MCLEAN, Va. - February 18, 2015 - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. ("Hilton," "Hilton Worldwide" or the "Company") (NYSE: HLT) today reported its fourth quarter and full year 2014 results. Highlights include:
For the three months ended December 31, 2014, earnings per share ("EPS") and EPS, adjusted for special items was $0.16 and $0.17, respectively, compared to $0.03 and $0.11 for the three months ended December 31, 2013, respectively. Adjusted EBITDA increased 11 percent to $668 million for the three months ended December 31, 2014, compared to $603 million for the three months ended December 31, 2013, and net income attributable to Hilton stockholders was $158 million for the three months ended December 31, 2014 compared to $26 million for the three months ended December 31, 2013.
For the full year 2014, EPS and EPS, adjusted for special items was $0.68 and $0.69, respectively, compared to $0.45 and $0.53, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2013. Adjusted EBITDA increased 13.5 percent to $2,508 million for the full year 2014, compared to $2,210 million in 2013, and net income attributable to Hilton stockholders was $673 million for the full year 2014, compared to $415 million for the year ended December 31, 2013.
Christopher J. Nassetta, President & Chief Executive Officer of Hilton Worldwide, said, "2014 was a banner year for Hilton Worldwide. Our fourth quarter and full year results exceeded our expectations for Adjusted EBITDA and fee growth, as did our full year RevPAR growth. Additionally, we continued to increase the value of shareholder equity by further reducing our long-term debt by $1 billion through voluntary prepayments during 2014.
"Our distinct, world-class brands continue to deliver accelerating growth, with 40,000 new rooms opening during 2014. Even with openings increasing, we continue to expand our industry-leading global pipeline, which consists of approximately 230,000 rooms, the majority of which are under construction. During the year, we launched two new brands, Canopy by Hilton and Curio - A Collection by Hilton, which will continue to expand our pipeline," Nassetta added.
"Looking ahead, we are optimistic that 2015 will bring continued strong performance and growth, with global RevPAR expected to increase 5 to 7 percent. Given our expanding development pipeline, we expect net unit growth in managed and franchised rooms of 6 to 7 percent."
Management and franchise fees were $383 million in the fourth quarter of 2014, an increase of 15 percent compared to the same period in 2013. RevPAR at comparable managed and franchised hotels in the fourth quarter increased 6.7 percent on a currency neutral basis (a 5.7 percent increase in actual dollars) compared to the same period in 2013.
During the full year 2014, management and franchise fees were $1,468 million, an increase of over 15 percent compared to the full year 2013. RevPAR at comparable managed and franchised hotels for the full year 2014 increased 7.3 percent on a currency neutral basis (a 7.0 percent increase in actual dollars) compared to the full year 2013. The increase in RevPAR at comparable managed and franchised hotels and new units have yielded continued fee growth during 2014, including base and incentive management fees and franchise fees, which increased 11 percent, 20 percent and 17 percent, respectively, compared to 2013.
Revenues from the ownership segment were $1,106 million in the fourth quarter of 2014, and ownership segment Adjusted EBITDA was $269 million. RevPAR at comparable hotels in the ownership segment increased 5.9 percent on a currency neutral basis (a 3.2 percent increase in actual dollars) in the fourth quarter of 2014 compared to the same period in 2013, led by an increase in RevPAR of 7.0 percent at comparable ownership segment hotels in the United States. Outside of the United States, RevPAR at comparable ownership segment hotels increased by 4.2 percent on a currency neutral basis (a 2.0 percent decrease in actual dollars).
For the full year 2014, revenues from the ownership segment were $4,271 million. Ownership segment Adjusted EBITDA for the full year 2014 was $999 million. Ownership segment Adjusted EBITDA increased 10 percent(1) from 2013, and Adjusted EBITDA margin increased 122 basis points(1) . RevPAR at comparable hotels in the ownership segment increased 5.8 percent on a currency neutral basis (a 5.5 percent increase in actual dollars) for the full year 2014 compared to 2013, led by an increase in RevPAR of 6.9 percent at comparable ownership segment hotels in the United States. Outside of the United States, RevPAR at comparable ownership segment hotels increased by 4.2 percent on a currency neutral basis (a 3.5 percent increase in actual dollars).
On February 10, 2015, Hilton Worldwide closed its previously-announced sale of the Waldorf Astoria New York to Anbang Insurance Group Co. Ltd. for $1.95 billion. $1.76 billion of the proceeds from the sale were deployed to add five landmark properties in strategic resort and urban locations to its owned portfolio: the resort complex consisting of the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek and the Waldorf Astoria Orlando in Orlando, FL (the "Bonnet Creek Resort"); The Reach, A Waldorf Astoria Resort in Key West, FL; Casa Marina, A Waldorf Astoria Resort in Key West, FL; and Parc 55 in San Francisco, CA.
Timeshare segment revenue for the fourth quarter of 2014 was $321 million, an increase of 7 percent from the same period in 2013, and timeshare Adjusted EBITDA was $102 million, an increase of 11 percent. Timeshare sales increased $12 million due to a $35 million increase in fees for selling timeshare intervals on behalf of third-party developers, offset by a decrease in sales revenue on owned inventory of $23 million as a result of the deferral of revenue recognition. Resort operations revenue increased $11 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2013.
