EX-99.1 2 dex991.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 -- PRESS RELEASE Exhibit 99.1 -- Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

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For Immediate Release

CHOICE HOTELS REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2009 ADJUSTED DILUTED EPS OF

$0.44, DOMESTIC UNIT GROWTH OF 4.8%

SILVER SPRING, MD. (July 29, 2009) – Choice Hotels International, Inc., (NYSE:CHH) today reported the following highlights for second quarter 2009:

 

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Adjusted diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) for second quarter 2009 were $0.44, compared to $0.49 for the same period of the prior year. Diluted EPS were $0.42 for second quarter 2009 compared to $0.43 for second quarter 2008. Adjusted diluted EPS for second quarter 2009 and 2008 exclude certain special items, as described below, totaling $0.02 and $0.06, respectively.

 

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Excluding special items, adjusted earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation (“EBITDA”) were $42 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009, compared to $53.1 million for the same period of 2008. Operating income for the three months ended June 30, 2009 was $38.1 million compared to $44.6 million for the same period of 2008.

 

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Adjusted selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) costs for the second quarter of 2009 totaled $25.2 million which represented a 10% decline from the same period of the prior year. Adjusted SG&A costs exclude special items totaling $1.9 million and $6.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

 

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Domestic unit and room growth increased 4.8 percent and 4.5 percent, respectively, from June 30, 2008.

 

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Domestic system-wide revenue per available room (“RevPAR”) declined 15.7% for the second quarter of 2009 compared to the same period of 2008.

 

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The effective royalty rate increased 6 basis points to 4.26% for the three months ended June 30, 2009 compared to 4.20% for the same period of the prior year.

 

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Franchising revenues declined 17% from $80.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008 compared to $66.9 million for the same period of 2009. Total revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2009 declined 14% compared to the same period of 2008.

 

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The company executed 118 new domestic hotel franchise contracts for the three months ended June 30, 2009, a decline of 40% compared to the 198 contracts executed in the same period of the prior year.

 

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The number of domestic hotels under construction, awaiting conversion or approved for development declined 17% from June 30, 2008 to 827 hotels representing 64,384 rooms; the worldwide pipeline declined 15% from June 30, 2008 to 937 hotels representing 73,121 rooms.

 

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“Despite the extremely challenging industry-wide RevPAR environment and significant decline in domestic hotel transactions across the industry, the appeal of our brands, strong marketing and guest distribution platform, as well as our franchise sales expertise once again enabled us to achieve significant domestic unit and room growth.” said Stephen P. Joyce, president and chief executive officer. “In this environment, our value-oriented brands position us well to serve travelers looking for ways to stretch their travel budgets. Additionally, on account of our conversion brands, we are particularly well positioned in this environment to increase our market share as the lodging cycle progresses. We also remain focused on returning value to our shareholders, and during the first half of 2009 we returned $57.2 million to shareholders through a combination of share repurchases and dividends.”

Special Items

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, the company recorded employee termination benefits of approximately $0.4 million and $0.8 million, respectively. In addition, during the three months ended June 30, 2009, the company recorded a $1.5 million charge related to the sublease of a portion of its office space. These special items represent diluted EPS of $0.02 for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2009.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, the company recorded employee termination benefits of approximately $0.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively. Furthermore, the company incurred $6.1 million of benefit costs during the three months ended June 30, 2008 resulting from the acceleration of the company’s management succession plan. These special items represented diluted EPS of $0.06 for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2008.

Outlook for 2009

The uncertainty around the current economic environment and credit market conditions and their impact on travel patterns and hotel development activities makes it difficult to predict future results, particularly as they relate to underlying assumptions for RevPAR, new hotel franchise and relicensing sales and interest and investment income and expense.

The company’s third quarter 2009 adjusted diluted EPS is expected to be $0.51. The company expects full-year of 2009 adjusted diluted EPS of $1.66. Adjusted EBITDA for the full-year of 2009 are expected to be approximately $169 million. These estimates include the following assumptions:

 

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The company expects net domestic unit growth of approximately 3.25% in 2009;

 

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RevPAR is expected to decline approximately 15% for the third quarter of 2009 and decline approximately 13% for the full-year of 2009;

 

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The effective royalty rate is expected to increase 5 basis points for the full-year of 2009;

 

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All figures assume the existing share count and an effective tax rate of 36.5% for the third quarter and full-year of 2009;

 

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Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted diluted EPS for third quarter 2009 exclude $1.3 million ($0.8 million after tax and approximately $0.01 diluted EPS) of operating expenses related to employee termination benefits.

 

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Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted diluted EPS for full year 2009 exclude $3.6 million ($2.2 million after tax and approximately $0.04 diluted EPS) of operating expenses related to employee termination benefits and a loss on the sublease of office space.

Use of Free Cash Flow

The company has historically used its free cash flow (cash flow from operations less capital expenditures) to return value to shareholders, primarily through share repurchases and dividends.

