ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
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|
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June 30, 2020
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December 31, 2019
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|
ASSETS
|
|
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Investments in hotel properties, gross
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$
|
1,786,366
|
|
|
$
|
1,791,174
|
|
|
Accumulated depreciation
|
(338,186
|
)
|
|
(309,752
|
)
|
|
Investments in hotel properties, net
|
1,448,180
|
|
|
1,481,422
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
102,568
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|
|
71,995
|
|
|
Restricted cash
|
41,464
|
|
|
58,388
|
|
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $187 and $153, respectively
|
7,747
|
|
|
19,053
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|
|
Inventories
|
2,611
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|
|
2,794
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses
|
5,338
|
|
|
4,992
|
|
|
Investment in unconsolidated entity
|
1,845
|
|
|
1,899
|
|
|
Derivative assets
|
756
|
|
|
582
|
|
|
Operating lease right-of-use assets
|
81,913
|
|
|
82,596
|
|
|
Other assets
|
14,971
|
|
|
13,018
|
|
|
Intangible assets, net
|
4,830
|
|
|
5,019
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|
Due from related parties, net
|
887
|
|
|
551
|
|
|
Due from third-party hotel managers
|
8,867
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|
|
16,638
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|
|
Total assets
|
$
|
1,721,977
|
|
|
$
|
1,758,947
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|
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LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
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|
|
|
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
Indebtedness, net
|
$
|
1,123,313
|
|
|
$
|
1,058,486
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
69,821
|
|
|
94,919
|
|
|
Dividends and distributions payable
|
3,208
|
|
|
9,143
|
|
|
Due to Ashford Inc.
|
2,694
|
|
|
4,344
|
|
|
Due to third-party hotel managers
|
971
|
|
|
1,685
|
|
|
Operating lease liabilities
|
61,010
|
|
|
61,118
|
|
|
Other liabilities
|
19,410
|
|
|
17,508
|
|
|
Total liabilities
|
1,280,427
|
|
|
1,247,203
|
|
|
Commitments and contingencies (note 15)
|
|
|
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|
5.50% Series B cumulative convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 5,031,473 and 5,008,421 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019
|
107,352
|
|
|
106,920
|
|
|
Redeemable noncontrolling interests in operating partnership
|
32,060
|
|
|
41,570
|
|
|
Equity:
|
|
|
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|
Preferred stock, $0.01 value, 80,000,000 shares authorized:
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|
Series D cumulative preferred stock, 1,600,000 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019
|
16
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|
|
16
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized, 33,528,000 and 32,885,217 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively
|
335
|
|
|
329
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
525,846
|
|
|
519,551
|
|
|
Accumulated deficit
|
(212,431
|
)
|
|
(150,629
|
)
|
|
Total stockholders’ equity of the Company
|
313,766
|
|
|
369,267
|
|
|
Noncontrolling interest in consolidated entities
|
(11,628
|
)
|
|
(6,013
|
)
|
|
Total equity
|
302,138
|
|
|
363,254
|
|
|
Total liabilities and equity
|
$
|
1,721,977
|
|
|
$
|
1,758,947
|
|
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited, in thousands, except per share amounts)
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|
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Three Months Ended June 30,
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|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
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2020
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2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
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REVENUE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rooms
|
$
|
6,533
|
|
|
$
|
75,121
|
|
|
$
|
77,001
|
|
|
$
|
151,852
|
|
|
Food and beverage
|
2,077
|
|
|
25,790
|
|
|
30,880
|
|
|
57,904
|
|
|
Other
|
4,285
|
|
|
17,605
|
|
|
22,534
|
|
|
37,268
|
|
|
Total hotel revenue
|
12,895
|
|
|
118,516
|
|
|
130,415
|
|
|
247,024
|
|
|
Other
|
—
|
|
|
—
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|
|
—
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
Total revenue
|
12,895
|
|
|
118,516
|
|
|
130,415
|
|
|
247,029
|
|
|
EXPENSES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hotel operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rooms
|
3,445
|
|
|
16,833
|
|
|
21,325
|
|
|
33,815
|
|
|
Food and beverage
|
3,649
|
|
|
19,394
|
|
|
27,550
|
|
|
41,604
|
|
|
Other expenses
|
12,979
|
|
|
36,335
|
|
|
55,069
|
|
|
75,230
|
|
|
Management fees
|
466
|
|
|
4,166
|
|
|
4,343
|
|
|
8,582
|
|
|
Total hotel operating expenses
|
20,539
|
|
|
76,728
|
|
|
108,287
|
|
|
159,231
|
|
|
Property taxes, insurance and other
|
7,244
|
|
|
5,206
|
|
|
14,904
|
|
|
12,666
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
18,553
|
|
|
18,474
|
|
|
36,891
|
|
|
35,160
|
|
|
Advisory services fee
|
4,901
|
|
|
4,397
|
|
|
9,970
|
|
|
10,421
|
|
|
Transaction costs
|
—
|
|
|
70
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
704
|
|
|
Corporate general and administrative
|
1,513
|
|
|
932
|
|
|
3,445
|
|
|
2,058
|
|
|
Total expenses
|
52,750
|
|
|
105,807
|
|
|
173,497
|
|
|
220,240
|
|
|
Gain (loss) on disposition of assets
|
—
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)
|
(39,855
|
)
|
|
12,718
|
|
|
(43,082
|
)
|
|
26,798
|
|
|
Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated entity
|
(40
|
)
|
|
(51
|
)
|
|
(80
|
)
|
|
(101
|
)
|
|
Interest income
|
24
|
|
|
287
|
|
|
153
|
|
|
649
|
|
|
Other income (expense)
|
(64
|
)
|
|
(139
|
)
|
|
(202
|
)
|
|
(256
|
)
|
|
Interest expense and amortization of loan costs
|
(12,797
|
)
|
|
(14,055
|
)
|
|
(24,694
|
)
|
|
(28,248
|
)
|
|
Write-off of loan costs and exit fees
|
(2,237
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(2,237
|
)
|
|
(312
|
)
|
|
Unrealized gain (loss) on investment in Ashford Inc.
|
—
|
|
|
(4,626
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(3,919
|
)
|
|
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives
|
(969
|
)
|
|
654
|
|
|
187
|
|
|
(218
|
)
|
|
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES
|
(55,938
|
)
|
|
(5,212
|
)
|
|
(69,955
|
)
|
|
(5,607
|
)
|
|
Income tax (expense) benefit
|
4,447
|
|
|
(411
|
)
|
|
3,077
|
|
|
(1,338
|
)
|
|
NET INCOME (LOSS)
|
(51,491
|
)
|
|
(5,623
|
)
|
|
(66,878
|
)
|
|
(6,945
|
)
|
|
(Income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in consolidated entities
|
2,404
|
|
|
248
|
|
|
2,976
|
|
|
149
|
|
|
Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests in operating partnership
|
5,297
|
|
|
865
|
|
|
7,182
|
|
|
1,305
|
|
|
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE COMPANY
|
(43,790
|
)
|
|
(4,510
|
)
|
|
(56,720
|
)
|
|
(5,491
|
)
|
|
Preferred dividends
|
(2,555
|
)
|
|
(2,532
|
)
|
|
(5,110
|
)
|
|
(5,064
|
)
|
|
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
|
$
|
(46,345
|
)
|
|
$
|
(7,042
|
)
|
|
$
|
(61,830
|
)
|
|
$
|
(10,555
|
)
|
|
INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE - BASIC:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders
|
$
|
(1.41
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.22
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1.89
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.34
|
)
|
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic
|
32,907
|
|
|
32,307
|
|
|
32,688
|
|
|
32,213
|
|
|
INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE - DILUTED:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders
|
$
|
(1.41
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.22
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1.89
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.34
|
)
|
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted
|
32,907
|
|
|
32,307
|
|
|
32,688
|
|
|
32,213
|
|
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(unaudited, in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
NET INCOME (LOSS)
|
$
|
(51,491
|
)
|
|
$
|
(5,623
|
)
|
|
$
|
(66,878
|
)
|
|
$
|
(6,945
|
)
|
|
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS), NET OF TAX
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total other comprehensive income (loss)
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
|
(51,491
|
)
|
|
(5,623
|
)
|
|
(66,878
|
)
|
|
(6,945
|
)
|
|
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in consolidated entities
|
2,404
|
|
|
248
|
|
|
2,976
|
|
|
149
|
|
|
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests in operating partnership
|
5,297
|
|
|
865
|
|
|
7,182
|
|
|
1,305
|
|
|
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE COMPANY
|
$
|
(43,790
|
)
|
|
$
|
(4,510
|
)
|
|
$
|
(56,720
|
)
|
|
$
|
(5,491
|
)
|
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
(unaudited, in thousands except per share amounts)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8.25% Series D Cumulative Preferred Stock
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
|
|
Accumulated Deficit
|
|
Noncontrolling Interest in Consolidated Entities
|
|
Total
|
|
5.50% Series B Cumulative Convertible
Preferred Stock
|
|
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests in Operating Partnership
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Balance at March 31, 2020
|
1,600
|
|
|
$
|
16
|
|
|
33,511
|
|
|
$
|
335
|
|
|
$
|
524,341
|
|
|
$
|
(166,108
|
)
|
|
$
|
(9,224
|
)
|
|
$
|
349,360
|
|
|
5,031
|
|
|
$
|
107,352
|
|
|
$
|
36,786
|
|
|
Purchase of common stock
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(15
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(42
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(42
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Equity-based compensation
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,499
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,499
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
549
|
|
|
Issuance of restricted shares/units
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
35
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
48
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
48
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
44
|
|
|
Forfeiture of restricted common shares
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Dividends declared – preferred stock - Series B ($0.34/share)
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1,730
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1,730
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Dividends declared – preferred stock - Series D ($0.52/share)
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(825
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(825
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(43,790
|
)
|
|
(2,404
|
)
|
|
(46,194
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(5,297
|
)
|
|
Redemption value adjustment
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(22
|
)
|
|
Balance at June 30, 2020
|
1,600
|
|
|
$
|
16
|
|
|
33,528
|
|
|
$
|
335
|
|
|
$
|
525,846
|
|
|
$
|
(212,431
|
)
|
|
$
|
(11,628
|
)
|
|
$
|
302,138
|
|
|
5,031
|
|
|
$
|
107,352
|
|
|
$
|
32,060
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8.25% Series D Cumulative Preferred Stock
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
|
|
Accumulated Deficit
|
|
Noncontrolling Interest in Consolidated Entities
|
|
Total
|
|
5.50% Series B Cumulative Convertible
Preferred Stock
|
|
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests in Operating Partnership
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2019
|
1,600
|
|
|
$
|
16
|
|
|
32,885
|
|
|
$
|
329
|
|
|
$
|
519,551
|
|
|
$
|
(150,629
|
)
|
|
$
|
(6,013
|
)
|
|
$
|
363,254
|
|
|
5,008
|
|
|
$
|
106,920
|
|
|
$
|
41,570
|
|
|
Purchase of common stock
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(35
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(124
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(124
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Equity-based compensation
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,923
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,923
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,110
|
|
|
Issuance of preferred stock
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
432
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Issuance of restricted shares/units
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
346
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
45
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
48
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
44
|
|
|
Forfeiture of restricted common shares
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(7
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Dividends declared – preferred stock - Series B ($0.69/share)
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(3,460
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(3,460
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Dividends declared – preferred stock - Series D ($1.03/share)
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1,650
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1,650
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(2,639
|
)
|
|
(2,639
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Redemption/conversion of operating partnership units
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
339
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
3,451
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3,454
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(3,454
|
)
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(56,720
|
)
|
|
(2,976
|
)
|
|
(59,696
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(7,182
|
)
|
|
Redemption value adjustment
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(28
|
)
|
|
Balance at June 30, 2020
|
1,600
|
|
|
$
|
16
|
|
|
33,528
|
|
|
$
|
335
|
|
|
$
|
525,846
|
|
|
$
|
(212,431
|
)
|
|
$
|
(11,628
|
)
|
|
$
|
302,138
|
|
|
5,031
|
|
|
$
|
107,352
|
|
|
$
|
32,060
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8.25% Series D Cumulative Preferred Stock
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
|
|
Accumulated Deficit
|
|
Noncontrolling Interest in Consolidated Entities
|
|
Total
|
|
5.50% Series B Cumulative Convertible
Preferred Stock
|
|
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests in Operating Partnership
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Balance at March 31, 2019
|
1,600
|
|
|
$
|
16
|
|
|
32,841
|
|
|
$
|
328
|
|
|
$
|
514,739
|
|
|
$
|
(132,575
|
)
|
|
$
|
(5,292
|
)
|
|
$
|
377,216
|
|
|
4,966
|
|
|
$
|
106,123
|
|
|
$
|
51,010
|
|
|
Purchase of common stock
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(13
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(182
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(182
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Equity-based compensation
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,377
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,377
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
644
|
|
|
Forfeiture of restricted common shares
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Dividends declared – common stock ($0.16/share)
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(5,336
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(5,336
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Dividends declared – preferred stock - Series B ($0.34/share)
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1,707
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1,707
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Dividends declared – preferred stock-Series D ($0.52/share)
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(825
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(825
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(769
|
)
|
|
Redemption/conversion of operating partnership units
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
55
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
766
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
767
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(767
|
)
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(4,510
|
)
|
|
(248
|
)
|
|
(4,758
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(865
|
)
|
|
Redemption value adjustment
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
7,178
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
7,178
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(7,178
|
)
|
|
Balance at June 30, 2019
|
1,600
|
|
|
$
|
16
|
|
|
32,880
|
|
|
$
|
329
|
|
|
$
|
516,700
|
|
|
$
|
(137,775
|
)
|
|
$
|
(5,540
|
)
|
|
$
|
373,730
|
|
|
4,966
|
|
|
$
|
106,123
|
|
|
$
|
42,075
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8.25% Series D Cumulative Preferred Stock
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
|
|
Accumulated Deficit
|
|
Noncontrolling Interest in Consolidated Entities
|
|
Total
|
|
5.50% Series B Cumulative Convertible
Preferred Stock
|
|
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests in Operating Partnership
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2018
|
1,600
|
|
|
$
|
16
|
|
|
32,512
|
|
|
$
|
325
|
|
|
$
|
512,545
|
|
|
$
|
(115,410
|
)
|
|
$
|
(5,391
|
)
|
|
$
|
392,085
|
|
|
4,966
|
|
|
$
|
106,123
|
|
|
$
|
44,885
|
|
|
Impact of adoption of new accounting standard
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(103
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(103
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Purchase of common stock
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(30
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(384
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(384
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Equity-based compensation
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,355
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,355
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,194
|
|
|
Preferred stock offering costs
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(13
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(13
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Issuance of restricted shares/units
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
237
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
Forfeiture of restricted common shares
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Dividends declared – common stock ($0.32/share)
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(10,665
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(10,665
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Dividends declared – preferred stock - Series B ($0.69/share)
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(3,414
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(3,414
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Dividends declared – preferred stock-Series D ($1.03/share)
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1,650
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1,650
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1,547
|
)
|
|
Redemption/conversion of operating partnership units
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
165
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2,199
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,201
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(2,201
|
)
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(5,491
|
)
|
|
(149
|
)
|
|
(5,640
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1,305
|
)
|
|
Redemption value adjustment
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1,042
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1,042
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,042
|
|
|
Balance at June 30, 2019
|
1,600
|
|
|
$
|
16
|
|
|
32,880
|
|
|
$
|
329
|
|
|
$
|
516,700
|
|
|
$
|
(137,775
|
)
|
|
$
|
(5,540
|
)
|
|
$
|
373,730
|
|
|
4,966
|
|
|
$
|
106,123
|
|
|
$
|
42,075
|
|
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited, in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
$
|
(66,878
|
)
|
|
$
|
(6,945
|
)
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
36,891
|
|
|
35,160
|
|
|
Equity-based compensation
|
4,033
|
|
|
3,549
|
|
|
Bad debt expense
|
439
|
|
|
166
|
|
|
Amortization of loan costs
|
2,018
|
|
|
2,201
|
|
|
Write-off of loan costs and exit fees
|
2,237
|
|
|
312
|
|
|
Amortization of intangibles
|
414
|
|
|
237
|
|
|
Amortization of non-refundable membership initiation fees
|
(173
|
)
|
|
(67
|
)
|
|
Interest expense accretion on refundable membership club deposits
|
415
|
|
|
438
|
|
|
(Gain) loss on disposition of assets
|
—
|
|
|
(9
|
)
|
|
Unrealized (gain) loss on investment in Ashford Inc.
|
—
|
|
|
3,919
|
|
|
Realized and unrealized (gain) loss on derivatives
|
(112
|
)
|
|
358
|
|
|
Net settlement of trading derivatives
|
30
|
|
|
(175
|
)
|
|
Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated entity
|
80
|
|
|
101
|
|
|
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)
|
(734
|
)
|
|
592
|
|
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, exclusive of the effects of hotel acquisition:
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable and inventories
|
10,027
|
|
|
(5,325
|
)
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets
|
(1,677
|
)
|
|
(3,147
|
)
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
(16,287
|
)
|
|
6,336
|
|
|
Operating lease right-of-use assets
|
269
|
|
|
170
|
|
|
Due to/from related parties, net
|
(336
|
)
|
|
(1,099
|
)
|
|
Due to/from third-party hotel managers
|
7,057
|
|
|
1,066
|
|
|
Due to/from Ashford Inc.
|
(971
|
)
|
|
(381
|
)
|
|
Operating lease liabilities
|
(108
|
)
|
|
(86
|
)
|
|
Other liabilities
|
80
|
|
|
(4,892
|
)
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
(23,286
|
)
|
|
32,479
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from property insurance
|
2,528
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Acquisition of hotel properties, net of cash and restricted cash acquired
|
—
|
|
|
(111,751
|
)
|
|
Investment in unconsolidated entity
|
(26
|
)
|
|
(156
|
)
|
|
Net proceeds from disposition of assets
|
—
|
|
|
1,420
|
|
|
Improvements and additions to hotel properties
|
(12,294
|
)
|
|
(72,707
|
)
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
(9,792
|
)
|
|
(183,194
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
Borrowings on indebtedness
|
109,317
|
|
|
249,000
|
|
|
Repayments of indebtedness
|
(44,317
|
)
|
|
(187,086
|
)
|
|
Payments of loan costs and exit fees
|
(4,941
|
)
|
|
(2,440
|
)
|
|
Payments for derivatives
|
(92
|
)
|
|
(62
|
)
|
|
Purchase of common stock
|
(30
|
)
|
|
(202
|
)
|
|
Payments for dividends and distributions
|
(11,045
|
)
|
|
(16,456
|
)
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock
|
474
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Preferred stock offering costs
|
—
|
|
|
(110
|
)
|
|
Distributions to noncontrolling interest in consolidated entities
|
(2,639
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
Other
|
—
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
46,727
|
|
|
42,651
|
|
|
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
|
13,649
|
|
|
(108,064
|
)
|
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
|
130,383
|
|
|
258,488
|
|
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
|
$
|
144,032
|
|
|
$
|
150,424
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
|
|
|
|
|
Interest paid
|
$
|
16,060
|
|
|
$
|
25,427
|
|
|
Income taxes paid (refunded)
|
775
|
|
|
(494
|
)
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock purchases accrued but not paid
|
$
|
42
|
|
|
$
|
182
|
|
|
Dividends and distributions declared but not paid
|
3,208
|
|
|
9,334
|
|
|
Capital expenditures accrued but not paid
|
9,685
|
|
|
16,396
|
|
|
Accrued preferred stock offering expenses
|
17
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
$
|
71,995
|
|
|
$
|
182,578
|
|
|
Restricted cash at beginning of period
|
58,388
|
|
|
75,910
|
|
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
|
$
|
130,383
|
|
|
$
|
258,488
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$
|
102,568
|
|
|
$
|
80,360
|
|
|
Restricted cash at end of period
|
41,464
|
|
|
70,064
|
|
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
|
$
|
144,032
|
|
|
$
|
150,424
|
|
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)
1. Organization and Description of Business
Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc., together with its subsidiaries (“Braemar”), is a Maryland corporation that invests primarily in high revenue per available room (“RevPAR”) luxury hotels and resorts. High RevPAR, for purposes of our investment strategy, means RevPAR of at least twice the then-current U.S. national average RevPAR for all hotels as determined by Smith Travel Research. Braemar has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Braemar conducts its business and owns substantially all of its assets through its operating partnership, Braemar Hospitality Limited Partnership (“Braemar OP”). In this report, the terms the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” refers to Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc. and, as the context may require, all entities included in its condensed consolidated financial statements.
We are advised by Ashford Hospitality Advisors LLC (“Ashford LLC” or the “Advisor”) through an advisory agreement. Ashford LLC is a subsidiary of Ashford Inc. All of the hotel properties in our portfolio are currently asset-managed by Ashford LLC. We do not have any employees. All of the services that might be provided by employees are provided to us by Ashford LLC.
We do not operate any of our hotel properties directly; instead we employ hotel management companies to operate them for us under management contracts. Remington Hotels, a subsidiary of Ashford Inc. after November 6, 2019, manages three of our thirteen hotel properties. Third-party management companies manage the remaining hotel properties.
Ashford Inc. also provides other products and services to us or our hotel properties through certain entities in which Ashford Inc. has an ownership interest. These products and services include, but are not limited to project management services, debt placement services, broker-dealer and distribution services, audio visual services, real estate advisory services, insurance claims services, hypoallergenic premium rooms, watersport activities, travel/transportation services and mobile key technology.
