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Chatham Lodging Trust Announces First Quarter 2019 Results
Company Beats AFFO Guidance, RevPAR In-Line, Raises 2019 Guidance
First Quarter 2019 Key Metrics
- Portfolio Revenue per
Available Room (RevPAR) - Declined 1.0 percent to$121 , compared to the 2018 first quarter, for Chatham’s 40, comparable wholly owned hotels (excludes theResidence Inn Charleston Summerville which opened inAugust 2018 and the Courtyard Dallas Downtown which opened inSeptember 2018 ). Average daily rate (ADR) declined 1.5 percent to$159 , and occupancy rose 0.5 percent to 76 percent. - Net Income - Declined
$1.3 million to $1.6 million , compared to the 2018 first quarter. Net income per diluted share was$0.03 versus$0.06 for the same period a year earlier. - Adjusted EBITDA - Advanced
$0.6 million , or 2.6 percent higher than the 2018 first quarter, to$27.0 million , exceeding the upper end of the company’s guidance of$26.4 million . - Adjusted FFO - Lessened
$0.3 million , to$16.2 million , versus$16.5 million in the 2018 first quarter. Adjusted FFO per diluted share was$0.34 , above guidance of$0.30-$0.33 per share. - Operating Margins -For its 40 comparable hotels, gross
operating profit margins declined 50 basis points to 43.7 percent.
Comparable Hotel EBITDA margins were 60 basis points lower at 35.5 percent.
Consolidated Financial Results
The following chart summarizes the consolidated financial results for
the three months ended
Three Months Ended | ||||
March 31, | ||||
2019 | 2018 | |||
Net income | $1.6 | $2.9 | ||
Diluted net income per common share | $0.03 | $0.06 | ||
RevPAR | $120 | $122 | ||
ADR | $159 | $162 | ||
Occupancy | 76% | 76% | ||
GOP Margin | 43.6% | 44.4% | ||
Hotel EBITDA Margin | 35.3% | 36.3% | ||
Adjusted EBITDA | $27.0 | $26.4 | ||
AFFO | $16.2 | $16.5 | ||
AFFO per diluted share | $0.34 | $0.36 | ||
Dividends per share | $0.33 | $0.33 |
Operating Results
“Overall, we are pleased with our first quarter results, delivering
RevPAR in line with our guidance, while beating our adjusted EBITDA,
AFFO and AFFO per share guidance, driven by higher than forecast
operating margins,” Fisher highlighted. “We had strong RevPAR growth in
some of our top markets during the quarter, especially our
Chatham’s six largest markets comprise approximately 60 percent of its hotel EBITDA. First quarter 2019 RevPAR performance for these key markets include:
-
Silicon Valley RevPAR improved 3.6 percent to
$183 at its four hotels, despite renovations occurring at one of itsSunnyvale hotels. -
RevPAR at its two
San Diego hotels increased 12.6 percent with its Downtown Gaslamp hotel producing RevPAR growth of 1.8 percent and itsMission Valley hotel benefitting from an easy comparison as the hotel was under renovation in the 2018 first quarter. Washington, D.C. RevPAR declined 5.3 percent as its three hotels were adversely impacted by the effects of the government shutdown, as well as the renovation at its Tysons, Va., hotel where RevPAR was down 8.0 percent.-
RevPAR at its three coastal hotels in
Maine andNew Hampshire advanced 3.9 percent, driven by strong leisure demand. -
At its four
Houston hotels, RevPAR dropped 3.9 percent due to difficult comparisons to the prior year attributable to demand from Hurricane Harvey at its twoWest University hotels. -
The two
Los Angeles -area hotels experienced a 2.0 percent RevPAR increase.
Gross operating profit margins at its 40 comparable hotels, which excludes two hotels opened in 2018, declined 50 basis points to 43.7 percent.