 

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For the six months ended June 30, 2009 the company paid $22.3 million of cash dividends to shareholders. The current quarterly dividend rate per common share is $0.185, subject to declaration by our board of directors.

For the three months ended June 30, 2009, the company purchased approximately 0.6 million shares of its common stock at an average price of $26.42 for a total cost of $16.8 million under the share repurchase program. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, the company purchased approximately 1.3 million shares of its common stock at an average price of $26.63 for a total cost of $34.9 million. Subsequent to June 30, 2009 and through July 29, 2009, the Company repurchased an additional 0.4 million shares at a total cost of $10.0 million at an average price of $26.24 and has authorization to purchase up to an additional 4.3 million shares under this program. We expect to continue making repurchases in the open market and through privately negotiated transactions, subject to market and other conditions. No minimum number of share repurchases has been fixed. Since Choice announced its stock repurchase program on June 25, 1998, the company has repurchased 42.5 million shares of its common stock for a total cost of $995.4 million through July 29, 2009. Considering the effect of a two-for-one stock split in October 2005, the company has repurchased 75.5 million shares under the share repurchase program at an average price of $13.19 per share.

Our Board has authorized us to enter into programs which permit us to offer financing, investment and guaranty support to qualified franchisees to incent multi-unit franchise development in top markets. We expect to opportunistically deploy this capital over the next several years. Our annual investment in these programs is dependent on market and other conditions. Notwithstanding these programs, the company expects to continue to return value to its shareholders through a combination of share repurchases and dividends, subject to market and other conditions.

Impact of the Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements on Earnings Per Share

In June 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Staff Position Emerging Issues Task Force No. 03-6-1, “Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities” (“FSP EITF 03-6-1”). FSP EITF 03-6-1 clarified that all share-based payment awards that contain rights to non-forfeitable dividends participate in undistributed earnings with common shareholders. Therefore, awards of this nature are considered participating securities and the two-class method of computing basic and diluted earnings per share must be applied rather than the treasury stock method. FSP EITF 03-6-1 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. In addition, once effective, all prior period earnings per share data presented must be adjusted retrospectively to conform to the provisions of FSP EITF 03-6-1.

The Company’s outstanding unvested restricted stock awards contain rights to non-forfeitable dividends and as a result, the Company applied this guidance in the first quarter of 2009. The two-class method of calculating earnings per share is more dilutive to both basic and diluted shares outstanding than the previously utilized treasury stock method. In accordance with FSP EITF 03-6-1, the Company has retrospectively adjusted its basic and diluted shares outstanding for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 under the two-class method which resulted in a reduction of the Company’s basic and diluted earnings per share for the six months ended June 30, 2008 from $0.74 to $0.73 and $0.73 to $0.72 per share, respectively.

Conference Call

Choice will conduct a conference call on Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. EDT to discuss the company’s second quarter results. The dial-in number to listen to the call is 1-800-599-9816, and the access code is 81224116. International callers should dial 1-617-847-8705 and enter the access code 81224116. The conference call also will be Webcast simultaneously via the company’s Web site, www.choicehotels.com. Interested investors and other parties wishing to access the call via the Webcast should go to the Web site and click on the Investor Info link. The Investor Information page will feature a conference call microphone icon to access the call.

 

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The call will be recorded and available for replay beginning at 1:00 p.m. EDT on July 30, 2009 through August 30, 2009 by calling 1-888-286-8010 and entering access code 30288765. The international dial-in number for the replay is 617-801-6888, access code 30288765. In addition, the call will be archived and available on choicehotels.com via the Investor Info link.

About Choice Hotels

Choice Hotels International, Inc. franchises more than 5,900 hotels, representing more than 479,000 rooms, in the United States and more than 30 other countries and territories. As of June 30, 2009, more than 800 hotels are under construction, awaiting conversion or approved for development in the United States, representing more than 64,000 rooms, and an additional 110 hotels, representing approximately 8,700 rooms, are under construction, awaiting conversion or approved for development in more than 15 other countries and territories. The company’s Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Sleep Inn, Clarion, Cambria Suites, MainStay Suites, Suburban Extended Stay Hotel, Econo Lodge and Rodeway Inn brands serve guests worldwide. In addition, via its Ascend Collection membership program, travelers in the United States and the Caribbean have upscale lodging options at historic, boutique and unique hotels.

Additional corporate information may be found on the Choice Hotels International, Inc. Web site, which may be accessed at www.choicehotels.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain matters discussed in this press release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities law. Generally, our use of words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “will,” “forecast,” “plan,” project,” “assume” or similar words of futurity identify statements that are forward-looking and that we intend to be included within the Safe Harbor protections provided by Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements are based on management’s current beliefs, assumptions and expectations regarding future events, which in turn are based on information currently available to management. Such statements may relate to projections of the company’s revenue, earnings and other financial and operational measures, company debt levels, payment of stock dividends, and future operations, among other matters. We caution you not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements do not guarantee future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors.

