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La Quinta Holdings Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2016 Results

IRVING, Texas, Nov. 2, 2016 // PRNewswire // -- La Quinta Holdings Inc. ("La Quinta" or the "Company") (NYSE: LQ) today reported its third quarter 2016 results, for the period ending September 30, 2016.

Third Quarter 2016 Highlights

  • Net Income per Share was $0.20; Adjusted Earnings per Share was $0.19
  • Net Income was $22.7 million; Adjusted Net Income was $22.1 million
  • Cash flow generation remained strong, as demonstrated by $100.7 million of Total Adjusted EBITDA
  • Grew franchise and other fee based revenue 5.3 percent
  • System-wide comparable RevPAR increased 0.8 percent, and excluding properties located in STR-defined "oil tracts", RevPAR increased 2.0 percent
  • Opened 15 franchised hotels, excluding six temporary hotels, totaling approximately 1,300 rooms, including the Company's first location in Colombia, South America
  • Increased franchise pipeline to 239 hotels, representing approximately 21,800 additional rooms, including a new franchise agreement in San Diego's Gaslamp District
  • La Quinta Returns® ranked in the top 5 by U.S. News and World Report as a Best Travel Rewards program in U.S. News's Best Travel Rewards 2016-17 rankings

Overview

Keith A. Cline, President & Chief Executive Officer of La Quinta, said, "We continued to make meaningful progress against the Company's strategic initiatives to drive consistency in our product and in the delivery of an outstanding guest experience, as well as to drive increased engagement with our brand. We saw positive comparable RevPAR growth and a significant improvement in Net Promoter Score this quarter, reflecting our investment in the guest experience.  On the development front, we continued to grow our current and future footprint by opening 15 new hotels, including La Quinta's first location in Colombia, South America, and by signing 21 new franchise agreements bringing our total pipeline to 239 hotels."

Mr. Cline continued, "System-wide comparable RevPAR grew 80 basis points and RevPAR index grew 18 basis points when compared to the same period last year. We also experienced high single digit RevPAR growth in several key markets. As we noted last quarter, the impact of the pullback in oil production has moderated in terms of year-over-year RevPAR comparisons, and our hotels in the oil markets continued to improve their overall market share. Our third quarter system-wide comparable RevPAR would have been up 2.0 percent as compared to last year, if we exclude the impact of the oil markets. We are proud of La Quinta's performance this quarter and remain confident that the strategic priorities and initiatives we are executing will drive brand performance as well as continued strong cash flow generation and long-term shareholder value."

The Company's system-wide portfolio, as of September 30, 2016, is located across 48 states in the U.S., as well as in Canada, Mexico, Honduras and Colombia. The portfolio includes:

   

September 30, 2016

   

September 30, 2015

 
   

# of hotels

   

# of rooms

   

# of hotels

   

# of rooms

 

Owned (1)

   

325

     

41,500

     

351

     

44,600

 

Joint Venture

   

1

     

200

     

1

     

200

 

Franchised(2)

   

567

     

46,300

     

532

     

42,800

 

Totals

   

893

     

88,000

     

884

     

87,600

 

 

   

(1)

As of September 30, 2016 and 2015, Owned includes nine hotels (1,100 rooms) and 24 hotels (2,800 rooms), respectively, designated as assets held for sale, which are subject to definitive purchase agreements.

(2)

As of September 30, 2016 and 2015, Franchised includes eight hotels (1,100 rooms) and two hotels (200 rooms), respectively, under temporary franchise agreements related to formerly owned hotels which are in the process of leaving the system.

The results of operations for the Company for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 include the following highlights (1)($ in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

Three months ended September 30,

   
 

2016

   

2015

   

% chg

   

Total Revenue

$

272,312

   

$

279,103

     

-2.4

%

 

Franchise and Management Segment Adj. EBITDA

 

32,101

     

31,460

     

2.0

%

 

Owned Hotels Segment Adj. EBITDA

 

76,662

     

87,098

     

-12.0

%

 

Total Adj. EBITDA

 

100,737

     

114,231

     

-11.8

%

 

Total Adj. EBITDA margin

 

37.0

%

   

40.9

%

         

Operating Income

 

61,285

     

52,740

     

16.2

%

 

Operating Income Margin

 

