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Host Hotels And Resort Financial Statement

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One publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) is Host Hotels & Resorts, INC. Host Hotels & Resorts is a real estate investment trust that invests in hotels. As of February 20, 2018, Host owned 93 upscale hotels containing approximately 52,000 rooms. The company was founded in 1993. At the beginning of 2017, Host Hotels & Resorts hired a new CEO named James F Risoleo. Currently, they are known as one the the best REITS in the lodging industry.
Host Hotels & Resort, Inc. entered the REIT membership in March of 2007 and its’ publicly traded ticker symbol is HST. Its’ headquarters is located in Bethesda, Maryland, with hotels all across the United States. After studying Host Hotels & Resorts acquisition activity, we feel like their property …show more content…

There was a 0.5% revenue increase in the 4th quarter; with a 0.8% decrease in the overall year. The yearly decrease is due to the lost revenue from the sale of 14 hotels in 2016 and 2017, and the recent Hurricanes Irma and Harvey. Net income in the 4th quarter decreased by 35 million to 93 million, believed to be due to operation improvements offset by an impairment expense from West New York and increased income taxes. Overall, the year decreased by 200 million to 571 million due to lost gain from sales of assets. In 2018, it is expected that capital expenditure will be around 475 to 550 million for the year. Of the capital expenditure, 185 to 220 million will come from return on investment. In 2017, the quarterly cash dividend was paid at $0.25 per share common stock. Of this, $0.05 per share common stock was due to a special dividend being paid. On February 21, 2018, the board of directors authorized a regular cash dividend of $0.20 per share common stock to be paid in cash …show more content…

One main question asked in the call was the expected cap rate for the next few years. The company has estimated the cap rate to be about 6% for the next few years which is higher than 2017’s cap rate of 5%. The company mentioned plans of selling assets, which was expanded on. The company does plan to sell assets that have a slower growth. Also mentioned was the potential disposal of international assets, as there has been a high rate of disposal of international assets. The same applies as the disposal of any assets the company holds, and that is if the asset has a slower growth then the company will be likely be disposed of that asset. The company also mentions that it looks to exit markets with an accelerating RevPAR. There was concern brought up of what the tax reform will mean for the company and if the effects are yet known. It was unknown how the tax reform will affect the company just yet; the company will just have to wait and see. Regarding the tax reform, there was a question regarding how behaviors of buyers and seller may change. The company said they have noticed buyers becoming sellers and taking advantage of the attractive financial market while the market is still

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