Several factors could cause actual results, performance or achievements of the company to differ materially from those expressed in or contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Such risks include, but are not limited to, changes to general, domestic and foreign economic conditions; operating risks common in the lodging and franchising industries; changes to the desirability of our brands as viewed by hotel operators and customers; changes to the terms or termination of our contracts with franchisees; our ability to keep pace with improvements in technology utilized for reservations systems and other operating systems; fluctuations in the supply and demand for hotels rooms; and our ability to manage effectively our indebtedness. These and other risk factors are discussed in detail in the Risk Factors section of the company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 2, 2009. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Statement Concerning Non-GAAP Financial Measurements

Adjusted diluted EPS, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted SG&A, franchising revenues and adjusted franchising margins are non-GAAP financial measurements. This information should not be considered as an alternative to any measure of performance as promulgated under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP), such as diluted earnings per share, operating income, total revenues and operating margins. The company’s calculation of these measurements may be different from the calculations used by other companies and therefore comparability may be limited. The company has included an exhibit accompanying this release that reconciles these measures to the comparable GAAP measurement. We discuss management’s reasons for reporting these non-GAAP measures below.

 

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Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization: EBITDA reflects earnings excluding the impact of interest expense, tax expense, depreciation and amortization. Our management considers EBITDA to be an indicator of operating performance because it can be used to measure our ability to service debt, fund capital expenditures, and expand our business. EBITDA is a commonly used measure of performance in our industry. In addition, it is used by analysts, lenders, investors and others, as well as by us, to facilitate comparisons between the Company and its competitors because it excludes certain items that can vary widely across different industries or among companies within the same industry.

Franchising Revenues and Margins: The Company reports franchising revenues and margins which exclude marketing and reservation revenues and hotel operations. Marketing and reservation activities are excluded from revenues and operating margins since the Company is contractually required by its franchise agreements to use these fees collected for marketing and reservation activities. Cumulative reservation and marketing fees not expended are recorded as a payable on the Company’s financial statements and are carried over to the next fiscal year and expended in accordance with the franchise agreements. Cumulative marketing and reservation expenditures in excess of fees collected for marketing and reservation activities are recorded as a receivable on the Company’s financial statements. In addition, the Company has the contractual authority to require that the franchisees in the system at any given point repay the Company for any deficits related to marketing and reservation activities. Hotel operations are excluded since they do not reflect the most accurate measure of the Company’s core franchising business. These non-GAAP measures are a commonly used measure of performance in our industry and facilitate comparisons between the Company and its competitors.

Adjusted Diluted EPS, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted SG&A and Adjusted Franchising Margins: The Company’s management also uses adjusted diluted EPS, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted SG&A and adjusted franchising margins which exclude employee termination benefits and a loss on the sublease of a portion of the Company’s office space for 2009 and the impact of the acceleration of the Company’s management succession plan and employee termination benefits for the periods ended June 30, 2008. The Company utilizes these non-GAAP measures to enable investors to perform meaningful comparisons of past, present and future operating results and as a means to emphasize the results of on-going operations.

Contacts

David White, Chief Financial Officer

(301) 592-5117

David Peikin, Senior Director, Corporate Communications

(301) 592-6361

Cambria Suites, Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Clarion, Sleep Inn, MainStay Suites, Suburban Extended Stay Hotel, Econo Lodge, and Rodeway Inn are proprietary trademarks and service marks of Choice Hotels International, Inc.

© 2009 Choice Hotels International, Inc. All rights reserved.

 

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Exhibit 1

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Income

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,  
                 Variance                 Variance  
     2009     2008     $     %     2009     2008     $     %  
(In thousands, except per share amounts)                                                 

REVENUES:

                 

Royalty fees

    $ 54,929      $ 63,776      $ (8,847 )    (14 )%    $ 98,370      $ 111,556      $ (13,186 )    (12 )% 

Initial franchise and relicensing fees

      3,993        8,146        (4,153 )    (51 )%      6,642        14,190        (7,548 )    (53 )% 

Procurement services

      6,772        6,472        300      5 %      10,162        9,814        348      4 % 

Marketing and reservation

      75,296        85,336        (10,040 )    (12 )%      137,338        153,762        (16,424 )    (11 )% 

Hotel operations

      1,179        1,288        (109 )    (8 )%      2,297        2,330        (33 )    (1 )% 

Other

      1,174        2,102        (928 )    (44 )%      2,692        4,323        (1,631 )    (38 )% 
                                                            

Total revenues

      143,343        167,120        (23,777 )    (14 )%      257,501        295,975        (38,474 )    (13 )% 

OPERATING EXPENSES:

                 

Selling, general and administrative

      27,076        34,275        (7,199 )    (21 )%      48,537        57,830        (9,293 )    (16 )% 

Depreciation and amortization

      2,032        2,070        (38 )    (2 )%      4,147        4,127        20      0 % 

Marketing and reservation

      75,296        85,336        (10,040 )    (12 )%      137,338        153,762        (16,424 )    (11 )% 

