Consumer Discretionary
Lodging
$77.16B
411K
Key insights and themes extracted from this filing
Total revenues increased by 4.8% year-over-year to $6.263 billion, driven by a 4.1% increase in worldwide RevPAR and a 7% increase in properties. Base management and franchise fees also increased, reflecting the higher RevPAR.
Net income increased from $564 million to $665 million, driven by revenue growth and a lower effective tax rate (13.0% vs. 22.4% in the prior year). The lower tax rate was primarily due to the current year release of tax reserves.
Interest expense increased from $163 million to $192 million due to higher debt balances driven by Senior Notes issuances, net of maturities. This increase partially offsets the positive impact of revenue growth and tax benefits on net income.