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Choice Hotels International Reports First Quarter Results
Domestic Pipeline of Hotels Under Construction, Awaiting Conversion or Approved for Development Increased 12%
PR Newswire
ROCKVILLE, Md.

ROCKVILLE, Md., May 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) today reported the following highlights for the first quarter 2016:

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    --  Revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2016 totaled $207.1
        million, an increase of 18 percent from the same period of 2015.
    --  Franchising revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2016 totaled
        $78.7 million, an increase of 4 percent from the same period of 2015.
    --  Franchising margins for the three months ended March 31, 2016 were 61.6
        percent, an increase of 10 basis points from the same period of 2015.
    --  Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
        ("EBITDA") from franchising activities for the three months ended March
        31, 2016 totaled $50.3 million compared to $49.0 million for the same
        period in 2015. EBITDA from franchising activities for the current
        period were impacted by approximately $2 million in the aggregate or
        $0.02 per share, net of tax, compared to our expectations for the
        quarter as a result of lower than expected increases in domestic
        system-wide revenue per available room ("RevPAR") and higher than
        anticipated corporate development and litigation settlement costs.
    --  Domestic RevPAR increased 1.2 percent in the first quarter of 2016.
        Domestic RevPAR performance for the first quarter of 2016 was in line
        with the total industry results for the primary chain scale segments in
        which the company competes. Compared to its focused competitive set, the
        company's Comfort family of brands achieved a RevPAR index gain
        estimated at 170 basis points for the three months ended March 31, 2016
        compared to the same period in 2015.
    --  Effective income tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was
        35.5 percent compared to 30.4 percent for the same period of 2015.
        Excluding discrete items, the effective income tax rates for the three
        months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 were 33.5 percent and 31.8 percent,
        respectively.
    --  Equity in net loss of affiliates for the three months ended March 31,
        2016 totaled $2.2 million, an increase of $1.2 million from the same
        period of 2015. Equity losses from affiliates primarily reflect losses
        during the ramp up period of recently opened or under renovation Cambria
        properties in major urban markets.
    --  Net income and diluted earnings per share ("EPS") for the three months
        ended March 31, 2016 totaled $19.6 million and $0.35 per share,
        respectively, compared to $21.6 million and $0.37 per share in the prior
        year period. Compared to our previously published outlook for earnings
        per share for the first quarter of 2016 the impact of the discrete tax
        rate items and hotel equity investment performance was a reduction of
        approximately $0.02 per share. We anticipate the earnings per share
        impact of these two items will be mitigated during the balance of 2016
        on account of the impact of certain other discrete tax items and
        performance improvement attributable to seasonality in the specific
        Cambria property markets.
    --  Domestic royalty fees for the three months ended March 31, 2016 totaled
        $60.5 million, an increase of 5 percent from the same period of 2015.
    --  Domestic and international units as of March 31, 2016 increased 1.1
        percent and 2.3 percent, respectively, from March 31, 2015. Excluding
        the impact of our Comfort rejuvenation strategy, our domestic units
        under franchise at March 31, 2016 increased 4.6 percent from the prior
        year.
    --  Effective domestic royalty rate for the three months ended March 31,
        2016 was 4.38 percent, an increase of 7 basis points from the same
        period of 2015.
    --  Domestic relicensing and contract renewal transactions totaled 107 for
        the three months ended March 31, 2016, an increase of 7 percent from the
        same period of 2015.
    --  The company's domestic pipeline of hotels awaiting conversion, under
        construction or approved for development as of March 31, 2016 increased
        12 percent from March 31, 2015. The new construction domestic pipeline
        for the company's Comfort family of brands as of March 31, 2016
        increased 29 percent from March 31, 2015.

"We are excited about the consumer response to the program enhancements we made to our award-winning Choice Privileges program in the first quarter," said Stephen P. Joyce, president and chief executive officer, Choice Hotels. "As a result of our strong family of brands and our enhancements to the program we now have more than 26 million members and expect to add a record 4 million new members this year. We believe that improving the value of the benefits provided to our guests as well as the strength of our distribution systems will result in continued RevPAR growth for the remainder of the year. We are also optimistic that developers will continue to respond to our brands and that our franchise development results will exceed 2015 levels."

Use of Cash Flows

Dividends

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the company paid cash dividends totaling approximately $12 million. Based on the current quarterly dividend rate of $0.205 per common share, the company expects to pay dividends of approximately $46 million during 2016.

Share Repurchases

The company repurchased 0.1 million shares of common stock under its share repurchase program during the first quarter of 2016, at a total cost of approximately $3.6 million. The company currently has authorization to purchase up to 1.6 million additional shares under this program.

Hotel Development & Financing

Pursuant to its program to encourage acceleration of the growth of our upscale select-service Cambria hotels & suites brand, the company's net advances in support of the Cambria brand totaled $40 million during the three months ended March 31, 2016. These advances are primarily in the form of joint venture investments, forgivable key money loans, senior and mezzanine lending and site acquisitions. At March 31, 2016, the company had approximately $167 million reflected in its consolidated balance sheet pursuant to these financial support activities. With respect to lending and joint venture investments, the company generally expects to recycle these loans and investments within a five year period.

Outlook

The company's consolidated 2016 outlook reflects the following assumptions:

Hotel Franchising

    --  EBITDA from franchising activities for full-year 2016 are expected to
        range between $270 million and $274 million;
    --  Net domestic unit growth for 2016 is expected to be between 2% and 3%;
    --  RevPAR is expected to increase between 3% and 4% for second quarter and
        range between 3.75% and 4.50% for full-year 2016; and
    --  The effective royalty rate is expected to increase between 6 and 8 basis
        points for full-year 2016 as compared to full-year 2015.

Non-Hotel Franchising Activities

    --  Net reductions in full-year 2016 EBITDA relating to our non-hotel
        franchising operations, which primarily relate to SkyTouch and vacation
        rental activities are expected to range between approximately $16
        million and $19 million.

Other Items

    --  The effective tax rate for continuing operations is expected to be
        approximately 32% and 33.5% for the second quarter and full-year 2016,
        respectively. Effective tax rates assume the adoption of Accounting
        Standards Update No 2016-09 "Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic
        718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting" ("ASU No.
        2016-09") during 2016 which requires that excess tax benefits and tax
        deficiencies related to stock compensation be recognized as income tax
        expense or benefit through the company's income statement; and
    --  Diluted EPS estimates are based on the current number of shares
        outstanding and thus do not factor in any changes that may occur due to
        new equity grants or any further repurchases of common stock under the
        company's share repurchase program.

Consolidated Outlook

The company's second quarter 2016 diluted EPS is expected to be at least $0.66. The company expects full-year 2016 diluted EPS to range between $2.30 and $2.35 and full year 2016 EBITDA to range between $252 million and $256 million. The EPS and consolidated EBITDA estimates assume that we incur net reductions in EBITDA related to non-hotel franchising activities at the midpoint of the range for these investments.

Conference Call

Choice will conduct a conference call on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. EDT to discuss the company's first quarter 2016 results. The dial-in number to listen to the call is 1-855-638-5678, and the access code is 85804726. International callers should dial 1-920-663-6286 and enter the access code 85804726. The conference call also will be webcast simultaneously via the company's website, www.choicehotels.com. Interested investors and other parties wishing to access the call via the webcast should go to the website and click on the Investor Info link. The Investor page will feature a conference call microphone icon to access the call.

The call will be recorded and available for replay beginning at 1:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 through Wednesday, May 11, 2016 by calling 1-855-859-2056 and entering access code 85804726. The international dial-in number for the replay is 1-404-537-3406 and the access code is 85804726. In addition, the call will be archived and available on www.choicehotels.com via the Investor Info link.

