RLJ Lodging Trust (NYSE: RLJ) today reported results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.

Highlights

  • Pro forma RevPAR of $137.09 for Q3, representing 94.5% of 2019 levels, an improvement from Q2 2022 RevPAR as percentage of 2019
  • Total revenue of $318.1 million
  • Net income attributable to common shareholders of $11.3 million
  • Net income per basic and diluted share attributable to common shareholders of $0.07
  • Pro forma Hotel EBITDA of $100.0 million
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $92.0 million
  • Adjusted FFO per basic and diluted common share and unit of $0.40
  • Repurchased approximately 0.7 million common shares for $7.1 million, during fourth quarter
  • Completed two 2022 hotel conversions
  • Increased quarterly cash dividend to $0.05 per common share

“Our third quarter results exceeded our expectations, led by strong group production, continued recovery in business transient and leisure remaining strong while returning to normal seasonality. We saw a step up in trends post-Labor Day, especially in our Urban markets which led our RevPAR in September to achieve a new high relative to 2019 and we are pleased to see this positive momentum carry through October,” commented Leslie D. Hale, President and Chief Executive Officer. “We are especially thrilled this quarter to reintroduce the iconic Mills House Hotel in Charleston and launch the new beachfront Zachari Dunes at Mandalay Beach, both of which joined the Curio Collection by Hilton following transformative conversions, and are already outperforming our expectations. Additionally, we remained very active on the capital allocation front and executed on multiple initiatives including further strengthening our balance sheet by addressing our near term debt maturities, continuing to take advantage of the optionality our balance sheet provides to repurchase our shares accretively and raising our dividend, all of which positions us to drive growth and shareholder value.”

       

Financial and Operating Highlights

($ in thousands, except ADR, RevPAR, and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

       

For the three months ended September 30,

For the nine months ended September 30,

2022

2021

2022

2021

Operational Overview: (1)

Pro forma ADR

$188.54

$160.89

$187.56

$144.02

Pro forma Occupancy

72.7%

64.2%

69.5%

56.0%

Pro forma RevPAR

$137.09

$103.22

$130.41

$80.68

Financial Overview:

Total Revenues

$318,071

$233,769

$891,471

$547,575

Pro forma Hotel Revenue

$318,673

$235,934

$894,675

$546,537

Net Income (Loss)

$17,683

($151,818)

$35,415

($283,157)

Pro forma Hotel EBITDA (2)

$100,020

$71,333

$282,423

$137,892

Pro forma Hotel EBITDA Margin

31.4%

30.2%

31.6%

25.2%

Adjusted EBITDA

$91,952

$60,130

$257,522

$107,280

Adjusted FFO

$63,994

$27,345

$168,288

$8,873

Adjusted FFO Per Basic and Diluted Common Share and Unit

$0.40

$0.17

$1.03

$0.05

 

Note:

(1) Pro forma statistics reflect the Company's 96 hotel portfolio owned as of September 30, 2022.

(2) Pro forma Hotel EBITDA for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 excludes $0.2 million net income and $1.3 million net loss, respectively, from sold hotels. Pro forma Hotel EBITDA for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 excludes $0.5 million net income and $5.8 million net loss, respectively, from sold hotels. Pro forma Hotel EBITDA for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 includes $0.1 million net loss and $2.6 million net income, respectively, from acquired hotels. Pro forma Hotel EBITDA for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 includes $0.5 million net income and $2.4 million net income, respectively, from acquired hotels.

Operational Update

Lodging fundamentals continued their positive momentum during the third quarter. The Company’s RevPAR in September achieved 98% of 2019, a new high since the pandemic, benefiting from significant improvement in group, ramping business transient which experienced a step-up post Labor Day, and continued strength in leisure. These positive trends were most impactful in the Company’s Urban markets which achieved rate premiums to the comparable period of 2019 on strong pricing power during both weekdays and weekends. These improving trends led the Company to achieve pro forma RevPAR of $137.09 and pro forma Hotel EBITDA of $100 million during the third quarter, which represented approximately 94% and 91% of 2019 levels respectively, with RevPAR recovery to 2019 achieving the highest level of the pandemic.

Conversions

In early October, the Company launched two hotel conversions, The Mills House Hotel, a Curio Collection Hotel by Hilton in Charleston, South Carolina; and Zachari Dunes on Mandalay Beach, a Curio Collection Hotel by Hilton in Oxnard, California. The conversions are anticipated to outperform the Company's original underwriting. These conversions demonstrate the ability of the Company to unlock significant embedded value in the portfolio.