Hotel operations

      829        861        (32 )    (4 )%      1,614        1,626        (12 )    (1 )% 
                                                            

Total operating expenses

      105,233        122,542        (17,309 )    (14 )%      191,636        217,345        (25,709 )    (12 )% 

Operating income

      38,110        44,578        (6,468 )    (15 )%      65,865        78,630        (12,765 )    (16 )% 

OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES:

                 

Interest expense

      1,265        2,693        (1,428 )    (53 )%      2,805        6,530        (3,725 )    (57 )% 

Interest and other investment (income) loss

      (3,173 )      (141 )      (3,032 )    2150 %      (2,341 )      927        (3,268 )    (353 )% 

Equity in net income of affiliates

      (225 )      (201 )      (24 )    12 %      (443 )      (502 )      59      (12 )% 
                                                            

Total other income and expenses, net

      (2,133 )      2,351        (4,484 )    (191 )%      21        6,955        (6,934 )    (100 )% 
                                                            

Income before income taxes

      40,243        42,227        (1,984 )    (5 )%      65,844        71,675        (5,831 )    (8 )% 

Income taxes

      14,740        15,219        (479 )    (3 )%      24,033        26,090        (2,057 )    (8 )% 
                                                            

Net income

    $ 25,503      $ 27,008      $ (1,505 )    (6 )%    $ 41,811      $ 45,585      $ (3,774 )    (8 )% 
                                                            

Weighted average shares outstanding-basic*

      60,467        62,739            60,499        62,489       
                                        

Weighted average shares outstanding-diluted*

      60,598        63,365            60,708        63,200       
                                        

Basic earnings per share*

    $ 0.42      $ 0.43      $ (0.01 )    (2 )%    $ 0.69      $ 0.73      $ (0.04 )    (5 )% 
                                                            

Diluted earnings per share*

    $ 0.42      $ 0.43      $ (0.01 )    (2 )%    $ 0.69      $ 0.72      $ (0.03 )    (4 )% 
                                                            

 

* The Company’s weighted average shares outstanding for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 have been retrospectively adjusted due to the application of EITF Issue 03-6-1 “Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share Based Payment Transactions are Participating Securities” which became effective for the Company in 2009. The application of this guidance has resulted in the revision of basic and diluted earnings per share for the six months ended June 30, 2008 from $0.74 to $0.73 and $0.73 to $0.72 per share, respectively.

Exhibit 2

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

(In thousands, except per share amounts)    June 30,
2009		     December 31,
2008		  
     (Unaudited)        

ASSETS

     

Cash and cash equivalents

    $ 61,810      $ 52,680   

Accounts receivable, net

      44,430        43,141   

Deferred income taxes

      8,223        8,223   

Other current assets

      12,526        16,172   
                

Total current assets

      126,989        120,216   

Fixed assets and intangibles, net

      136,035        138,867   

Receivable — marketing and reservation fees

      35,687        13,527   

Investments, employee benefit plans, at fair value

      28,855        25,360   

Other assets

      30,355        30,249   
                

Total assets

    $ 357,921      $ 328,219   
                

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

     

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    $ 74,680      $ 79,897   

Deferred revenue

      53,135        47,004   

Deferred compensation & retirement plan obligations

      2,961        6,960   

Other current liabilities

      19,180        1,206   
                

Total current liabilities

      149,956        135,067   

Long-term debt

      304,100        284,400   

Deferred compensation & retirement plan obligations

      34,852        33,462   

Other liabilities

      10,367        12,960   
                

Total liabilities

      499,275        465,889   
                

Common stock, $0.01 par value

      601        607   

Additional paid-in-capital

      84,308        90,141   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

      (2,073 )      (3,472 ) 

Treasury stock, at cost

      (854,033 )      (835,186 ) 

Retained earnings

      629,843        610,240   
                

Total shareholders’ deficit

      (141,354 )      (137,670 ) 
                

Total liabilities and shareholders’ deficit

    $ 357,921      $ 328,219   
                

Exhibit 3

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,		  
(In thousands)    2009     2008  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

     

Net income

    $ 41,811      $ 45,585   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

     

Depreciation and amortization

      4,147        4,127   

Provision for bad debts

      743        271   

Non-cash stock compensation and other charges

      6,601        7,739   

Non-cash interest and other (income) loss

      (2,107 )      1,716   

Dividends received from equity method investments

      488        438   

Equity in net income of affiliates

      (443 )      (502 ) 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

     

Receivables

      (1,774 )      (4,759 ) 

Receivable - marketing and reservation fees, net

      (19,513 )      (14,209 ) 

Accounts payable

      1,523        (8,928 ) 

Accrued expenses

      (7,167 )      (9,741 ) 

Income taxes payable/receivable

      20,093        5,296   

Deferred income taxes

      —          2,553   

Deferred revenue

      6,083        4,097   

Other assets

      1,574        328   

Other liabilities

      (3,685 )      3,741   
                

NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES

      48,374        37,752   
                

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

     

