Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: WH) today announced results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2021. Highlights include:

  • U.S. RevPAR for the quarter exceeded 2019 levels by 9%, growing 58% versus 2020.
  • System-wide rooms grew 180 basis points year-over-year, including 70 basis points of growth in the U.S. and 350 basis points of growth internationally.
  • Diluted earnings per share for the quarter of $0.52 and net income of $48 million; diluted EPS for the full-year of $2.60 and net income of $244 million.
  • Adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.69 for the quarter and adjusted net income of $64 million; adjusted earnings per share for the full-year of $3.16 and adjusted net income of $297 million.
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $131 million for the quarter and $590 million for the full-year.
  • Net cash provided by operating activities for the full-year of $426 million and free cash flow of $389 million.
  • Returned over $190 million to shareholders for the full-year through share repurchases and dividends.

"With a 9% U.S. RevPAR increase and another 340 basis points of domestic market-share gains versus 2019 - we were very pleased with our performance this quarter as each month saw stronger growth than the month prior," said Geoffrey A. Ballotti, president and chief executive officer. "New COVID variants did not impact our domestic, drive-to leisure travel business and consumer demand portends a very busy Spring Break for our franchisees. We enter 2022 with strong occupancy trends in the U.S., our largest ever development pipeline and a multitude of new technology services and marketing programs to enhance our franchisees' top and bottom lines. In addition, our Board authorized a quarterly dividend of $0.32 per share and increased our share repurchase authorization, which reflects the ongoing strength of the business and our strong free cash flow."

Fourth Quarter 2021 Operating Results

Fee-related and other revenues increased 43% to $314 million primarily reflecting strong ADR growth in the U.S., which drove fourth quarter U.S. RevPAR 9% above 2019 levels.

The Company generated net income of $48 million, or $0.52 per diluted share, an increase of $55 million, or $0.60 per diluted share, reflecting an increase in adjusted EBITDA and lower net interest expense. Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was $131 million, an increase of 126% versus 2020. The increase of $73 million reflects the increase in fee-related and other revenues and lower excess marketing spend, partially offset by higher volume-related expenses due to the ongoing recovery in travel demand.

During the fourth quarter 2021, the Company's marketing fund expenses exceeded revenues by $8 million; while in fourth quarter 2020, the Company's marketing fund expenses exceeded revenues by $26 million.

Full reconciliations of GAAP results to the Company's non-GAAP adjusted measures for all reported periods appear in the tables to this press release.

System Size

December 31,

2021

QTD Change

(bps)

YOY Change

(bps)

United States

490,600

80

70

International

319,500

120

350

Global

810,100

90

180

The Company's global system grew 180 basis points, reflecting 70 basis points of growth in the U.S. and 350 basis points of growth internationally. As expected, these increases included strong growth in both the higher RevPAR midscale and above segments in the U.S. and the direct franchising business in China, which grew 5% and 15%, respectively. Fourth quarter room openings recovered to 97% of 2019 levels globally reflecting a 21% increase in domestic additions. The Company also achieved its goal of a 95% retention rate for the full year 2021.

RevPAR

Fourth Quarter

2021

YOY Constant

Currency %

Change

Constant Currency

% Change

vs. 2019

United States

$

43.84

58

%

9

%

International

23.99

40

(19)

Global

35.99

52

Global and international RevPAR began to lap the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in January 2021, while the U.S. began to lap its onset in March 2021. As such, comparisons to 2019 (on a two-year, constant currency basis) are more meaningful when evaluating trends. On this basis, fourth quarter RevPAR in the U.S. exceeded 2019 levels by 9% while international RevPAR declined 19%. Global RevPAR recovered to 100% of 2019 levels. The 9% increase in the U.S. is primarily due to pricing power where average daily rate exceeded 2019 levels by 8%. The 19% international decline demonstrates sequential progress from a 25% decline in third quarter.

Fourth Quarter 2021 Business Segment Discussion

Revenue

Adjusted EBITDA

Fourth

Quarter 2021

Fourth

Quarter 2020

% Change

Fourth

Quarter 2021

Fourth

Quarter 2020

% Change

Hotel Franchising

$

270

$

202

34

%

$

128

$

77

66

%

Hotel Management

122

94

30

19

(1)

n/a

Corporate and Other

(16)

(18)

11

Total Company

$

392

$

296

32

$

131

$

58

126

Hotel Franchising revenues increased 34% year-over-year to $270 million primarily due to the global RevPAR increase. Hotel Franchising adjusted EBITDA increased 66% to $128 million reflecting the growth in revenues and lower excess marketing spend, partially offset by higher volume-related expenses.