“Given the RevPAR decline of 1.0 percent, we are encouraged that we were
able to minimize margin erosion to only 50 basis points at our 40
comparable hotels,” said
On a per occupied room basis at its 40 comparable Island-managed hotels, payroll and benefits costs increased 2.7 percent in the 2019 first quarter.
“Continuing a positive trend since midway through 2018, on a per occupied room basis, the rate of increase in payroll and benefits has been declining. In fact, this is the first quarter in a very long time that our year-over-year increase was below 3 percent,” Craven stated.
Strategic Capital Recycling Program and
During the first quarter, the company substantially completed the
renovations of the Homewood Suites
Capital Markets & Capital Structure
As of
Chatham’s leverage ratio was approximately 35.1 percent on
On
Joint Venture Investments
During the 2019 first quarter, the Innkeepers and Inland joint ventures
contributed Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted FFO of approximately
Dividend
Chatham currently pays a monthly dividend of
2019 Guidance
The company provides guidance, but does not undertake to update it for
any developments in its business. Achievement of the results is subject
to the risks disclosed in the company’s filings with the
The company’s 2019 guidance reflects the following assumptions:
-
Industrywide RevPAR growth of 1 to 2.5 percent in 2019
Marriott International forecast North American RevPAR growth of 1 to 3 percent; Hilton Hotels & Resorts estimated systemwide RevPAR growth of 1 to 3 percent- STR projected industry RevPAR growth of 2.3 percent
-
RevPAR range is adversely impacted by approximately 65 basis points
due to non-recurring demand related to the
Boston area gas explosions in the 2018 fourth quarter -
Renovations commencing at the following hotels:
Residence Inn Dedham , Mass. in the first quarterResidence Inn San Mateo , Calif.,Residence Inn Houston andHampton Inn and SuitesHouston, Texas , during the second quarterResidence Inn Fort Lauderdale , Fla., during the third quarterResidence Inn Sunnyvale , Calif., #2, in the fourth quarter
- No additional acquisitions, dispositions, debt or equity issuance
Q2 2019 | 2019 Forecast | |||||||
RevPAR | $144 to $145 | $132 to $135 | ||||||
RevPAR growth (40 comparable hotels) | 0.5% to 1.5% | -1.5% to 0.5% | ||||||
Total hotel revenue | $88.0 to $89.0 M | $326.5 to $332.5 M | ||||||
Net income | $12.2 to $13.6 M | $25.3 to $29.6 M | ||||||
Net income per diluted share | $0.26 to $0.29 | $0.53 to $0.63 | ||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $38.6 to $40.0 M | $130.2 to $134.7 M | ||||||
Adjusted FFO | $27.3 to $28.7 M | $85.4 to $89.7 M | ||||||
Adjusted FFO per diluted share | $0.58 to $0.61 | $1.80 to $1.90 | ||||||
Hotel EBITDA margins | 41.1% to 41.9% | 37.9% to 38.3% | ||||||
Corporate cash administrative expenses | $2.4 M | $9.6 M | ||||||
Corporate non-cash administrative expenses | $1.3 M | $4.8 M | ||||||
Interest expense (excluding fee amortization) | $7.1 M | $28.3 M | ||||||
Non-cash amortization of deferred fees | $0.3 M | $1.2 M | ||||||
Chatham’s share of JV EBITDA | $4.8 to $5.2 M | $15.9 to $16.7 M | ||||||
Chatham’s share of JV FFO | $2.2 to $2.6 M | $5.5 to $6.3 M | ||||||
Weighted average shares/units outstanding | 47.3 M | 47.3 M |
Funds from operations (FFO), Adjusted FFO (AFFO), EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel EBITDA margins are non-GAAP financial measures within the meaning of the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. See the discussion included in this press release for information regarding these non-GAAP financial measures. |
Earnings Call
The company will hold its first quarter 2019 conference later today at
About
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Included in this press release are certain “non-GAAP financial
measures,” within the meaning of
FFO As Defined by NAREIT and Adjusted FFO
The company calculates FFO in accordance with standards established
by the
The company calculates Adjusted FFO by further adjusting FFO for
certain additional items that are not addressed in NAREIT’s definition
of FFO, including other charges (2018 includes expenses related to the
previously planned
EBITDA, EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDA and
The company calculates EBITDA for purposes of the credit facility debt as net income or loss excluding: (1) interest expense; (2) provision for income taxes, including income taxes applicable to sale of assets; (3) depreciation and amortization; and (4) unconsolidated real estate entity items including interest, depreciation and amortization excluding gains and losses from sales of real estate. The company believes EBITDA is useful to investors in evaluating and facilitating comparisons of its operating performance because it helps investors compare the company’s operating performance between periods and between REITs by removing the impact of its capital structure (primarily interest expense) and asset base (primarily depreciation and amortization) from its operating results. In addition, the company uses EBITDA as one measure in determining the value of hotel acquisitions and dispositions.