About Choice Hotels

Choice Hotels International, Inc.(®) (NYSE: CHH) is one of the world's largest lodging companies. With more than 6,400 hotels franchised in more than 40 countries and territories, we represent more than 500,000 rooms around the globe. As of March 31, 2016, 685 hotels were in our development pipeline. Our company's Ascend Hotel Collection(®), Cambria® hotels & suites, Comfort Inn(®), Comfort Suites(®), Sleep Inn(®), Quality(®), Clarion(®), MainStay Suites(®), Suburban Extended Stay Hotel(®), Econo Lodge(®) and Rodeway Inn(®) brands provide a spectrum of lodging choices to meet guests' needs. With more than 26 million members and counting, check out our Choice Privileges® rewards program to see how you can reap the benefits of being a member of the Choice Hotels(®) family. Visit us at www.choicehotels.com for more information.

SkyTouch Technology(®) is a business division of Choice Hotels that develops and markets cloud-based technology products, including inventory management, pricing and connectivity to third party channels, to hoteliers not under franchise agreements with the company.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain matters discussed in this press release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Generally, our use of words such as "expect," "estimate," "believe," "anticipate," "should," "will," "forecast," "plan," "project," "assume" or similar words of futurity identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on management's current beliefs, assumptions and expectations regarding future events, which in turn are based on information currently available to management. Such statements may relate to projections of the company's revenue, earnings and other financial and operational measures, company debt levels, ability to repay outstanding indebtedness, payment of dividends, repurchases of common stock and future operations, among other matters. We caution you not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements do not guarantee future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors.

Several factors could cause actual results, performance or achievements of the company to differ materially from those expressed in or contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Such risks include, but are not limited to, changes to general, domestic and foreign economic conditions; foreign currency fluctuations; operating risks common in the lodging and franchising industries; changes to the desirability of our brands as viewed by hotel operators and customers; changes to the terms or termination of our contracts with franchisees; our ability to keep pace with improvements in technology utilized for marketing and reservations systems and other operating systems; our ability to grow our franchise system; exposure to risks related to development activities; fluctuations in the supply and demand for hotels rooms; our ability to realize anticipated benefits from acquired businesses; the level of acceptance of alternative growth strategies we may implement; operating risks associated with our international operations; the outcome of litigation; and our ability to manage our indebtedness. These and other risk factors are discussed in detail in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including our annual reports on Form 10-K and our quarterly reports filed on Form 10-Q. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Statement Concerning Non-GAAP Financial Measurements Presented in this Press Release

EBITDA, franchising revenues, franchising SG&A, EBITDA from franchising activities and franchising margins are non-GAAP financial measurements. These measures should not be considered as an alternative to any measure of performance or liquidity as promulgated under or authorized by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP"), such as operating income, total revenues and operating margins. The company's calculation of these measurements may be different from the calculations used by other companies and therefore comparability may be limited. The company has included an exhibit accompanying this release that reconciles EBITDA, franchising revenues, franchising SG&A and franchising margins to the most comparable GAAP financial measures. We discuss management's reasons for reporting these non-GAAP measures below.

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization: EBITDA reflects income from continuing operations excluding the impact of interest expense, interest income, provision for income taxes, depreciation and amortization, other (gains) and losses and equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates. We consider EBITDA to be an indicator of operating performance because we use it to measure our ability to service debt, fund capital expenditures, and expand our business. We also use EBITDA, as do analysts, lenders, investors and others, to evaluate companies because it excludes certain items that can vary widely across different industries or among companies within the same industry. For example, interest expense can be dependent on a company's capital structure, debt levels and credit ratings. Accordingly, the impact of interest expense on earnings can vary significantly among companies. The tax positions of companies can also vary because of their differing abilities to take advantage of tax benefits and because of the tax policies of the jurisdictions in which they operate. As a result, effective tax rates and provision for income taxes can vary considerably among companies. EBITDA also excludes depreciation and amortization because companies utilize productive assets of different ages and use different methods of both acquiring and depreciating productive assets. These differences can result in considerable variability in the relative costs of productive assets and the depreciation and amortization expense among companies.

Franchising Revenues, Franchising EBITDA, Franchising SG&A and Margins: The company reports franchising revenues, EBITDA, SG&A and margins which exclude marketing and reservation revenues, the SkyTouch Technology division, recently acquired operations that provide SaaS technology solutions to vacation rental management companies and revenue generated from the ownership of an office building that is leased to a third-party. Marketing and reservation activities are excluded since the company is required by its franchise agreements to use the fees collected for marketing and reservation activities; as such, no income or loss to the company is generated. Cumulative marketing and reservation system fees not expended are recorded as a liability in the company's financial statements and are carried over to the next year and expended in accordance with the franchise agreements. Cumulative marketing and reservation expenditures in excess of fees collected for marketing and reservation activities are deferred and recorded as an asset in the company's financial statements and recovered in future periods. SkyTouch Technology is a division of the company that develops and markets cloud-based technology products, including inventory management, pricing and connectivity to third party channels, to hoteliers not under franchise agreements with the company. The operations for SkyTouch Technology and our vacation rental technology solutions provider are excluded since they do not reflect the company's core franchising business but are adjacent, complimentary lines of business. These non-GAAP measures are a commonly used measure of performance in our industry and facilitate comparisons between the company and its competitors.

© 2016 Choice Hotels International, Inc. All rights reserved.

 


    Choice Hotels International, Inc.                                                                    Exhibit 1

    Consolidated Statements of Income

    (Unaudited)




                                               Three Months Ended March 31,
                                             ----------------------------

                                                                                    Variance

                                                                  2016         2015                 $  %
                                                                  ----         ----               --- ---

    (In thousands, except per share amounts)


    REVENUES:


    Royalty fees                                               $64,859      $62,431            $2,428              4%

    Initial franchise and relicensing fees                       5,156        5,717             (561)          (10%)

    Procurement services                                         5,796        4,807               989             21%

    Marketing and reservation                                  126,361       98,713            27,648             28%

    Other                                                        4,946        3,577             1,369             38%
                                                                 -----        -----             -----             ---

          Total revenues                                       207,118      175,245            31,873             18%


    OPERATING EXPENSES:


    Selling, general and administrative                         35,119       32,438             2,681              8%

    Depreciation and amortization                                2,765        2,690                75              3%

    Marketing and reservation                                  126,361       98,713            27,648             28%
                                                               -------       ------            ------             ---

    Total operating expenses                                   164,245      133,841            30,404             23%


    Operating income                                            42,873       41,404             1,469              4%


    OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES, NET:

    Interest expense                                            11,092       10,179               913              9%

    Interest income                                              (839)       (346)            (493)           142%

    Other (gains) and losses                                        62        (468)              530          (113%)

    Equity in net loss of affiliates                             2,180        1,005             1,175            117%

    Total other income and expenses, net                        12,495       10,370             2,125             20%
                                                                ------       ------             -----             ---


    Income before income taxes                                  30,378       31,034             (656)           (2%)

    Income taxes                                                10,780        9,440             1,340             14%
                                                                ------        -----             -----             ---

    Net income                                                 $19,598      $21,594          $(1,996)           (9%)
                                                               =======      =======           =======             ===



    Basic earnings per share                                     $0.35        $0.38           $(0.03)           (8%)
                                                                 =====        =====            ======             ===


    Diluted earnings per share                                   $0.35        $0.37           $(0.02)           (5%)
                                                                 =====        =====            ======             ===

 


    Choice Hotels International, Inc.                                                                                                                            Exhibit 2

    Consolidated Balance Sheets



    (In thousands, except per share amounts)                                                                     March 31                           December 31,

                                                                                                                                   2016                                 2015
                                                                                                                                   ----                                 ----

                                                                                                                (Unaudited)


    ASSETS


    Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                               $194,072                             $193,441

    Accounts receivable, net                                                                                                 102,786                               89,352

    Other current assets                                                                                                      41,258                               28,160
                                                                                                                              ------                               ------

                                                        Total current assets                                                    338,116                              310,953


    Fixed assets and intangibles, net                                                                                       180,352                              179,433

    Notes receivable, net of allowances                                                                                      92,477                               82,572

