First quarter, 2011
* RevPAR Like-for-like increased by 6.5% to EUR 55.6 (52.2). Like-for-like
Occupancy was 55.7% (53.8).
* Revenue increased by 16.3% or MEUR 27.0 to MEUR 192.7 (165.7). On a Like-
for-like basis Revenue increased by 5.6%.
* EBITDA was MEUR -8.5 (-11.5), and EBITDA margin was -4.4%
(-6.9%).
* Loss after tax amounted to MEUR -17.4 (-17.7).
* Basic and diluted Earnings Per Share amounted to EUR -0.12
(-0.12).
* Cash flow from operating activities amounted to MEUR -21.7
(-17.5). Total available cash at the end of the quarter, including
unutilised credit facilities, amounted to MEUR 100.5 (MEUR 73.0 in March
10).
Other developments
* Circa 1,400 new rooms were added into operations in the first quarter.
* Circa 2,200 rooms were signed in the first quarter all of which were managed
or franchised.
First quarter Rolling 12-months
MEUR Jan-Mar 11 Jan-Mar 10 Apr 10-Mar 11 Apr 09-Mar 10
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Revenue 192.7 165.7 812.7 690.3
EBITDAR 52.7 45.1 261.6 217.6
EBITDA -8.5 -11.5 34.3 8.4
EBIT -16.5 -19.0 6.0 -22.7
Profit/loss after Tax -17.4 -17.7 -2.4 -26.6
EBITDAR Margin % 27.3% 27.2% 32.1% 31.5%
EBITDA Margin % -4.4% -6.9% 4.2% 1.2%
EBIT Margin % -8.6% -11.5% 0.7% -3.3%
Comment from the CEO
- A continued strong recovery in our key markets
"We are pleased to report continued strong RevPAR growth in the first quarter.
Eastern Europe was the best performing market followed by the Nordics, where the
improvement was partly supported by the fact that Easter falls in the second
quarter this year. Rest of Western Europe also reported substantial growth and
we see a continued solid development in Germany. In the Middle East and North
Africa, the recent political unrest, as expected, had a negative impact on
RevPAR development.
The first quarter is seasonally the weakest of the year. We recorded a strong
revenue growth and an improved EBITDA over last year. The margin development was
however dampened by the opening up of a significant number of leased hotels
since the first quarter of 2010.
The beginning of 2011 has been very strong in terms of new hotel openings and
signings. We opened 1,400 rooms in key markets like Stockholm, Brussels and
Kuwait and added more than 2,200 rooms to our pipeline. All the new signings
were under management or franchise contracts, supporting our asset-light
strategy."
Kurt Ritter, President & CEO
Financial calendar
Interim Report January-June 2011: 21 July 2011
Interim Report January-September 2011: 28 October 2011
This quarterly report comprises information which Rezidor Hotel Group AB (publ)
is required to disclose under the Securities Markets Act and/or the Financial
Instruments Trading Act. It was released for publication at 08:30 Central
European Time on 13(th) April 2011.
Stockholm 13(th) April, 2011
Kurt Ritter
President & CEO
Rezidor Hotel Group AB
Webcast
13(th) April 2011 at 15:30 (Central European Time).
Kurt Ritter, President & CEO, Knut Kleiven, Deputy President & CFO and Puneet
Chhatwal, Chief Development Officer, will present the report and answer
questions.
To participate in the teleconference, please dial:
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In Q1 2011 Rezidor opened six new hotels
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