Hotel Online
News for the Hospitality Executive


advertisement

   
Sunstone Reports 4th Qtr 2011 Net Income of $43 million Compared
to $30.4 million Same Period Prior Year
; RevPAR Grows 5.9%


ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Feb. 21, 2012 -- Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE: SHO) today announced results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2011.

Full Year 2011 Operational Results (as compared to Full Year 2010) (1) :

  • Comparable Hotel RevPAR increased 7.2% to $123.91.
  • Comparable Hotel EBITDA Margin increased by 130 basis points to 27.8%.
  • Adjusted EBITDA increased by 33.8% to $212.5 million.
  • Adjusted FFO available to common stockholders per diluted share increased by 52.6% to $0.87.
  • Income available to common stockholders was $53.0 million (vs. $17.8 million in 2010).
  • Income available to common stockholders per diluted share was $0.45 (vs. $0.18 in 2010).

Fourth Quarter 2011 Operational Results (as compared to Fourth Quarter 2010) (1) :

  • Comparable Hotel RevPAR increased 5.9% to $123.36.
  • Comparable Hotel EBITDA Margin increased by 90 basis points to 28.7%.
  • Adjusted EBITDA increased by 42.7% to $63.9 million.
  • Adjusted FFO available to common stockholders per diluted share increased by 45.0% to $0.29.
  • Income available to common stockholders was $43,000 (vs. $30.4 million in 2010).
  • Income available to common stockholders per diluted share was zero (vs. $0.28 in 2010).

Ken Cruse, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "During 2011 we established a new leadership team, improved our corporate governance structure and redefined our long-term strategy around three fundamentals: enhanced hotel profitability through aggressive asset management and capital investment; disciplined growth through selective acquisitions and capital recycling; and measured improvement of our cost of capital by methodically reducing our financial leverage. We continued our focus on enhanced hotel profitability by strengthening our asset management team, which helped drive a solid 130 basis point improvement in hotel EBITDA margins on a 7.2% increase in RevPAR. Additionally, we invested over $100 million renovating our existing portfolio, which is now well positioned to capitalize on the lodging recovery. Our focus on disciplined growth led to the acquisition of three high-quality hotels during 2011: the 1,190-room Hilton San Diego Bayfront; the 460-room Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square; and the 496-room JW Marriott New Orleans. Finally, we focused on measured reductions in our financial leverage by refinancing our only 2011 debt maturity, partially with cash on hand, while taking steps to improve liquidity through the sale of non-core assets. Furthermore, we improved our transparency and accountability by implementing a stockholder-friendly supplemental disclosure package. Looking ahead, we believe the combination of positive industry fundamentals, our highly focused and experienced team, strong liquidity, and our high-quality, recently renovated portfolio represent a compelling formula for growth and the creation of shareholder value."

(1)

Comparable Hotel RevPAR and Comparable Hotel EBITDA Margin information presented reflect the Company's Comparable 32 Hotel Portfolio, which includes all hotels held for investment by the Company as of December 31, 2011 . Comparable Hotel EBITDA Margin information excludes current and prior year real estate tax credits or charges. The Comparable 32 Hotel Portfolio also includes prior ownership results for the Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square acquired by the Company in January 2011, the JW Marriott New Orleans acquired by the Company in February 2011, and the Hilton San Diego Bayfront acquired by the Company in April 2011, for all periods presented. The Comparable 32 Hotel Portfolio for the year ended December 31, 2010 also includes results for the Renaissance Westchester during the period it was held in receivership prior to the Company's reacquisition of the hotel in June 2010.






SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA


($ in millions, except RevPAR and per share amounts)


(unaudited)














Three Months Ended December 31,


Year Ended December 31,



2011

2010

% Change


2011

2010

% Change













Total Revenue

$ 245.1

$ 176.9

38.6%


$ 834.7

$ 624.5

33.7%


Comparable Hotel RevPAR

$ 123.36

$ 116.52

5.9%


$ 123.91

$ 115.54

7.2%













Comparable Hotel EBITDA Margin

28.7%

27.8%

90 bps


27.8%

26.5%

130 bps













Income available to common stockholders

$ 0.0

$ 30.4




$ 53.0

$ 17.8




Income available to common stockholders per diluted share

$ 0.00

$ 0.28




$ 0.45

$ 0.18




EBITDA

$ 63.7

$ 79.8




$ 292.7

$ 227.8




Adjusted EBITDA

$ 63.9

$ 44.8




$ 212.5

$ 158.8




FFO available to common stockholders

$ 33.3

$ 55.8




$ 167.4

$ 120.9




Adjusted FFO available to common stockholders

$ 34.6

$ 21.2




$ 102.1

$ 57.5




FFO available to common stockholders per diluted share (1)

$ 0.28

$ 0.52




$ 1.43

$ 1.21




Adjusted FFO available to common stockholders per diluted share (1)

$ 0.29

$ 0.20




$ 0.87

$ 0.57
















(1)

Reflects the Series C convertible preferred stock on a "non-converted" basis. On an "as-converted" basis, FFO available to common stockholders per diluted share is $0.30 and $0.51, respectively, for the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, and $1.43 and $1.22, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010. On an "as-converted" basis, Adjusted FFO available to common stockholders per diluted share is $0.31 and $0.20, respectively, for the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, and $0.89 and $0.61, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010.






Disclosure regarding the non-GAAP financial measures in this release is included on pages 5 and 6. Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP measure for each of the periods presented are included on pages 9 through 13 of this release.