Investment in property and equipment

      (4,989 )      (5,460 ) 

Purchases of investments, employee benefit plans

      (2,464 )      (6,068 ) 

Proceeds from sales of investments, employee benefit plans

      1,171        5,678   

Issuance of notes receivable

      (1,329 )      (1,684 ) 

Collections of notes receivable

      125        257   

Other items, net

      (246 )      (423 ) 
                

NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES

      (7,732 )      (7,700 ) 
                

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

     

Principal payments of long-term debt

      —          (100,000 ) 

Net borrowings pursuant to revolving credit facility

      19,700        91,900   

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

      2,033        4,303   

Purchase of treasury stock

      (36,350 )      (1,506 ) 

Dividends paid

      (22,321 )      (21,013 ) 

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

      4,603        5,914   
                

NET CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES

      (32,335 )      (20,402 ) 
                

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

      8,307        9,650   

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

      823        518   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

      52,680        46,377   
                

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD

    $ 61,810      $ 56,545   
                

Exhibit 4

CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

SUPPLEMENTAL OPERATING INFORMATION

DOMESTIC HOTEL SYSTEM

(UNAUDITED)

 

     For the Six Months
Ended June 30, 2009*		    For the Six Months
Ended June 30, 2008*		    Change  
     Average
Daily
Rate		    Occupancy     RevPAR    Average
Daily
Rate		    Occupancy     RevPAR    Average
Daily
Rate		     Occupancy     RevPAR  

Comfort Inn

    $ 75.01    50.5 %    $ 37.90    $ 76.67    56.4 %    $ 43.22    (2.2 )%    (590 ) bps    (12.3 )% 

Comfort Suites

      85.14    51.2 %      43.56      88.35    59.3 %      52.41    (3.6 )%    (810 ) bps    (16.9 )% 

Sleep

      68.94    49.6 %      34.20      70.33    56.4 %      39.66    (2.0 )%    (680 ) bps    (13.8 )% 
                                                          

Midscale without Food & Beverage

      76.57    50.5 %      38.70      78.41    57.0 %      44.71    (2.3 )%    (650 ) bps    (13.4 )% 
                                                          

Quality

      66.15    43.3 %      28.64      68.85    48.7 %      33.56    (3.9 )%    (540 ) bps    (14.7 )% 

Clarion

      75.98    40.5 %      30.76      82.06    47.0 %      38.58    (7.4 )%    (650 ) bps    (20.3 )% 
                                                          

Midscale with Food & Beverage

      68.10    42.7 %      29.08      71.73    48.4 %      34.69    (5.1 )%    (570 ) bps    (16.2 )% 
                                                          

Econo Lodge

      52.68    40.3 %      21.24      52.63    43.1 %      22.66    0.1 %    (280 ) bps    (6.3 )% 

Rodeway

      50.41    40.0 %      20.16      51.40    44.6 %      22.93    (1.9 )%    (460 ) bps    (12.1 )% 
                                                          

Economy

      52.03    40.2 %      20.93      52.31    43.4 %      22.72    (0.5 )%    (320 ) bps    (7.9 )% 
                                                          

MainStay

      70.90    55.3 %      39.19      71.77    62.7 %      44.99    (1.2 )%    (740 ) bps    (12.9 )% 

Suburban

      42.76    53.9 %      23.05      42.19    63.5 %      26.81    1.4 %    (960 ) bps    (14.0 )% 
                                                          

Extended Stay

      50.68    54.3 %      27.51      49.77    63.3 %      31.52    1.8 %    (900 ) bps    (12.7 )% 
                                                          

Total

    $ 69.57    46.5 %    $ 32.37    $ 71.63    52.2 %    $ 37.36    (2.9 )%    (570 ) bps    (13.4 )% 
                                                          

 

*  Operating statistics represent hotel operations from December through May

     

     For the Three Months
Ended June 30, 2009*		    For the Three Months
Ended June 30, 2008*		    Change  
     Average
Daily
Rate		    Occupancy     RevPAR    Average
Daily
Rate		    Occupancy     RevPAR    Average
Daily
Rate		     Occupancy     RevPAR  

Comfort Inn

    $ 75.86    55.0 %    $ 41.72    $ 79.05    62.1 %    $ 49.11    (4.0 )%    (710 ) bps    (15.0 )% 

Comfort Suites

      85.67    55.0 %      47.12      90.19    64.4 %      58.12    (5.0 )%    (940 ) bps    (18.9 )% 

Sleep

      70.10    54.1 %      37.94      72.44    62.5 %      45.26    (3.2 )%    (840 ) bps    (16.2 )% 
                                                          

Midscale without Food & Beverage

      77.38    54.9 %      42.46      80.61    62.7 %      50.53    (4.0 )%    (780 ) bps    (16.0 )% 
                                                          

Quality

      67.27    47.3 %      31.83      70.79    54.0 %      38.22    (5.0 )%    (670 ) bps    (16.7 )% 

