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Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-05-10

Chatham Lodging Trust Q1 Earnings Call Highlights

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Interested in Chatham Lodging Trust (REIT)? Here are five stocks we like better. Chatham Lodging Trust said first-quarter results beat expectations, with RevPAR up 1%, hotel EBITDA at $21.4 million, and margins improved by expense controls and property tax refunds. Silicon Valley was the standout market, as RevPAR surged 23% excluding the renovated Mountain View hotel, driven by tech and AI-related demand; management expects mid- to upper-single-digit RevPAR growth there for the rest of the year. The company also boosted its growth outlook after closing a $92 million acquisition of six Hilton-branded hotels and continued aggressive share buybacks, while raising its common dividend by 11% and updating 2026 guidance higher. Chatham Lodging Trust (NYSE:CLDT) executives said the hotel REIT delivered a stronger-than-expected first quarter, supported by improving demand in Silicon Valley, expense controls, a recently closed acquisition and ongoing share repurchases. Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Fisher said the company has increased its 2026 guidance by approximately 15% since February, citing “strong operating results,” an accretive acquisition and a better outlook for the rest of the year. Chatham also raised its common dividend by 11% in the first quarter, following a 28% increase in 2025. Fisher said the dividend remains well covered, with a common dividend-to-FFO payout ratio of 32% based on updated guidance. → Uber's Annual Product Showcase Reveals It Is Coming for Airbnb and Booking “We will reevaluate the quarterly dividend later this year,” Fisher said. Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Jeremy Wegner said first-quarter hotel EBITDA was $21.4 million, adjusted EBITDA was $18.4 million and adjusted FFO was $0.20 per share. Chatham generated a GOP margin of 42.2% and a hotel EBITDA margin of 31.8% in the quarter. → Wells Fargo’s Comeback Is Real—But Not Risk-Free Wegner said GOP margins rose 60 basis points from the prior-year period, helped by expense controls. Hotel EBITDA margins increased by 140 basis points, reflecting both expense management and $500,000 of property tax refunds. On a comparable basis, Fisher said hotel EBITDA rose 5% and hotel EBITDA margins improved 135 basis points. RevPAR finished the quarter up 1%, exceeding the company’s expectations, after moving from a 5% decline in January to 1% growth in...

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-05-08

Chatham (CLDT) Q1 2026 Earnings Transcript

Motley Fool

Image source: The Motley Fool. Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 11 a.m. ET Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer — Jeffrey H. Fisher Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer — Dennis M. Craven Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer — Jeremy Bruce Wegner Jeffrey H. Fisher: Alright, Chris. Thank you very much, and I certainly appreciate everyone joining us here today. It was really a great quarter, obviously, for us on every front, delivering for our shareholders. Given our strong operating results, great acquisition and continued share repurchases, as well as improved outlook for the remainder of the year, we have increased our guidance by approximately 15% since February. On the corporate side, we increased our common dividend by 11% in the first quarter, following a 28% increase in 2025. With a common dividend to FFO payout ratio of only 32%, based on our updated guidance, our dividend is well covered with ample room to continue growing in the future. We will reevaluate the quarterly dividend later this year. Also, we continue to aggressively repurchase shares using free cash flow. Through the end of the first quarter, the company has repurchased 2.2 million shares, or approximately 4% of our common equity, at an average price of $7.04, which equates to a 10% cap rate based on the updated 2026 guidance. At current share price levels, we are trading over a turn lower than our select-service peers’ current EBITDA multiple, which is not reflective of our financial strength or our upward trajectory of our portfolio, especially given the continued strength and increasing strength of our Silicon Valley recovery. We will continue to repurchase shares given the market disconnect. Externally, we have been executing a massively successful recycling campaign over the last couple of years highlighted by the recently acquired portfolio of six high-quality Hilton-branded hotels comprising 589 rooms for $92 million that are immediately accretive to Chatham Lodging Trust’s operating margins, FFO, and FFO per share. The portfolio diversifies our geographic footprint into areas of the country that are benefiting from expanded investments in manufacturing and distribution. The hotels are generally the highest quality properties in their respective markets with an average age of only 10. Sixty-six percent of the portfolio’s rooms are extended stay. Th...

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-05-08

Chatham Lodging Trust Q1 2026 Earnings Call Summary

Moby

Management increased 2026 guidance by approximately 15% since February, citing strong operating results, accretive acquisitions, and a significantly improved outlook for the remainder of the year. Silicon Valley performance is a primary growth engine, with RevPAR for comparable hotels not under renovation increasing 23% in Q1 as major technology companies engage in a historic multi-hundred-billion-dollar AI infrastructure investment cycle. The company successfully executed a 'recycling campaign,' acquiring six Hilton-branded hotels for $92 million to diversify into markets benefiting from manufacturing and distribution reshoring. Operational outperformance was driven by industry-leading expense control, specifically achieving a reduction in labor and benefits costs per occupied room of over 1% despite inflationary pressures. Management attributes the current market valuation disconnect to a failure to reflect the upward trajectory of the Silicon Valley portfolio and the company's overall financial strength. Strategic positioning focuses on extended-stay hotels, which management believes are best suited for the surging corporate traveler demand in tech-heavy markets. Capital allocation remains focused on shareholder returns, evidenced by an 11% dividend increase and aggressive share repurchases using free cash flow. Full-year 2026 guidance assumes RevPAR growth of 0% to 2%, reflecting both the contribution from the $92 million acquisition from March 3 forward and a measured approach due to potential macro headwinds like Middle East turmoil. Management expects to complete the current $25 million share repurchase program by the end of the third quarter, with plans to evaluate a new program in the coming months. The Portland, Maine hotel development is scheduled to commence construction this quarter, with a projected opening before the fall season of 2028. Silicon Valley RevPAR is projected to grow in the mid-to-upper single digits for the remainder of the year as the Mountain View renovation concludes and corporate demand remains robust. The company anticipates significant demand upside from the 2026 World Cup, particularly in Dallas, where their property is adjacent to the international broadcast center. The Mountain View hotel renovation was a significant Q1 headwind, with the gatehouse closed and check-in operating out of guest rooms; completion is expected...