For the full year 2014, timeshare segment revenue was $1,171 million, an increase of 6 percent from 2013, and timeshare Adjusted EBITDA was $334 million, an increase of 12 percent. Resort operations revenue increased $37 million compared to 2013. Timeshare sales increased $23 million due to a $47 million increase in fees for selling timeshare intervals on behalf of third-party developers, offset by a decrease in sales revenue on owned inventory of $24 million, primarily as a result of the deferral of revenue recognition.
During the fourth quarter of 2014, 66 percent of intervals sold were developed by third parties. Hilton Worldwide's supply of third-party developed timeshare intervals was approximately 109,000, or 82 percent of the total supply, as of December 31, 2014. Hilton Worldwide continues to expand its overall supply of timeshare intervals and as of December 31, 2014, had approximately 132,000 intervals, or over six years of projected supply, between Hilton developed and third-party developed intervals, at the current sales pace.
Hilton Worldwide opened 63 hotels with over 10,000 rooms in the fourth quarter of 2014, 44 percent of which were conversions from non-Hilton brands, and achieved net unit growth of nearly 10,000 rooms. During the year ended December 31, 2014, Hilton opened 240 hotels with 40,000 rooms and achieved net unit growth of over 36,000 rooms. On a net basis, Hilton added 6 percent to the managed and franchised room base in 2014.
As of December 31, 2014, Hilton Worldwide had the largest rooms pipeline in the lodging industry(2) , with approximately 230,000 rooms at 1,351 hotels throughout 79 countries and territories, of which 56 percent, or approximately 129,000 rooms, were located outside of the United States. More than half of the rooms in this pipeline were under construction, and all were in Hilton's capital-light management and franchise segment. Hilton Worldwide has the largest share of rooms under construction globally(2). Including all agreements approved but not yet signed, Hilton Worldwide's pipeline totaled approximately 245,000 rooms.
During 2014, Hilton Worldwide launched two new brands, Canopy by Hilton and Curio - A Collection by Hilton, and expanded the global reach of its current brands, including an exclusive license agreement with the Plateno Hotels Group for the expansion of the Hampton by Hilton brand in China.
During the fourth quarter of 2014, Hilton made $300 million of voluntary prepayments on its senior secured term loan facility and $13 million of prepayments on its commercial mortgage-backed securities loan. For the full year 2014, Hilton reduced its long-term debt by more than $1 billion.
As of December 31, 2014, Hilton had $10.8 billion of outstanding indebtedness, excluding $879 million of non-recourse debt, with a weighted average interest rate of 4.1 percent.
Total cash and cash equivalents were $768 million as of December 31, 2014, including $202 million of restricted cash and cash equivalents. No borrowings were outstanding under the $1.0 billion revolving credit facility as of December 31, 2014.
In connection with the sale of the Waldorf Astoria New York, Hilton Worldwide repaid in full the amounts outstanding under its existing $525 million mortgage loan on the Waldorf Astoria New York. Upon the closing of the Bonnet Creek Resort acquisition, Hilton Worldwide will assume a $450 million mortgage loan that currently encumbers the resort.
(1) Excluding an $11 million benefit in 2013 related to the recognition of a lease termination payment and $12 million of affiliate management fees in 2014 that are not comparable year over year as a result of a modification to certain affiliate management agreements. Ownership segment Adjusted EBITDA margin is calculated as ownership segment Adjusted EBITDA divided by ownership segment revenues.
(2)Source: Smith Travel Research, Inc. ("STR") Global New Development Pipeline (December 2014).
To facilitate comparisons with the Company's competitors, beginning in the first quarter of 2015 Adjusted EBITDA will exclude all share-based compensation expense. The Company's outlook for 2015 reflects this revised definition and effect of the Waldorf Astoria New York sale and use of proceeds to acquire additional properties. See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliations—Outlook: Adjusted EBITDA" for first quarter and full year 2014 Adjusted EBITDA presented using the revised definition.
Hilton Worldwide will host a conference call to discuss fourth quarter and full year 2014 results on February 18, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Participants may listen to the live webcast by logging onto the Hilton Worldwide Investor Relations website at http://ir.hiltonworldwide.com/investors/events-and-presentations. A replay and transcript of the webcast will be available within 24 hours after the live event at http://ir.hiltonworldwide.com/investors/financial-reporting/quarterly-results.
Alternatively, participants may listen to the live call by dialing 1-877-201-0168 in the United States or 1-647-788-4901 internationally. Please use the conference ID 64877087. Participants are encouraged to dial into the call or link to the webcast at least fifteen minutes prior to the scheduled start time. A telephone replay will be available for seven days following the call. To access the telephone replay, dial 1-855-859-2056 or 1-404-537-3406 using the Conference ID 64877087.