The Company's actual results for the year ended December 31, 2011 compare to its 2011 guidance as follows:

Metric

FY 2011
Prior Guidance (1)

FY 2011 Actual

Performance
Relative to Prior
Midpoint


Comparable Hotel RevPAR

+6% - 8%

+7.2%

+0.2%


Net Income ($ millions)

$76 - $81

$81.3

+$2.8


Adjusted EBITDA ($ millions)

$204 - $209

$212.5

+$6.0


Adjusted FFO ($ millions)

$93 - $98

$102.1

+$6.6


Adjusted FFO per diluted share

$0.79 - $0.84

$0.87

+$0.06








(1)

Reflects guidance presented on 11/07/2011. The net loss included in the prior guidance has been adjusted to include gains on the sales of the Royal Palm Miami Beach and the Valley River Inn ($14.9M), gain on the remeasurement of equity interests ($69.2M), gain on the extinguishment of debt related to discontinued operations ($18.1M) and impairment loss on the Royal Palm note ($10.9M).






Balance Sheet/Liquidity Update

As of December 31, 2011, the Company had approximately $218.4 million of cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash of $67.9 million, total assets of $3.1 billion, including $2.8 billion of net investments in hotel properties, total consolidated debt of $1.6 billion and stockholders' equity of $1.3 billion.

On February 8, 2012, the Company repurchased $4.5 million of its 4.60% Exchangeable Senior Notes (the "Senior Notes") for a price of $4.57 million plus accrued interest of approximately $13,000. Subsequent to the repurchase, there are $58.0 million of the Senior Notes outstanding. The Company's only near-term debt maturities include the $32.0 million mortgage secured by the Renaissance Long Beach and the Senior Notes, both of which are likely to be retired with a portion of the Company's unrestricted cash balance of $150.5 million when they mature or are put to the Company in July 2012 and January 2013, respectively.

Capital Improvements

The Company invested $18.0 million in capital improvements into its portfolio during the fourth quarter of 2011, and $100.4 million during the year ended December 31, 2011. In 2011, the Company renovated 3,267 hotel rooms (25% of total rooms) and refurbished the common area, meeting space and/or restaurants at 13 hotels.

2012 Outlook

The Company is providing guidance at this time but does not undertake to make updates for any developments in its business or changes in the operating environment. Achievement of the anticipated results is subject to risks and uncertainties, including those disclosed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company's guidance does not take into account any future hotel acquisitions, dispositions, debt repurchases or financings during 2012.

For the first quarter of 2012, the Company expects:



Metric

Quarter Ended
March 31, 2012
Guidance


Comparable Hotel RevPAR

+3% - 5%


Net Loss ($ millions)

$(19) - $(17)


Adjusted EBITDA ($ millions)

$38 - $40


Adjusted FFO ($ millions)

$9 - $11


Adjusted FFO per diluted share

$0.07 - $0.09






For the full year 2012, the Company expects:

Metric

2012 FY Guidance


Comparable Hotel RevPAR

+4% - 6%


Net Income (Loss) ($ millions)

$(4) - $8


Adjusted EBITDA ($ millions)

$223 - $235


Adjusted FFO ($ millions)

$105 - $117


Adjusted FFO per diluted share

$0.90 - $1.00






Full year 2012 guidance includes the following assumptions:

  • Capital investment of $85 to $100 million, including the $25 million renovation of the Renaissance Washington DC.
  • Hotel revenue renovation disruption of $3 to $5 million.
  • Corporate overhead expense (excluding stock amortization and one-time expenses related to future acquisition closing costs) of $19 to $20 million.
  • Interest expense of approximately $83 to $85 million, including $4 million in amortization of deferred financing fees.
  • Preferred dividends (Series A, C, and D) of approximately $30 million.

Mr. Cruse continued, "Our leading indicators – strong group bookings, increases in negotiated account rates and higher government per-diems – imply continued growth in 2012 and beyond. Despite well telegraphed instances of softness in certain markets such as Washington DC, we expect mid-single digit RevPAR growth, margin expansion and continued growth in Adjusted FFO per diluted share in 2012."

Dividend Update

For income tax reporting purposes, the Company paid cash dividends of $2.50 and $1.472222 per share to its Series A and Series D cumulative redeemable preferred stockholders, respectively, and $1.965 per share to its Series C cumulative convertible redeemable preferred stockholders for the tax year ended December 31, 2011. All of the 2011 preferred dividends are taxed as ordinary income. Dividends paid to the Series A, Series C and Series D preferred stockholders satisfied the Company's 2011 taxable distribution requirements.

On February 16, 2012, the Company's Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.50 per share payable to its Series A and Series D cumulative redeemable preferred stockholders and a cash dividend of $0.393 per share payable to its Series C cumulative convertible redeemable preferred stockholders. The dividends will be paid on or before April 15, 2012 to stockholders of record on March 31, 2012. No dividend was declared on the Company's common stock.

Subject to certain limitations, the Company intends to make dividends on its stock in amounts equivalent to 100% of its annual taxable income, which may be reduced through the application of net operating losses. The level of any future dividends will be determined by the Company's Board of Directors after considering taxable income projections, expected capital requirements, risks affecting the Company's business and in context of the Company's leverage-reduction initiatives. As a result, common stock dividends may be made in the form of cash or a combination of cash and stock consistent with Internal Revenue Service guidelines.

