Hilton Reports Strong Fourth Quarter, Fiscal 2005 Results
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Hilton Reports Strong Fourth Quarter, Fiscal 2005 Results
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Category: Worldwide
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2006-02-02
Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE:HLT) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2005. Fourth quarter highlights:
-- Reported diluted EPS of $.26 versus $.16 in 2004 period, an increase of 63 percent; recurring EPS $.22 versus $.17 in 2004 period, an increase of 29 percent.
-- Comparable owned hotel RevPAR up 13.5 percent; double-digit RevPAR growth in virtually all major markets; comparable owned hotel margins increase 230 basis points from Q4 2004 to 31.4 percent (New Orleans excluded from comparable numbers.)
-- Fees up 19 percent from RevPAR gains, new units.
-- Timeshare revenues up 24 percent; profitability declines 14 percent due to comparatively higher costs.
-- All-cash acquisition of the lodging assets of Hilton Group plc expected to be completed in the first quarter 2006.
Hilton reported fourth quarter 2005 net income of $105 million compared with $65 million in the 2004 quarter. Diluted net income per share was $.26 in the 2005 fourth quarter, versus $.16 in the 2004 period. Two non-recurring items in the 2005 quarter impacted earnings per share by $.04: 1) a net gain of $.06 per share from asset dispositions, and 2) a $.02 per share hedging loss. EPS in the 2004 fourth quarter was impacted by $.01 as a result of an impairment charge on a Red Lion hotel and the sale of two Doubletree properties.
The company reported fourth quarter 2005 total operating income of $193 million (a 15 percent increase from $168 million in the 2004 period,) on total revenue of $1.083 billion (a 3 percent increase from $1.054 billion in the 2004 quarter.) Total company earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("Adjusted EBITDA") were $273 million, an increase of 2 percent from $267 million in the 2004 quarter.
For full-year 2005, Hilton reported net income of $460 million versus $238 million in 2004; diluted net income per share was $1.13 compared with $.60 in 2004. Non-recurring items benefited the 2005 full year by $.28 per share, and benefited the 2004 year by $.02 per share. Total company operating income was $805 million in 2005 (a 22 percent increase from $658 million in 2004,) on revenue of $4.437 billion (up 7 percent from $4.146 billion in 2004.) Total company Adjusted EBITDA was $1.140 billion, a 12 percent increase from $1.021 billion in 2004.
Fourth quarter and full-year 2005 revenue, operating income and Adjusted EBITDA were impacted by asset sales completed during the year.
Owned Hotel Results
Increases in room nights and average daily rate (ADR) across all business segments - particularly in the business transient category - resulted in double-digit revenue-per-available-room (RevPAR) gains in the fourth quarter at the company's owned hotels in New York City, Honolulu, Boston, Washington, D.C., Chicago and the San Francisco/San Jose area.
Across all brands, revenue from the company's owned hotels (majority owned and controlled hotels) was $490 million, a 10 percent decrease from $542 million in the 2004 period. Total revenue from comparable owned hotels (excluding New Orleans and the impact of 22 property sales dating back to October 1, 2004) was up 10 percent. RevPAR from comparable owned hotels increased a strong 13.5 percent. Comparable owned hotel occupancy increased 2.5 points to 74.2 percent, while ADR increased 9.7 percent to $195.53. Approximately 75 percent of the quarterly RevPAR increase at the comparable owned hotels was attributable to the ADR gains.
Total owned hotel expenses were down 11 percent in the quarter to $342 million. Expenses at the comparable owned hotels increased 6 percent, due primarily to an increase in occupied rooms. Cost-per-occupied-room (CPOR) increased 2.9 percent in the quarter.
Comparable owned hotel margins in the fourth quarter increased 230 basis points to 31.4 percent.
