Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2023 Results (CORRECTED) and Announces First Quarter Dividend of $0.25 Per Share

TYSONS, Va., Feb. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The following items in this press release have been corrected: (i) under the caption “Full-Year 2024 Outlook” and the accompanying reconciliations, the “low case” and “high case” outlook of operating income margin were changed to 15.1% and 16.3%, respectively; (ii) under the accompanying reconciliations to the full-year 2024 outlook, the “low case” and “high case” of Total Revenues were changed to $2,633 million and $2,682 million, respectively, and the “low case” and “high case” of “other revenue” were both changed to $92 million. There are no other changes.

Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. (“Park” or the “Company”) (NYSE: PK) today announced results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2023 and provided an operational update.

Selected Statistical and Financial Information

(unaudited, amounts in millions, except RevPAR, ADR, Total RevPAR and per share data)

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_{⁽¹⁾ Amounts are calculated based on unrounded numbers.}

_{⁽²⁾ For both the three months and year ended December 31, 2023, (50) bps of the change represents the impact of the disruption from the renovations at both the Bonnet Creek Orlando complex and the Casa Marina Key West hotel.}

Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “2023 was a year of outstanding accomplishments for Park as we executed on our strategic objectives, exceeded our operational goals, and meaningfully strengthened our balance sheet, while delivering sector-leading total returns for shareholders. As we previously reported, our portfolio’s performance was strong during the fourth quarter, with Comparable RevPAR increasing over 4% compared to the fourth quarter of 2022, or over 6% if excluding disruption from renovations, primarily at the Casa Marina Key West resort, where operations were largely suspended during the quarter, and the Bonnet Creek Orlando complex. For the full year, both Comparable RevPAR and Adjusted EBITDA increased by nearly 9% from the prior year and exceeded the midpoint of our full-year guidance. In addition to our operating achievements, we remained laser-focused on creating long-term shareholder value and executed important strategic capital allocation initiatives over the past year, returning over $630 million in capital to shareholders, including the repurchase of 14.6 million shares of common stock for $180 million and paying over $450 million of dividends. In addition, we reinvested nearly $300 million back into our current portfolio and will continue to reinvest in our portfolio, including nearly $90 million on upcoming key renovation projects.

Turning to 2024, we are excited for the expected benefits from the nearly $400 million invested over the past two years on transformative renovation projects at Casa Marina Key West, the Tapa Tower at the Hilton Hawaiian Village and the Bonnet Creek Orlando complex, which began 2024 with the highest full-year Group Revenue Pace in the complex’s history. Additionally, strong convention calendars and expected increases in group demand at our New Orleans, Chicago, San Diego and Miami hotels, coupled with ongoing strength in leisure and group demand at our Hawaii hotels from both domestic and international travel create a favorable backdrop for Park. The year is off to a strong start, with January Comparable RevPAR up 13.4% compared to last year and February Comparable RevPAR currently expected to exceed last year by over 8%, reinforcing our positive outlook for our portfolio this year that has allowed us to increase our recurring quarterly dividend by 67% to $0.25 from $0.15 per share.”

