RLJ Lodging Trust Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Results

- Announces 60% increase in quarterly dividend to $0.08 per common share

- Launched three conversions and acquired one high quality hotel

- Maintained $1.1 billion of liquidity and no debt maturities until 2024

The Mills House Hotel, Charleston, SC. (Photo: Business Wire)

BETHESDA, Md.--()--RLJ Lodging Trust (the “Company”) (NYSE: RLJ) today reported results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2022.

Fourth Quarter Highlights

  • Portfolio comparable RevPAR of $127.25
  • Revenue of $302.2 million
  • Net income attributable to common shareholders of $0.3 million
  • Net income per diluted share attributable to common shareholders of $0.00
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $79.0 million
  • Adjusted FFO per diluted common share and unit of $0.33
  • Addressed all 2023 debt maturities
  • Launched The Mills House Hotel, a Curio Collection Hotel by Hilton in Charleston, South Carolina, Zachari Dunes on Mandalay Beach, a Curio Collection Hotel by Hilton in Oxnard, California and The Pierside Hotel in Santa Monica, California
  • Repurchased 0.7 million common shares at an average price per share of $10.66

Full Year Highlights

  • Portfolio comparable RevPAR of $129.61
  • Revenue of $1.2 billion
  • Net income attributable to common shareholders of $16.8 million
  • Net income per diluted share attributable to common shareholders of $0.10
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $336.5 million
  • Adjusted FFO per diluted common share and unit of $1.36
  • Acquired 21c Hotel Nashville for $59.0 million and sold two non-core hotels for gross proceeds of $49.9 million
  • Exited all COVID-related restrictions on corporate debt facilities
  • Repurchased 4.9 million common shares for $57.6 million at an average price per share of $11.75
  • Maintained $1.1 billion of liquidity, including $481.3 million of unrestricted cash and undrawn revolver

“We were pleased that the strengthening lodging fundamentals we saw throughout last year, especially in Urban markets, carried into the fourth quarter,” commented Leslie D. Hale, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Relative to this improving backdrop, we successfully executed on our key initiatives, including capturing the recovery in Urban markets, launching all three of our conversions and entering the growth market of Nashville. We achieved these priorities while strengthening our balance sheet and returning capital to our shareholders through thoughtful share repurchases and dividend raises, including our most recent dividend raise of 60% beginning with this quarter. While the current environment remains uncertain, the continuing improvement in business travel, group booking momentum and the ongoing recovery in Urban leisure gives us confidence that Urban markets will continue to outperform the industry on a relative basis this year, which will benefit our Urban-centric portfolio.”

The prefix “Comparable” as defined by the Company, denotes operating results which include results for periods prior to its ownership and exclude sold hotels. Explanations of EBITDA, EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDA, Hotel EBITDA, Hotel EBITDA Margin, FFO, and Adjusted FFO, as well as reconciliations of those measures to net income or loss, if applicable, are included within this release.

Financial and Operating Highlights

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

(unaudited)

 

 

For the three months ended
December 31,

 

For the year ended
December 31,

 

2022

2021

 

2022

2021

Operational Overview: (1)

 

 

 

 

 

Comparable ADR

$190.24

 

$164.12

 

$188.22

 

$149.52

Comparable Occupancy

66.9 %

 

62.4 %

 

68.9 %

 

57.6 %

Comparable RevPAR

$127.25

 

$102.48

 

$129.61

 

$86.18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Overview:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Revenues

$302.2

 

$238.1

 

$1,193.7

 

$785.7

Comparable Hotel Revenue

$302.2

 

$240.2

 

$1,196.9

 

$786.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss)

$6.8

 

($27.9)

 

$42.2

 

($311.1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comparable Hotel EBITDA (2)

$87.6

 

$64.8

 

$370.0

 

$202.7

Comparable Hotel EBITDA Margin

29.0 %

 

27.0 %

 

30.9 %

 

25.8 %

Adjusted EBITDA

$79.0

 

$54.7

 

$336.5

 

$162.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted FFO

$52.8

 

$22.6

 

$221.1

 

$31.4

Adjusted FFO Per Diluted Common Share and Unit

$0.33

 

$0.14

 

$1.36

 

$0.19

Note:

(1) Comparable statistics reflect the Company's 96 hotel portfolio owned as of December 31, 2022.