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries of Braemar OP that as of June 30, 2020, own thirteen hotel properties in six states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands (“USVI”). The portfolio includes eleven wholly-owned hotel properties and two hotel properties that are owned through a partnership in which Braemar OP has a controlling interest. These hotel properties represent 3,722 total rooms, or 3,487 net rooms, excluding those attributable to our partner. As a REIT, Braemar is required to comply with limitations imposed by the Internal Revenue Code related to operating hotels. As of June 30, 2020, twelve of our thirteen hotel properties were leased by wholly-owned or majority-owned subsidiaries that are treated as taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRS”) for federal income tax purposes (collectively the TRS entities are referred to as “Braemar TRS”). One hotel property, located in the USVI, is owned by our USVI TRS. Braemar TRS then engages third-party or affiliated hotel management companies to operate the hotel properties under management contracts. Hotel operating results related to the hotel properties are included in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
As of June 30, 2020, ten of the thirteen hotel properties were leased by Braemar’s wholly-owned TRS and the two hotel properties majority-owned through a consolidated partnership were leased to a TRS wholly-owned by such consolidated partnership. Each leased hotel is leased under a percentage lease that provides for each lessee to pay in each calendar month the base rent plus, in each calendar quarter, percentage rent, if any, based on hotel revenues. Lease revenue from Braemar TRS is eliminated in consolidation. The hotel properties are operated under management contracts with Marriott International, Inc. (“Marriott”), Hilton Worldwide (“Hilton”), Accor Management US Inc. (“Accor”), Hyatt Hotels Corporation (“Hyatt”), Ritz-Carlton, Inc., a subsidiary of Marriott (“Ritz-Carlton”) and Remington Hotels, which are eligible independent contractors under the Internal Revenue Code.
COVID-19, Management’s Plans and Liquidity
In December 2019, COVID-19 was identified in Wuhan, China, which subsequently spread to other regions of the world, and has resulted in significant travel restrictions and extended shutdown of numerous businesses in every state in the United States. In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a global pandemic. Since late February 2020, we have experienced a significant decline in occupancy and RevPAR and we expect the significant occupancy and RevPAR declines associated with COVID-19 to continue as we are experiencing significant reservation cancellations as well as a significant reduction in new reservations. The prolonged presence of the virus has resulted in health and other government authorities imposing widespread restrictions on travel and other businesses. The hotel industry and our portfolio have experienced the postponement or cancellation of a significant number of business conferences and similar events. Following the government mandates and health official orders in March 2020, the Company temporarily suspended operations at 11 of its 13 hotels and dramatically reduced staffing and expenses at its hotels that remained operational. As of June 30, 2020, operations at two of the Company’s hotels remain
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)
temporarily suspended. COVID-19 has had a significant negative impact on the Company’s operations and financial results to date. The full financial impact of the reduction in hotel demand caused by the pandemic and suspension of operations at the Company’s hotels cannot be reasonably estimated at this time due to uncertainty as to its severity and duration. The Company expects that the COVID-19 pandemic will have a significant negative impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial position and cash flow for at least the remainder of 2020 and into 2021. As a result, in March 2020, the Company fully drew down on its $75 million secured revolving credit facility, which was later converted into a term loan, suspended the quarterly cash dividend on its common stock, reduced planned capital expenditures and reduced the cash compensation of its board of directors, and, working closely with its hotel managers, significantly reduced its hotels’ operating expenses. The Company’s advisor adopted a remote-work policy at its corporate office in an effort to protect the health and safety of its employees. See note 6 for term loan details.
As of June 30, 2020, the Company maintained unrestricted cash of $102.6 million. All of the Company’s property-level debt is non-recourse. Beginning on April 1, 2020, we did not make at least one interest payment under nearly all of our loan agreements, which constituted an “Event of Default” as such term is defined under the applicable loan documents. Further, the Company triggered an “Event of Default,” as defined under the secured revolving credit facility agreement as a result of the Company being in default on mortgage and mezzanine loans with an aggregate principal amount in excess of $200 million. Pursuant to the terms of the applicable loan documents, such an Event of Default caused an automatic increase in the interest rate on our outstanding loan balance for the period such Event of Default remains outstanding. Following an Event of Default, our lenders can generally elect to accelerate all principal and accrued interest payments that remain outstanding under the applicable loan agreement and foreclose on the applicable hotel properties that are security for such loans. Such Event of Default under the senior revolving credit facility agreement was eliminated by the First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated June 8, 2020, which provides that defaults under mortgage and mezzanine loans with an aggregate principal amount in excess of $200 million do not trigger a default under the senior revolving credit agreement unless such mortgage or mezzanine loans are also accelerated, and excluding from the $200 million threshold, any default and acceleration under those certain mortgage and mezzanine loans having an aggregate principal amount of $435 million and secured by the Marriott Seattle Waterfront, Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile, The Notary Hotel and Courtyard San Francisco Downtown. During the second quarter of 2020, we reached forbearance and other agreements with our lenders relating to mortgage loans secured by the Pier House Resort, Ritz-Carlton Sarasota, Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe, Hotel Yountville, Bardessono Hotel, Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile, The Notary Hotel, Courtyard San Francisco Downtown, and Marriott Seattle Waterfront. In the aggregate, we have entered into forbearance and other agreements with varying terms and conditions that conditionally waive or defer payment defaults for loans with a total outstanding principal balance of approximately $760.0 million out of approximately $1.1 billion in property level debt outstanding as of June 30, 2020. The Company amended its secured revolving credit facility converting it into a $65 million secured term loan and changed the terms of certain financial covenants that the Company was subject to under the secured revolving credit facility.
Additionally, the Company did not make rental payments under two ground leases that are paid monthly; however, the Company executed a forbearance agreement with the landlord of the Bardessono Hotel and executed a rent deferral letter (consistent with the terms of Ordinance Number O-21177, passed by the Council of the City of San Diego on March 25, 2020) with the landlord of the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines, each of which temporarily resolve any potential events of default arising out of such non-payments.
As of June 30, 2020, the Company maintained unrestricted cash of $102.6 million and restricted cash of $41.5 million. During the three months ended June 30, 2020, we utilized cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of $43.2 million. During the vast majority of the second quarter of 2020, 11 of the Company’s 13 hotels were closed. Currently only two hotels remain closed. We are taking several steps to reduce our cash utilization. There is uncertainty surrounding future cash flows. As a result of these uncertainties, and based on certain circumstances, it is possible that the Company could utilize all of its cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash within the next twelve months.
Based on these factors, the Company has determined that there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date the financial statements are issued. In making this determination pursuant to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, the Company cannot consider any remedies that are outside of the Company’s control and have not been fully implemented. As a result, the Company could not consider future potential fundraising activities, whether through equity or debt offerings, dispositions of hotel properties or the likelihood of obtaining forbearance agreements as we could not conclude they were probable of being effectively implemented. Any forbearance agreement will most likely lead to increased costs, increased interest rates, additional restrictive covenants and other possible lender protections. In addition to or in lieu of obtaining forbearance agreements as described above, the Company could turn over the hotels securing the mortgage loans to the respective lenders.
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)
The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern and do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation—The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. These condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc., its majority-owned subsidiaries, and its majority-owned entities in which it has a controlling interest. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions between consolidated entities have been eliminated in these condensed consolidated financial statements. We have condensed or omitted certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. We believe the disclosures made herein are adequate to prevent the information presented from being misleading. However, the financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 13, 2020.
Braemar OP is considered to be a variable interest entity (“VIE”), as defined by authoritative accounting guidance. A VIE must be consolidated by a reporting entity if the reporting entity is the primary beneficiary because it has (i) the power to direct the VIE’s activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the VIE. All major decisions related to Braemar OP that most significantly impact its economic performance, including but not limited to operating procedures with respect to business affairs and any acquisitions, dispositions, financings, restructurings or other transactions with sellers, purchasers, lenders, brokers, agents and other applicable representatives, are subject to the approval of our wholly-owned subsidiary, Braemar OP General Partner LLC, its general partner. As such, we consolidate Braemar OP.
The following items affect reporting comparability of our historical condensed consolidated financial statements:
|
|
|
|
•
|
historical seasonality patterns at some of our hotel properties cause fluctuations in our overall operating results. Consequently, operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2020; and
|
|
|
|
|
•
|
on January 15, 2019, we acquired the Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe. The operating results of the hotel property have been included in the results of operations as of its acquisition date.
|
Use of Estimates—The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Income Taxes—On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) was signed into law and includes certain income tax provisions relevant to businesses. The Company is required to recognize the effect on the consolidated financial statements in the period the law was enacted. For the period ended June 30, 2020, the CARES Act did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. At this time, the Company does not expect the impact of the CARES Act to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020.
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards—In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Updated (“ASU”) 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASU 2016-13”). The ASU sets forth an “expected credit loss” impairment model to replace the current “incurred loss” method of recognizing credit losses. The standard requires measurement and recognition of expected credit losses for most financial assets held. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted for periods beginning after December 15, 2018. In November 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-19, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (“ASU 2018-19”). ASU 2018-19 clarifies that receivables arising from operating leases are not within the scope of Subtopic 326-20. Instead, impairment of receivables arising from operating leases should be accounted for in accordance with Topic 842, Leases. In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-10, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326), Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815)
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)
and Leases (Topic 842): Effective Dates (“ASU 2019-10”). ASU 2019-10 updates the effective dates for ASU 2016-13, but there is no change for public companies. In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-11, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (“ASU 2019-11”). ASU 2019-11, clarifies specific issues within the amendments of ASU 2016-13. We adopted the standard effective January 1, 2020 and the adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards—In January 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-01, Investments – Equity Securities (Topic 321), Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323), and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) – Clarifying the Interactions between Topic 321, Topic 323, and Topic 815 (a consensus of the Emerging Issues Task Force) (“ASU 2020-01”), which clarifies the interaction between the accounting for equity securities, equity method investments, and certain derivative instruments. The ASU, among other things, clarifies that a company should consider observable transactions that require a company to either apply or discontinue the equity method of accounting under Topic 323, Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures, for the purposes of applying the measurement alternative in accordance with Topic 321 immediately before applying or upon discontinuing the equity method. ASU 2020-01 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within those fiscal years and should be applied prospectively. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact that ASU 2020-01 may have on our condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) (“ASU 2020-04”). ASU 2020-04 contains practical expedients for reference rate reform related activities that impact debt, leases, derivatives and other contracts. The guidance in ASU 2020-04 is optional and may be elected over time as reference rate reform activities occur. The Company continues to evaluate the impact of the guidance and may apply the elections as applicable as changes in the market occur.
3. Revenue
The following tables present our revenue disaggregated by geographical areas (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30, 2020
|
|
Primary Geographical Market
|
|
Number of Hotels
|
|
Rooms
|
|
Food and Beverage
|
|
Other Hotel
|
|
Other
|
|
Total
|
|
California
|
|
5
|
|
$
|
1,910
|
|
|
$
|
270
|
|
|
$
|
520
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
2,700
|
|
|
Colorado
|
|
1
|
|
116
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
334
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
477
|
|
|
Florida
|
|
2
|
|
3,309
|
|
|
1,617
|
|
|
2,336
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
7,262
|
|
|
Illinois
|
|
1
|
|
311
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
67
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
415
|
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
|
1
|
|
534
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
83
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
617
|
|
|
Washington
|
|
1
|
|
67
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
64
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
131
|
|
|
Washington, D.C.
|
|
1
|
|
(9
|
)
|
|
(13
|
)
|
|
376
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
354
|
|
|
USVI
|
|
1
|
|
295
|
|
|
139
|
|
|
505
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
939
|
|
|
Total
|
|
13
|
|
$
|
6,533
|
|
|
$
|
2,077
|
|
|
$
|
4,285
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
12,895
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
|
|
Primary Geographical Market
|
|
Number of Hotels
|
|
Rooms
|
|
Food and Beverage
|
|
Other Hotel
|
|
Other
|
|
Total
|
|
California
|
|
5
|
|
$
|
26,549
|
|
|
$
|
7,956
|
|
|
$
|
3,526
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
38,031
|
|
|
Colorado
|
|
1
|
|
1,376
|
|
|
1,416
|
|
|
1,728
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4,520
|
|
|
Florida
|
|
2
|
|
11,444
|
|
|
6,591
|
|
|
4,181
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
22,216
|
|
|
Illinois
|
|
1
|
|
8,229
|
|
|
2,408
|
|
|
406
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
11,043
|
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
|
1
|
|
7,257
|
|
|
905
|
|
|
254
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
8,416
|
|
|
Washington
|
|
1
|
|
7,901
|
|
|
1,606
|
|
|
425
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
9,932
|
|
|
Washington, D.C.
|
|
1
|
|
12,363
|
|
|
4,430
|
|
|
436
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
17,229
|
|
|
USVI
|
|
1
|
|
2
|
|
|
478
|
|
|
6,649
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
7,129
|
|
|
Total
|
|
13
|
|
$
|
75,121
|
|
|
$
|
25,790
|
|
|
$
|
17,605
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
118,516
|
|
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
|
|
Primary Geographical Market
|
|
Number of Hotels
|
|
Rooms
|
|
Food and Beverage
|
|
Other Hotel
|
|
Other
|
|
Total
|
|
California
|
|
5
|
|
$
|
25,897
|
|
|
$
|
8,041
|
|
|
$
|
4,938
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
38,876
|
|
|
Colorado
|
|
1
|
|
8,267
|
|
|
4,282
|
|
|
3,239
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
15,788
|
|
|
Florida
|
|
2
|
|
17,298
|
|
|
9,360
|
|
|
7,030
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
33,688
|
|
|
Illinois
|
|
1
|
|
2,932
|
|
|
889
|
|
|
363
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4,184
|
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
|
1
|
|
5,000
|
|
|
1,206
|
|
|
319
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
6,525
|
|
|
Washington
|
|
1
|
|
3,765
|
|
|
791
|
|
|
422
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4,978
|
|
|
Washington, D.C.
|
|
1
|
|
6,526
|
|
|
3,478
|
|
|
882
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
10,886
|
|
|
USVI
|
|
1
|
|
7,316
|
|
|
2,833
|
|
|
5,341
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
15,490
|
|
|
Total
|
|
13
|
|
$
|
77,001
|
|
|
$
|
30,880
|
|
|
$
|
22,534
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
130,415
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
|
|
Primary Geographical Market
|
|
Number of Hotels
|
|
Rooms
|
|
Food and Beverage
|
|
Other Hotel
|
|
Other
|
|
Total
|
|
California
|
|
5
|
|
$
|
56,463
|
|
|
$
|
18,121
|
|
|
$
|
7,452
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
82,036
|
|
|
Colorado
|
|
1
|
|
10,973
|
|
|
6,252
|
|
|
5,394
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
22,619
|
|
|
Florida
|
|
2
|
|
26,440
|
|
|
14,687
|
|
|
9,003
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
50,130
|
|
|
Illinois
|
|
1
|
|
11,552
|
|
|
3,546
|
|
|
702
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
15,800
|
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
|
1
|
|
11,494
|
|
|
1,713
|
|
|
483
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
13,690
|
|
|
Washington
|
|
1
|
|
13,017
|
|
|
3,421
|
|
|
807
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
17,245
|
|
|
Washington, D.C.
|
|
1
|
|
21,071
|
|
|
8,991
|
|
|
818
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
30,880
|
|
|
USVI
|
|
1
|
|
842
|
|
|
1,173
|
|
|
12,609
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
14,624
|
|
|
Corporate entities
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
Total
|
|
13
|
|
$
|
151,852
|
|
|
$
|
57,904
|
|
|
$
|
37,268
|
|
|
$
|
5
|
|
|
$
|
247,029
|
|
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded revenue from business interruption losses associated with lost profits from Hurricane Irma of $390,000 and $4.0 million, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company recorded revenue from business interruption losses associated with lost profits from the hurricanes of $6.6 million and $12.6 million, respectively.
4. Investments in Hotel Properties, net
Investments in hotel properties, net consisted of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2020
|
|
December 31, 2019
|
|
Land
|
$
|
455,298
|
|
|
$
|
455,298
|
|
|
Buildings and improvements
|
1,183,288
|
|
|
1,173,151
|
|
|
Furniture, fixtures and equipment
|
134,919
|
|
|
129,595
|
|
|
Construction in progress
|
12,861
|
|
|
33,130
|
|
|
Total cost
|
1,786,366
|
|
|
1,791,174
|
|
|
Accumulated depreciation
|
(338,186
|
)
|
|
(309,752
|
)
|
|
Investments in hotel properties, net
|
$
|
1,448,180
|
|
|
$
|
1,481,422
|
|
Impairment Charges and Insurance Recoveries
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded revenue from business interruption losses associated with lost profits from Hurricane Irma of $390,000 and $4.0 million, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company recorded revenue from business interruption losses associated with lost profits from the hurricanes of $6.6 million and $12.6 million, respectively. These revenues are included in “other” hotel revenue in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company received proceeds of $5.4 million and $7.4 million, respectively, from our insurance carriers for property damage and business interruption from the hurricanes. The Company received proceeds of $8.3 million for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2019.
During both the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, no impairment charges were recorded. The Company also had a liability of $3.8 million, included in “other liabilities” on the condensed consolidated balance sheet, as it has received insurance proceeds in excess of property damage claims that are not yet settled as of June 30, 2020. The Company will not record revenue for business interruption losses associated with lost profits or gains from property damage recoveries until the amount for such recoveries is known and the amount is realizable.
5. Investment in Unconsolidated Entity
OpenKey is a hospitality-focused mobile key platform that provides a universal smart phone app and related hardware and software for keyless entry into hotel guest rooms. In 2018, the Company made an initial $2.0 million investment in OpenKey, which is controlled and consolidated by Ashford Inc., for an initial 8.2% ownership interest. An additional investment of $26,000 was made during the six months ended June 30, 2020. All investments were recommended by our Related Party Transactions Committee and unanimously approved by the independent members of our board of directors. As of June 30, 2020, the Company has made investments in OpenKey totaling $2.4 million.
Our investment is recorded as “investment in unconsolidated entity” in our condensed consolidated balance sheets and is accounted for under the equity method of accounting as we have been deemed to have significant influence over the entity under the applicable accounting guidance. We review our investment in OpenKey for impairment in each reporting period pursuant to the applicable authoritative accounting guidance. An investment is impaired when its estimated fair value is less than the carrying amount of the investment. Any impairment is recorded in equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated entity. No such impairment was recorded for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.
The following table summarizes our carrying value and ownership interest in OpenKey:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2020
|
|
December 31, 2019
|
|
Carrying value of the investment in OpenKey (in thousands)
|
$
|
1,845
|
|
|
$
|
1,899
|
|
|
Ownership interest in OpenKey
|
8.6
|
%
|
|
8.6
|
%
|
The following table summarizes our equity in earnings (loss) in OpenKey (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
Line Item
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated entity
|
|
$
|
(40
|
)
|
|
$
|
(51
|
)
|
|
$
|
(80
|
)
|
|
$
|
(101
|
)
|
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)
6. Indebtedness, net
Indebtedness, net consisted of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Indebtedness
|
|
Collateral
|
|
Maturity
|
|
Interest Rate (1)
|
|
Default Rate (2)
|
|
June 30, 2020
|
|
December 31, 2019
|
|
Secured revolving credit facility (5)
|
|
Equity
|
|
October 2022
|
|
Base Rate (4) + 1.25% to 2.50% or LIBOR (3) + 2.25% to 3.50%
|
|
n/a
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
Mortgage loan (6)
|
|
Park Hyatt Beaver Creek
|
|
April 2021
|
|
LIBOR (3) + 2.75%
|
|
n/a
|
|
67,500
|
|
|
67,500
|
|
|
Mortgage loan (7)
|
|
The Notary Hotel
|
|
June 2021
|
|
LIBOR (3) + 2.16%
|
|
n/a
|
|
435,000
|
|
|
435,000
|
|
|
|
|
Courtyard San Francisco Downtown
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marriott Seattle Waterfront
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mortgage loan (8)
|
|
Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas
|
|
August 2021
|
|
LIBOR (3) + 3.95%
|
|
n/a
|
|
42,500
|
|
|
42,500
|
|
|
Mortgage loan (9)
|
|
Hotel Yountville
|
|
May 2022
|
|
LIBOR (3) + 2.55%
|
|
n/a
|
|
51,000
|
|
|
51,000
|
|
|
Mortgage loan (9)
|
|
Bardessono Hotel
|
|
August 2022
|
|
LIBOR (3) + 2.55%
|
|
n/a
|
|
40,000
|
|
|
40,000
|
|
|
Term loan (5)
|
|
Equity
|
|
October 2022
|
|
Base Rate (4) + 1.25% to 2.50% or LIBOR (3) + 2.25% to 3.50%
|
|
n/a
|
|
65,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Mortgage loan (9)
|
|
Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota
|
|
April 2023
|
|
LIBOR (3) + 2.65%
|
|
n/a
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
Mortgage loan (9)
|
|
Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe
|
|
January 2024
|
|
LIBOR(3) + 2.10%
|
|
n/a
|
|
54,000
|
|
|
54,000
|
|
|
Mortgage loan (10)
|
|
Capital Hilton
|
|
February 2024
|
|
LIBOR (3) + 1.70%
|
|
5.00%
|
|
195,000
|
|
|
195,000
|
|
|
|
|
Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mortgage loan (9)
|
|
Pier House Resort
|
|
September 2024
|
|
LIBOR (3) + 1.85%
|
|
n/a
|
|
80,000
|
|
|
80,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,130,000
|
|
|
1,065,000
|
|
|
Deferred loan costs, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6,687
|
)
|
|
(6,514
|
)
|
|
Indebtedness, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,123,313
|
|
|
$
|
1,058,486
|
|
__________________
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Interest rates do not include default or late payment rates in effect on some mortgage loans.
|
|
|
|
|
(2)
|
Default rates are presented for mortgage loans which were in default, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable mortgage agreement, as of June 30, 2020. The default rate is accrued in addition to the stated interest rate.
|
|
|
|
|
(3)
|
LIBOR rates were 0.162% and 1.763% at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
|
|
|
|
|
(4)
|
Base Rate, as defined in the secured term loan agreement, is the greater of (i) the prime rate set by Bank of America, or (ii) federal funds rate + 0.5%, or (iii) LIBOR + 1.0%.
|
|
|
|
|
(5)
|
Effective June 8, 2020, we amended this secured revolving credit facility totaling $75 million, which was the total borrowing capacity. In conjunction with the amendment, we repaid $10 million of principal and converted the facility to a term loan with a principal balance of $65 million. The amended term loan is interest only until March 2021 and bears interest at a rate of Base Rate + 1.25% - 2.50% or LIBOR + 2.25% - 3.5%, with a LIBOR floor of 0.50%. Beginning March 31, 2021, principal amortization payments of $5 million are due on the last day of each quarter.
|
|
|
|
|
(6)
|
This mortgage loan has three one-year extension options, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, of which the second was exercised in April 2020.
|
|
|
|
|
(7)
|
Effective June 9, 2020, we executed a FF&E accommodation agreement for this mortgage loan. Terms of the agreement included lender-held reserves were made available to fund property-level operating expenses and monthly FF&E escrow deposits were waived through January 2021. This mortgage loan has five one-year extension options, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, of which the first was exercised in June 2020.
|
|
|
|
|
(8)
|
The interest rate spread on this mortgage loan changed from 4.95% as of December 31, 2019, to 3.95% as of March 31, 2020, based on an appraisal received in accordance with the August 5, 2019 loan amendment. This mortgage loan has a LIBOR floor of 1.00%. This mortgage loan has three one-year extension options, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions.
|
|
|
|
|
(9)
|
Effective May 1, 2020, we executed a forbearance agreement for this mortgage loan. Terms of the agreement included adding a LIBOR floor to 0.25%, deferral of interest payments for three months, with the option to extend the interest payment deferral an additional three months, which was exercised in August 2020, with all deferred payments due at maturity, lender-held reserves were made available to fund property-level operating expenses, and monthly FF&E escrow deposits were waived through December 2020.
|
|
|
|
|
(10)
|
As of June 30, 2020, this mortgage loan was in default under the terms and conditions of the mortgage loan agreement. Default interest has been accrued, in accordance with the terms of the mortgage loan agreement, and is reflected in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet and statements of operations.
|
In April 2020, certain subsidiaries of the Company applied for and received loans from Key Bank, N.A. under the Payroll Protection Program (“PPP”), which was established under the CARES Act. All funds borrowed under the PPP totaling $34.3 million were returned on or before May 7, 2020.