22.5

%

   

18.9

%

         

Adj. Operating Income

 

60,295

     

65,669

     

-8.2

%

 

Adj. Operating Income Margin

 

22.1

%

   

23.5

%

         

 

   

Three Months
Ended

   

Three Months
Ended

         
   

September 30, 2016

   

September 30, 2015

   

% Change

   
   

Net

Income

   

Basic

and

Diluted

EPS

   

Net

Income

   

Basic

and

Diluted

EPS

   

Net

Income

   

Basic

and

Diluted

EPS

   

Net Income Attributable to La Quinta Holdings' stockholders

 

$

22,666

   

$

0.20

   

$

17,058

   

$

0.13

     

32.9

%

   

53.8

%

 

Adjusted Net Income Attributable to La Quinta Holdings' stockholders

 

$

22,072

   

$

0.19

   

$

24,816

   

$

0.19

     

-11.1

%

   

0.0

%

 
   

(1)

See the schedules to this press release for a reconciliation of the adjusted results of operations to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"), as well as a discussion of the adjustments made.

 

Comparable hotel statistics

 

Three months
ended
September 30,
2016

   

Variance
three months
ended
September 30,
2016 vs. 2015

   

Nine months
ended
September 30,
2016

   

Variance nine
months ended
September 30,
2016 vs. 2015

 

Owned Hotels

                               

Occupancy

   

68.2

%

 

-192 bps

     

67.1

%

 

-205 bps

 

ADR

 

$

87.28

     

3.1

%

 

$

85.81

     

1.8

%

RevPAR

 

$

59.56

     

0.2

%

 

$

57.57

     

-1.2

%

Franchised Hotels

                               

Occupancy

   

72.4

%

 

-25 bps

     

68.8

%

 

-42 bps

 

ADR

 

$

98.09

     

1.6

%

 

$

93.86

     

0.8

%

RevPAR

 

$

71.03

     

1.2

%

 

$

64.59

     

0.1

%

System-wide

                               

Occupancy

   

70.3

%

 

-111 bps

     

67.9

%

 

-126 bps

 

ADR

 

$

92.70

     

2.3

%

 

$

89.78

     

1.3

%

RevPAR

 

$

65.15

     

0.8

%

 

$

60.99

     

-0.5

%

                               
   

Three months
ended
September 30,
2016

   

Variance three
months ended
September 30,
2016 vs. 2015

   

Nine months
ended
September 30,
2016

   

Variance nine
months ended
September 30,
2016 vs. 2015

 

RevPAR Index(1)

   

97.0

%

 

18 bps

     

96.2

%

   

-75 bps

 
                                 

 

(1)

Information based on the STR competitive set of hotels existing as of September 30, 2016.

Development

During the third quarter, the Company opened a total of 21 franchised hotels (2,000 rooms), including six temporary franchised hotels related to formerly owned hotels which are in the process of leaving the system.  These 21 openings, together with seven terminations, led us to a net growth of 14 franchised hotels. As of September 30, 2016, the Company had a pipeline of 239 franchised hotels totaling approximately 21,800 rooms, to be located in the United States, Mexico, Colombia, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Chile, and El Salvador. The Company believes this pipeline represents a significant embedded growth opportunity for the brand.

Owned Hotel Portfolio

During the third quarter of 2015, the Company entered into a definitive purchase and sale agreement for the sale of 24 of its owned hotels. Of these 24 hotels, 21 had closed as of the end of the third quarter of 2016, and the remaining three hotels closing after the end of the third quarter.  During the third quarter of 2016, the Company closed the sale of additional owned hotels located in Charleston, South Carolina, Georgetown, Texas, and Houston, Texas and entered into definitive purchase and sale agreements for the sale of five additional owned hotels located in Wayne, New Jersey, Elmsford, New York, Daytona Beach, Florida, Sulphur, Louisiana, and in The Woodlands-Houston, Texas.

Balance Sheet and Liquidity

As of September 30, 2016, the Company had approximately $1.7 billion of outstanding indebtedness with a weighted average interest rate of approximately 4.3%, including the impact of an interest rate swap.  Total cash and cash equivalents was $148.2 million as of September 30, 2016.

