CLDT - Earnings call transcript Q4 2020

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Operator

Greetings, and welcome to Chatham Lodging Trust's Fourth Quarter 2020 Financial Results Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. It is now my pleasure to introduce your host, Chris Daly, owner of Daly Gray Inc. you. Thank

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Chris Daly

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Jeff Fisher

Thanks, afternoon, Chris. Good everyone.

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Dennis Craven

Thanks, Good afternoon, Jeff. everybody.

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estimated CapEx hotels. XXXX, brand-required mechanical budget system the and about $XXX,XXX that of million, renovations which about to primarily of approximately to our $X related for is ahead of half no for lock and Marriott-branded spend Looking is includes investments new at our items long-term total

turn with to think Jeremy. I I'll that, over it

Jeremy Wegner

afternoon, XX% QX RevPAR XXXX Dennis. Good which represents everyone. from Thanks, QX was a $XX, decline XXXX. Chatham's

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a will a my around limited, operating to XXXX. We debt performance of call. recovery at Operator, operating time provide questions. and please of in guidance hotel before performance material hotel beginning time. not are open amount Since to this timing refinance recover of This the the to going for we line significant for the need concludes have amount of portion visibility a we remains

Operator

Klein you. proceed Thank first session. question-and-answer be Our with with line gentlemen, Capital Please time, BMO this the Instructions] At from comes Ari and question. your we [Operator ladies question Markets. a will conducting of

Ari Klein

were then thinking to they about how And relation environment, next normalized more how pre-pandemic? are back you trends pace into versus side, longer-term maybe maybe upon return you where bringing across that margins think in the occupancy? do are the cost a the employees How On about year year? of a you to thinking

Dennis Craven

Yes.

I Ari. think,

of question take part the the think second first. I to

cleaning, now. the stabilize think listen, for hours few of And room hotels, well. think that see on we then whenever when to think, talked I I do for happening do I I room, complementary well. about savings the frequency at there basis I road. the about be we've an margin extended-stay a be believe limited apples-to-apples our and little And we evening you're eliminated, improvement quarters talking as are as being breakfast, social bit breakfast, service a between to this are going there basically the think believe there pre-pandemic tweaks down tweaked especially back We offerings will

of But quantified pre-pandemic. going in think to at terms the do points to how many haven't what were they they it future We basis apples-to-apples, to as in this as they're opposed opposed are -- point. be we better

staffing a I my to is Island lot a months, levels as to prepared that very Hospitality from last going and isn't for levels. of and dedicated and in in rush to the really on on to basis, think starts XX occupancy levels be going and time And as XXXX, I over of. a team pretty team said it's talking Island hotels, frequency real-time what bring to there, Hospitality our that important back operations of XX up, spends just on stay cleaning, all which operating staffing top managing to us managers a going especially general to their expense resources the is be remarks, the of come to side, be management at important day-to-day

environment, is on than that we've certainly really standards they stay that's moving understand a were new got the forward operating something going to to what to are be just it's it that pre-pandemic. So focused is different --

Ari Klein

market, certain markets opportunities view, from of agnostic your you from talk maybe a then are out standpoint? the Sunbelt about whether seeing Got kind or prefer? And M&A pricing preference or expectations there? of then have are a other bit point somewhat you'd you it's market can of preferences, it. you are a And What there. little you that What types

Jeff Fisher

think Yes, there's Ari, lot right this is you're Jeff. not of M&A, that now. Thank you. I On a transactions seeing

a some pretty still and distressed properties of year. as there's gap bid-ask And that the is that we wide. move coming market happens bunch think to anticipation without through I yet

realistic a to what happening just got or been deals a they four relative And next really at XXXX the owners offers don't Second see are the the year, do a I you've some I lot happening to half there's testing done small pretty their see nor kind -- discounts value, in of and three that very they testing some values months. value. much get few or might XXXX of market although

in that the on do We're growth, all those other yet. but to we're have, day, but come. opportunities market. So better good to keep take properly We it's able that there think But Southeast to and markets may want even time. that in to be to that the the We've opportunistic, pre-pandemic, be folks, to eye want every we got I positioned don't the talking of seem myself, advantage markets the owners an growth. growth we want be than average like better RevPAR obviously, markets including to

out looking markets, we're trends time really as shake going that. trying don't to a those We at real understand the in we to all take supply well. So, but believe numbers read. to the We're little that's

think I So will over months in. what next the that direction six tell time goes

Operator

Riley line Our B. comes from Please your Maher with next of Securities. question. question with proceed Bryan the

Bryan Maher

of actually you more read looking same opportunity And that? So that do to Residence of California on type more to to did we've opportunity markets And how about of the see come do kind transaction? the that you? Inn, do of

Dennis Craven

Go Yes. ahead.