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-05-07

Chatham Lodging Announces First Quarter 2026 Results

Business Wire

Increases Guidance 15% following Strong Operating Results, Accretive Acquisition and Share Repurchases WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., May 07, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Chatham Lodging Trust (NYSE: CLDT), a lodging real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests in upscale, extended-stay hotels and premium-branded, select-service hotels, today announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. First Quarter 2026 Key Operating Metrics Portfolio Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR) – Increased 1 percent to $128 compared to the 2025 first quarter for the 39 comparable hotels. Occupancy increased 15 basis points to 73 percent and average daily rate (ADR) rose 80 basis points to $177, which represents an all-time first quarter record. RevPAR for the four Silicon Valley hotels was up 11 percent. Excluding the Mt. View hotel, which was under renovation for the entire quarter, RevPAR was up a strong 23 percent. RevPAR for the recently acquired six-hotel portfolio jumped 6 percent to $108. Net Income (loss) – Incurred a net loss applicable to common shareholders of $6 million compared to a net loss of less than $1 million in the 2025 first quarter (2025 included a gain on sale of assets of $7 million). Net loss to common shareholders per diluted common share was $(0.13) versus net loss per diluted common share of $(0.01) for the same period last year. Hotel Margins – Drove GOP margins 60 basis points higher to 40 percent in the 2026 first quarter. Hotel EBITDA margins surged 135 basis points to 32 percent in the 2026 first quarter. Adjusted EBITDA – Adjusted EBITDA rose approximately $500 thousand to $18 million. Adjusted FFO – AFFO jumped from $9 million in the 2025 first quarter to $10 million in the 2026 first quarter. Adjusted FFO per diluted share advanced 18 percent to $0.20 compared to $0.17 in the 2025 first quarter. Beginning in 2026, like all other peers, Chatham adds back share-based compensation expense in its calculation of adjusted FFO per share and prior periods have been recast. The following chart summarizes the consolidated financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2026, and 2025, based on all properties owned during those periods, except for RevPAR, which is based on the comparable 39 hotels ($ in millions, except margin percentages and per share data): First Quarter 2026 Highlights Highlights of the quarter include: Grew RevPAR 1 perce...

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-05-07

Chatham Lodging: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Associated Press

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Chatham Lodging Trust (CLDT) on Thursday reported a key measure of profitability in its first quarter. The real estate investment trust, based in West Palm Beach, Florida, said it had funds from operations of $10.1 million, or 20 cents per share, in the period. Funds from operations is a closely watched measure in the REIT industry. It takes net income and adds back items such as depreciation and amortization. The company said it had a loss of $6.3 million, or 13 cents per share. The real estate investment trust, based in West Palm Beach, Florida, posted revenue of $67.5 million in the period. Chatham Lodging expects full-year funds from operations in the range of $1.21 to $1.29 per share. _____ This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on CLDT at https://www.zacks.com/ap/CLDT

TranscriptFY2026 Q12026-05-07

FY2026 Q1 earnings call transcript

Earnings source - 72 paragraphs
Operator

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Chatham Lodging Trust first quarter 2026 financial results conference call. Following the presentation, we will conduct a question and answer session. If at any time during this call you require immediate assistance, please press star zero for the operator. This call is being recorded on May 7th, 2026. I would now like to turn the conference over to Chris Daly. Please go ahead.

Chris Daly

Thank you, Dennis. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the Chatham Lodging Trust first quarter 2026 results conference call. Please note that many of our comments today are considered forward-looking statements as defined by federal securities laws. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, both known and unknown, as described in our most recent Form 10-K and other SEC filings. All information in this call is as of May 7, 2026, unless otherwise noted, and the company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to conform each statement to actual results or changes in the company's expectations. You can find copies of our SEC filings and earnings release, which contain reconciliations to non-GAAP financial measures referenced on this call on our website at chathamlodgingtrust.com.

Chris Daly

Now, to provide you with some insight into Chatham's 2026 first quarter results, allow me to introduce Jeff Fisher, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Dennis Craven, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, and Jeremy Wegner, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Let me turn this session over to Jeff Fisher. Jeff?

Jeff Fisher

All right. Chris, thank you very much. I certainly appreciate everyone joining us here today on our call. It was really a great quarter, obviously, for us on every front, delivering for our shareholders. Given our strong operating results, great acquisition, and continued share repurchases, as well as improved outlook for the remainder of the year, we have increased our guidance by approximately 15% since February. On the corporate side, we increased our common dividend by 11% in the first quarter, following a 28% increase in 2025. With a common dividend to FFO payout ratio of only 32% based on our updated guidance, our dividend is well covered with ample room to continue growing in the future. We will reevaluate the quarterly dividend later this year. We continue to aggressively repurchase shares using free cash flow.

Jeff Fisher

Through the end of the first quarter, the company has repurchased 2.2 million shares, or approximately 4% of our common equity, at an average price of $7.04, which equates to a 10% cap rate based on the updated 2026 guidance. At current share price levels, we're trading over a turn lower than our select service peers current EBITDA multiple, which is not reflective of our financial strength or our upward trajectory of our portfolio, especially given the continued strength and increasing strength of our Silicon Valley recovery. We will continue to repurchase shares given the market disconnect.

Jeff Fisher

Externally, we've been executing a massively successful recycling campaign over the last couple of years, highlighted by the recently acquired portfolio of six high-quality Hilton-branded hotels comprising 589 rooms for $92 million that are immediately accretive to Chatham's operating margins, FFO, and FFO per share. The portfolio diversifies our geographic footprint into areas of the country that are benefiting from expanded investments in manufacturing and distribution. The hotels are generally the highest quality properties in their respective markets, with an average age of only 10 years, and 66% of the portfolio's rooms are extended stay. The hotels benefit from very favorable labor dynamics and will enhance Chatham's already industry-leading hotel EBITDA margins. Performance since closing has been great, with the portfolio producing RevPAR growth of 6% in the first quarter and an even stronger 7% in April.

Jeff Fisher

Obviously, we're very excited about this acquisition. Operationally, it was a great quarter for us with RevPAR hotel EBITDA margins and hotel EBITDA easily beating our expectations for the quarter. On a comparable basis, our hotel EBITDA grew 5% and our hotel EBITDA margins gained 135 basis points. Facing difficult comps due to the significant amount of wildfire demand last year in our L.A. hotels, our RevPAR went from a decline of 5% in January to growth of 1% in February and up 5% in March, finishing the quarter up 1%, which was well above our expectations for the quarter. Silicon Valley led the way with RevPAR growth of 23% in the quarter when you exclude the Mountain View Hotel, which was under significant renovation.