Share Repurchases

Since the beginning of October, the Company has repurchased approximately 0.7 million common shares for $7.1 million, at an average price per share of $10.62. Year to date, the Company has repurchased 4.9 million shares for $57.1 million, at an average price per share of $11.75. The Company's share buyback program currently has approximately $193.0 million of remaining capacity.

Balance Sheet

As of September 30, 2022, the Company had approximately $1.1 billion of total liquidity, comprising approximately $488.1 million of unrestricted cash and $600.0 million available under its revolving credit facility ("Revolver"), and $2.2 billion of debt outstanding.

In October 2022, the Company exercised its option to extend the maturities of approximately $225.0 million of term loans to 2024. Additionally in November 2022, the Company entered into a $200.0 million term loan maturing in January 2028, inclusive of extension options. The proceeds will be used to repay $100.0 million term loan and $94.0 million of 2023 maturing term loans. The $200.0 million term loan will be funded in two tranches, $105.0 million which was funded at closing and $95.0 million to be funded through a delayed draw in early 2023.

Dividends

The Company’s Board of Trustees declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per common share of beneficial interest of the Company in the third quarter. The dividend was paid on October 17, 2022 to shareholders of record as of September 30, 2022.

The Company's Board of Trustees declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.4875 on the Company’s Series A Preferred Shares in the third quarter. The dividend was paid on October 31, 2022 to shareholders of record as of September 30, 2022.

2022 Outlook

Given continued uncertainties the Company is unable to provide a future outlook at this time.

RLJ Lodging Trust is a self-advised, publicly traded real estate investment trust that owns primarily premium-branded, high-margin, focused-service and compact full-service hotels. The Company's portfolio currently consists of 96 hotels with approximately 21,200 rooms, located in 23 states and the District of Columbia and an ownership interest in one unconsolidated hotel with 171 rooms.

Adjustments to FFO and EBITDA

The Company adjusts FFO, EBITDA, and EBITDAre for certain items that the Company considers either outside the normal course of operations or extraordinary. The Company believes that Adjusted FFO, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDAre provide useful supplemental information to investors regarding its ongoing operating performance that, when considered with net income or loss, FFO, EBITDA, and EBITDAre, is beneficial to an investor’s understanding of its operating performance. The Company adjusts FFO, EBITDA, and EBITDAre for the following items:

  • Transaction Costs: The Company excludes transaction costs expensed during the period
  • Pre-Opening Costs: The Company excludes certain costs related to pre-opening of hotels
  • Non-Cash Expenses: The Company excludes the effect of certain non-cash items such as the amortization of share-based compensation, non-cash income taxes, and non-cash expense related to discontinued interest rate hedges
  • Other Non-Operational Expenses: The Company excludes the effect of certain non-operational expenses representing income and expenses outside the normal course of operations

Hotel EBITDA and Hotel EBITDA Margin

With respect to Consolidated Hotel EBITDA, the Company believes that excluding the effect of corporate-level expenses and certain non-cash items provides a more complete understanding of the operating results over which individual hotels and operators have direct control. The Company believes property-level results provide investors with supplemental information about the ongoing operational performance of the Company’s hotels and the effectiveness of third-party management companies.

Pro forma Consolidated Hotel EBITDA includes prior ownership information provided by the sellers of the hotels for periods prior to our acquisition of the hotels, which has not been audited and excludes results from sold hotels as applicable. Pro forma Hotel EBITDA and pro forma Hotel EBITDA Margin exclude the results of non-comparable hotels. The following is a summary of pro forma hotel adjustments:

Pro forma adjustments: Acquired hotels

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, pro forma adjustments included the following acquired hotels:

  • Hampton Inn & Suites Atlanta Midtown acquired in August 2021
  • AC Hotel Boston Downtown acquired in October 2021
  • Moxy Denver Cherry Creek acquired in December 2021
  • 21c Hotel Nashville acquired in July 2022

Pro forma adjustments: Sold hotels

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, pro forma adjustments included the following sold hotels:

  • Courtyard Houston Sugarland sold in January 2021
  • Residence Inn Chicago Naperville sold in May 2021
  • Residence Inn Indianapolis Fishers sold in May 2021
  • Fairfield Inn & Suites Chicago Southeast Hammond sold in July 2021
  • Residence Inn Chicago Southeast Hammond sold in August 2021
  • Courtyard Chicago Southeast Hammond sold in August 2021
  • Embassy Suites Secaucus-Meadowlands ground lease expired in October 2021
  • DoubleTree Hotel Metropolitan New York City sold in December 2021
  • Marriott Denver Airport at Gateway Park sold in March 2022
  • SpringHill Suites Denver North Westminster sold in April 2022
 

