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Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.: Q2 FY2023 earnings call

What management said about Q2 FY2023, from the documents filed with the SEC on 2 August 2023: press release. Guidance figures: 3 lowered, 1 narrowed, 2 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Pro forma RevPAR reached post-pandemic high: Pro forma RevPAR rose 3.5 percent to $127.06, which management described as the highest nominal quarterly level since the onset of the pandemic. Occupancy rose 1.6 percent and ADR rose 1.9 percent. Source
  • NewcrestImage RevPAR and index gains: The NewcrestImage portfolio RevPAR grew nearly 15 percent in the quarter, and its RevPAR index rose nearly 750 basis points. Source
  • Pro forma hotel margin contracted 155 basis points: Pro forma hotel EBITDA rose 0.1 percent to $71.1 million, while the margin contracted to 36.6 percent from 38.2 percent in the second quarter of 2022. Source
  • Revenue management lifted RevPAR index: Management attributed market share gains to revenue management, with total portfolio RevPAR index up over 250 basis points on last year. Source
  • Credit facility refinanced to June 2028: The $600 million facility, with a $400 million revolver and $200 million term loan, was refinanced in June. Management said the pricing grid from the prior facility was maintained. Source
  • Transactions reduce 2023 guidance figures: The 2023 guidance update includes second-quarter transactions and net dispositions, and assumes no further acquisitions, dispositions or capital markets activity. Source
  • Common dividend held at $0.06: The Board declared a $0.06 quarterly common dividend on July 27, 2023, an annualized yield of 3.8 percent based on the August 1 closing price. Source

“Key operating fundamentals continued to improve during the second quarter as nominal quarterly RevPAR reached its highest level since the onset of the pandemic, highlighted by nearly 15% RevPAR growth in the NewcrestImage portfolio.”

Jonathan P. Stanner, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Pro forma RevPAR SourceFY2023$119.00 to $121.50Kept
Pro forma RevPAR growth SourceFY20236.00% to 8.00%Narrowed, top end cut from 6.00% to 11.00%
Adjusted FFO SourceFY2023$105,000 to $115,300 (thousands)Lowered from $112,100 to $128,100 (thousands)
Adjusted FFO per diluted unit SourceFY2023$0.86 to $0.94Lowered from $0.92 to $1.05
Capital expenditures, pro rata SourceFY2023$60,000 to $80,000 (thousands)Kept
Adjusted EBITDAre and AFFO, effect of second-quarter transactions SourceFY2023$2.0 million and $1.6 million reductionLowered

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance lowered: FY2023 pro forma RevPAR growth range lowered to 6.00% to 8.00% from 6.00% to 11.00%. Source
  • Guidance lowered: FY2023 Adjusted EBITDAre and Adjusted FFO ranges lowered at the midpoint. Source
  • Guidance kept: FY2023 pro forma RevPAR midpoint and pro rata capital expenditures range kept unchanged. Source
  • New: Credit facility refinanced in June, extending maturities and maintaining the prior pricing grid. Source
  • New: The Nordic Lodge Steamboat Springs acquired through the GIC joint venture, closed June 23, 2023. Source
  • New: Residence Inn Scottsdale North acquired through the GIC joint venture, completed June 1, 2023. Source
  • Ended: The four-hotel sale listed as pending in the first-quarter release is no longer pending; it closed May 19, 2023. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Pro forma RevPAR reached post-pandemic high: Pro forma RevPAR rose 3.5 percent to $127.06, which management described as the highest nominal quarterly level since the onset of the pandemic. Occupancy rose 1.6 percent and ADR rose 1.9 percent. Source
  • Net loss against prior-year net income: Net loss attributable to common stockholders was $0.8 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, compared with net income of $7.9 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2022. Source
  • Adjusted FFO flat per diluted unit: Adjusted FFO was $33.2 million, or $0.27 per diluted share and unit, against $32.6 million, or $0.27, in the prior-year quarter. FFO per diluted share and unit was $0.23 against $0.22. Source
  • Year-to-date Adjusted FFO up 12.6 percent: For the six months, Adjusted FFO rose to $59.4 million, or $0.49 per diluted share and unit, from $52.8 million, or $0.44. Year-to-date pro forma RevPAR grew 10.6 percent. Source

Segments, regions and markets

  • NewcrestImage RevPAR and index gains: The NewcrestImage portfolio RevPAR grew nearly 15 percent in the quarter, and its RevPAR index rose nearly 750 basis points. Source
  • Same store RevPAR up 3.6 percent: Same store RevPAR rose 3.6 percent to $126.89 across 95 hotels owned throughout both periods. Source
  • Pro forma covers 101 hotels: Pro forma figures treat 101 hotels as if each had been owned since January 1, 2022, including periods before acquisition. Same store figures cover a narrower 95-hotel set. Source

“The credit facility transaction, along with the two previously announced interest rate swaps that are now effective, further enhance our well-positioned balance sheet”