The company calculates EBITDAre in accordance with NAREIT guidelines, which defines EBITDAre as net income or loss excluding interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization expense, gains or losses from sales of real estate, impairment, and adjustments for unconsolidated joint ventures.We believe that the presentation of EBITDAre provides useful information to investors regarding the Company's operating performance and can facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods and between REITs.
The company calculates Adjusted EBITDA by further adjusting EBITDA
for certain additional items, including other charges (2018 includes
expenses related to the previously planned
Although the company presents FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, EBITDAre,
Adjusted EBITDA and
- FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDA and
Adjusted Hotel EBITDA do not reflect the company’s cash expenditures, or future requirements, for capital expenditures or contractual commitments; - FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDA and
Adjusted Hotel EBITDA do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, the company’s working capital needs; - FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDA and
Adjusted Hotel EBITDA do not reflect funds available to make cash distributions; - EBITDA, EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDA and
Adjusted Hotel EBITDA do not reflect the significant interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, on the company’s debts; - Although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the
assets being depreciated and amortized may need to be replaced in the
future, and FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDA and
Adjusted Hotel EBITDA do not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements; - Non-cash compensation is and will remain a key element of the company’s overall long-term incentive compensation package, although the company excludes it as an expense when evaluating its ongoing operating performance for a particular period using adjusted EBITDA;
- Adjusted FFO, Adjusted EBITDA and
Adjusted Hotel EBITDA do not reflect the impact of certain cash charges (including acquisition transaction costs) that result from matters the company considers not to be indicative of the underlying performance of its hotel properties; and - Other companies in the company’s industry may calculate FFO,
Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, EBITDAre,
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Hotel EBITDA differently than the company does, limiting their usefulness as a comparative measure.
In addition, FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDA and
The company’s reconciliation of FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, EBITDAre,
Adjusted EBITDA and
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the meaning of federal securities regulations. These forward-looking
statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as
"anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may,"
"should," "plan," "predict," "project," "will," "continue" and other
similar terms and phrases, including references to assumption and
forecasts of future results. Forward-looking statements are not
guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results to
differ materially from those anticipated at the time the forward-looking
statements are made. These risks include, but are not limited to:
national and local economic and business conditions, including the
effect on travel of potential terrorist attacks, that will affect
occupancy rates at the company’s hotels and the demand for hotel
products and services; operating risks associated with the hotel
business; risks associated with the level of the company’s indebtedness
and its ability to meet covenants in its debt agreements; relationships
with property managers; the company’s ability to maintain its properties