Supplemental Disclosures

Contemporaneous with this release, the Company has furnished a Form 8-K with unaudited financial information. This additional information is being provided as a supplement to information prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any of the information provided to conform to actual results or changes in the Company's portfolio, capital structure or future expectations.

Earnings Call

The Company will host a conference call to discuss fourth quarter and full year 2011 results on February 22, 2012, at 12:00 p.m. EST (9:00 a.m. PST). A live web cast of the call will be available via the Investor Relations section of the Company's website. Alternatively, investors may dial 1-877-941-9205 (for domestic callers) or 1-480-629-9645 (for international callers). A replay of the web cast will also be archived on the website.

About Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. ("Sunstone") is a lodging real estate investment trust ("REIT") that, as of December 31, 2011, has interests in 32 hotels comprised of 13,208 rooms. Sunstone's hotels are primarily in the upper upscale segment and are generally operated under nationally recognized brands, such as Marriott, Hilton, Fairmont, Hyatt and Sheraton. For further information, please visit Sunstone's website at www.sunstonehotels.com.

Sunstone's mission is to create meaningful value for our stockholders by becoming the premier hotel owner. Our values include transparency, trust, ethical conduct, communication and discipline. We seek to employ a balanced, cycle-appropriate corporate strategy that encompasses the following:

  • Proactive portfolio management;
  • Intensive asset management;
  • Disciplined external growth; and
  • Measured balance sheet improvement.

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws and regulations. These forward-looking statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "predict," "project," "should," "will" and other similar terms and phrases, including references to assumptions and forecasts of future results. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results to differ materially from those anticipated at the time the forward-looking statements are made. These risks include, but are not limited to: volatility in the debt or equity markets affecting our ability to acquire or sell hotel assets; national and local economic and business conditions, including the likelihood of a prolonged U.S. recession; the ability to maintain sufficient liquidity and our access to capital markets; potential terrorist attacks, which would affect occupancy rates at our hotels and the demand for hotel products and services; operating risks associated with the hotel business; risks associated with the level of our indebtedness and our ability to meet covenants in our debt and equity agreements; relationships with property managers and franchisors; our ability to maintain our properties in a first-class manner, including meeting capital expenditure requirements; our ability to compete effectively in areas such as access, location, quality of accommodations and room rate structures; changes in travel patterns, taxes and government regulations, which influence or determine wages, prices, construction procedures and costs; our ability to identify, successfully compete for and complete acquisitions; the performance of hotels after they are acquired; necessary capital expenditures and our ability to fund them and complete them with minimum disruption; our ability to continue to satisfy complex rules in order for us to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes; and other risks and uncertainties associated with our business described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that the expectations will be attained or that any deviation will not be material. All forward-looking information in this release is as of February 21, 2012, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in the Company's expectations.

This release should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. Copies of these reports are available on our website at www.sunstonehotels.com and through the SEC's Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval System ("EDGAR") at www.sec.gov.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We present the following non-GAAP financial measures that we believe are useful to investors as key measures of our operating performance: Earnings Before Interest Expense, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization, or EBITDA; Adjusted EBITDA (as defined below); Funds From Operations, or FFO; Adjusted FFO (as defined below); and comparable hotel EBITDA and comparable hotel EBITDA margin.

EBITDA represents net income (loss) excluding: non-controlling interests; interest expense; provision for income taxes, including income taxes applicable to sale of assets; and depreciation and amortization. In addition, we have presented Adjusted EBITDA, which excludes: amortization of deferred stock compensation; the impact of any gain or loss from asset sales; impairment charges; and any other adjustments we have identified in this release. We believe EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are useful to investors in evaluating our operating performance because these measures help investors evaluate and compare the results of our operations from period to period by removing the impact of our capital structure (primarily interest expense) and our asset base (primarily depreciation and amortization) from our operating results. We also use EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as measures in determining the value of hotel acquisitions and dispositions. A reconciliation of net income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA is set forth on page 9. Reconciliations and the components of comparable hotel EBITDA and comparable hotel EBITDA margin are set forth on pages 12 and 13. We believe comparable hotel EBITDA and comparable hotel EBITDA margin are also useful to investors in evaluating our property-level operating performance.

We compute FFO in accordance with standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or NAREIT, an industry trade group. The Board of Governors of NAREIT in its March 1995 White Paper (as clarified in November 1999 and April 2002) defines FFO to mean net income (loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding non-controlling interests, gains and losses from sales of property, plus real estate-related depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization of deferred financing costs) and real estate-related impairment losses, and after adjustment for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. We also present Adjusted FFO, which excludes penalties, written-off deferred financing costs, non-real estate-related impairment losses and any other adjustments we have identified in this release. We believe that the presentation of FFO and Adjusted FFO provide useful information to investors regarding our operating performance because they are measures of our operations without regard to specified non-cash items such as real estate depreciation and amortization, gain or loss on sale of assets and certain other items which we believe are not indicative of the performance of our underlying hotel properties. We believe that these items are more representative of our asset base and our acquisition and disposition activities than our ongoing operations. We also use FFO as one measure in determining our results after taking into account the impact of our capital structure. A reconciliation of net income to FFO and Adjusted FFO is set forth on page 9.

