EX-99.1 2 c81590exv99w1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Filed by Bowne Pure Compliance
Exhibit 99.1
Contacts:
Richard Szymanski
Morgans Hotel Group
212.277.4188
Kate Finn
The Abernathy MacGregor Group
212.371.5999
MORGANS HOTEL GROUP REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER 2008 RESULTS
NEW YORK, NY — February 26, 2009 — Morgans Hotel Group Co. (NASDAQ: MHGC) (“MHG”) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2008.
Highlights
    Revenue per available room (“RevPAR”) for Owned Comparable Hotels1 decreased by 17.7% in the fourth quarter from the comparable period in 2007.
    RevPAR for System-Wide Comparable Hotels2 decreased by 23.3% (19.1% in constant dollars) in the fourth quarter from the comparable period in 2007.
    Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter was $22.2 million, a decrease of 35% from the comparable period in 2007.
    EBITDA margins at System-Wide Comparable Hotels during the fourth quarter decreased by 450 basis points over the comparable period in 2007. MHG achieved a 13% reduction in operating expenses at System-Wide Comparable Hotels due to the implementation of plans put into effect beginning the first quarter of 2008 in anticipation of an economic slowdown.
    EBITDA at System-Wide Comparable Hotels during the fourth quarter decreased by 32% from the comparable period in 2007, a rate of 1.4 times the related RevPAR percentage change.
    RevPAR for Owned Comparable Hotels decreased by 0.7% for the year ended December 31, 2008 from the comparable period in 2007.
 
     
1   “Owned Comparable Hotels” includes all wholly-owned hotels operated by MHG except for hotels under renovation during the period or the relevant comparison period for the prior year and development projects. Owned Comparable Hotels for 2008 excludes Mondrian Los Angeles and Morgans, which were under renovation in 2008, and Royalton, which was under renovation in 2007.
 
2   “System-Wide Comparable Hotels” includes all hotels operated by MHG except for hotels under renovation during the period or the relevant comparison period for the prior year and development projects. System-Wide Comparable Hotels for 2008 excludes Mondrian Los Angeles and Morgans, which were under renovation in 2008, Royalton, which was under renovation in 2007, the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas (“Hard Rock”), which was added in February 2007 and under renovation/expansion in 2008, and Mondrian South Beach, which opened in December 2008.

 

 


 

    RevPAR for System-Wide Comparable Hotels decreased by 5.3% (3.7% in constant dollars) for the year ended December 31, 2008 from the comparable period in 2007.
    Adjusted EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2008 was $92.7 million, a decrease of 16% from the comparable period in 2007.
    Adjusted EBITDA at System-Wide Comparable Hotels decreased by 2% for the year ended December 31, 2008 from the comparable period in 2007.
    EBIDTA margins at System-Wide Comparable Hotels increased by 60 basis points for the year ended December 31, 2008 from the comparable period in 2007.
    A restructuring plan implemented in October 2008 is projected to result in approximately $10 million in annual cost savings, including an approximately $6 million reduction in corporate expenses. Additional restructurings projected to result in savings of approximately $5 million annually were implemented in January 2009.
    MHG extended the $10 million promissory note on the Gale property from February 2009 to February 2010.
    In December 2008, MHG received an $11.5 million cash distribution from its London joint venture.
    With the completion of the redesigned Mondrian Los Angeles and Morgans properties in September 2008, MHG has no significant deferred capital expenditure requirements at its owned hotels.
    Mondrian South Beach, which is 50% owned by MHG, opened in December 2008. Additionally, the joint venture amended its debt agreement to provide for a series of one year debt extensions through 2013, subject to certain conditions.
    Mondrian SoHo, Boston Ames and the expansion of Hard Rock are all currently on target to open in the fourth quarter of 2009 or early 2010.
Fred Kleisner, President and CEO of Morgans Hotel Group, said: “In a very difficult environment, we are taking decisive steps to increase efficiencies and unlock cash flow through highly targeted and sustainable cost savings initiatives. These initiatives allowed us to achieve a very favorable ratio of RevPAR to EBITDA decline while at the same time maintaining the quality of our guest experience, therefore demonstrating our ability to react quickly and effectively to the current environment. From a capital standpoint, we ended the year with approximately $50 million in cash, we have no significant near term consolidated maturities and 3 major hotels that are unleveraged. We are mindful of the continuing economic situation and are fully prepared to take additional steps to further increase efficiencies, preserve cash flow, strengthen liquidity and maximize shareholder value for the long-term.”
Fourth Quarter 2008 Operating Results
RevPAR at Owned Comparable Hotels decreased by 17.7% in the fourth quarter of 2008 compared to the fourth quarter of 2007. RevPAR at System-Wide Comparable Hotels decreased by 23.3% (19.1% in constant dollars) in the fourth quarter of 2008 compared to the fourth quarter of 2007.

