Summit Hotel Properties Reports Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2019 Results

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. (NYSE: INN) (the "Company"), today announced results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2019.

"We are pleased with our fourth quarter and full year results as RevPAR growth in our diversified portfolio of well-located hotels exceeded both the Smith Travel Research Upscale and Total U.S. growth rates by 150 basis points and 10 basis points, respectively, for the full year 2019. We once again gained significant market share during the year as our RevPAR index increased by 170 basis points driven, in part, by the success of several creative revenue management strategies and a continued commitment to investing capital across our portfolio," said Dan Hansen, the Company's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. "We had an extremely active year executing on several opportunistic transactions that we believe will create long-term shareholder value, including selling ten hotels at attractive valuations. That capital was recycled into the acquisition of five high-quality hotels through our newly established joint venture with GIC, which will enhance our overall return on investment and provides us a unique vehicle for opportunistic external growth," commented Mr. Hansen.

Full Year 2019 Summary

• Net Income:  Net income attributable to common stockholders decreased 4.5 percent to $67.8 million, or $0.65 per diluted share, compared with $71.0 million, or $0.68 per diluted share, in the same period of 2018.
• Pro Forma RevPAR: Pro forma revenue per available room ("RevPAR") increased 1.0 percent to $127.82 from the same period in 2018. Pro forma average daily rate ("ADR") increased 0.5 percent to $161.96 compared to the same period in 2018 and pro forma occupancy increased 0.5 percent to 78.9 percent.
• Same-Store RevPAR: Same-store RevPAR increased 1.1 percent to $124.21 from the same period in 2018. Same-store ADR increased 0.5 percent to $158.57 compared to the same period in 2018 and occupancy increased 0.6 percent to 78.3 percent.
• Pro Forma Hotel EBITDA:  Pro forma hotel EBITDA was $215.4 million, a decrease of 0.3 percent from the same period in 2018.  Pro forma hotel EBITDA margin contracted by 78 basis points to 37.6 percent from 38.4 percent in the same period of 2018.
• Adjusted EBITDAre:  Adjusted EBITDAre decreased 5.7 percent to $185.3 million from $196.5 million in the same period of 2018.
• Adjusted FFO:  AFFO decreased 7.5 percent to $130.4 million, or $1.25 per diluted share, from $141.0 million, or $1.35 per diluted share, in the same period of 2018.
• Acquisitions:  The Company acquired five hotels containing 798 guestrooms and two vacant parcels of land through its joint venture with GIC for an aggregate purchase price of $276.9 million.
• Dispositions:  The Company sold 10 hotels containing 1,170 guestrooms for an aggregate gross sales price of $168.4 million.  The 10 properties were sold at an average trailing twelve month capitalization rate of 6.7 percent including estimated foregone capital expenditures and resulted in the realization of an aggregate net gain on sale of $45.6 million.

The Company's results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:

Fourth Quarter 2019 Summary

• Net Income:  Net income attributable to common stockholders increased to $5.5 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, compared with $2.0 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, in the same period of 2018.
• Pro Forma RevPAR: Pro forma RevPAR decreased 0.2 percent to $117.85 from the same period in 2018. Pro forma ADR declined 1.2 percent to $155.30 from the same period in 2018 and pro forma occupancy increased 1.1 percent to 75.9 percent.
• Same-Store RevPAR: Same-store RevPAR increased 0.3 percent to $115.21 from the same period in 2018. Same-store ADR decreased 1.3 percent to $152.53 compared to the same period in 2018 and same-store occupancy increased 1.6 percent to 75.5 percent.
• Pro Forma Hotel EBITDA:  Pro forma hotel EBITDA was $46.4 million, a decrease of 5.9 percent from the same period in 2018.  Pro forma hotel EBITDA margin contracted by 218 basis points to 34.7 percent from 36.9 percent in the same period of 2018.
• Adjusted EBITDAre:  Adjusted EBITDAre decreased 9.1 percent to $40.9 million from $45.0 million in the same period of 2018.
• Adjusted FFO:  AFFO decreased 13.8 percent to $27.0 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, from $31.3 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, in the same period of 2018.
• Acquisitions:  The Company acquired four hotels located on the west coast through its joint venture with GIC for an aggregate purchase price of $249 million.
• Dispositions:  The Company completed the disposition of two hotels located in Birmingham, AL for $21.8 million.  The two properties were sold at an average trailing twelve month capitalization rate of 5.3 percent including estimated foregone capital improvements and resulted in the realization of an aggregate net gain on sale of $4.9 million

2019 Transaction Activity

Acquisitions

During 2019, the Company acquired five hotels containing 798 guestrooms and two adjacent land parcels for an aggregate purchase price of $276.9 million, all through its joint venture with GIC, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund. 