Outlook

Based upon management's current estimates, the Company is revising its guidance for full year 2016. This revision reflects the Company's third quarter performance and adjusted expectations for the remainder of the year, as well as the impact of changes in the timing of owned assets leaving the system.

   

Updated Guidance

 

Prior Guidance

RevPAR growth on a system-wide comparable hotel basis

 

-0.75 percent to 0.25 percent

 

-0.75 percent to 0.75 percent

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$354 million to $360 million

 

$361 million to $371 million

Franchise hotel openings

 

45 to 50

 

55 to 60

Please see the schedules to this press release for a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Adjusted Net Income Attributable to La Quinta Holdings' stockholders.  A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to the closest GAAP financial measure is not available without unreasonable efforts on a forward-looking basis due to the high variability, complexity and low visibility with respect to impairment charges, gains or losses on sales of assets, and secondary offering expenses excluded from these non-GAAP financial measures.  These items could have a potentially unpredictable, and potentially significant, impact on our future GAAP financial results.

Webcast and Conference Call

La Quinta Holdings Inc. will host a conference call to discuss third quarter 2016 results on Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Participants may listen to the live webcast by dialing (877) 407-3982, or (201) 493-6780 for international participants, or by logging onto the La Quinta Investor Relations website at www.lq.com/investorrelations. Participants are encouraged to dial into the call or link to the webcast at least fifteen minutes prior to the scheduled start time.

A replay of the call will be available from approximately 8 p.m. Eastern Time on November 2, 2016 through midnight Eastern Time on November 9, 2016. To access the replay, the domestic dial-in number is (877) 870-5176, the international dial-in number is (858) 384-5517, and the passcode is 13646018. The archive of the webcast will be available on the Company's website for a limited time.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements related to our expectations regarding the performance of our business, our financial results, our liquidity and capital resources, the outcome of our strategic initiatives and other non-historical statements, including the statements in the "Outlook" section of this press release. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as "outlook," "believes," "expects," "potential," "continues," "may," "will," "should," "could," "seeks," "projects," "predicts," "intends," "plans," "estimates," "anticipates" or the negative version of these words or other comparable words. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including those described under the section entitled "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), as such factors may be updated from time to time in our periodic filings with the SEC, which are accessible on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in this release and in our filings with the SEC. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We refer to certain non-GAAP financial measures in this press release including Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margins, Segment Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings Per Share. Please see the schedules to this press release for additional information and reconciliations of such non-GAAP financial measures.

About La Quinta Holdings Inc.

La Quinta Holdings Inc. (LQ) is a leading owner, operator and franchisor of select-service hotels primarily serving the upper-midscale and midscale segments. The Company's owned and franchised portfolio consists of more than 890 properties representing approximately 88,000 rooms located in 48 states in the U.S., and in Canada, Mexico, Honduras and Colombia. These properties operate under the La Quinta Inn & Suites™, La Quinta Inn™ and LQ Hotel™ brands. La Quinta's team is committed to providing guests with a refreshing and engaging experience. For more information, please visit: www.LQ.com.

From time to time, La Quinta may use its website as a distribution channel of material company information. Financial and other important information regarding the Company is routinely accessible through and posted on our website at www.lq.com/investorrelations. In addition, you may automatically receive email alerts and other information about La Quinta when you enroll your email address by visiting the Email Notification section at www.lq.com/investorrelations.

LA QUINTA HOLDINGS INC.

HISTORICAL BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)

 
   

September 30, 2016

   

December 31, 2015

 
   

(in thousands, except share data)

 

ASSETS

               

Current Assets:

               

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

148,183

   

$

86,709

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,344 and $4,773

   

45,856

     

37,625

 

Assets held for sale

   

42,939

     

35,523

 

Other current assets

   

14,331

     

12,066

 

Total Current Assets

   

251,309

     

171,923

 

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation

   

2,447,830

     

2,623,472

 

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization

   

177,260

     

178,095

 

Other non-current assets

   

12,583

     

12,354

 

Total Non-Current Assets

   

2,637,673

     

2,813,921

 

Total Assets

 

$

2,888,982

   

$

2,985,844

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

               

Current Liabilities:

               

Current portion of long-term debt

 

$

17,514

   

$

17,514

 

Accounts payable

   

29,666

     

27,572

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

   

71,778

     

63,120

 