 

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Special items in the fourth quarter of 2008 included a $13.4 million impairment charge on the Mondrian Scottsdale hotel, a $23.8 million impairment loss on the investment in the Hard Rock joint venture and $2.0 million of restructuring and severance charges.
MHG recorded a net loss of $34.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2008 compared to a net loss of $6.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2007 primarily due to these special items.
Operating Results for the Year Ended December 31, 2008
RevPAR at Owned Comparable Hotels decreased by 0.7% in 2008 compared to 2007. RevPAR at System-Wide Comparable Hotels decreased by 5.3% (3.7% in constant dollars) in 2008 compared to 2007.
MHG recorded a net loss of $51.2 million in 2008 compared to a net loss of $14.8 million in 2007 primarily due to the special items discussed above.
Balance Sheet and Liquidity
As of December 31, 2008, consolidated debt excluding the Clift lease obligation was $648.8 million and cash and cash equivalents were $49.2 million. As of December 31, 2008, there were no borrowings outstanding under MHG’s revolving credit facility, which is secured by three owned hotels — Delano, Royalton and Morgans. In addition, MHG has no near-term consolidated maturities, except for the $40 million non-recourse debt at Mondrian Scottsdale which is due in June 2009. We do not intend to invest additional capital at Mondrian Scottsdale in 2009.
As of December 31, 2008, MHG estimates that its total future capital commitments for development projects consisted of approximately $22 million. These include approximately $11 million and $4 million to fund letters of credit posted for the Hard Rock expansion and Boston Ames, respectively. With the re-launch of Mondrian Los Angeles and Morgans in September 2008, all major renovation projects have been completed and there are no significant deferred capital expenditure requirements at our owned hotels.
Additionally, MHG expects to utilize its net operating losses of approximately $60 million to offset future income and gains on the sale of assets as part of its long-term strategy to reduce its ownership interests in hotels.
Development Activity
MHG’s projects currently under construction are the Hard Rock expansion, the Boston Ames and the Mondrian SoHo, all of which are expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2009 or early 2010.
2009 Outlook
The global economic downturn has had a significant adverse impact on demand, particularly since the middle of September. Given the continuing uncertainty about the depth and duration of the economic crisis, we are not comfortable defining a specific RevPAR target or range for the year. However, to provide a framework, if we succeed in maintaining a ratio of EBITDA percentage decline to RevPAR percentage decline of between 1.5 and 2 to 1 and if RevPAR for the year were to decline on average 20-25%, we would expect 2009 Adjusted EBITDA to be between $45-60 million.

 

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Conference Call
MHG will host a conference call to discuss the fourth quarter financial results today at 5:00 PM Eastern time.
The call will be webcast live over the Internet at www.morganshotelgroup.com under the About Us, Investor Overview section. Participants should follow the instructions provided on the website for the download and installation of audio applications necessary to join the webcast.
The call can also be accessed live over the phone by dialing 888-802-8577 or 973-935-8754 for international callers; the password is 84083956. A replay of the call will be available two hours after the call and can be accessed by dialing 800-642-1687 or 706-645-9291 for international callers; the password is 84083956. The replay will be available from February 26, 2009 through March 5, 2009.
About Morgans Hotel Group
Morgans Hotel Group Co. (NASDAQ: MHGC) operates and owns, or has an ownership interest in, Morgans, Royalton and Hudson in New York, Delano and Shore Club in Miami, Mondrian in Los Angeles and Scottsdale, Clift in San Francisco, and Sanderson and St Martins Lane in London. MHG and an equity partner also own the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas and related assets. MHG has other property transactions in various stages of completion, including projects in Miami Beach, Florida; SoHo, New York; Las Vegas, Nevada; Palm Springs, California; Boston, Massachusetts; and Dubai, UAE. For more information please visit www.morganshotelgroup.com.
Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements
Statements contained in this press release which are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as the term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “expects,” “plans,” “estimates,” “projects,” “intends,” “believes,” “guidance,” and similar expressions that do not relate to historical matters. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties which can cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated, due to a number of factors which include, but are not limited to, downturns in economic and market conditions, particularly levels of spending in the business, travel and leisure industries; hostilities, including future terrorist attacks, or fear of hostilities that affect travel; risks related to natural disasters, such as earthquakes and hurricanes; risks associated with the acquisition, development and integration of properties; the seasonal nature of the hospitality business; changes in the tastes of our customers; increases in real property tax rates; increases in interest rates and operating costs; the impact of any material litigation; the loss of key members of our senior management; general volatility of the capital markets and our ability to access the capital markets; and changes in the competitive environment in our industry and the markets where we invest, and other risk factors discussed in MHG’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, and other documents filed by MHG with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. All forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of the date hereof, based upon information known to management as of the date hereof, and MHG assumes no obligations to update or revise any of its forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes show that indicated results or events will not be realized.