• 88-guestroom Hampton Inn & Suites Silverthorne
• 258-guestroom Residence Inn by Marriott Portland Downtown/RiverPlace
• 169-guestroom Hilton Garden Inn San Francisco Airport North
• 161-guestroom Hilton Garden Inn San Jose/Milpitas
• 122-guestroom Residence Inn Portland Hillsboro

Acquired in August 2019, the 88-guestroom Hampton Inn & Suites located in Silverthorne, Colorado is ideally situated near popular ski destinations including Keystone, Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, and Arapahoe Basin, the hotel benefits from strong, year-round leisure demand and a local corporate base.  The Company also acquired four hotels located on the west coast for $249 million in October 2019.  The portfolio of four hotels is located in three high-growth markets and includes the 258-guestroom Residence Inn by Marriott Portland Downtown/RiverPlace, the 169-guestroom Hilton Garden Inn San Francisco Airport North, the 161-guestroom Hilton Garden Inn San Jose/Milpitas, and the 122-guestroom Residence Inn by Marriott Portland Hillsboro.  Over the next three years, the Company expects to invest approximately $24 million of capital, $12 million on a pro rata basis, into the hotels on behalf of the joint venture.

The hotels acquired in 2019 had an average RevPAR of $159 in 2019, which represents a 25% premium over the Company's pro forma portfolio average RevPAR, and hotel EBITDA margin of 47.5 percent, which was 990 basis points higher than the pro forma portfolio average for the same period.

Dispositions

During 2019, the Company also sold 10 hotels containing 1,170 guestrooms in various markets for an aggregate gross sales price of $168.4 million.  The aggregate gross sales price, plus estimated foregone capital investment, represented an average trailing twelve-month capitalization rate of 6.7 percent at the time of sale.  The transactions resulted in an aggregate net gain on sale of $45.6 million.

• 113-guestroom SpringHill Suites by Marriott Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport/Mall of America
• 146-guestroom Hampton Inn & Suites Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport/Mall of America
• 189-guestroom Residence Inn by Marriott Salt Lake City Downtown
• 127-guestroom Hyatt Place Dallas/Arlington
• 101-guestroom Hampton Inn Santa Barbara/Goleta
• 139-guestroom Hampton Inn Boston/Norwood
• 95-guestroom Hilton Garden Inn Birmingham/Lakeshore Drive
• 130-guestroom Hilton Garden Inn Birmingham SE/Liberty Park
• 66-guestroom Holiday Inn Express Charleston, WV
• 64-guestroom Country Inn & Suites by Radisson Charleston, WV

The hotels sold in 2019 had an average trailing twelve month RevPAR of $102 at their respective sale dates, which is 20% lower than the Company's pro forma portfolio average RevPAR, and hotel EBITDA margin of 32.3 percent, which was 530 basis points lower than the pro forma portfolio average for the same period.

Capital Improvements

The Company invested $12.6 million and $59.3 million in capital improvements during the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2019, respectively, and anticipates investing a total of $50 million to $70 million in capital improvements on a consolidated basis, and $45 million to $65 million on a pro rata basis, across its portfolio during 2020.

Capital Markets & Balance Sheet

At December 31, 2019, inclusive of its pro rata share of the Joint Venture credit facility, the Company had the following:

• Pro rata outstanding debt of $954.1 million with a weighted average interest rate of 3.95 percent.
• After giving effect to interest rate derivative agreements, $549.2 million, or 58 percent, of our pro rata outstanding debt had fixed interest rates, and $404.9 million, or 42 percent had variable interest rates.
• Undrawn availability on its senior unsecured revolving credit facility of $315.0 million.
• Pro rata net debt to trailing twelve-month pro forma adjusted EBITDAre of 4.8x.