Additional Highlights

• In February 2024, S&P Global raised Park’s credit rating by two notches to BB- from B as a result of improved leverage following Park’s effective exit from the Hilton San Francisco Hotels;
• Completed the multi-phased renovation project of the 1,021-room Tapa Tower at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort in December 2023, and, in early 2024, completed the nearly $230 million transformative expansion and full-scale renovation of the Waldorf Astoria Orlando and Signia by Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek hotels and the approximately $80 million full-scale renovation at the Casa Marina Key West, Curio Collection;
• Declared a total of $2.15 per share in dividends to stockholders during 2023, which includes dividends of $1.70 per share declared during the fourth quarter of 2023. The fourth quarter dividend consisted of a special cash dividend of $0.77 per share as a result of the effective exit from the Hilton San Francisco Hotels and Park’s fourth quarter dividend of $0.93 per share based on 2023 operating results;
• During 2023, repurchased 14.6 million shares of common stock for a total purchase price of $180 million;
• Park received the 2023 Nareit Leader in the Light Award for the hospitality sector for the second year in a row, highlighting Park’s commitment to superior and consistent sustainability practices. Park was also recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Most Trustworthy Companies for 2023 and recently, recognized as one of America’s Most Responsible Companies for 2024, the fourth time Park has been included in the annual survey;
• Beginning in October 2023, Park no longer had control of or an economic interest in the operations of the 1,921-room Hilton San Francisco Union Square and 1,024-room Parc 55 San Francisco – a Hilton Hotel (collectively, the “Hilton San Francisco Hotels”) as the hotels were placed into court-ordered receivership. The receiver has full authority over the hotels and, until no later than November 1, 2024, has the ability to sell the hotels. The court order contemplates the receivership will end with a nonjudicial foreclosure by December 2, 2024, if the hotels are not sold within the predetermined sale period;
• In June 2023, fully repaid the $75 million mortgage loan secured by the 403-room W Chicago – City Center;
• In March 2023, purchased two parcels of land, including all improvements, adjacent to the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort, for approximately $18 million, which are intended for the development of an additional tower at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort; and
• In January 2023, sold the 508-room Hilton Miami Airport hotel for gross proceeds of $118.25 million, or $233,000 per key, 14.0x the hotel’s 2019 Adjusted EBITDA (or 11.1x when excluding anticipated capital expenditures), and at a capitalization rate of 6.2% on the hotel’s 2019 net operating income (or 7.9% excluding anticipated capital expenditures). Park utilized $50 million of the net proceeds to fully repay the outstanding balance on the revolving credit facility (“Revolver”). Additionally, in June 2023, the 182-room Embassy Suites Phoenix Airport hotel was removed from Park’s portfolio following the ground lessor’s termination of the ground lease prior to its scheduled expiration in November 2031.

Operational Update

Changes in Park’s 2023 Comparable ADR, Occupancy and RevPAR compared to the same periods in 2022, and 2023 Comparable Occupancy were as follows:

Changes in Park’s 2023 Comparable ADR, Occupancy and RevPAR for the three months and year ended December 31, 2023 compared to the same periods in 2022, and 2023 Comparable Occupancy for the three months and year ended December 31, 2023 by hotel type were as follows:

The Comparable Rooms Revenue mix for the three months and year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 were as follows:

Park continued to see improvements in demand as business travel accelerated and group demand continued to return to its urban and resort hotels, increasing Comparable group revenues for the fourth quarter of 2023 by nearly 9% year-over-year. Comparable RevPAR growth continued to be driven by Park’s key urban markets, with Comparable RevPAR for the fourth quarter up nearly 8% year-over-year for its urban portfolio, resulting from the continued acceleration of group business in Boston, Chicago, Denver and New York where RevPAR at the New York Hilton Midtown increased over 14%. Additionally, leisure demand trends remained strong at Park’s Hawaii hotels while group demand continued to improve, increasing RevPAR by over 8% versus prior year.

During the fourth quarter of 2023, projected Comparable group revenues for 2024 increased by nearly $46 million, or approximately 185,000 Comparable group room nights, as compared to the end of September 2023. As of the end of December 2023, Comparable Group Revenue Pace and room night bookings for 2024 increased over 13% and nearly 9% as compared to what 2023 group bookings were as of the end of December 2022, respectively, with 2024 average Comparable group rates projected to exceed 2023 average group rates by 4% for the same time period.

Results for Park’s Comparable hotels in each of the Company’s key markets are as follows:

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_{⁽¹⁾ Calculated based on unrounded numbers.
⁽²⁾ In mid-May 2023, operations at the Casa Marina Key West, Curio Collection, were suspended for a full-scale renovation and partially reopened in October 2023, with all rooms reopened by December 2023.}   

Balance Sheet and Liquidity

Park’s current liquidity is over $1.3 billion, including approximately $950 million of available capacity under the Company’s revolving credit facility (“Revolver”). As of December 31, 2023, Park’s Comparable Net Debt was approximately $3.4 billion, which excludes the SF Mortgage Loan and considers the $162 million special dividend resulting from Park’s effective exit from the Hilton San Francisco Hotels paid in January 2024.