On June 8, 2020, the Company entered into the First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amendment”). The Amendment converts the $75 million Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated October 25, 2019 (the “Credit Facility”), which was a secured revolving credit facility, into a $65 million secured term loan. The Company had borrowed the full borrowing capacity of $75 million under the Credit Facility and repaid $10 million on June 8, 2020, in
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)
connection with the signing of the Amendment. Pursuant to the terms of the Amendment, borrowings will bear interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 3.50% or Base Rate plus 2.50% until June 30, 2021. After such date, the pricing will revert to the original terms of the Credit Facility. The Amendment also adds principal amortization of $5 million per quarter commencing on March 31, 2021. The Amendment changes the terms of certain financial covenants that the Company was subject to under the Credit Facility. The Amendment has the same maturity date of October 25, 2022 but removes the two one -year extension options and also removes the Company’s ability to reborrow amounts that have been repaid.
We are required to maintain certain financial ratios under secured term loan. If we violate covenants in any debt agreement, we could be required to repay all or a portion of our indebtedness before maturity at a time when we might be unable to arrange financing for such repayment on attractive terms, if at all. The assets of certain of our subsidiaries are pledged under non-recourse indebtedness and are not available to satisfy the debts and other obligations of the consolidated group. Beginning on April 1, 2020, we did not make at least one interest payment under nearly all of our loan agreements, which constituted an “Event of Default” as such term is defined under the applicable loan documents. Further, the Company triggered an “Event of Default,” as defined under the secured revolving credit facility agreement as a result of the Company being in default on mortgage and mezzanine loans with an aggregate principal amount in excess of $200 million. Pursuant to the terms of the applicable loan documents, such an Event of Default caused an automatic increase in the interest rate on our outstanding loan balance for the period such Event of Default remains outstanding. Following an Event of Default, our lenders can generally elect to accelerate all principal and accrued interest payments that remain outstanding under the applicable loan agreement and foreclose on the applicable hotel properties that are security for such loans. Such Event of Default under the senior revolving credit facility agreement was eliminated by the First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated June 8, 2020, which provides that defaults under mortgage and mezzanine loans with an aggregate principal amount in excess of $200 million do not trigger a default under the senior revolving credit agreement unless such mortgage or mezzanine loans are also accelerated, and excluding from the $200 million threshold, any default and acceleration under those certain mortgage and mezzanine loans having an aggregate principal amount of $435 million and secured by the Marriott Seattle Waterfront, Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile, The Notary Hotel and Courtyard San Francisco Downtown. During the second quarter of 2020, we reached forbearance and other agreements with our lenders relating to loans secured by the Pier House Resort, Ritz-Carlton Sarasota, Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe, Hotel Yountville, Bardessono Hotel, Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile, The Notary Hotel, Courtyard San Francisco Downtown and Marriott Seattle Waterfront. In the aggregate, we have entered into forbearance and other agreements with varying terms and conditions that conditionally waive or defer payment defaults for loans with a total outstanding principal balance of approximately $760.0 million out of approximately $1.1 billion in property level debt outstanding as of June 30, 2020. See note 14 for discussion of the loan modification agreement with Lismore Capital LLC (“Lismore”).
7. Derivative Instruments
Interest Rate Derivatives—We are exposed to risks arising from our business operations, economic conditions and financial markets. To manage these risks, we primarily use interest rate derivatives to hedge our debt and our cash flows. The interest rate derivatives include interest rate caps and interest rate floors, which are subject to master netting settlement arrangements. All derivatives are recorded at fair value.
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)
The following table summarizes the interest rate derivatives we entered into over the applicable periods:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
Interest rate caps:
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
Notional amount (in thousands)
|
$
|
602,500
|
|
|
$
|
228,500
|
|
|
Strike rate low end of range
|
3.00
|
%
|
|
3.00
|
%
|
|
Strike rate high end of range
|
4.00
|
%
|
|
7.80
|
%
|
|
Effective date range
|
March 2020 - June 2020
|
|
|
January 2019 - April 2019
|
|
|
Termination date range
|
April 2021 - June 2021
|
|
|
March 2020 - February 2021
|
|
|
Total cost of interest rate caps (in thousands)
|
$
|
92
|
|
|
$
|
62
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest rate floors:
|
|
|
|
|
Notional amount (in thousands)
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
2,000,000
|
|
|
Strike rate
|
|
|
|
1.63
|
%
|
|
Effective date
|
|
|
January 2019
|
|
|
Termination date
|
|
|
March 2020
|
|
|
Total cost of interest rate floors (in thousands)
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
75
|
|
_______________
No instruments were designated as cash flow hedges for during the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.
Interest rate derivatives consisted of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest rate caps: (1)
|
June 30, 2020
|
|
December 31, 2019
|
|
Notional amount (in thousands)
|
$
|
819,000
|
|
|
$
|
968,000
|
|
|
Strike rate low end of range
|
3.00
|
%
|
|
3.00
|
%
|
|
Strike rate high end of range
|
4.00
|
%
|
|
7.80
|
%
|
|
Termination date range
|
September 2020 - October 2021
|
|
|
January 2020 - October 2021
|
|
|
Aggregate principal balance on corresponding mortgage loans (in thousands)
|
$
|
819,000
|
|
|
$
|
870,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest rate floors: (1) (2)
|
|
|
|
|
Notional amount (in thousands)
|
$
|
3,000,000
|
|
|
$
|
5,000,000
|
|
|
Strike rate low end of range
|
(0.25
|
)%
|
|
(0.25
|
)%
|
|
Strike rate high end of range
|
(0.25
|
)%
|
|
1.63
|
%
|
|
Termination date range
|
July 2020
|
|
|
March 2020 - July 2020
|
|
_______________
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
No instruments were designated as cash flow hedges.
|
|
|
|
|
(2)
|
Cash collateral is posted by us as well as our counterparties. We offset the fair value of the derivative and the obligation/right to return/reclaim cash collateral.
|
Credit Default Swap Derivatives—We use credit default swaps, tied to the CMBX index, to hedge financial and capital market risk. A credit default swap is a derivative contract that functions like an insurance policy against the credit risk of an entity or obligation. The seller of protection assumes the credit risk of the reference obligation from the buyer (us) of protection in exchange for annual premium payments. If a default or a loss, as defined in the credit default swap agreements, occurs on the underlying bonds, then the buyer of protection is protected against those losses. The only liability for us, the buyer, is the annual premium and any change in value of the underlying CMBX index (if the trade is terminated prior to maturity). For all CMBX trades completed to date, we were the buyer of protection. Credit default swaps are subject to master-netting settlement arrangements and credit support annexes. As of June 30, 2020, we held a credit default swap with a notional amount of $50.0 million, an effective date of August 2017 and an expected maturity date of October 2026. Assuming the underlying bonds pay off at par over their remaining average life, our estimated total exposure for these trades was approximately $1.2 million as of June 30, 2020. Cash collateral is posted by us as well as our counterparties. We offset the fair value of the derivative and the obligation/right to return/reclaim cash collateral. The change in market value of credit default swaps is settled net through posting cash collateral or reclaiming cash collateral between us and our counterparties when such change in market value is over $250,000.
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)
8. Fair Value Measurements
Fair Value Hierarchy—Our financial instruments measured at fair value either on a recurring or a non-recurring basis are classified in a hierarchy for disclosure purposes consisting of three levels based on the observability of inputs in the market place as discussed below:
|
|
|
|
•
|
Level 1: Fair value measurements that are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets that we have the ability to access for identical assets or liabilities. Market price data generally is obtained from exchange or dealer markets.
|
|
|
|
|
•
|
Level 2: Fair value measurements based on inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, such as interest rates and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals.
|
|
|
|
|
•
|
Level 3: Fair value measurements based on valuation techniques that use significant inputs that are unobservable. The circumstances for using these measurements include those in which there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability.
|
The fair value of interest rate caps is determined using the market standard methodology of discounting the future expected cash receipts that would occur if variable interest rates rise above the strike rates of the caps. The variable interest rates used in the calculation of projected receipts on the caps are based on an expectation of future interest rates derived from observable market interest rate curves (LIBOR forward curves) and volatilities (the Level 2 inputs). We also incorporate credit valuation adjustments (the Level 3 inputs) to appropriately reflect both our own non-performance risk and the respective counterparty’s non-performance risk.
Fair value of credit default swaps are obtained from a third party who publishes various information including the index composition and price data (Level 2 inputs). The fair value of credit default swaps does not contain credit-risk-related adjustments as the change in fair value is settled net through posting cash collateral or reclaiming cash collateral between us and our counterparty.
The fair value of interest rate floors is calculated using a third-party discounted cash flow model based on future cash flows that are expected to be received over the remaining life of the floor. These expected future cash flows are probability-weighted projections based on the contract terms, accounting for both the magnitude and likelihood of potential payments, which are both computed using the appropriate LIBOR forward curve and market implied volatilities as of the valuation date (Level 2 inputs).
The fair value of options on futures contracts is determined based on the last reported settlement price as of the measurement date (Level 1 inputs). These exchange-traded options are centrally cleared, and a clearinghouse stands in between all trades to ensure that the obligations involved in the trades are satisfied.
When a majority of the inputs used to value our derivatives fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the derivative valuations in their entirety are classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. However, when the valuation adjustments associated with our derivatives utilize Level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads, to evaluate the likelihood of default by us and our counterparties, which we consider significant (10% or more) to the overall valuation of our derivatives, the derivative valuations in their entirety are classified in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. Transfers of inputs between levels are determined at the end of each reporting period. In determining the fair values of our derivatives at June 30, 2020, the LIBOR interest rate forward curve (Level 2 inputs) assumed a downtrend from 0.162% to 0.101% for the remaining term of our derivatives. Credit spreads (Level 3 inputs) used in determining the fair values derivatives assumed an uptrend in nonperformance risk for us and all of our counterparties through the maturity dates.
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
The following tables present our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis aggregated by the level within which measurements fall in the fair value hierarchy (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quoted Market Prices (Level 1)
|
|
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
|
|
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
|
|
Counterparty and Cash Collateral Netting(1)
|
|
Total
|
|
|
June 30, 2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest rate derivatives - caps
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
30
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
30
|
|
|
|
Credit default swaps
|
—
|
|
|
(374
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,100
|
|
|
726
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(344
|
)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,100
|
|
|
$
|
756
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quoted Market Prices (Level 1)
|
|
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
|
|
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
|
|
Counterparty and Cash Collateral Netting(1)
|
|
Total
|
|
|
December 31, 2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest rate derivatives - floors
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
52
|
|
|
$
|
53
|
|
|
|
Interest rate derivatives - caps
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
Credit default swaps
|
—
|
|
|
(550
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,078
|
|
|
528
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(548
|
)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,130
|
|
|
$
|
582
|
|
(2)
|
__________________
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Represents net cash collateral posted between us and our counterparties.
|
|
|
|
|
(2)
|
Reported as “derivative assets” in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.
|
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)
Effect of Fair Value Measured Assets and Liabilities on Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
The following table summarizes the effect of fair value measured assets and liabilities on our condensed consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest rate derivatives - floors
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
734
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
666
|
|
|
|
Interest rate derivatives - caps
|
(44
|
)
|
|
(10
|
)
|
|
(63
|
)
|
|
(81
|
)
|
|
|
Credit default swaps
|
(925
|
)
|
(1)
|
(145
|
)
|
(1)
|
175
|
|
(1)
|
(943
|
)
|
(1)
|
|
Total derivative assets
|
$
|
(969
|
)
|
|
$
|
579
|
|
|
$
|
112
|
|
|
$
|
(358
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-derivative assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment in Ashford Inc.
|
—
|
|
|
(4,626
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(3,919
|
)
|
|
|
Total
|
$
|
(969
|
)
|
|
$
|
(4,047
|
)
|
|
$
|
112
|
|
|
$
|
(4,277
|
)
|
|
|
Total combined
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest rate derivatives - floors
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
809
|
|
|
$
|
75
|
|
|
$
|
806
|
|
|
|
Interest rate derivatives - caps
|
(44
|
)
|
|
(10
|
)
|
|
(63
|
)
|
|
(81
|
)
|
|
|
Credit default swaps
|
(925
|
)
|
|
(145
|
)
|
|
175
|
|
|
(943
|
)
|
|
|
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives
|
(969
|
)
|
|
654
|
|
|
187
|
|
|
(218
|
)
|
|
|
Realized gain (loss) on interest rate floors
|
—
|
|
|
(75
|
)
|
(2)
|
(75
|
)
|
(2)
|
(140
|
)
|
(2)
|
|
Unrealized gain (loss) on investment in Ashford Inc.
|
—
|
|
|
(4,626
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(3,919
|
)
|
|
|
Net
|
$
|
(969
|
)
|
|
$
|
(4,047
|
)
|
|
$
|
112
|
|
|
$
|
(4,277
|
)
|
|
_______________
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Excludes costs associated with credit default swaps of $64 and $64 for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, as well as $127 and $126 for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, which is included in “other income (expense)” in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.
|
|
|
|
|
(2)
|
Included in “other income (expense)” in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.
|
9. Summary of Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Determining the estimated fair values of certain financial instruments such as indebtedness requires considerable judgment to interpret market data. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts. Accordingly, the estimates presented are not necessarily indicative of the amounts at which these instruments could be purchased, sold or settled.
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)
The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial instruments were as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2020
|
|
December 31, 2019
|
|
|
|
Carrying
Value
|
|
Estimated
Fair Value
|
|
Carrying
Value
|
|
Estimated
Fair Value
|
|
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative assets
|
|
$
|
756
|
|
|
$
|
756
|
|
|
$
|
582
|
|
|
$
|
582
|
|
|
Financial assets not measured at fair value:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
102,568
|
|
|
$
|
102,568
|
|
|
$
|
71,995
|
|
|
$
|
71,995
|
|
|
Restricted cash
|
|
41,464
|
|
|
41,464
|
|
|
58,388
|
|
|
58,388
|
|
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
|
7,747
|
|
|
7,747
|
|
|
19,053
|
|
|
19,053
|
|
|
Due from related parties, net
|
|
887
|
|
|
887
|
|
|
551
|
|
|
551
|
|
|
Due from third-party hotel managers
|
|
8,867
|
|
|
8,867
|
|
|
16,638
|
|
|
16,638
|
|
|
Financial liabilities not measured at fair value:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Indebtedness, net
|
|
$
|
1,130,000
|
|
|
$943,253 to $1,042,542
|
|
|
$
|
1,065,000
|
|
|
$1,003,863 to $1,109,532
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
|
69,821
|
|
|
69,821
|
|
|
94,919
|
|
|
94,919
|
|
|
Dividends and distributions payable
|
|
3,208
|
|
|
3,208
|
|
|
9,143
|
|
|
9,143
|
|
|
Due to Ashford Inc.
|
|
2,694
|
|
|
2,694
|
|
|
4,344
|
|
|
4,344
|
|
|
Due to third-party hotel managers
|
|
971
|
|
|
971
|
|
|
1,685
|
|
|
1,685
|
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash. These financial assets have maturities of less than 90 days and most bear interest at market rates. The carrying value approximates fair value due to their short-term nature. This is considered a Level 1 valuation technique.
Accounts receivable, net, due to/from related parties, net, accounts payable and accrued expenses, dividends and distributions payable, due to Ashford Inc. and due to/from third-party hotel managers. The carrying values of these financial instruments approximate their fair values due to the short-term nature of these financial instruments. This is considered a Level 1 valuation technique.
Derivative assets. Fair value of interest rate caps is determined using the net present value of expected cash flows of each derivative based on the market-based interest rate curve and adjusted for credit spreads of us and our counterparties. Fair value of credit default swaps are obtained from a third party who publishes the CMBX index composition and price data. Fair values of interest rate floors are calculated using a third-party discounted cash flow model based on future cash flows that are expected to be received over the remaining life of the floor. See notes 7 and 8 for a complete description of the methodology and assumptions utilized in determining fair values.
Indebtedness, net. Fair value of indebtedness is determined using future cash flows discounted at current replacement rates for these instruments. Cash flows are determined using a forward interest rate yield curve. The current replacement rates are determined by using the U.S. Treasury yield curve or the index to which these financial instruments are tied, and adjusted for the credit spreads. Credit spreads take into consideration general market conditions, maturity and collateral. We estimated the fair value of the total indebtedness to be approximately 83.5% to 92.3% of the carrying value of $1.1 billion at June 30, 2020, and approximately 94.3% to 104.2% of the carrying value of $1.1 billion at December 31, 2019. These fair value estimates are considered a Level 2 valuation technique.
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)
10. Income (Loss) Per Share
The following table reconciles the amounts used in calculating basic and diluted income (loss) per share (in thousands, except per share amounts):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders - basic and diluted:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) attributable to the Company
|
$
|
(43,790
|
)
|
|
$
|
(4,510
|
)
|
|
$
|
(56,720
|
)
|
|
$
|
(5,491
|
)
|
|
Less: Dividends on preferred stock
|
(2,555
|
)
|
|
(2,532
|
)
|
|
(5,110
|
)
|
|
(5,064
|
)
|
|
Less: Dividends on common stock
|
—
|
|
|
(5,173
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(10,331
|
)
|
|
Less: Dividends on unvested performance stock units
|
—
|
|
|
(75
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(150
|
)
|
|
Less: Dividends on unvested restricted shares
|
—
|
|
|
(88
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(184
|
)
|
|
Undistributed net income (loss) allocated to common stockholders
|
(46,345
|
)
|
|
(12,378
|
)
|
|
(61,830
|
)
|
|
(21,220
|
)
|
|
Add back: Dividends on common stock
|
—
|
|
|
5,173
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
10,331
|
|
|
Distributed and undistributed net income (loss) - basic and diluted
|
$
|
(46,345
|
)
|
|
$
|
(7,205
|
)
|
|
$
|
(61,830
|
)
|
|
$
|
(10,889
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic and diluted
|
32,907
|
|
|
32,307
|
|
|
32,688
|
|
|
32,213
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) per share - basic:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) allocated to common stockholders per share
|
$
|
(1.41
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.22
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1.89
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.34
|
)
|
|
Income (loss) per share - diluted:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) allocated to common stockholders per share
|
$
|
(1.41
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.22
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1.89
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.34
|
)
|
Due to their anti-dilutive effect, the computation of diluted income (loss) per share does not reflect the adjustments for the following items (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
Net income (loss) allocated to common stockholders is not adjusted for:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) allocated to unvested restricted shares
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
88
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
184
|
|
|
Income (loss) allocated to unvested performance stock units
|
—
|
|
|
75
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
150
|
|
|
Income (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests in operating partnership
|
(5,297
|
)
|
|
(865
|
)
|
|
(7,182
|
)
|
|
(1,305
|
)
|
|
Dividends on preferred stock - Series B
|
1,730
|
|
|
1,707
|
|
|
3,460
|
|
|
3,414
|
|
|
Total
|
$
|
(3,567
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,005
|
|
|
$
|
(3,722
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,443
|
|
|
Weighted average diluted shares are not adjusted for:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of unvested restricted shares
|
—
|
|
|
52
|
|
|
38
|
|
|
70
|
|
|
Effect of unvested performance stock units
|
—
|
|
|
166
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
227
|
|
|
Effect of assumed conversion of operating partnership units
|
3,845
|
|
|
4,181
|
|
|
3,979
|
|
|
4,262
|
|
|
Effect of assumed conversion of preferred stock - Series B
|
6,728
|
|
|
6,569
|
|
|
6,728
|
|
|
6,569
|
|
|
Effect of advisory services incentive fee shares
|
236
|
|
|
73
|
|
|
298
|
|
|
73
|
|
|
Total
|
10,809
|
|
|
11,041
|
|
|
11,043
|
|
|
11,201
|
|
11. Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests in Operating Partnership
Redeemable noncontrolling interests in the operating partnership represents the limited partners’ proportionate share of equity and their allocable share of equity in earnings/losses of Braemar OP, which is an allocation of net income/loss attributable to the common unitholders based on the weighted average ownership percentage of these limited partners’ common units of limited partnership interest in the operating partnership (the “common units”) and units issued under our Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “LTIP units”) that are vested. Each common unit may be redeemed, by the holder, for either cash or, at our sole discretion, up to one share of our REIT common stock, which is either: (i) issued pursuant to an effective registration statement; (ii) included in
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)
an effective registration statement providing for the resale of such common stock; or (iii) issued subject to a registration rights agreement.
