Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-K)

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Feb 21, 2012
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. (HOT, Financial) filed Annual Report for the period ended 2011-12-31.

Starwood Hotels has a market cap of $10.76 billion; its shares were traded at around $55.06 with a P/E ratio of 28.5 and P/S ratio of 1.9. The dividend yield of Starwood Hotels stocks is 0.9%.

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management or franchise contracts. To date, where we have sold hotels, we have not provided seller financing or other financial assistance to buyers. Total revenues generated from our owned, leased and consolidated joint venture hotels worldwide for the years ending December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 were $1.768 billion, $1.704 billion and $1.584 billion, respectively (total revenues from our owned, leased and consolidated joint venture hotels in North America were $1.001 billion, $1.067 billion and $1.024 billion for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively).

The increase in revenues from owned, leased and consolidated joint venture hotels was primarily due to increased REVPAR (as discussed below) at our existing owned, leased and consolidated joint venture hotels, offset in part by lost revenues from six wholly owned hotels sold or closed in 2011 and 2010. These sold or closed hotels had revenues of $56 million in the year ended December 31, 2011 compared to $158 million in the corresponding period of 2010. Revenues at our Same-Store Owned Hotels (45 hotels for the year ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, excluding the six hotels sold or closed and 14 additional hotels undergoing significant repositionings or without comparable results in 2011 and 2010) increased 9.4%, or $123 million, to $1.441 billion for the year ended December 31, 2011 when compared to $1.318 billion in the corresponding period of 2010 due primarily to an increase in REVPAR.

The increase in management fees, franchise fees and other income was primarily a result of an $83 million or 12.0% increase in management and franchise revenue to $772 million for the year ended December 31, 2011 compared to $689 million in the corresponding period of 2010. Management fees increased $46 million or 11.2% and franchise fees increased $26 million or 16.1% compared to the corresponding period of 2010. These increases were due to growth in REVPAR at existing hotels as well as the net addition of 38 managed and 11 franchised hotels to our system since the beginning of 2011. Additionally, other income increased approximately $19 million, for the year ended December 31, 2011 when compared to the corresponding period of 2010, primarily due to payments received on promissory notes that had previously been reserved due to uncertainty around collection.

The increase in management fees, franchise fees and other income was primarily a result of a $59 million or 9.4% increase in management and franchise revenue to $689 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 compared to $630 million in the corresponding period in 2009. Management fees increased $53 million or 14.9% and franchise fees increased $23 million or 16.7% compared to the corresponding period of 2009. These increases were due to growth in REVPAR at existing hotels as well as the net addition of 27 managed and 65 franchised hotels to our system since the beginning of 2009.

Total vacation ownership and residential sales and services revenue increased 2.9% to $538 million compared to $523 million in 2009 primarily driven by the impact of ASU 2009-17. Originated contract sales of VOI inventory decreased 3.1% for the year ended December 31, 2010 when compared to the corresponding period in 2009. This decline was primarily driven by lower tour flow which was down 6.8% for the year ended December 31, 2010 when compared to the corresponding period in 2009. The decline in tour flow was a result of the economic climate and resulting closure of fractional sales centers in the latter part of 2009. Additionally, the average contract amount per vacation ownership unit sold decreased 6.0% to approximately $15,000, driven by price reductions and inventory mix. Residential revenue increased approximately $6 million in the year ended December 31, 2010 primarily due to the recognition of $4 million of marketing and license fees associated with a new hotel and residential project in Guangzhou, China which opened in 2010.

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