Jeff Fisher

We experienced broad demand growth across our portfolio with over two-thirds of our hotels generating RevPAR growth and approximately 25% of our hotels earning double-digit RevPAR gains. I do want to spend a few minutes talking about our largest market, Silicon Valley, since these hotels had an incredible start to the year. Occupancy at our four Silicon Valley hotels was 72%, flat to last year, despite our Mountain View Hotel being under renovation for the entirety of the quarter. ADR was up 10% to a post-pandemic quarterly high of $210. Not a first quarter high, a high mark for all post-pandemic quarters, and our RevPAR of $152 would be the second-best quarter over the last six years. These are great results and very encouraging, again, especially considering the renovation at Mountain View during the quarter.

Jeff Fisher

For the other three hotels, RevPAR was up double-digits in each month of the quarter, finishing the quarter with a strong growth of 23%, as I said, and advancing another 12% in April. As Dennis quoted in the release, demand was up 9% in the first quarter and in April across the entire San Jose-Santa Cruz market. Our hotels did way better than that growth as our extended stay residents in hotels, as we've said before, are best suited for the corporate traveler coming to the valley. RevPAR was up 15% at our San Mateo hotel, and our two Sunnyvale hotels shined with RevPAR up 26% in the quarter.

Jeff Fisher

Of course, massive capital investment announcements continue into technology from all types of companies. Seemingly unended these days, major technology companies are engaged in a historic multi-hundred billion dollar investment arms race, as it's been called, in 2026, with big tech projected to spend over $650 billion on AI infrastructure alone. Capital is flowing aggressively into data centers, specialized semiconductors, and energy, with aggregate global AI investment projected to approach trillions. Of course, Silicon Valley is the heart of the tech world. We don't see that changing anytime soon. Having just been out there last month, I could tell you the energy and overall activity is the most positive I've felt since before the pandemic.

Jeff Fisher

In Sunnyvale, construction of the multi-billion dollar Applied Materials chip facility, our number one account, by the way, that is near both of our hotels in Sunnyvale, is in full swing. Actually, they got a permit to build 24 hours a day. We tried to fly a drone over it to kind of share on one of our investor reports, but we kind of got knocked down on that idea by the people in charge there. Anyway, our two Sunnyvale hotels are seeing surging room-to-night production from our largest clients, many of whom are involved in these investments, as I said, such as Applied Materials, Palo Alto Networks, NVIDIA, of course, Google, particularly in Mountain View, Apple, Pure Storage, Plug & Play, and the list goes on and on.

Jeff Fisher

We certainly are encouraged about what finally seems to be happening for sure in the Valley. In the short term, of course, adverse repercussions stemming from the turmoil in the Middle East, especially with respect to gas prices and their impact on travel, so far have yet to make any meaningful impact. We have easier comps over the last three quarters of the year in our three D.C. hotels as a result of all the DOGE and shutdown events that occurred last year. Of course, we do have U.S. 250 celebrations. As to that market, I think we've got some visible upside there. We do, as others have mentioned, but we do have some of the highest exposure to the World Cup among lodging REITs.

Jeff Fisher

In Dallas, our Courtyard downtown is right next to the convention center, which will host up to 5,000 media professionals as it is serving as the international broadcast center for the World Cup. In addition to Dallas, our hotels are quite close to stadiums in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Our Bellevue Residence Inn is positioned for easy commuter rail access to the stadium in Seattle. Our Residence Inn in Fort Lauderdale should also benefit. Of course, importantly, business travel demand, especially in our tech markets, is surging. Recovery in our tech hotels, which accounts for over 20% of our EBITDA, represents a unique opportunity for us to outperform our peers. Longer term, of course, just looking forward, the supply-demand equation that we've talked about before, should still continue to benefit existing hotel owners.

Jeff Fisher

Construction costs, of course, remain quite high, and development is only justified in a few markets. Demand growth is quite encouraging so far, as we've said, in 2026. Business demand should continue to rise, even if a portion of the trillions of dollars of announced investments in technology and reshoring of manufacturing come to fruition in the U.S. Of course, that's where I think our Midwest portfolio that we acquired should also benefit, I think, on an outsized basis, being in the hub of the manufacturing belt in the U.S.

Jeff Fisher

Leisure travel, which is approximately 18% of our hotel EBITDA, will continue to benefit as well from changing consumer demand behavior as travelers want more experiences and nights away from home. Finally, on my end, we'll continue to opportunistically sell some older non-performing assets, and with the goal, of course, capital recycling, reinvesting those proceeds into share repurchases or hotel investments. Also, we expect to commence our Portland, Maine hotel development during the quarter. Although we've been talking about it for quite some time, they're actually beginning to erect a fence around that portion of the property, so it is happening, with opening before the fall season of 2028. Dennis may say otherwise, but we'll kind of hedge that bet a little bit.

Jeff Fisher

We will provide a detailed breakdown of total spend and timing in connection with our second quarter earnings call in August. I will tell you the unlevered returns are projected to be quite strong, as we've mentioned. With that, I'd like to turn it over to Dennis.

Dennis Craven

Thanks, Jeff. Good morning, everyone. To supplement Jeff's comment regarding using free cash flow to buy back shares, we implemented our $25 million repurchase plan in 2025, and our free cash flow was $15 million in 2025 and is projected to be approximately $20 million in 2026. Therefore, we intend to finish the entire $25 million program this year, and we'll be reevaluating a new plan in the coming months. After the end of the quarter in April, we did buy approximately 200,000 shares at approximately $8.34 a share. Some additional quarterly information.

Dennis Craven

Our top five RevPAR hotels in the quarter were our Residence Inn Fort Lauderdale with RevPAR of $262, our Home2 Phoenix Downtown with RevPAR of $191, followed by our Residence Inn Gaslamp, our HGI Marina del Rey, and our Residence Inn by Marriott White Plains with RevPAR of $164. Our two Sunnyvale and San Mateo Residence Inns were three of our top ten RevPAR hotels for the quarter. Our seven predominantly leisure hotels generated RevPAR growth of a little over 2% in the quarter. Six of our seven leisure-driven hotels produced RevPAR growth, with our Hyatt Place Pittsburgh leading the way with RevPAR growth of 23%, benefiting from a solid convention calendar, which the convention center is right across the river from our hotel, and demand related to sporting events, especially Pittsburgh Penguins hockey.

