Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) reported Q4 EPS of ($0.10), $0.13 worse than the analyst estimate of $0.03. Revenue for the quarter came in at $890 million versus the consensus estimate of $1.04 billion.

• Diluted EPS was $(0.80) for the fourth quarter and $(2.56) for the full year, and diluted EPS, adjusted for special items, was $(0.10) for the fourth quarter and $0.10 for the full year
• Net loss was $225 million for the fourth quarter and $720 million for the full year
• Adjusted EBITDA was $204 million for the fourth quarter and $842 million for the full year
• System-wide comparable RevPAR decreased 59.2 percent and 56.7 percent on a currency neutral basis for the fourth quarter and full year, respectively, from the same periods in 2019
• Approved 18,700 new rooms for development during the fourth quarter, bringing Hilton\'s development pipeline to 397,000 rooms as of December 31, 2020
• Opened 22,900 rooms in the fourth quarter, reaching the one million room milestone and contributing to 47,400 net additional rooms in Hilton\'s system for the full year, which represented approximately 5.1 percent net unit growth from December 31, 2019
• As of February 10, 2021, 97 percent of Hilton\'s system-wide hotels were open
• In December 2020, issued $1.9 billion of senior notes consisting of: (i) $800 million aggregate principal amount of 3.750% Senior Notes due 2029 and (ii) $1.1 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.000% Senior Notes due 2031; and used the net proceeds to redeem: (i) $1.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of outstanding 4.250% Senior Notes due 2024 and (ii) $900 million in aggregate principal amount of outstanding 4.625% Senior Notes due 2025
• In January 2021, repaid $250 million of the outstanding debt balance under the $1.75 billion senior secured revolving credit facility
• In February 2021, issued $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 3.625% Senior Notes due 2032 and used the net proceeds to redeem $1.5 billion in aggregate principal amount of outstanding 5.125% Senior Notes due 2026

Christopher J. Nassetta, President & Chief Executive Officer of Hilton, said, "Our fourth quarter results were largely in line with our expectations as rising COVID-19 cases and tightening travel restrictions disrupted the positive momentum we saw throughout the summer and fall. Yet even with a challenging environment, we celebrated our one million room milestone during the quarter and achieved net unit growth of more than five percent for the year. We continued this momentum into 2021 with the opening of our 900th Hilton Garden Inn and the conversion of Oceana Santa Monica, which marked the U.S. debut of LXR. We expect our industry-leading brands to continue driving new development and conversion opportunities, enabling us to further grow our network and capture a disproportionate share of demand as travel resumes."

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