Jeff Fisher

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Just teasing.

Dennis Craven

it especially needs particular to location. certain certain particular able information, I that we came it again, into the down conversations, our were details areas, necessarily think Bryan, and -- was think asset, the of through assets that we much I started I to pretty in came getting California. mean, about And think, come Southern but I that as more started sharing to mean, of listen, us -- No. I interest to well, it not inbound

financing. things. There be each financing markets, have state that think honest, with state is I these for in -- our type of you've there continued California is of from in the of certain to and now housing easy or accessibility side the different several and for requirements, of entity lot to do California. interest standards happened current It the especially the to the housing side. do They're on of and about to life safety up is makes a not for these read that of of commissions fire requires building commission the of pieces basically It ready a to sense where requires that. it all ADA

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Bryan Maher

at Great. ADR, cash when now what? rational or market rates -- level, back competitors about whether back XXXX, then, we that look how And learned about And we of to the that? it's keeping in the is especially your a addressing think you how we then saw and guys when some lessons are thinking Island

Dennis Craven

as -- you to as moved days -- the San at hasn't Portland, Fort Maine, look especially Savannah, not basically Exeter, since markets, that have Yes. was at portfolio. Diego, look I rates say a markets Portsmouth, you we've close such over on if $XXX New as much very very when New the I'd a next Lauderdale, really only the -- it's and in leisure our lot eye, range, seen -- they mean of believe very But selling, hotel portfolio very But Hampshire, months, rates specifically, a rates the leisure days. what that I over the basis, demand, think I days early on really of are pandemic summer it's by it is on a and of these especially addressing and strong. be specific where -- think they're -- basis, it's most whereas, a going everybody through are XXX to importantly, next XX Hampshire, that $XX

markets more not lot even what believe a of opportunity, leisure rates do I is rate again, good those in was. if to XXXX there hold, So over some increase maybe

Bryan Maher

approaching your for ripping maybe one Jeff. where are running in thoughts some stocks, there we're industry-wide have All higher, environment XX%? right. RevPAR to What down Great. been just And one REITs, lodging the just last levels. especially The still XX% pre-pandemic an

Jeff Fisher

certainly as we've see position we There's about done that right, we business coming that look, going pretty we've the forward. to well the right front. expectation on to for obviously ought for second shareholders talked We're believer the lots us happen, things about, like Well, year. half strong of because of think back our that a in

are our some occupancy night and just our President's Saturday weekend occupancy XX% and on We those about excited XXX% mentioned. real Day in our actually of hotels that Dennis

So there's -- business to real had. be to there going we think be that out business

how close till fill can all in management last to taking the at off minute we pandemic revenue March wait Our pricing And there's rate all. to get is see department starting absolutely will any X in those adjustment markets. most before very markets all

move believer happen back real we'll be how how the companies. So But is year. hey, firm to also see really market they're to through some we to as valuing that relative ought these be I bounce there smart the a

Operator

Capital proceed comes Our Please Batory of the question. Markets. Janney Tyler next your line from with question with

Tyler Batory

travel, February is I to wanted like one out First sounds just commentary you're of leisure demand? go had, to but back some strong driven and real-time revenue of in February there what's I really the back also It then sales interested into demand and corporate on as some strategy real bit coming business? type a little time markets? can in curious if on you the by seeing terms terms what touch these more management And of

Jeff Fisher

remarks said, really, the nothing pieces, as frankly, and But there's we to on I on traveler that. front, little up business I'll bits real and pick the report here mean, there. there's substantial in prepared kind select-service time turnaround we tight. what our the that of very which always has future. there's and in in February, And extended-stay of window booking the is are, in course, any hotels, near been

their we very connected So business is whereby convention than so physically. two hotels XXXX on group one in action might conventions, front. business and sort on But that otherwise other visibility or or close the of really have far to the there's be in connected no don't connected

So said, that mode our and whether be business we I just the think Valley no what wait-and-see I business anyway. do hotels, business than people at have putting less on travelers, usual more but like we're, it doing we've months over the greater or in let's a side, say, otherwise or the levels last, in Silicon really seen some are three Google in