For full-year 2005, revenue from the company's owned hotels (majority owned and controlled hotels) was $2.049 billion, compared with $2.062 billion in 2004. Total revenue from comparable owned hotels (excluding New Orleans and the impact of 25 property sales dating back to January 1, 2004) was up 10 percent from 2004. RevPAR from comparable owned hotels (also excluding New Orleans and the aforementioned property sales) increased 11.9 percent for full-year 2005 when compared with full-year 2004; occupancy increased 2.2 points to 77.3 percent, and ADR showed an 8.7 percent increase to $178.35. Total owned hotel expenses in 2005 were down 3 percent to $1.459 billion; expenses at the comparable owned hotels increased 7 percent in 2005. Comparable owned hotel margins increased 180 basis points in 2005 to 28.8 percent.
The company's two owned hotels in New Orleans - the Hilton New Orleans Riverside and the Hilton New Orleans Airport - are excluded from the comparable numbers due to interruptions in operations caused by Hurricane Katrina. Both hotels are currently fully operational.
System-wide RevPAR; Management/Franchise Fees
Each of the company's brands reported significant system-wide RevPAR increases, with particularly strong gains in ADR. On a system-wide basis (including managed and franchised properties,) the company's brands showed fourth quarter RevPAR gains as follows: Hilton, 12.5 percent; Doubletree, 10.7 percent; Hampton Inn, 9.8 percent; Embassy Suites, 9.4 percent; Hilton Garden Inn, 8.0 percent, Homewood Suites by Hilton, 7.5 percent.
Management and franchise fees increased 19 percent in the fourth quarter to $114 million, benefiting from both RevPAR gains and the addition of new units.
For full-year 2005, system-wide RevPAR at Hilton's brands improved as follows: Hilton, 11.8 percent; Hampton Inn, 11.1 percent; Doubletree, 10.4 percent; Embassy Suites, 9.3 percent; Hilton Garden Inn, 9.3 percent, Homewood Suites by Hilton, 7.2 percent.
Management and franchise fees in 2005 increased 18 percent from 2004 to a record $452 million.
Brand Development/Unit Growth
In the fourth quarter, the company added 48 properties and 6,970 rooms to its system as follows: Hampton Inn, 19 hotels and 1,690 rooms; Hilton Garden Inn, 14 hotels and 1,913 rooms; Doubletree, 6 hotels and 1,686 rooms; Homewood Suites by Hilton, 3 hotels and 302 rooms; Embassy Suites, 2 hotels and 538 rooms; Hilton, 1 hotel and 289 rooms; Conrad, 1 hotel and 311 rooms; Hilton Grand Vacations, 1 property and 22 units, and other non-branded, 1 hotel and 219 rooms. Seventeen hotels and 2,412 rooms were removed from the system during the quarter.
During the fourth quarter, the Hilton brand added a new full-service hotel in British Columbia, Canada (the Whistler Ski Resort and Spa), and in early 2006 added new hotels in Dallas (the Anatole Hotel) and in San Francisco's Financial District. Doubletree added hotels in the fourth quarter in Milwaukee, Atlanta, St. Louis, Rochester, Cleveland, Newark and Houston, and in early 2006 in Tampa, Detroit, Pittsburgh and Bloomington (Ill.) Also in the fourth quarter, Conrad Hotels added a new luxury property in Chicago.
In early 2006, the company introduced a new brand line, the Waldorf=Astoria Collection. This new, elite brand designation debuts with New York's legendary Waldorf=Astoria, along with three world-class luxury resorts newly managed by Hilton: the Grand Wailea Resort Hotel & Spa on the island of Maui in Hawaii; the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa in Phoenix, and La Quinta Resort & Club in La Quinta, California.
For full-year 2005, the company added 175 properties and 24,631 rooms to its system. Forty-six properties and 8,370 rooms were removed from the system during 2005.
At December 31, 2005, the Hilton system consisted of 2,388 hotels and 374,669 rooms. The company's current development pipeline is its biggest yet, with approximately 600 hotels and 78,000 rooms at December 31, 2005, not including potential international development.