Dennis Craven

Of course, in April, the NFL Draft was literally located right outside the doors of our hotel between our hotel and the Steelers stadium, and we did, of course, really well there with RevPAR up over about 250% during the week. Our three predominantly government-oriented hotels, all in the greater D.C. area, produced RevPAR growth of 9% despite tough comps in January, comping over the inauguration last year. As a group, those hotels represent approximately 9% of our EBITDA. Our Springfield and Tysons Corner hotels are recovering from all of the DOGE and Liberation Day and shutdown activity last year. San Diego RevPAR grew 5% in the quarter, outperforming our expectation, which was a decline of 5%. We're obviously quite pleased with the quarter.

Dennis Craven

As a reminder, though, the 2026 convention calendar is a bit softer than 2025, and we are forecasting a RevPAR decline of about 2% for the rest of the year. Hopefully, we have some upside there. In other large markets, our coastal Northeast hotels saw RevPAR decline 8% in the quarter. Our Portland and Exeter hotels benefited last year from renovations at hotels in the comp set. In Texas, our Dallas and Austin hotels have felt the impact of convention demand fall off with convention centers under renovation and ongoing expansions. RevPAR at our Courtyard Dallas was down 26% in the quarter, though the good news is that our comps get better in the second quarter as we start to lap over prior weaknesses from the closure.

Dennis Craven

In Austin, our Residence Inn was re-under renovation for the bulk of the quarter, and that renovation is finished. Having said that, the entire Austin market has really been weak with overall RevPAR down 6% over the last 12 months. Like Dallas, comps start to get easier there towards the second half of the year. As an update, this is really a great development, it was officially announced that the planned $3 billion MD Anderson Hospital and Research Center that was previously expected to be built downtown is now expected to be built at the J.J. Pickle Research Campus, and groundbreaking is expected to start this year. That campus is approximately 1 mi from both of our hotels at The Domain, and because our two hotels are both extended stay, we should benefit greatly from this new facility that will be under construction shortly.

Dennis Craven

Of course, we only owned the new six-pack of hotels for most of March. As Jeff said, we're quite pleased with the performance of that group. RevPAR growth again for the quarter was up 6%. Then April was up 7%, slightly above our underwriting guidance. First quarter occupancy of 74% was 200 basis points higher than our portfolio average for the quarter. Given that this is the first time we've spoken publicly since closing the acquisition, I do want to spend some time just sharing some color on the portfolio that we acquired.

Dennis Craven

The markets further diversify our geographic footprint into areas of the country that are benefiting from expanded investments in manufacturing and distribution. Joplin, Missouri is adjacent to the intersection of both Interstates 44 and 49 in Southwest Missouri, and benefits from its location between Kansas City, St. Louis, Oklahoma City, and the ever-growing Northwest Arkansas area, which is home to, of course, Walmart, J.B. Hunt, and Tyson Foods. Key industries in the Joplin area include manufacturing with major players there, including General Mills, Frito-Lay, Coca-Cola, Cargill, and the headquarters of Leggett & Platt. Obviously distribution, given its proximity, is a major driver there.

Dennis Craven

Additionally, the hotels will benefit from an almost $400 million development called Prospect Village, which will be home to a sports complex that will include a 135,000 sq ft indoor athletic center, as well as outdoor turf fields. The sports complex is expected to host 28 indoor tournaments and 22 outdoor tournaments over weekends in each year. That will generate an extra $12 million of annual spending. Visitors spending in 27,000 annual hotel room nights, and these will be mostly weekend nights, thus enhancing our full-week performance at the hotels. Paducah sits on Interstate 24 and is proximate to the many high-traffic commerce routes between St. Louis, Louisville, Nashville, and Memphis. Key industries include manufacturing, with large-scale facilities in the area operated by Darling Ingredients, Frito-Lay, H.B. Fuller, among many others, as well as the marine industry in Paducah, as it is a major hub for the inland marine industry due to its location at the confluence of the Ohio and Tennessee rivers, with proximity to the Mississippi and Cumberland rivers.

Dennis Craven

Like Joplin, Paducah is set to open in the next month an almost $100 million multi-sport outdoor sports complex, and that's expected to open here in the next month, and is expected to host 35-40 tournaments a year. In 2026, it's projected to at least host two full weekend tournaments per month for the next six months. Additionally, on the longer-term horizon for Paducah, in March, it was announced that Global Laser Enrichment is planning to build a new nuclear enrichment facility on a 665 acre site in Paducah.

Dennis Craven

Plans are currently under review by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Once approved, construction will take approximately three years to open. The project is expected to generate approximately 1,000 jobs over the course of construction and hundreds of jobs upon completion. Just given the nature of the facility, it's going to be a constant source of demand from obviously ongoing visitations from whether it be authorities, interested parties, and everything of the like. Really good long-term project there. Effingham sits at the crossroads of Interstates 57 and 70, midway between Indianapolis and St. Louis, and brings into its area about 200,000 of workers from eight neighboring counties each week. Key industries include food and agriculture, with major players such as Archer Daniels Midland, Krusteaz, Pepsi, and Siemer Milling.

Dennis Craven

Manufacturing is also a major player, with Flex-N-Gate, Hitachi Metals, Effingham Machining & Assembly, and Peerless of America. Then, of course, again, similar to the other two markets, distribution, given its relation to many different modes of transportation, is a big player. Shifting my comments back to our operating results, we did grow hotel EBITDA 5% at our 33 comparable hotels, as we were able to increase our GOP hotel margins on the back of a decline in labor and benefits per occupied room of over 1%. Additionally, we drove our other operating profit 6% higher in the first quarter. Looking at guidance for the remainder of the year, our hotel EBITDA margins are up kind of about 100 basis points from our previous guidance.

Dennis Craven

Continuing the trend since last year, we've stayed laser-focused on our staffing levels and maximizing productivity and efficiencies. As a reminder, in 2025, our labor and benefits costs declined year-over-year slightly, and we are the only lodging REIT to accomplish that. Like I said, in the first quarter, we were able to reduce our labor and benefits by over 1%, or $0.50 per occupied room. We also benefited from lower property insurance renewal rates and property taxes due to some refunds, and those items were able to absorb an approximate 12% increase in utility costs at our comparable hotels. We were particularly impacted by the massive snowstorm across the middle of the country and Northeast in the early part of the first quarter.