    Investments in unconsolidated entities                                                                                   66,685                               67,037

    Investments, employee benefit plans, at fair value                                                                       17,802                               17,674

    Other assets                                                                                                               91,831                               59,341
                                                                                                                               ------                               ------


                                                        Total assets                                   $787,263                            $717,010
                                                                                                       --------                            --------




    LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT


    Accounts payable                                                                                                         $60,619                              $64,431

    Accrued expenses and other current liabilities                                                                           46,616                               70,807

    Deferred revenue                                                                                                         112,076                               71,587

    Current portion of long-term debt                                                                                         1,016                                1,191
                                                                                                                              -----                                -----

                                                        Total current liabilities                       220,327                             208,016


    Long-term debt                                                                                                           892,447                              812,945

    Deferred compensation & retirement plan obligations                                                                      22,415                               22,859

    Other liabilities                                                                                                          37,939                               69,089
                                                                                                                               ------                               ------


                                                        Total liabilities                                                     1,173,128                            1,112,909



                                                        Total shareholders' deficit                   (385,865)                          (395,899)



                                                         Total liabilities and shareholders'
                                                         deficit                             $787,263                           $717,010
                                                                                             --------                           --------

 


    Choice Hotels International, Inc.                                                                                              Exhibit 3

    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

    (Unaudited)




    (In thousands)                                                                               Three Months Ended March 31,
                                                                                                 ----------------------------


                                                                                                                              2016       2015
                                                                                                                              ----       ----

    CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:


    Net income                                                                                                             $19,598    $21,594


    Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used

     by operating activities:

      Depreciation and amortization                                                                                          2,765      2,690

      (Gain) loss on sale of assets                                                                                              9      (292)

      Provision for bad debts, net                                                                                             655        823

      Non-cash stock compensation and other charges                                                                          3,354      2,509

      Non-cash interest and other (income) loss                                                                                667        506

      Deferred income taxes                                                                                                  6,198      (233)

      Equity (earnings) losses from unconsolidated joint ventures, net of distributions received                             2,471      1,205


    Changes in assets and liabilities:

      Receivables                                                                                                         (14,473)  (11,624)

      Advances to/from marketing and reservation activities, net                                                          (39,804)     4,626

      Forgivable notes receivable, net                                                                                     (6,464)  (13,371)

      Accounts payable                                                                                                     (3,980)   (1,152)

      Accrued expenses and other current liabilities                                                                      (24,521)  (24,052)

      Income taxes payable/receivable                                                                                      (1,798)     2,773

      Deferred revenue                                                                                                      40,458      7,552

      Other assets                                                                                                         (7,238)   (9,826)

      Other liabilities                                                                                                      (842)       437
                                                                                                                              ----        ---


     NET CASH USED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES                                                                                (22,945)  (15,835)
                                                                                                                           -------    -------


    CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:


    Investment in property and equipment                                                                                   (5,306)   (6,804)

    Acquisitions of real estate                                                                                           (25,389)         -

    Proceeds from sales of assets                                                                                            1,700      1,592

    Contributions to equity method investments                                                                             (4,293)   (1,921)

    Distributions from equity method investments                                                                                67          -

    Purchases of investments, employee benefit plans                                                                         (896)   (1,089)

    Proceeds from sales of investments, employee benefit plans                                                                 363        925

    Issuance of mezzanine and other notes receivable                                                                       (7,487)         -

    Collections of mezzanine and other notes receivable                                                                        109        105

    Other items, net                                                                                                         (136)      (77)
                                                                                                                              ----        ---


     NET CASH USED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES                                                                                (41,268)   (7,269)
                                                                                                                           -------     ------


    CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:


    Net borrowings pursuant to revolving credit facilities                                                                  79,267     20,700

    Principal payments on long-term debt                                                                                     (318)   (3,082)

    Purchase of treasury stock                                                                                             (8,857)   (6,227)

    Dividends paid                                                                                                        (11,612)  (11,710)

    Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation                                                                        1,575      4,473

    Proceeds from exercise of stock options                                                                                  4,137      5,619
                                                                                                                             -----      -----


     NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES                                                                              64,192      9,773
                                                                                                                            ------      -----


    Net change in cash and cash equivalents                                                                                   (21)  (13,331)

    Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents                                                       652    (1,004)

    Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                                                                       193,441    214,879
                                                                                                                           -------    -------


    CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD                                                                            $194,072   $200,544
                                                                                                                          ========   ========

 


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Exhibit 4

                                                                                                                                                       CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

                                                                                                                                                      SUPPLEMENTAL OPERATING INFORMATION

                                                                                                                                                             DOMESTIC HOTEL SYSTEM

                                                                                                                                                                  (UNAUDITED)





                                       For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016                       For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015                                  Change
                                       -----------------------------------------                       -----------------------------------------                                  ------


                                                Average Daily                                                                                                                      Average Daily                                          Average Daily

                                                     Rate                          Occupancy                                      RevPAR                                               Rate              Occupancy        RevPAR              Rate               Occupancy                 RevPAR
                                                     ----                          ---------                                      ------                                               ----              ---------        ------              ----               ---------                 ------


    Comfort Inn                                                      $85.39                      57.7%                                           $49.27                                          $82.90            57.4%         $47.55                   3.0%                30    bps                        3.6%

    Comfort Suites                                                    92.40                      64.1%                                            59.26                                           90.12            64.4%          58.02                   2.5%              (30)   bps                        2.1%

    Sleep                                                             77.71                      58.7%                                            45.61                                           76.44            59.5%          45.48                   1.7%              (80)   bps                        0.3%

    Quality                                                           72.23                      52.2%                                            37.72                                           70.18            52.6%          36.93                   2.9%              (40)   bps                        2.1%

    Clarion                                                           75.90                      50.1%                                            38.06                                           75.30            51.5%          38.74                   0.8%             (140)   bps                      (1.8%)

    Econo Lodge                                                       55.99                      47.3%                                            26.46                                           54.41            47.9%          26.06                   2.9%              (60)   bps                        1.5%

    Rodeway                                                           57.77                      51.0%                                            29.47                                           53.85            52.7%          28.40                   7.3%             (170)   bps                        3.8%

    MainStay                                                          72.91                      57.9%                                            42.23                                           73.58            66.4%          48.85                 (0.9%)             (850)   bps                     (13.6%)

    Suburban                                                          48.28                      73.0%                                            35.26                                           46.48            74.1%          34.42                   3.9%             (110)   bps                        2.4%

    Ascend Hotel Collection                                          115.55                      53.7%                                            62.01                                          113.19            60.8%          68.79                   2.1%             (710)   bps                      (9.9%)
                                                                     ------                       ----                                             -----                                          ------             ----           -----                    ---               ----    ---                       -----


    Total                                                            $76.47                      55.0%                                           $42.05                                          $74.59            55.7%         $41.57                   2.5%              (70)   bps                        1.2%
                                                                     ======                       ====                                            ======                                          ======             ====          ======                    ===                ===    ===                         ===







                                            For the Quarter Ended
                                            ---------------------

                                                March 31, 2016                   March 31, 2015
                                                --------------                   --------------


    System-wide effective royalty rate                                4.38%                     4.31%

 




                                                                                                                                                          Exhibit 5

                                                                          CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

                                                                       SUPPLEMENTAL HOTEL AND ROOM SUPPLY DATA

                                                                                     (UNAUDITED)




                             March 31, 2016     March 31, 2015                 Variance
                             --------------     --------------                 --------


                                 Hotels              Rooms                  Hotels                             Rooms         Hotels      Rooms           %                 %
                                 ------              -----                  ------                             -----         ------      -----          ---               ---


    Comfort Inn                           1,143                 88,294                1,234                           95,281        (91)       (6,987)           (7.4%)       (7.3%)

    Comfort Suites                          566                 43,669                  576                           44,519        (10)         (850)           (1.7%)       (1.9%)

    Sleep                                   379                 27,139                  368                           26,533          11            606              3.0%         2.3%