Hotel Management revenues increased 30% year-over-year to $122 million, including a $2 million increase in cost-reimbursement revenues, which have no impact on adjusted EBITDA. Absent cost-reimbursements, Hotel Management revenues increased $26 million, or 144%, to $44 million primarily due to the global RevPAR increase, as well as improved performance at the Company's owned hotels. Hotel Management adjusted EBITDA increased $20 million year-over-year reflecting the revenue increases, partially offset by higher volume-related expenses.

Full-Year 2021 Operating Results

Fee-related and other revenues increased 31% to $1,245 million primarily reflecting the recovery in travel demand and its impact on global RevPAR, as well as 2% growth in the Company's global system size. Global RevPAR recovered to 88% of 2019 levels on a constant currency basis, including domestic RevPAR at 97% of 2019 levels.

The Company generated net income of $244 million, or $2.60 per diluted share, compared to net loss of $132 million, or $1.42 loss per diluted share, for the full-year 2020. Adjusted EBITDA for the full-year was $590 million, an increase of 76% versus 2020. The increase of $254 million in adjusted EBITDA primarily reflects the increase in fee-related and other revenues and marketing fund favorability, partially offset by higher volume-related expenses due to the recovery in travel demand throughout the year. The increase of $376 million, or $4.02 per diluted share, in net income reflects a further decline in after-tax special-item charges and lower net interest expense.

During full-year 2021, the Company's marketing fund revenues exceeded expenses by $18 million; while in full-year 2020, the Company's marketing fund expenses exceeded revenues by $49 million.

Development

The Company awarded 655 new contracts this year. On December 31, 2021, the Company's global development pipeline consisted of over 1,500 hotels and over 194,000 rooms, the highest level on record. The pipeline grew 5% year-over-year, including 3% domestically and 6% internationally. Approximately 65% of the Company's development pipeline is international and 79% is new construction, of which approximately 35% has broken ground. Over 80% of the global development pipeline is in the midscale and above segments, including over 70% in the U.S.

Cash and Liquidity

The Company generated $426 million of net cash provided by operating activities in the full-year 2021, compared to $67 million in 2020 and $100 million in 2019. The Company generated $389 million of free cash flow in the full-year 2021, which includes a benefit from the collection of prior year receivables that were outsized due to COVID deferrals.

At December 31, 2021, the Company had $171 million of cash on its balance sheet and over $900 million in total liquidity. The Company's net debt leverage ratio was 3.2 times at December 31, 2021, within the Company's 3 to 4 times stated target range, compared to 3.3 times at December 31, 2019.

Share Repurchases and Dividends

During the fourth quarter of 2021, the Company repurchased approximately 994,000 shares of its common stock for $83 million at an average price of $83.42 per share. For the full-year 2021, the Company repurchased approximately 1.4 million shares of its common stock for $110 million at an average price of $80.60 per share. The Company's Board of Directors recently increased the Company's share repurchase authorization by $400 million.

The Company paid common stock dividends of $29 million, or $0.32 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2021 for a total of $82 million, or $0.88 per share, for the full-year 2021. The Company's Board of Directors recently authorized a quarterly cash dividend of $0.32 per share of common stock beginning with the dividend that is expected to be declared in the first quarter of 2022.

Potential Sale of Owned Hotels

During the fourth quarter of 2021, the Company decided to pursue the sale of its two owned hotels. As of December 31, 2021, the assets and liabilities of these owned hotels were reported in assets held for sale and liabilities held for sale on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. As a result of the plan to sell these owned hotels, in the fourth quarter of 2021, the Company recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $6 million to reflect the expected value upon potential sale.

Full-Year 2022 Outlook

The Company provided the following outlook for full-year 2022:

  • Net rooms growth of 2% to 4%.
  • RevPAR growth of 12% to 16% versus 2021, which is consistent with 2019 levels.
  • Fee-related and other revenues of $1.34 billion to $1.37 billion, a year-over-year increase of 8% to 10%.
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $605 million to $625 million, which is consistent with 2019 levels, and reflects a year-over-year increase of 3% to 6%.
  • Adjusted net income of $308 million to $320 million, which is consistent with 2019 levels, and reflects a year-over-year increase of 4% to 8%.
  • Adjusted diluted EPS of $3.28 to $3.40, based on a diluted share count of 93.9 million that excludes any share repurchases after December 31, 2021. Reflects growth up to 4% compared to 2019, and a year-over-year increase of 4% to 8%.
  • Free cash flow conversion from adjusted EBITDA of approximately 55%.

The Company views its growth in adjusted EBITDA compared to 2021 and 2019 as follows (in millions):

2022

Outlook (a)

2021

2019

Growth

vs. 2021

Growth

vs. 2019

Total Company (b)

$

605 - 625

$

590

$

621

CorePoint (c)

~5

25

28

License fees (d)

~80

70

113

Marketing funds

~10

18

(1)

Core business

$

510 - 530

$

477

$

481

7 - 11%

6 - 10%

(a) 

Does not include any impact from the planned sale of the Company's two owned hotels.