in a Fourth-class manner, including meeting capital expenditure
requirements; the company’s ability to compete effectively in areas such
as access, location, quality of accommodations and room rate structures;
changes in travel patterns, taxes and government regulations which
influence or determine wages, prices, construction procedures and costs;
the company’s ability to complete acquisitions and dispositions; and the
company’s ability to continue to satisfy complex rules in order for the
company to remain a REIT for federal income tax purposes and other risks
and uncertainties associated with the company’s business described in
the company's filings with the
CHATHAM LODGING TRUST | ||||||||
Consolidated Balance Sheets | ||||||||
(In thousands, except share and per share data) | ||||||||
March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||
Investment in hotel properties, net | $ | 1,372,077 | $ | 1,373,773 | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 11,199 | 7,192 | ||||||
Restricted cash | 21,342 | 25,145 | ||||||
Investment in unconsolidated real estate entities | 20,857 | 21,545 | ||||||
Right of use asset, net | 22,936 | — | ||||||
Hotel receivables (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $281 and $264, respectively) | 5,221 | 4,495 | ||||||
Deferred costs, net | 4,917 | 5,070 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 5,504 | 2,431 | ||||||
Deferred tax asset, net | 58 | 58 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 1,464,111 | $ | 1,439,709 | ||||
Liabilities and Equity: | ||||||||
Mortgage debt, net | $ | 500,568 | $ | 506,316 | ||||
Revolving credit facility | 97,000 | 32,000 | ||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 30,184 | 31,692 | ||||||
Distributions and losses in excess of investments of unconsolidated real estate entities | 10,086 | 6,582 | ||||||
Lease liability, net | 25,623 | — | ||||||
Distributions payable | 5,733 | 5,846 | ||||||
Total liabilities |
669,194 | 582,436 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
Equity: | ||||||||
Shareholders’ Equity: | ||||||||
Preferred shares, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized and unissued at December 31, 2018 and 2017 | — | — | ||||||
Common shares, $0.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized; 46,571,005 and 46,525,652 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively | 466 | 465 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 897,161 | 896,286 | ||||||
Retained earnings (distributions in excess of retained earnings) | (113,039 | ) | (99,285 | ) | ||||
Total shareholders’ equity | 784,588 | 797,466 | ||||||
Noncontrolling interests: | ||||||||
Noncontrolling interest in Operating Partnership | 10,329 | 9,952 | ||||||
Total equity | 794,917 | 807,418 | ||||||
Total liabilities and equity | $ | 1,464,111 | $ | 1,389,854 |
CHATHAM LODGING TRUST | ||||||||
Consolidated Statements of Operations | ||||||||
(In thousands, except share and per share data) | ||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||
For the three months ended | ||||||||
March 31, | ||||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Revenue: | ||||||||
Room | $ | 68,085 | $ | 66,251 | ||||
Food and beverage | 2,427 | 2,098 | ||||||
Other | 3,676 | 3,027 | ||||||
Cost reimbursements from unconsolidated real estate entities | 1,491 | 1,539 | ||||||
Total revenue | 75,679 | 72,915 | ||||||
Expenses: | ||||||||
Hotel operating expenses: | ||||||||
Room | 15,570 | 14,553 | ||||||
Food and beverage | 2,009 | 1,740 | ||||||
Telephone | 433 | 459 | ||||||
Other hotel operating | 939 | 721 | ||||||
General and administrative | 6,167 | 6,033 | ||||||
Franchise and marketing fees | 5,932 | 5,525 | ||||||
Advertising and promotions | 1,533 | 1,565 | ||||||
Utilities | 2,750 | 2,699 | ||||||
Repairs and maintenance | 3,611 | 3,624 | ||||||
Management fees | 2,544 | 2,437 | ||||||
Insurance | 338 | 333 | ||||||
Total hotel operating expenses | 41,826 | 39,689 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 12,772 | 12,036 | ||||||