Dennis Craven

For the quarter, our top five producers of GOP were led by our Residence Inn San Diego, our two Sunnyvale Residence Inns, and then our Home2 Phoenix, and lastly, our Residence Fort Lauderdale. Outside of our top five but in our top 10 was also our Residence Inn San Mateo. Again, all three of the Silicon Valley hotels that were not under renovation were in our top 10. Looking at these comparable Silicon Valley hotels, hotel EBITDA grew a remarkable 35% year-over-year on what was a 23% RevPAR increase for a 1.5 times flow through. Going to show you the upside financial leverage we can get when these hotels start to grow.

Dennis Craven

That 35% growth is pro forma for a property tax refund that we received on one of those three hotels during the quarter. If you include that, the actual growth was about 50% in hotel EBITDA. On the CapEx front, we spent approximately $6 million in the quarter. We completed the full renovation of our Residence Inn in Austin and the rooms portion of the Mountain View renovation. We are completing major interior upgrades to the Mountain View Gatehouse that will be complete here in the next month. Later this year, we'll be completing a significant enhancement to our Gatehouse outdoor amenities. That will be fantastic for our guests to enjoy the great weather as well as to collaborate with other guests in a very nice setting. Our CapEx budget for 2026 is approximately $27 million.

Dennis Craven

We have three hotels scheduled for renovation later this year. That's our Gaslamp Residence Inn, our Hyatt Place Pittsburgh, and our Homewood Suites Farmington, and those are all expected to start in the fourth quarter. Lastly, I'll add that the six recently acquired hotels have very little CapEx required this year, and in fact, only one hotel is scheduled for renovation over the next two years, the Hampton Inn & Suites Paducah. With that, I'll turn it over to Jeremy.

Jeremy Wegner

Thanks, Dennis. Good morning, everyone. Our Q1 2026 hotel EBITDA was $21.4 million. Adjusted EBITDA was $18.4 million, and adjusted FFO was $0.20 per share. We were able to generate a GOP margin of 42.2% and hotel EBITDA margin of 31.8% in Q1. GOP margins for the quarter were up 60 basis points from Q1 2025 due to outstanding expense control. As Dennis mentioned, Q1 labor and benefits costs actually decreased 1% on a per occupied room basis. Q1 hotel EBITDA margins increased by 140 basis points due to both the strong expense control and $500,000 of property tax refunds in the quarter. In early March, Chatham closed on the acquisition of a portfolio of six Hilton-branded hotels for $92 million.

Jeremy Wegner

The acquisition was funded with borrowings on a revolving credit facility, which currently has a rate of approximately 5.1%. We are very excited about this acquisition, given the hotel's average age of only approximately 10 years, outstanding margins, strong RevPAR growth, and limited near-term capital needs. We expect this acquisition to be significantly accretive to Chatham's FFO and free cash flow. After this acquisition, Chatham's leverage ratio, as defined in our credit agreement, was only 32.5%. Chatham's strong balance sheet puts the company in an excellent position to continue actively repurchasing shares, pursue the planned development of a hotel in Portland, Maine, and to continue to grow opportunistically through accretive acquisitions.

Jeremy Wegner

Turning to our 2026 guidance, we expect RevPAR growth of 0%-2%, adjusted EBITDA of $95.3 million-$99.6 million, and adjusted FFO per share of $1.21-$1.29 for the full year. Our guidance reflects the contribution from the $92 million acquisition from March 3rd forward. Reflecting the pro forma impact of this acquisition, our 2025 RevPAR would have been $127 in Q1, $153 in Q2, $151 in Q3, $129 in Q4, and $140 for the full year. We generally expect Chatham's Q2 2026 RevPAR will increase approximately 1%-2%.

Jeremy Wegner

While our guidance does not reflect any share repurchases or acquisitions, our plan is to continue repurchasing shares and over time, to continue to pursue accretive acquisitions. This concludes my portion of the call. Operator, please open the line for questions.

Operator

Thank you, sir. Ladies and gentlemen, we now begin the question and answer session. If you'd like to ask a question, please press star followed by one on your telephone keypad. If your question has been answered and you'd like to withdraw from the queue, please press star followed by two. If you're using a speakerphone, please lift your handset before pressing any keys. One moment please while we compile the roster. Your first question comes from Gaurav Mehta with Alliance Global Partners. Please go ahead.

Gaurav Mehta

Yeah, thank you. Good morning. I wanted to ask you on the portfolio acquisition, hoping to maybe get some more color. Was this like an off-market deal or a fully marketed deal? What were the CapEx like? What do you attribute-- It seems like the performance for the portfolio is coming in better than what you underwrote during the acquisition. What do you attribute that, the outperformance to?

Dennis Craven

Hey, Gaurav. Yes. I mean, I think the transaction itself was a brokered transaction sent out to, I guess, a group of parties. I think one of the things that, you know, we liked about the deal, and I think, you know, there aren't a lot of buyers that are out there that have the ability to kinda take down a $100 million acquisition. It's kind of too big for a bunch of buyers that, you know, we might see on an individual deal. You know, we were, you know, certainly involved in the transaction and, you know, and just kind of a lot of the deals that we've looked at over the last couple of years, really excited about kinda some of these other markets that might initially be off the radar of certain other people.

Dennis Craven

You know, just doing a lot of work and seeing a lot of information like the transaction. The performance of the portfolio is, I wouldn't say meaningfully above our underwriting, but both in terms of, you know, the first quarter performance and the April performance, you know, RevPAR growth, you know, I'd say is $1 or $2 above where we thought it was gonna be. It's not just like significantly outperforming our underwriting, but it is outperforming. Just, you know, very pleased with the, with the six hotels, how they've gotten out of the gate so far, and really like what it does for us in terms of diversifying into some other industries and, you know, a little bit into the Midwest of the country.

Gaurav Mehta

All right. Thanks for that color. Maybe on the acquisition market in general, are you guys seeing more activity now, in the transaction market compared to maybe, you know, last quarter?

Dennis Craven

I think it's similar to last quarter, Gaurav. I think, you know, it's still a challenged market, especially when you look at individual-type transactions. You know, I think thankfully, the public companies, their multiples are, you know, thankfully we're starting to adjust a little bit here. It's gonna make it, I think, you know, allows people to have a little bit of a lower cost of capital, which might generate some additional interest. At the moment, I think it's pretty consistent in terms of deal flow, last quarter to this quarter. That's certainly more than what we saw a year ago.