RLJ Lodging Trust

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

(unaudited)

       

September 30, 2022

December 31, 2021

Assets

Investment in hotel properties, net

$

4,171,428

$

4,219,116

Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures

6,777

6,522

Cash and cash equivalents

488,146

665,341

Restricted cash reserves

51,504

48,528

Hotel and other receivables, net of allowance of $302 and $274, respectively

42,393

31,091

Lease right-of-use assets

138,335

144,988

Prepaid expense and other assets

68,190

33,390

Total assets

$

4,966,773

$

5,148,976

Liabilities and Equity

Debt, net

$

2,212,752

$

2,409,438

Accounts payable and other liabilities

150,946

155,136

Advance deposits and deferred revenue

21,987

20,047

Lease liabilities

117,810

123,031

Accrued interest

9,492

19,110

Distributions payable

14,596

8,347

Total liabilities

2,527,583

2,735,109

Equity

Shareholders’ equity:

Preferred shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized

Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Shares, $0.01 par value, 12,950,000 shares authorized; 12,879,475 shares issued and outstanding, liquidation value of $328,266, at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021

366,936

366,936

Common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value, 450,000,000 shares authorized; 162,726,642 and 166,503,062 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively

1,627

1,665

Additional paid-in capital

3,056,603

3,092,883

Distributions in excess of net earnings

(1,041,610

)

(1,046,739

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

41,805

(17,113

)

Total shareholders’ equity

2,425,361

2,397,632

Noncontrolling interests:

Noncontrolling interest in the Operating Partnership

6,341

6,316

Noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures

7,488

9,919

Total noncontrolling interest

13,829

16,235

Total equity

2,439,190

2,413,867

Total liabilities and equity

$

4,966,773

$

5,148,976

 

Note: The corresponding notes to the consolidated financial statements can be found in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

RLJ Lodging Trust

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

(unaudited)

       

For the three months ended September 30,

For the nine months ended September 30,

2022

2021

2022

2021

Revenues

Operating revenues

Room revenue

$

267,363

$

200,051

$

753,818

$

469,377

Food and beverage revenue

30,600

17,013

82,655

36,238

Other revenue

20,108

16,705

54,998

41,960

Total revenues

318,071

233,769

891,471

547,575

Expenses

Operating expenses

Room expense

68,394

51,951

188,015

124,276

Food and beverage expense

23,375

12,576

61,314

25,841

Management and franchise fee expense

25,390

16,225

71,846

34,216

Other operating expenses

82,021

67,599

227,563

173,602

Total property operating expenses

199,180

148,351

548,738

357,935

Depreciation and amortization

46,559

47,065

140,346

140,923

Impairment losses

138,899

144,845

Property tax, insurance and other

20,744

21,290

66,206

65,419

General and administrative

13,446

12,630

40,928

35,564

Transaction costs

(773

)

(154

)

(575

)

101

Total operating expenses

279,156

368,081

795,643

744,787

Other income (expense), net

710

676

8,716

(8,579

)

Interest income

1,281

222

1,800

826

Interest expense

(22,625

)

(26,933

)

(71,041

)

(81,194

)

(Loss) gain on sale of hotel properties, net

(57

)

1,947

996

3,133

Gain on extinguishment of indebtedness, net

7,100

893

Income (loss) before equity in (loss) income from unconsolidated joint ventures

18,224

(151,300

)

36,299

(282,133

)

Equity in (loss) income from unconsolidated joint ventures

(150

)

(232

)

255

(470

)

Income (loss) before income tax expense

18,074

(151,532

)

36,554

(282,603

)

Income tax expense

(391

)

(286

)

(1,139

)

(554

)

Net income (loss)

17,683

(151,818

)

35,415

(283,157

)

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests:

Noncontrolling interest in the Operating Partnership

(53

)

727

(74

)

1,391

Noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures

(36

)

3,084

(29

)

4,326

Net income (loss) attributable to RLJ

17,594

(148,007

)

35,312

(277,440

)

Preferred dividends

(6,279

)

(6,279

)

(18,836

)

(18,836

)

Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders

$

11,315

$

(154,286

)

$

16,476

$

(296,276

)

Basic per common share data:

Net income (loss) per share attributable to common shareholders - basic

$

0.07

$

(0.94

)

$

0.10

$

(1.81

)

Weighted-average number of common shares

160,368,297

164,068,011

162,681,840

163,964,227

Diluted per common share data:

Net income (loss) per share attributable to common shareholders - diluted

$

0.07

$

(0.94

)

$

0.10

$

(1.81

)

Weighted-average number of common shares

160,784,709

164,068,011

163,064,462

163,964,227

 

Note: The Statements of Comprehensive Income and corresponding notes to the consolidated financial statements can be found in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

RLJ Lodging Trust

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

Funds from Operations (FFO) Attributable to Common Shareholders and Unitholders

       

For the three months ended September 30,

For the nine months ended September 30,

2022

2021

2022

2021

Net income (loss)

$

17,683

$

(151,818

)

$

35,415

$

(283,157

)

Preferred dividends

(6,279

)

(6,279

)

(18,836

)

(18,836

)

Depreciation and amortization

46,559

47,065

140,346

140,923

Loss (gain) on sale of hotel properties, net

57

(1,947

)

(996

)

(3,133

)

Impairment losses

138,899

144,845

Noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures

(36

)

3,084

(29

)

4,326

Adjustments related to consolidated joint ventures (1)

(47

)

(2,476

)

(144

)

(2,626

)

Adjustments related to unconsolidated joint ventures (2)

241

291

831

876

FFO

58,178

26,819

156,587

(16,782

)

Transaction costs

(773

)

(154

)

(575

)

101

Gain on extinguishment of indebtedness, net

(7,100

)

(893

)

Amortization of share-based compensation

5,420

5,165

16,074

12,765

Non-cash income tax expense

Corporate and property-level severance (3)

904

904

Derivative (gains) losses in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) reclassified to earnings (4)

(5,866

)

10,658

Other expenses (5)

1,169

1,711

2,068

2,120

Adjusted FFO

$

63,994

$

27,345

$

168,288

$

8,873

Adjusted FFO per common share and unit-basic

$

0.40

$

0.17

$

1.03

$

0.05

Adjusted FFO per common share and unit-diluted

$

0.40

$

0.17

$

1.03

$

0.05

Basic weighted-average common shares and units outstanding (6)

161,140

164,840

163,454

164,736

Diluted weighted-average common shares and units outstanding (6)

161,557

165,183

163,836

165,014

 

Note:

(1) Includes depreciation and amortization expense allocated to the noncontrolling interest in the consolidated joint ventures.

(2) Includes our ownership interest in the depreciation and amortization expense of the unconsolidated joint ventures.

(3) Severance for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 includes severance for associates at hotels operating under collective bargaining agreements.

(4) Reclassification of interest rate swap (gains) losses from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to earnings for discontinued interest rate hedges.

(5) Represents expenses and income outside of the normal course of operations, including $0.3 million and $0.5 million of non-cash interest expense related to discontinued interest rate hedges, and $0.9 million and $1.5 million of pre-opening costs during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. Other expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 included hurricane costs not covered by insurance of $1.5 million.

(6) Includes 0.8 million weighted-average operating partnership units for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021.

 

RLJ Lodging Trust

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

(Amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)

       

For the three months ended September 30,

For the nine months ended September 30,

2022

2021

2022

2021

Net income (loss)

$

17,683

$

(151,818

)

$

35,415

$

(283,157

)

Depreciation and amortization

46,559

47,065

140,346

140,923

Interest expense, net of interest income

21,344

26,711

69,241

80,368

Income tax expense

391

286

1,139

554

Adjustments related to unconsolidated joint ventures (1)

354

408

1,169

1,225

EBITDA

86,331

(77,348

)

247,310

(60,087

)

Loss (gain) on sale of hotel properties, net

57

(1,947

)

(996

)

(3,133

)

Impairment losses

138,899

144,845

EBITDAre

86,388

59,604

246,314

81,625

Transaction costs

(773

)

(154

)

(575

)

101

Gain on extinguishment of indebtedness, net

(7,100

)

(893

)

Amortization of share-based compensation

5,420

5,165

16,074

12,765

Corporate and property-level severance (2)

904

904

Derivative gains (losses) in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) reclassified to earnings (3)

(5,866

)

10,658

Other expenses (4)

917

1,711

1,575

2,120

Adjusted EBITDA

91,952

60,130

257,522

107,280

General and administrative

8,026

7,465

24,854

22,799

Other corporate adjustments

358

(111

)

(1

)

(417

)

Consolidated Hotel EBITDA

100,336

67,484

282,375

129,662

Pro forma adjustments - (income) loss from sold hotels

(213

)

1,252

(510

)

5,843

Pro forma adjustments - income from acquired hotels

(103

)

2,597

558

2,387

Pro forma Hotel EBITDA

$

100,020

$

71,333

$

282,423

$

137,892

 

Note: Pro forma statistics reflect the Company's 96 hotel portfolio owned as of September 30, 2022.