Accrued payroll and employee benefits

   

30,862

     

30,918

 

Accrued real estate taxes

   

25,871

     

21,705

 

Total Current Liabilities

   

175,691

     

160,829

 

Long-term debt

   

1,685,458

     

1,694,585

 

Other long-term liabilities

   

36,987

     

30,330

 

Deferred tax liabilities

   

340,574

     

353,588

 

Total Liabilities

   

2,238,710

     

2,239,332

 

Commitments and Contingencies

               

Equity:

               

Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized and none outstanding as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015

   

     

 

Common Stock, $0.01 par value; 2,000,000,000 shares authorized at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, 131,688,659 shares issued and 116,791,800 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2016 and 130,974,073 shares issued and 124,302,318 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2015

   

1,317

     

1,310

 

Additional paid-in-capital

   

1,162,237

     

1,152,155

 

Accumulated deficit

   

(295,978)

     

(294,718)

 

Treasury stock at cost, 14,896,859 shares at September 30, 2016 and 6,671,755 shares at December 31, 2015

   

(208,632)

     

(107,699)

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

   

(11,394)

     

(7,436)

 

Noncontrolling interests

   

2,722

     

2,900

 

Total Equity

   

650,272

     

746,512

 

Total Liabilities and Equity

 

$

2,888,982

   

$

2,985,844

 

 

LA QUINTA HOLDINGS INC.

HISTORICAL STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited, in thousands)

 
   

Three months ended
September 30,

   

Nine months ended
September 30,

 
   

2016

   

2015

   

2016

   

2015

 

REVENUES:

                               

Room revenues

 

$

230,081

   

$

238,758

   

$

669,422

   

$

692,893

 

Franchise and other fee-based revenues

   

30,026

     

28,504

     

80,196

     

75,558

 

Other hotel revenues

   

4,895

     

5,173

     

14,744

     

14,686

 
     

265,002

     

272,435

     

764,362

     

783,137

 

Brand marketing fund revenues from franchise properties

   

7,310

     

6,668

     

19,276

     

17,960

 

Total Revenues

   

272,312

     

279,103

     

783,638

     

801,097

 

OPERATING EXPENSES:

                               

Direct lodging expenses

   

108,649

     

105,268

     

311,139

     

302,775

 

Depreciation and amortization

   

36,048

     

42,194

     

110,973

     

126,170

 

General and administrative expenses

   

29,572

     

33,930

     

86,451

     

98,797

 

Other lodging and operating expenses

   

14,872

     

17,165

     

45,848

     

49,122

 

Marketing, promotional and other advertising expenses

   

15,566

     

19,230

     

55,853

     

57,034

 

Impairment loss

   

1,058

     

1,823

     

100,618

     

44,321

 

(Gain) loss on sales

   

(2,048)

     

85

     

(2,770)

     

4,088

 
     

203,717

     

219,695

     

708,112

     

682,307

 

Brand marketing fund expenses from franchise properties

   

7,310

     

6,668

     

19,276

     

17,960

 

Total Operating Expenses

   

211,027

     

226,363

     

727,388

     

700,267

 

Operating Income

   

61,285

     

52,740

     

56,250

     

100,830

 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):

                               

Interest expense, net

   

(20,427)

     

(20,970)

     

(61,019)

     

(65,932)

 

Other income

   

1,188

     

719

     

2,288

     

1,298

 

Total Other (Expenses) Income, net

   

(19,239)

     

(20,251)

     

(58,731)

     

(64,634)

 

 Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes

   

42,046

     

32,489

     

(2,481)

     

36,196

 

Income tax (expense) benefit

   

(19,362)

     

(15,406)

     

1,359

     

(17,366)

 

NET INCOME (LOSS)

   

22,684

     

17,083

     

(1,122)

     

18,830

 

Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

   

(18)

     

(25)

     

(138)

     

(293)

 

Net Income (Loss) attributable to La Quinta Holdings' Stockholders

 

$

22,666

   

$

17,058

   

$

(1,260)

   

$

18,537

 

RECONCILIATIONS

The tables below provide a reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to Net Income, a reconciliation of Adjusted Operating Income to Operating Income, a reconciliation of Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings Per Share to Net Income and Earnings Per Share, and a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Adjusted Net Income with respect to our outlook. We believe this financial information provides meaningful supplemental information. We further believe the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Operating Income, Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings Per Share provides meaningful information because it excludes the impact of certain special items and/or certain items that are not expected to have an ongoing effect on our operations. This represents how management views the business and reviews our operating performance. It is also used by management when publicly providing the business outlook. 