(b) 

Net income was $244 million and $157 million for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2019, respectively. Reconciliation can be found in the Table 7.

(c)

In 2022, the expected termination payment of $84 million will be fully offset by the non-cash write-off of the related management contract intangible asset, as previously communicated. In 2021, includes (i) the effects of CorePoint's prior asset dispositions, including $2 million of operational EBITDA and $19 million of termination fees and (ii) $4 million of operational EBITDA generated from assets yet to be sold. In 2019, includes (i) the effects of CorePoint's prior asset dispositions, including $12 million of operational EBITDA and $7 million of termination fees and (ii) $9 million of operational EBITDA generated from assets yet to be sold.

(d)

Primarily represents license fees paid by Travel + Leisure, the recovery of which is correlated to the recovery of vacation ownership sales at Travel + Leisure. This projection is based on internal estimates and will be updated as appropriate when Travel + Leisure provides an estimated vacation ownership interest sales projection for 2022.

More detailed projections are available in Table 8 of this press release. The Company is providing certain financial metrics only on a non-GAAP basis because, without unreasonable efforts, it is unable to predict with reasonable certainty the occurrence or amount of all of the adjustments or other potential adjustments that may arise in the future during the forward-looking period, which can be dependent on future events that may not be reliably predicted. Based on past reported results, where one or more of these items have been applicable, such excluded items could be material, individually or in the aggregate, to the reported results.

About Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: WH) is the world's largest hotel franchising company by the number of properties, with approximately 9,000 hotels across approximately 95 countries on six continents.

WYNDHAM HOTELS & RESORTS

INCOME/(LOSS) STATEMENT

(In millions, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended December 31,

Year Ended December 31,

2021

2020

2021

2020

Net revenues

Royalties and franchise fees

$

117

$

78

$

461

$

328

Marketing, reservation and loyalty

115

82

468

370

Management and other fees

35

14

117

64

License and other fees

19

20

79

84

Other

28

26

120

104

Fee-related and other revenues

314

220

1,245

950

Cost reimbursements

78

76

320

350

Net revenues

392

296

1,565

1,300

Expenses

Marketing, reservation and loyalty

123

108

450

419

Operating

39

27

132

109

General and administrative

32

34

113

116

Cost reimbursements

78

76

320

350

Depreciation and amortization

25

24

95

98

Impairments, net

6

6

206

Separation-related

1

3

2

Restructuring

5

34

Transaction-related, net

12

Total expenses

303

275

1,119

1,346

Operating income/(loss)

89

21

446

(46)

Interest expense, net

22

30

93

112

Early extinguishment of debt

18

Income/(loss) before income taxes

67

(9)

335

(158)

Provision for/(benefit from) income taxes

19

(2)

91

(26)

Net income/(loss)

$

48

$

(7)

$

244

$

(132)

Earnings/(loss) per share

Basic

$

0.52

$

(0.08)

$

2.61

$

(1.42)

Diluted

0.52

(0.08)

2.60

(1.42)

Weighted average shares outstanding

Basic

93.0

93.3

93.4

93.4

Diluted

93.7

93.3

93.9

93.4

Table 2

WYNDHAM HOTELS & RESORTS

HISTORICAL REVENUE AND ADJUSTED EBITDA BY SEGMENT

The reportable segments presented below represent our operating segments for which separate financial information is available and is utilized on a regular basis by our chief operating decision maker to assess performance and allocate resources. In identifying our reportable segments, we also consider the nature of services provided by our operating segments. Management evaluates the operating results of each of our reportable segments based upon net revenues and adjusted EBITDA. We believe that adjusted EBITDA is a useful measure of performance for our segments which, when considered with GAAP measures, allows a more complete understanding of our operating performance. We use this measure internally to assess operating performance, both absolutely and in comparison to other companies, and to make day to day operating decisions, including in the evaluation of selected compensation decisions. Our presentation of adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly-titled measures used by other companies. During the first quarter of 2021, we modified the definition of adjusted EBITDA to exclude the amortization of development advance notes to reflect how our chief operating decision maker reviews operating performance beginning in 2021. We have applied the modified definition of adjusted EBITDA to all periods presented.

