Apple Hospitality REIT Reports Results of Operations for Third Quarter 2023

RICHMOND, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (NYSE: APLE) (the “Company” or “Apple Hospitality”) today announced results of operations for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023.

Justin Knight, Chief Executive Officer of Apple Hospitality, commented, “Performance across our portfolio remained strong during the quarter, and we are pleased to report Comparable Hotels RevPAR growth of 3% as compared to the third quarter of 2022, driven by improvements in Comparable Hotels occupancy of 2% and ADR of 1%. Comparable Hotels RevPAR was up more than 7% relative to the third quarter of 2019, our highest quarterly Comparable Hotels RevPAR growth relative to 2019 since the onset of the pandemic, with Comparable Hotels occupancy still below pre-pandemic levels. Through strategic asset management, our efficient operating model and continued strength in ADR, we were able to achieve strong margins during the quarter, despite continued inflationary and wage pressures.”

Mr. Knight continued, “Our strategy of investing in a broadly diversified portfolio of high-quality, rooms-focused hotels with low leverage has been tested across economic cycles and consistently yielded compelling results for our investors. Our outperformance since the onset of the pandemic has enabled us to maintain the strength and flexibility of our balance sheet, positioning us to be acquisitive within the current transaction environment. We are pleased to have acquired four hotels since the beginning of this year and have three additional hotels under contract for purchase. We continue to underwrite numerous potential opportunities and remain intently focused on maximizing total returns for our shareholders through strong operating fundamentals and strategic portfolio growth.”

Hotel Portfolio Overview

As of September 30, 2023, Apple Hospitality owned 220 hotels with an aggregate of 28,929 guest rooms located in 87 markets throughout 37 states.

Third Quarter 2023 Highlights

• Strong operating performance: For the third quarter 2023, Comparable Hotels RevPAR was $123, a 3% increase over third quarter 2022; Comparable Hotels ADR was $159, a 1% increase over third quarter 2022; and Comparable Hotels Occupancy was 77%, a 2% increase over third quarter 2022. Comparable Hotels Occupancy, ADR and RevPAR exceeded industry averages as reported by STR. Based on preliminary results for the Company’s portfolio for the month of October 2023, Comparable Hotels Occupancy was approximately 78%, in line with October 2022, with growth in Comparable Hotels ADR as compared to October 2022.
• Strong bottom-line performance: The Company achieved Comparable Hotels Adjusted Hotel EBITDA of approximately $132 million, a 1% improvement over third quarter 2022. The Company achieved Comparable Hotels Adjusted Hotel EBITDA Margin of approximately 37%, down 110 bps to third quarter 2022.
• Acquisition activity: In October 2023, the Company acquired three hotels and a parking garage for a combined total purchase price of approximately $147 million. The Company currently has three additional hotels under contract for purchase for an anticipated combined gross purchase price of approximately $212 million.
• Balance sheet: The Company has maintained the strength and flexibility of its balance sheet. At September 30, 2023, the Company’s total debt to total capitalization, net of cash and cash equivalents, was approximately 28%.
• Monthly distributions: During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the Company paid distributions totaling $0.24 per common share. Based on the Company’s common stock closing price of $16.86 on November 3, 2023, the current annualized monthly cash distribution of $0.96 per common share represents an annual yield of approximately 5.7%.

The Company is providing monthly performance detail for its Comparable Hotels with comparisons to the respective periods of 2022. As a result of the industry’s general recovery from the impact of COVID-19 on hotel operations, the Company, beginning with its second quarter 2023 earnings release, has generally transitioned away from comparisons to 2019. The following table highlights the Company’s Comparable Hotels monthly performance during the third quarter of 2023 as compared to the third quarter of 2022 (in thousands, except statistical data):

Portfolio Activity

Acquisitions

As previously announced, since the beginning of 2023, the Company has acquired four hotels and a parking garage for a combined total purchase price of approximately $178 million. The acquisitions include the following:

• In June 2023, the Company acquired the 154-room Courtyard by Marriott Cleveland University Circle for a total purchase price of approximately $31.0 million, or $201,000 per key.
• In October 2023, the Company acquired the 175-room Courtyard by Marriott Salt Lake City Downtown for approximately $48.1 million, or $275,000 per key.
• In October 2023, the Company acquired the 159-room Hyatt House Salt Lake City/Downtown for approximately $34.3 million, or $215,000 per key.
• In October 2023, the Company acquired a 346-space parking garage for approximately $9.1 million, which serves the two Salt Lake City hotels as well as the surrounding area.
• In October 2023, the Company acquired the 146-room Residence Inn by Marriott Seattle South/Renton for approximately $55.5 million, or $380,000 per key.