As of December 31, 2023, the weighted average maturity of Park’s consolidated debt, excluding the SF Mortgage Loan, is 3.4 years.

Park had the following debt outstanding as of December 31, 2023:

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_{⁽¹⁾ The loan matures in August 2042 but is callable by the lender with six months of notice. As of December 31, 2023, Park had not received notice from the lender.
⁽²⁾ Calculated on a weighted average basis.
⁽³⁾ Park has approximately $950 million of available capacity under the Revolver.
⁽⁴⁾ Excludes $164 million of Park’s share of debt of its unconsolidated joint ventures.
⁽⁵⁾ Excludes the SF Mortgage Loan, which is included in debt associated with hotels in receivership in Park’s consolidated balance sheets. In June 2023, Park ceased making debt service payments toward the non-recourse SF Mortgage Loan, and Park received a notice of default. The stated rate on the loan is 4.11%, however, beginning June 1, 2023, the default interest rate on the loan is 7.11%. Additionally, beginning June 1, 2023, the loan accrues a monthly late payment administrative fee of 3% of the monthly amount due. In October 2023, the Hilton San Francisco Hotels were placed into court-ordered receivership, and thus, Park has no further economic interest in the operations of the hotels.}      

Capital Investments

In January 2024, Park completed the over $220 million capital improvement project at its Bonnet Creek Orlando complex, which included meeting space expansion and renovation of guestrooms, existing meeting space, lobbies, food and beverage outlets, golf course and other recreational amenities. Including the renovations at the Bonnet Creek Orlando complex, Park spent nearly $300 million on capital improvements at its hotels during 2023, with $90 million spent during the fourth quarter of 2023, which also includes the completion of the approximately $85 million guestroom renovation at the Tapa Tower of the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort, the $80 million renovation of all guestrooms, public spaces, food and beverage outlets, and certain hotel infrastructure at the Casa Marina Key West, Curio Collection, the $11 million phase 2 guestroom renovation in the Riverside Building at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside, and the $5 million ballroom renovation at the New York Hilton Midtown.

Park has approved an additional $190 million to $200 million in capital expenditures for 2024. Combined with previously approved projects, Park expects to spend between $230 million to $250 million in 2024. Key renovations and return on investment projects approved for 2024 are summarized below:

Dividends and Share Repurchases

Park declared cash dividends during the fourth quarter 2023 of $1.70 per share to stockholders of record as of December 29, 2023, which consisted of a special cash dividend of $0.77 per share from the effective exit from the Hilton San Francisco Hotels and Park’s fourth quarter dividend of $0.93 per share based on 2023 operating results, both of which were paid on January 16, 2024.

On February 23, 2024, Park declared a first quarter 2024 cash dividend of $0.25 per share to be paid on April 15, 2024 to stockholders of record as of March 29, 2024.

During 2023, Park repurchased 14.6 million shares of common stock for a total purchase price of $180 million.

Full-Year 2024 Outlook

Park expects full-year 2024 operating results to be as follows:

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_{⁽¹⁾ Amounts are calculated based on unrounded numbers.}

Park’s outlook is based in part on the following assumptions:

• Comparable RevPAR for the first quarter of 2024 is expected to be between $173 and $175;
• The mortgage loan secured by the Hilton Denver City Center is not called by the lender during 2024;
• Includes 50 bps of RevPAR and $9 million of Hotel Adjusted EBITDA disruption from renovations at certain of Park’s hotels, of which $8 million is associated with renovations at Park’s Hawaii hotels;
• Adjusted FFO excludes $55 million of default interest and late payment administrative fees associated with default of the SF Mortgage Loan for full-year 2024, which began in June 2023 and is required to be recognized in interest expense until legal title to the Hilton San Francisco Hotels are transferred;
• Fully diluted weighted average shares for the full-year 2024 of 211 million; and
• Park’s Comparable portfolio as of February 27, 2024 and does not take into account potential future acquisitions, dispositions or any financing transactions, which could result in a material change to Park’s outlook.