(2) Comparable Hotel EBITDA for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 excludes $0.6 million net income and $1.7 million net loss, respectively, from sold hotels. Comparable Hotel EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 excludes $1.2 million net income and $7.6 million net loss, respectively, from sold hotels. Comparable Hotel EBITDA for the three months ended December 31, 2021 includes $1.1 million net income from acquired hotels. Comparable Hotel EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 includes $0.6 million and $3.4 million net income, respectively, from acquired hotels.

Operational Update

During the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company’s portfolio generated Comparable RevPAR of $127.25, achieving 94% of the comparable period in 2019. Comparable occupancy for the fourth quarter of 2022 recovered to 89% of 2019 levels while comparable ADR achieved 105% of 2019 levels. During the fourth quarter, the Company's portfolio benefitted from growth in urban markets and sustained pricing power led by continuing recovery of business travel and strong group activity. Leisure trends remained healthy and performed in line with normal seasonality.

Acquisitions

In 2022, the Company acquired the 21c Hotel Nashville, a 124-room boutique lifestyle hotel in downtown Nashville for $59.0 million, or approximately $476,000 per key. The property was converted to a hotel in 2017, following the transformational conversion of the historic Gray & Dudley Building.

Conversions

The Company has successfully launched its three hotel conversions of The Mills House Hotel, a Curio Collection Hotel by Hilton in Charleston, South Carolina, Zachari Dunes on Mandalay Beach, a Curio Collection Hotel by Hilton in Oxnard, California and The Pierside Hotel, an independently branded lifestyle property located in Santa Monica, California. All three conversions are anticipated to outperform the Company's original underwriting and demonstrate the ability of the Company to unlock significant embedded value in the portfolio.

Share Repurchases

During 2022, the Company repurchased 4.9 million shares for $57.6 million, at an average price per share of $11.75, which included approximately 0.7 million common shares for $7.6 million at an average price per share of $10.66 during the fourth quarter. Since January 2023, the Company has repurchased $0.5 million of shares at an average price per share of $10.49. The Company's share buyback program currently has approximately $191.9 million of remaining capacity.

Balance Sheet

As of December 31, 2022, the Company had approximately $1.1 billion of total liquidity, comprising approximately $481.3 million of unrestricted cash and $600.0 million available under its revolving credit facility ("Revolver"), and $2.2 billion of debt outstanding.

In November 2022, the Company amended its term loan facility to increase it from $100.0 million to $200.0 million and extend its maturity to January 2026, with two one year extension options. The incremental $100.0 million of proceeds were funded in two tranches, with $5.0 million funded at closing in November 2022 and $95.0 million funded through a delayed draw feature in early 2023 that was used to repay $94.0 million maturing term loans in January 2023.

In January 2023, the Company exercised its option to extend the maturities of approximately $225.0 million of term loans to 2024.

Dividends

The Company’s Board of Trustees recently declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per common share of beneficial interest of the Company in the fourth quarter. The dividend was paid on January 17, 2023 to shareholders of record as of December 31, 2022.

The Company’s Board of Trustees also declared an increase in its quarterly cash dividend to $0.08 per common share of beneficial interest of the Company for the first quarter of 2023, which represents a 60% increase from the prior quarter dividend. The dividend will be paid on April 17, 2023 to shareholders of record as of March 31, 2023.

The Company's Board of Trustees declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.4875 on the Company’s Series A Preferred Shares in the fourth quarter. The dividend was paid on January 31, 2023 to shareholders of record as of December 31, 2022.

The Company's Board of Trustees recently declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.4875 on the Company’s Series A Preferred Shares for the first quarter of 2023. The dividend will be paid on April 28, 2023 to shareholders of record as of March 31, 2023.

2023 Outlook

The Company's first quarter outlook includes all hotels owned as of February 27, 2023.

 

Q1 2023

Comparable RevPAR

$133.00 to $137.00

Comparable Hotel EBITDA

$85.0M to $91.0.M

Adjusted EBITDA

$76.0M to $82.0M

Adjusted FFO per share

$0.29 to $0.33

Potential future acquisitions, dispositions, financings, or share repurchases are not incorporated into the Company's outlook below and could result in a material change to the Company's outlook.