The revenue and expense items associated with our commercial laundry facility, BuyEfficient and other miscellaneous non-hotel items have been excluded in presenting comparable hotel EBITDA margins. Management believes the calculation of comparable hotel EBITDA results in a more accurate presentation of hotel EBITDA margins of the Company's 32 comparable hotels. See pages 12 and 13 for reconciliations of comparable hotel EBITDA to the most comparable GAAP measure. Our 32 comparable hotels include all hotels in which the Company has interests as of December 31, 2011, plus the results of operations for the Renaissance Westchester during the period it was held in receivership prior to the Company's reacquisition of the hotel in June 2010, as well as prior ownership results for the Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square acquired by the Company in January 2011, the JW Marriott New Orleans acquired by the Company in February 2011, and the Hilton San Diego Bayfront acquired by the Company in April 2011.

We caution investors that amounts presented in accordance with our definitions of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, FFO, Adjusted FFO, comparable hotel EBITDA and comparable hotel EBITDA margin may not be comparable to similar measures disclosed by other companies, because not all companies calculate these non-GAAP measures in the same manner. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, FFO, Adjusted FFO, comparable hotel EBITDA and comparable hotel EBITDA margin should not be considered as an alternative measure of our net income (loss), operating performance, cash flow or liquidity. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, FFO, Adjusted FFO, comparable hotel EBITDA and comparable hotel EBITDA margin may include funds that may not be available for our discretionary use due to functional requirements to conserve funds for capital expenditures and property acquisitions and other commitments and uncertainties. Although we believe that EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, FFO, Adjusted FFO, comparable hotel EBITDA and comparable hotel EBITDA margin can enhance an investor's understanding of our results of operations, these non-GAAP financial measures, when viewed individually, are not necessarily a better indicator of any trend as compared to GAAP measures such as net income (loss) or cash flow from operations. In addition, you should be aware that adverse economic and market conditions may harm our cash flow.

For Additional Information:

Bryan Giglia
Senior Vice President – Corporate Finance
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.
(949) 382-3036

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.


Consolidated Balance Sheets


(In thousands, except share data)













December 31,


December 31,




2011


2010








Assets





Current assets:






Cash and cash equivalents

$ 150,533


$ 276,034



Restricted cash

67,898


54,954



Accounts receivable, net

32,536


17,285



Due from affiliates

6


44



Inventories

2,608


2,101



Prepaid expenses

10,272


7,808



Investment in hotel properties of discontinued operations, net

-


131,404



Investment in other real estate of discontinued operations, net

-


896



Other current assets of discontinued operations, net

-


5,128


Total current assets

263,853


495,654








Investment in hotel properties, net

2,777,826


1,902,819


Other real estate, net

11,859


11,116


Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures

-


246


Deferred financing fees, net

14,651


8,855


Interest rate cap derivative agreements

386


-


Goodwill

13,088


4,673


Other assets, net

19,577


12,743








Total assets

$ 3,101,240


$ 2,436,106








Liabilities and Equity





Current liabilities:






Accounts payable and accrued expenses

$ 26,854


$ 20,889



Accrued payroll and employee benefits

20,863


12,674



Due to Third-Party Managers

9,227


7,573



Dividends payable

7,437


5,137



Other current liabilities

28,465


16,907



Current portion of notes payable

53,935


16,196



Note payable of discontinued operations

-


11,773



Other current liabilities of discontinued operations, net

-


21,600


Total current liabilities

146,781


112,749








Notes payable, less current portion

1,516,542


1,115,334


Interest rate swap derivative agreement

1,567


-


Other liabilities

11,056


8,724


Total liabilities

1,675,946


1,236,807








Commitments and contingencies

-


-








Preferred stock, Series C Cumulative Convertible Redeemable Preferred






Stock, $0.01 par value, 4,102,564 shares authorized, issued and






outstanding at December 31, 2011 and 2010, liquidation






preference of $24.375 per share

100,000


100,000








Equity:






Stockholders' equity:






Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized.






8.0% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock,






7,050,000 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2011 and 2010,






stated at liquidation preference of $25.00 per share

176,250


176,250



8.0% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock,






4,600,000 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2011 and zero issued






and outstanding at December 31, 2010, stated at liquidation preference of






$25.00 per share

115,000


-



Common stock, $0.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized,






117,265,090 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2011 and






116,950,504 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2010

1,173


1,170



Additional paid in capital

1,312,566


1,313,498



Retained earnings

110,580


29,593



Cumulative dividends

(445,396)


(418,075)



Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(4,916)


(3,137)


Total stockholders' equity

1,265,257


1,099,299


Non-controlling interest in consolidated joint ventures

60,037


-


Total equity

1,325,294


1,099,299








Total liabilities and equity

$ 3,101,240


$ 2,436,106









Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.


Consolidated Statements of Operations


(In thousands, except per share data)
























Three Months Ended December 31,


Year Ended December 31,




2011


2010


2011


2010












Revenues










Room


$ 164,945


$ 116,910


$ 572,289


$ 418,943


Food and beverage


62,043


48,159


196,524


159,365


Other operating


18,095


11,821


65,916


46,236


Total revenues


245,083


176,890


834,729


624,544


Operating expenses










Room


41,552


30,410


144,334


107,788


Food and beverage


42,406


34,088


143,120


116,856


Other operating


7,033


6,152


26,092


23,265


Advertising and promotion


12,627


9,443


41,952


32,225


Repairs and maintenance


9,896


7,914


33,766


27,161


Utilities


8,496


6,777


31,014


24,527


Franchise costs


8,439


5,596


29,115


21,474


Property tax, ground lease and insurance


17,661


9,626


63,423


40,980


Property general and administrative


28,629


21,336


98,642


74,535


Corporate overhead


4,830


7,461


25,746


21,971


Depreciation and amortization


34,888


23,110


127,945


92,374


Impairment loss


-


-


10,862


1,943


Total operating expenses


216,457


161,913


776,011


585,099


Operating income


28,626


14,977


58,718


39,445


Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures


-


80


21


555


Interest and other income


145


121


3,118


111


Interest expense


(22,236)