First

Quarter

Second

Quarter

Third

Quarter

Fourth

Quarter

Full Year

Hotel Franchising

Net revenues

2021

$

209

$

283

$

337

$

270

$

1,099

2020

243

182

236

202

863

2019

269

331

379

300

1,279

Adjusted EBITDA (a)

2021

$

105

$

166

$

193

$

128

$

592

2020

110

86

119

77

392

2019

115

164

197

153

629

Hotel Management

Net revenues

2021

$

94

$

123

$

126

$

122

$

466

2020

167

76

101

94

437

2019

197

201

180

190

768

Adjusted EBITDA

2021

$

5

$

16

$

16

$

19

$

57

2020

17

(4)

2

(1)

13

2019

16

16

13

21

66

Corporate and Other

Net revenues

2021

$

$

$

$

$

2020

2019

2

1

1

2

6

Adjusted EBITDA

2021

$

(13)

$

(14)

$

(15)

$

(16)

$

(59)

2020

(18)

(16)

(18)

(18)

(69)

2019

(18)

(19)

(18)

(19)

(74)

Total Company

Net revenues

2021

$

303

$

406

$

463

$

392

$

1,565

2020

410

258

337

296

1,300

2019

468

533

560

492

2,053

Net income/(loss)

2021

$

24

$

68

$

103

$

48

$

244

2020

22

(174)

27

(7)

(132)

2019

21

26

45

64

157

Adjusted EBITDA (a)

2021

$

97

$

168

$

194

$

131

$

590

2020

109

66

103

58

336

2019

113

161

192

155

621

NOTE: Amounts may not add across due to rounding. See Table 7 for reconciliations of Total Company non-GAAP measures and Table 9 for definitions.

(a) 

Adjusted EBITDA for 2020 and 2019 has been recast to exclude the amortization of development advance notes to be consistent with the current year presentation.

Table 3

WYNDHAM HOTELS & RESORTS

CONDENSED CASH FLOWS

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

Year Ended December 31,

2021

2020

Operating activities

   Net income/(loss)

$

244

$

(132)

   Depreciation and amortization

95

98

    Impairments (a)

6

209

   Deferred income taxes

(1)

(23)

   Trade receivables

25

(38)

   Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities

39

(46)

   Deferred revenues

16

(54)

   Payments of development advance notes, net

(30)

(16)

   Other, net

32

69

Net cash provided by operating activities

426

67

Investing activities

   Property and equipment additions

(37)

(33)

   Other, net

3

2

Net cash used in investing activities

(34)

(31)

Financing activities

   Proceeds from/(payments of) long-term debt, net

(529)

484

   Dividends to shareholders

(82)

(53)

   Repurchases of common stock

(107)

(50)

   Other, net

5

(18)

Net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities

(713)

363

Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

(1)

Net (decrease)/increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

(322)

399

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

493

94

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

$

171

$

493

Free Cash Flow:

We define free cash flow to be net cash provided by operating activities less property and equipment additions, which we also refer to as capital expenditures. We believe free cash flow to be a useful operating performance measure to us and investors to evaluate the ability of our operations to generate cash for uses other than capital expenditures and, after debt service and other obligations, our ability to grow our business through acquisitions and investments, as well as our ability to return cash to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases. Free cash flow is not necessarily a representation of how we will use excess cash. A limitation of using free cash flow versus the GAAP measure of net cash provided by operating activities as a means for evaluating Wyndham Hotels is that free cash flow does not represent the total cash movement for the period as detailed in the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows.

Three Months

Ended

December 31,

Year Ended

December 31,

2021

2020

2021

2020

Net cash provided by operating activities (b)

$

99

$

10

$

426

$

67

Less: Property and equipment additions

(14)

(10)

(37)

(33)

Free cash flow

$

85

$

$

389

$

34

(a) 

2020 excludes $3 million of cash proceeds from a previously impaired asset.

(b) 

Included in the three months and year ended December 31, 2020 are $8 million and $66 million, respectively, of payments in connection with our restructuring initiatives, our acquisition of La Quinta and our spin-off from Wyndham Worldwide.

Table 4

WYNDHAM HOTELS & RESORTS

BALANCE SHEET SUMMARY AND DEBT

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

As of

December 31, 2021

As of

December 31, 2020

Assets

Cash and cash equivalents

$

171

$

493

Trade receivables, net

246

295

Assets held for sale

154

Property and equipment, net

106

278

Goodwill and intangible assets, net

3,200

3,240

Other current and non-current assets

392

338

Total assets

$

4,269

$

4,644

Liabilities and stockholders' equity

Total debt

$

2,084

$

2,597

Other current liabilities

376

325

Deferred income tax liabilities

366

359

Other non-current liabilities

354

400

Total liabilities

3,180

3,681

Total stockholders' equity

1,089

963

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

4,269

$

4,644

Our outstanding debt was as follows:

As of

December 31, 2021

As of

December 31, 2020

$750 million revolving credit facility (due May 2023)

$

$

Term loan (due May 2025)

1,541

1,554

5.375% senior unsecured notes (due April 2026) (a)

496

4.375% senior unsecured notes (due August 2028)

493

492

Finance leases

50

55

   Total debt

2,084

2,597

Cash and cash equivalents

171

493

   Net debt

$

1,913

$

2,104

(a) 

The Company redeemed these notes on April 15, 2021 primarily with available cash.