Earnings Call

The Company will conduct its quarterly analyst and investor conference call on February 28, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time). The conference call can be accessed by dialing (877) 407-3982 or (201) 493-6780 for international participants and requesting RLJ Lodging Trust’s fourth quarter earnings conference call. Additionally, a live webcast of the conference call will be available through the Company’s website at http://www.rljlodgingtrust.com. A replay of the conference call webcast will be archived and available through the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website for two weeks.

Supplemental Information

Please refer to the schedule of supplemental information for additional detail and Comparable operating statistics, which is available through the Investor Relations section of the Company's website.

About Us

RLJ Lodging Trust is a self-advised, publicly traded real estate investment trust that owns primarily premium-branded, rooms-oriented, 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.

Forward Looking Statements

This information contains certain statements, other than purely historical information, including estimates, projections, statements relating to the Company’s business plans, objectives and expected operating results, and the assumptions upon which those statements are based, that are “forward looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the use of the words “believe,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “will continue,” “intend,” “should,” “may,” or similar expressions. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, beliefs and expectations, such forward-looking statements are not predictions of future events or guarantees of future performance and our actual results could differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The Company cautions investors not to place undue reliance on these forward looking statements and urges investors to carefully review the disclosures the Company makes concerning risks and uncertainties in the sections entitled “Risk Factors,” “Forward- Looking Statements,” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, which will be filed on February 28, 2023, as well as risks, uncertainties and other factors discussed in other documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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RLJ Lodging Trust
Non-GAAP and Accounting Commentary

Non-Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“Non-GAAP”) Financial Measures

The Company considers the following non-GAAP financial measures useful to investors as key supplemental measures of its performance: (1) FFO, (2) Adjusted FFO, (3) EBITDA, (4) EBITDAre, (5) Adjusted EBITDA, (6) Hotel EBITDA, and (7) Hotel EBITDA Margin. These Non-GAAP financial measures should be considered along with, but not as alternatives to, net income or loss as a measure of its operating performance. FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDA, Hotel EBITDA, and Hotel EBITDA Margin as calculated by the Company may not be comparable to other companies that do not define such terms exactly as the Company defines such terms.

Funds From Operations (“FFO”)

The Company calculates Funds from Operations ("FFO") in accordance with standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or NAREIT, which defines FFO as net income or loss (calculated in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains or losses from sales of real estate, impairment, the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, plus depreciation and amortization, and adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Historical cost accounting for real estate assets implicitly assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values have instead historically risen or fallen with market conditions, most real estate industry investors consider FFO to be helpful in evaluating a real estate company’s operations. The Company believes that the presentation of FFO provides useful information to investors regarding the Company’s operating performance and can facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods and between real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), even though FFO does not represent an amount that accrues directly to common shareholders.

The Company’s calculation of FFO may not be comparable to measures calculated by other companies who do not use the NAREIT definition of FFO or do not calculate FFO per diluted share in accordance with NAREIT guidance. Additionally, FFO may not be helpful when comparing the Company to non-REITs. The Company presents FFO attributable to common shareholders, which includes unitholders of limited partnership interest (“OP units”) in RLJ Lodging Trust, L.P., the Company’s operating partnership, because the OP units are redeemable for common shares of the Company. The Company believes it is meaningful for the investor to understand FFO attributable to all common shares and OP units.

EBITDA and EBITDAre

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization ("EBITDA") is defined as net income or loss excluding: (1) interest expense; (2) income tax benefit or expense; and (3) depreciation and amortization expense. The Company considers EBITDA useful to an investor in evaluating and facilitating comparisons of its operating performance between periods and between REITs by removing the impact of its capital structure (primarily interest expense) and asset base (primarily depreciation and amortization) from its operating results. In addition, EBITDA is used as one measure in determining the value of hotel acquisitions and dispositions.