Hilton Grand Vacations
Hilton Grand Vacations Company (HGVC), the company's vacation ownership business, reported a 14 percent decline in profitability in the fourth quarter owing primarily to higher costs. Results in the 2005 period reflect a comparatively higher cost of product, partially due to a change in the sales mix, and an increase in corporate overhead. Unit sales declined 6 percent in the quarter, and average unit sales price increased 7 percent, driven by Las Vegas, Orlando and Waikoloa. HGVC had fourth quarter revenue of $130 million, a 24 percent increase from $105 million in the 2004 quarter. Expenses were $111 million in the fourth quarter, compared with $83 million in the 2004 period.
For full-year 2005, HGVC revenue was $554 million, compared with $421 million in 2004; expenses were $420 million versus $316 million in 2004.
Asset Dispositions
During the fourth quarter, the company sold six hotels - the Hilton Dallas-Ft. Worth, Hilton Anchorage, Hilton Portland, Hilton San Diego Resort, Hilton Boston Back Bay and Hilton Southfield (Michigan) - for a total of approximately $420 million. Hilton is retaining management or franchise agreements on all six properties. In 2005, the company sold 20 owned hotels for more than $1 billion, retaining management or franchise contracts on all but one property.
Acquisition of Hilton International
On December 29, 2005, the company announced an agreement to acquire the lodging assets of Hilton Group plc (known collectively as Hilton International) for approximately GBP 3.3 billion. The company will finance the transaction with existing cash on hand at the time of the closing, and with borrowings under a new bank facility that is being arranged through a large consortium of banks.
The transaction received approval from Hilton Group shareholders January 27, and is on schedule to be completed in the first quarter 2006. Completion of the transaction remains subject to a number of conditions, including receipt of certain competition and governmental clearances.
Corporate Finance
At December 31, 2005, Hilton had total debt of $3.6 billion (net of $100 million of debt resulting from the consolidation of a managed hotel, which is non-recourse to Hilton.) Approximately 13 percent of the company's debt is floating rate debt. Total cash and equivalents (including restricted cash) were approximately $1.3 billion at December 31, 2005.
The company's average basic and diluted share counts for the fourth quarter were 382 million and 415 million, respectively. For full-year 2005, the company's average basic and diluted share counts were 383 million and 417 million, respectively.
Hilton's debt currently has an average life of 7.9 years, at an average cost of approximately 7.1 percent.
The company's effective tax rate in the fourth quarter 2005 was 35 percent. The effective tax rate benefited from tax credits associated with the company's synthetic fuel investment.
Total hotel capital expenditures in the fourth quarter were $101 million, with an additional $54 million expended for timeshare development. For full-year 2005, total capital expenditures were $602 million, including $179 million expended for timeshare development and $180 million related to land acquisition on Hawaii's Big Island.
Updated 2006 Outlook
The company provided the following estimates for full-year 2006, noting that the estimates are for Hilton Hotels Corporation as a stand-alone company and do not include any impact from the pending Hilton International transaction. More detailed guidance will be provided in the company's first quarter 2006 earnings report if, as expected, the Hilton International acquisition is completed in the first quarter.
Comparable U.S. owned hotel RevPAR Increase of 8 - 10%
Comparable U.S. owned hotel margin growth 100 - 200 basis points
North America management/franchise fee growth Approximately 15%
Timeshare profitability growth Approximately 10%
Total domestic capital spending in 2006 is expected to be approximately $495 million, broken out as follows: approximately $125 million for routine improvements, $195 million for timeshare projects, and $175 million in hotel renovation, ROI or special projects.
The company anticipates adding approximately 200 hotels and 28,000 rooms to its system in 2006, not including potential international development.
"While 2005 will be remembered for our historic agreement to acquire Hilton International, we are also very pleased that in the fourth quarter and full-year 2005 we achieved exceptional financial results, experienced strong performance across our owned hotels, opened more hotels in the U.S. than anyone in the industry, saw record results in our timeshare and fee businesses, and introduced a number of exciting product, service and marketing initiatives," said Stephen F. Bollenbach, co-chairman and chief executive officer of Hilton Hotels Corporation.
