Host Hotels & Resorts (Host Hotels & Resorts) Free Cash Flow

: $795 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)

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Host Hotels & Resorts's total free cash flow for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $133 Mil. Its total free cash flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $795 Mil.

Host Hotels & Resorts's Free Cash Flow per Share for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.19. Its free cash flow per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.12.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Host Hotels & Resorts was -12.30% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Free Cash Flow Growth Rate using Free Cash Flow per Share data.

During the past 13 years, Host Hotels & Resorts's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 73.60% per year. The lowest was -36.00% per year. And the median was 8.50% per year.

Host Hotels & Resorts Free Cash Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Host Hotels & Resorts's Free Cash Flow can be seen below:

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Host Hotels & Resorts Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Free Cash Flow

692.00

-806.00

-135.00

912.00

795.00

Host Hotels & Resorts Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Free Cash Flow																213.00	162.00	335.00	165.00	133.00

Host Hotels & Resorts Free Cash Flow Calculation

Free Cash Flow is considered one of the most important parameters to measure a company's earnings power by value investors because it is not subject to estimates of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization (DDA). However, when we look at the Free Cash Flow, we should look from a long term perspective, because any year's Free Cash Flow can be drastically affected by the spending on Property, Plant, & Equipment (PPE) of the business in that year. Over the long term, Free Cash Flow should give pretty good picture on the real earnings power of the company.

Host Hotels & Resorts's Free Cash Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Free Cash Flow (A: Dec. 2023 )	=	Cash Flow from Operations	+	Capital Expenditure
	=	1441	+	-646
	=	795

Host Hotels & Resorts's Free Cash Flow for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Free Cash Flow (Q: Dec. 2023 )	=	Cash Flow from Operations	+	Capital Expenditure
	=	307	+	-174
	=	133

Free Cash Flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $795 Mil.

Host Hotels & Resorts (NAS:HST) Free Cash Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is very close to Warren Buffett's definition of Owner's Earnings, except that in Warren Buffett's Owner's Earnings, the spending for Property, Plant, and Equipment is only for maintenance (replacement), while in the Free Cash Flow calculation, the cost of new Property, Plant, and Equipment due to business expansion is also deducted. There, Free Cash Flow is more conservative than Owner's Earnings.

In Don Yacktman's calculation of forward rate of return, he uses Free Cash Flow for the calculation. Yacktman explained the forward rate of return concept in detail in his interview with GuruFocus. Yacktman defines forward rate of return as the normalized free cash flow yield plus real growth plus inflation.

This is what Yacktman said in his March 2012 interview - when the S&P 500 was at 1400:

If the business is stable, this calculation is fairly straightforward. For instance, on the S&P 500 we would normalize earnings. We would then calculate what percentage of those earnings are not reinvested in the underlying businesses and are therefore free. Historically, for the S&P 500, this has been just under 50% of earnings. Currently, we expect the S&P to earn about 70 on a normalized basis, a number which is far below reported earnings due to our adjusting for record high profit margins. $70 X ½ / 1400 gives you a normalized free cash flow yield of approximately 2.5%.

The historical real growth rate of the S&P 500 (companies) is about 1.5%. Assuming an inflation rate of 2.5%, the forward rate of return on an investment in the S&P 500 is about 6.5% today (2.5% free cash flow yield plus 1.5% real growth plus 2.5% inflation).

For the growth part of the Forward Rate of Return calculation, GuruFocus uses the 5-year average growth rate of EBITDA per share as the growth rate, and the growth rate is always capped at 20%. For the Free Cash Flow we use per share data averaged over seven years. The reason we use seven years is because research shows that seven years is the length of the typical business cycle.

Therefore, as of Dec23, Host Hotels & Resorts's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % is

Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % (Dec23)	=	Normalized Free Cash Flow	/	Price	+	5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate
	=	0.7632381	/	19.47	+	-0.0885
	=	-4.93 %

Be Aware

Free Cash Flow within a report period can be affected by management's decisions of capital spending. Therefore, it is important to look at long term when it comes to Free Cash Flow.

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Host Hotels & Resorts (Host Hotels & Resorts) Business Description

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Address

4747 Bethesda Avenue, Suite 1300, Bethesda, MD, USA, 20814

Website

https://www.hosthotels.com

Host Hotels & Resorts owns 77 predominantly urban and resort upper-upscale and luxury hotel properties representing nearly 42,000 rooms, mainly in the United States. Host recently sold off the company's interests in a joint venture owning a portfolio of hotels throughout Europe and also sold other joint ventures that owned properties in Asia and the United States. The majority of Host's portfolio operates under the Marriott and Starwood brands.

Executives

Sourav Ghosh	officer: SVP, Business Intelligence, other: SVP, Business Intelligence	6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, 15TH FLOOR, BETHESDA MD 20817
Nathan S Tyrrell	officer: VP, Corp Finance & Asst Treas.	6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, SUITE 1500, BETHESDA MD 20817
James F Risoleo	officer: Executive Vice President
Mary Baglivo	director	C/O SAATCHI & SAATCHI, 17 HUDSON STREET, NEW YORK NY 10014
Walter C Rakowich	director	14100 E 35TH PL, AURORA CO 80011
Mari Sifo	officer: Executive Vice President and	4747 BETHESDA AVENUE, SUITE 1300, BETHESDA MD 20814
Diana Laing	director	THE MACERICH COMPANY, 401 WILSHIRE BVLD., STE. 700, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
Herman E Bulls	director	JONES LANG LASALLE, 1801 K STREET NW SUITE 1000, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Joanne G. Hamilton	officer: Executive Vice President	6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, SUITE 1500, BETHESDA MD 20817
Joseph Ottinger	officer: See Remarks	4747 BETHESDA AVENUE, 13TH FLOOR, BETHESDA MD 20814
Brian G Macnamara	officer: Sr. Vice President, Controller	6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, 15TH FLOOR, BETHESDA MD 20817
Bair Sheila Colleen	director	6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, SUITE 1500, BETHESDA MD 20817
Richard E Marriott	director, officer: Chairman of the Board	10400 FERNWOOD ROAD, BETHESDA MD 20817
Julie P Aslaksen	officer: EVP, General Counsel & Sec.	4747 BETHESDA AVENUE, SUITE 1300, BETHESDA MD 20814
Michael E Lentz	officer: Mng. Dir. - Global Development, other: Mng. Dir. - Global Development	6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, SUITE 1500, BETHESDA MD 20817