Gaurav Mehta

All right, thanks for that color. Then maybe on, I guess, asset recycling disposition side, are there any more assets that you guys may sell or you have sold the asset that you guys sold in the last few quarters? Is that about it for now?

Dennis Craven

Yeah, we're still looking at that, Gaurav. I think, you know, we'll probably end up trying to sell one or two the balance of the year. I think with the whole purpose of, you know, again, I think as we noted, reinvesting those dollars into either share repurchases or new acquisitions. Certainly that last program was really the, you know, a pretty high volume for us. I think it'll just be one or two Zs for the foreseeable future.

Gaurav Mehta

All right. Thank you. That's all I had.

Operator

Thank you. Your next question comes from Ari Klein with BMO Capital Markets. Please go ahead.

Ari Klein

Thanks. Good morning. maybe just a follow-up on the acquisitions. these are somewhat different markets than the rest of your portfolio. Just curious, any supply growth to speak of in these markets that we should be aware of?

Jeff Fisher

Supply growth.

Dennis Craven

Oh, supply growth.

Jeff Fisher

Supply.

Dennis Craven

Yeah, very little. There's one hotel that just recently I believe opened in Paducah. Outside of that, really no new supply that's coming to the three markets.

Ari Klein

Got it.

Ari Klein

Maybe shifting gears a little bit, you know, you mentioned how some of your markets will benefit from the World Cup. What are your World Cup expectations, and how is that factored into the guidance? Then just on the guide in general, it seems like you're assuming somewhat slower growth in the second half of the year. You do have some easier comps. Is that just factoring some level of conservatism, on your part? Thanks.

Dennis Craven

Hey, Ari. Yep, thanks. Yeah, I think Listen, I think similar to, I think we do have some conservative in there in general. I think the World Cup, we're being pretty conservative, I think, in regards to that as well. I think there's a lot of, you know, a lot of publicity and media attention around international travelers coming in and the fact that tickets are really expensive, on top of just trying to get to the country. We're, you know, I think we're taking a pretty measured approach when it comes to our forecast for most of those markets. Obviously, we're projecting growth, hopefully we see some upside, not only with the World Cup, but I think just in general.

Dennis Craven

Like you said, we have some, certainly some easier comps with a lot of the shutdown activity. But I think, you know, if you look at our guidance of kind of 1%-1.5% to 2% for the rest of the year, hopefully we outperform.

Ari Klein

Got it. Maybe just one last one. In Silicon Valley, previously you used to get a decent amount of intern business. It kind of has faded maybe a little bit the last couple of years. You know, how are you seeing that play out, I guess, over the course of this summer?

Dennis Craven

Yeah. I think in general, the intern business has come down significantly from pre-pandemic and especially kind of, I think it was the summer of 2022, I believe, when we had a tremendous amount of business. There is some still out there. We do have kind of one block of interns on the books at one of our hotels. Not taking it to the bank yet, but, you know, we do have some intern business coming back this summer. Hopefully that does end up happening. That would be from the kind of late May to mid-August timeframe.

Ari Klein

That's all for me. Thanks for all the color.

Dennis Craven

Thank you.

Operator

Thank you. Your next question comes from Tyler Batory with Oppenheimer. Please go ahead, Tyler.

Tyler Batory

Thanks. Good morning, everyone. A lot of good detail here. Congrats on the really strong results. Really nice to see the execution here. A couple of cleanup questions for me. Share repurchases capital allocation first. I mean, it's been a while since your stock price is in the double-digits. I guess we're starting to approach that. I mean, does share repurchases still make sense up here? I mean, you mentioned the stock still being undervalued in your mind. Any help in terms of what the portfolio might be worth? What you think might be a fair multiple for your assets?

Dennis Craven

Well, that's a very interesting question. To talk about the share repurchases, I think, you know, if you look at kind of where we're trading it as of literally right this second, we're around the 9% cap on our corporate NOI, around the 10% cap on our hotel NOI. Listen, it's still on a historical basis, even at $9.45, is an attractive investment for, again, kind of what we determine a use of proceeds from our obviously free cash flow and our capital recycling. I think we'll, you know, continue to buy shares within our $25 million repurchase plan. That probably takes us through, you know, the end of the third quarter-ish most likely, kind of at the rate that we've been buying shares at.

Dennis Craven

I think as far as what we're worth it, that's a different loaded question, but I think certainly we don't feel, you know, we feel our portfolio and most, I think, our peers would they say the same, or, you know, underlying value is much better from a cap rate perspective and EBITDA multiple than where we're trading. You know, we're still all trading at multiples that are, in the history of lodging REITs, fairly low. I think there's a lot of upside.

Jeremy Wegner

Yeah. I think even outside of the question of valuation multiple or cap rate, we just see a ton of upside in the EBITDA, NOI in particular of our Silicon Valley assets. Even if the multiple weren't to rerate at all, I think we still see a bunch of upside in the portfolio and in the stock.

Tyler Batory

Yeah. Okay. My follow-up on operations, just to hit on Silicon Valley a little bit more, the RevPAR growth there is tremendous. I'm trying to get a sense of, in terms of your guide talking about the rest of the year, what's included in that outlook for Silicon Valley. Just if you could also just frame too, I think you got one of the assets there under renovation too. You know, I'm not sure if that's a catalyst in terms of driving further upside to that portfolio in the years ahead.

Dennis Craven

Yeah. I mean, listen, I think the Mountain View renovation and, like I said, the Gatehouse has been completely closed, and check-in has been, you know, using two, our lobby is in essence two guest rooms. It's been pretty disruptive there. I think if you look at the balance of the year for the four hotels, I'm just pulling up some information for you, Tyler. You know, obviously, we talked about, you know, for the four hotels it being up, or the three hotels it being up 12%.

Dennis Craven

When you look at kind of coming out of the renovation, the four hotels, we're projecting kind of mid to upper single digits RevPAR growth for the balance of the year from essentially, you know, May to December. You know, that's a little bit, I think, obviously conservative compared to what the first, you know, four months of the year have done. There potentially could be some upside there as well.

Tyler Batory

Okay. Appreciate the detail. That's all for me. Thank you.

Dennis Craven

Thank you.