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. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements related to the expectations regarding the performance of Hilton's business, financial results, liquidity and capital resources 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, among others, risks inherent to the hospitality industry, macroeconomic factors beyond Hilton's control, competition for hotel guests, management and franchise agreements and timeshare sales, risks related to doing business with third-party hotel owners, Hilton's significant investments in owned and leased real estate, performance of Hilton's information technology systems, growth of reservation channels outside of Hilton's system, risks of doing business outside of the United States and Hilton's indebtedness. Additional factors that could cause Hilton's results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found under the section entitled "Part I—Item 1A. Risk Factors" of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), as such factors may be updated from time to time in Hilton's 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 Hilton's filings with the SEC. The Company undertakes 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.
The Company refers to certain non-GAAP financial measures in this press release, including net income and EPS, adjusted for special items, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margins and Net Debt. Please see the schedules to this press release for additional information and reconciliations of such non-GAAP financial measures.
Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) is a leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxury and full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and focused-service hotels. For 95 years, Hilton Worldwide has been dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences. The Company’s portfolio of 12 world-class global brands is comprised of 4,322 managed, franchised, owned and leased hotels and timeshare properties, with 715,062 rooms in 94 countries and territories, including Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Canopy by Hilton, Curio - A Collection by Hilton, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Hotels, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton and Hilton Grand Vacations. The Company also manages an award-winning customer loyalty program, Hilton HHonors®. Visit news.hiltonworldwide.com for more information and connect with Hilton Worldwide at www.facebook.com/hiltonworldwide, www.twitter.com/hiltonworldwide, www.youtube.com/hiltonworldwide, www.flickr.com/hiltonworldwide and www.linkedin.com/company/hilton-worldwide.
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HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS INC.
DEFINITIONS
Earnings before interest expense, taxes and depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA"), presented herein, is a financial measure not recognized under United States ("U.S.") generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") that reflects net income attributable to Hilton stockholders, excluding interest expense, a provision for income taxes and depreciation and amortization. The Company considers EBITDA to be a useful measure of operating performance, due to the significance of the Company's long-lived assets and level of indebtedness.
Adjusted EBITDA, presented herein, is calculated as EBITDA, as previously defined, further adjusted to exclude certain items, including gains, losses and expenses in connection with: (i) asset dispositions for both consolidated and unconsolidated investments; (ii) foreign currency transactions; (iii) debt restructurings/retirements; (iv) non-cash impairment losses; (v) furniture, fixtures and equipment ("FF&E") replacement reserves required under certain lease agreements; (vi) reorganization costs; (vii) share-based and certain other compensation expenses prior to and in connection with the Company's initial public offering(1) ; (viii) severance, relocation and other expenses; and (ix) other items.
Adjusted EBITDA Margin represents Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of total revenues, excluding other revenues from managed and franchised properties.
EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are not recognized terms under 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 and Adjusted EBITDA Margin may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.
The Company believes that EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and 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 and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are among the measures used by the Company's management team to evaluate its operating performance and make day-to-day operating decisions; and (ii) EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and 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 and Adjusted EBITDA Margin 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 results as reported under U.S. GAAP.
Net income and EPS, adjusted for special items, are not recognized terms under 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 definition of Net income and EPS, adjusted for special items, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.
Net income and EPS, adjusted for special items, 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.
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) long-term debt, including current maturities; (ii) non-recourse debt, including current maturities and excluding amounts secured by timeshare financing receivables; and (iii) the Company's share of investments in affiliate debt; reduced by (x) cash and cash equivalents; and (y) 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.
The Company defines comparable hotels as those that: (i) were active and operating in the Company's system for at least one full calendar year as of the end of the current period, and open January 1st of the previous year; (ii) have not undergone a change in brand or ownership during the current or comparable periods reported; and (iii) have not sustained substantial property damage, business interruption, undergone large-scale capital projects or for which comparable results are not available.
Of the 4,278 hotels in the Company's system as of December 31, 2014, 3,514 were classified as comparable hotels. The 764 non-comparable hotels included 73 properties, or approximately two percent of the total hotels in the system, that were removed from the comparable group during the last twelve months because they sustained substantial property damage, business interruption, underwent large-scale capital projects or comparable results were not available.
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 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 hotel rooms increases or decreases.
ADR represents hotel room 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 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 different effect on overall revenues and incremental profitability than changes in occupancy, as described above.
The Company calculates RevPAR by dividing hotel room revenue by 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 drivers of operations at Hilton hotels: occupancy and ADR. RevPAR is also a useful indicator in measuring performance over comparable periods for comparable hotels.
References to RevPAR, ADR and occupancy throughout this press release are presented on a comparable basis and references to RevPAR and ADR are presented on a currency neutral basis (all periods use the same exchange rates), unless otherwise noted.
(1) To facilitate comparisons with the Company's competitors, beginning in the first quarter of 2015 Adjusted EBITDA will exclude all share-based compensation expense, not just share-based compensation expense recognized in connection with equity issued prior to and in connection with the initial public offering. See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliations—Outlook: Adjusted EBITDA" for first quarter and full year 2014 Adjusted EBITDA presented using the revised definition.
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Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) is a leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxury and full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and focused-service hotels.