LTIP units, which are issued to certain executives and employees of Ashford LLC as compensation, generally have vesting periods of three years. Additionally, certain independent members of the board of directors have elected to receive LTIP units as part of their compensation, which are fully vested upon grant. Upon reaching economic parity with common units, each vested LTIP unit can be converted by the holder into one common unit which can then be redeemed for cash or, at our election, settled in our common stock. An LTIP unit will achieve parity with the common units upon the sale or deemed sale of all or substantially all of the assets of our operating partnership at a time when our stock is trading at a level in excess of the price it was trading on the date of the LTIP issuance. More specifically, LTIP units will achieve full economic parity with common units in connection with (i) the actual sale of all or substantially all of the assets of our operating partnership or (ii) the hypothetical sale of such assets, which results from a capital account revaluation, as defined in the partnership agreement, for our operating partnership. In March 2020, 83,000 LTIP units with a fair value of approximately $364,000 and a vesting period of three years were granted. In May 2020, approximately 17,000 LTIP units were issued to independent directors, with a fair value of approximately $37,000, which vested immediately upon grant. In addition, on May 22, 2020, approximately 17,000 LTIP units were issued to independent directors, with a fair value of approximately $44,000, which vested immediately upon grant. This grant represented a portion of the annual cash retainer for each independent director serving on the Company’s board of directors and will be amortized to equity-based compensation expense over the next 12 months. See note 17.
The compensation committee of the board of directors of the Company may authorize the issuance of Performance LTIP units to certain executive officers and directors from time to time. The award agreements provide for the grant of a target number of Performance LTIP units that will be settled in common units of Braemar OP, if, when and to the extent the applicable vesting criteria have been achieved following the end of the performance and service period, which is generally three years from the grant date. The number of Performance LTIP units actually earned may range from 0% to 200% of target based on achievement of a specified relative total stockholder return based on the formula determined by the Company’s compensation committee on the grant date. As of June 30, 2020, there were approximately 431,000 Performance LTIP units, representing 200% of the target, outstanding. The performance criteria for the Performance LTIP units are based on market conditions under the relevant literature, and the Performance LTIP units were granted to non-employees. In March 2020, 160,000 Performance LTIP units with a fair value of approximately $281,000 and a vesting period of three years were granted.
As of June 30, 2020, we have issued a total of 1.3 million LTIP units (including Performance LTIP units), net of cancellations, all of which, other than approximately 200,000 LTIP units and 220,000 Performance LTIP units issued from March 2015 to May 2020, had reached full economic parity with, and are convertible into, common units.
The following table presents the common units redeemed and the fair value at redemption (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
Common units converted to common stock
|
—
|
|
|
55
|
|
|
339
|
|
|
165
|
|
|
Fair value of common units converted
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
767
|
|
|
$
|
390
|
|
(1)
|
$
|
2,201
|
|
____________________________________
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
The redemption value is the greater of historical cost or fair value. The historical cost of the converted units was $3.5 million.
|
The following table presents the redeemable noncontrolling interests in Braemar OP (in thousands) and the corresponding approximate ownership percentage of our operating partnership:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2020
|
|
December 31, 2019
|
|
Redeemable noncontrolling interests in Braemar OP
|
$
|
32,060
|
|
|
$
|
41,570
|
|
|
Adjustments to redeemable noncontrolling interests (1)
|
$
|
37
|
|
|
$
|
65
|
|
|
Ownership percentage of operating partnership
|
10.26
|
%
|
|
10.96
|
%
|
____________________________________
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Reflects the excess of the redemption value over the accumulated historical cost.
|
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)
We allocated net income (loss) to the redeemable noncontrolling interests and declared aggregate cash distributions to the holders of common units and holders of LTIP units, which are recorded as a reduction of redeemable noncontrolling interests in operating partnership, as illustrated in the table below (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests in operating partnership
|
$
|
5,297
|
|
|
$
|
865
|
|
|
$
|
7,182
|
|
|
$
|
1,305
|
|
|
Distributions declared to holders of common units, LTIP units and Performance LTIP units
|
—
|
|
|
769
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,547
|
|
12. Equity and Stock-Based Compensation
Common Stock Dividends—The following table summarizes the common stock dividends declared during the period (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
Common stock dividends declared
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
5,336
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
10,665
|
|
Performance Stock Units—The compensation committee of the board of directors of the Company may authorize the issuance of grants of performance stock units (“PSUs”) to certain executive officers and directors from time to time. The award agreements provide for the grant of a target number of PSUs that will be settled in shares of common stock of the Company, if, when and to the extent the applicable vesting criteria have been achieved following the end of the performance and service period, which is generally three years from the grant date. The number of PSUs actually earned may range from 0% to 200% of target based on achievement of a specified relative total stockholder return based on the formula determined by the Company’s compensation committee on the grant date. The performance criteria for the PSUs are based on market conditions under the relevant literature, and the PSUs were granted to non-employees. The corresponding compensation cost is recognized ratably over the service period for the award as the service is rendered, based on the grant date fair value of the award, regardless of the actual outcome of the market condition as opposed to being accounted for at fair value based on the market price of the shares at each quarterly measurement date. In March 2020, 225,000 PSUs with a fair value of approximately $790,000 and a vesting period of three years were granted.
Restricted Stock Units—We incur stock-based compensation expense in connection with restricted stock units awarded to certain employees of Ashford LLC and its affiliates. We also issue common stock to certain of our independent directors, which vests immediately upon issuance. In March 2020, 311,000 restricted stock units with a fair value of approximately $1.4 million and a vesting period of three years were granted. In May 2020, approximately 17,000 shares of common stock were issued to independent directors, with a fair value of approximately $37,000, which vested immediately upon grant. In addition, on May 22, 2020, approximately 18,000 shares of common stock were issued to independent directors, with a fair value of approximately $48,000, which vested immediately upon grant. This grant represented a portion of the annual cash retainer for each independent director serving on the Company’s board of directors and will be amortized to equity-based compensation expense over the next 12 months. See note 17.
8.25% Series D Cumulative Preferred Stock Dividends—The Series D Cumulative Preferred Stock dividend for all issued and outstanding shares is set at $2.0625 per annum per share.
The following table summarizes dividends declared (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
Series D Cumulative Preferred Stock
|
$
|
825
|
|
|
825
|
|
|
$
|
1,650
|
|
|
$
|
1,650
|
|
Stock Repurchases—On December 5, 2017, our board of directors reapproved the stock repurchase program pursuant to which the board of directors granted a repurchase authorization to acquire shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share and preferred stock having an aggregate value of up to $50 million. The board of directors’ authorization replaced any previous repurchase authorizations.
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)
No shares were repurchased during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019. As of June 30, 2020, $50 million remains authorized by the board of directors pursuant to the December 5, 2017 approval.
At-the-Market Common Stock Equity Distribution Program—On December 11, 2017, the Company established an “at-the-market” equity distribution program pursuant to which it may, from time to time, sell shares of its common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $50 million. As of June 30, 2020, no shares of our common stock have been sold under this program.
13. 5.50% Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock
Each share of our 5.50% Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series B Convertible Preferred Stock”) is convertible at any time, at the option of the holder, into a number of whole shares of common stock at a conversion price of $18.70 (which represents a conversion rate of 1.3372 shares of our common stock, subject to certain adjustments). The Series B Convertible Preferred Stock is also subject to conversion upon certain events constituting a change of control. Holders of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock have no voting rights, subject to certain exceptions. The Series B Convertible Preferred Stock dividend for all issued and outstanding shares is set at $1.375 per annum per share.
The Company may, at its option, cause the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock to be converted in whole or in part, on a pro-rata basis, into fully paid and nonassessable shares of the Company’s common stock at the conversion price, provided that the “Closing Bid Price” (as defined in the Articles Supplementary) of the Company’s common stock shall have equaled or exceeded 110% of the conversion price for the immediately preceding 45 consecutive trading days ending three days prior to the date of notice of conversion.
Additionally, the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock contains cash redemption features that consist of: 1) an optional redemption in which on or after June 11, 2020, the Company may redeem shares of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, for cash at a redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus any accumulated, accrued and unpaid dividends; 2) a special optional redemption, in which on or prior to the occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined), the Company may redeem shares of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, for cash at a redemption price of $25.00 per share; and 3) a REIT Termination Event and Listing Event Redemption, in which at any time (i) a REIT Termination Event (defined below) occurs or (ii) the Company’s common stock fails to be listed on the NYSE, NYSE American, or NASDAQ, or listed or quoted on an exchange or quotation system that is a successor thereto (each a “National Exchange”), the holder of Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock shall have the right to require the Company to redeem any or all shares of Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock at 103% of the liquidation preference ($25.00 per share, plus any accumulated, accrued, and unpaid dividends) in cash.
A REIT Termination Event, shall mean the earliest of:
|
|
|
|
(i)
|
filing of income tax return where the Company does not compute its income as a REIT;
|
|
|
|
|
(ii)
|
stockholders’ approval on ceasing to be qualified as a REIT;
|
|
|
|
|
(iii)
|
board of directors’ approval on ceasing to be qualified as a REIT;
|
|
|
|
|
(iv)
|
board’s determination based on advise of the counsel to cease to be qualified as a REIT; or
|
|
|
|
|
(v)
|
determination within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of IRC to cease to be qualified as a REIT.
|
On December 4, 2019, we entered into equity distribution agreements with certain sales agents to sell from time to time shares of our Series B Convertible Preferred Stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $40.0 million. Sales of shares of our Series B Convertible Preferred Stock may be made in negotiated transactions or transactions that are deemed to be “at-the-market” offerings as defined in Rule 415 of the Securities Act, including sales made directly on the NYSE, the existing trading market for our Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, or sales made to or through a market maker other than on an exchange or through an electronic communications network. We will pay each of the sales agents a commission, which in each case shall not be more than 2.0% of the gross sales price of the shares of our Series B Convertible Preferred Stock sold through such sales agents.
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)
The issuance activity is summarized below (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
June 30, 2020
|
|
June 30, 2020
|
|
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock shares issued
|
—
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
Gross proceeds received
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
439
|
|
|
Commissions and other expenses
|
—
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
Net proceeds
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
432
|
|
At June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, there were approximately 5.0 million and 5.0 million outstanding shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, respectively, that do not meet the requirements for permanent equity classification prescribed by the authoritative guidance because of certain cash redemption features that are outside our control. As such, the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock is classified outside of permanent equity.
The following table summarizes dividends declared (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
|
$
|
1,730
|
|
|
$
|
1,707
|
|
|
$
|
3,460
|
|
|
$
|
3,414
|
|
14. Related Party Transactions
Remington Lodging (prior to Ashford Inc. acquisition)
Between January 1, 2019 and November 5, 2019, we paid Remington Lodging monthly hotel management fees equal to the greater of $14,000 per hotel (increased annually based on consumer price index adjustments) or 3% of gross revenues as well as annual incentive hotel management fees, if certain operational criteria were met and other general and administrative expense reimbursements primarily related to accounting services.
Ashford Inc.
Advisory Agreement
Ashford LLC, a subsidiary of Ashford Inc., acts as our advisor. Our chairman Mr. Monty Bennett, also serves as chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer of Ashford Inc. Under our advisory agreement, we pay advisory fees to Ashford LLC. We pay a monthly base fee equal to 1/12th of the sum of (i) 0.70% of the total market capitalization of our company for the prior month, plus (ii) the Net Asset Fee Adjustment (as defined in our advisory agreement), if any, on the last day of the prior month during which our advisory agreement was in effect; provided, however in no event shall the base fee for any month be less than the minimum base fee as provided by our advisory agreement. The base fee is payable on the 5th business day of each month.
The minimum base fee for Braemar for each month will be equal to the greater of:
|
|
|
|
(i)
|
90% of the base fee paid for the same month in the prior year; and
|
|
|
|
|
(ii)
|
1/12th of the G&A Ratio (as defined) multiplied by the total market capitalization of Braemar.
|
We are also required to pay Ashford LLC an incentive fee that is measured annually (or for a stub period if the advisory agreement is terminated at other than year-end). Each year that our annual total stockholder return exceeds the average annual total stockholder return for our peer group we pay Ashford LLC an incentive fee over the following three years, subject to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (“FCCR”) Condition, as defined in the advisory agreement, which relates to the ratio of adjusted EBITDA to fixed charges. We also reimburse Ashford LLC for certain reimbursable overhead and internal audit, risk management advisory and asset management services, as specified in the advisory agreement. We also recorded equity-based compensation expense for equity grants of common stock and LTIP units awarded to officers and employees of Ashford LLC in connection with providing advisory services.
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)
The following table summarizes the advisory services fees incurred (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
Advisory services fee
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Base advisory fee
|
$
|
2,572
|
|
|
$
|
2,860
|
|
|
$
|
5,193
|
|
|
$
|
5,520
|
|
|
Reimbursable expenses (1)
|
412
|
|
|
681
|
|
|
956
|
|
|
1,261
|
|
|
Equity-based compensation (2)
|
1,917
|
|
|
1,961
|
|
|
3,821
|
|
|
3,431
|
|
|
Incentive fee
|
—
|
|
|
(1,105
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
209
|
|
|
Total
|
$
|
4,901
|
|
|
$
|
4,397
|
|
|
$
|
9,970
|
|
|
$
|
10,421
|
|
________
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Reimbursable expenses include overhead, internal audit, risk management advisory and asset management services.
|
|
|
|
|
(2)
|
Equity-based compensation is associated with equity grants of Braemar’s common stock, PSUs, LTIP units and Performance LTIP units awarded to officers and employees of Ashford LLC.
|
Lismore Advisory Fee
On March 20, 2020, the Company entered into an agreement with Lismore, a subsidiary of Ashford Inc., to engage Lismore to seek modifications, forbearances or refinancings of the Company’s loans (the “Lismore Agreement”). Pursuant to the Lismore Agreement, Lismore shall, during the agreement term (which commenced on March 20, 2020 and shall end on the date that is 12 months following the commencement date, or upon it being terminated by the Company on not less than thirty days written notice), negotiate the refinancing, modification or forbearance of the existing mortgage and mezzanine debt on the Company’s hotels and secured revolving credit facility.
In connection with the services provided by Lismore, Lismore shall be paid an advisory fee (the “Advisory Fee”) of up to 50 basis points (0.50%) of the aggregate amount of the modifications, forbearances or refinancings of the Company’s mortgage and mezzanine debt and its secured revolving credit facility (the “Financing”), calculated and payable as follows: (i) 12.5 basis points (0.125%) of the aggregate amount of potential Financings upon execution of the Lismore Agreement; (ii) 12.5 basis points (0.125%) payable in six equal installments beginning April 20, 2020 and ending on September 20, 2020; provided, however, in the event the Company does not complete, for any reason, Financings during the term of the Lismore Agreement equal to or greater than $1,091,250,000, then the Company shall offset, against any fees owed by the Company or its affiliates pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, a portion of the fee paid by the Company to Lismore equal to the product of (x) the amount of Financings completed during the term of the Lismore Agreement minus $1,091,250,000 multiplied by (y) 0.125%; and (iii) 25 basis points (0.25%) payable upon the acceptance by the applicable lender of any Financing. Upon entering into the agreement with Lismore, the Company made a payment of $1.4 million. No amounts under this payment can be clawed back. As of June 30, 2020, the Company has also paid $682,000 related to periodic installments of which $406,000 has been expensed in accordance with the agreement and $276,000 may be offset against future fees under the agreement that are eligible for claw back under the agreement. Further, the Company has paid $813,000 in success fees under the agreement in connection with each signed forbearance or other agreement, of which no amounts are available for claw back. As of June 30, 2020, the Company has paid Lismore approximately $2.9 million and held a deposit of $1.3 million, included in “other assets.” For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company has recognized expense of $1.6 million, which is included in “write-off of loan costs and exit fees.”
Ashford Securities
On September 25, 2019, Ashford Inc. announced the formation of Ashford Securities LLC (“Ashford Securities”) to raise retail capital in order to grow its existing and future platforms. In conjunction with the formation of Ashford Securities, Braemar has entered into a contribution agreement with Ashford Inc. pursuant to which Braemar has agreed to contribute, with Ashford Trust, up to $15.0 million to fund the operations of Ashford Securities. As of June 30, 2020, Braemar has funded approximately $834,000. As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, $106,000 and $520,000, respectively, of the pre-funded amounts were included in “other assets” on our condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Costs for all operating expenses of Ashford Securities that are contributed by Ashford Trust and Braemar will be expensed as incurred. These costs will be allocated initially to Ashford Trust and Braemar based on an allocation percentage of 75% to Ashford Trust and 25% Braemar. Upon reaching the earlier of $400 million in aggregate non-listed preferred equity offerings raised or June 10, 2023, there will be a true up (the “True-up Date”) between Ashford Trust and Braemar whereby the actual capital
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)
contributions contributed by each company will be based on the actual amount of capital raised by Ashford Trust and Braemar, respectively. After the True-Up Date, the capital contributions will be allocated between Ashford Trust and Braemar quarterly based on the actual capital raised through Ashford Securities. The table below summarizes the amount Braemar has expensed related to reimbursed operating expenses of Ashford Securities (in thousands):
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In the fourth quarter of 2019 the company expensed $314,000 of reimbursed operating expenses of Ashford Securities.
Enhanced Return Funding Program
Concurrent with amending the Fifth Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement with Ashford LLC on January 15, 2019, the Company also entered into the Enhanced Return Funding Program Agreement (the “ERFP Agreement”) with Ashford Inc. The “key money investments” concept previously contemplated by our advisory agreement was replaced with the ERFP Agreement. The Fifth Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement was also amended to name Ashford Inc. and its subsidiaries as the Company’s sole and exclusive provider of asset management, project management and other services offered by Ashford Inc. or any of its subsidiaries. The independent members of our board of directors and the independent members of the board of directors of Ashford Inc., with the assistance of separate and independent legal counsel, engaged to negotiate the ERFP Agreement on behalf of Ashford Inc. and Braemar, respectively.
The ERFP Agreement generally provides that Ashford LLC will provide funding to facilitate the acquisition of properties by Braemar OP that are recommended by Ashford LLC, in an aggregate amount of up to $50 million (subject to increase to up to $100 million by mutual agreement). Each funding will equal 10% of the property acquisition price and will be made either at the time of the property acquisition or at any time generally within the two -year period following the date of such acquisition, in exchange for furniture, fixtures & equipment (“FF&E”) for use at the acquired property or any other property owned by Braemar OP.
The initial term of the ERFP Agreement is two years (the “Initial Term”), unless earlier terminated pursuant to the terms of the ERFP Agreement. At the end of the Initial Term, the ERFP Agreement shall automatically renew for successive one-year periods (each such period a “Renewal Term”) unless either Ashford Inc. or Braemar provides written notice to the other at least sixty days in advance of the expiration of the Initial Term or Renewal Term, as applicable, that such notifying party intends not to renew the ERFP Agreement.
Project Management Agreement
In connection with Ashford Inc.’s August 8, 2018 acquisition of Remington Lodging’s project management business, we entered into a project management agreement with Ashford Inc.’s subsidiary, Premier Project Management LLC (“Premier”), pursuant to which Premier provides project management services to our hotels, including construction management, interior design, architectural services, and the purchasing, freight management, and supervision of installation of FF&E and related services. Pursuant to the project management agreement, we pay Premier: (a) project management fees of up to 4% of project costs; and (b) for the following services as follows: (i) architectural (6.5% of total construction costs); (ii) construction management for projects without a general contractor (10% of total construction costs); (iii) interior design (6% of the purchase price of the FF&E designed or selected by Premier); and (iv) FF&E purchasing (8% of the purchase price of FF&E purchased by Premier; provided that if the purchase price exceeds $2.0 million for a single hotel in a calendar year, then the purchasing fee is reduced to 6% of the FF&E purchase price in excess of $2.0 million for such hotel in such calendar year). On March 20, 2020, we amended the project management agreement to provide that Premier's fees shall be paid by the Company to Premier upon the completion of any work provided by third party vendors to the Company.
Hotel Management Agreement
On November 6, 2019, Ashford Inc. completed the acquisition of Remington Lodging’s hotel management business. Following the acquisition, hotel management services are provided by Remington Hotels, a subsidiary of Ashford Inc., under the respective hotel management agreement with each customer, including Ashford Trust and Braemar.
At June 30, 2020, Remington Hotels managed three of our thirteen hotel properties.
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We pay monthly hotel management fees equal to the greater of approximately $14,000 per hotel (increased annually based on consumer price index adjustments) or 3% of gross revenues as well as annual incentive management fees, if certain operational criteria were met and other general and administrative expense reimbursements primarily related to accounting services.
Pursuant to the terms of the Letter Agreement dated March 13, 2020 (the “Hotel Management Letter Agreement”), in order to allow Remington Hotels to better manage its corporate working capital and to ensure the continued efficient operation of our hotels, we agreed to pay the base fee and to reimburse all expenses on a weekly basis for the preceding week, rather than on a monthly basis. The Hotel Management Letter Agreement went into effect on March 13, 2020 and will continue until terminated by us.
We also have a mutual exclusivity agreement with Remington Hotels, pursuant to which: (i) we have agreed to engage Remington Hotels to provide management services with respect to any hotel we acquire or invest in, to the extent we have the right and/or control the right to direct the management of such hotel; and (ii) Remington Hotels has agreed to grant us a right of first refusal to purchase any opportunity to develop or construct a hotel that it identifies that meets our initial investment guidelines. We are not, however, obligated to engage Remington Hotels if our independent directors either: (i) unanimously vote to hire a different manager or developer; or (ii) by a majority vote elect not to engage such related party because either special circumstances exist such that it would be in the best interest of our Company not to engage such related party, or, based on related party’s prior performance, it is believed that another manager could perform the management or other duties materially better.
15. Commitments and Contingencies
Restricted Cash—Under certain management and debt agreements for our hotel properties existing at June 30, 2020, escrow payments are required for insurance, real estate taxes and debt service. In addition, for certain properties based on the terms of the underlying debt and management agreements, we escrow 4% to 5% of gross revenues for capital improvements.