Property taxes, ground rent and insurance | 6,166 | 5,775 | ||||||
General and administrative | 3,514 | 3,622 | ||||||
Other charges | 17 | (14 | ) | |||||
Reimbursed costs from unconsolidated real estate entities | 1,491 | 1,539 | ||||||
Total operating expenses | 65,786 | 62,647 | ||||||
Operating income before gain (loss) on sale of hotel property | 9,893 | 10,268 | ||||||
Gain (loss) on sale of hotel property | — | (17 | ) | |||||
Operating income | 9,893 | 10,251 | ||||||
Interest and other income | 55 | 2 | ||||||
Interest expense, including amortization of deferred fees | (7,197 | ) | (6,631 | ) | ||||
Loss from unconsolidated real estate entities | (1,123 | ) | (754 | ) | ||||
Income before income tax expense | 1,628 | 2,868 | ||||||
Income tax expense | — | — | ||||||
Net income | 1,628 | 2,868 | ||||||
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (15 | ) | (20 | ) | ||||
Net income attributable to common shareholders | $ | 1,613 | $ | 2,848 | ||||
Income per Common Share - Basic: | ||||||||
Net income attributable to common shareholders | $ | 0.03 | $ | 0.06 | ||||
Income per Common Share - Diluted: | ||||||||
Net income attributable to common shareholders | $ | 0.03 | 0.06 | |||||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding: | ||||||||
Basic | 46,556,710 | 45,753,792 | ||||||
Diluted | 46,734,958 | 46,022,690 | ||||||
Distributions paid per common share: | $ | 0.33 | $ | 0.33 |
CHATHAM LODGING TRUST | ||||||||
FFO and EBITDA | ||||||||
(In thousands, except share and per share data) | ||||||||
For the three months ended | ||||||||
March 31, | ||||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Funds From Operations (“FFO”): | ||||||||
Net income | $ | 1,628 | $ | 2,868 | ||||
Loss on sale of hotel property | — | 17 | ||||||
Depreciation | 12,710 | 11,978 | ||||||
Adjustments for unconsolidated real estate entity items | 1,818 | 1,678 | ||||||
FFO attributable to common share and unit holders | 16,156 | 16,541 | ||||||
Other charges | 17 | (14 | ) | |||||
Adjustments for unconsolidated real estate entity items | — | 12 | ||||||
Adjusted FFO attributable to common share and unit holders | $ | 16,173 | $ | 16,539 | ||||
Weighted average number of common shares and units | ||||||||
Basic | 46,966,901 | 46,085,461 | ||||||
Diluted | 47,145,149 | 46,354,359 | ||||||
For the three months ended | ||||||||
March 31, | ||||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”): | ||||||||
Net income | $ | 1,628 | $ | 2,868 | ||||
Interest expense | 7,197 | 6,631 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 12,772 | 12,036 | ||||||
Adjustments for unconsolidated real estate entity items | 4,355 | 3,908 | ||||||
EBITDA | 25,952 | 25,443 | ||||||
Loss on sale of hotel property | — | 17 | ||||||
EBITDAre | 25,952 | 25,460 | ||||||
Other charges | 17 | (14 | ) | |||||
Adjustments for unconsolidated real estate entity items | — | (11 | ) | |||||
Share based compensation | 1,059 | 918 | ||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 27,028 | $ | 26,353 |
CHATHAM LODGING TRUST | ||||||||||
ADJUSTED HOTEL EBITDA | ||||||||||
(In thousands, except share and per share data) | ||||||||||
For the three months ended | ||||||||||
March 31, | ||||||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||||
Net Income | $ | 1,628 | $ | 2,868 | ||||||
Add: | Interest expense | 7,197 | 6,631 | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 12,772 | 12,036 | ||||||||
Corporate general and administrative | 3,514 | 3,622 | ||||||||
Other charges | 17 | — | ||||||||
Loss from unconsolidated real estate entities | 1,123 | 754 | ||||||||
Loss on sale of hotel property | — | 17 | ||||||||
Less: | Interest and other income | (55 | ) | (2 | ) | |||||
Other charges | — | (14 | ) | |||||||
Adjusted Hotel EBITDA | $ | 26,196 | $ | 25,912 |
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Dennis Craven (Company)
Chief Operating Officer
(561) 227-1386
Chris Daly (Media)
Daly Gray, Inc.
(703) 435-6293