Clarion

      77.52    43.8 %      33.96      83.88    52.7 %      44.16    (7.6 )%    (890 ) bps    (23.1 )% 
                                                          

Midscale with Food & Beverage

      69.29    46.6 %      32.28      73.64    53.7 %      39.54    (5.9 )%    (710 ) bps    (18.4 )% 
                                                          

Econo Lodge

      53.54    43.5 %      23.30      53.96    47.5 %      25.63    (0.8 )%    (400 ) bps    (9.1 )% 

Rodeway

      51.07    42.8 %      21.87      52.83    47.9 %      25.30    (3.3 )%    (510 ) bps    (13.6 )% 
                                                          

Economy

      52.83    43.3 %      22.89      53.67    47.6 %      25.55    (1.6 )%    (430 ) bps    (10.4 )% 
                                                          

MainStay

      70.76    59.7 %      42.25      74.00    66.9 %      49.50    (4.4 )%    (720 ) bps    (14.6 )% 

Suburban

      42.89    55.7 %      23.90      43.15    67.6 %      29.16    (0.6 )%    (1,190 ) bps    (18.0 )% 
                                                          

Extended Stay

      51.05    56.8 %      29.02      51.15    67.4 %      34.47    (0.2 )%    (1,060 ) bps    (15.8 )% 
                                                          

Total

    $ 70.53    50.4 %    $ 35.58    $ 73.57    57.4 %    $ 42.22    (4.1 )%    (700 ) bps    (15.7 )% 
                                                          

 

 

* Operating statistics represent hotel operations from March through May

 

     For the Quarter
Ended		     For the Six Months
Ended		  
     6/30/2009     6/30/2008     6/30/2009     6/30/2008  

System-wide effective royalty rate

    4.26 %    4.20 %    4.26 %    4.20 % 

Exhibit 5

CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

SUPPLEMENTAL HOTEL AND ROOM SUPPLY DATA

(UNAUDITED)

 

     June 30, 2009    June 30, 2008    Variance  
     Hotels    Rooms    Hotels    Rooms    Hotels     Rooms     %     %  

Comfort Inn

    1,461    114,531    1,449    113,230    12      1,301      0.8 %    1.1 % 

Comfort Suites

    576    45,056    504    39,155    72      5,901      14.3 %    15.1 % 

Sleep

    376    27,576    353    26,179    23      1,397      6.5 %    5.3 % 
                                            

Midscale without Food & Beverage

    2,413    187,163    2,306    178,564    107      8,599      4.6 %    4.8 % 
                                            

Quality

    941    86,675    868    82,120    73      4,555      8.4 %    5.5 % 

Clarion

    163    23,444    170    23,099    (7 )    345      (4.1 )%    1.5 % 
                                            

Midscale with Food & Beverage

    1,104    110,119    1,038    105,219    66      4,900      6.4 %    4.7 % 
                                            

Econo Lodge

    796    49,596    834    51,947    (38 )    (2,351 )    (4.6 )%    (4.5 )% 

Rodeway

    362    20,840    319    18,761    43      2,079      13.5 %    11.1 % 
                                            

Economy

    1,158    70,436    1,153    70,708    5      (272 )    0.4 %    (0.4 )% 
                                            

MainStay

    37    2,866    32    2,448    5      418      15.6 %    17.1 % 

Suburban

    64    7,657    57    6,930    7      727      12.3 %    10.5 % 
                                            

Extended Stay

    101    10,523    89    9,378    12      1,145      13.5 %    12.2 % 
                                            

Ascend Collection

    22    1,444    —      —      22      1,444      NM      NM   

Cambria Suites

    14    1,540    7    766    7      774      100.0 %    101.0 % 
                                            

Domestic Franchises

    4,812    381,225    4,593    364,635    219      16,590      4.8 %    4.5 % 

International Franchises

    1,102    98,603    1,115    99,030    (13 )    (427 )    (1.2 )%    (0.4 )% 
                                            

Total Franchises

    5,914    479,828    5,708    463,665    206      16,163      3.6 %    3.5 % 
                                            

Exhibit 6

CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION BY BRAND

DEVELOPMENT RESULTS — DOMESTIC NEW HOTEL CONTRACTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

     For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2009		    For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2008		    % Change  
     New
Construction		    Conversion    Total    New
Construction		    Conversion    Total    New
Construction		     Conversion     Total  