Management Fees—Under hotel management agreements for our hotel properties existing at June 30, 2020, we pay a monthly hotel management fee equal to the greater of approximately $14,000 per hotel (increased annually based on consumer price index adjustments) or 3% of gross revenues, or in some cases 2.5% to 7.0% of gross revenues, as well as annual incentive management fees, if applicable. These management agreements expire from December 2023 through December 2065, with renewal options. If we terminate a management agreement prior to its expiration, we may be liable for estimated management fees through the remaining term, liquidated damages or, in certain circumstances, we may substitute a new management agreement.
Income Taxes—We and our subsidiaries file income tax returns in the federal jurisdiction and various states. Tax years 2016 through 2019 remain subject to potential examination by certain federal and state taxing authorities.
Litigation—On October 24, 2019, the Company provided notice to Accor of the material breach of its responsibilities under the Accor management agreement for the Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile at 20 East Chestnut Street in Chicago, Illinois. On November 7, 2019, Accor filed a complaint against Ashford TRS Chicago II in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, seeking a declaratory judgment that no breach has occurred. Accor’s complaint was dismissed on or about February 27, 2020. On January 6, 2020, Ashford TRS Chicago II filed a complaint against Accor in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, alleging breach of the Accor management agreement and seeking declaration of its right to terminate the Accor management agreement. On July 20, 2020, Accor filed an Amended Answer and Counterclaims against Ashford TRS Chicago II, Accor asserts two causes of action: First, Accor asserts a counterclaim for declaratory judgment that Accor correctly calculated the amount payable to Ashford TRS Chicago II under the management agreement to “cure” Accor’s performance test failure (the “Cure Amount”). Second, Accor asserts a counterclaim for breach of contract on the basis that Ashford TRS Chicago II breached the management agreement by wrongfully maintaining that the Cure Amount for the 2018 and 2019 Performance Test failure is $1,031,549 instead of $535,120.
One of the Company's hotel management companies is currently involved in litigation regarding its employment policies and practices at multiple California hotels, including one of the Company's hotels. The Company believes it is reasonably possible that the litigation could result in an unfavorable outcome, in which case the Company could experience a loss. The litigation commenced in 2016 and is currently scheduled to go to trial in the first quarter of 2021. The litigation may be settled before trial, in which case the Company estimates that the Company’s potential loss could range between $300,000 and approximately $500,000. If the litigation is resolved at trial, the Company does not believe the potential loss is reasonably estimable at this time. As of June 30, 2020, no amounts have been accrued.
In June 2020, each of the Company, Ashford Trust, Ashford Inc., and Lismore, a subsidiary of Ashford Inc. (collectively with the Company, Ashford Trust, Ashford Inc. and Lismore, the “Ashford Companies”) received an administrative subpoena from the SEC. The administrative subpoena requests the production of documents and other information since January 1, 2018 relating to,
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among other things, (1) related party transactions among the Ashford Companies (including the Lismore Agreement between the Company and Lismore pursuant to which the Company engaged Lismore to negotiate the refinancing, modification or forbearance of certain mortgage debt) or between any of the Ashford Companies and any officer, director or owner of the Ashford Companies or any entity controlled by any such person, and (2) the Company’s accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls related to such related party transactions. The Company is responding to the administrative subpoena.
We are engaged in other various legal proceedings which have arisen but have not been fully adjudicated. The likelihood of loss from these legal proceedings are based on definitions within the contingency accounting literature. Based on estimates of the range of potential losses associated with these matters, management does not believe the ultimate resolution of these proceedings, either individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or results of operations. However, the final results of legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty and if we fail to prevail in one or more of these legal matters, and the associated realized losses exceed our current estimates of the range of potential losses, our consolidated financial position or results of operations could be materially adversely affected in future periods.
16. Segment Reporting
We operate in one business segment within the hotel lodging industry: direct hotel investments. Direct hotel investments refers to owning hotel properties through either acquisition or new development. We report operating results of direct hotel investments on an aggregate basis as substantially all of our hotel investments have similar economic characteristics and exhibit similar long-term financial performance. As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, all of our hotel properties were in the U.S. and its territories.
17. Subsequent Event
On March 16, 2020, the Company announced that in light of the uncertainty created by the effects of COVID-19, the annual cash retainer for each independent director serving on the Company’s board of directors would be temporarily reduced by 25% and would continue in effect until the board of directors determined in its discretion that the effects of COVID-19 had subsided. The Company also disclosed at that time that any amounts relinquished pursuant to the reduction in fees may be paid in the future, as determined by the board of directors in its discretion. On August 6, 2020, the Company announced that for fiscal year 2020, the independent directors will receive the full value of their annual cash retainer (without reduction). The full value of such cash retainer will be paid 25% in either fully vested shares of common stock or LTIP units (at each director’s election) and 75% in cash; however, each independent director may also elect to take all or any portion of such 75% in either fully vested shares of common stock or LTIP units. The remaining quarterly installments of such retainer will be adjusted so that, for fiscal 2020 in the aggregate, each independent director will have received the full value of the annual cash retainer in the mix of cash and fully vested common stock (or LTIP units) so elected. This arrangement does not apply to any additional cash retainers for committee service or service as lead director, or meeting fees, which will continue to be paid in cash. The board of directors currently intends to continue this arrangement through the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, at which time the board of directors currently intends to re-examine the program.
ITEM 2.MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
As used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, unless the context otherwise indicates, the references to “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company” or “Braemar” refer to Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc., a Maryland corporation, and, as the context may require, its consolidated subsidiaries, including Braemar Hospitality Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership, which we refer to as “our operating partnership” or “Braemar OP.” “Our TRSs” refers to our taxable REIT subsidiaries, including Braemar TRS Corporation, a Delaware corporation, which we refer to as “Braemar TRS,” and its subsidiaries, together with the two taxable REIT subsidiaries that lease our two hotels held in a consolidated joint venture and are wholly-owned by the joint venture and the U.S. Virgin Islands’ (“USVI”) taxable REIT subsidiary that owns the Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas hotel. “Ashford Trust” refers to Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation, and, as the context may require, its consolidated subsidiaries, including Ashford Hospitality Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership and Ashford Trust’s operating partnership, which we refer to as “Ashford Trust OP.” “Ashford Inc.” refers to Ashford Inc., a Nevada corporation and, as the context may require, its consolidated subsidiaries. “Ashford LLC” or our “advisor” refers to Ashford Hospitality Advisors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a subsidiary of Ashford Inc. “Premier” refers to Premier Project Management LLC, a Maryland limited liability company and a subsidiary of Ashford LLC. “Remington Lodging” refers to Remington Lodging & Hospitality, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a hotel management company that was owned by Mr. Monty J. Bennett, chairman of our board of directors, and his father, Mr. Archie Bennett, Jr., chairman emeritus of Ashford Trust before its acquisition by Ashford Inc. on November 6, 2019. “Remington Hotels” refers to the same entity after the acquisition was completed resulting in Remington Lodging & Hospitality, LLC becoming a subsidiary of Ashford Inc.
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Form 10-Q”) contains registered trademarks that are the exclusive property of their respective owners, which are companies other than us, including Marriott International®, Hilton Worldwide®, Sofitel®, Hyatt® and Accor®.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Throughout this Form 10-Q, we make forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “potential,” “intend,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “approximately,” “believe,” “could,” “project,” “predict,” or other similar words or expressions. Additionally, statements regarding the following subjects are forward-looking by their nature:
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the factors discussed in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, as originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 13, 2020 (the “ 2019 10-K”), including those set forth under the sections entitled “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Business,” and “Properties;” as supplemented by our Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 8, 2020, our subsequent Quarterly Reports and other filings under the Exchange Act;
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When considering forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the matters summarized under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in Part I of our 2019 10-K, as supplemented by our Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 8, 2020 and this Form 10-Q, and the discussion in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, could cause our actual results and performance to differ significantly from those contained in our forward-looking statements. Additionally, many of these risks and uncertainties are currently amplified by and will continue to be amplified by, or in the future may be amplified by, the COVID-19 outbreak and the numerous government travel restrictions imposed in response thereto. The extent to which COVID-19 impacts us will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including the scope, severity and duration of the pandemic, the actions taken to contain the pandemic or mitigate its impact, and the direct and indirect economic effects of the pandemic and containment measures, among others. Accordingly, we cannot guarantee future results or performance. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any of these forward-looking statements, which reflect our views as of the date of this Form 10-Q. Furthermore, we do not intend to update any of our forward-looking statements after the date of this Form 10-Q to conform these statements to actual results and performance, except as may be required by applicable law.
Overview
We are a Maryland corporation formed in April 2013 that invests primarily in high revenue per available room (“RevPAR”), luxury hotels and resorts. High RevPAR, for purposes of our investment strategy, means RevPAR of at least twice the then-current U.S. national average RevPAR for all hotels as determined by Smith Travel Research. Two times the U.S. national average was $174 for the year ended December 31, 2019. We have elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Code. We conduct our business and own substantially all of our assets through our operating partnership, Braemar OP.
We operate in the direct hotel investment segment of the hotel lodging industry. As of June 30, 2020, we owned interests in thirteen hotel properties in six states, the District of Columbia and St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands with 3,722 total rooms, or 3,487 net rooms, excluding those attributable to our joint venture partner. The hotel properties in our current portfolio are predominantly located in U.S. urban markets and resort locations with favorable growth characteristics resulting from multiple demand generators. We own eleven of our hotel properties directly, and the remaining two hotel properties through an investment in a majority-owned consolidated entity.
We are advised by Ashford LLC, a subsidiary of Ashford Inc., through an advisory agreement. All of the hotel properties in our portfolio are currently asset-managed by Ashford LLC. We do not have any employees. All of the services that might be provided by employees are provided to us by Ashford LLC.
We do not operate any of our hotel properties directly; instead we employ hotel management companies to operate them for us under management contracts. As of June 30, 2020, Remington Hotels, a subsidiary of Ashford Inc., managed three of our thirteen hotel properties. Third-party management companies managed the remaining hotel properties.
Ashford Inc. also provides other products and services to us or our hotel properties through certain entities in which Ashford Inc. has an ownership interest. These products and services include, but are not limited to project management services, debt placement services, broker-dealer and distribution services audio visual services, real estate advisory services, insurance claims services, hypoallergenic premium rooms, watersport activities, travel/transportation services and mobile key technology.
Mr. Monty J. Bennett is chairman and chief executive officer of Ashford Inc. and, together with Mr. Archie Bennett, Jr., as of June 30, 2020, owned approximately 430,803 shares of Ashford Inc. common stock, which represented an approximate 17.2% ownership interest in Ashford Inc., and owned 18,758,600 shares of Ashford Inc. Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, which was exercisable (at an exercise price of $117.50 per share) into an additional approximate 3,991,191 shares of Ashford Inc. common stock, which if exercised as of June 30, 2020 would have increased the Bennetts’ ownership interest in Ashford Inc. to 68.1%. The 18,758,600 shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock owned by Mr. Monty J. Bennett and Mr. Archie Bennett, Jr. include 360,000 shares owned by trusts.
As of June 30, 2020, Mr. Monty J. Bennett, chairman of our board of directors and his father, Mr. Archie Bennett, Jr., together owned approximately 3,525,484 shares of our common stock (including common units, long-term incentive plan (“LTIP”) units and performance LTIP units), which represented an approximate 9.3% ownership in the Company.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Fifth Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement with Ashford LLC, as amended on January 15, 2019, the revenues and expenses used to calculate Net Earnings (as defined) for the twelve months ended June 30, 2020, are as follows (in thousands):
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Recent Developments
COVID-19, Management’s Plans and Liquidity
In December 2019, COVID-19 was identified in Wuhan, China, which subsequently spread to other regions of the world, and has resulted in significant travel restrictions and extended shutdown of numerous businesses in every state in the United States. In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a global pandemic. Since late February 2020, we have experienced a significant decline in occupancy and RevPAR and we expect the significant occupancy and RevPAR declines associated with COVID-19 to continue as we are experiencing significant reservation cancellations as well as a significant reduction in new reservations. The prolonged presence of the virus has resulted in health and other government authorities imposing widespread restrictions on travel and other businesses. The hotel industry and our portfolio have experienced the postponement or cancellation of a significant number of business conferences and similar events. Following the government mandates and health official orders in March 2020, the Company temporarily suspended operations at 11 of its 13 hotels and dramatically reduced staffing and expenses at its hotels that remained operational. As of June 30, 2020, operations at two of the Company’s hotels remain temporarily suspended. COVID-19 has had a significant negative impact on the Company’s operations and financial results to date. The full financial impact of the reduction in hotel demand caused by the pandemic and suspension of operations at the Company’s hotels cannot be reasonably estimated at this time due to uncertainty as to its severity and duration. The Company expects that the COVID-19 pandemic will have a significant negative impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial position and cash flow for at least the remainder of 2020 and into 2021. As a result, the Company fully drew down on its $75 million secured revolving credit facility, suspended the quarterly cash dividend on its common stock for the first and second quarters of 2020 and likely for all of 2020, reduced planned capital expenditures and reduced the cash compensation of its board of directors, and, working closely with its hotel managers, significantly reduced its hotels’ operating expenses. The Company’s advisor adopted a remote-work policy at its corporate office in an effort to protect the health and safety of its employees and does not anticipate these policies to have any adverse impact on its ability to continue to operate its business. This transition to a remote-work environment has not had a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial reporting system, internal controls or disclosure controls and procedures.
As of June 30, 2020, the Company maintained unrestricted cash of $102.6 million. All of the Company’s property-level debt is non-recourse. Beginning on April 1, 2020, we did not make at least one interest payment under nearly all of our loan agreements, which constituted an “Event of Default” as such term is defined under the applicable loan documents. Further, the Company
triggered an “Event of Default,” as defined under the secured revolving credit facility agreement as a result of the Company being in default on mortgage and mezzanine loans with an aggregate principal amount in excess of $200 million. Pursuant to the terms of the applicable loan documents, such an Event of Default caused an automatic increase in the interest rate on our outstanding loan balance for the period such Event of Default remains outstanding. Following an Event of Default, our lenders can generally elect to accelerate all principal and accrued interest payments that remain outstanding under the applicable loan agreement and foreclose on the applicable hotel properties that are security for such loans. Such Event of Default under the senior revolving credit facility agreement was eliminated by the First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated June 8, 2020, which provides that defaults under mortgage and mezzanine loans with an aggregate principal amount in excess of $200 million do not trigger a default under the senior revolving credit agreement unless such mortgage or mezzanine loans are also accelerated, and excluding from the $200 million threshold, any default and acceleration under those certain mortgage and mezzanine loans having an aggregate principal amount of $435 million and secured by the Marriott Seattle Waterfront, Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile, The Notary Hotel and Courtyard San Francisco Downtown. During the second quarter of 2020, we reached forbearance and other agreements with our lenders relating to mortgage loans secured by the Pier House Resort, Ritz-Carlton Sarasota, Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe, Hotel Yountville, Bardessono Hotel, Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile, The Notary Hotel, Courtyard San Francisco Downtown and Marriott Seattle Waterfront. As of the date of this filing, in the aggregate, we have entered into forbearance and other agreements with varying terms and conditions that conditionally waive or defer payment defaults for loans with a total outstanding principal balance of approximately $760.0 million out of approximately $1.1 billion in property level debt outstanding as of June 30, 2020. The Company amended its secured revolving credit facility converting it into a $65 million secured term loan and changed the terms of certain financial covenants that the Company was subject to under the secured revolving credit facility. We are in the final stages of finalizing a forbearance agreement on our last mortgage loan that is currently in default, however, there can be no assurances that we will be successful in executing the forbearance agreement. Any forbearance agreement will most likely lead to increased costs, increased interest rates, additional restrictive covenants and other possible lender protections. In addition to or in lieu of obtaining forbearance agreements as described above, the Company could turn over the hotels securing the mortgage loans to the respective lenders.
Additionally, the Company did not make rental payments under two ground leases that are paid monthly; however, the Company executed a forbearance agreement with the landlord of the Bardessono Hotel and executed a rent deferral letter (consistent with the terms of Ordinance Number O-21177, passed by the Council of the City of San Diego on March 25, 2020) with the landlord of the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines, each of which temporarily resolve any potential events of default arising out of such non-payments.
As of June 30, 2020, the Company maintained unrestricted cash of $102.6 million and restricted cash of $41.5 million. During the three months ended June 30, 2020, we utilized cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of $43.2 million. During the vast majority of the second quarter of 2020 11 of the Company’s 13 hotels were closed. Monthly operating results showed continuing improvement in June 2020 and currently only two hotels remain closed. However, even though operating results are improving, a resurgence of negative events related to the COVID-19 pandemic could result in another downturn in the business impacting operating cash flows in the future. We are also taking several steps to reduce our cash utilization. All of these items create uncertainty surrounding future cash flows. As a result of these uncertainties, and based on certain circumstances, it is possible that the Company could utilize all of its cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash within the next twelve months.
Based on these factors, the Company has determined that there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date the financial statements are issued. In making this determination pursuant to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, the Company cannot consider any remedies that are outside of the Company’s control and have not been fully implemented. As a result, the Company could not consider future potential fundraising activities, whether through equity or debt offerings, dispositions of hotel properties or the likelihood of obtaining forbearance agreements as we could not conclude they were probable of being effectively implemented. There can be no assurance that we will be able to complete any financing transactions and raise sufficient additional capital or take other actions that will provide us with sufficient liquidity to satisfy our obligations over the next 12 months.
The spread of COVID-19 and the recent developments surrounding the global pandemic are having significant negative impacts on our business. In response to the impact of COVID-19 on the hospitality industry, the Company is deploying numerous strategies and protocols to provide financial flexibility going forward to navigate this crisis, including:
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as of August 4, 2020, the Company has temporarily suspended operations at two hotel properties. The Company’s remaining eleven hotel properties are open and operating;
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the Company has suspended its common stock dividends conserving approximately $6 million per quarter;
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the Company has completely drawn down its $75 million credit facility, which was subsequently converted to a $65
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the Company has taken proactive and aggressive actions to protect liquidity and reduce corporate expenses through compensation reductions for our board of directors and the curtailment of expenses resulting in an approximate 25% reduction in corporate general and administrative and reimbursable expenses; and
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the Company ended the quarter with cash and cash equivalents of $102.6 million and restricted cash of $41.5 million. The vast majority of the restricted cash is comprised of lender and manager held reserves. The Company is currently working with its property managers and lenders in order to utilize lender and manager held reserves to fund operating shortfalls. At the end of the quarter, there was also $8.9 million due to the Company from third-party hotel managers, which is the Company’s cash held by one of its property managers which is also available to fund hotel operating costs.
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Pursuant to the terms of the Letter Agreement dated March 13, 2020 (the “Hotel Management Letter Agreement”), in order to allow Remington Hotels to better manage its corporate working capital and to ensure the continued efficient operation of our hotels, we agreed to pay the base fee and to reimburse all expenses on a weekly basis for the preceding week, rather than on a monthly basis. The Hotel Management Letter Agreement went into effect on March 13, 2020 and will continue until terminated by us.
On March 20, 2020, the Company entered into an agreement with Lismore Capital LLC (“Lismore”), a subsidiary of Ashford Inc., to engage Lismore to seek modifications, forbearances or refinancings of the Company’s loans (the “Lismore Agreement”). Pursuant to the Lismore Agreement, Lismore shall, during the agreement term, (which commenced on March 20, 2020 and shall end on the date that is 12 months following the commencement date, or upon it being terminated by the Company on not less than 30 days’ written notice) negotiate the refinancing, modification or forbearance of the existing mortgage and mezzanine debt on the Company’s hotels and secured revolving credit facility.
In connection with the services provided by Lismore, Lismore shall be paid an advisory fee (the “Advisory Fee”) of up to 50 basis points (0.50%) of the aggregate amount of the modifications, forbearances or refinancings of the Company’s mortgage and mezzanine debt and its secured revolving credit facility (the “Financing”), calculated and payable as follows: (i) 12.5 basis points (0.125%) of the aggregate amount of potential Financings upon execution of the Lismore Agreement; (ii) 12.5 basis points (0.125%) payable in six equal installments beginning April 20, 2020 and ending on September 20, 2020; provided, however, in the event the Company does not complete, for any reason, Financings during the term of the Lismore Agreement equal to or greater than $1,091,250,000, then the Company shall offset, against any fees owed by the Company or its affiliates pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, a portion of the fee paid by the Company to Lismore equal to the product of (x) the amount of Financings completed during the term of the Lismore Agreement minus $1,091,250,000 multiplied by (y) 0.125%; and (iii) 25 basis points (0.25%) payable upon the acceptance by the applicable lender of any Financing. Upon entering into the agreement with Lismore, the Company made a payment of $1.4 million. No amounts under this payment can be clawed back. As of June 30, 2020, the Company has also paid $682,000 related to periodic installments of which $406,000 has been expensed in accordance with the agreement and $276,000 may be offset against future fees under the agreement that are eligible for claw back under the agreement. Further, the Company has paid $813,000 in success fees under the agreement in connection with each signed forbearance or other agreement, of which no amounts are available for claw back. As of June 30, 2020, the Company has paid Lismore approximately $2.9 million and held a deposit of $1.3 million, included in “other assets.” For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company has recognized expense of $1.6 million, which is included in “write-off of loan costs and exit fees.”
In April 2020, certain subsidiaries of the Company applied for and received loans from Key Bank, N.A. under the PPP, which was established under the CARES Act. All funds borrowed under the PPP were returned on or before May 7, 2020.
On June 8, 2020, the Company entered into an Amendment that converts the $75 million secured revolving credit facility into a $65 million secured term loan. The Company had borrowed the full borrowing capacity of $75 million under the Credit Facility and repaid $10 million on June 8, 2020, in connection with the signing of the Amendment. Pursuant to the terms of the Amendment, borrowings will bear interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 3.50% or Base Rate plus 2.50% until June 30, 2021. After such date, the pricing will revert to the original terms of the Credit Facility. The Amendment also adds principal amortization of $5 million per quarter commencing on March 31, 2021. The Amendment changes the terms of certain financial covenants that the Company was subject to under the Credit Facility. The Amendment has the same maturity date of October 25, 2022 but removes the two one-year extension options and also removes the Company’s ability to reborrow amounts that have been repaid.