Park’s full-year 2024 outlook is based on a number of factors, many of which are outside the Company’s control, including uncertainty surrounding macro-economic factors, such as inflation, changes in interest rates, supply chain disruptions and the possibility of an economic recession or slowdown, as well as the assumptions set forth above, all of which are subject to change.

Supplemental Disclosures

In conjunction with this release, Park has furnished a financial supplement with additional disclosures on its website. Visit www.pkhotelsandresorts.com for more information. Park has no obligation to update any of the information provided to conform to actual results or changes in Park’s portfolio, capital structure or future expectations.

Corporate Responsibility

In December 2023, Park published its 2023 Annual Corporate Responsibility Report (“CR Report”) which includes Global Reporting Initiative (“GRI”) and Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (“SASB”) indices as well as its Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (“TCFD”) report. The 2023 CR Report details Park’s energy, carbon, water and waste metrics and also highlights the Company’s enhanced sustainability and corporate responsibility efforts, including the efforts of Park’s subcommittees – the Green Park Committee, the Park Cares Committee and the Diversity & Inclusion Steering Committee.

Park participated in the 2023 Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (“GRESB”) assessment for the fourth consecutive year, receiving its highest score thus far, ranking in the top third of all publicly listed GRESB participant companies in the Americas and registering a three-point increase over 2022, continuing the Company’s trend of enhancing its overall environmental, social and governance efforts and making meaningful improvements toward decarbonization. Park was also recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Most Trustworthy Companies for 2023 and recently, recognized as one of America’s Most Responsible Companies for 2024, the fourth time Park has been included in the annual survey. Additionally, Park received the 2023 Nareit Leader in the Light Award for the hospitality sector for the second year in a row, further highlighting its commitment to superior and consistent sustainability practices. Park was also named an ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year in 2023 for Energy Management for its outstanding contributions in the transition to clean energy economy, and six of Park’s properties earned the ENERGY STAR® Certifications for Superior Energy Performance, including its largest hotel, the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort. Also, 83% of Park’s portfolio was Google Eco-certified via Hilton’s LightStay program.

Conference Call

Park will host a conference call for investors and other interested parties to discuss fourth quarter and full-year 2023 results on February 28, 2024 beginning at 11 a.m. Eastern Time. Participants may listen to the live webcast by logging onto the Investors section of the website at www.pkhotelsandresorts.com. Alternatively, participants may listen to the live call by dialing (877) 451-6152 in the United States or (201) 389-0879 internationally and requesting Park Hotels & Resorts’ Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2023 Earnings Conference Call. Participants are encouraged to dial into the call or link to the webcast at least ten minutes prior to the scheduled start time.

A replay of the webcast will be available within 24 hours after the live event on the Investors section of Park’s website.

Annual Stockholders Meeting

Park will host its 2024 Annual Stockholders Meeting on April 19, 2024 at 8:00 am ET at 1775 Tysons Boulevard, Tysons, Virginia. Park’s Board has established the close of business on February 29, 2024 as the record date for determining those stockholders that are entitled to vote at the 2024 Annual Stockholders Meeting.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements related to the effects of Park’s decision to cease payments on its $725 million SF Mortgage Loan secured by the Hilton San Francisco Hotels and the lender’s exercise of its remedies, including placing such hotels into receivership, as well as Park’s current expectations regarding the performance of its business, financial results, liquidity and capital resources, including anticipated repayment of certain of Park’s indebtedness, the completion of capital allocation priorities, the expected repurchase of Park’s stock, the impact from macroeconomic factors (including inflation, elevated interest rates, potential economic slowdown or a recession and geopolitical conflicts), the effects of competition and the effects of future legislation or regulations, the expected completion of anticipated dispositions, the declaration and payment of future dividends and other non-historical statements. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts, and in some cases, can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as the words “outlook,” “believes,” “expects,” “potential,” “continues,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “seeks,” “projects,” “predicts,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “hopes” or the negative version of these words or other comparable words. You should not rely on forward-looking statements since they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which are, in some cases, beyond Park’s control and which could materially affect its results of operations, financial condition, cash flows, performance or future achievements or events.

Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations of management and therefore involve estimates and assumptions that are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. You should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements and Park urges investors to carefully review the disclosures Park makes concerning risk and uncertainties in Item 1A: “Risk Factors” in Park’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, as such factors may be updated from time to time in Park’s filings with the SEC, which are accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as required by law, Park undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Park presents certain non-GAAP financial measures in this press release, including Nareit FFO attributable to stockholders, Adjusted FFO attributable to stockholders, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Hotel Adjusted EBITDA, Hotel Adjusted EBITDA margin and Net debt. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered along with, but not as alternatives to, net income (loss) as a measure of its operating performance. Please see the schedules included in this press release including the “Definitions” section for additional information and reconciliations of such non-GAAP financial measures.

About Park

Park is one of the largest publicly-traded lodging real estate investment trusts (“REIT”) with a diverse portfolio of iconic and market-leading hotels and resorts with significant underlying real estate value. Park’s portfolio currently consists of 43 premium-branded hotels and resorts (excluding the Hilton San Francisco Hotels) with over 26,000 rooms primarily located in prime city center and resort locations. Visit www.pkhotelsandresorts.com for more information.

PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited, in millions, except share and per share data)

PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited, in millions, except per share data)

PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES RECONCILIATIONS
EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA

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_{⁽¹⁾ For the three months and year ended December 31, 2022, includes a gain of $9 million on the sale of the DoubleTree Hotel Las Vegas Airport included in equity in earnings (losses) from investments in affiliates.}

_{⁽²⁾ For the three months and year ended December 31, 2023, represents the gain from derecognizing the Hilton San Francisco Hotels from Park’s consolidated balance sheet in October 2023, when the receiver took control of the hotels.}

_{⁽³⁾ Included in other gain (loss), net.}

PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES RECONCILIATIONS
COMPARABLE HOTEL ADJUSTED EBITDA AND
COMPARABLE HOTEL ADJUSTED EBITDA MARGIN

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_{⁽¹⁾  Includes other revenues and other expenses, non-income taxes on TRS leases included in other property expenses and corporate general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.
⁽²⁾  Percentages are calculated based on unrounded numbers.}

PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES RECONCILIATIONS
NAREIT FFO AND ADJUSTED FFO

(unaudited, in millions, except per share data)

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_{⁽¹⁾ For the three months and year ended December 31, 2023, represents the gain from derecognizing the Hilton San Francisco Hotels from Park’s consolidated balance sheet in October 2023, when the receiver took control of the hotels.}

_{⁽²⁾ Included in other gain (loss), net.}

_{⁽³⁾ Reflects incremental default interest expense and late payment administrative fees associated with the default of the SF Mortgage Loan beginning in June 2023 and all interest expense that has accrued since the Hilton San Francisco Hotels were placed into receivership at the end of October 2023.}

_{⁽⁴⁾ For the three months and year ended December 31, 2023, includes $28 million of income tax expense associated with the effective exit from the Hilton San Francisco Hotels.}

_{⁽⁵⁾ Per share amounts are calculated based on unrounded numbers.}

PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES RECONCILIATIONS
NET DEBT

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_{⁽¹⁾ Considers the additional distribution of $162 million (or approximately $0.77 per share) in connection with the effective exit from the Hilton San Francisco Hotels. The cash dividend of $0.77 per share was declared on October 27, 2023 and paid on January 16, 2024 to stockholders of record as of December 29, 2023.}

PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES RECONCILIATIONS
OUTLOOK – EBITDA, ADJUSTED EBITDA, COMPARABLE HOTEL ADJUSTED EBITDA
AND COMPARABLE HOTEL ADJUSTED EBITDA MARGIN

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_{⁽¹⁾ Percentages are calculated based on unrounded numbers.}

PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES RECONCILIATIONS
OUTLOOK – NAREIT FFO ATTRIBUTABLE TO STOCKHOLDERS AND
ADJUSTED FFO ATTRIBUTABLE TO STOCKHOLDERS