Jonathan P. Stanner, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer

Products, brands and customers

  • Residence Inn joins Scottsdale sales cluster: Management expects the third Marriott-branded hotel in the Scottsdale cluster to create revenue and operational synergies with the existing Courtyard and SpringHill Suites. Source
  • Nordic Lodge sits near joint venture hotel: The Nordic Lodge is about two miles from the joint venture's Residence Inn Steamboat Springs. The joint venture's operating model had a gross operating profit margin above 70 percent for 2022. Source
  • Portfolio of 101 assets at August 2: The portfolio at August 2, 2023 comprised 101 assets, 57 of them wholly owned, with 15,035 guestrooms in 24 states. Source

Costs, margins and pricing

  • Pro forma hotel margin contracted 155 basis points: Pro forma hotel EBITDA rose 0.1 percent to $71.1 million, while the margin contracted to 36.6 percent from 38.2 percent in the second quarter of 2022. Source
  • Other lodging operating costs rose: Other lodging property operating expenses were $57.8 million in the second quarter, up from $53.7 million a year earlier. Source
  • Corporate G&A rose year on year: Corporate general and administrative expense was $9.1 million in the second quarter, compared with $8.1 million in the prior-year quarter. Source
  • Same store ADR and occupancy rose: Same store ADR rose 2.2 percent to $167.70, and same store occupancy rose 1.3 percent to 75.7 percent. Source

Demand and operating trends

  • Revenue management lifted RevPAR index: Management attributed market share gains to revenue management, with total portfolio RevPAR index up over 250 basis points on last year. Source
  • Year-to-date same store RevPAR up: Same store RevPAR for the first six months was $122.59, up 10.6 percent from the same period of 2022. Source
  • Forward operating trends described as stable: Management said the urban portfolio recovered during the quarter and that forward operating trends were stable. Source

Capital, debt and liquidity

  • Credit facility refinanced to June 2028: The $600 million facility, with a $400 million revolver and $200 million term loan, was refinanced in June. Management said the pricing grid from the prior facility was maintained. Source
  • Debt of $1.2 billion at 4.93 percent: Outstanding debt was $1.2 billion at a weighted average interest rate of 4.93 percent as of June 30, 2023. Source
  • Swaps lift fixed-rate share to 74 percent: Management said the swaps result in approximately 74 percent fixed-rate debt with a weighted average rate of 4.80 percent. Source
  • Liquidity of $421.6 million at quarter-end: Total liquidity was $421.6 million at June 30, 2023, which management said includes unrestricted cash and revolver availability. Source

Acquisitions, dispositions and investment

  • Four-hotel sale closed at 4.2 percent cap rate: Four wholly owned hotels with 467 guestrooms were sold for $28.1 million, and the company will forgo about $21 million of renovations. Source
  • Residence Inn Scottsdale acquired for $29.0 million: The 120-guestroom hotel was acquired through the GIC joint venture, with an expected 8.0 to 8.5 percent yield on 2023 net operating income before synergies. Source
  • Nordic Lodge bought for $13.7 million: The 47-room hotel in downtown Steamboat Springs was acquired through the 51 percent GIC joint venture, with an expected 10.0 to 10.5 percent capitalization rate. Source
  • Transactions reduce 2023 guidance figures: The 2023 guidance update includes second-quarter transactions and net dispositions, and assumes no further acquisitions, dispositions or capital markets activity. Source

Shareholder returns and dividend

  • Common dividend held at $0.06: The Board declared a $0.06 quarterly common dividend on July 27, 2023, an annualized yield of 3.8 percent based on the August 1 closing price. Source
  • Dividend raised 50 percent in first quarter: The first-quarter release described the common dividend increase of $0.02 per share, or 50 percent, to $0.06.
  • Preferred dividends declared for three series: The Board declared quarterly cash dividends on the 6.25% Series E, 5.875% Series F and 5.25% Series Z preferred securities. Source

Coming up, as management said on 2 August 2023

  • Common dividend payable August 31: The declared common dividend is payable August 31, 2023, to holders of record as of August 17, 2023. Source
  • Nordic Lodge development optionality: Management pointed to significant development or redevelopment optionality at The Nordic Lodge Hotel. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
FFO per diluted share and unit Source$0.23 in Q2 2023, against $0.22 in Q2 2022
AFFO per diluted share and unit Source$0.27 in Q2 2023 and Q2 2022; $0.49 year to date
Occupancy (pro forma) Source75.5 percent, up 1.6 percent
Same-store NOI (reported as same store hotel EBITDA) Source$68.2 million, up 0.6 percent
Acquisitions Source$29.0 million (Residence Inn Scottsdale North); $13.7 million (The Nordic Lodge)
Dispositions Source$28.1 million gross sales price; 467 guestrooms, four hotels

Risks management discussed

  • Demand: Management said industry demand trends normalized as the quarter progressed, particularly in leisure-oriented markets. Source
  • Financial: About 35 percent of outstanding debt had a variable interest rate at June 30, 2023, before the July swaps became effective. Source
  • Financial: Management referred to reducing interest rate risk through the refinancing, which it said also preserves overall flexibility. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Met: Management said the previously announced four-hotel disposition was completed on May 19, 2023. Source
  • Met: Management said the two previously announced swaps fixing SOFR at 3.35 percent became effective. Source
  • Not stated: Management said it is updating the full-year 2023 guidance it previously provided, based on 101 lodging assets. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.