    Quality                               1,394                111,124                1,292                          104,654         102          6,470              7.9%         6.2%

    Clarion                                 172                 23,893                  180                           25,380         (8)       (1,487)           (4.4%)       (5.9%)

    Econo Lodge                             853                 52,784                  853                           52,602           -           182              0.0%         0.3%

    Rodeway                                 519                 28,931                  475                           26,158          44          2,773              9.3%        10.6%

    MainStay                                 54                  4,019                   46                            3,571           8            448             17.4%        12.5%

    Suburban                                 59                  6,634                   63                            7,048         (4)         (414)           (6.3%)       (5.9%)

    Ascend Hotel Collection                 112                  9,378                  110                            9,405           2           (27)             1.8%       (0.3%)

    Cambria hotel & suites                   25                  3,113                   22                            2,642           3            471             13.6%        17.8%
                                            ---                  -----                  ---                            -----         ---            ---              ----          ----


    Domestic Franchises                   5,276                398,978                5,219                          397,793          57          1,185              1.1%         0.3%


    International Franchises              1,169                110,984                1,143                          105,498          26          5,486              2.3%         5.2%
                                          -----                -------                -----                          -------         ---          -----               ---           ---


    Total Franchises                      6,445                509,962                6,362                          503,291          83          6,671              1.3%         1.3%
                                          =====                =======                =====                          =======         ===          =====               ===           ===

 




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Exhibit 6

                                                                                                                       CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

                                                                                                                       SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION BY BRAND

                                                                                                              DEVELOPMENT RESULTS -- DOMESTIC NEW HOTEL CONTRACTS

                                                                                                                              (UNAUDITED)





                            For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016  For the Three Months Ended March 31,
                                                                                        2015                     % Change
                            ----------------------------------------- -------------------------------------      --------


                                                New                                                                                                  New                                                New

                                           Construction                             Conversion               Total                               Construction          Conversion       Total       Construction         Conversion                  Total
                                           ------------                             ----------               -----                               ------------          ----------       -----       ------------         ----------                  -----


    Comfort Inn                                                     6                                      4            10                                           4                7          11                  50%                 (43%)                   (9%)

    Comfort Suites                                                  2                                      -            2                                           5                2           7                (60%)                (100%)                  (71%)

    Sleep                                                           2                                      -            2                                           5                -          5                (60%)                    NM                  (60%)

    Quality                                                         -                                    23            23                                           2               29          31               (100%)                 (21%)                  (26%)

    Clarion                                                         1                                      3             4                                           -               3           3                   NM                    0%                    33%

    Econo Lodge                                                     -                                    14            14                                           -               9           9                   NM                   56%                    56%

    Rodeway                                                         -                                    10            10                                           -              14          14                   NM                 (29%)                  (29%)

    MainStay                                                        1                                      -            1                                           4                -          4                (75%)                    NM                  (75%)

    Suburban                                                        -                                     -            -                                          -               2           2                   NM                (100%)                 (100%)

    Ascend Hotel Collection                                         1                                      1             2                                           1               10          11                   0%                 (90%)                  (82%)

    Cambria hotel & suites                                          2                                      -            2                                           2                -          2                   0%                    NM                     0%
                                                                  ---                                    ---          ---                                         ---              ---        ---                  ---                    ---                    ---


    Total Domestic System                                          15                                     55            70                                          23               76          99                (35%)                 (28%)                  (29%)
                                                                  ===                                    ===           ===                                         ===              ===         ===                 ====                   ====                    ====

 


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Exhibit 7

                                                                                                                                                                                      CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

                                                                                                                                                       DOMESTIC PIPELINE OF HOTELS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, AWAITING CONVERSION OR APPROVED FOR DEVELOPMENT

                                                                                                                                                                                                 (UNAUDITED)


    A hotel in the domestic pipeline does not always result in an open and operating hotel due to various factors.



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Variance
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       --------

                                                                                    March 31, 2016                                  March 31, 2015

                                                                                        Units                                            Units                                              Conversion                                        New Construction       Total
                                                                                        -----                                            -----                                              ----------                                        ----------------       -----

                                                                                 Conversion                            New                   Total                         Conversion                                          New                             Total        Units               %          Units       %          Units              %
                                                                                                                   Construction                                                                                           Construction
                                                                                                                   ------------                                                                                           ------------


    Comfort Inn                                                                                      35                          84                119                                          33                                                 62                    95          2                  6%         22        35%                24          25%

    Comfort Suites                                                                                    3                          92                 95                                           3                                                 74                    77          -                 0%         18        24%                18          23%

    Sleep Inn                                                                                         -                         76                 76                                           2                                                 73                    75        (2)             (100%)          3         4%                 1           1%

    Quality                                                                                          47                           5                 52                                          54                                                  6                    60        (7)              (13%)        (1)     (17%)               (8)       (13%)

    Clarion                                                                                           7                           3                 10                                          10                                                  2                    12        (3)              (30%)          1        50%               (2)       (17%)

    Econo Lodge                                                                                      26                           4                 30                                          28                                                  4                    32        (2)               (7%)          -        0%               (2)        (6%)

    Rodeway                                                                                          40                           2                 42                                          34                                                  3                    37          6                 18%        (1)     (33%)                 5          14%

    MainStay                                                                                          -                         55                 55                                           1                                                 47                    48        (1)             (100%)          8        17%                 7          15%

    Suburban                                                                                          4                           8                 12                                           6                                                 12                    18        (2)              (33%)        (4)     (33%)               (6)       (33%)

    Ascend Hotel Collection                                                                          27                          20                 47                                          22                                                 20                    42          5                 23%          -        0%                 5          12%

    Cambria hotel & suites                                                                            5                          39                 44                                           -                                                23                    23          5                  NM         16        70%                21          91%
                                                                                                    ---                         ---                ---                                         ---                                               ---                   ---        ---                 ---        ---        ---                ---          ---


                                                                                                    194                         388                582                                         193                                                326                   519          1                  1%         62        19%                63          12%
                                                                                                    ===                         ===                ===                                         ===                                                ===                   ===        ===                 ===         ===        ===                ===          ===

 


                                                                                                Exhibit 8

                                                         CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

                                                    SUPPLEMENTAL NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION

                                                                    (UNAUDITED)


    CALCULATION OF FRANCHISING REVENUES AND FRANCHISING MARGINS


    (dollar amounts in thousands)                                                                                 Three Months Ended March 31,
                                                                                                                  ----------------------------


                                                                                                                                                    2016                2015
                                                                                                                                                    ----                ----

                   Franchising Revenues:


                   Total Revenues                                                                                                                 $207,118            $175,245

                   Adjustments:

                        Marketing and reservation revenues                                                                                       (126,361)           (98,713)

                        Non-franchising activities                                                                                                 (2,029)              (603)

                   Franchising Revenues                                                                                                            $78,728             $75,929



                   Franchising Margins:


                   Operating Margin:


                   Total Revenues                                                                                                                 $207,118            $175,245

                   Operating Income                                                                                                                 42,873              41,404

                        Operating Margin                                                                                                             20.7%              23.6%



                   Franchising Margin:


                   Franchising Revenues                                                                                                            $78,728             $75,929


                   Operating Income                                                                                                                $42,873             $41,404

                   Non-franchising activities operating loss                                                                                         5,656               5,301

                                                                                                                                                 $48,529             $46,705
                                                                                                                                                 -------             -------


                        Franchising Margins                                                                                                          61.6%              61.5%





    CALCULATION OF FRANCHISING SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES


    (dollar amounts in thousands)                                                                                 Three Months Ended March 31,
                                                                                                                  ----------------------------


                                                                                                                                                    2016                2015
                                                                                                                                                    ----                ----


                    Total Selling, General and Administrative
                    Expenses                                                                              $35,119                                          $32,438

                   Non-franchising activities                                                                                                      (6,670)            (5,495)

