 413.19M | 303.35M |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 338.00M | 338.21M | 275.00M | 380.80M | 48.38M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 471.51M | 417.43M | 397.22M | 493.00M | 126.85M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -186.74M | -66.90M | -118.82M | -133.09M | 87.52M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -212.50M | -343.35M | -260.16M | -297.39M | -232.97M |
MELIA HOTELS INTERNATIONAL Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (55)
ES:MEL
MELIA HOTELS INTERNATIONAL
10.13
2.09
26.01%
ES:EDR
EDreams ODIGEO
5.50
-3.28
-37.36%
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