"Demand for hotel rooms, particularly among business travelers, continued to accelerate in 2005. Occupancy levels of 90 percent were the norm at some of our large hotels in New York and Hawaii, and the increase in business travel -- coupled with little new full-service supply -- enabled us to once again significantly increase room rates.
"Unit growth continues to be strong across all of our brands. We were pleased in 2005 to mark the opening of the 1,300th Hampton Inn and the 250th Hilton Garden Inn, while also seeing outstanding growth in our full-service Hilton and Doubletree brands. Our development pipeline has never been bigger, which speaks to the appeal of our brands to hotel owners."
Mr. Bollenbach continued: "Our decision to increase our investment in timeshare has paid off as our selective approach to development, along with high quality product, has generated strong returns, the best in the industry.
"In 2006, we look forward to a continuation of the strong business trends we experienced in 2005, along with the new worldwide growth opportunities presented by our acquisition of Hilton International. We had an exciting and productive year in 2005, and anticipate a great future in 2006 and beyond for our customers, team members, owners and shareholders."
Note: This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of federal securities law, including statements concerning business strategies and their intended results, and similar statements concerning anticipated future events and expectations that are not historical facts. The forward-looking statements in this press release are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including the effects of economic conditions; supply and demand changes for hotel rooms; competitive conditions in the lodging industry, relationships with clients and property owners; the impact of government regulations; changes in foreign currency exchange rates; and the availability of capital to finance growth, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the statements herein.
HILTON HOTELS CORPORATION
Financial Highlights (Unaudited)
(in millions, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
December 31 December 31
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2004 2005 % Change 2004 2005 % Change
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Revenue
Owned hotels $542 $490 (10)% $2,062 $2,049 (1)%
Leased hotels 26 24 (8) 111 111 -
Management and
franchise fees 96 114 19 384 452 18
Timeshare and
other income 117 149 27 463 606 31
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781 777 (1) 3,020 3,218 7
Other revenue
from managed and
franchised
properties 273 306 12 1,126 1,219 8
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1,054 1,083 3 4,146 4,437 7
Expenses
Owned hotels 385 342 (11) 1,501 1,459 (3)
Leased hotels 25 22 (12) 101 99 (2)
Depreciation and
amortization 83 71 (14) 330 299 (9)
Impairment loss
and related costs 5 - - 5 7 40
Other operating
expenses 104 131 26 395 497 26
Corporate expense 22 28 27 85 103 21
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624 594 (5) 2,417 2,464 2
Other expenses
from managed and
franchised
properties 271 305 13 1,120 1,212 8
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895 899 - 3,537 3,676 4
Operating income
from unconsolidated
affiliates 9 9 - 49 44 (10)
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Operating income 168 193 15 658 805 22
Interest and
dividend income 7 18 - 26 32 23
Interest expense (65) (63) (3) (274) (259) (5)
Net interest from
unconsolidated
affiliates and
non-controlled
interests (6) (7) 17 (26) (26) -
Net (loss) gain on
asset dispositions
and other (3) 27 - (5) 103 -
Loss from non-
operating
affiliates (3) (4) 33 (6) (17) -
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Income before
taxes and minority
and non-controlled
interests 98 164 67 373 638 71
Provision for
income taxes (31) (58) 87 (127) (166) 31
Minority and non-
controlled
interests, net (2) (1) (50) (8) (12) 50
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Net income $65 $105 62% $238 $460 93%
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Net income per share(1)
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Basic $.17 $.28 65% $.62 $1.20 94%
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Diluted $.16 $.26 63% $.60 $1.13 88%
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Average shares -
basic 388 382 (2)% 384 383 -%
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Average shares -
diluted 422 415 (2)% 418 417 -%
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(1) EPS for the full year differs from the sum of quarterly EPS
amounts due to the required method of computing EPS in the
respective periods.