Our outstanding debt as of December 31, 2021 matures as follows:

Amount

Within 1 year

$

21

Between 1 and 2 years

21

Between 2 and 3 years

22

Between 3 and 4 years

1,499

Between 4 and 5 years

7

Thereafter

514

   Total

$

2,084

Table 5

WYNDHAM HOTELS & RESORTS

REVENUE DRIVERS

Year Ended December 31,

2021

2020

Change

% Change

Beginning Room Count (January 1)

   United States

487,300

510,200

(22,900)

(4%)

   International

308,600

320,800

(12,200)

(4)

     Global

795,900

831,000

(35,100)

(4)

Additions

   United States

25,900

13,600

12,300

90

   International

27,200

22,000

5,200

24

     Global

53,100

35,600

17,500

49

Deletions (a)

   United States

(22,600)

(36,500)

13,900

38

   International

(16,300)

(34,200)

17,900

52

     Global

(38,900)

(70,700)

31,800

45

Ending Room Count (December 31)

   United States

490,600

487,300

3,300

1

   International

319,500

308,600

10,900

4

     Global

810,100

795,900

14,200

2%

As of December 31,

FY 2019

Royalty

Contribution

(b)

2021

2020

Change

% Change

System Size

United States

   Economy

243,100

250,700

(7,600)

(3%)

   Midscale and Upper Midscale

228,900

220,700

8,200

4

   Upscale and Above

18,600

15,900

2,700

17

Total United States

490,600

487,300

3,300

1%

86%

International

   Greater China 

153,800

144,500

9,300

6%

3

   Rest of Asia Pacific

29,000

27,800

1,200

4

1

   Europe, the Middle East and Africa

66,100

66,200

(100)

4

   Canada

39,200

40,700

(1,500)

(4)

5

   Latin America

31,400

29,400

2,000

7

1

Total International

319,500

308,600

10,900

4%

14

Global

810,100

795,900

14,200

2%

100%

(a) 

2020 includes the termination of approximately 26,700 rooms including 14,000 master-franchisee rooms in Greater China, 8,200 rooms in the U.S. and 4,500 unprofitable rooms in Europe, the Middle East and Africa and the rest of Asia Pacific in connection with the Company's previously announced strategic termination plan.

(b)  

FY 2019 provided to illustrate pre-pandemic results.

Table 5 (continued)

WYNDHAM HOTELS & RESORTS

REVENUE DRIVERS

Three Months

Ended

December 31, 2021

Constant Currency 

% Change (a)

Two-Year

Basis

% Change (b)

Regional RevPAR Growth

United States

   Economy

$

37.63

47%

19%

   Midscale and Upper Midscale

48.23

62

5

   Upscale and Above

79.53

120

(16)

Total United States

$

43.84

58%

9%

International

   Greater China

$

15.39

(15%)

(23%)

   Rest of Asia Pacific

22.55

15

(44)

   Europe, the Middle East and Africa

36.38

140

(16)

   Canada

35.71

62

(9)

   Latin America

26.17

156

(4)

Total International

$

23.99

40%

(19%)

Global

$

35.99

52%

—%

Three Months Ended

December 31,

2021

2020

% Change

Average Royalty Rate

United States

4.6%

4.5%

10 bps

International

2.1%

1.8%

30 bps

Global

4.0%

3.8%

20 bps

Year Ended

December 31, 2021

Constant Currency

% Change (a)

Two-Year

Basis

% Change (b)

Regional RevPAR Growth

United States

   Economy

$

39.79

46%

6%

   Midscale and Upper Midscale

49.36

51

(7)

   Upscale and Above

74.01

71

(27)

Total United States

$

45.19

50%

(3%)

International

   Greater China

$

16.06

37%

(18%)

   Rest of Asia Pacific

21.30

11

(46)

   Europe, the Middle East and Africa

27.39

45

(43)

   Canada

34.22

32

(28)

   Latin America

18.15

55

(33)

Total International

$

21.52

36%

(33%)

Global

$

35.95

46%

(12%)

Year Ended

December 31,

2021

2020

%

Change

Average Royalty Rate

United States

4.6%

4.5%

10 bps

International

2.1%

2.1%

Global

4.1%

4.0%

10 bps

(a)  

International excludes the impact of currency exchange movements.

(b)  

Compares 2021 to 2019; international excludes the impact of currency exchange movements.