                    Franchising Selling, General and Administration
                    Expenses                                                                              $28,449                                          $26,943
                    ===============================================




    CALCULATION OF EARNINGS BEFORE INTEREST, TAXES, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION ("EBITDA")


    (dollar amounts in thousands)

                                                                                                                   Three Months Ended March 31,
                                                                                                                   ----------------------------


                                                                                                                                                    2016                2015
                                                                                                                                                    ----                ----


    Net income                                                                                                                                  $19,598             $21,594

                   Income taxes                                                                                                                     10,780               9,440

                   Interest expense                                                                                                                 11,092              10,179

                   Interest income                                                                                                                   (839)              (346)

                   Other (gains) and losses                                                                                                             62               (468)

                   Equity in net loss of affiliates                                                                                                  2,180               1,005

                   Depreciation and amortization                                                                                                     2,765               2,690

    EBITDA                                                                                                                                      $45,638             $44,094
                                                                                                                                                =======             =======


    Franchising                                                                                                                                 $50,279             $48,986

    Non-franchising activities                                                                                                                  (4,641)            (4,892)

                                                                                                                                                 $45,638             $44,094
                                                                                                                                                 =======             =======

 

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Choice Hotels International Reports First Quarter Results

Domestic Pipeline of Hotels Under Construction, Awaiting Conversion or Approved for Development Increased 12%

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ROCKVILLE, Md., May 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) today reported the following highlights for the first quarter 2016:

  • Revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2016 totaled $207.1 million, an increase of 18 percent from the same period of 2015.
  • Franchising revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2016 totaled $78.7 million, an increase of 4 percent from the same period of 2015.
  • Franchising margins for the three months ended March 31, 2016 were 61.6 percent, an increase of 10 basis points from the same period of 2015.
  • Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") from franchising activities for the three months ended March 31, 2016 totaled $50.3 million compared to $49.0 million for the same period in 2015. EBITDA from franchising activities for the current period were impacted by approximately $2 million in the aggregate or $0.02 per share, net of tax, compared to our expectations for the quarter as a result of lower than expected increases in domestic system-wide revenue per available room ("RevPAR") and higher than anticipated corporate development and litigation settlement costs.
  • Domestic RevPAR increased 1.2 percent in the first quarter of 2016. Domestic RevPAR performance for the first quarter of 2016 was in line with the total industry results for the primary chain scale segments in which the company competes. Compared to its focused competitive set, the company's Comfort family of brands achieved a RevPAR index gain estimated at 170 basis points for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to the same period in 2015.
  • Effective income tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was 35.5 percent compared to 30.4 percent for the same period of 2015. Excluding discrete items, the effective income tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 were 33.5 percent and 31.8 percent, respectively.
  • Equity in net loss of affiliates for the three months ended March 31, 2016 totaled $2.2 million, an increase of $1.2 million from the same period of 2015. Equity losses from affiliates primarily reflect losses during the ramp up period of recently opened or under renovation Cambria properties in major urban markets.
  • Net income and diluted earnings per share ("EPS") for the three months ended March 31, 2016 totaled $19.6 million and $0.35 per share, respectively, compared to $21.6 million and $0.37 per share in the prior year period. Compared to our previously published outlook for earnings per share for the first quarter of 2016 the impact of the discrete tax rate items and hotel equity investment performance was a reduction of approximately $0.02 per share. We anticipate the earnings per share impact of these two items will be mitigated during the balance of 2016 on account of the impact of certain other discrete tax items and performance improvement attributable to seasonality in the specific Cambria property markets.
  • Domestic royalty fees for the three months ended March 31, 2016 totaled $60.5 million, an increase of 5 percent from the same period of 2015.
  • Domestic and international units as of March 31, 2016 increased 1.1 percent and 2.3 percent, respectively, from March 31, 2015. Excluding the impact of our Comfort rejuvenation strategy, our domestic units under franchise at March 31, 2016 increased 4.6 percent from the prior year.
  • Effective domestic royalty rate for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was 4.38 percent, an increase of 7 basis points from the same period of 2015.
  • Domestic relicensing and contract renewal transactions totaled 107 for the three months ended March 31, 2016, an increase of 7 percent from the same period of 2015.
  • The company's domestic pipeline of hotels awaiting conversion, under construction or approved for development as of March 31, 2016 increased 12 percent from March 31, 2015. The new construction domestic pipeline for the company's Comfort family of brands as of March 31, 2016 increased 29 percent from March 31, 2015.

"We are excited about the consumer response to the program enhancements we made to our award-winning Choice Privileges program in the first quarter," said Stephen P. Joyce, president and chief executive officer, Choice Hotels. "As a result of our strong family of brands and our enhancements to the program we now have more than 26 million members and expect to add a record 4 million new members this year.  We believe that improving the value of the benefits provided to our guests as well as the strength of our distribution systems will result in continued RevPAR growth for the remainder of the year. We are also optimistic that developers will continue to respond to our brands and that our franchise development results will exceed 2015 levels."

Use of Cash Flows

Dividends

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the company paid cash dividends totaling approximately $12 million. Based on the current quarterly dividend rate of $0.205 per common share, the company expects to pay dividends of approximately $46 million during 2016.

Share Repurchases

The company repurchased 0.1 million shares of common stock under its share repurchase program during the first quarter of 2016, at a total cost of approximately $3.6 million. The company currently has authorization to purchase up to 1.6 million additional shares under this program. 

Hotel Development & Financing

Pursuant to its program to encourage acceleration of the growth of our upscale select-service Cambria hotels & suites brand, the company's net advances in support of the Cambria brand totaled $40 million during the three months ended March 31, 2016.  These advances are primarily in the form of joint venture investments, forgivable key money loans, senior and mezzanine lending and site acquisitions.  At March 31, 2016, the company had approximately $167 million reflected in its consolidated balance sheet pursuant to these financial support activities. With respect to lending and joint venture investments, the company generally expects to recycle these loans and investments within a five year period.

Outlook

The company's consolidated 2016 outlook reflects the following assumptions:

Hotel Franchising

  • EBITDA from franchising activities for full-year 2016 are expected to range between $270 million and $274 million;
  • Net domestic unit growth for 2016 is expected to be between 2% and 3%;
  • RevPAR is expected to increase between 3% and 4% for second quarter and range between 3.75% and 4.50% for full-year 2016; and
  • The effective royalty rate is expected to increase between 6 and 8 basis points for full-year 2016 as compared to full-year 2015.

Non-Hotel Franchising Activities

  • Net reductions in full-year 2016 EBITDA relating to our non-hotel franchising operations, which primarily relate to SkyTouch and vacation rental activities are expected to range between approximately $16 million and $19 million.

Other Items

  • The effective tax rate for continuing operations is expected to be approximately 32% and 33.5% for the second quarter and full-year 2016, respectively. Effective tax rates assume the adoption of Accounting Standards Update No 2016-09 "Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting" ("ASU No. 2016-09") during 2016 which requires that excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies related to stock compensation be recognized as income tax expense or benefit through the company's income statement; and
  • Diluted EPS estimates are based on the current number of shares outstanding and thus do not factor in any changes that may occur due to new equity grants or any further repurchases of common stock under the company's share repurchase program.

Consolidated Outlook

The company's second quarter 2016 diluted EPS is expected to be at least $0.66. The company expects full-year 2016 diluted EPS to range between $2.30 and $2.35 and full year 2016 EBITDA to range between $252 million and $256 million. The EPS and consolidated EBITDA estimates assume that we incur net reductions in EBITDA related to non-hotel franchising activities at the midpoint of the range for these investments.

Conference Call

Choice will conduct a conference call on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. EDT to discuss the company's first quarter 2016 results. The dial-in number to listen to the call is 1-855-638-5678, and the access code is 85804726. International callers should dial 1-920-663-6286 and enter the access code 85804726.  The conference call also will be webcast simultaneously via the company's website, www.choicehotels.com.  Interested investors and other parties wishing to access the call via the webcast should go to the website and click on the Investor Info link.  The Investor page will feature a conference call microphone icon to access the call.