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PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC.
DEFINITIONS

Comparable

The Company presents certain data for its consolidated hotels on a Comparable basis as supplemental information for investors: Comparable Hotel Revenues, Comparable RevPAR, Comparable Occupancy, Comparable ADR, Comparable Hotel Adjusted EBITDA and Comparable Hotel Adjusted EBITDA Margin. The Company presents Comparable hotel results to help the Company and its investors evaluate the ongoing operating performance of its hotels. The Company’s Comparable metrics include results from hotels that were active and operating in Park’s portfolio since January 1st of the previous year and property acquisitions as though such acquisitions occurred on the earliest period presented. Additionally, Comparable metrics exclude results from property dispositions that have occurred through February 27, 2024 and the Hilton San Francisco Hotels, which were placed into receivership at the end of October 2023.

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Hotel Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel Adjusted EBITDA margin

Earnings before interest expense, taxes and depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), presented herein, reflects net income (loss) excluding depreciation and amortization, interest income, interest expense, income taxes and interest expense, income tax and depreciation and amortization included in equity in earnings from investments in affiliates.

Adjusted EBITDA, presented herein, is calculated as EBITDA, as previously defined, further adjusted to exclude the following items that are not reflective of Park’s ongoing operating performance or incurred in the normal course of business, and thus, excluded from management’s analysis in making day-to-day operating decisions and evaluations of Park’s operating performance against other companies within its industry:

• Gains or losses on sales of assets for both consolidated and unconsolidated investments;
• Costs associated with hotel acquisitions or dispositions expensed during the period;
• Severance expense;
• Share-based compensation expense;
• Impairment losses and casualty gains or losses; and
• Other items that management believes are not representative of the Company’s current or future operating performance.

Hotel Adjusted EBITDA measures hotel-level results before debt service, depreciation and corporate expenses of the Company’s consolidated hotels, which excludes hotels owned by unconsolidated affiliates, and is a key measure of the Company’s profitability. The Company presents Hotel Adjusted EBITDA to help the Company and its investors evaluate the ongoing operating performance of the Company’s consolidated hotels.

Hotel Adjusted EBITDA margin is calculated as Hotel Adjusted EBITDA divided by total hotel revenue.

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Hotel Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel Adjusted EBITDA margin are not recognized terms under United States (“U.S.”) GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to net income (loss) or other measures of financial performance or liquidity derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP. In addition, the Company’s definitions of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Hotel Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel Adjusted EBITDA margin may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

The Company believes that EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Hotel Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel Adjusted EBITDA margin provide useful information to investors about the Company and its financial condition and results of operations for the following reasons: (i) EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Hotel Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel Adjusted EBITDA margin are among the measures used by the Company’s management team to make day-to-day operating decisions and evaluate its operating performance between periods and between REITs by removing the effect of its capital structure (primarily interest expense) and asset base (primarily depreciation and amortization) from its operating results; and (ii) EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Hotel Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel Adjusted EBITDA margin are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties as a common performance measure to compare results or estimate valuations across companies in the industry.

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Hotel Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel Adjusted EBITDA margin have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered either in isolation or as a substitute for net income (loss) or other methods of analyzing the Company’s operating performance and results as reported under U.S. GAAP. Because of these limitations, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as discretionary cash available to the Company to reinvest in the growth of its business or as measures of cash that will be available to the Company to meet its obligations.