Table 6

WYNDHAM HOTELS & RESORTS

HISTORICAL REVPAR AND ROOMS

First

Quarter

Second

Quarter

Third

Quarter

Fourth

Quarter

Full Year

Hotel Franchising

Global RevPAR

2021

$

24.02

$

35.69

$

44.67

$

34.77

$

34.85

2020

$

25.90

$

17.05

$

28.83

$

23.19

$

23.74

2019

$

33.76

$

42.04

$

45.23

$

34.51

$

38.91

U.S. RevPAR

2021

$

29.68

$

46.99

$

56.38

$

42.45

$

43.95

2020

$

31.43

$

23.19

$

36.06

$

27.28

$

29.50

2019

$

37.69

$

48.65

$

51.93

$

37.96

$

44.09

International RevPAR

2021

$

15.26

$

18.21

$

26.62

$

23.13

$

20.86

2020

$

17.39

$

7.66

$

17.39

$

16.71

$

14.75

2019

$

27.56

$

31.59

$

34.79

$

29.15

$

30.80

Global Rooms

2021

748,700

752,500

758,600

769,400

769,400

2020

769,000

754,700

748,200

746,500

746,500

2019

745,300

751,300

758,400

770,200

770,200

U.S. Rooms

2021

452,500

454,200

458,000

465,100

465,100

2020

463,900

460,200

459,600

452,600

452,600

2019

454,900

457,600

460,100

464,600

464,600

International Rooms

2021

296,200

298,300

300,600

304,300

304,300

2020

305,100

294,500

288,600

293,900

293,900

2019

290,400

293,700

298,300

305,600

305,600

Hotel Management

Global RevPAR

2021

$

38.17

$

56.08

$

64.63

$

57.57

$

53.81

2020

$

50.00

$

20.67

$

34.34

$

32.91

$

34.67

2019

$

63.25

$

66.67

$

66.65

$

59.19

$

64.01

U.S. RevPAR

2021

$

42.89

$

67.42

$

78.27

$

66.77

$

63.20

2020

$

54.35

$

23.21

$

39.12

$

34.14

$

37.97

2019

$

65.58

$

71.61

$

70.75

$

60.89

$

67.32

International RevPAR

2021

$

27.12

$

31.20

$

37.53

$

40.96

$

34.31

2020

$

38.07

$

13.78

$

23.16

$

29.86

$

26.21

2019

$

55.12

$

49.53

$

52.49

$

53.67

$

52.69

Global Rooms

2021

48,500

45,500

44,000

40,700

40,700

2020

59,300

58,200

55,800

49,400

49,400

2019

66,800

65,200

63,400

60,800

60,800

U.S. Rooms

2021

33,500

30,600

28,800

25,500

25,500

2020

42,900

41,800

38,100

34,700

34,700

2019

51,700

50,700

49,100

45,600

45,600

International Rooms

2021

15,000

14,900

15,200

15,200

15,200

2020

16,400

16,400

17,700

14,700

14,700

2019

15,100

14,500

14,300

15,200

15,200

Table 6 (continued)

WYNDHAM HOTELS & RESORTS

HISTORICAL REVPAR AND ROOMS

First

Quarter

Second

Quarter

Third

Quarter

Fourth

Quarter

Full

Year

Total System

Global RevPAR

2021

$

24.90

$

36.92

$

45.80

$

35.99

$

35.95

2020

$

27.68

$

17.31

$

29.23

$

23.84

$

24.51

2019

$

36.21

$

44.06

$

46.94

$

36.36

$

40.92

U.S. RevPAR

2021

$

30.62

$

48.37

$

57.73

$

43.84

$

45.19

2020

$

33.45

$

23.19

$

36.31

$

27.80

$

30.20

2019

$

40.56

$

50.98

$

53.79

$

40.09

$

46.39

International RevPAR

2021

$

15.83

$

18.84

$

27.15

$

23.99

$

21.52

2020

$

18.45

$

7.96

$

17.72

$

17.37

$

15.35

2019

$

28.92

$

32.47

$

35.63

$

30.29

$

31.85

Global Rooms

2021

797,200

798,000

802,600

810,100

810,100

2020

828,300

812,900

804,000

795,900

795,900

2019

812,100

816,600

821,800

831,000

831,000

U.S. Rooms

2021

486,000

484,800

486,800

490,600

490,600

2020

506,800

502,000

497,700

487,300

487,300

2019

506,600

508,300

509,200

510,200

510,200

International Rooms

2021

311,200

313,200

315,800

319,500

319,500

2020

321,500

310,900

306,300

308,600

308,600

2019

305,500

308,300

312,600

320,800

320,800

NOTE: Amounts may not foot due to rounding. Results reflect the reclassification of rooms from the Hotel Management segment to the Hotel Franchising segment related to the CorePoint Lodging asset sales.