HILTON HOTELS CORPORATION
U.S. Owned Statistics(1)
Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
December 31 December 31
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2004 2005 Change 2004 2005 Change
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Hilton
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Occupancy 72.5 % 74.8 % 2.3 pts 75.7 % 77.9 % 2.2 pts
Average
Rate $185.62 $204.68 10.3 % $169.45 $184.94 9.1 %
RevPAR $134.56 $153.13 13.8 % $128.32 $144.00 12.2 %
All Other
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Occupancy 65.8 % 69.5 % 3.7 pts 70.3 % 73.2 % 2.9 pts
Average
Rate $116.55 $120.58 3.5 % $120.33 $125.00 3.9 %
RevPAR $76.69 $83.85 9.3 % $84.58 $91.45 8.1 %
Total
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Occupancy 71.7 % 74.2 % 2.5 pts 75.1 % 77.3 % 2.2 pts
Average
Rate $178.26 $195.53 9.7 % $164.11 $178.35 8.7 %
RevPAR $127.83 $145.08 13.5 % $123.24 $137.90 11.9 %
(1) Statistics are for comparable hotels, and include only those
hotels in the system as of December 31, 2005 and owned by us since
January 1, 2004. Comparable hotels exclude the Company's owned
hotels in New Orleans.
HILTON HOTELS CORPORATION
System-wide Statistics(1)
Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
December 31 December 31
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2004 2005 Change 2004 2005 Change
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Hilton
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Occupancy 65.2 % 67.9 % 2.7 pts 69.6 % 71.7 % 2.1 pts
Average
Rate $135.80 $146.85 8.1 % $129.38 $140.42 8.5 %
RevPAR $88.61 $99.72 12.5 % $90.06 $100.68 11.8 %
Hilton Garden Inn
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Occupancy 65.4 % 66.3 % 0.9 pts 69.1 % 71.1 % 2.0 pts
Average
Rate $98.17 $104.69 6.6 % $98.65 $104.74 6.2 %
RevPAR $64.23 $69.37 8.0 % $68.14 $74.47 9.3 %
Doubletree
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Occupancy 63.7 % 65.5 % 1.8 pts 68.2 % 70.3 % 2.1 pts
Average
Rate $104.06 $112.14 7.8 % $102.29 $109.60 7.1 %
RevPAR $66.28 $73.40 10.7 % $69.78 $77.01 10.4 %
Embassy Suites
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Occupancy 65.8 % 68.1 % 2.3 pts 70.6 % 73.2 % 2.6 pts
Average
Rate $122.84 $129.89 5.7 % $123.30 $129.98 5.4 %
RevPAR $80.84 $88.47 9.4 % $87.01 $95.09 9.3 %
Homewood Suites by Hilton
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Occupancy 69.9 % 71.6 % 1.7 pts 73.5 % 75.6 % 2.1 pts
Average
Rate $96.09 $100.87 5.0 % $96.51 $100.57 4.2 %
RevPAR $67.13 $72.19 7.5 % $70.93 $76.05 7.2 %
Hampton
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Occupancy 65.3 % 66.7 % 1.4 pts 68.7 % 71.5 % 2.8 pts
Average
Rate $81.07 $87.16 7.5 % $81.57 $86.98 6.6 %
RevPAR $52.97 $58.16 9.8 % $56.00 $62.22 11.1 %
Other
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Occupancy 68.9 % 69.3 % 0.4 pts 71.7 % 71.5 % (0.2)pts
Average
Rate $145.68 $155.25 6.6 % $133.03 $148.80 11.9 %
RevPAR $100.38 $107.55 7.1 % $95.33 $106.33 11.5 %
(1) Statistics are for comparable hotels, and include only those
hotels in the system as of December 31, 2005 and owned, operated
or franchised by us since January 1, 2004. Comparable hotels
exclude the Company's owned hotels in New Orleans.