(16,939)


(82,965)


(70,174)


Gain on remeasurement of equity interests


-


-


69,230


-


Income (loss) from continuing operations


6,535


(1,761)


48,122


(30,063)


Income from discontinued operations


1,053


37,433


33,177


68,605


Net income


7,588


35,672


81,299


38,542


Income from consolidated joint venture attributable to non-controlling interest


(99)


-


(312)


-


Distributions to non-controlling interest


(8)


-


(30)


-


Preferred stock dividends and accretion


(7,437)


(5,137)


(27,321)


(20,652)


Undistributed income allocated to unvested restricted stock compensation


(1)


(174)


(636)


(102)


Income available to common stockholders


$ 43


$ 30,361


$ 53,000


$ 17,788












Basic per share amounts:










Income (loss) from continuing operations available (attributable) to common stockholders


$ (0.01)


$ (0.07)


$ 0.17


$ (0.51)


Income from discontinued operations


0.01


0.35


0.28


0.69


Basic income available to common stockholders per common share


$ -


$ 0.28


$ 0.45


$ 0.18












Diluted per share amounts:










Income (loss) from continuing operations available (attributable) to common stockholders


$ (0.01)


$ (0.07)


$ 0.17


$ (0.51)


Income from discontinued operations


0.01


0.35


0.28


0.69


Diluted income available to common stockholders per common share


$ -


$ 0.28


$ 0.45


$ 0.18












Weighted average common shares outstanding:










Basic


117,265


107,266


117,206


99,709


Diluted


117,265


107,266


117,206


99,709













Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.


Reconciliation of Net Income to Non-GAAP Financial Measures


(Unaudited and in thousands, except per share amounts)











Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

















Three Months Ended


Year Ended



December 31,


December 31,



2011

2010


2011

2010









Net income

$ 7,588

$ 35,672


$ 81,299

$ 38,542


Operations held for investment:







Depreciation and amortization

34,888

23,110


127,945

92,374


Amortization of lease intangibles

1,036

55


4,007

281


Interest expense

20,414

16,057


75,995

64,813


Interest expense - default rate

-

-


-

884


Amortization of deferred financing fees

967

492


3,232

1,585


Write-off of deferred financing fees

21

-


21

1,585


Loan penalties and fees

-

137


-

311


Non-cash interest related to discount on Senior Notes

270

253


1,062

996


Non-cash interest related to loss on derivatives

564

-


2,655

-


Non-controlling interests:







Income from consolidated joint venture attributable to non-controlling interest

(99)

-


(312)

-


Depreciation and amortization

(1,416)

-


(4,014)

-


Interest expense

(557)

-


(1,562)

-


Amortization of deferred financing fees

(57)

-


(160)

-


Non-cash interest related to gain (loss) on derivative

1

-


(31)

-


Unconsolidated joint ventures:







Depreciation and amortization

-

12


3

52


Discontinued operations:







Depreciation and amortization

-

2,216


1,951

8,558


Interest expense

43

969


515

9,283


Interest expense - default rate

-

679


-

7,071


Amortization of deferred financing fees

1

47


10

453


Write-off of deferred financing fees

42

-


42

-


Loan penalties and fees

-

94


-

1,021


EBITDA

63,706

79,793


292,658

227,809









Operations held for investment:







Amortization of deferred stock compensation

575

1,537


2,745

3,942


Non-cash straightline lease expense

696

206


2,398

944


(Gain) loss on sale of assets

(10)

(1)


(83)

382


Gain on remeasurement of equity interests

-

-


(69,230)

-


Due diligence costs - abandoned project

-

21


-

959


Closing costs - completed acquisitions

31

-


3,403

-


Impairment loss

-

-


10,862

1,943


Lawsuit settlement costs

-

-


1,620

-


Costs associated with CEO severance

-

2,242


-

2,242


Non-controlling interests:







Non-cash straightline lease expense

(111)

-


(354)

-


Unconsolidated joint ventures:







Amortization of deferred stock compensation

-

11


2

32


Discontinued operations:







Gain on sale of assets

(946)

-


(14,912)

-


Impairment loss

-

-


1,495

-


Gain on extinguishment of debt

-

(39,015)


(18,145)

(86,235)


Closing costs - completed acquisition

-

22


-

6,796



235

(34,977)


(80,199)

(68,995)









Adjusted EBITDA

$ 63,941

$ 44,816


$ 212,459

$ 158,814
















Reconciliation of Net Income to FFO and Adjusted FFO
















Net income

$ 7,588

$ 35,672


$ 81,299

$ 38,542


Preferred stock dividends

(7,437)

(5,137)


(27,321)

(20,652)


Operations held for investment:







Real estate depreciation and amortization

34,590

22,966


126,776

91,824


Real estate impairment loss

-

-


-

1,943


Amortization of lease intangibles

1,036

55


4,007

281


(Gain) loss on sale of assets

(10)

(1)


(83)

382


Non-controlling interests:







Income from consolidated joint venture attributable to non-controlling interest

(99)

-


(312)

-


Real estate depreciation and amortization

(1,416)

-


(4,014)

-


Discontinued operations:







Real estate depreciation and amortization

-

2,216


1,951

8,558


Gain on sale of assets

(946)

-


(14,912)

-


FFO available to common stockholders

33,306

55,771


167,391

120,878









Operations held for investment:







Interest expense - default rate

-

-


-

884


Write-off of deferred financing fees

21

-


21

1,585


Loan penalties and fees

-

137


-

311


Non-cash straightline lease expense

696

206


2,398

944


Non-cash interest related to loss on derivatives

564

-


2,655

-


Gain on remeasurement of equity interests

-

-


(69,230)

-


Due diligence costs - abandoned project

-

21


-

959


Closing costs - completed acquisitions

31

-


3,403

-


Impairment loss

-

-


10,862

-


Lawsuit settlement costs

-

-


1,620

-


Costs associated with CEO severance

-

2,242


-

2,242


Amortization of deferred stock compensation associated with CEO severance

-

1,074


-

1,074


Non-controlling interests:







Non-cash straightline lease expense

(111)

-


(354)

-


Non-cash interest related to gain (loss) on derivative

1

-


(31)

-


Discontinued operations:







Interest expense - default rate

-

679


-

7,071


Write-off of deferred financing fees

42

-


42

-


Loan penalties and fees

-

94


-

1,021


Impairment loss

-

-


1,495

-


Gain on extinguishment of debt

-

(39,015)


(18,145)

(86,235)


Closing costs - completed acquisition

-

22


-

6,796



1,244

(34,540)


(65,264)

(63,348)









Adjusted FFO available to common stockholders

$ 34,550

$ 21,231


$ 102,127

$ 57,530









FFO available to common stockholders per diluted share

$ 0.28

$ 0.52


$ 1.43

$ 1.21









Adjusted FFO available to common stockholders per diluted share

$ 0.29

$ 0.20


$ 0.87

$ 0.57









Basic weighted average shares outstanding

117,265

107,266


117,206

99,709


Shares associated with unvested restricted stock awards

-

441


84

390


Diluted weighted average shares outstanding (1)

117,265

107,707


117,290

100,099













(1)

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding includes the Series C convertible preferred stock on a "non-converted" basis. On an "as-converted" basis, FFO available to common stockholders per diluted share is $0.30 and $0.51, respectively, for the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, and $1.43 and $1.22, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010. On an "as-converted" basis, Adjusted FFO available to common stockholders per diluted share is $0.31 and $0.20, respectively, for the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, and $0.89 and $0.61, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010.






Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.


Reconciliation of Net Loss to Non-GAAP Financial Measures


Guidance for First Quarter 2012


(Unaudited and in thousands except per share amounts)









Reconciliation of Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA









Quarter Ended



March 31, 2012



Low

High






Net loss

$ (18,650)

$ (16,650)


Depreciation and amortization

35,000

35,000


Amortization of lease intangibles

1,000

1,000


Interest expense

20,250

20,250


Amortization of deferred financing fees

1,000

1,000


Non-controlling interests

(2,500)

(2,500)


Non-cash interest related to discount on Senior Notes

275

275


Amortization of deferred stock compensation

875

875


Non-cash straightline lease expense

750

750


Adjusted EBITDA

$ 38,000

$ 40,000










Reconciliation of Net Loss to Adjusted FFO










Net loss

$ (18,650)

$ (16,650)


Preferred stock dividends

(7,500)

(7,500)


Real estate depreciation and amortization

34,750

34,750


Non-controlling interests

(1,750)

(1,750)


Amortization of lease intangibles

1,000

1,000


Non-cash straightline lease expense

750

750


Adjusted FFO available to common stockholders

$ 8,600

$ 10,600










Adjusted FFO available to common stockholders per diluted share

$ 0.07

$ 0.09






Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

117,800

117,800







Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.


Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Non-GAAP Financial Measures


Guidance for Full Year 2012


(Unaudited and in thousands except per share amounts)








Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA









Year Ended



December 31, 2012



Low

High






Net income (loss)

$ (3,600)

$ 8,400


Depreciation and amortization

140,000

140,000


Amortization of lease intangibles

4,000

4,000


Interest expense

81,000

81,000


Amortization of deferred financing fees

4,000

4,000


Non-controlling interests

(10,000)

(10,000)


Non-cash interest related to discount on Senior Notes

1,100

1,100


Amortization of deferred stock compensation

3,500

3,500


Non-cash straightline lease expense

3,000

3,000


Adjusted EBITDA

$ 223,000

$ 235,000










Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted FFO










Net income (loss)

$ (3,600)

$ 8,400


Preferred stock dividends

(30,000)

(30,000)


Real estate depreciation and amortization

139,000

139,000


Non-controlling interests

(7,000)

(7,000)


Amortization of lease intangibles

4,000

4,000


Non-cash straightline lease expense

3,000

3,000


Adjusted FFO available to common stockholders

$ 105,400

$ 117,400










Adjusted FFO available to common stockholders per diluted share

$ 0.90

$ 1.00






Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

117,800

117,800







Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.