"EBITDA" and "Adjusted EBITDA." Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") is a commonly used measure in many industries. We adjust EBITDA when evaluating our performance because we believe that the adjustment for certain items, such as restructuring and acquisition transaction expenses, impairment charges related to long-lived assets, non-cash equity-based compensation, discontinued operations, and other items not indicative of ongoing operating performance, provides useful supplemental information to management and investors regarding our ongoing operating performance. We believe that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA provide useful information to investors about us and our financial condition and results of operations for the following reasons: (i) EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are among the measures used by our management team to evaluate our operating performance and make day-to-day operating decisions; and (ii) EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are frequently used by securities analysts, investors, lenders and other interested parties as a common performance measure to compare results or estimate valuations across companies in our industry.

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not recognized terms under GAAP, have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered either in isolation or as a substitute for net income (loss), cash flow or other methods of analyzing our results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are:

  • EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;
  • EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect our interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, on our indebtedness;
  • EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect our tax expense or the cash requirements to pay our taxes;
  • EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect historical cash expenditures or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
  • EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect the impact on earnings or changes resulting from matters that we consider not to be indicative of our future operations;
  • although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements; and
  • other companies in our industry may calculate EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA differently, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures.

Because of these limitations, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as discretionary cash available to us to reinvest in the growth of our business or as measures of cash that will be available to us to meet our obligations.

"Adjusted operating (loss) income" represents the Company's reported operating (loss) income, adjusted to exclude the impact of items not indicative of ongoing operating performance. Adjusted operating income (loss) is presented to provide additional perspective on underlying trends in the Company's operating results.

"Adjusted Net Income" and "Adjusted Earnings Per Share" are not recognized terms under U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to net income (loss), earnings per share, or other measures of financial performance or liquidity derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP. In addition, the Company's definitions of Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings Per Share may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings Per Share are included to assist investors in performing meaningful comparisons of past, present and future operating results and as a means of highlighting the results of the Company's ongoing operations in a comparable format.

 

ADJUSTED EBITDA NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION

(unaudited, in thousands)

 
   

Three months
ended
September 30,
2016

   

Three months
ended
September 30,
2015

   

Nine months
ended
September 30,
2016

   

Nine months
ended
September 30,
2015

 

Operating income

 

$

61,285

   

$

52,740

   

$

56,250

   

$

100,830

 

Interest expense, net

   

(20,427)

     

(20,970)

     

(61,019)

     

(65,932)

 

Other income

   

1,188

     

719

     

2,288

     

1,298

 

Income tax (expense) benefit

   

(19,362)

     

(15,406)

     

1,359

     

(17,366)

 

Income from noncontrolling interest

   

(18)

     

(25)

     

(138)

     

(293)

 

Net Income (Loss) attributable to La Quinta Holdings' Stockholders

   

22,666

     

17,058

     

(1,260)

     

18,537

 

Interest expense

   

20,501

     

20,988

     

61,190

     

66,021

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

   

19,362

     

15,406

     

(1,359)

     

17,366

 

Depreciation and amortization

   

36,224

     

42,816

     

111,620

     

127,212

 

Noncontrolling interest

   

18

     

25

     

138

     

293

 

EBITDA

   

98,771

     

96,293

     

170,329

     

229,429

 

Impairment loss

   

1,058

     

1,823

     

100,618

     

44,321

 

(Gain) loss on sales

   

(2,048)

     

85

     

(2,770)

     

4,088

 

Loss on retirement of assets

   

     

     

     

161

 

(Gain) loss related to casualty disasters

   

(303)

     

393

     

(282)

     

1,064

 

Equity based compensation

   

3,701

     

3,320

     

10,811

     

16,464

 

Amortization of software service agreements

   

2,272

     

2,169

     

6,906

     

6,123

 

Severance charges (1)

   

     

11,021

     

     

11,021

 

Other (gains) losses, net

   

(2,714)

     

(873)

     

4,833

     

3,400

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

100,737

   

$

114,231

   

$

290,445

   

$

316,071

 

 

   

(1)

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, we incurred $8.0 million of cash and $3.0 million of non-cash expenses related to the departure of the Company's former President and Chief Executive Officer in general and administrative expenses.