The call will be recorded and available for replay beginning at 1:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 through Wednesday, May 11, 2016 by calling 1-855-859-2056 and entering access code 85804726. The international dial-in number for the replay is 1-404-537-3406 and the access code is 85804726. In addition, the call will be archived and available on www.choicehotels.com via the Investor Info link.

About Choice Hotels

Choice Hotels International, Inc.® (NYSE: CHH) is one of the world's largest lodging companies. With more than 6,400 hotels franchised in more than 40 countries and territories, we represent more than 500,000 rooms around the globe. As of March 31, 2016, 685 hotels were in our development pipeline. Our company's Ascend Hotel Collection®, Cambria® hotels & suites, Comfort Inn®, Comfort Suites®, Sleep Inn®, Quality®, Clarion®, MainStay Suites®, Suburban Extended Stay Hotel®, Econo Lodge® and Rodeway Inn® brands provide a spectrum of lodging choices to meet guests' needs. With more than 26 million members and counting, check out our Choice Privileges® rewards program to see how you can reap the benefits of being a member of the Choice Hotels® family. Visit us at www.choicehotels.com for more information.

SkyTouch Technology® is a business division of Choice Hotels that develops and markets cloud-based technology products, including inventory management, pricing and connectivity to third party channels, to hoteliers not under franchise agreements with the company.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain matters discussed in this press release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Generally, our use of words such as "expect," "estimate," "believe," "anticipate," "should,"  "will," "forecast," "plan,"  "project," "assume" or similar words of futurity identify such forward-looking statements.  These forward-looking statements are based on management's current beliefs, assumptions and expectations regarding future events, which in turn are based on information currently available to management.  Such statements may relate to projections of the company's revenue, earnings and other financial and operational measures, company debt levels, ability to repay outstanding indebtedness, payment of dividends, repurchases of common stock and future operations, among other matters.   We caution you not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements do not guarantee future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors.

Several factors could cause actual results, performance or achievements of the company to differ materially from those expressed in or contemplated by the forward-looking statements.  Such risks include, but are not limited to, changes to general, domestic and foreign economic conditions; foreign currency fluctuations; operating risks common in the lodging and franchising industries; changes to the desirability of our brands as viewed by hotel operators and customers; changes to the terms or termination of our contracts with franchisees; our ability to keep pace with improvements in technology utilized for marketing and reservations systems and other operating systems; our ability to grow our franchise system; exposure to risks related to development activities; fluctuations in the supply and demand for hotels rooms; our ability to realize anticipated benefits from acquired businesses; the level of acceptance of alternative growth strategies we may implement; operating risks associated with our international operations; the outcome of litigation; and our ability to manage our indebtedness.  These and other risk factors are discussed in detail in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including our annual reports on Form 10-K and our quarterly reports filed on Form 10-Q.  We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Statement Concerning Non-GAAP Financial Measurements Presented in this Press Release

EBITDA, franchising revenues, franchising SG&A, EBITDA from franchising activities and franchising margins are non-GAAP financial measurements.  These measures should not be considered as an alternative to any measure of performance or liquidity as promulgated under or authorized by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP"), such as operating income, total revenues and operating margins.  The company's calculation of these measurements may be different from the calculations used by other companies and therefore comparability may be limited.  The company has included an exhibit accompanying this release that reconciles EBITDA, franchising revenues, franchising SG&A and franchising margins to the most comparable GAAP financial measures. We discuss management's reasons for reporting these non-GAAP measures below.

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization: EBITDA reflects income from continuing operations excluding the impact of interest expense, interest income, provision for income taxes, depreciation and amortization, other (gains) and losses and equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates. We consider EBITDA to be an indicator of operating performance because we use it to measure our ability to service debt, fund capital expenditures, and expand our business. We also use EBITDA, as do analysts, lenders, investors and others, to evaluate companies because it excludes certain items that can vary widely across different industries or among companies within the same industry. For example, interest expense can be dependent on a company's capital structure, debt levels and credit ratings. Accordingly, the impact of interest expense on earnings can vary significantly among companies. The tax positions of companies can also vary because of their differing abilities to take advantage of tax benefits and because of the tax policies of the jurisdictions in which they operate. As a result, effective tax rates and provision for income taxes can vary considerably among companies. EBITDA also excludes depreciation and amortization because companies utilize productive assets of different ages and use different methods of both acquiring and depreciating productive assets. These differences can result in considerable variability in the relative costs of productive assets and the depreciation and amortization expense among companies.

Franchising Revenues, Franchising EBITDA, Franchising SG&A and Margins:  The company reports franchising revenues, EBITDA, SG&A and margins which exclude marketing and reservation revenues, the SkyTouch Technology division, recently acquired operations that provide SaaS technology solutions to vacation rental management companies and revenue generated from the ownership of an office building that is leased to a third-party.  Marketing and reservation activities are excluded since the company is required by its franchise agreements to use the fees collected for marketing and reservation activities; as such, no income or loss to the company is generated. Cumulative marketing and reservation system fees not expended are recorded as a liability in the company's financial statements and are carried over to the next year and expended in accordance with the franchise agreements. Cumulative marketing and reservation expenditures in excess of fees collected for marketing and reservation activities are deferred and recorded as an asset in the company's financial statements and recovered in future periods.  SkyTouch Technology is a division of the company that develops and markets cloud-based technology products, including inventory management, pricing and connectivity to third party channels, to hoteliers not under franchise agreements with the company. The operations for SkyTouch Technology and our vacation rental technology solutions provider are excluded since they do not reflect the company's core franchising business but are adjacent, complimentary lines of business. These non-GAAP measures are a commonly used measure of performance in our industry and facilitate comparisons between the company and its competitors.

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Choice Hotels International, Inc.

           

Exhibit 1

Consolidated Statements of Income

           

(Unaudited)

               
                 
                 
             
   

Three Months Ended March 31,

           

Variance

   

2016

 

2015

 

$

 

%

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

             
                 

REVENUES:

               
                 

Royalty fees

 

$   64,859

 

$   62,431

 

$    2,428

 

4%

Initial franchise and relicensing fees

5,156

 

5,717

 

(561)

 

(10%)

Procurement services

 

5,796

 

4,807

 

989

 

21%

Marketing and reservation

 

126,361

 

98,713

 

27,648

 

28%

Other

 

4,946

 

3,577

 

1,369

 

38%

      Total revenues

 

207,118

 

175,245

 

31,873

 

18%

                 

OPERATING EXPENSES:

               
                 

Selling, general and administrative

 

35,119

 

32,438

 

2,681

 

8%

Depreciation and amortization

 

2,765

 

2,690

 

75

 

3%

Marketing and reservation

 

126,361

 

98,713

 

27,648

 

28%

Total operating expenses

 

164,245

 

133,841

 

30,404

 

23%

                 

Operating income

 

42,873

 

41,404

 

1,469

 

4%

                 

OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES, NET:

             

Interest expense

 

11,092

 

10,179

 

913

 

9%

Interest income

 

(839)

 

(346)

 

(493)

 

142%

Other (gains) and losses

 

62

 

(468)

 

530

 

(113%)

Equity in net loss of affiliates

 

2,180

 

1,005

 

1,175

 

117%

Total other income and expenses, net

12,495

 

10,370

 

2,125

 

20%

                 

Income before income taxes

 

30,378

 

31,034

 

(656)

 

(2%)

Income taxes

 

10,780

 

9,440

 

1,340

 

14%

Net income

 

$   19,598

 

$   21,594

 

$  (1,996)

 

(9%)

                 
                 

Basic earnings per share

 

$       0.35

 

$       0.38

 

$    (0.03)

 

(8%)

                 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$       0.35

 

$       0.37

 

$    (0.02)

 

(5%)

                 

 

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

     

Exhibit 2

Consolidated Balance Sheets

       
               
               

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 March 31

 

 December 31,

         