Operator

Thank you. There are no further questions on the phone line. I will turn the call back to Mr. Fisher for some closing remarks.

Jeff Fisher

Well, again, I just wanna thank everybody for being on the call. We are pretty pleased here with the, not only the top-line results, but frankly, I'm very pleased with how the operator has been able to flow those top-line results to the bottom line, and as Dennis mentioned, actually experiencing some reduction in, you know, in some labor costs and otherwise due to some really strict controls that have been enforced very well. We look forward to continuing to put up some good results for the rest of the year. I think conservatism, obviously as reflected in our peers as well, is probably the best bet for the time being, given that there is a war going on in the Mid East. I don't think we mentioned that yet, but it's certainly worth to keep in mind.

Jeff Fisher

We again, we think the hotels themselves and the overall trends bode very well. Thank you.

Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, this concludes your conference call for today. We thank you participating and ask that you please disconnect your lines. Have a great day.

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-04-30

4 Hotel REITs to Watch for Potential Upside This Earnings Season

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With the first-quarter earnings season underway, early reports are grabbing investors' attention for reporting solid profits. Rather than chasing stocks that have already surged on solid reports, consider targeting companies positioned for positive surprises. Earnings beats often act as catalysts, lifting confidence and driving shares higher. This is likely to be reflected in the earnings releases of Chatham Lodging Trust REIT CLDT, Host Hotels & Resorts HST, Park Hotels & Resorts PK and DiamondRock Hospitality DRH. REITs play a vital role in both the physical and digital sides of the economy and often show resilience even in challenging markets. Taking a closer look at the sector’s fundamentals can help investors spot areas of steady performance and long-term growth potential. Here’s a look at where the industry’s strengths lie and how it could still present value amid broader market uncertainty. Particularly, the hotel industry demonstrated resilient growth in the first quarter of 2026. According to CBRE data, overall hotel occupancy increased 0.8% year over year as demand growth of 2% surpassed the 0.6% rise in supply in the quarter. Revenue per available room (RevPAR) climbed 3.8% year over year, bolstered by a 2.2% increase in the average daily rate (ADR), with real (inflation-adjusted) RevPAR growth settling at 1% after accounting for a 2.7% inflation rate. Performance varied significantly across regions in the quarter, with San Francisco experiencing a notable 31% surge in RevPAR fueled by AI-sector corporate travel, while New Orleans saw a 20% decline in RevPAR following last year’s Super Bowl surge in demand. Despite these regional shifts, the sector faces upward pressure from rising labor costs, as hotel wages grew by 4.2% in the first quarter of 2026, outpacing the broader 3.6% national wage growth. Picking the right stock could be difficult unless one knows the proper method. To make the task simple, we rely on the Zacks methodology, combining a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) and a positive Earnings ESP. Our proprietary methodology, Earnings ESP, shows the percentage difference between the Most Accurate Estimate and the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Research shows that for stocks with this combination of the Zacks Rank and ESP, chances of a positive earnings surprise are as high as 70%. Here are four Hotel REITs that have the right c...

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-04-29

Coastal Financial Corporation (CCB) Misses Q1 Earnings Estimates

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Coastal Financial Corporation (CCB) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.78 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.02 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.63 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -23.53%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this company would post earnings of $1.16 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.82, delivering a surprise of -29.31%. Over the last four quarters, the company has not been able to surpass consensus EPS estimates. Coastal Financial, which belongs to the Zacks Banks - West industry, posted revenues of $149.43 million for the quarter ended March 2026, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.49%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $139.54 million. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates two times over the last four quarters. The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call. Coastal Financial shares have lost about 24.4% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 4.3%. While Coastal Financial has underperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock? There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately. Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions. Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for Coastal Financial was mixed. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to perform in line with the market in the near future. You can see the complete list...

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-04-14

Chatham Lodging Trust Announces First Quarter 2026 Earnings Call to be Held on Thursday, May 7, 2026

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., April 13, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Chatham Lodging Trust (NYSE: CLDT), a lodging real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests in upscale, extended-stay hotels and premium-branded, select-service hotels, today announced that it will report first quarter 2026 financial results on Thursday, May 7, 2026, before the opening of the market. That same day at 11:00 a.m. ET, Jeffrey H. Fisher, Chatham’s chief executive officer, Dennis M. Craven, executive vice president and chief operating officer, and Jeremy Wegner, senior vice president and chief financial officer, will host a conference call to review first quarter 2026 financial results. Shareholders and other interested parties may listen to a simultaneous webcast of the conference call on the Internet by logging onto Chatham’s Web site, http://chathamlodgingtrust.com/, or may participate in the conference call by dialing 1-800-717-1738 or 1-646-307-1865 and referencing Chatham Lodging Trust. A recording of the call will be available by telephone until May 14, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET, by dialing 1-844-512-2921 or 1-412-317-6671, access ID 1139624. A replay of the conference call will be posted on Chatham’s website. About Chatham Lodging Trust Chatham Lodging Trust is a self-advised, publicly-traded real estate investment trust focused primarily on investing in upscale, extended-stay hotels and premium-branded, select-service hotels. Additional information about Chatham may be found at chathamlodgingtrust.com. Included in this press release are certain "non-GAAP financial measures," within the meaning of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules and regulations, that are different from measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles). The company considers the following non-GAAP financial measures useful to investors as key supplemental measures of its operating performance: (1) FFO, (2) Adjusted FFO, (3) EBITDA, and (4) Adjusted EBITDA. These non-GAAP financial measures could be considered along with, but not as alternatives to, net income or loss, cash flows from operations or any other measures of the company’s operating performance prescribed by GAAP. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260413610626/en/ Contacts Chris Daly Daly Gray Public Relations (Media) [email protected] (703) 864-5...