Comparable Hotel EBITDA Margins


(Unaudited and in thousands except hotels and rooms)









Three Months Ended December 31, 2011



Three Months Ended December 31, 2010



Actual (1)



Actual (2)


Acquired Hotels (3)


Comparable (4)


Number of Hotels

32



29


3


32


Number of Rooms

13,208



11,062


2,146


13,208












Hotel EBITDA Margin (5)

28.7%



25.9%


36.1%


28.4%


Hotel EBITDA Margin adjusted for prior year property tax credits (6)

28.7%



25.1%




27.8%












Hotel Revenues










Room revenue

$ 164,945



$ 116,910


$ 38,790


$ 155,700


Food and beverage revenue

62,043



48,159


11,202


59,361


Other operating revenue

13,374



8,633


4,400


13,033


Total Hotel Revenues

240,362



173,702


54,392


228,094












Hotel Expenses










Room expense

41,711



30,697


8,724


39,421


Food and beverage expense

42,437



34,139


7,887


42,026


Other hotel expense

60,046



42,740


13,288


56,028


General and administrative expense

27,289



21,057


4,832


25,889


Total Hotel Expenses

171,483



128,633


34,731


163,364












Hotel EBITDA

68,879



45,069


19,661


64,730


Prior year property tax credits

-



(1,429)


-


(1,429)


Hotel EBITDA adjusted for prior year property tax credits

68,879



43,640


19,661


63,301












Non-hotel operating income

1,197



740


-


740


Amortization of lease intangibles

(1,036)



(55)


(1,007)


(1,062)


Non-cash straightline lease expense

(696)



(206)


(489)


(695)


Prior year property tax credits

-



1,429


-


1,429


Corporate overhead

(4,830)



(7,461)


-


(7,461)


Depreciation and amortization

(34,888)



(23,110)


(7,261)


(30,371)


Operating Income

28,626



14,977


10,904


25,881












Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures

-



80


-


80


Interest and other income

145



121


-


121


Interest expense

(22,236)



(16,939)


(3,886)


(20,825)


Income from discontinued operations

1,053



37,433


-


37,433


Net Income

$ 7,588



$ 35,672


$ 7,018


$ 42,690























(1)

Actual represents the Company's ownership results for the 32 hotels held for investment as of December 31, 2011.


(2)

Actual represents the Company's ownership results for the 29 hotels held for investment as of December 31, 2010. Excludes the Royal Palm Miami Beach, which was sold in April 2011, and the Valley River Inn, which was sold in October 2011. Room count as of December 31, 2010 has been adjusted by 6 additional rooms which were added to the Courtyard by Marriott Los Angeles during the second quarter of 2011.


(3)

Acquired Hotels represents prior ownership results for the Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square acquired by the Company on January 14, 2011, the JW Marriott New Orleans acquired by the Company on February 15, 2011, and the Hilton San Diego Bayfront acquired by the Company on April 15, 2011. Room count as of December 31, 2010 has been adjusted by 2 additional rooms which were added to the JW Marriott New Orleans during the fourth quarter of 2011.


(4)

Comparable represents the Company's ownership results for the 29 hotels held for investment as of December 31, 2010, plus the Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square acquired by the Company on January 14, 2011, the JW Marriott New Orleans acquired by the Company on February 15, 2011, and the Hilton San Diego Bayfront acquired by the Company on April 15, 2011.


(5)

Hotel EBITDA Margin is calculated as Hotel EBITDA divided by Total Hotel Revenues.


(6)

Hotel EBITDA Margin for the three months ended December 31, 2010 includes the benefit of $1.4 million in prior year property tax credits. Without this benefit, Comparable Hotel EBITDA Margin for the three months ended December 31, 2010 would have been 27.8%, or 90 basis points lower than the three months ended December 31, 2011.






Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.


Comparable Hotel EBITDA Margins


(Unaudited and in thousands except hotels and rooms)












































Year Ended December 31, 2011


Year Ended December 31, 2010



Actual (1)


Acquired Hotels (2)


Comparable (3)



Actual (4)


Reacquired Hotel (5)


Acquired Hotels (2)


Comparable (6)


Number of Hotels

32




32



29




3


32


Number of Rooms

13,208




13,208



11,062




2,146


13,208


















Hotel EBITDA Margin (7)

27.6%


32.3%


27.8%



25.1%


10.9%


32.4%


26.7%


Hotel EBITDA Margin adjusted for prior year property tax credits, net (8)

27.5%




27.8%



24.9%






26.5%


















Hotel Revenues
















Room revenue

$ 572,289


$ 24,150


$ 596,439



$ 418,943


$ 4,931


$ 132,022


$ 555,896


Food and beverage revenue

196,524


11,753


208,277



159,365


3,114


40,259


202,738


Other operating revenue

47,541


2,873


50,414



33,754


240


16,240


50,234


Total Hotel Revenues

816,354


38,776


855,130



612,062


8,285


188,521


808,868


















Hotel Expenses
















Room expense

145,137


5,926


151,063



109,140


1,417


30,733


141,290


Food and beverage expense

143,289


7,589


150,878



117,016


2,355


28,028


147,399


Other hotel expense

208,855


9,120


217,975



158,756


2,403


50,460


211,619


General and administrative expense

93,672


3,597


97,269



73,222


1,203


18,144


92,569


Total Hotel Expenses

590,953


26,232


617,185



458,134


7,378


127,365


592,877


















Hotel EBITDA

225,401


12,544


237,945



153,928


907


61,156


215,991


Prior year property tax credits, net

(600)


-


(600)



(1,429)


-


-


(1,429)