Nareit FFO attributable to stockholders, Adjusted FFO attributable to stockholders, Nareit FFO per share – diluted and Adjusted FFO per share – diluted

Nareit FFO attributable to stockholders and Nareit FFO per diluted share (defined as set forth below) are presented herein as non-GAAP measures of the Company’s performance. The Company calculates funds from (used in) operations (“FFO”) attributable to stockholders for a given operating period in accordance with standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“Nareit”), as net income (loss) attributable to stockholders (calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP), excluding depreciation and amortization, gains or losses on sales of assets, impairment, and the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, plus adjustments for unconsolidated joint ventures. Adjustments for unconsolidated joint ventures are calculated to reflect the Company’s pro rata share of the FFO of those entities on the same basis. As noted by Nareit in its December 2018 “Nareit Funds from Operations White Paper – 2018 Restatement,” since real estate values historically have risen or fallen with market conditions, many industry investors have considered presentation of operating results for real estate companies that use historical cost accounting to be insufficient by themselves. For these reasons, Nareit adopted the FFO metric in order to promote an industry-wide measure of REIT operating performance. The Company believes Nareit FFO provides useful information to investors regarding its operating performance and can facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods and between REITs. The Company’s presentation may not be comparable to FFO reported by other REITs that do not define the terms in accordance with the current Nareit definition, or that interpret the current Nareit definition differently. The Company calculates Nareit FFO per diluted share as Nareit FFO divided by the number of fully diluted shares outstanding during a given operating period.

The Company also presents Adjusted FFO attributable to stockholders and Adjusted FFO per diluted share when evaluating its performance because management believes that the exclusion of certain additional items described below provides useful supplemental information to investors regarding the Company’s ongoing operating performance. Management historically has made the adjustments detailed below in evaluating its performance and in its annual budget process. Management believes that the presentation of Adjusted FFO provides useful supplemental information that is beneficial to an investor’s complete understanding of operating performance. The Company adjusts Nareit FFO attributable to stockholders for the following items, which may occur in any period, and refers to this measure as Adjusted FFO attributable to stockholders:

• Costs associated with hotel acquisitions or dispositions expensed during the period;
• Severance expense;
• Share-based compensation expense;
• Casualty gains or losses; and
• Other items that management believes are not representative of the Company’s current or future operating performance.

Net debt

Net debt, presented herein, is a non-GAAP financial measure that the Company uses to evaluate its financial leverage. Net debt is calculated as (i) debt excluding unamortized deferred financing costs; and (ii) the Company’s share of investments in affiliate debt, excluding unamortized deferred financing costs; reduced by (a) cash and cash equivalents; and (b) restricted cash and cash equivalents.

The Company believes Net debt provides useful information about its indebtedness to investors as it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties to compare the indebtedness of companies. Net debt should not be considered as a substitute to debt presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Net debt may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure of other companies.

Occupancy

Occupancy represents the total number of room nights sold divided by the total number of room nights available at a hotel or group of hotels. Occupancy measures the utilization of the Company’s hotels’ available capacity. Management uses Occupancy to gauge demand at a specific hotel or group of hotels in a given period. Occupancy levels also help management determine achievable Average Daily Rate (“ADR”) levels as demand for rooms increases or decreases.

Average Daily Rate

ADR (or rate) represents rooms revenue divided by total number of room nights sold in a given period. ADR measures average room price attained by a hotel and ADR trends provide useful information concerning the pricing environment and the nature of the customer base of a hotel or group of hotels. ADR is a commonly used performance measure in the hotel industry, and management uses ADR to assess pricing levels that the Company is able to generate by type of customer, as changes in rates have a more pronounced effect on overall revenues and incremental profitability than changes in Occupancy, as described above.

Revenue per Available Room

Revenue per Available Room (“RevPAR”) represents rooms revenue divided by the total number of room nights available to guests for a given period. Management considers RevPAR to be a meaningful indicator of the Company’s performance as it provides a metric correlated to two primary and key factors of operations at a hotel or group of hotels: Occupancy and ADR. RevPAR is also a useful indicator in measuring performance over comparable periods.

Total RevPAR

Total RevPAR represents rooms, food and beverage and other hotel revenues divided by the total number of room nights available to guests for a given period. Management considers Total RevPAR to be a meaningful indicator of the Company’s performance as approximately one-third of revenues are earned from food and beverage and other hotel revenues. Total RevPAR is also a useful indicator in measuring performance over comparable periods.

Group Revenue Pace

Group Revenue Pace represents bookings for future business and is calculated as group room nights multiplied by the contracted room rate expressed as a percentage of a prior period relative to a prior point in time.