 

SEGMENT REVENUES AND ADJUSTED EBITDA RECONCILIATION

(unaudited, in thousands)

 
   

Three months
ended
September 30,
2016

   

Three months
ended
September 30,
2015

   

Nine months
ended
September 30,
2016

   

Nine months
ended
September 30,
2015

 

Revenues

                               

Owned hotels

 

$

236,426

   

$

245,558

   

$

688,345

   

$

711,451

 

Franchise and management

   

32,101

     

31,460

     

89,221

     

87,357

 

Segment revenues

   

268,527

     

277,018

     

777,566

     

798,808

 

Other fee-based revenues from franchised properties

   

7,310

     

6,668

     

19,276

     

17,960

 

Corporate and other

   

33,824

     

34,757

     

95,955

     

97,862

 

Intersegment elimination

   

(37,349)

     

(39,340)

     

(109,159)

     

(113,533)

 

Total revenues

 

$

272,312

   

$

279,103

   

$

783,638

   

$

801,097

 

Adjusted EBITDA

                               

Owned hotels

 

$

76,662

   

$

87,098

   

$

228,154

   

$

253,922

 

Franchise and management

   

32,101

     

31,460

     

89,221

     

87,357

 

Segment Adjusted EBITDA

   

108,763

     

118,558

     

317,375

     

341,279

 

Corporate and other

   

(8,026)

     

(4,327)

     

(26,930)

     

(25,208)

 

Total Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

100,737

   

$

114,231

   

$

290,445

   

$

316,071

 

 

ADJUSTED OPERATING INCOME NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION

(unaudited, in thousands)

 
   

Three months
ended
September 30,
2016

   

Three months
ended
September 30,
2015

   

Nine months
ended
September 30,
2016

   

Nine months
ended
September 30,
2015

 

Operating income

 

$

61,285

   

$

52,740

   

$

56,250

   

$

100,830

 

Expense for the conversion of long term incentives (1)

   

     

     

     

5,564

 

Secondary offering (2)

   

     

     

     

1,378

 

Severance charges (3)

   

     

11,021

     

     

11,021

 

Impairment loss

   

1,058

     

1,823

     

100,618

     

44,321

 

(Gain) loss on sales

   

(2,048)

     

85

     

(2,770)

     

4,088

 

Adjusted operating  income

 

$

60,295

   

$

65,669

   

$

154,098

   

$

167,202

 

 

   

(1) 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we incurred $5.6 million in general and administrative expenses related to the issuance of unvested restricted stock related to long term incentives on April 14, 2014, the date of the Company's initial public offering.  These shares fully vested on April 14, 2015.   

(2) 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we incurred general and administrative expenses related to costs incurred in connection with the secondary equity offering by certain selling stockholders.

(3) 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, we incurred $8.0 million of cash and $3.0 million of non-cash expenses related to the departure of the Company's former President and Chief Executive Officer in general and administrative expenses.

 

ADJUSTED NET INCOME AND ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE

NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION

(unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)

 
   

Three months ended
September 30, 2016

   

Three months ended
September 30, 2015

 
                                 
   

Net (Loss)
Income

   

Basic and
Diluted
Earnings
Per
Share

   

Net Income

   

Basic and
Diluted
Earnings
Per
Share

 

Net Income attributable to La Quinta Holdings' Stockholders

 

$

22,666

   

$

0.20

   

$

17,058

   

$

0.13

 

Severance charges (1)

   

     

     

11,021

     

0.08

 

Impairment loss

   

1,058

     

0.01

     

1,823

     

0.01

 

(Gain) loss on sales

   

(2,048)

     

(0.02)

     

85

     

 

Tax impact of adjustments

   

396

     

     

(5,171)

     

(0.03)

 

Adjusted Net Income attributable to La Quinta Holdings' Stockholders

 

$

22,072

   

$

0.19

   

$

24,816

   

$

0.19

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic

           

115,795

             

129,858

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted

           

115,955

             

130,914

 

 

   

(1) 

During the three months ended September 30, 2015, we incurred $8.0 million of cash and $3.0 million of non-cash expenses related to the departure of the Company's former President and Chief Executive Officer in general and administrative expenses.

