Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) Misses Q4 EPS by 46c, Revenues Miss
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE: PEB) reported Q4 EPS of ($1.39), $0.46 worse than the analyst estimate of ($0.93). Revenue for the quarter came in at $74 million versus the consensus estimate of $80.24 million.
"As we close what has been an unprecedented year, I am incredibly proud of our hotel team members and corporate employees in all that we accomplished throughout 2020. From the onset of COVID-19, we quickly rallied together to mitigate the pandemic's effects by successfully reducing costs and capitalizing on our strategic initiatives. Despite the challenging environment, we completed approximately $400 million of property dispositions at very attractive values. We successfully issued $750 million of highly attractive convertible notes, which significantly enhanced our liquidity, allowed us to pay down near-term debt maturities and provided for future debt to equity conversion at very favorable equity pricing. We also completed numerous transformative property renovations and redevelopments, including San Diego Mission Bay Resort, Viceroy Santa Monica Hotel, Chaminade Resort & Spa, Hotel Zena Washington DC, Le Parc Suite Hotel West Hollywood and Viceroy Washington DC. And in November, we launched Curator Hotel & Resort Collection with six industry-leading hotel operators as founding members. We believe that Curator will generate significant future value for our shareholders as we rapidly add new member hotels and increase the cost-saving offerings and benefits provided by Curator. 2020 marked the most challenging year for the hotel industry in decades, and the most challenging ever for Pebblebrook. However, our combined strategic actions and tireless hard work have set the foundation for 2021, which we expect to be a year of gradual recovery as leisure and business travel demand returns. We are cautiously optimistic that we will return to profitability in the second half of this year, and we feel confident we are in a great position for significant growth and investment opportunities in the years ahead."
2021 Outlook
The Company continues to be unable to provide a full-year outlook for 2021 due to the uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. It intends to issue new guidance when it has more clarity on government restrictions, advances in health solutions, the economy, travel demand, and more predictable overall operating fundamentals and trends.
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