2016

 

2015

         

(Unaudited)

   
               

ASSETS

           
               

Cash and cash equivalents

   

$     194,072

 

$      193,441

Accounts receivable, net

   

102,786

 

89,352

Other current assets

   

41,258

 

28,160

 

Total current assets

   

338,116

 

310,953

               

Fixed assets and intangibles, net

 

180,352

 

179,433

Notes receivable, net of allowances

 

92,477

 

82,572

Investments in unconsolidated entities

66,685

 

67,037

Investments, employee benefit plans, at fair value

17,802

 

17,674

Other assets

     

91,831

 

59,341

               
   

Total assets

 

$     787,263

 

$      717,010

               
               
               

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT

     
               

Accounts payable

   

$       60,619

 

$        64,431

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

46,616

 

70,807

Deferred revenue

   

112,076

 

71,587

Current portion of long-term debt

 

1,016

 

1,191

 

Total current liabilities

 

220,327

 

208,016

               

Long-term debt

   

892,447

 

812,945

Deferred compensation & retirement plan obligations 

22,415

 

22,859

Other liabilities

     

37,939

 

69,089

               
 

Total liabilities

   

1,173,128

 

1,112,909

               
 

Total shareholders' deficit

 

(385,865)

 

(395,899)

               
   

Total liabilities and shareholders' deficit

$     787,263

 

$      717,010

               
               

 

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

   

Exhibit 3

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

     

(Unaudited)

     
       
       
   

(In thousands)

Three Months Ended March 31,

       
 

2016

 

2015

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

     
       

Net income

$        19,598

 

$    21,594

       

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used

     

 by operating activities:

     

  Depreciation and amortization 

2,765

 

2,690

  (Gain) loss on sale of assets

9

 

(292)

  Provision for bad debts, net

655

 

823

  Non-cash stock compensation and other charges

3,354

 

2,509

  Non-cash interest and other (income) loss

667

 

506

  Deferred income taxes

6,198

 

(233)

  Equity (earnings) losses from unconsolidated joint ventures, net of distributions received

2,471

 

1,205

       

Changes in assets and liabilities:

     

  Receivables

(14,473)

 

(11,624)

  Advances to/from marketing and reservation activities, net

(39,804)

 

4,626

  Forgivable notes receivable, net

(6,464)

 

(13,371)

  Accounts payable

(3,980)

 

(1,152)

  Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

(24,521)

 

(24,052)

  Income taxes payable/receivable

(1,798)

 

2,773

  Deferred revenue

40,458

 

7,552

  Other assets

(7,238)

 

(9,826)

  Other liabilities

(842)

 

437

       

 NET CASH USED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES

(22,945)

 

(15,835)

       

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

     
       

Investment in property and equipment

(5,306)

 

(6,804)

Acquisitions of real estate

(25,389)

 

-

Proceeds from sales of assets

1,700

 

1,592

Contributions to equity method investments

(4,293)

 

(1,921)

Distributions from equity method investments

67

 

-

Purchases of investments, employee benefit plans

(896)

 

(1,089)

Proceeds from sales of investments, employee benefit plans

363

 

925

Issuance of mezzanine and other notes receivable

(7,487)

 

-

Collections of mezzanine and other notes receivable

109

 

105

Other items, net

(136)

 

(77)

       

 NET CASH USED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES

(41,268)

 

(7,269)

       

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

     
       

Net borrowings pursuant to revolving credit facilities

79,267

 

20,700

Principal payments on long-term debt

(318)

 

(3,082)

Purchase of treasury stock

(8,857)

 

(6,227)

Dividends paid

(11,612)

 

(11,710)

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

1,575

 

4,473

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

4,137

 

5,619

       

 NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES

64,192

 

9,773

       

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

(21)

 

(13,331)

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

652

 

(1,004)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

193,441

 

214,879

       

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD

$      194,072

 

$  200,544

       

 

Exhibit 4

CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

SUPPLEMENTAL OPERATING INFORMATION

DOMESTIC HOTEL SYSTEM

(UNAUDITED)

                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
   

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016

 

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015

 

Change

                                       
   

Average Daily

         

Average Daily

         

Average Daily

         
   

Rate

 

Occupancy

 

RevPAR

 

Rate

 

Occupancy

 

RevPAR

 

Rate

 

Occupancy

 

RevPAR

                                       

Comfort Inn

 

$             85.39

 

57.7%

 

$          49.27

 

$             82.90

 

57.4%

 

$         47.55

 

3.0%

 

30

bps

 

3.6%

Comfort Suites

 

92.40

 

64.1%

 

59.26

 

90.12

 

64.4%

 

58.02

 

2.5%

 

(30)

bps

 

2.1%

Sleep

 

77.71

 

58.7%

 

45.61

 

76.44

 

59.5%

 

45.48

 

1.7%

 

(80)

bps

 

0.3%

Quality

 

72.23

 

52.2%

 

37.72

 

70.18

 

52.6%

 

36.93

 

2.9%

 

(40)

bps

 

2.1%

Clarion

 

75.90

 

50.1%

 

38.06

 

75.30

 

51.5%

 

38.74

 

0.8%

 

(140)

bps

 

(1.8%)

Econo Lodge

 

55.99

 

47.3%

 

26.46

 

54.41

 

47.9%

 

26.06

 

2.9%

 

(60)

bps

 

1.5%

Rodeway

 

57.77

 

51.0%

 

29.47

 

53.85

 

52.7%

 

28.40

 

7.3%

 

(170)

bps

 

3.8%

MainStay

 

72.91

 

57.9%

 

42.23

 

73.58

 

66.4%

 

48.85

 

(0.9%)

 

(850)

bps

 

(13.6%)

Suburban

 

48.28

 

73.0%

 

35.26

 

46.48

 

74.1%

 

34.42

 

3.9%

 

(110)

bps

 

2.4%

Ascend Hotel Collection

 

115.55

 

53.7%

 

62.01

 

113.19

 

60.8%

 

68.79

 

2.1%

 

(710)

bps

 

(9.9%)

                                       

Total

 

$             76.47

 

55.0%

 

$          42.05

 

$             74.59

 

55.7%

 

$         41.57

 

2.5%

 

(70)

bps

 

1.2%

                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
   

For the Quarter Ended

                             
   

March 31, 2016

 

March 31, 2015

                             
                                       

System-wide effective royalty rate

4.38%

 

4.31%

                             
                                       

 

                           

 

Exhibit 5

CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

SUPPLEMENTAL HOTEL AND ROOM SUPPLY DATA

(UNAUDITED)

                                 
                                 
                                 
   

March 31, 2016

 

March 31, 2015

 

Variance

                                 
   

Hotels

 

Rooms

 

Hotels

 

Rooms

 

Hotels

 

Rooms

 

%

 

%

                                 

Comfort Inn

 

1,143

 

88,294

 

1,234

 

95,281

 

(91)

 

(6,987)

 

(7.4%)

 

(7.3%)

Comfort Suites

 

566

 

43,669

 

576

 

44,519

 

(10)

 

(850)

 

(1.7%)

 

(1.9%)

Sleep

 

379

 

27,139

 

368

 

26,533

 

11

 

606

 

3.0%

 

2.3%

Quality

 

1,394

 

111,124

 

1,292

 

104,654

 

102

 

6,470

 

7.9%

 

6.2%

Clarion

 

172

 

23,893

 

180

 

25,380

 

(8)

 

(1,487)

 

(4.4%)

 

(5.9%)

Econo Lodge

 

853

 

52,784

 

853

 

52,602

 

-

 

182

 

0.0%

 

0.3%

Rodeway

 

519

 

28,931

 

475

 

26,158

 

44

 

2,773

 

9.3%

 

10.6%

MainStay

 

54

 

4,019

 

46

 

3,571

 

8

 

448

 

17.4%

 

12.5%

Suburban

 

59

 

6,634

 

63

 

7,048

 

(4)

 

(414)

 

(6.3%)

 