On July 28, 2020, the board of directors of the Company appointed Richard J. Stockton, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, as a member of the board of director, effective immediately, to serve a term ending on the date of the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
On March 16, 2020, the Company announced that in light of the uncertainty created by the effects of COVID-19, the annual cash retainer for each independent director serving on the Company’s board of directors would be temporarily reduced by 25% and would continue in effect until the board of directors determined in its discretion that the effects of COVID-19 had subsided.
The Company also disclosed at that time that any amounts relinquished pursuant to the reduction in fees may be paid in the future, as determined by the board of directors in its discretion. On August 6, 2020, the Company announced that for fiscal year 2020, the independent directors will receive the full value of their annual cash retainer (without reduction). The full value of such cash retainer will be paid 25% in either fully vested shares of common stock or LTIP units (at each director’s election) and 75% in cash; however, each independent director may also elect to take all or any portion of such 75% in either fully vested shares of common stock or LTIP units. The remaining quarterly installments of such retainer will be adjusted so that, for fiscal 2020 in the aggregate, each independent director will have received the full value of the annual cash retainer in the mix of cash and fully vested common stock (or LTIP units) so elected. This arrangement does not apply to any additional cash retainers for committee service or service as lead director, or meeting fees, which will continue to be paid in cash. The board of directors currently intends to continue this arrangement through the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, at which time the board of directors currently intends to re-examine the program.
Key Indicators of Operating Performance
We use a variety of operating and other information to evaluate the operating performance of our business. These key indicators include financial information that is prepared in accordance with GAAP as well as other financial measures that are non-GAAP measures. In addition, we use other information that may not be financial in nature, including statistical information and comparative data. We use this information to measure the operating performance of our individual hotels, groups of hotels and/or business as a whole. We also use these metrics to evaluate the hotels in our portfolio and potential acquisitions to determine each hotel’s contribution to cash flow and its potential to provide attractive long-term total returns. These key indicators include:
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Occupancy. Occupancy means the total number of hotel rooms sold in a given period divided by the total number of rooms available. Occupancy measures the utilization of our hotels’ available capacity. We use occupancy to measure demand at a specific hotel or group of hotels in a given period.
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ADR. ADR means average daily rate and is calculated by dividing total hotel rooms revenues by total number of rooms sold in a given period. ADR measures average room price attained by a hotel and ADR trends provide useful information concerning the pricing environment and the nature of the customer base of a hotel or group of hotels. We use ADR to assess the pricing levels that we are able to generate.
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RevPAR. RevPAR means revenue per available room and is calculated by multiplying ADR by the average daily occupancy. RevPAR is one of the commonly used measures within the hotel industry to evaluate hotel operations. RevPAR does not include revenues from food and beverage sales or parking, telephone or other non-rooms revenues generated by the property. Although RevPAR does not include these ancillary revenues, it is generally considered the leading indicator of core revenues for many hotels. We also use RevPAR to compare the results of our hotels between periods and to analyze results of our comparable hotels (comparable hotels represent hotels we have owned for the entire period). RevPAR improvements attributable to increases in occupancy are generally accompanied by increases in most categories of variable operating costs. RevPAR improvements attributable to increases in ADR are generally accompanied by increases in limited categories of operating costs, such as management fees and franchise fees.
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RevPAR changes that are primarily driven by changes in occupancy have different implications for overall revenues and profitability than changes that are driven primarily by changes in ADR. For example, an increase in occupancy at a hotel would lead to additional variable operating costs (including housekeeping services, utilities and room supplies) and could also result in increased other operating department revenue and expense. Changes in ADR typically have a greater impact on operating margins and profitability as they do not have a substantial effect on variable operating costs.
Occupancy, ADR and RevPAR are commonly used measures within the lodging industry to evaluate operating performance. RevPAR is an important statistic for monitoring operating performance at the individual hotel level and across our entire business. We evaluate individual hotel RevPAR performance on an absolute basis with comparisons to budget and prior periods, as well as on a regional and company-wide basis. ADR and RevPAR include only rooms revenue. Rooms revenue is dictated by demand (as measured by occupancy), pricing (as measured by ADR) and our available supply of hotel rooms.
We also use funds from operations (“FFO”), Adjusted FFO, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for real estate (“EBITDAre”) and Adjusted EBITDAre as measures of the operating performance of our business. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
The following table summarizes changes in key line items from our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands except percentages):
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Three Months Ended June 30,
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Favorable (Unfavorable)
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2020
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2019
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$ Change
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% Change
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Revenue
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Rooms
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$
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6,533
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$
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75,121
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$
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(68,588
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(91.3
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)%
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Food and beverage
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2,077
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25,790
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(23,713
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(91.9
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Other
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4,285
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17,605
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(13,320
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(75.7
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Total revenue
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12,895
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118,516
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(105,621
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(89.1
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Expenses
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Hotel operating expenses:
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Rooms
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3,445
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16,833
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13,388
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79.5
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Food and beverage
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3,649
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19,394
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15,745
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81.2
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Other expenses
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12,979
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36,335
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23,356
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64.3
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Management fees
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466
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4,166
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3,700
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88.8
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Total hotel operating expenses
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20,539
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76,728
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56,189
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73.2
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Property taxes, insurance and other
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7,244
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5,206
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(2,038
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(39.1
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Depreciation and amortization
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18,553
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18,474
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(79
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(0.4
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Advisory services fee
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4,901
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4,397
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(504
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(11.5
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Transaction costs
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—
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70
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70
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100.0
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Corporate general and administrative
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1,513
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932
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(581
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(62.3
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Total expenses
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52,750
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105,807
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53,057
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50.1
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Gain (loss) on disposition of assets
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9
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(9
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(100.0
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Operating income (loss)
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(39,855
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12,718
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(52,573
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(413.4
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Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated entity
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(40
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(51
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11
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21.6
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Interest income
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24
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287
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(263
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(91.6
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Other income (expense)
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(64
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(139
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75
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54.0
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Interest expense and amortization of loan costs
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(12,797
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(14,055
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1,258
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9.0
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Write-off of loan costs and exit fees
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(2,237
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—
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(2,237
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Unrealized gain (loss) on investment in Ashford Inc.
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(4,626
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4,626
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100.0
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Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives
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(969
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654
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(1,623
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(248.2
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Income (loss) before income taxes
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(55,938
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(5,212
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(50,726
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(973.3
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Income tax (expense) benefit
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4,447
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(411
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4,858
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1,182.0
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Net income (loss)
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(51,491
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(5,623
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(45,868
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(815.7
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(Income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in consolidated entities
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2,404
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248
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2,156
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869.4
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Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests in operating partnership
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5,297
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865
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4,432
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512.4
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Net income (loss) attributable to the Company
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$
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(43,790
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$
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(4,510
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$
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(39,280
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(871.0
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)%
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All hotel properties owned for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 have been included in our results of operations during the respective periods in which they were owned. Based on when a hotel property was acquired or disposed of, operating results for certain hotel properties are not comparable for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.
The following table illustrates the key performance indicators of all hotel properties owned for the periods indicated:
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Three Months Ended June 30,
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2020
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2019
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Occupancy
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6.81
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%
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79.98
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%
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ADR (average daily rate)
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$
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282.64
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$
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290.81
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RevPAR (revenue per available room)
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$
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19.24
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$
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232.60
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Rooms revenue (in thousands)
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$
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6,533
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$
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75,121
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Total hotel revenue (in thousands)
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$
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12,895
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$
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118,516
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Net Income (Loss) Attributable to the Company. Net loss attributable to the Company increased $39.3 million, from $4.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 (the “2019 quarter”) to $43.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 (the “2020 quarter”), as a result of the factors discussed below.
Rooms Revenue. Rooms revenue decreased $68.6 million, or 91.3%, to $6.5 million during the 2020 quarter compared to the 2019 quarter. During the 2020 quarter, we experienced a 2.8% decrease in room rates and a 7,317 basis point decrease in occupancy. The decrease in rooms revenue is due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rooms revenue decreased (i) $12.4 million at the Capital Hilton as the hotel was closed for the entire 2020 quarter; (ii) $10.3 million at the Courtyard San Francisco Downtown as the hotel was closed for almost the entire 2020 quarter; (iii) $7.9 million at the Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile as a result of a 8,541 basis point decrease in occupancy and 44.3% lower room rates at the hotel; (iv) $7.8 million at the Marriott Seattle Waterfront as a result of a 8,690 basis point decrease in occupancy and 19.5% lower room rates at the hotel; (v) $6.7 million at The Notary Hotel as a result of a 6,290 basis point decrease in occupancy and 33.7% lower room rates; (vi) $6.2 million at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines as a result of a 7,334 basis point decrease in occupancy and 41.2% lower room rates at the hotel; (vii) $4.1 million at the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota as a result of a 4,087 basis point decrease in occupancy and 9.6% lower rooms rates at the hotel; (viii) $4.0 million at the Pier House Resort as a result of a 6,431 basis point decrease in occupancy and 23.2% lower room rates at the hotel; (ix) $2.9 million at the Bardessono Hotel as a result of a 6,116 basis point decrease in occupancy and 4.1% lower room rates at the hotel; (x) $2.8 million at the Hotel Yountville as a result of a 6,622 basis point decrease in occupancy and 3.7% lower room rates at the hotel; (xi) $2.4 million at the Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe as a result of a 4,045 basis point decrease in occupancy, partially offset by 10.9% higher room rates at the hotel; and (xii) $1.3 million at the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek as a result of a 3,428 basis point decrease in occupancy, partially offset by 11.8% higher room rates at the hotel. These decreases were partially offset by an increase of $293,000 at the Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas as a result of the hotel reopening in the fourth quarter of 2019 after being closed for renovation after Hurricane Irma.
Food and Beverage Revenue. Food and beverage revenue decreased $23.7 million, or 91.9%, to $2.1 million during the 2020 quarter compared to the 2019 quarter. This decrease is attributable to all of our hotel properties as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Other Hotel Revenue. Other hotel revenue, which consists mainly of condo management fees, health center fees, resort fees, golf, telecommunications, parking and rentals and business interruption revenue, decreased $13.3 million, or 75.7%, to $4.3 million during the 2020 quarter compared to the 2019 quarter. The decrease is attributable to an aggregate decrease in other hotel revenue of $7.2 million at all but one hotel property as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and lower business interruption revenue of $6.2 million. These decreases were partially offset by an increase in other hotel revenue of $98,000 at the Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas, which was closed for renovation in the 2019 quarter.
During the 2020 quarter, we recognized business interruption revenue of $390,000 at the Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas as a result of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. During the 2019 quarter, we recognized business interruption revenue of $6.6 million at the Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas.
Rooms Expense. Rooms expense decreased $13.4 million, or 79.5%, to $3.4 million in the 2020 quarter compared to the 2019 quarter. This decrease is attributable to an aggregate decrease of $13.6 million at all but one hotel property as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This decrease was partially offset by an increase in rooms expense of $241,000 at the Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas, which was closed for renovation in the 2019 quarter.
Food and Beverage Expense. Food and beverage expense decreased $15.7 million, or 81.2%, to $3.6 million during the 2020 quarter compared to the 2019 quarter. This decrease is attributable to all of our hotel properties as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Other Operating Expenses. Other operating expenses decreased $23.4 million, or 64.3%, to $13.0 million in the 2020 quarter compared to the 2019 quarter. Hotel operating expenses consist of direct expenses from departments associated with revenue streams and indirect expenses associated with support departments and incentive management fees. We experienced a decrease of $3.0 million in direct expenses and a decrease of $20.4 million in indirect expenses and incentive management fees in the 2020 quarter as compared to the 2019 quarter as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Direct expenses were 10.3% of total hotel revenue in the 2020 quarter and 3.6% in the 2019 quarter. The decrease in indirect expenses is comprised of decreases in (i) general and administrative costs of $9.4 million; (ii) marketing costs of $6.2 million; (iii) repairs and maintenance of $2.5 million; (iv) energy costs of $1.1 million; (v) incentive management fees of $971,000; and (vi) lease expense of $248,000.
Management Fees. Base management fees decreased $3.7 million, or 88.8%, to $466,000 in the 2020 quarter compared to the 2019 quarter at to all of our hotel properties as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Property Taxes, Insurance and Other. Property taxes, insurance and other increased $2.0 million, or 39.1%, to $7.2 million in the 2020 quarter compared to the 2019 quarter, which is primarily due to the receipt of a property tax refund of $1.7 million in the 2019 quarter at the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek.
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization increased $79,000, or 0.4%, to $18.6 million in the 2020 quarter compared to the 2019 quarter.
Advisory Services Fee. Advisory services fee increased $504,000, or 11.5%, to $4.9 million in the 2020 quarter compared to the 2019 quarter due to an increase in the incentive fee of $1.1 million, as a result of a credit in the 2019 quarter, partially offset by decreases in the base advisory fee of $288,000, reimbursable expenses of $269,000, and equity-based compensation of $44,000. In the 2020 quarter, we recorded an advisory services fee of $4.9 million, which included a base advisory fee of $2.6 million, reimbursable expenses of $412,000 and $1.9 million associated with equity grants of our common stock and LTIP units awarded to the officers and employees of Ashford Inc. In the 2019 quarter, we recorded an advisory services fee of $4.4 million, which included a base advisory fee of $2.9 million, reimbursable expenses of $681,000, $2.0 million associated with equity grants of our common stock and LTIP units awarded to the officers and employees of Ashford Inc. and a credit to incentive fee of $1.1 million.
Corporate General and Administrative. Corporate general and administrative expense was $1.5 million in the 2020 quarter and $932,000 in the 2019 quarter. The increase in corporate general and administrative expense is due to higher professional fees of $277,000, higher miscellaneous expenses of $193,000, higher reimbursed operating expenses of Ashford Securities of $97,000, and higher public company costs of $14,000.
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Assets. In the 2019 quarter, we recorded a gain of $9,000 related to the sale of assets at the Hotel Yountville related to ERFP. There was no gain (loss) on the disposition of assets during the 2020 quarter.
Equity in Earnings (Loss) of Unconsolidated Entity. In the 2020 quarter and 2019 quarter, we recorded equity in loss of unconsolidated entity related to our investment in OpenKey of $40,000 and $51,000, respectively.
Interest Income. Interest income decreased $263,000, or 91.6%, to $24,000 in the 2020 quarter compared to the 2019 quarter.
Other Income (Expense). Other expense decreased $75,000, or 54.0% to $64,000 in the 2020 quarter compared to the 2019 quarter. In the 2020 quarter, we recorded expense of $64,000 related to CMBX premiums and interest paid on collateral. In the 2019 quarter, we recorded other expense of $64,000 related to CMBX premiums and interest paid on collateral, and a realized loss of $75,000 on interest rate floors.
Interest Expense and Amortization of Loan Costs. Interest expense and amortization of loan costs decreased $1.3 million, or 9.0%, to $12.8 million in the 2020 quarter compared to the 2019 quarter. The decrease is primarily due a lower average LIBOR rate, partially offset by accruals for additional default interest and late payment charges totaling $3.5 million and higher interest expense associated with the $75 million draw on our secured revolving credit facility in March 2020. The average LIBOR rates in the 2020 quarter and the 2019 quarter were 0.35% and 2.44%, respectively.
Write-off of Loan Costs and Exit Fees. Write-off of loan costs and exit fees was $2.2 million in the 2020 quarter, resulting from several amendments executed with various lenders, which included deferral of debt service payments and allowed the use of reserves for property-level operating shortfalls and/or to cover debt service payments. Third-party fees incurred in conjunction with these amendments, totaling $2.2 million, were expensed in accordance with applicable accounting guidance. There were no write-off of loan costs and exit fees during the 2019 quarter.
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment in Ashford Inc. Unrealized gain on investment in Ashford Inc. was $4.6 million in the 2019 quarter. The investment in Ashford Inc. was disposed of in the fourth quarter of 2019.
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives. Unrealized loss on derivatives of $969,000 in the 2020 quarter consisted of a $925,000 unrealized loss on CMBX credit default swaps and a $44,000 unrealized loss on interest rate caps. Unrealized gain on derivatives of $654,000 for the 2019 quarter consisted of an $809,000 unrealized gain on interest rate floors, partially offset by a $145,000 unrealized loss on CMBX credit default swaps and a $10,000 unrealized loss on interest rate caps. The fair value of the interest rate caps and floors is primarily based on movements in the LIBOR forward curve and the passage of time. The fair value of credit default swaps is based on the change in value of CMBX indices.
Income Tax (Expense) Benefit. Income tax (expense) benefit changed $4.9 million, from income tax expense of $411,000 in the 2019 quarter to an income tax benefit of $4.4 million in the 2020 quarter. This change was primarily due to a decrease in the profitability of our TRS entities in the 2020 quarter compared to the 2019 quarter.
(Income) Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest in Consolidated Entities. Our noncontrolling interest partner in consolidated entities was allocated a loss of $2.4 million and $248,000 in the 2020 quarter and the 2019 quarter, respectively. At both June 30, 2020 and 2019, noncontrolling interest in consolidated entities represented an ownership interest of 25% in two hotel properties held by one entity.
Net (Income) Loss Attributable to Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests in Operating Partnership. Noncontrolling interests in operating partnership were allocated a net loss of $5.3 million and $865,000 in the 2020 quarter and the 2019 quarter, respectively. Redeemable noncontrolling interests in Braemar OP represented ownership interests of 10.26% and 10.94% as of June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
The following table summarizes changes in key line items from our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands except percentages):
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Six Months Ended June 30,
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Favorable (Unfavorable)
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2020
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2019
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$ Change
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% Change
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Revenue
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Rooms
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$
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77,001
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$
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151,852
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|
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$
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(74,851
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)
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(49.3
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)%
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|
Food and beverage
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30,880
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57,904
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(27,024
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)
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(46.7
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)
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Other
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22,534
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37,268
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(14,734
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)
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(39.5
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)
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Total hotel revenue
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130,415
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247,024
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(116,609
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)
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(47.2
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)
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Other
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—
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5
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(5
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)
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(100.0
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)
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Total revenue
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130,415
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247,029
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(116,614
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)
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(47.2
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)
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Expenses
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Hotel operating expenses:
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Rooms
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21,325
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33,815
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12,490
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36.9
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Food and beverage
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27,550
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41,604
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14,054
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33.8
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|
Other expenses
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55,069
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75,230
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20,161
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26.8
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Management fees
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4,343
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8,582
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|
4,239
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49.4
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Total hotel operating expenses
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108,287
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159,231
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|
50,944
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|
32.0
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Property taxes, insurance and other
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14,904
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12,666
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(2,238
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)
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(17.7
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)
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Depreciation and amortization
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36,891
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|
35,160
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|
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(1,731
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)
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|
(4.9
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)
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|
Advisory services fee
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9,970
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|
|
10,421
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|
|
451
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|
4.3
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|
Transaction costs
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—
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|
|
704
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|
|
704
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|
|
100.0
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|
Corporate general and administrative
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3,445
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|
|
2,058
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(1,387
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)
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(67.4
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)
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Total expenses
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173,497
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|
|
220,240
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|
|
46,743
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|
21.2
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Gain (loss) on disposition of assets
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—
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9
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|
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(9
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)
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(100.0
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)
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|
Operating income (loss)
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(43,082
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)
|
|
26,798
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|
|
(69,880
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)
|
|
(260.8
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)
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|
Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated entity
|
(80
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)
|
|
(101
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)
|
|
21
|
|
|
20.8
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|
|
Interest income
|
153
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|
|
649
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|
|
(496
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)
|
|
(76.4
|
)
|
|
Other income (expense)
|
(202
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)
|
|
(256
|
)
|
|
54
|
|
|
21.1
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|
Interest expense and amortization of loan costs
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(24,694
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)
|
|
(28,248
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)
|
|
3,554
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|
|
12.6
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|
Write-off of loan costs and exit fees
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(2,237
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)
|
|
(312
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)
|
|
(1,925
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)
|
|
(617.0
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)
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Unrealized gain (loss) on investment in Ashford Inc.
|
—
|
|
|
(3,919
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)
|
|
3,919
|
|
|
100.0
|
|
|
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives
|
187
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|
|
(218
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)
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|
405
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|
|
185.8
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|
Income (loss) before income taxes
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(69,955
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)
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|
(5,607
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)
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|
(64,348
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)
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|
(1,147.6
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)
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Income tax (expense) benefit
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3,077
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|
|
(1,338
|
)
|
|
4,415
|
|
|
330.0
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
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(66,878
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)
|
|
(6,945
|
)
|
|
(59,933
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)
|
|
(863.0
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)
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|
(Income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in consolidated entities
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2,976
|
|
|
149
|
|
|
2,827
|
|
|
1,897.3
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|
|
Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests in operating partnership
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7,182
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|
|
1,305
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|
|
5,877
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|
|
450.3
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|
Net income (loss) attributable to the Company
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$
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(56,720
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)
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$
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(5,491
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)
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$
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(51,229
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)
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(933.0
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)%
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All hotel properties owned for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 have been included in our results of operations during the respective periods in which they were owned. Based on when a hotel property was acquired or disposed of, operating results for certain hotel properties are not comparable for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019. The hotel properties listed below are not comparable hotel properties for the periods indicated and all other hotel properties are considered comparable hotel properties. The following acquisitions and dispositions affect reporting comparability related to our condensed consolidated financial statements:
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Hotel Properties
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Location
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Type
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Date
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Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe (1)
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Truckee, CA
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Acquisition
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January 15, 2019
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________
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(1)
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The operating results of these hotel properties have been included in our results of operations as of their acquisition dates.