In addition to EBITDA, the Company presents EBITDAre in accordance with NAREIT guidelines, which defines EBITDAre as net income or loss (calculated in accordance with GAAP) excluding interest expense, income tax benefit or expense, depreciation and amortization expense, gains or losses from sales of real estate, impairment, and adjustments for unconsolidated joint ventures. The Company believes that the presentation of EBITDAre provides useful information to investors regarding the Company's operating performance and can facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods and between REITs.

Adjustments to FFO and EBITDA

The Company adjusts FFO, EBITDA, and EBITDAre for certain items that the Company considers outside the normal course of operations. 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, are beneficial to an investor’s understanding of the Company's 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 tax expense or benefit, and non-cash interest 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.

Comparable Hotel EBITDA and Comparable Hotel EBITDA Margin include prior ownership information provided by the sellers of the hotels for periods prior to our acquisition of the hotels and excludes results from sold hotels as applicable. The following is a summary of Comparable hotel adjustments:

Comparable adjustments: Acquired hotels

For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, Comparable 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

Comparable adjustments: Sold hotels

For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, Comparable 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)

   

 

 

December 31,
2022

 

December 31,
2021

Assets

 

 

 

 

Investment in hotel properties, net

 

$

4,180,328

 

 

$

4,219,116

 

Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures

 

 

6,979

 

 

 

6,522

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

481,316

 

 

 

665,341

 

Restricted cash reserves

 

 

55,070

 

 

 

48,528

 

Hotel and other receivables, net of allowance of $319 and $274, respectively

 

 

38,528

 

 

 

31,091

 

Lease right-of-use assets

 

 

136,915

 

 

 

144,988

 

Prepaid expense and other assets

 

 

79,089

 

 

 

33,390

 

Total assets

 

$

4,978,225

 

 

$

5,148,976

 

Liabilities and Equity

 

 

 

 

Debt, net

 

$

2,217,555

 

 

$

2,409,438

 

Accounts payable and other liabilities

 

 

155,916

 

 

 

155,136

 

Advance deposits and deferred revenue

 

 

23,769

 

 

 

20,047

 

Lease liabilities

 

 

117,010

 

 

 

123,031

 

Accrued interest

 

 

20,707

 

 

 

19,110

 

Distributions payable

 

 

14,622

 

 

 

8,347

 

Total liabilities

 

 

2,549,579

 

 

 

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 December 31, 2022 and 2021

 

 

366,936

 

 

 

366,936

 

Common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value, 450,000,000 shares authorized; 162,003,533 and 166,503,062 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively

 

 

1,620

 

 

 

1,665

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

3,054,958

 

 

 

3,092,883

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

40,591

 

 

 

(17,113

)

Distributions in excess of net earnings

 

 

(1,049,441

)

 

 

(1,046,739

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

 

2,414,664

 

 

 

2,397,632

 

Noncontrolling interest:

 

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures

 

 

7,669

 

 

 

9,919

 

Noncontrolling interest in the Operating Partnership

 

 

6,313

 

 

 

6,316

 

Total noncontrolling interest

 

 

13,982

 

 

 

16,235

 

Total equity

 

 

2,428,646

 

 

 

2,413,867

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

4,978,225

 

 

$

5,148,976

 

Note:

The corresponding notes to the consolidated financial statements can be found in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

RLJ Lodging Trust

Consolidated Statements of Operations

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

(unaudited)

   

 

 

For the three months ended
December 31,

 

For the year ended
December 31,

 

 

2022

 

2021

 

2022

 

2021

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Room revenue

 

$

248,636

 

 

$

198,476

 

 

$

1,002,454

 

 

$

667,853

 

Food and beverage revenue

 

 

34,372

 

 

 

22,756

 

 

 

117,027

 

 

 

58,994

 

Other revenue

 

 

19,183

 

 

 

16,857

 

 

 

74,181

 

 

 

58,817

 

Total revenues

 

 

302,191

 

 

 

238,089

 

 

 

1,193,662

 

 

 

785,664

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Room expense

 

 

65,426

 

 

 

53,089

 

 

 

253,441

 

 

 

177,365

 

Food and beverage expense

 

 

26,088

 

 

 

15,949

 

 

 

87,402

 

 

 

41,790

 

Management and franchise fee expense

 

 

23,719

 

 

 

19,060

 

 

 

95,565

 