(5.9%)

Ascend Hotel Collection

112

 

9,378

 

110

 

9,405

 

2

 

(27)

 

1.8%

 

(0.3%)

Cambria hotel & suites

25

 

3,113

 

22

 

2,642

 

3

 

471

 

13.6%

 

17.8%

                                 

Domestic Franchises

5,276

 

398,978

 

5,219

 

397,793

 

57

 

1,185

 

1.1%

 

0.3%

                                 

International Franchises

1,169

 

110,984

 

1,143

 

105,498

 

26

 

5,486

 

2.3%

 

5.2%

                                 

Total Franchises

 

6,445

 

509,962

 

6,362

 

503,291

 

83

 

6,671

 

1.3%

 

1.3%

                                 
                                 

 

                                 

 

Exhibit 6

CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION BY BRAND

DEVELOPMENT RESULTS -- DOMESTIC NEW HOTEL CONTRACTS

(UNAUDITED)

                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
   

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016

 

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015

 

% Change

                                     
   

New

         

New

         

New

       
   

Construction

 

Conversion

 

Total

 

Construction

 

Conversion

 

Total

 

Construction

 

Conversion

 

Total

                                     

Comfort Inn

 

6

 

4

 

10

 

4

 

7

 

11

 

50%

 

(43%)

 

(9%)

Comfort Suites

 

2

 

-

 

2

 

5

 

2

 

7

 

(60%)

 

(100%)

 

(71%)

Sleep

 

2

 

-

 

2

 

5

 

-

 

5

 

(60%)

 

NM

 

(60%)

Quality

 

-

 

23

 

23

 

2

 

29

 

31

 

(100%)

 

(21%)

 

(26%)

Clarion

 

1

 

3

 

4

 

-

 

3

 

3

 

NM

 

0%

 

33%

Econo Lodge

 

-

 

14

 

14

 

-

 

9

 

9

 

NM

 

56%

 

56%

Rodeway

 

-

 

10

 

10

 

-

 

14

 

14

 

NM

 

(29%)

 

(29%)

MainStay

 

1

 

-

 

1

 

4

 

-

 

4

 

(75%)

 

NM

 

(75%)

Suburban

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

2

 

2

 

NM

 

(100%)

 

(100%)

Ascend Hotel Collection

1

 

1

 

2

 

1

 

10

 

11

 

0%

 

(90%)

 

(82%)

Cambria hotel & suites

2

 

-

 

2

 

2

 

-

 

2

 

0%

 

NM

 

0%

                                     

Total Domestic System

15

 

55

 

70

 

23

 

76

 

99

 

(35%)

 

(28%)

 

(29%)

                                     

 

                                           

Exhibit 7

CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

DOMESTIC PIPELINE OF HOTELS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, AWAITING CONVERSION OR APPROVED FOR DEVELOPMENT

(UNAUDITED)

                                                 

A hotel in the domestic pipeline does not always result in an open and operating hotel due to various factors.

                           
                                                 
                                     
                           

Variance

   

March 31, 2016

 

March 31, 2015

                       
   

Units

 

Units

 

Conversion

 

New Construction

 

Total

   

Conversion

 

New
Construction

 

Total

 

Conversion

 

New
Construction

 

Total

 

Units

 

%

 

Units

 

%

 

Units

 

%

                                                 

Comfort Inn

 

35

 

84

 

119

 

33

 

62

 

95

 

2

 

6%

 

22

 

35%

 

24

 

25%

Comfort Suites

 

3

 

92

 

95

 

3

 

74

 

77

 

-

 

0%

 

18

 

24%

 

18

 

23%

Sleep Inn

 

-

 

76

 

76

 

2

 

73

 

75

 

(2)

 

(100%)

 

3

 

4%

 

1

 

1%

Quality

 

47

 

5

 

52

 

54

 

6

 

60

 

(7)

 

(13%)

 

(1)

 

(17%)

 

(8)

 

(13%)

Clarion

 

7

 

3

 

10

 

10

 

2

 

12

 

(3)

 

(30%)

 

1

 

50%

 

(2)

 

(17%)

Econo Lodge

 

26

 

4

 

30

 

28

 

4

 

32

 

(2)

 

(7%)

 

-

 

0%

 

(2)

 

(6%)

Rodeway

 

40

 

2

 

42

 

34

 

3

 

37

 

6

 

18%

 

(1)

 

(33%)

 

5

 

14%

MainStay

 

-

 

55

 

55

 

1

 

47

 

48

 

(1)

 

(100%)

 

8

 

17%

 

7

 

15%

Suburban

 

4

 

8

 

12

 

6

 

12

 

18

 

(2)

 

(33%)

 

(4)

 

(33%)

 

(6)

 

(33%)

Ascend Hotel Collection

27

 

20

 

47

 

22

 

20

 

42

 

5

 

23%

 

-

 

0%

 

5

 

12%

Cambria hotel & suites

5

 

39

 

44

 

-

 

23

 

23

 

5

 

NM

 

16

 

70%

 

21

 

91%

                                                 
   

194

 

388

 

582

 

193

 

326

 

519

 

1

 

1%

 

62

 

19%

 

63

 

12%

                                                 
                                                 

 

 

Exhibit 8

 

CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

 

SUPPLEMENTAL NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

(UNAUDITED)

           

CALCULATION OF FRANCHISING REVENUES AND FRANCHISING MARGINS

   
           

(dollar amounts in thousands)

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

           
     

2016

 

2015

 

Franchising Revenues:

       
           
 

Total Revenues

 

$              207,118

 

$               175,245

 

Adjustments:

       
 

     Marketing and reservation revenues

 

(126,361)

 

(98,713)

 

     Non-franchising activities

 

(2,029)

 

(603)

 

Franchising Revenues

 

$                78,728

 

$                 75,929

           
 

Franchising Margins:

       
           
 

Operating Margin:

       
           
 

Total Revenues

 

$              207,118

 

$               175,245

 

Operating Income

 

42,873

 

41,404

 

     Operating Margin

 

20.7%

 

23.6%

           
 

Franchising Margin:

       
           
 

Franchising Revenues

 

$                78,728

 

$                 75,929

           
 

Operating Income

 

$                42,873

 

$                 41,404

 

Non-franchising activities operating loss

 

5,656

 

5,301

     

$                48,529

 

$                 46,705

           
 

     Franchising Margins

 

61.6%

 

61.5%

           
           
           

CALCULATION OF FRANCHISING SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES

           

(dollar amounts in thousands)

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

           
     

2016

 

2015

           
 

Total Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

$                35,119

 

$                 32,438

 

Non-franchising activities

 

(6,670)

 

(5,495)

 

Franchising Selling, General and Administration Expenses

$                28,449

 

$                 26,943

           
           
           

CALCULATION OF EARNINGS BEFORE INTEREST, TAXES, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION ("EBITDA")

           

(dollar amounts in thousands)

       
     

Three Months Ended March 31,

           
     

2016

 

2015

           

Net income

 

$                19,598

 

$                 21,594

 

Income taxes

 

10,780

 

9,440

 

Interest expense

 

11,092

 

10,179

 

Interest income

 

(839)

 

(346)

 

Other (gains) and losses

 

62

 

(468)

 

Equity in net loss of affiliates

 

2,180

 

1,005

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

2,765

 

2,690

EBITDA

 

$                45,638

 

$                 44,094

           

Franchising

 

$                50,279

 

$                 48,986

Non-franchising activities

 

(4,641)

 

(4,892)

     

$                45,638

 

$                 44,094

           

 

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SOURCE Choice Hotels International, Inc.

CONTACT: David White, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer, (301) 592-5117, Scott Carman, Director, Public Relations, (301) 592-6361

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The Radisson brands, including Park Plaza, Country Inn & Suites, and Park Inn by Radisson, are owned in the Americas regions by Choice Hotels.
Outside of the Americas, the brands are owned by Radisson Hotel Group, an unaffiliated company headquartered in Belgium.