HILTON HOTELS CORPORATION
Supplementary Statistical Information
December Change to
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2004 2005 December 2004
Number of Number of Number of
Properties Rooms Properties Rooms Properties Rooms
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Hilton
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Owned 36 27,492 21 20,524 (15)(6,968)
Leased 1 499 1 499 - -
Joint
Venture 10 4,177 11 4,625 1 448
Managed 24 13,822 27 15,923 3 2,101
Franchised 159 43,266 174 48,907 15 5,641
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230 89,256 234 90,478 4 1,222
Hilton Garden Inn
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Owned 1 162 1 162 - -
Joint
Venture 1 128 1 128 - -
Managed 6 796 7 886 1 90
Franchised 211 28,755 250 34,347 39 5,592
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219 29,841 259 35,523 40 5,682
Doubletree
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Owned 4 1,702 3 1,349 (1) (353)
Leased 6 2,144 5 1,746 (1) (398)
Joint
Venture 24 7,208 14 4,306 (10)(2,902)
Managed 38 10,074 30 8,060 (8)(2,014)
Franchised 82 19,794 108 26,707 26 6,913
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154 40,922 160 42,168 6 1,246
Embassy Suites
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Owned 4 881 3 663 (1) (218)
Joint
Venture 27 7,279 25 6,586 (2) (693)
Managed 54 14,134 56 14,832 2 698
Franchised 90 20,421 98 22,348 8 1,927
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175 42,715 182 44,429 7 1,714
Homewood Suites by Hilton
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Owned 3 398 1 140 (2) (258)
Managed 36 4,304 41 4,706 5 402
Franchised 104 11,352 122 13,287 18 1,935
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143 16,054 164 18,133 21 2,079
Hampton
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Owned 1 133 1 133 - -
Managed 35 4,462 34 4,453 (1) (9)
Franchised 1,254 125,803 1,301 129,535 47 3,732
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1,290 130,398 1,336 134,121 46 3,723
Other
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Owned 1 300 - - (1) (300)
Joint
Venture 3 1,394 3 1,395 - 1
Managed 13 3,788 15 4,255 2 467
Franchised - - 1 219 1 219
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17 5,482 19 5,869 2 387
Timeshare 31 3,740 34 3,948 3 208
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Total
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Owned 50 31,068 30 22,971 (20)(8,097)
Leased 7 2,643 6 2,245 (1) (398)
Joint
Venture 65 20,186 54 17,040 (11)(3,146)
Managed 206 51,380 210 53,115 4 1,735
Franchised 1,900 249,391 2,054 275,350 154 25,959
Timeshare 31 3,740 34 3,948 3 208
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TOTAL
PROPERTIES 2,259 358,408 2,388 374,669 129 16,261
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HILTON HOTELS CORPORATION
Supplemental Financial Information (Unaudited)
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to EBITDA and Net Income
Historical Data
($ in millions)
Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
December 31 December 31
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2004 2005 % Change 2004 2005 % Change
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Adjusted EBITDA $267 $273 2% $1,021 $1,140 12%
Proportionate share of
depreciation and
amortization of
unconsolidated
affiliates (8) (9) 13 (28) (31) 11
Non-recurring items (5) - - (5) (7) 40
Operating interest and
dividend income (5) (2) (60) (8) (8) -
Operating income of
non-controlled
interests 2 2 - 8 10 25
Net (loss) gain on
asset dispositions
and other (3) 27 - (5) 103 -
Loss from non-
operating affiliates (3) (4) 33 (6) (17) -
Minority and non-
controlled interests,
net (2) (1) (50) (8) (12) 50
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EBITDA 243 286 18 969 1,178 22
Depreciation and
amortization (83) (71) (14) (330) (299) (9)
Interest expense, net (64) (52) (19) (274) (253) (8)
Provision for income
taxes (31) (58) 87 (127) (166) 31
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Net income $65 $105 62% $238 $460 93%
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HILTON HOTELS CORPORATION
Supplemental Financial Information (Unaudited)
Owned Hotel Revenue and Expenses
Adjusted for Asset Sales and New Orleans
($ in millions)
Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
December 31 December 31
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2004 2005 % Change 2004 2005 % Change
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Revenue - owned hotels $542 $490 (10)% $2,062 $2,049 (1)%
Less sold hotels and
New Orleans (136) (44) (543) (379)
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Revenue - comparable
owned hotels $406 $446 10 % $1,519 $1,670 10 %
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Expenses - owned
hotels $385 $342 (11)% $1,501 $1,459 (3)%
Less sold hotels and
New Orleans (97) (36) (392) (269)
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Expenses - comparable
owned hotels $288 $306 6 % $1,109 $1,190 7 %
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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
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Regulation G, "Conditions for Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures,"
prescribes the conditions for use of non-GAAP financial information in
public disclosures. We believe that our presentation of EBITDA and
Adjusted EBITDA, which are non-GAAP financial measures, are important
supplemental measures of operating performance to investors. The
following discussion defines these terms and why we believe they are
useful measures of our performance.