 

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Income Statement
(In Thousands, except per share amounts)
                                 
    Three Months     Year  
    Ended Dec. 31,     Ended Dec. 31,  
    2008     2007     2008     2007  
Revenues :
                               
Rooms
  $ 45,538     $ 54,250     $ 184,059     $ 186,752  
Food & beverage
    22,862       27,699       99,254       104,271  
Other hotel
    2,897       3,356       12,854       13,781  
 
                       
Total hotel revenues
    71,297       85,305       296,167       304,804  
Management fees
    3,413       4,490       18,300       18,181  
 
                       
Total revenues
    74,710       89,795       314,467       322,985  
 
                               
Operating Costs and Expenses :
                               
Rooms
    12,399       13,367       49,561       49,411  
Food & beverage
    17,157       19,021       71,695       69,998  
Other departmental
    1,660       2,107       7,461       7,923  
Hotel, selling, general and administrative
    14,936       16,400       60,311       60,245  
Property taxes, insurance and other
    3,728       5,527       16,957       19,017  
 
                       
Total hotel operating expenses
    49,880       56,422       205,985       206,594  
Corporate expenses :
                               
Stock based compensation
    3,803       3,461       15,933       19,526  
Other
    3,084       4,554       25,956       25,218  
Depreciation and amortization
    8,037       6,980       27,733       21,719  
Impairment Loss
    13,430             13,430        
 
                       
Total operating costs and expenses
    78,234       71,417       289,037       273,057  
Operating (loss) income
    (3,524 )     18,378       25,430       49,928  
 
                               
Interest expense, net
    12,111       8,834       43,164       41,338  
Equity in loss of unconsolidated joint ventures
    40,055       11,713       56,581       24,580  
Minority interest in joint ventures
    612       983       3,894       3,566  
Other non-operating loss
    5,349       5,647       11,289       4,759  
 
                               
Net loss before income taxes
    (61,651 )     (8,799 )     (89,498 )     (24,315 )
Income taxes benefit
    (26,079 )     (2,562 )     (36,700 )     (9,060 )
Net loss before minority interest
    (35,572 )     (6,237 )     (52,798 )     (15,255 )
 
                               
Minority interest
    (1,097 )     (185 )     (1,617 )     (459 )
 
                               
Net loss
  $ (34,475 )   $ (6,052 )   $ (51,181 )   $ (14,796 )
 
                               
Weighted aveage shares outstanding — diluted
    29,543       32,749       31,413       33,239  
 
                               
Loss per share
  $ (1.17 )   $ (0.18 )   $ (1.63 )   $ (0.45 )

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    (In Actual Dollars)             ( In Constant Dollars, if different)     (In Actual Dollars)             (In Constant Dollars, if different)  
    Three Months             Three Months             Year             Year        
    Ended Dec. 31,     %     Ended Dec. 31,     %     Ended Dec. 31,     %     Ended Dec. 31,     %  
Hotel Operating Statistics   2008     2007     Change     2008     2007     Change     2008     2007     Change     2008     2007     Change  
Hudson
                                                                                               
Occupancy
    89.3 %     93.2 %     -4.2 %                             90.7 %     91.8 %     -1.2 %                        
ADR
  $ 301.91     $ 348.36       -13.3 %                           $ 283.33     $ 283.96       -0.2 %                        
RevPAR
  $ 269.61     $ 324.67       -17.0 %                           $ 256.98     $ 260.68       -1.4 %                        
 
                                                                                               
Delano
                                                                                               
Occupancy
    68.9 %     71.0 %     -3.0 %                             79.3 %     73.0 %     8.6 %                        
ADR
  $ 546.77     $ 582.64       -6.2 %                           $ 540.16     $ 557.29       -3.1 %                        
RevPAR
  $ 376.72     $ 413.67       -8.9 %                           $ 428.35     $ 406.82       5.3 %                        
 
                                                                                               
Clift
                                                                                               
Occupancy
    66.0 %     77.5 %     -14.8 %                             74.8 %     74.3 %     0.7 %                        
ADR
  $ 241.58     $ 266.75       -9.4 %                           $ 254.36     $ 258.92       -1.8 %                        
RevPAR
  $ 159.44     $ 206.73       -22.9 %                           $ 190.26     $ 192.38       -1.1 %                        
 
