Summit Hotel Properties (INN) Q1 2025 Earnings Call May 01, 2025 09:00 AM ET Speaker0 Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. I would now like to hand the conference over to your speaker today, Kevin Mulotta. Please go ahead. Speaker1 Thank you, operator, and good morning. I'm joined by Summit Hotel Properties President and Chief Executive Officer, John Stanner and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Trey Conkling. Please note that many of our comments today are consid ...

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) Q1 2025 Earnings Call May 01, 2025 08:30 AM ET Company Participants Matt Capuzzi - SVP IRGeoff Ballotti - President, CEO & DirectorMichele Allen - CFO & Head of StrategyLizzie Dove - Vice President Equity ResearchMichael Bellisario - Managing DirectorDavid Katz - Managing DirectorStephen Grambling - Managing DirectorDany Asad - DirectorPatrick Scholes - Managing Director - Lodging & Leisure Equity ResearchIan Zaffino - Managing Director Conference Call Participants Brandt Monto ...

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) Q1 2025 Earnings Call May 01, 2025 08:30 AM ET Speaker0 Welcome everyone to the Wyndham Hotels and Resorts First Quarter twenty twenty five Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants have been placed in a listen only mode and the floor will be open for your questions following the presentation. I would now like to turn the call over to Matt Cappuzzi, Senior Vice President of Investor Relations. Speaker1 Thank you, operator. Good morning and thank you for joining u ...

Core Insights - Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. reported first-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $1.72, exceeding the street view of $1.61 [1] - Quarterly sales reached $2.69 billion, which fell short of the analyst consensus estimate of $2.72 billion [1] - Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter was $795 million, an increase from $750 million a year ago, with an expanded adjusted EBITDA margin of 73.7% compared to 70.4% in the previous year [1] Financial Performance - System-wide comparable RevPAR increased by 2.5% on a currency-neutral basis for the first quarter compared to the same period in 2024 [2] - Quarterly net income margin improved to 11.1% from 10.4% [2] - The company opened 186 hotels, adding a total of 20,100 rooms, resulting in 14,000 net room additions during the first quarter of 2025 [2] Strategic Developments - The company expanded its pipeline of lifestyle properties, introducing the Tempo by Hilton brand in the U.K., marking its first hotel outside the U.S., along with new hotels in Greece and Utah [3] - As of March 31, the company had $11.2 billion in outstanding debt, excluding deferred financing costs and discounts [3] Cash Management - Total cash and equivalents amounted to $807 million as of March 31, 2025, which included $76 million of restricted cash [4] - The firm repurchased 3.7 million shares of common stock during the first quarter, leading to a total capital return of $927 million for the quarter and $1,157 million year-to-date through April [4] - The board of directors authorized a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share to be paid on June 27 [4] Future Outlook - Hilton raised its full-year 2025 adjusted EPS guidance to a range of $7.76–$7.94, up from the previous range of $7.71–$7.82, which compares favorably to the $7.93 analyst estimate [5] - For the second quarter, the company expects adjusted EPS between $1.97 and $2.02, which is below the $2.11 estimate [5] - HLT shares were trading lower by 1.30% to $224.27 at the last check on Tuesday [5]