 

 

53,276

 

Other operating expense

 

 

80,437

 

 

 

65,490

 

 

 

308,000

 

 

 

239,092

 

Total property operating expenses

 

 

195,670

 

 

 

153,588

 

 

 

744,408

 

 

 

511,523

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

44,529

 

 

 

46,855

 

 

 

184,875

 

 

 

187,778

 

Impairment losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

144,845

 

Property tax, insurance and other

 

 

20,790

 

 

 

23,433

 

 

 

86,996

 

 

 

88,852

 

General and administrative

 

 

15,402

 

 

 

11,962

 

 

 

56,330

 

 

 

47,526

 

Transaction costs

 

 

230

 

 

 

(7

)

 

 

(345

)

 

 

94

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

276,621

 

 

 

235,831

 

 

 

1,072,264

 

 

 

980,618

 

Other income (expense), net

 

 

780

 

 

 

965

 

 

 

9,496

 

 

 

(7,614

)

Interest income

 

 

2,759

 

 

 

170

 

 

 

4,559

 

 

 

996

 

Interest expense

 

 

(22,114

)

 

 

(25,172

)

 

 

(93,155

)

 

 

(106,366

)

Gain (loss) on sale of hotel properties, net

 

 

21

 

 

 

(5,511

)

 

 

1,017

 

 

 

(2,378

)

(Loss) gain on extinguishment of indebtedness, net

 

 

(39

)

 

 

 

 

 

(39

)

 

 

893

 

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

 

 

6,977

 

 

 

(27,290

)

 

 

43,276

 

 

 

(309,423

)

Equity in income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures

 

 

202

 

 

 

(7

)

 

 

457

 

 

 

(477

)

Income (loss) before income tax expense

 

 

7,179

 

 

 

(27,297

)

 

 

43,733

 

 

 

(309,900

)

Income tax expense

 

 

(379

)

 

 

(634

)

 

 

(1,518

)

 

 

(1,188

)

Net income (loss)

 

 

6,800

 

 

 

(27,931

)

 

 

42,215

 

 

 

(311,088

)

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures

 

 

(181

)

 

 

58

 

 

 

(210

)

 

 

4,384

 

Noncontrolling interest in the Operating Partnership

 

 

(6

)

 

 

145

 

 

 

(80

)

 

 

1,536

 

Net income (loss) attributable to RLJ

 

 

6,613

 

 

 

(27,728

)

 

 

41,925

 

 

 

(305,168

)

Preferred dividends

 

 

(6,279

)

 

 

(6,279

)

 

 

(25,115

)

 

 

(25,115

)

Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders

 

$

334

 

 

$

(34,007

)

 

$

16,810

 

 

$

(330,283

)

Basic per common share data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per share attributable to common shareholders

 

$

 

 

$

(0.21

)

 

$

0.10

 

 

$

(2.01

)

Weighted-average number of common shares

 

 

159,769,645

 

 

 

164,099,763

 

 

 

161,947,807

 

 

 

163,998,390

 

Diluted per common share data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per share attributable to common shareholders

 

$

 

 

$

(0.21

)

 

$

0.10

 

 

$

(2.01

)

Weighted-average number of common shares

 

 

160,327,264

 

 

 

164,099,763

 

 

 

162,292,865

 

 

 

163,998,390

 

Note:

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

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 December 31,

 

For the year ended
December 31,

 

 

2022

 

2021

 

2022

 

2021

Net income (loss)

 

$

6,800

 

 

$

(27,931

)

 

$

42,215

 

 

$

(311,088

)

Preferred dividends

 

 

(6,279

)

 

 

(6,279

)

 

 

(25,115

)

 

 

(25,115

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

44,529

 

 

 

46,855

 

 

 

184,875

 

 

 

187,778

 

Impairment losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

144,845

 

(Gain) loss on sale of hotel properties, net

 

 

(21

)

 

 

5,511

 

 

 

(1,017

)

 

 

2,378

 

Noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures

 

 

(181

)

 

 

58

 

 

 

(210

)

 

 

4,384

 

Adjustments related to consolidated joint ventures (1)

 

 

(43

)

 

 

(154

)

 

 

(187

)

 