Comfort Inn

    2    15    17    22    27    49    (91 )%    (44 )%    (65 )% 

Comfort Suites

    5    1    6    42    3    45    (88 )%    (67 )%    (87 )% 

Sleep

    7    2    9    32    2    34    (78 )%    0 %    (74 )% 
                                                

Midscale without Food & Beverage

    14    18    32    96    32    128    (85 )%    (44 )%    (75 )% 
                                                

Quality

    2    64    66    2    75    77    0 %    (15 )%    (14 )% 

Clarion

    —      14    14    5    21    26    (100 )%    (33 )%    (46 )% 
                                                

Midscale with Food & Beverage

    2    78    80    7    96    103    (71 )%    (19 )%    (22 )% 
                                                

Econo Lodge

    —      29    29    1    39    40    (100 )%    (26 )%    (28 )% 

Rodeway

    1    28    29    2    48    50    (50 )%    (42 )%    (42 )% 
                                                

Economy

    1    57    58    3    87    90    (67 )%    (34 )%    (36 )% 
                                                

MainStay

    1    1    2    1    —      1    0 %    NM      100 % 

Suburban

    2    —      2    4    —      4    (50 )%    NM      (50 )% 
                                                

Extended Stay

    3    1    4    5    —      5    (40 )%    NM      (20 )% 
                                                

Ascend Collection

    —      2    2    —      —      —      NM      NM      NM   

Cambria Suites

    2    —      2    5    —      5    (60 )%    NM      (60 )% 
                                                

Total Domestic System

    22    156    178    116    215    331    (81 )%    (27 )%    (46 )% 
                                                
     For the Three Months Ended
June 30, 2009		    For the Three Months Ended
June 30, 2008		    % Change  
     New
Construction		    Conversion    Total    New
Construction		    Conversion    Total    New
Construction		     Conversion     Total  

Comfort Inn

    2    8    10    11    18    29    (82 )%    (56 )%    (66 )% 

Comfort Suites

    4    —      4    27    —      27    (85 )%    NM      (85 )% 

Sleep

    5    2    7    21    —      21    (76 )%    NM      (67 )% 
                                                

Midscale without Food & Beverage

    11    10    21    59    18    77    (81 )%    (44 )%    (73 )% 
                                                

Quality

    1    41    42    2    47    49    (50 )%    (13 )%    (14 )% 

Clarion

    —      8    8    4    11    15    (100 )%    (27 )%    (47 )% 
                                                

Midscale with Food & Beverage

    1    49    50    6    58    64    (83 )%    (16 )%    (22 )% 
                                                

Econo Lodge

    —      20    20    —      20    20    NM      0 %    0 % 

Rodeway

    —      21    21    1    30    31    (100 )%    (30 )%    (32 )% 
                                                

Economy

    —      41    41    1    50    51    (100 )%    (18 )%    (20 )% 
                                                

MainStay

    1    —      1    —      —      —      NM      NM      NM   

Suburban

    2    —      2    2    —      2    0 %    NM      0 % 
                                                

Extended Stay

    3    —      3    2    —      2    50 %    NM      50 % 
                                                

Ascend Collection

    —      2    2    —      —      —      NM      NM      NM   

Cambria Suites

    1    —      1    4    —      4    (75 )%    NM      (75 )% 
                                                

Total Domestic System

    16    102    118    72    126    198    (78 )%    (19 )%    (40 )% 
                                                

Exhibit 7

CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

DOMESTIC HOTEL PIPELINE OF HOTELS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, AWAITING CONVERSION OR APPROVED FOR DEVELOPMENT

(UNAUDITED)

A hotel in the domestic pipeline does not always result in an open and operating hotel due to various factors.

 

                                   Variance  
     June 30, 2009
Units		    June 30, 2008
Units		    Conversion     New
Construction		     Total  
     Conversion    New
Construction		    Total    Conversion    New
Construction		    Total    Units     %     Units     %     Units     %  

Comfort Inn

    37    110    147    50    128    178    (13 )    (26 )%    (18 )    (14 )%    (31 )    (17 )% 

Comfort Suites

    1    227    228    3    280    283    (2 )    (67 )%    (53 )    (19 )%    (55 )    (19 )% 

Sleep Inn

    3    139    142    2    149    151    1      50 %    (10 )    (7 )%    (9 )    (6 )% 
                                                                  

Midscale without Food & Beverage

    41    476    517    55    557    612    (14 )    (25 )%    (81 )    (15 )%    (95 )    (16 )% 
                                                                  

Quality

    57    15    72    81    16    97    (24 )    (30 )%    (1 )    (6 )%    (25 )    (26 )% 

Clarion

    25    5    30    36    9    45    (11 )    (31 )%    (4 )    (44 )%    (15 )    (33 )% 
                                                                  

Midscale with Food & Beverage

    82    20    102    117    25    142    (35 )    (30 )%    (5 )    (20 )%    (40 )    (28 )% 
                                                                  

Econo Lodge

    36    4    40    43    3    46    (7 )    (16 )%    1      33 %    (6 )    (13 )% 

Rodeway

    48    2    50    54    3    57    (6 )    (11 )%    (1 )    (33 )%    (7 )    (12 )% 
                                                                  

Economy

    84    6    90    97    6    103    (13 )    (13 )%    —        0 %    (13 )    (13 )% 
                                                                  

MainStay

    —      35    35    2    35    37    (2 )    (100 )%    —        0 %    (2 )    (5 )% 

Suburban

    —      32    32    1    36    37    (1 )    (100 )%    (4 )    (11 )%    (5 )    (14 )% 
                                                                  