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The following table illustrates the key performance indicators of all hotel properties for the periods indicated:
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Six Months Ended June 30,
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2020
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2019
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Occupancy
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33.25
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%
|
|
77.69
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%
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ADR (average daily rate)
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$
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341.44
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$
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304.19
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RevPAR (revenue per available room)
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$
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113.53
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$
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236.33
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Rooms revenue (in thousands)
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$
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77,001
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$
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151,852
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Total hotel revenue (in thousands)
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$
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130,415
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|
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$
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247,024
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|
The following table illustrates the key performance indicators of the twelve comparable hotel properties that were included for the full six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019:
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Six Months Ended June 30,
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2020
|
|
2019
|
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Occupancy
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33.22
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%
|
|
78.53
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%
|
|
ADR (average daily rate)
|
$
|
320.12
|
|
|
$
|
292.05
|
|
|
RevPAR (revenue per available room)
|
$
|
106.34
|
|
|
$
|
229.35
|
|
|
Rooms revenue (in thousands)
|
$
|
68,640
|
|
|
$
|
140,470
|
|
|
Total hotel revenue (in thousands)
|
$
|
116,457
|
|
|
$
|
227,606
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|
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to the Company. Net loss attributable to the Company increased $51.2 million, from $5.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 (the “2019 period”), to $56.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 (the “2020 period”), as a result of the factors discussed below.
Rooms Revenue. Rooms revenue decreased $74.9 million, or 49.3%, to $77.0 million during the 2020 period compared to the 2019 period. During the 2020 period, we experienced a 12.2% increase in room rates and a 4,444 basis point decrease in occupancy compared to the 2019 period. The decrease in rooms revenue is due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rooms revenue at our twelve comparable hotel properties decreased $71.8 million due to a 4,531 basis point decrease in occupancy, partially offset by an increase in room rates of 9.6%. Rooms revenue decreased (i) $3.0 million at the Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe as a result of a 2,678 basis point decrease in occupancy, partially offset by higher room rates of 20.7% and 15 additional days of rooms revenue in the 2020 period as a result its acquisition on January 15, 2019; (ii) $14.5 million at the Capital Hilton as a result of a 12.8% lower room rate and a 5,449 basis point decrease in occupancy at the hotel. This is primarily a result of the hotel being closed since March 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. (iii) $13.4 million at the Courtyard San Francisco Downtown as a result of 0.4% lower room rates and a 5,795 basis point decrease in occupancy at the hotel. The hotel has been closed since April 11, 2020; (iv) $9.3 million at the Marriott Seattle Waterfront as a result of 10.9% lower room rates and a 5,540 basis point decrease in occupancy at the hotel; (v) $8.6 million at the Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile as a result of 30.4% lower room rates and a 5,061 basis point decrease in occupancy at the hotel; (vi) $7.6 million at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines as a result of a 4.9% lower room rates and a 4,631 basis point decrease in occupancy at the hotel; (vii) $6.5 million at The Notary Hotel as a result of 13.3% lower room rates and a 3,240 basis point decrease in occupancy at the hotel; (viii) $4.7 million at the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota as a result of a 2,630 basis point decrease in occupancy, partially offset by 6.3% higher room rates at the hotel; (ix) $4.5 million at the Pier House Resort as a result of a 3,736 basis point decrease in occupancy, partially offset by 4.0% higher room rates at the hotel; (x) $3.3 million at the Hotel Yountville as a result of 12.3% lower room rates and a 4,249 basis point decrease in occupancy
at the hotel; (xi) $3.2 million at the Bardessono Hotel as a result of 9.5% lower room rates and a 3,790 basis point decrease in occupancy at the hotel; and (xii) $2.7 million at the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek as a result of a 2,570 basis point decrease in occupancy, partially offset by 33.9% higher room rates at the hotel. These decreases were partially offset by an increase of $6.5 million at the Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas as a result of the hotel renovation during the 2019 period.
Food and Beverage Revenue. Food and beverage revenue decreased $27.0 million, or 46.7%, to $30.9 million during the 2020 period compared to the 2019 period. This decrease is primarily attributable to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. We experienced an aggregate decrease in food and beverage revenue of $28.7 million at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines, Capital Hilton, Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota, Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile, Marriott Seattle Waterfront, Park Hyatt Beaver Creek, Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe, Courtyard San Francisco Downtown, Pier House Resort, Bardessono Hotel, The Notary Hotel, and Hotel Yountville. These decreases were partially offset by an increase of $1.7 million at the Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas.
Other Hotel Revenue. Other hotel revenue, which consists mainly of condo management fees, health center fees, resort fees, golf, telecommunications, parking, rentals and business interruption revenue, decreased $14.7 million, or 39.5%, to $22.5 million during the 2020 period compared to the 2019 period. The decrease is attributable to an aggregate decrease in other hotel revenue of $7.1 million at the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek, Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota, Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines, Bardessono Hotel, Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe, Pier House Resort, Hotel Yountville, Marriott Seattle Waterfront, Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile, and The Notary Hotel and lower business interruption revenue of $8.6 million. These decreases were partially offset by higher other hotel revenue of $1.5 million at the Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas, Courtyard San Francisco Downtown, and Capital Hilton.
During the 2020 period, we recognized business interruption revenue of $4.0 million at the Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas as a result of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. During the 2019 period, we recognized business interruption revenue of $12.6 million at the Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas.
Rooms Expense. Rooms expense decreased $12.5 million, or 36.9%, to $21.3 million in the 2020 period compared to the 2019 period. The decrease is attributable to an aggregate decrease in room expense of $14.4 million at the Capital Hilton, Courtyard San Francisco Downtown, Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile, Marriott Seattle Waterfront, Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines, Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota, Park Hyatt Beaver Creek, The Notary Hotel, Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe, Pier House Resort, Hotel Yountville, and Bardessono Hotel. These decreases were partially offset by an increase of $1.9 million at the Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas, which was closed for renovation in the 2019 period.
Food and Beverage Expense. Food and beverage expense decreased $14.1 million, or 33.8%, to $27.6 million during the 2020 period compared to the 2019 period. The decrease is attributable to an aggregate decrease of $16.4 million at all but one hotel property. These decreases were partially offset by an increase of $2.4 million at the Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas, which was closed for renovation in the 2019 period.
Other Operating Expenses. Other operating expenses decreased $20.2 million, or 26.8%, to $55.1 million in the 2020 period compared to the 2019 period. Hotel operating expenses consist of direct expenses from departments associated with revenue streams and indirect expenses associated with support departments and incentive management fees. We experienced a decrease of $2.8 million in direct expenses and $17.4 million in indirect expenses and incentive management fees in the 2020 period compared to the 2019 period. Direct expenses were 5.4% of total hotel revenue for the 2020 period and 4.0% for the 2019 period. The decrease in direct expenses is attributable to all of our hotel properties as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, excluding the Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas, which had an increase in direct expense of $938,000. The decrease in indirect expenses is attributable to decreases in (i) marketing costs of $6.0 million, comprised of a net decrease of $5.6 million at our twelve comparable hotel properties and $417,000 at the Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe; (ii) general and administrative costs of $5.1 million, comprised of a net decrease of $5.3 million at our twelve comparable hotel properties, partially offset by an increase of $191,000 at the Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe; (iii) incentive management fees of $2.6 million, comprised of a decrease of $2.7 million at our twelve comparable hotel properties, partially offset by an increase of $65,000 at the Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe; (iv) repairs and maintenance of $2.4 million, comprised of a net decrease of $2.4 million at our twelve comparable hotel properties and $293,000 at the Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe; (v) energy costs of $1.0 million, comprised of a net decrease of $870,000 at our twelve comparable hotel properties and $149,000 at the Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe; and (vi) lease expense of $220,000, comprised of a net decrease of $274,000 at our twelve comparable hotel properties, partially offset by an increase of $54,000 at the Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe.
Management Fees. Base management fees decreased $4.2 million, or 49.4%, to $4.3 million in the 2020 period compared to the 2019 period. This decrease is attributable to all of our hotel properties as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Property Taxes, Insurance and Other. Property taxes, insurance and other increased $2.2 million, or 17.7%, to $14.9 million in the 2020 period compared to the 2019 period, which is primarily due the receipt of a property tax refund of $1.7 million in the 2019 period at the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek.
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization increased $1.7 million, or 4.9%, to $36.9 million for the 2020 period compared to the 2019 period due to an aggregate increase of $2.4 million at our twelve comparable hotel properties, partially offset by a decrease of 694,000 at the Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe.
Advisory Services Fee. Advisory services fee decreased $451,000, or 4.3%, to $10.0 million in the 2020 period compared to the 2019 period due to decreases in base advisory fee of $327,000, reimbursable expenses of $305,000 and incentive fee of $209,000, partially offset by a higher equity-based compensation of $390,000. In the 2020 period, we recorded an advisory services fee of $10.0 million, which included a base advisory fee of $5.2 million, reimbursable expenses of $956,000 and $3.8 million associated with equity grants of our common stock and LTIP units awarded to the officers and employees of Ashford Inc. In the 2019 period, we recorded an advisory services fee of $10.4 million, which included a base advisory fee of $5.5 million, reimbursable expenses of $1.3 million, an incentive fee of $209,000 and $3.4 million associated with equity grants of our common stock and LTIP units awarded to the officers and employees of Ashford Inc.
Transaction Costs. In the 2019 period, we recorded transaction costs of $704,000 primarily related to the acquisitions of Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota. There were no transaction costs during the 2020 period.
Corporate General and Administrative. Corporate general and administrative expense was $3.4 million in the 2020 period and $2.1 million in the 2019 period. The increase in corporate general and administrative expenses is due higher professional fees of $902,000, higher reimbursed operating expenses of Ashford Securities of $330,000, higher miscellaneous expenses of 254,000, partially offset by lower public company costs of $99,000.
Gain (loss) on Disposition of Assets. In the 2019 period, we recorded a gain of $9,000 related to the sale of assets at the Hotel Yountville related to ERFP. There was no gain (loss) on the disposition of assets during the 2020 period.
Equity in Earnings (Loss) of Unconsolidated Entity. In the 2020 period and 2019 period we recorded equity in loss of unconsolidated entity of $80,000 and $101,000, respectively, related to our investment in OpenKey.
Interest Income. Interest income decreased $496,000, or 76.4%, to $153,000 for the 2020 period compared to the 2019 period.
Other Income (Expense). Other expense decreased $54,000, or 21.1% to $202,000 in the 2020 period compared to the 2019 period. In the 2020 period, we recorded other expense of $127,000 related to CMBX premiums and interest paid on collateral and a realized loss of $75,000 on interest rate floors. In the 2019 period, we recorded other expense of $126,000 related to CMBX premiums and interest paid on collateral and a realized loss of $140,000 on interest rate floors, partially offset by other income of $10,000.
Interest Expense and Amortization of Loan Costs. Interest expense and amortization of loan costs decreased $3.6 million, or 12.6%, to $24.7 million for the 2020 period compared to the 2019 period. The decrease is primarily due a lower average LIBOR rate, partially offset by accruals for additional default interest and late payment charges totaling $3.5 million and higher interest expense associated with the $75 million draw on our secured revolving credit facility in March 2020. The average LIBOR rates for the 2020 period and the 2019 period were 0.89% and 2.47%, respectively.
Write-off of Loan Costs and Exit Fees. Write-off of loan costs and exit fees was $2.2 million for the 2020 period, resulting from several amendments executed with various lenders, which included deferral of debt service payments and allowed the use of reserves for property-level operating shortfalls and/or to cover debt service payments. Third-party fees incurred in conjunction with these amendments, totaling $2.2 million, were expensed in accordance with applicable accounting guidance. Write-off of loan costs and exit fees was $312,000 for the 2019 period, resulting from the write-off of unamortized loan costs of $281,000 and costs of $31,000 associated with the refinancing of a mortgage loan.
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment in Ashford Inc. Unrealized gain on investment in Ashford Inc. was $3.9 million in the 2019 period. The investment in Ashford Inc. was disposed of in the fourth quarter of 2019.
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives. Unrealized gain on derivatives of $187,000 for the 2020 period consisted of a $175,000 unrealized gain on CMBX credit default swaps and a $75,000 unrealized gain on interest rate floors, partially offset by an unrealized loss of $63,000 on interest rate caps. Unrealized loss on derivatives of $218,000 for the 2019 period consisted of $943,000 unrealized loss on CMBX credit default swaps and an $81,000 unrealized loss on interest rate caps, partially offset by a $806,000 unrealized gain on interest rate floors. The fair value of the interest rate caps and floors is primarily based on movements in the LIBOR forward curve and the passage of time. The fair value of credit default swaps is based on the change in value of CMBX indices.
Income Tax (Expense) Benefit. Income tax (expense) benefit changed $4.4 million, from income tax expense of $1.3 million in the 2019 period to an income tax benefit of $3.1 million in the 2020 period. This change was primarily due to a decrease in the profitability of our TRS entities in the 2020 period compared to the 2019 period.
(Income) Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest in Consolidated Entities. Our noncontrolling interest partner in consolidated entities was allocated a loss of $3.0 million and $149,000 for the 2020 period and the 2019 period, respectively. At both June 30, 2020 and 2019, noncontrolling interest in consolidated entities represented an ownership interest of 25% in two hotel properties held by one entity.
Net (Income) Loss Attributable to Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests in Operating Partnership. Noncontrolling interests in operating partnership were allocated a net loss of $7.2 million and $1.3 million for the 2020 period and the 2019 period, respectively. Redeemable noncontrolling interests represented ownership interests in Braemar OP of approximately 10.26% and 10.94% as of June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
COVID-19, Management’s Plans and Liquidity
In December 2019, COVID-19 was identified in Wuhan, China, which subsequently spread to other regions of the world, and has resulted in significant travel restrictions and extended shutdown of numerous businesses in every state in the United States. In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a global pandemic. Since late February 2020, we have experienced a significant decline in occupancy and RevPAR and we expect the significant occupancy and RevPAR declines associated with COVID-19 to continue as we are experiencing significant reservation cancellations as well as a significant reduction in new reservations. The prolonged presence of the virus has resulted in health and other government authorities imposing widespread restrictions on travel and other businesses. The hotel industry and our portfolio have experienced the postponement or cancellation of a significant number of business conferences and similar events. Following the government mandates and health official orders in March 2020, the Company temporarily suspended operations at 11 of its 13 hotels and dramatically reduced staffing and expenses at its hotels that remained operational. As of June 30, 2020, operations at two of the Company’s hotels remained temporarily suspended. COVID-19 has had a significant negative impact on the Company’s operations and financial results to date. The full financial impact of the reduction in hotel demand caused by the pandemic and suspension of operations at the Company’s hotels cannot be reasonably estimated at this time due to uncertainty as to its severity and duration. The Company expects that the COVID-19 pandemic will have a significant negative impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial position and cash flow for at least the remainder of 2020 and into 2021. As a result, the Company fully drew down on its $75 million secured revolving credit facility, suspended the quarterly cash dividend on its common stock for the first and second quarters of 2020 and for likely all of 2020, reduced planned capital expenditures and reduced the cash compensation of its board of directors, and, working closely with its hotel managers, significantly reduced its hotels’ operating expenses. The Company’s advisor adopted a remote-work policy at its corporate office in an effort to protect the health and safety of its employees and does not anticipate these policies to have any adverse impact on its ability to continue to operate its business. This transition to a remote-work environment has not had a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial reporting system, internal controls or disclosure controls and procedures.
As of June 30, 2020, the Company maintained unrestricted cash of $102.6 million. All of the Company’s property-level debt is non-recourse. Beginning on April 1, 2020, we did not make at least one interest payment under nearly all of our loan agreements, which constituted an “Event of Default” as such term is defined under the applicable loan documents. Further, the Company triggered an “Event of Default,” as defined under the secured revolving credit facility agreement as a result of the Company being in default on mortgage and mezzanine loans with an aggregate principal amount in excess of $200 million. Pursuant to the terms of the applicable loan documents, such an Event of Default caused an automatic increase in the interest rate on our outstanding loan balance for the period such Event of Default remains outstanding. Following an Event of Default, our lenders can generally elect to accelerate all principal and accrued interest payments that remain outstanding under the applicable loan agreement and foreclose on the applicable hotel properties that are security for such loans. Such Event of Default under the senior revolving credit facility agreement was eliminated by the First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated June 8, 2020, which provides that defaults under mortgage and mezzanine loans with an aggregate principal amount in excess of $200 million do not trigger a default under the senior revolving credit agreement unless such mortgage or mezzanine loans are also accelerated, and excluding from the $200 million threshold, any default and acceleration under those certain mortgage and mezzanine loans having an aggregate principal amount of $435 million and secured by the Marriott Seattle Waterfront, Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile, The Notary Hotel and Courtyard San Francisco Downtown. During the second quarter of 2020, we reached forbearance and other agreements with our lenders relating to mortgage loans secured by the Pier House Resort, Ritz-Carlton Sarasota, Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe, Hotel Yountville, Bardessono Hotel, Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile, The Notary Hotel, Courtyard San Francisco Downtown and Marriott Seattle Waterfront. As of the date of this filing, in the aggregate, we have entered into forbearance and other agreements with varying terms and conditions that conditionally waive or defer payment defaults
for loans with a total outstanding principal balance of approximately $760.0 million out of approximately $1.1 billion in property level debt outstanding as of June 30, 2020. The Company amended its secured revolving credit facility converting it into a $65 million secured term loan and changed the terms of certain financial covenants that the Company was subject to under the secured revolving credit facility. We are in the final stages of finalizing a forbearance agreement on our last mortgage loan that is currently in default, however, there can be no assurances that we will be successful in executing the forbearance agreement. Any forbearance agreement will most likely lead to increased costs, increased interest rates, additional restrictive covenants and other possible lender protections. In addition to or in lieu of obtaining forbearance agreements as described above, the Company could turn over the hotels securing the mortgage loans to the respective lenders.
Additionally, the Company did not make rental payments under two ground leases that are paid monthly; however, the Company executed a forbearance agreement with the landlord of the Bardessono Hotel and executed a rent deferral letter (consistent with the terms of Ordinance Number O-21177, passed by the Council of the City of San Diego on March 25, 2020) with the landlord of the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines, each of which temporarily resolve any potential events of default arising out of such non-payments.
As of June 30, 2020, the Company maintained unrestricted cash of $102.6 million and restricted cash of $41.5 million. During the three months ended June 30, 2020, we utilized cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of $43.2 million. During the vast majority of the second quarter of 2020 11 of the Company’s 13 hotels were closed. Monthly operating results showed continuing improvement in June 2020 and currently only two hotels remain closed. However, even though operating results are improving, a resurgence of negative events related to the COVID-19 pandemic could result in another downturn in the business impacting operating cash flows in the future. We are also taking several steps to reduce our cash utilization. All of these items create uncertainty surrounding future cash flows. As a result of these uncertainties, and based on certain circumstances, it is possible that the Company could utilize all of its cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash within the next twelve months.
Based on these factors, the Company has determined that there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date the financial statements are issued. In making this determination pursuant to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, the Company cannot consider any remedies that are outside of the Company’s control and have not been fully implemented. As a result, the Company could not consider future potential fundraising activities, whether through equity or debt offerings, dispositions of hotel properties or the likelihood of obtaining forbearance agreements as we could not conclude they were probable of being effectively implemented. There can be no assurance that we will be able to complete any financing transactions and raise sufficient additional capital or take other actions that will provide us with sufficient liquidity to satisfy our obligations over the next 12 months.
The spread of COVID-19 and the recent developments surrounding the global pandemic are having significant negative impacts on our business. In response to the impact of COVID-19 on the hospitality industry, the Company is deploying numerous strategies and protocols to ensure that it has additional financial flexibility going forward to navigate this crisis, including:
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as of August 4, 2020, the Company has temporarily suspended operations at two hotel properties. The Company’s remaining eleven hotel properties are open and operating;
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the Company has significantly reduced its planned spending for capital expenditures for the fiscal year to a range of $15-$25 million;
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the Company has suspended its common stock dividends conserving approximately $6 million per quarter;
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the Company has completely drawn down its $75 million credit facility, which was subsequently converted to a $65 million term loan;
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the Company has taken proactive and aggressive actions to protect liquidity and reduce corporate expenses through compensation reductions for our board of directors and the curtailment of expenses resulting in an approximate 25% reduction in corporate general and administrative and reimbursable expenses; and
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the Company ended the quarter with cash and cash equivalents of $102.6 million and restricted cash of $41.5 million. The vast majority of the restricted cash is comprised of lender and manager held reserves. The Company is currently working with its property managers and lenders in order to utilize lender and manager held reserves to fund operating shortfalls. At the end of the quarter, there was also $8.9 million due to the Company from third-party hotel managers, which is the Company’s cash held by one of its property managers which is also available to fund hotel operating costs.
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Our short-term liquidity requirements consist primarily of funds necessary to pay for operating expenses and other expenditures directly associated with our hotel properties, including:
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advisory fees payable to Ashford LLC;
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recurring maintenance necessary to maintain our hotel properties in accordance with brand standards;
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interest expense and scheduled principal payments on outstanding indebtedness, including our secured term loan (see “Contractual Obligations and Commitments”);
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distributions, if any, in the form of dividends on our common stock, necessary to qualify for taxation as a REIT;
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dividends on our preferred stock; and
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capital expenditures to improve our hotel properties.
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We expect to meet our short-term liquidity requirements generally through net cash provided by operations and existing cash balances.
Pursuant to the advisory agreement between us and our advisor, we must pay our advisor on a monthly basis a base management fee, subject to a minimum base management fee. The minimum base management fee is equal to the greater of: (i) 90% of the base fee paid for the same month in the prior fiscal year; and (ii) 1/12th of the “G&A Ratio” for the most recently completed fiscal quarter multiplied by our total market capitalization on the last balance sheet date included in the most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q or annual report on Form 10-K that we file with the SEC. Thus, even if our total market capitalization and performance decline, we will still be required to make payments to our advisor equal to the minimum base management fee, which could adversely impact our liquidity and financial condition.