Contracts for Potential Acquisitions

As previously announced, the Company currently has three additional hotels under contract for purchase for a combined total anticipated gross purchase price of approximately $212 million. The hotels currently under contract for purchase include:

• The 192-room Embassy Suites by Hilton South Jordan Salt Lake City for a total purchase price of approximately $36.8 million, or $191,000 per key, which the Company anticipates acquiring during the fourth quarter 2023.
• An Embassy Suites by Hilton currently under development in downtown Madison, Wisconsin, for an anticipated total purchase price of approximately $78.6 million with an expected 260 rooms, which the Company anticipates acquiring in mid-2024 following completion of construction.
• A Motto by Hilton to be developed in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, for an anticipated total purchase price of approximately $96.7 million with an expected 256 rooms, which the Company anticipates acquiring in 2025 following completion of construction.

There are many conditions to closing on each of these hotels that have not yet been satisfied, and there can be no assurance that closings on these hotels will occur under the outstanding purchase contracts.

Capital Improvements

Apple Hospitality consistently reinvests in its hotels to maintain and enhance each property’s relevance and competitive position within its respective market. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company invested approximately $42 million in capital expenditures. The Company anticipates investing approximately $70 million to $80 million in capital improvements during 2023, which includes comprehensive renovation projects for approximately 20 to 25 hotels.

Balance Sheet and Liquidity

Summary

As of September 30, 2023, the Company had approximately $1.4 billion of total outstanding debt with a current combined weighted-average interest rate of approximately 4.3%, cash on hand of approximately $35 million and availability under its revolving credit facility of approximately $650 million. Excluding unamortized debt issuance costs and fair value adjustments, the Company’s total outstanding debt as of September 30, 2023, was comprised of approximately $285 million in property-level debt secured by 15 hotels and approximately $1.1 billion outstanding under its unsecured credit facilities. The number of unencumbered hotels in the Company’s portfolio as of September 30, 2023, was 205. The Company’s total debt to total capitalization, net of cash and cash equivalents at September 30, 2023, was approximately 28%, which provides Apple Hospitality with financial flexibility to fund capital requirements and pursue opportunities in the marketplace. On July 19, 2023, the Company entered into an amendment of its $225 million term loan facility, which extended the maturity date of the existing $50 million term loan by two years to August 2, 2025. As of September 30, 2023, the Company’s weighted-average debt maturities were 4.0 years.

Capital Markets

Share Repurchase Program

The Company has in place a Share Repurchase Program that provides for share repurchases in open market transactions. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company purchased, under its Share Repurchase Program, approximately 0.5 million of its common shares at a weighted-average market purchase price of approximately $14.34 per common share, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $7 million. Shares were repurchased in open market transactions under the Share Repurchase Program, including pursuant to written trading plans intended to comply with Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. As of September 30, 2023, the Company had approximately $335 million remaining under its Share Repurchase Program for the repurchase of shares.

ATM Program

The Company also has in place an at-the-market offering program (the “ATM Program”). As of September 30, 2023, the Company had approximately $224 million remaining under its ATM Program for the issuance of shares. No shares were sold under the ATM program during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Shareholder Distributions

During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the Company paid distributions totaling $0.24 per common share. Based on the Company’s common stock closing price of $16.86 on November 3, 2023, the current annualized monthly cash distribution of $0.96 per common share represents an annual yield of approximately 5.7%. While the Company currently expects monthly distributions to continue, each distribution is subject to approval by the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company’s Board of Directors, in consultation with management, will continue to monitor the Company’s distribution rate and timing relative to the performance of its hotels, capital improvement needs, varying economic cycles, acquisitions, dispositions, other cash requirements and the Company’s REIT status for federal income tax purposes, and may make adjustments as it deems appropriate.

Updated 2023 Outlook

The Company is updating its operational and financial outlook for 2023. This outlook, which is based on management’s current view of both operating and economic fundamentals of the Company’s existing portfolio of hotels, does not take into account any unanticipated developments in its business or changes in its operating environment, nor does it take into account any unannounced hotel acquisitions or dispositions. As compared to previously provided 2023 guidance, the Company is adjusting: Net income by increasing the low end of the range by $4 million and decreasing the high end of the range by $13 million; Comparable Hotels RevPAR Change, which is the change in Comparable Hotels RevPAR in 2023 compared to 2022, by narrowing the range and increasing the midpoint of the range by 50 bps; Comparable Hotels Adjusted Hotel EBITDA Margin % by maintaining the low end and decreasing the high end of the range by 70 bps; and Adjusted EBITDAre by decreasing the high end of the range by $12 million while increasing the low end of the range by $5 million. The reduction in the midpoint of the Company’s guidance for Net Income and Adjusted EBITDAre is primarily a result of slightly higher than anticipated operating costs. Comparable Hotels RevPAR Change guidance and Comparable Hotels Adjusted Hotel EBITDA Margin % guidance include properties acquired and announced for acquisition by year-end 2023 as if the hotels were owned as of January 1, 2022, exclude dispositions and assets held for sale since January 1, 2022, and exclude one non-hotel property leased to third parties. For the full year 2023, the Company anticipates its 2023 results will be in the following range:

Third Quarter 2023 Earnings Conference Call

The Company will host a quarterly conference call for investors and interested parties at 10 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, November 8, 2023. The conference call will be accessible by telephone and the internet. To access the call, participants from within the U.S. should dial 877-407-9039, and participants from outside the U.S. should dial 201-689-8470. Participants may also access the call via live webcast by visiting the Investor Information section of the Company’s website at ir.applehospitalityreit.com. A replay of the call will be available from approximately 2 p.m. Eastern Time on November 8, 2023, through 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on November 22, 2023. To access the replay, the domestic dial-in number is 844-512-2921, the international dial-in number is 412-317-6671, and the passcode is 13740906. The archive of the webcast will be available on the Company’s website for a limited time.

About Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.

Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (NYSE: APLE) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that owns one of the largest and most diverse portfolios of upscale, rooms-focused hotels in the United States. Apple Hospitality’s portfolio consists of 223 hotels with more than 29,400 guest rooms located in 87 markets throughout 37 states as well as one property leased to third parties. Concentrated with industry-leading brands, the Company’s hotel portfolio consists of 99 Marriott-branded hotels, 119 Hilton-branded hotels and five Hyatt-branded hotels. For more information, please visit www.applehospitalityreit.com.

Apple Hospitality REIT Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company considers the following non-GAAP financial measures useful to investors as key supplemental measures of its operating performance: Funds from Operations (“FFO”); Modified FFO (“MFFO”); Earnings Before Interest, Income Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”); Earnings Before Interest, Income Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization for Real Estate (“EBITDAre”); Adjusted EBITDAre; Adjusted Hotel EBITDA; Comparable Hotels Adjusted Hotel EBITDA; and Same Store Hotels Adjusted Hotel EBITDA. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered along with, but not as alternatives to, net income (loss), cash flow from operations or any other operating GAAP measure. FFO, MFFO, EBITDA, EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDAre, Adjusted Hotel EBITDA, Comparable Hotels Adjusted Hotel EBITDA and Same Store Hotels Adjusted Hotel EBITDA are not necessarily indicative of funds available to fund the Company’s cash needs, including its ability to make cash distributions. Although FFO, MFFO, EBITDA, EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDAre, Adjusted Hotel EBITDA, Comparable Hotels Adjusted Hotel EBITDA and Same Store Hotels Adjusted Hotel EBITDA, as calculated by the Company, may not be comparable to FFO, MFFO, EBITDA, EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDAre, Adjusted Hotel EBITDA, Comparable Hotels Adjusted Hotel EBITDA and Same Store Hotels Adjusted Hotel EBITDA, as reported by other companies that do not define such terms exactly as the Company defines such terms, the Company believes these supplemental measures are useful to investors when comparing the Company’s results between periods and with other REITs. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to net income (loss) are provided in the following pages.

Forward-Looking Statements Disclaimer

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by use of statements that include phrases such as “may,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “project,” “target,” “goal,” “plan,” “should,” “will,” “predict,” “potential,” “outlook,” “strategy,” and similar expressions that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of the Company to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

Such factors include, but are not limited to, the ability of the Company to effectively acquire and dispose of properties and redeploy proceeds; the anticipated timing and frequency of shareholder distributions; the ability of the Company to fund capital obligations; the ability of the Company to successfully integrate pending transactions and implement its operating strategy; changes in general political, economic and competitive conditions and specific market conditions (including the potential effects of inflation or a recessionary environment); reduced business and leisure travel due to geopolitical uncertainty, including terrorism, travel-related health concerns, including COVID-19 or other widespread outbreaks of infectious or contagious diseases in the U.S.; inclement weather conditions, including natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes and wildfires; government shutdowns, airline strikes or other disruptions; adverse changes in the real estate and real estate capital markets; financing risks; changes in interest rates; litigation risks; regulatory proceedings or inquiries; and changes in laws or regulations or interpretations of current laws and regulations that impact the Company’s business, assets or classification as a REIT.

Contacts

Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.

Kelly Clarke, Vice President, Investor Relations

804-727-6321

kclarke@applereit.com

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