Extended Stay

    —      67    67    3    71    74    (3 )    (100 )%    (4 )    (6 )%    (7 )    (9 )% 
                                                                  

Ascend Collection

    2    1    3    —      —      —      2      NM      1      NM      3      NM   

Cambria Suites

    —      48    48    —      61    61    —        NM      (13 )    (21 )%    (13 )    (21 )% 
                                                                  
   209    618    827    272    720    992    (63 )    (23 )%    (102 )    (14 )%    (165 )    (17 )% 
                                                                  

Exhibit 8

CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

SUPPLEMENTAL NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION

(UNAUDITED)

CALCULATION OF FRANCHISING REVENUES AND ADJUSTED FRANCHISING MARGINS

 

(dollar amounts in thousands)    Three Months Ended
June 30,		     Six Months Ended
June 30,		  
     2009     2008     2009     2008  

Franchising Revenues:

         

Total Revenues

    $ 143,343      $ 167,120      $ 257,501      $ 295,975   

Adjustments:

         

Marketing and reservation revenues

      (75,296 )      (85,336 )      (137,338 )      (153,762 ) 

Hotel operations

      (1,179 )      (1,288 )      (2,297 )      (2,330 ) 
                                

Franchising Revenues

    $ 66,868      $ 80,496      $ 117,866      $ 139,883   
                                

Franchising Margins:

         

Operating Margin:

         

Total Revenues

    $ 143,343      $ 167,120      $ 257,501      $ 295,975   

Operating Income

    $ 38,110      $ 44,578      $ 65,865      $ 78,630   
                                

Operating Margin

      26.6 %      26.7 %      25.6 %      26.6 % 
                                

Adjusted Franchising Margin:

         

Franchising Revenues

    $ 66,868      $ 80,496      $ 117,866      $ 139,883   

Operating Income

    $ 38,110      $ 44,578      $ 65,865      $ 78,630   

Acceleration of management succession plan benefits

      —          6,069        —          6,069   

Employee termination benefits

      399        338        774        381   

Loss on sublease of office space

      1,503        —          1,503        —     

Hotel operations

      (350 )      (427 )      (683 )      (704 ) 
                                
   $ 39,662      $ 50,558      $ 67,459      $ 84,376   
                                

Adjusted Franchising Margins

      59.3 %      62.8 %      57.2 %      60.3 % 
                                

CALCULATION OF ADJUSTED SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS

  

(dollar amounts in thousands)    Three Months Ended
June 30,		     Six Months Ended
June 30,		  
     2009     2008     2009     2008  

Selling, general and administrative costs

    $ 27,076      $ 34,275      $ 48,537      $ 57,830   

Acceleration of management succession plan benefits

      —          (6,069 )      —          (6,069 ) 

Employee termination benefits

      (399 )      (338 )      (774 )      (381 ) 

Loss on sublease of office space

      (1,503 )      —          (1,503 )      —     
                                

Adjusted Selling, General and Administrative Costs

    $ 25,174      $ 27,868      $ 46,260      $ 51,380   
                                
CALCULATION OF ADJUSTED NET INCOME AND ADJUSTED DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS)   
(In thousands, except per share amounts)    Three Months Ended
June 30,		     Six Months Ended
June 30,		  
     2009     2008     2009     2008  

Net Income

    $ 25,503      $ 27,008      $ 41,811      $ 45,585   

Adjustments:

         

Acceleration of management succession plan benefits

      —          3,799        —          3,799   

Employee termination benefits

      250        212        485        239   

Loss on sublease of office space

      941        —          941        —     
                                

Adjusted Net Income

    $ 26,694      $ 31,019      $ 43,237      $ 49,623   
                                

Weighted average shares outstanding-diluted

      60,598        63,365        60,708        63,200   

Diluted Earnings Per Share

    $ 0.42      $ 0.43      $ 0.69      $ 0.72   

Adjustments:

         

Acceleration of management succession plan

      —          0.06        —          0.06   

Employee termination benefits

      —          —          —          —     

Loss on sublease of office space

      0.02        —          0.02        —     
                                

Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share (EPS)

    $ 0.44      $ 0.49      $ 0.71      $ 0.78   
                                

Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation

(in millions)

 

    Q2 2009 Actuals   Q2 2008 Actuals   Six Months Ended
June 30, 2009
Actuals		   Six Months Ended
June 30, 2008
Actuals		   Full-Year
2009 Outlook

Operating Income (per GAAP)

   $ 38.1   $ 44.6   $ 65.9   $ 78.6   $ 156.9

Acceleration of management succession plan

     —       6.1     —       6.1     —  

Employee termination benefits

     0.4     0.3     0.8     0.4     2.1

Loss on sublease of office space

     1.5     —       1.5     —       1.5

Depreciation and amortization

     2.0     2.1     4.1     4.1     8.5
                             

Adjusted Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation & amortization (non-GAAP)

   $ 42.0   $ 53.1   $ 72.3   $ 89.2   $ 169.0