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
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Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
(EBITDA) is a commonly used measure of performance in our industry
which we believe, when considered with measures calculated in
accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(GAAP), gives investors a more complete understanding of operating
results before the impact of investing and financing transactions and
income taxes and facilitates comparisons between us and our
competitors. Management has historically adjusted EBITDA when
evaluating operating performance because we believe that the inclusion
or exclusion of certain recurring and non- recurring items described
below is necessary to provide the most accurate measure of our core
operating results and as a means to evaluate period-to-period results.
We have chosen to provide this information to investors to enable them
to perform more meaningful comparisons of past, present and future
operating results and as a means to evaluate the results of core
on-going operations. We do not reflect such items when calculating
EBITDA, however, we adjust for these items and refer to this measure
as Adjusted EBITDA. We have historically reported this measure to our
investors and believe that the continued inclusion of Adjusted EBITDA
provides consistency in our financial reporting. We use Adjusted
EBITDA in this press release because we believe it is useful to
investors in allowing greater transparency related to a significant
measure used by management in its financial and operational
decision-making. Adjusted EBITDA is among the more significant factors
in management's internal evaluation of total company and individual
property performance and in the evaluation of incentive compensation
related to property management. Management also uses Adjusted EBITDA
as a measure in determining the value of acquisitions and
dispositions. Adjusted EBITDA is also widely used by management in the
annual budget process. Externally, we believe these measures continue
to be used by investors in their assessment of our operating
performance and the valuation of our company. Adjusted EBITDA reflects
EBITDA adjusted for the following items:
Gains and Losses on Asset Dispositions and Non-Recurring Items
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We exclude from Adjusted EBITDA the effect of gains and losses on
asset dispositions and non-recurring items, such as asset write-
downs and impairment losses. We believe the inclusion of these
items is not consistent with reflecting the on-going performance
of our assets. Management believes it is useful to exclude gains
and losses on asset dispositions as these amounts are not
reflective of our operating performance or the performance of our
assets and the amount of such items can vary dramatically from
period to period. The timing and selection of an asset for
disposition is subject to a number of variables that are generally
unrelated to our on-going operations.
Proportionate Share of Depreciation and Amortization of
Unconsolidated Affiliates
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Our consolidated results include the equity earnings from our
unconsolidated affiliates after the deduction of our proportionate
share of depreciation and amortization expense from unconsolidated
affiliates. We exclude our proportionate share of depreciation and
amortization expense from unconsolidated affiliates from Adjusted
EBITDA to provide a more accurate measure of our proportionate
share of core operating results before investing activities and to
provide consistency with the performance measure we use for our
consolidated properties.
Operating Interest and Dividend Income
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Interest and dividend income from investments related to operating
activities is included in our calculation of Adjusted EBITDA. We
consider this income, primarily interest on notes receivable
issued to properties we manage or franchise and dividend income
from investments related to the development of our core
businesses, to be a part of our core operating results.
Non-Controlled Interest
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We exclude from Adjusted EBITDA the operating income, net interest
expense, tax provision and non-controlled interest reported on our
income statement to the extent these amounts belong to other
ownership interests. These exclusions are shown in their
respective lines on the Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to
EBITDA and Net Income.
Minority Interest, Net
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We exclude the minority interest in the income or loss of our
consolidated joint ventures because these amounts effectively
include our minority partners' proportionate share of
depreciation, amortization, interest and taxes, which are excluded
from EBITDA.
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