 

(2,780

)

Adjustments related to unconsolidated joint ventures (2)

 

 

239

 

 

 

292

 

 

 

1,070

 

 

 

1,168

 

FFO

 

 

45,044

 

 

 

18,352

 

 

 

201,631

 

 

 

1,570

 

Transaction costs

 

 

230

 

 

 

(7

)

 

 

(345

)

 

 

94

 

Pre-opening costs

 

 

738

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,258

 

 

 

144

 

Loss (gain) on extinguishment of indebtedness, net

 

 

39

 

 

 

 

 

 

39

 

 

 

(893

)

Amortization of share-based compensation

 

 

5,590

 

 

 

4,289

 

 

 

21,664

 

 

 

17,054

 

Non-cash income tax benefit

 

 

(17

)

 

 

(40

)

 

 

(17

)

 

 

(40

)

Non-cash interest expense related to discontinued interest rate hedges

 

 

178

 

 

 

 

 

 

680

 

 

 

 

Corporate and property-level severance (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

904

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5,866

)

 

 

10,658

 

Other expenses (income) (5)

 

 

1,011

 

 

 

(34

)

 

 

1,067

 

 

 

1,942

 

Adjusted FFO

 

$

52,813

 

 

$

22,560

 

 

$

221,111

 

 

$

31,433

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted FFO per common share and unit-basic

 

$

0.33

 

 

$

0.14

 

 

$

1.36

 

 

$

0.19

 

Adjusted FFO per common share and unit-diluted

 

$

0.33

 

 

$

0.14

 

 

$

1.36

 

 

$

0.19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

160,541

 

 

 

164,872

 

 

 

162,720

 

 

 

164,771

 

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

 

 

161,099

 

 

 

165,277

 

 

 

163,065

 

 

 

165,199

 

Note:

(1) Includes depreciation and amortization expense, impairment loss and loss on sale of hotel 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) The year ended December 31, 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 debt modification costs, legal and other costs, and hurricane-related costs that were not reimbursed by insurance.

(6) Includes 0.8 million weighted-average operating partnership units for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 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
December 31,

 

For the year ended
December 31,

 

 

2022

 

2021

 

2022

 

2021

Net income (loss)

 

$

6,800

 

 

$

(27,931

)

 

$

42,215

 

 

$

(311,088

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

44,529

 

 

 

46,855

 

 

 

184,875

 

 

 

187,778

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

19,355

 

 

 

25,002

 

 

 

88,596

 

 

 

105,370

 

Income tax expense

 

 

379

 

 

 

634

 

 

 

1,518

 

 

 

1,188

 

Adjustments related to unconsolidated joint ventures (1)

 

 

351

 

 

 

408

 

 

 

1,519

 

 

 

1,633

 

EBITDA

 

 

71,414

 

 

 

44,968

 

 

 

318,723

 

 

 

(15,119

)

(Gain) loss on sale of hotel properties, net

 

 

(21

)

 

 

5,511

 

 

 

(1,017

)

 

 

2,378

 

Impairment losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

144,845

 

EBITDAre

 

 

71,393

 

 

 

50,479

 

 

 

317,706

 

 

 

132,104

 

Transaction costs

 

 

230

 

 

 

(7

)

 

 

(345

)

 

 

94

 

Pre-opening costs

 

 

738

 

 

 

135

 

 

 

2,258

 

 

 

144

 

Loss (gain) on extinguishment of indebtedness, net

 

 

39

 

 

 

 

 

 

39

 

 

 

(893

)

Amortization of share-based compensation

 

 

5,590

 

 

 

4,289

 

 

 

21,664

 

 

 

17,054

 

Corporate and property-level severance (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

904

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5,866

)

 

 

10,658

 

Other (income) expenses (4)

 

 

1,011

 

 

 

(169

)

 

 

1,067

 

 

 

1,942

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

79,001

 

 

 

54,727

 

 

 

336,523

 

 

 

162,007

 

General and administrative (5)

 

 

9,812

 

 

 

7,673

 

 

 

34,666

 

 

 

30,472

 

Other corporate adjustments (6)

 

 

(568

)

 

 

(360

)

 

 

(569

)

 

 

(784

)