At February 18, 2020, inclusive of its pro rata share of the Joint Venture credit facility, the Company had the following:

• Pro rata outstanding debt of $943.5 million with a weighted average interest rate of 3.88 percent.
• After giving effect to interest rate derivative agreements, $548.7 million, or 58 percent, of our pro rata outstanding debt had fixed interest rates, and $394.8 million, or 42 percent had variable interest rates.
• Undrawn availability on its senior unsecured revolving credit facility of $325.0 million.
• Pro rata net debt to trailing twelve-month pro forma adjusted EBITDAre of 4.8x.

Also on February 18, 2020, the Company repriced its $225 million seven-year term loan, lowering the interest rate to 150 basis points plus LIBOR based on the Company's current pricing level, which represents a reduction of 40 basis points compared to the prior rate of 190 basis points plus LIBOR.  All other material provisions of the loan remain unchanged, including the maturity date of the loan which remains February 14, 2025.  The Company expects to realize approximately $0.9 million in annual interest expense savings as a result of the transaction.

Dividends

On January 31, 2020, the Company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 per share on its common stock and per common unit of limited partnership interest in Summit Hotel OP, LP.  The annualized dividend of $0.72 per share and per unit represents an annual dividend yield of 6.7 percent based on the February 24, 2020, closing stock price.

In addition, the Company declared a quarterly cash dividend of:

• $0.403125 per share on its 6.45% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock.
• $0.390625 per share on its 6.25% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock.

The common and preferred dividends are payable on February 28, 2020 to holders of record as of February 14, 2020.

2020 Outlook

The Company is providing its outlook for the full year 2020 based on 72 hotels, 67 of which were wholly owned, as of February 25, 2020.  There are no future acquisitions, dispositions, or additional capital markets activities assumed in the Company's outlook for full year 2019 beyond those previously mentioned.

Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Earnings Conference Call

The Company will conduct its quarterly conference call on Wednesday, February 26, 2020, at 9:00 AM ET.  To participate in the conference call, please dial 877-930-8101.  The conference identification code for the call is 5687929.  Additionally, a live webcast of the quarterly conference call will be available through the Company's website, www.shpreit.com.  A replay of the quarterly conference call webcast will be available until 12:00 PM ET Wednesday, March 4, 2020, by dialing 855-859-2056, conference identification code 5687929.  A replay will also be available in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website until April 30, 2020.

About Summit Hotel Properties

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. is a publicly-traded real estate investment trust focused on owning premium-branded hotels with efficient operating models primarily in the Upscale segment of the lodging industry.  As of February 25, 2020, the Company's portfolio consisted of 72 hotels, 67 of which were wholly owned, with a total of 11,288 guestrooms located in 23 states. 

For additional information, please visit the Company's website, www.shpreit.com, and follow the Company on Twitter at @SummitHotel_INN.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements that are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "potential," "intend," "expect," "seek," "anticipate," "estimate," "approximately," "believe," "could," "project," "predict," "forecast," "continue," "plan," "likely," "would" or other similar words or expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and can include future expectations, future plans and strategies, financial and operating projections or other forward-looking information. Examples of forward-looking statements include the following: the Company's ability to realize growth from the deployment of renovation capital; projections of the Company's revenues and expenses, capital expenditures or other financial items; descriptions of the Company's plans or objectives for future operations, acquisitions, dispositions, financings, redemptions or services; forecasts of the Company's future financial performance and potential increases in average daily rate, occupancy, RevPAR, room supply and demand, EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDAre, FFO and AFFO; the Company's outlook with respect to pro forma RevPAR, pro forma RevPAR growth, RevPAR, RevPAR growth,  AFFO,  AFFO per diluted share and unit and renovation capital deployed; and descriptions of assumptions underlying or relating to any of the foregoing expectations regarding the timing of their occurrence. These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, not all of which are known to the Company and many of which are beyond the Company's control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the state of the U.S. economy, supply and demand in the hotel industry, and other factors as are described in greater detail in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Unless legally required, the Company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

For information about the Company's business and financial results, please refer to the "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Risk Factors" sections of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the SEC, and its quarterly and other periodic filings with the SEC. The Company undertakes no duty to update the statements in this release to conform the statements to actual results or changes in the Company's expectations.