Hotel EBITDA adjusted for prior year property tax credits, net

224,801


12,544


237,345



152,499


907


61,156


214,562


















Non-hotel operating income

4,357


-


4,357



3,262


-


-


3,262


Amortization of lease intangibles

(4,007)


(140)


(4,147)



(281)


-


(4,028)


(4,309)


Non-cash straightline lease expense

(2,398)


(386)


(2,784)



(944)


-


(1,963)


(2,907)


Management company transition costs

(82)


-


(82)



(232)


-


-


(232)


Prior year property tax credits, net

600


-


600



1,429


-


-


1,429


Corporate overhead

(25,746)


-


(25,746)



(21,971)


-


-


(21,971)


Depreciation and amortization

(127,945)


(6,308)


(134,253)



(92,374)


(561)


(29,046)


(121,981)


Impairment loss

(10,862)


-


(10,862)



(1,943)






(1,943)


Operating Income

58,718


5,710


64,428



39,445


346


26,119


65,910


















Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures

21


-


21



555


-


-


555


Interest and other income

3,118


-


3,118



111


-


-


111


Interest expense

(82,965)


(3,008)


(85,973)



(70,174)


-


(15,657)


(85,831)


Gain on remeasurement of equity interests

69,230


-


69,230



-


-


-


-


Income from discontinued operations

33,177


-


33,177



68,605


-


-


68,605


Net Income

$ 81,299


$ 2,702


$ 84,001



$ 38,542


$ 346


$ 10,462


$ 49,350






























(1)

Actual represents the Company's ownership results for the 32 hotels held for investment as of December 31, 2011.


(2)

Acquired Hotels represents prior ownership results for the Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square acquired by the Company on January 14, 2011, the JW Marriott New Orleans acquired by the Company on February 15, 2011, and the Hilton San Diego Bayfront acquired by the Company on April 15, 2011. Room count as of December 31, 2010 has been adjusted by 2 additional rooms which were added to the JW Marriott New Orleans during the fourth quarter of 2011.


(3)

Comparable represents the Company's ownership results and prior ownership results for the 32 comparable hotels held for investment as of December 31, 2011.


(4)

Actual represents the Company's ownership results for the 29 hotels held for investment as of December 31, 2010. Excludes the Royal Palm Miami Beach which was sold in April 2011, the Valley River Inn which was sold in October 2011, the W San Diego which was deeded back to the lender in July 2010, the Marriott Ontario Airport which was sold by the receiver in August 2010, and eight hotels included in the Mass Mutual portfolio deeded back to the lender in November 2010, which have been reclassified as discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2010. Room count as of December 31, 2010 has been adjusted by 6 additional rooms which were added to the Courtyard by Marriott Los Angeles during the second quarter of 2011.


(5)

Reacquired Hotel represents operating results for the Renaissance Westchester while it was held in receivership prior to the Company's reacquisition of the hotel on June 14, 2010.


(6)

Comparable represents the Company's ownership results for the 29 hotels held for investment as of December 31, 2010, plus the Renaissance Westchester during the period it was held in receivership prior to the Company's reacquisition of the hotel on June 14, 2010, the Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square acquired by the Company on January 14, 2011, the JW Marriott New Orleans acquired by the Company on February 15, 2011, and the Hilton San Diego Bayfront acquired by the Company on April 15, 2011.


(7)

Hotel EBITDA Margin is calculated as Hotel EBITDA divided by Total Hotel Revenues.


(8)

Hotel EBITDA Margin for the year ended December 31, 2011 includes the additional benefit of $0.9 million due to prior year property tax refunds, net of appeal fees, less additional expense of $0.3 million due to a prior year property tax assessment. Hotel EBITDA Margin for the year ended December 31, 2010 includes the benefit of $1.4 million in prior year property tax credits. Without the benefit of these tax adjustments, 2011 Comparable Hotel EBITDA Margin would have been 27.8%, or 130 basis points higher than 2010's Comparable Hotel EBITDA Margin of 26.5%.





.
Contact: 

Bryan Giglia
Senior Vice President – Corporate Finance    
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.
(949) 369-4236

.
Receive Your Hospitality Industry Headlines via Email for Free! Subscribe Here

To Learn More About Your News Being Published on Hotel-Online Inquire Here
 
Also See: Sunstone Reports 3rd Qtr 2011 Loss of $24 million Compared to Income of $18.3 million Same Period Prior Year; RevPAR Grows 6.2%; Robert Alter to Retire / November 2011

Sunstone Reports 2nd Qtr 2011 Net Income of $31.1 million Compared with a Loss of $4.9 million Same Period Prior Year; RevPAR Grows 7.2% / August 2011

Sunstone Reports a 1st Qtr 2011 Net Income of $45.7 million Compared with a Loss of $26.2 million Same Period Prior Year; RevPAR Grows 7.6% / May 2011

Sunstone Reports a 1st Qtr 2010 Loss $26.3 million Compared with a Prior-year Profit of $876,000; RevPAR Falls 6.5% with Occupancy Rising to 67% from 65.6% / May 2010

Sunstone Hotel Investors Provides Business Update - Forfeits Additional 11 Hotels to Mass Mutual, Holder of $246 million Loan on the Hotels; Expects a $83 million Impairment Charge Related to the Forfeitures / January 2010
.

To search Hotel Online data base of News and Trends Go to Hotel.OnlineSearch

Home | Welcome | Hospitality News
| Industry Resources

Please contact Hotel.Online with your comments and suggestions.