Table 7

WYNDHAM HOTELS & RESORTS

NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS

(In millions)

The tables below reconcile certain non-GAAP financial measures. The presentation of these adjustments is intended to permit the comparison of particular adjustments as they appear in the income statement in order to assist investors' understanding of the overall impact of such adjustments. We believe that adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income and adjusted EPS financial measures provide useful information to investors about us and our financial condition and results of operations because these measures are used by our management team to evaluate our operating performance and make day-to-day operating decisions and adjusted EBITDA is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties as a common performance measure to compare results or estimate valuations across companies in our industry. These measures also assist our investors in evaluating our ongoing operating performance for the current reporting period and, where provided, over different reporting periods, by adjusting for certain items which may be recurring or non-recurring and which in our view do not necessarily reflect ongoing performance. We also internally use these measures to assess our operating performance, both absolutely and in comparison to other companies, and in evaluating or making selected compensation decisions. These supplemental disclosures are in addition to GAAP reported measures. These non-GAAP reconciliation tables should not be considered a substitute for, nor superior to, financial results and measures determined or calculated in accordance with GAAP.

Reconciliation of Net Income/(Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA:

First

Quarter

Second

Quarter

Third

Quarter

Fourth

Quarter

Full Year

2021

Net income

$

24

$

68

$

103

$

48

$

244

Provision for income taxes

11

25

36

19

91

Depreciation and amortization

24

24

23

25

95

Interest expense, net

28

22

22

22

93

Early extinguishment of debt (a)

18

18

Stock-based compensation expense

5

8

7

8

28

Development advance notes amortization (b)

2

2

3

3

11

Impairments, net (c)

6

6

Separation-related expenses (d)

2

1

3

Foreign currency impact of highly inflationary countries (e)

1

1

Adjusted EBITDA

$

97

$

168

$

194

$

131

$

590

2020

Net income/(loss)

$

22

$

(174)

$

27

$

(7)

$

(132)

Provision for/(benefit from) income taxes

9

(48)

15

(2)

(26)

Depreciation and amortization

25

25

24

24

98

Interest expense, net

25

28

29

30

112

Stock-based compensation expense

4

5

5

5

19

Development advance notes amortization (b)

2

2

2

2

9

Impairments, net (c)

206

206

Restructuring costs (f)

13

16

5

34

Transaction-related expenses, net (g)

8

5

12

Separation-related expenses (d)

1

1

2

Foreign currency impact of highly inflationary countries (e)

1

2

Adjusted EBITDA

$

109

$

66

$

103

$

58

$

336

2019

Net income

$

21

$

26

$

45

$

64

$

157

Provision for income taxes

5

10

21

14

50

Depreciation and amortization

29

27

26

28

109

Interest expense, net

24

26

25

25

100

Stock-based compensation expense

3

4

4

4

15

Development advance notes amortization (b)

2

2

2

2

8

Impairment, net (h)

45

45

Contract termination costs (i)

9

34

(1)

42

Restructuring costs (j)

8

8

Transaction-related expenses, net (g)

7

11

12

10

40

Separation-related expenses (d)

21

1

22

Transaction-related item (k)

20

20

Foreign currency impact of highly inflationary countries (e)

1

3

1

5

Adjusted EBITDA

$

113

$

161

$

192

$

155

$

621

NOTE: Amounts may not add due to rounding.

(a) 

Relates to the redemption premium and non-cash expenses associated with the early redemption of the Company's 5.375% senior unsecured notes. These expenses were recorded in interest expense, net on the Company's income/(loss) statement.

(b) 

Represents the non-cash amortization of development advance notes, which is now excluded from adjusted EBITDA to reflect how the Company's chief operating decision maker reviews operating performance.

(c) 

2021 represents a non-cash charge to reduce the carrying values of the Company's owned hotels long-lived assets to their fair value in connection with the Company's Board approval of a plan to sell these assets in 2022. 2020 represents a non-cash charge to reduce the carrying values of certain intangible assets to their fair values principally attributable to higher discount rates primarily resulting from increased share price volatility, partially offset by $3 million of cash proceeds from a previously impaired asset.

(d) 

Represents costs associated with the Company's spin-off from Wyndham Worldwide.

(e) 

Relates to the foreign currency impact from hyper-inflation in Argentina, which is reflected in operating expenses on the income statement.

(f) 

Represents charges associated with restructuring initiatives implemented in response to the effects on travel demand as a result of COVID-19.

(g) 

Primarily relates to integration costs incurred in connection with the Company's acquisition of La Quinta.

(h) 

Represents a non-cash charge associated with the termination of certain hotel-management arrangements.