Guard I what said, on So And So the in for putting hotel on one when? Memorial we we we're June them terms what proactive have two we're waiting. do or we business in Day of a that pricing and even we spots, a demand in for price National this putting July, the front, take if vaccination at in of business just kind or as very aren't weekend hotel or day-to-day point. site at, front, we're like being certainly

So trying business keep come options we're to that that we to on. open do for our all expect later

Tyler Batory

are quality how I seems Or in planning And more? remarks, be only trying bit Okay. of of which I And you're I reflective think capital? you terms low for historically. renovation any spend about little a conservative $X of that that to versus about what mean, projects. you portfolio? the million, is you've I thinking prepared quite CapEx the XXXX just not talk you of just in think that Can deploying you're the caught spent said

Dennis Craven

plan million Yes, XXXX. as this budgeted our Tyler, renovations. $X expenditures the Hi, is No Dennis. for is

we we're the where the in recovery, the I light pandemic, the still conserving think still of extent capital are taking midst think we in in $X able that and of the I more approach to to hotel to won't of think our -- or business gun in bring be million our able renovate any And listen, we'll there's to million don't to it. XXXX. per head spend -- $X I be in

So, to timing no capital right. is out we until reason the think that push door the

Tyler Batory

And of That you far? for project question is Warner makes development sense. that cadence housekeeping. in How Center the just spent And on what last XXXX? spend look then have for much thus me, like the

Dennis Craven

number. Get to one second. Yes. on Hold the

about So we've million looks spent -- it date. like to $XX

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$X year, month first two would conservative use to is for of next you for Tyler. million what a So million think quarters -- probably I to want the $X the and the

the I months will with the that you -- million of $XX last last at that the get of six the think, XX point, eight kind in $XX of year. million,

Operator

[Operator your Please of proceed question Barclays. Our line with the from with Anthony Instructions] comes question. Powell next

Anthony Powell

your on guess, to want assets are, current me, lay there any of me? And them I a could buy you liquidity to you are able I without for can restrictions? you -- use kind question acquisitions, remind out just if

Jeremy Wegner

to under We The acquire under liquidity. minimum maintain are use liquidity that hotels. the of $XX million our we line requirement line only able to the is

Anthony Powell

Got it.

Is come that math do I is down a to you that sure make so like bit. see would you deal, your would So guess you that before the fair? burn have a you'd cash want that to would

Jeremy Wegner

Yes. Yes.

potential great. liquidity But I mindful to consider do something something and do availability as of think, if we have obviously, we'll we see be the ability we investments.

Anthony Powell

guess, end you beyond your And Savannahs like, like do I or and Houston, leisure I summer? the the it. that pick vacation and come to seen future. before the resort and starting broad leisure up but non, let's don't kind right some expect leisure markets to maybe say, is spring you I not, in to back know, guess Portland not obvious storms And have hotels of of Maines if -- now, see Dallas, portfolio broader Got And or I whatnot? in in the guess, the

Dennis Craven

can on to I might And the is that at still to staycation mean, the a are mean, -- concept in but out think that our is we stay they see pool talked take hotel be -- do meeting, it something to road it few nights, -- is are is -- word can have I a to the answer another And as about to for courtyard, it going people those or there. I applies. to of leisure Hilton to we do, Inn, a be be miles hotels, a that happening. a But yes. next continue it's and And whether the it's part can XX they And be go as still staycation travel. they're we traveling listen, down Yes, that be want case Garden to forward. move a to the of to We scenery out a really get pool somewhere, hey, want out head of people have Inn. And go looking at, Residence and of anywhere a change house. days. are to America, the we a couple want but a and for

out certainly is So that there.

Anthony Powell

one it. your mean, potential that's been recovery. have part know playbook more. during last Got mean, or venture? of about to for started counterparties a the joint new I I you talk approached Maybe I

something And -- still that have started those is So have you yet? you consider?

Dennis Craven

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Operator

like to management There hand are further back the the no in queue. remarks. I'd closing questions for to call

Jeff Fisher

the interest and the you. moving we even look reporting Thank next said Well, forward continued quarter. all outset, results ahead We appreciate questions. the to everybody's as for And better at here. I

Operator

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Chatham Lodging Trust (CLDT) 24 Feb 212020 Q4 Earnings call transcript