 

   
   

Nine months ended
September 30, 2016

   

Nine months ended
September 30, 2015

 
                                 
   

Net Income

   

Basic and
Diluted
Earnings
Per
Share

   

Net Income

   

Basic and
Diluted
Earnings
Per
Share

 

Net (Loss) Income attributable to La Quinta Holdings' Stockholders

 

$

(1,260)

   

$

(0.01)

   

$

18,537

   

$

0.14

 

      Expense for the conversion of long term incentives (1)

   

     

     

5,564

     

0.04

 

Secondary offering expenses(2)

   

     

     

1,378

     

0.01

 

Severance charges (3)

   

     

     

11,021

     

0.08

 

Impairment loss

   

100,618

     

0.85

     

44,321

     

0.34

 

(Gain) loss on sales

   

(2,770)

     

(0.02)

     

4,088

     

0.03

 

Tax impact of adjustments

   

(39,139)

     

(0.33)

     

(26,070)

     

(0.18)

 

Adjusted Net Income attributable to La Quinta Holdings' Stockholders

 

$

57,449

   

$

0.49

   

$

58,839

   

$

0.46

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic

           

118,886

             

129,264

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted

           

118,956

             

130,543

 

 

   

(1) 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we incurred $5.6 million in general and administrative expenses related to the issuance of unvested restricted stock related to long term incentives on April 14, 2014, the date of the Company's initial public offering.  These shares fully vested on April 14, 2015.   

(2) 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we incurred general and administrative expenses related to costs incurred in connection with the secondary equity offering by certain selling stockholders.

(3) 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we incurred $8.0 million of cash and $3.0 million of non-cash expenses related to the departure of the Company's former President and Chief Executive Officer in general and administrative expenses.

 

ADJUSTED EBITDA NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION

OUTLOOK: FORECASTED 2016

(unaudited, in thousands)

 
   

Year Ending December 31, 2016

 
   

Low Case

   

High Case

 

Adjusted Net income attributable to La Quinta Holdings' Stockholders (1)

 

$

59,700

   

$

63,300

 

Interest expense (2)

   

82,000

     

82,000

 

Income tax provision

   

39,800

     

42,200

 

Depreciation and amortization (3)

   

158,000

     

158,000

 

Noncontrolling interest

   

500

     

500

 

EBITDA

   

340,000

     

346,000

 

Share based compensation expense (4)

   

14,000

     

14,000

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

354,000

   

$

360,000

 

 

   

(1) 

This table provides a reconciliation of forward-looking forecasted Adjusted EBITDA to Adjusted Net income attributable to La Quinta Holdings' stockholders that excludes the impact of certain items that are not expected to have an ongoing effect on our operations.

(2) 

Includes interest expense for $1.7 billion of outstanding indebtedness with a weighted average interest rate of approximately 4.3%, including the impact of an interest rate swap, commitment fees for the undrawn balance of our revolving credit facility, and amortization of deferred financing costs.

(3) 

Includes the amortization of software service agreements.

(4) 

Reflects equity based compensation expense.

LA QUINTA HOLDINGS INC.
CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS

"ADR" or "average daily rate" means hotel room revenues divided by total number of rooms sold in a given period.

"comparable hotels" means hotels that: (i) were active and operating in our system for at least one full calendar year as of the end of the applicable period and were active and operating as of January 1st of the previous year; and (ii) have not sustained substantial property damage, business interruption, under a purchase and sale agreement or for which comparable results are not available. Management uses comparable hotels as the basis upon which to evaluate ADR, occupancy, RevPAR and RevPAR Index on a system-wide basis and for each of our reportable segments.

"occupancy" means the total number of rooms sold in a given period divided by the total number of rooms available at a hotel or group of hotels.

"RevPAR" or "revenue per available room" means the product of the ADR charged and the average daily occupancy achieved.

"RevPAR Index" measures a hotel's fair market share of its competitive set's revenue per available room.

"system-wide" refers collectively to our owned, franchised and managed hotel portfolios.

SOURCE La Quinta Holdings Inc.

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