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-03-05

Chatham Lodging Buys Six Hilton Hotels, Hikes Quarterly Dividend

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Chatham Lodging Trust CLDT recently announced the acquisition of six Hilton-branded hotels with 589 rooms for $92 million. The portfolio includes two Homewood Suites by Hilton properties, two Hampton Inn & Suites hotels and two Home2 Suites by Hilton assets. The company noted that the properties are relatively young, with an average portfolio age of about 10 years. Approximately 66% of the rooms are in the extended-stay segment, which represents the core focus of CLDT’s existing portfolio and preferred lodging category. Management also expects favorable labor dynamics to support margin expansion. The acquisition broadens CLDT’s geographic footprint in markets benefiting from increased investments in manufacturing and distribution. The transaction also reflects CLDT’s active portfolio-recycling strategy. The company has been selling older, lower RevPAR and lower-margin hotels and reinvesting the proceeds into newer, higher-performing properties to enhance earnings and cash flow growth. Over the past 18 months, Chatham sold six hotels for roughly $100 million. These assets had an average age of 25 years, RevPAR of $101 and EBITDA margins of 27%. By contrast, the newly acquired hotels have an average age of 10 years and generated RevPAR of $116 with EBITDA margins of 42% in 2025. The newly acquired portfolio will contribute to CLDT’s financial results for 10 months in 2026. On a full-year basis, the properties produced approximately $10 million in hotel EBITDA in 2025, representing roughly a 12% increase. Based on this EBITDA level and a pro forma blended interest rate of 6%, the portfolio is expected to add about $0.10 per share annually to adjusted FFO. However, CLDT’s net debt-to-EBITDA ratio is projected to rise by around 50 basis points following the transaction. Management also highlighted a strengthening industry outlook, supported by slower new supply growth, increasing investments in artificial intelligence and the reshoring of manufacturing in the United States. Reflecting this optimism, the company raised its quarterly common dividend by 11% to $0.10 per share, marking its second consecutive year of double-digit growth. The dividend will be paid on April 15, 2026, to shareholders on record as of March 31, 2026. The acquisition reinforces the long-term growth strategy of Chatham Lodging Trust by improving portfolio quality and strengthening its presen...

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-02-28

Chatham Lodging Trust Q4 Earnings Call Highlights

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Q4 results and margins: Chatham reported hotel EBITDA of $22.4M and adjusted FFO of $0.21 per share, with a GOP margin of 40.2%; management said tight expense control helped limit the impact of a 1.8% RevPAR decline. 2026 guidance: The company expects RevPAR of -0.5% to +1.5%, adjusted EBITDA of $84M–$89M and adjusted FFO of $1.04–$1.14 per share, excluding non‑cash stock‑based comp and assuming lower SOFR and easing interest expense. Capital allocation and balance sheet: Chatham has repurchased about 1.8M shares (~4%) for ~$13M—just over half of a $25M buyback—and plans to use most of the remaining authorization in 2026, while selling four hotels for $71.4M and refinancing to reach its lowest leverage and highest liquidity levels. Interested in Chatham Lodging Trust (REIT)? Here are five stocks we like better. Chatham Lodging Trust (NYSE:CLDT) executives outlined a year of operating margin resilience, balance sheet strengthening and continued capital returns during the company’s fourth-quarter 2025 earnings call held Feb. 25, 2026. Management also provided 2026 guidance that reflects largely flat RevPAR expectations, easier year-over-year comparisons after a challenging first quarter, and ongoing share repurchases. For the fourth quarter of 2025, Chatham reported hotel EBITDA of $22.4 million and adjusted EBITDA of $20.2 million, according to CFO Jeremy Wegner. Adjusted FFO was $0.21 per share. The company generated a GOP margin of 40.2% and a hotel EBITDA margin of 33.2%. → SoundHound’s New Sales Assist Agent Put Voice AI Back in the Spotlight Management emphasized that expense control helped limit the impact of a 1.8% RevPAR decline in the quarter. GOP margin was down 30 basis points versus the prior-year quarter, which Wegner attributed to “outstanding expense control and stabilizing inflationary increases.” Hotel EBITDA margin increased 70 basis points, aided by $550,000 of property tax refunds recorded in the quarter. COO Dennis Craven added that labor and benefits costs rose just under 2% year over year in the quarter, helping limit the decline in labor-related departmental profit to about 1%. Craven also noted guest acquisition-related commission costs fell by $200,000, benefiting margins by roughly 20 basis points. Non-departmental expenses were described as flat at approximately $21 million. → Diamondback Sees Resilient Demand Despite Cautious Guid...

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-02-26

Chatham Lodging Trust (CLDT) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strategic Debt Reduction and ...

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This article first appeared on GuruFocus. RevPAR Performance: Flat RevPAR for the fourth quarter, with a 1% growth in Silicon Valley for 2025. GOP Margin: Declined by 20 basis points for the year, with a 30 basis point decline in Q4. Hotel EBITDA: $22.4 million for Q4 2025. Adjusted EBITDA: $20.2 million for Q4 2025. Adjusted FFO: $0.21 per share for Q4 2025. Hotel EBITDA Margin: 33.2% in Q4, increased by 70 basis points due to property tax refunds. Net Debt Reduction: Reduced by $70 million in 2025. Leverage Ratio: Reduced to 20% from almost 35% in 2019. Share Repurchase: 1.8 million shares repurchased at an average price of $6.87 per share. Asset Sales: Four hotels sold for a total of $71.4 million in 2025. 2026 Guidance: RevPAR expected between -0.5% to +1.5%; Adjusted EBITDA between $84 million to $89 million; Adjusted FFO per share between $1.04 to $1.14. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 6 Warning Sign with CLDT. Is CLDT fairly valued? Test your thesis with our free DCF calculator. Release Date: February 25, 2026 For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript. Chatham Lodging Trust (NYSE:CLDT) achieved the highest operating margins in the industry for the first time since the pandemic, reclaiming its top spot among rankings held from 2010 to 2019. The company successfully limited its GOP margin decline to only 20 basis points despite flat RevPAR, by focusing on staffing levels and improving productivity. Chatham Lodging Trust (NYSE:CLDT) reduced its net debt by $70 million and decreased its leverage ratio to 20%, compared to almost 35% in 2019. The company repurchased approximately 1.8 million shares, or 4% of its outstanding shares, at an average price of $6.87 per share, which is below current trading levels. Chatham Lodging Trust (NYSE:CLDT) completed the largest and most attractive financing in its history with a total capacity of $0.5 billion, reducing overall borrowing costs. RevPAR in Silicon Valley, the company's largest market, grew only 1% in 2025, with a decline in the second half of the year. San Diego RevPAR declined 8% in 2025 due to a retraction from an all-time best convention calendar in 2024 and the opening of a nearby competitor. The company experienced a 1.8% decline in RevPAR in Q4 2025, which impacted overall performance. Chatham Lodging Trust (NYSE:CLDT) did not make any external...

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