(1) Includes our ownership interest in the interest, depreciation, and amortization expense of the unconsolidated joint ventures.

(2) Severance for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 includes severance for associates at hotels operating under collective bargaining agreements.

(3) Reclassification of interest rate swap (gains) losses from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to earnings for discontinued interest rate hedges.

(4) Represents expenses and income outside of the normal course of operations, including $0.9 million and $1.5 million of pre-opening costs during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. Other expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 includes hurricane costs not covered by insurance of $1.5 million.

 

RLJ Lodging Trust

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

(Amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

Pro forma Hotel EBITDA Margin

       

For the three months ended September 30,

For the nine months ended September 30,

2022

2021

2022

2021

Total revenue

$

318,071

$

233,769

$

891,471

$

547,575

Pro forma adjustments - revenue from sold hotels

(6,377

)

(2,337

)

(17,522

)

Pro forma adjustments - revenue from prior ownership of acquired hotels

614

8,553

5,585

16,533

Other corporate adjustments / non-hotel revenue

(12

)

(11

)

(44

)

(49

)

Pro forma Hotel Revenue

$

318,673

$

235,934

$

894,675

$

546,537

Pro forma Hotel EBITDA

$

100,020

$

71,333

$

282,423

$

137,892

Pro forma Hotel EBITDA Margin

31.4

%

30.2

%

31.6

%

25.2

%

 

Note: Pro forma statistics reflect the Company's 96 hotel portfolio owned as of September 30, 2022.

 

RLJ Lodging Trust

Consolidated Debt Summary

(Amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

             

Loan

Base Term

(Years)

Maturity

(incl. extensions)

Floating / Fixed (1)

Interest Rate (2)

Balance as of

September 30, 2022 (3)

Mortgage Debt

Mortgage loan - 1 hotel

10

Jan 2029

Fixed

5.06%

$

25,000

Mortgage loan - 7 hotels

3

Apr 2024

Floating

3.30%

200,000

Mortgage loan - 3 hotels

5

Apr 2026

Floating

2.53%

96,000

Mortgage loan - 4 hotels

5

Apr 2026

Floating

3.43%

85,000

Weighted Average / Mortgage Total

3.25%

$

406,000

Corporate Debt

Revolver (4)

4

May 2025

Floating

4.59%

$

$150 Million Term Loan Maturing 2024 (5)

2

Jun 2024

Floating

2.63%

100,000

$400 Million Term Loan Maturing 2023

5

Jan 2023

Floating

3.74%

52,261

$400 Million Term Loan Maturing 2024 (6)

5

Jan 2024

Floating

3.74%

151,683

$225 Million Term Loan Maturing 2023

5

Jan 2023

Floating

3.74%

41,745

$225 Million Term Loan Maturing 2024 (7)

5

Jan 2024

Floating

3.08%

72,973

$400 Million Term Loan Maturing 2025 (8)

5

May 2025

Floating

3.12%

400,000

$500 Million Senior Notes due 2026

5

Jul 2026

Fixed

3.75%

500,000

$500 Million Senior Notes due 2029

8

Sep 2029

Fixed

4.00%

500,000

Weighted Average / Corporate Total

3.59%

$

1,818,662

Weighted Average / Total

3.53%

$

2,224,662

               

Note:

(1) The floating interest rate is hedged with an interest rate swap.

(2) Interest rates as of September 30, 2022.

(3) Excludes the impact of fair value adjustments and deferred financing costs.

(4) As of September 30, 2022, there was $600.0 million of borrowing capacity on the Revolver, which is charged an unused commitment fee of 0.25% annually.

(5) The Company has the option to extend the maturity one additional year to June 2024.

(6) This term loan includes a one-year extension option for approximately $151.7 million of the principal balance, which was exercised in October 2022.

(7) This term loan includes a one-year extension option for approximately $73.0 million of the principal balance, which was exercised in October 2022.

(8) Reflects an interest rate swap of $375.4 million on the $400.0 million term loan.