Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) Q1 2025 Earnings Call May 02, 2025 10:00 AM ET Speaker0 profile of our portfolio by both reducing potential downside and enhancing the upside impact of variability in lodging demand relative to past cycles. Supported by our strong operating performance, we continue to pay an attractive dividend. During the first quarter, we paid distributions totaling approximately $70,000,000 or $0.29 per share, which includes a special cash distribution of $05 per common share that was paid i ...

Core Viewpoint - Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (HST) reported strong first-quarter results, with adjusted funds from operations (AFFO) per share of 64 cents, exceeding expectations and reflecting a year-over-year increase of 4.9% [1][2] Financial Performance - Total revenues for Host Hotels reached $1.59 billion, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.54 billion, and showing an 8.4% increase year-over-year [2] - Comparable hotel RevPAR was $240.18, up 7% from the previous year, primarily due to increased room rates [3] - Comparable hotel EBITDA was $504 million, reflecting a 5.9% increase from the prior year, driven by improved rates [3] Operational Metrics - The average room rate increased to $345.86 from $327.11 year-over-year [3] - Comparable average occupancy percentage rose to 69.4%, an increase of 80 basis points from the prior year [4] - Transient and group room nights declined by 0.8% and 0.6%, respectively, while contract business increased by 11.4% [4] Balance Sheet and Liquidity - As of March 31, 2025, Host Hotels had cash and cash equivalents of $428 million, down from $554 million at the end of 2024 [5] - Total liquidity stood at $2.2 billion, including $264 million in FF&E escrow reserves and $1.5 billion available under the credit facility [5] Share Repurchase and Capital Expenditure - In the first quarter, the company repurchased 6.3 million shares at an average price of $15.79, totaling $100 million, with approximately $585 million remaining under the repurchase program [6] - Capital expenditures totaled $146 million, with allocations for return on investment projects, renewal and replacement expenditures, and property damage reconstruction [7] 2025 Outlook - Host Hotels revised its full-year AFFO per share guidance to a range of $1.88-$1.97, higher than the previous guidance and the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.84 [8] - Expected comparable hotel RevPAR is projected between $221-$225 million, with adjusted EBITDAre estimated between $1.61 billion and $1.68 billion [8] - Total capital expenditure for 2025 is anticipated to be in the range of $580-$670 million [9]

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) Q1 2025 Earnings Call May 01, 2025 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Jaime Marcus - SVP, Investor RelationsJames Risoleo - President, CEO & DirectorSourav Ghosh - Executive VP & CFOAri Klein - Director - Equity ResearchDuane Pfennigwerth - Senior Managing DirectorDavid Katz - Managing DirectorJay Kornreich - VP - Equity ResearchJack Armstrong - Equity Research AssociateFloris van Dijkum - Managing DirectorSmedes Rose - Director Conference Call Participants Chris Woronka - AnalystS ...

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) Q1 2025 Earnings Call May 01, 2025 11:00 AM ET Speaker0 Good morning, and welcome to the Host Hotels and Resorts First Quarter twenty twenty five Earnings Conference Call. Today's call is being recorded. At this time, I would like to turn the call over to Jamie Marcus, Senior Vice President of Investor Relations. Please go ahead. Thank you, and good morning, everyone. Speaker1 Before we begin, please note that many of the comments made today are considered to be forward looking s ...