Hyatt Lodges Company Studies Q2 2024 Outcomes — LODGING

CHICAGO (August 6, 2024) – Hyatt Lodges Company reported second quarter 2024 outcomes. Highlights embody:

• Comparable system-wide accommodations RevPAR elevated 4.7 p.c in comparison with the identical interval in 2023
• Comparable system-wide all-inclusive resorts Internet Bundle RevPAR elevated 3.0 p.c in comparison with the identical interval in 2023
• Internet Rooms Development was roughly 4.6 p.c
• Internet Revenue was $359 million and Adjusted Internet Revenue was $158 million
• Diluted EPS was $3.46 and Adjusted Diluted EPS was $1.53
• Adjusted EBITDA was $307 million
• Pipeline of executed administration or franchise contracts was roughly 130,000 rooms
• Repurchased roughly 907 thousand shares of Class A typical inventory for $134 million
• Full yr comparable system-wide accommodations RevPAR is projected to extend 3.0 p.c to 4.0 p.c on a relentless foreign money foundation in comparison with full yr 2023
• Full yr Internet Revenue is projected between $1,055 million and $1,115 million
• Full yr Adjusted EBITDA is projected between $1,135 million and $1,175 million
• Full yr Capital Returns to Shareholders is projected between $800 million and $850 million

Mark S. Hoplamazian, president and CEO of Hyatt, stated, “We posted strong second quarter outcomes demonstrating our differentiated positioning and continued momentum. System-wide RevPAR grew by 4.7 p.c and web rooms development was 4.6 p.c, producing document gross payment income of $275 million within the quarter. Our pipeline reached a brand new document of 130,000 rooms, up 9 p.c year-over-year, reflecting robust developer curiosity in our manufacturers. We noticed continued development of the World of Hyatt loyalty program, with membership rising by 21 p.c year-over-year to a document 48 million members. These achievements demonstrated the power of our asset-light earnings mannequin, which is designed to ship robust free money circulation and improve shareholder worth.”

Section Outcomes and Highlights

• Administration and franchising: Second quarter outcomes mirrored robust efficiency in enterprise transient and group journey. In america, RevPAR elevated over 2 p.c from group and enterprise journey whereas leisure journey was negatively impacted by the timing of Easter, renovations at massive resort properties, and the continued influence of the 2023 Maui wildfires. Journey inside Europe stays robust pushed by inbound journey from america and enormous one-time occasions. Better China was impacted by robust outbound journey from Better China to different markets inside Asia, together with Japan and South Korea. In Asia Pacific excluding Better China, RevPAR elevated roughly 18 p.c through the quarter.
• Owned and leased: Adjusted EBITDA within the second quarter elevated 9 p.c in comparison with the second quarter of 2023 when adjusted for the web influence of transactions. Comparable margins elevated 110 bps in comparison with the second quarter of 2023, as income development outpaced bills.
• Distribution: Adjusted EBITDA within the second quarter elevated $9 million in comparison with the second quarter of 2023. Excluding Limitless Trip Membership, Adjusted EBITDA was under 2023 by roughly $5 million, according to the expectations communicated beforehand due to ALG Holidays lapping a powerful second quarter final yr.

Openings and Growth

Within the second quarter, 18 new accommodations (or 3,251 rooms) joined Hyatt’s portfolio. Openings included Park Hyatt Changsha, Maison Métier, The Legend Paracas Resort, the primary Vacation spot by Hyatt property in Peru, and Hyatt Vivid Grand Island, the primary open Hyatt Vivid Lodges & Resorts property. Moreover, the primary Caption by Hyatt properties outdoors america opened within the quarter: Caption by Hyatt Namba Osaka and Caption by Hyatt Zhongshan Park Shanghai. The primary Hyatt Centric in Shanghai, China, Hyatt Centric Zhongshan Park Shanghai, additionally opened within the quarter.

As of June 30, 2024, the corporate had a pipeline of executed administration or franchise contracts for roughly 670 accommodations (roughly 130,000 rooms).

Transactions and Capital Technique

Along with the beforehand introduced gross sales of Park Hyatt Zurich on April 4, 2024, Hyatt Regency San Antonio Riverwalk on April 23, 2024, and Hyatt Regency Inexperienced Bay on Might 1, 2024, the corporate is sharing the next updates:

• Acquired the me and all accommodations model from Lindner Lodges AG on June 28, 2024. There are six me and all accommodations with over 1,000 rooms at present open in Germany which joined Hyatt by means of the strategic collaboration with Lindner Lodges AG in 2022. The me and all accommodations model has a wholesome pipeline with an extra 1,000 rooms within the executed pipeline and extra growth offers in numerous levels of negotiation.
• Expects to shut on the sale of an asset that’s below a purchase order and sale settlement by the tip of August 2024, which might full the corporate’s $2.0 billion asset sell-down dedication.
• As of June 30, 2024, the corporate has realized $1.5 billion of gross proceeds from the web disposition of actual property at a 13.3x a number of and stays dedicated to realizing $2.0 billion of gross proceeds from the sale of actual property, web of acquisitions, by the tip of 2024 as a part of its expanded asset disposition dedication introduced in August 2021.

Stability Sheet and Liquidity

As of June 30, 2024, the Firm reported the next:

• Whole debt of $3,885 million.
• Professional rata share of unconsolidated hospitality enterprise debt of $451 million, considerably all of which is non-recourse to Hyatt and a portion of which Hyatt ensures pursuant to separate agreements.
• Whole liquidity of roughly $3.5 billion with $1,957 million of money and money equivalents and short-term investments, and borrowing availability of $1,496 million below Hyatt’s revolving credit score facility, web of letters of credit score excellent.

Through the second quarter, the corporate repurchased a complete of 906,875 shares of Class A typical inventory for roughly $134 million. As of June 30, 2024, the corporate has roughly $1.6 billion remaining below the share repurchase authorization.

On June 3, 2024, the corporate issued $450 million of 5.250 p.c senior notes due 2029 at a problem value of 99.496 p.c and $350 million of 5.500 p.c senior notes due 2034 at a problem value of 98.860 p.c. The corporate acquired roughly $786 million of web proceeds, after deducting underwriting reductions and different providing bills. The corporate invested the web proceeds in marketable securities and intends to make use of the web proceeds to repay the excellent steadiness on the $750 million of 1.800 p.c senior notes maturing on October 1, 2024, at or previous to maturity.

The corporate’s board of administrators has declared a money dividend of $0.15 per share for the third quarter of 2024. The dividend is payable on September 10, 2024, to Class A and Class B stockholders of document as of August 27, 2024.