Our long-term liquidity requirements consist primarily of funds necessary to pay for the costs of acquiring additional hotel properties and redevelopments, renovations, expansions and other capital expenditures that need to be made periodically with respect to our hotel properties and scheduled debt payments. We expect to meet our long-term liquidity requirements through various sources of capital, including future equity and preferred equity issuances, existing working capital, net cash provided by operations, proceeds from insurance claims, hotel mortgage indebtedness and other secured and unsecured borrowings. However, there are a number of factors that may have a material adverse effect on our ability to access these capital sources, including the current and ongoing effects of COVID-19 on our business and the hotel industry, the state of overall equity and credit markets, our degree of leverage, our unencumbered asset base and borrowing restrictions imposed by lenders (including as a result of any failure to comply with financial covenants in our existing and future indebtedness), general market conditions for REITs, our operating performance and liquidity and market perceptions about us. The success of our business strategy will depend, in part, on our ability to access these various capital sources. Management cannot provide any assurances that our cash flow from operations and our existing cash balances will be adequate to meet upcoming anticipated requirements for interest and principal payments on debt (excluding any potential final maturity principal payments), working capital, and capital expenditures for the next 12 months and dividends required to maintain our status as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Our hotel properties will require periodic capital expenditures and renovation to remain competitive. In addition, acquisitions, redevelopments or expansions of hotel properties may require significant capital outlays. We may not be able to fund such capital improvements solely from net cash provided by operations because we must distribute annually at least 90% of our REIT taxable income, determined without regard to the deductions for dividends paid and excluding net capital gains, to qualify and maintain our qualification as a REIT, and we are subject to tax on any retained income and gains. As a result, our ability to fund capital expenditures, acquisitions or hotel redevelopment through retained earnings is very limited. Consequently, we expect to rely heavily upon the availability of debt or equity capital for these purposes. If we are unable to obtain the necessary capital on favorable terms, or at all, our financial condition, liquidity, results of operations and prospects could be materially and adversely affected.
Certain of our loan agreements contain cash trap provisions that may be triggered if the performance of our hotel properties decline. When these provisions are triggered, substantially all of the profit generated by the hotel properties securing such loan is deposited directly into lockbox accounts and then swept into cash management accounts for the benefit of our various lenders. This could affect our liquidity and our ability to make distributions to our stockholders until such time that a cash trap is no longer in effect for such loan. These cash trap provisions have been triggered on some of our mortgage loans.
On December 5, 2017, our board of directors approved the stock repurchase program pursuant to which the board of directors granted a repurchase authorization to acquire shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share and preferred stock having an aggregate value of up to $50 million. The board of directors’ authorization replaced any previous repurchase authorizations. No shares were repurchased during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, pursuant to this authorization.
On December 11, 2017, we entered into equity distribution agreements with certain sales agents to sell from time to time shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $50.0 million. Sales of shares of our common stock, if any, may be made in negotiated transactions or transactions that are deemed to be “at-the-market” offerings as defined in Rule 415 of the Securities Act, including sales made directly on the NYSE, the existing trading market for our common stock, or sales made to or through a market maker other than on an exchange or through an electronic communications network. We will pay each of the sales agents a commission, which in each case shall not be more than 2.0% of the gross sales price of the shares of our common stock sold through such sales agent. As of June 30, 2020, no shares of our common stock have been sold under this
program. On July 7, 2020, we entered into a side letter (the “Side Letter”) with the sales agents pursuant to which we agreed to pay all reasonable documented out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel incurred by the sales agents, in connection with the ongoing services contemplated by the equity distribution agreements (subject to a $75,000 cap on certain expenses incurred in June 2020). Pursuant to the Side Letter, the sales agents have agreed to reimburse us for up to $50,000 of such expenses, if the sales agents offer and sell an amount of our common stock with an aggregate offering price of $15,000,000, and have agreed to reimburse us for up to an additional $50,000 of such expenses, provided the sales agents offer and sell an amount of our common stock with an aggregate offering price of $30,000,000.
On November 13, 2019, we filed an initial registration statement with the SEC, as amended on January 24, 2020, for shares of our non-traded Series E Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series E Preferred Stock”) and our non-traded Series M Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series M Preferred Stock”). The registration statement became effective on February 21, 2020, and contemplates the issuance and sale of up to 20,000,000 shares of Series E Preferred Stock or Series M Preferred Stock in a primary offering and up to 8,000,000 shares of Series E Preferred Stock or Series M Preferred Stock offered pursuant to a dividend reinvestment plan. On February 25, 2020, we filed our prospectus with the SEC. Ashford Securities, a subsidiary of Ashford Inc. serves as the dealer manager and wholesaler of our Series E Preferred Stock and Series M Preferred Stock. As of August 4, 2020, no shares of Series E Preferred Stock or Series M Preferred Stock have been issued.
On December 4, 2019, we entered into equity distribution agreements with certain sales agents to sell from time to time shares of our Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $40.0 million. Sales of shares of our Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock may be made in negotiated transactions or transactions that are deemed to be “at-the-market” offerings as defined in Rule 415 of the Securities Act, including sales made directly on the NYSE, the existing trading market for our Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, or sales made to or through a market maker other than on an exchange or through an electronic communications network. We will pay each of the sales agents a commission, which in each case shall not be more than 2.0% of the gross sales price of the shares of our Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock sold through such sales agents. Since the inception of the program, we issued approximately 63,000 shares of our Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock through our “at-the-market” equity offering program resulting in gross proceeds of approximately $1.2 million before discounts and commissions to the selling agents of approximately $19,000.
Dividend Policy. In December 2019, the board of directors approved our 2020 dividend policy which stated our then-expectation to pay a quarterly dividend payment of $0.16 per share of our common stock for 2020. As previously disclosed, the approval of our dividend policy did not commit our board of directors to declare future dividends. On March 16, 2020, the Company and its board of directors announced a suspension of its previously disclosed 2020 common stock dividend policy. The Company did not pay a dividend on its common stock for the first and second quarter of 2020. The board of directors will continue to review our dividend policy and make future announcements with respect thereto. We may incur indebtedness to meet distribution requirements imposed on REITs under the Code to the extent that working capital and cash flow from our investments are insufficient to fund required distributions. Alternatively, we may elect to pay dividends on our common stock in cash or a combination of cash and shares of securities as permitted under U.S. federal income tax laws governing REIT distribution requirements. We may pay dividends in excess of our cash flow.
Secured Revolving Credit Facility and Secured Term Loan
Prior to June 8, 2020, we had a senior secured revolving credit facility in the amount of $75.0 million, including $15 million available in letters of credit and $15 million available in swingline loans.
The secured revolving credit facility also contained customary terms, covenants, negative covenants, events of default, limitations and other conditions for credit facilities of this type. Subject to certain exceptions, we are subject to restrictions on incurring additional indebtedness, mergers and fundamental changes, sales or other dispositions of property, changes in the nature of our business, investments and capital expenditures.
We also were subject to certain financial covenants, as set forth below, which were tested by the borrower on a consolidated basis (net of the amounts attributable to the non-controlling interest held by our partner in a majority-owned consolidated entity) and include, but are not limited to, the following:
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consolidated indebtedness (less cash and cash equivalents in excess of $10,000,000) to total asset value not to exceed 65%.
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consolidated recourse indebtedness other than the secured revolving credit facility not to exceed $50,000,000.
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consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio not less than 1.40x initially, with such ratio being increased beginning July 1, 2020 to 1.50x.
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indebtedness of the consolidated parties that accrues interest at a variable rate (other than the secured revolving credit facility) that is not subject to a “cap,” “collar,” or other similar arrangement not to exceed 25% of consolidated indebtedness.
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consolidated tangible net worth not less than 75% of the consolidated tangible net worth on June 30, 2019, plus 75% of the net proceeds of any future equity issuances.
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secured debt that is secured by real property not to exceed 70% of the as-is appraised value of such real property.
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All financial covenants were tested and certified by the borrower on a quarterly basis. We were in compliance with all covenants at March 31, 2020. Beginning April 1, 2020, the Company did not make at least one interest payment on nearly all of its mortgage and mezzanine loans, which constituted an “Event of Default” as such term is defined under the applicable loan documents. Further, the Company triggered an “Event of Default,” as defined under the secured revolving credit facility agreement as a result of the Company being in default on mortgage and mezzanine loans with an aggregate principal amount in excess of $200 million. Such Event of Default under the senior revolving credit facility agreement was eliminated by the First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated June 8, 2020, which provides that defaults under mortgage and mezzanine loans with an aggregate principal amount in excess of $200 million do not trigger a default under the senior revolving credit agreement unless such mortgage or mezzanine loans are also accelerated, and excluding from the $200 million threshold, any default and acceleration under those certain mortgage and mezzanine loans having an aggregate principal amount of $435 million and secured by the Marriott Seattle Waterfront, Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile, The Notary Hotel and Courtyard San Francisco Downtown.
The secured revolving credit facility included customary events of default, and the occurrence of an event of default will permit the lenders to terminate commitments to lend under the secured revolving credit facility and accelerate payment of all amounts outstanding thereunder. If a default occurs and is continuing, we will be precluded from making distributions on our shares of common stock (other than those required to allow us to qualify and maintain our status as a REIT, so long as such default does not arise from a payment default or event of insolvency).
Borrowings under the secured revolving credit facility bore interest, at our option, at either LIBOR for a designated interest period plus an applicable margin, or the Base Rate (as defined in the credit agreement) plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin for borrowings under the secured revolving credit facility for base rate loans range from 1.25% to 2.50% per annum and the applicable margin for borrowings under the secured revolving credit facility for LIBOR loans range from 2.25% to 3.50% per annum, depending on the ratio of consolidated indebtedness to EBITDA, with the lowest rate applying if such ratio is less than 4.0x and the highest rate applying if such ratio is greater than 6.0x.
The First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amendment”)
On June 8, 2020, we entered into an Amendment which converted the $75 million secured revolving credit facility into a $65 million secured term loan. We had borrowed the full borrowing capacity of $75 million under the Credit Facility and repaid $10 million on June 8, 2020, in connection with the signing of the Amendment. Pursuant to the terms of the Amendment, borrowings will bear interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 3.50% or Base Rate plus 2.50% until June 30, 2021. After such date, the pricing will revert to the original terms of the Credit Facility. The Amendment also added amortization of $5 million per quarter commencing on March 31, 2021. The Amendment has the same maturity date of October 25, 2022 but removes the two one-year extension options and also removes the Company’s ability to reborrow amounts that have been repaid.
The Amendment changed the terms of certain financial covenants that the Company was subject to under the Credit Facility, which are summarized as follows:
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The requirement that the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Amendment) be not less than 1.40 has been waived through March 31, 2021 (the “Covenant Waiver Period”). At the end of the Covenant Waiver Period, the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Facility) becomes 1.0 for the second quarter of 2021, 1.10 for the third and fourth quarters of 2021, 1.20 for the first quarter of 2022, and then returns to 1.40 thereafter.
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The covenant that required the Company’s consolidated recourse indebtedness (other than the Credit Facility) not exceed $50 million was permanently reduced to zero ($0) and a new covenant was also added that requires the Company to have minimum liquidity (comprised of unrestricted cash) of $20 million through June 30, 2021, which shall be tested monthly. Our cash and cash equivalents were $102.6 million at June 30, 2020.
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The Amendment adds limitations on the Company’s ability prior to June 30, 2021, to incur or guaranty additional indebtedness, grant liens, make restricted payments (with the exception of existing preferred dividend payments) or engage in asset sales, discretionary capital expenditures or additional investments. The Amendment also adds mandatory prepayments that require the Company to prepay and reduce the balance of the term loan by an amount equal to 50% of net proceeds from any asset sales, equity offerings (including preferred equity offerings) or incurrence of indebtedness (including refinancings), except that the first $50 million of any common equity offering (including sales of shares of common stock under the Company’s “at-the-market” equity distribution program) is subject to a mandatory prepayment in an amount equal to 25% of net proceeds.
Sources and Uses of Cash
We had approximately $102.6 million and $72.0 million of cash and cash equivalents at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
We anticipate that our principal sources of funds to meet our cash requirements will include cash on hand, positive cash flow from operations and capital market activities.
Net Cash Flows Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities. Net cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities were $(23.3) million and $32.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Cash flows from operations were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, changes in hotel operations of our twelve comparable hotel properties as well as the acquisition of the Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe on January 15, 2019. Cash flows from operations are also impacted by the timing of working capital cash flows such as collecting receivables from hotel guests, paying vendors, settling with derivative counterparties, settling with related parties, settling with hotel managers and timing differences between the receipt of proceeds from business interruption insurance claims and the recognition of the related revenue.
Net Cash Flows Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, net cash flows used in investing activities were $9.8 million. These cash outflows were primarily attributable to $12.3 million of capital improvements made to various hotel properties offset by $2.5 million of insurance proceeds received related to the hurricanes. For the six months ended June 30, 2019, net cash flows used in investing activities were $183.2 million. These cash outflows were primarily attributable to $111.8 million for the acquisition of the Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe and $72.7 million of capital improvements made to various hotel properties. Cash outflows were partially offset by cash inflows of $1.4 million from proceeds received from the sale of furniture, fixtures and equipment for ERFP.
Net Cash Flows Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, net cash flows provided by financing activities were $46.7 million. Cash inflows primarily consisted of borrowings on indebtedness of $109.3 million and net proceeds of $474,000 from the issuance of preferred stock, partially offset by repayments on indebtedness of $44.3 million, $11.0 million of dividend and distribution payments, $4.9 million of payments for loan costs and fees associated with loan forbearance, and distributions of $2.6 million to a noncontrolling interest in consolidated entities. For the six months ended June 30, 2019, net cash flows provided by financing activities were $42.7 million. Cash inflows primarily consisted of borrowings on indebtedness of $249.0 million partially offset by repayments of indebtedness of $187.1 million, $16.5 million of dividend and distribution payments and $2.4 million of loan costs and exit fee payments.
Seasonality
Our properties’ operations historically have been seasonal as certain properties maintain higher occupancy rates during the summer months and some during the winter months. This seasonality pattern can cause fluctuations in our quarterly lease revenue under our percentage leases. Quarterly revenue also may be adversely affected by renovations and repositionings, our managers’ effectiveness in generating business and by events beyond our control, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and government-issued travel restrictions in response, extreme weather conditions, natural disasters, terrorist attacks or alerts, civil unrest, government shutdowns, airline strikes or reduced airline capacity, economic factors and other considerations affecting travel. To the extent that cash flows from operations are insufficient during any quarter due to temporary or seasonal fluctuations in lease revenue, we expect to utilize cash on hand, borrowings and common stock to fund distributions required to maintain our REIT status. However, we cannot make any assurances that we will make distributions in the future.
Contractual Obligations and Commitments
Beginning on April 1, 2020, we did not make at least one interest payment under nearly all of our loan agreements, which constituted an “Event of Default” as such term is defined under the applicable loan documents. Further, the Company triggered an “Event of Default,” as defined under the secured revolving credit facility agreement as a result of the Company being in default on mortgage and mezzanine loans with an aggregate principal amount in excess of $200 million. Pursuant to the terms of the applicable loan documents, such an Event of Default caused an automatic increase in the interest rate on our outstanding loan balance for the period such Event of Default remains outstanding. Following an Event of Default, our lenders can generally elect to accelerate all principal and accrued interest payments that remain outstanding under the applicable loan agreement and foreclose on the applicable hotel properties that are security for such loans. Such Event of Default under the senior revolving credit facility agreement was eliminated by the First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated June 8, 2020, which provides that defaults under mortgage and mezzanine loans with an aggregate principal amount in excess of $200 million do not trigger a default under the senior revolving credit agreement unless such mortgage or mezzanine loans are also accelerated, and excluding from the $200 million threshold, any default and acceleration under those certain mortgage and mezzanine loans having an aggregate principal amount of $435 million and secured by the Marriott Seattle Waterfront, Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile, The Notary Hotel and Courtyard San Francisco Downtown. During the second quarter of 2020, we reached forbearance and other
agreements with our lenders relating to mortgage loans secured by the Pier House Resort, Ritz-Carlton Sarasota, Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe, Hotel Yountville, Bardessono Hotel, Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile, The Notary Hotel, Courtyard San Francisco Downtown and Marriott Seattle Waterfront. In the aggregate, we have entered into forbearance and other agreements with varying terms and conditions that conditionally waive or defer payment defaults for loans with a total outstanding principal balance of approximately $760.0 million out of $1.1 billion in property level debt outstanding as of June 30, 2020.
Additionally, the Company did not make rental payments under two ground leases that are paid monthly; however, the Company executed a forbearance agreement with the landlord of the Bardessono Hotel and executed a rent deferral letter (consistent with the terms of Ordinance Number O-21177, passed by the Council of the City of San Diego on March 25, 2020) with the landlord of the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines, each of which temporarily resolve any potential events of default arising out of such non-payments.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
In the normal course of business, we may form or invest in partnerships or joint ventures. We evaluate each partnership and joint venture to determine whether the entity is a VIE. If the entity is determined to be a VIE we assess whether we are the primary beneficiary and need to consolidate the entity. For further discussion see note 2 to our condensed consolidated financial statements.
We have no other off-balance sheet arrangements.
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of our consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Our accounting policies that are critical or most important to understanding our financial condition and results of operations and that require management to make the most difficult judgments are described in the section “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in our 2019 Form10-K. There have been no material changes in these critical accounting policies.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The following non-GAAP presentations of EBITDA, EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDAre, Funds From Operations (“FFO”) and Adjusted FFO are presented to help our investors evaluate our operating performance.
EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) before interest expense and amortization of loan costs, depreciation and amortization, income taxes, equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated entity and after the Company’s portion of EBITDA of OpenKey. In addition, we excluded impairment on real estate, (gain) loss on disposition of assets and Company’s portion of EBITDAre of OpenKey from EBITDA to calculate EBITDA for real estate, or EBITDAre, as defined by NAREIT.
We then further adjust EBITDAre to exclude certain additional items such as amortization of favorable (unfavorable) contract assets (liabilities), transaction and conversion costs, write-off of loan costs and exit fees, legal, advisory and settlement costs, advisory services incentive fee, other/income expense, Company’s portion of adjustments to EBITDAre of OpenKey and non-cash items such as unrealized gain/loss on investments, unrealized gain/ loss on derivatives and stock/unit-based compensation.
We present EBITDA, EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre because we believe they reflect more accurately the ongoing performance of our hotel assets and other investments and provide more useful information to investors as they are indicators of our ability to meet our future debt payment requirements, working capital requirements and they provide an overall evaluation of our financial condition. EBITDA, EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre as calculated by us may not be comparable to EBITDA, EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre reported by other companies that do not define EBITDA, EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre exactly as we define the terms. EBITDA, EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre do not represent cash generated from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP, and should not be considered as an alternative to operating income or net income determined in accordance with GAAP as an indicator of performance or as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities as determined by GAAP as an indicator of liquidity.
The following table reconciles net income (loss) to EBITDA, EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre (in thousands) (unaudited):
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Three Months Ended June 30,
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Six Months Ended June 30,
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2020
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2019
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2020
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2019
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Net income (loss)
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$
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(51,491
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$
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(5,623
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$
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(66,878
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$
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(6,945
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Interest expense and amortization of loan costs
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12,797
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14,055
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24,694
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28,248
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Depreciation and amortization
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18,553
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18,474
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36,891
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35,160
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Income tax expense (benefit)
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(4,447
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411
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(3,077
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1,338
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Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated entity
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40
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51
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80
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101
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Company’s portion of EBITDA of OpenKey
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(40
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(48
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(79
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(97
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EBITDA and EBITDAre
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(24,588
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27,320
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(8,369
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57,805
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(Gain) loss on disposition of assets
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—
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(9
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—
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(9
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EBITDAre
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(24,588
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27,311
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(8,369
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57,796
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Amortization of favorable (unfavorable) contract assets (liabilities)
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207
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118
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414
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237
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Transaction and conversion costs
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120
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235
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611
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869
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Other (income) expense
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64
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139
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202
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256
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Write-off of loan costs and exit fees
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2,237
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—
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2,237
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312
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Unrealized (gain) loss on investment in Ashford Inc.
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—
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4,626
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—
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3,919
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Unrealized (gain) loss on derivatives
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969
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(654
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(187
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218
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Non-cash stock/unit-based compensation
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2,048
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2,021
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4,033
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3,549
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Legal, advisory and settlement costs
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413
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75
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1,026
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146
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Advisory services incentive fee
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—
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(1,105
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—
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209
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Company’s portion of adjustments to EBITDAre of OpenKey
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2
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7
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5
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18
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Adjusted EBITDAre
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$
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(18,528
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$
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32,773
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$
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(28
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$
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67,529
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We calculate FFO and Adjusted FFO in the following table. FFO is calculated on the basis defined by NAREIT, which is net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders, computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains or losses on disposition of assets, plus impairment charges on real estate, depreciation and amortization of real estate assets, and after redeemable noncontrolling interests in the operating partnership and adjustments for unconsolidated entities. NAREIT developed FFO as a relative measure of performance of an equity REIT to recognize that income-producing real estate historically has not depreciated on the basis determined by GAAP. Our calculation of Adjusted FFO excludes dividends on convertible preferred stock, transaction and conversion costs, write-off of loan costs and exit fees, amortization of loan costs, legal, advisory and settlement costs, advisory services incentive fee, other income/expense and non-cash items such as unrealized gain/loss on investments, interest expense accretion on refundable membership club deposits, unrealized gain/loss on derivatives, stock/unit-based compensation and the Company’s portion of adjustments to FFO of OpenKey. FFO and Adjusted FFO exclude amounts attributable to the portion of a partnership owned by the third party. We consider FFO and Adjusted FFO to be appropriate measures of our ongoing normalized operating performance as a REIT. We compute FFO in accordance with our interpretation of standards established by NAREIT, which may not be comparable to FFO reported by other REITs that either do not define the term in accordance with the current NAREIT definition or interpret the NAREIT definition differently than us. FFO and Adjusted FFO do not represent cash generated from operating activities as determined by GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to GAAP net income or loss as an indication of our financial performance or GAAP cash flows from operating activities as a measure of our liquidity. FFO and Adjusted FFO are also not indicative of funds available to satisfy our cash needs, including our ability to make cash distributions. However, to facilitate a clear understanding of our historical operating results, we believe that FFO and Adjusted FFO should be considered along with our net income or loss and cash flows reported in our condensed consolidated financial statements.
The following table reconciles net income (loss) to FFO and Adjusted FFO (in thousands) (unaudited):