(i) 

Represents costs associated with the termination of certain hotel-management arrangements.

(j) 

Represents a charge related to enhancing the Company's organizational efficiency and rationalizing our operations.

(k) 

Represents the one-time fee credit related to the Company's agreement with CorePoint Lodging, which is reflected as a reduction to hotel management revenues on the income statement.

Table 7 (continued)

WYNDHAM HOTELS & RESORTS

NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS

(In millions, except per share data)

Reconciliation of Net Income/(Loss) and Diluted Earnings/(Loss) Per Share to Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted EPS:

Three Months Ended

December 31,

Year Ended

December 31,

2021

2020

2021

2020

Diluted earnings/(loss) per share

$

0.52

$

(0.08)

$

2.60

$

(1.42)

Net income/(loss)

$

48

$

(7)

$

244

$

(132)

Adjustments:

Early extinguishment of debt (a)

18

Acquisition-related amortization expense (b)

11

9

38

37

Impairments, net

6

6

206

Separation-related expenses

1

3

2

Foreign currency impact of highly inflationary countries

1

2

Restructuring costs

5

34

Transaction-related expenses, net

12

Total adjustments before tax

17

15

66

293

Income tax provision (c)

1

1

13

65

Total adjustments after tax

16

14

53

228

Adjusted net income

$

64

$

7

$

297

$

96

Adjustments - EPS impact

0.17

0.15

0.56

2.45

Adjusted diluted EPS

$

0.69

$

0.07

$

3.16

$

1.03

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

93.7

93.6

93.9

93.5

(a) 

Relates to the redemption premium and non-cash expenses associated with the early redemption of the Company's 5.375% senior unsecured notes. These expenses were recorded in interest expense, net on the Company's income/(loss) statement.

(b) 

Reflected in depreciation and amortization on the income/(loss) statement.

(c) 

Reflects the estimated tax effects of the adjustments. Fourth quarter 2021 amount was reduced by $3 million primarily due to the lack of a tax benefit on the Company's non-cash impairment charge. Fourth quarter 2020 amount was reduced by $3 million due to changes in state effective tax rates.

Table 8

WYNDHAM HOTELS & RESORTS

2022 OUTLOOK

As of February 15, 2022

(In millions, except per share data)

2022 Outlook

2021

2019

Fee-related and other revenues

$

1,340 - 1,370

$

1,245

$

1,430

Adjusted EBITDA (a)(b)

605 - 625

590

621

Depreciation and amortization expense (c)

58 - 60

57

72

Development advance notes amortization expense

12 - 14

11

8

Stock-based compensation expense

36 - 38

28

15

Interest expense, net

81 - 83

93

100

Adjusted income before income taxes

414 - 432

401

426

Income tax expense (d)

106 - 112

104

109

Adjusted net income (a)

$

308 - 320

$

297

$

317

Adjusted diluted EPS

$

3.28 - 3.40

$

3.16

$

3.28

Diluted shares (e)

93.9

93.9

96.6

Marketing, reservation and loyalty funds

 Approx. $10

$

18

$

(1)

Capital expenditures

 Approx. $45

$

37

$

50

Development advance notes

Approx. $55

$

32

$

19

Free cash flow conversion rate (f)

 Approx. 55%

66%

8%

Year-over-Year Growth

Global RevPAR (g)

12% - 16%

47%

0%

Number of rooms

2% - 4%

2%

3%

(a) 

Net income for full-year 2021 and 2019 was $244 million and $157 million, respectively. Please see Table 7 for reconciliation.

(b)

Does not include any impact from the Company's planned sale of its owned hotels.

(c)

Excludes amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets of $32 - $34 million.

(d) 

Outlook assumes an effective tax rate of approximately 26%.

(e) 

Excludes the impact of any share repurchases after December 31, 2021.

(f) 

Represents the percentage of adjusted EBITDA that is expected to produce free cash flow. Free cash flow plus capital expenditures equals net cash from operating activities. Net cash provided by operating activities was $426 million and $100 million during 2021 and 2019, respectively.

(g) 

Outlook represents global RevPAR consistent with 2019 levels.

In determining adjusted EBITDA, interest expense, net, adjusted income before income taxes, adjusted net income, adjusted diluted EPS and free cash flow conversion rate, we exclude certain items which are otherwise included in determining the comparable GAAP financial measures. We are providing these measures on a non-GAAP basis only because, without unreasonable efforts, we are unable to predict with reasonable certainty the occurrence or amount of all the adjustments or other potential adjustments that may arise in the future during the forward-looking period, which can be dependent on future events that may not be reliably predicted. Based on past reported results, where one or more of these items have been applicable, such excluded items could be material, individually or in the aggregate, to the reported results.

SOURCE Wyndham Hotels & Resorts