Consolidated Hotel EBITDA

 

 

88,245

 

 

 

62,040

 

 

 

370,620

 

 

 

191,695

 

Comparable adjustments - (income) loss from sold hotels

 

 

(676

)

 

 

1,722

 

 

 

(1,186

)

 

 

7,565

 

Comparable adjustments - income from acquired hotels

 

 

 

 

 

1,055

 

 

 

558

 

 

 

3,441

 

Comparable Hotel EBITDA

 

$

87,569

 

 

$

64,817

 

 

$

369,992

 

 

$

202,701

 

Note:

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

(2)The year ended December 31, 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 debt modification costs, legal and other costs, and hurricane-related costs that were not reimbursed by insurance.

(5) Excludes amortization of share-based compensation costs reflected in Adjusted EBITDA.

(6) Other corporate adjustments include property-level adjustments and certain revenues and expenses at corporate entities. These items include interest income, amortization of deferred management fees, key money amortization, ground rent amortization, legal fees, revenues and expenses associated with non-hotel properties, income (loss) from unconsolidated entities, internal lease rent expense, and other items.

RLJ Lodging Trust

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

(Amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

   

Comparable Hotel EBITDA Margin

   

 

 

For the three months ended
December 31,

 

For the year ended
December 31,

 

 

2022

 

2021

 

2022

 

2021

Total revenue

 

$

302,191

 

 

$

238,089

 

 

$

1,193,662

 

 

$

785,664

 

Comparable adjustments - revenue from sold hotels

 

 

 

 

 

(2,901

)

 

 

(2,337

)

 

 

(20,423

)

Comparable adjustments - revenue from prior ownership of acquired hotels

 

 

 

 

 

5,029

 

 

 

5,585

 

 

 

21,561

 

Other corporate adjustments / non-hotel revenue

 

 

(16

)

 

 

(14

)

 

 

(60

)

 

 

(63

)

Comparable Hotel Revenue

 

$

302,175

 

 

$

240,203

 

 

$

1,196,850

 

 

$

786,739

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comparable Hotel EBITDA

 

$

87,569

 

 

$

64,817

 

 

$

369,992

 

 

$

202,701

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comparable Hotel EBITDA Margin

 

 

29.0

%

 

 

27.0

%

 

 

30.9

%

 

 

25.8

%

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
December 31, 2022 (3)

Mortgage Debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage loan - 1 hotel

 

10

 

Jan 2029

 

Fixed

 

5.06%

 

$

25,000

Mortgage loan - 7 hotels

 

3

 

Apr 2024

 

Floating

 

3.25%

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.23%

 

$

406,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revolver (4)

 

4

 

May 2025

 

Floating

 

—%

 

$

$200 Million Term Loan Maturing 2026 (5)

 

3

 

Jan 2028

 

Floating

 

2.85%

 

 

105,000

$400 Million Term Loan Maturing 2023 (6)

 

5

 

Jan 2023

 

Floating

 

3.84%

 

 

52,261

$400 Million Term Loan Maturing 2024 (7)

 

5

 

Jan 2024

 

Floating

 

3.84%

 

 

151,683

$225 Million Term Loan Maturing 2023 (6)

 

5

 

Jan 2023

 

Floating

 

3.84%

 

 

41,745

$225 Million Term Loan Maturing 2024 (7)

 

5

 

Jan 2024

 

Floating

 

3.18%

 

 

72,973

$400 Million Term Loan Maturing 2025

 

5

 

May 2025

 

Floating

 

3.24%

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.64%

 

$

1,823,662

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-Average / Gross Debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.57%

 

$

2,229,662

Note:

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

(2) Interest rates as of December 31, 2022.

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

(4) As of December 31, 2022, there was $600.0 million of borrowing capacity on the Revolver, which is charged an unused commitment fee of 0.25% annually.

(5) Remaining $95.0 million delayed draw was funded in January 2023 and full $200.0 million is currently outstanding.

(6) Loan was repaid in January 2023.

(7) Loan was extended to January 2024 in January 2023.

 

Contacts

Sean M. Mahoney, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer – (301) 280-7774

Contacts

Sean M. Mahoney, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer – (301) 280-7774