                                                                                               
Mondrian Scottsdale
                                                                                               
Occupancy
    37.4 %     47.0 %     -20.4 %                             50.8 %     56.0 %     -9.3 %                        
ADR
  $ 160.83     $ 222.53       -27.7 %                           $ 193.99     $ 203.32       -4.6 %                        
RevPAR
  $ 60.15     $ 104.59       -42.5 %                           $ 98.55     $ 113.86       -13.4 %                        
 
                                                                                               
Total Owned — Comparable
                                                                                               
Occupancy
    74.8 %     81.0 %     -7.7 %                             80.6 %     80.9 %     -0.4 %                        
ADR
  $ 308.77     $ 346.65       -10.9 %                           $ 301.53     $ 302.49       -0.3 %                        
RevPAR
  $ 230.96     $ 280.79       -17.7 %                           $ 243.03     $ 244.71       -0.7 %                        
 
                                                                                               
St. Martins Lane
                                                                                               
Occupancy
    73.6 %     76.5 %     -3.8 %     73.6 %     76.5 %     -3.8 %     75.0 %     77.1 %     -2.7 %     75.0 %     77.1 %     -2.7 %
ADR
  $ 349.02     $ 524.43       -33.4 %   $ 410.85     $ 475.72       -13.6 %   $ 420.16     $ 467.07       -10.0 %   $ 420.16     $ 432.86       -2.9 %
RevPAR
  $ 256.88     $ 401.19       -36.0 %   $ 302.39     $ 363.93       -16.9 %   $ 315.12     $ 360.11       -12.5 %   $ 315.12     $ 333.74       -5.6 %
 
                                                                                               
Sanderson
                                                                                               
Occupancy
    73.4 %     78.8 %     -6.9 %     73.4 %     78.8 %     -6.9 %     74.1 %     77.8 %     -4.8 %     74.1 %     77.8 %     -4.8 %
ADR
  $ 409.39     $ 593.47       -31.0 %   $ 481.92     $ 538.35       -10.5 %   $ 482.85     $ 539.20       -10.5 %   $ 482.85     $ 499.70       -3.4 %
RevPAR
  $ 300.49     $ 467.65       -35.7 %   $ 353.73     $ 424.22       -16.6 %   $ 357.79     $ 419.50       -14.7 %   $ 357.79     $ 388.77       -8.0 %
 
                                                                                               
Shore Club
                                                                                               
Occupancy
    55.4 %     62.4 %     -11.2 %                             64.2 %     65.1 %     -1.4 %                        
ADR
  $ 370.24     $ 464.03       -20.2 %                           $ 388.21     $ 435.8       -10.9 %                        
RevPAR
  $ 205.11     $ 289.55       -29.2 %                           $ 249.23     $ 283.71       -12.2 %                        
 
                                                                                               
System-wide — Comparable
                                                                                               
Occupancy
    71.9 %     77.8 %     -7.6 %     71.9 %     77.8 %     -7.6 %     77.4 %     78.2 %     -1.0 %     77.4 %     78.2 %     -1.0 %
ADR
  $ 326.08     $ 392.70       -17.0 %   $ 336.89     $ 384.53       -12.4 %   $ 333.84     $ 348.79       -4.3 %   $ 333.84     $ 343.03       -2.7 %
RevPAR
  $ 234.45     $ 305.52       -23.3 %   $ 242.22     $ 299.16       -19.1 %   $ 258.39     $ 272.75       -5.3 %   $ 258.39     $ 268.25       -3.7 %
 
                                                                                               
Morgans
                                                                                               
Occupancy
    86.3 %     88.5 %     -2.5 %                             81.1 %     86.4 %     -6.1 %                        
ADR
  $ 367.37     $ 422.48       -13.0 %                           $ 350.72     $ 342.15       2.5 %                        
RevPAR
  $ 317.04     $ 373.89       -15.2 %                           $ 284.43     $ 295.62       -3.8 %                        
 
                                                                                               
Royalton
                                                                                               
Occupancy
    90.4 %     80.9 %     11.7 %                             88.0 %     84.7 %     3.9 %                        
ADR
  $ 401.68     $ 488.45       -17.8 %                           $ 389.73     $ 384.31       1.4 %                        
RevPAR
  $ 363.12     $ 395.16       -8.1 %                           $ 342.96     $ 325.51       5.4 %                        
 
                                                                                               
Mondrian LA
                                                                                               
Occupancy
    48.0 %     55.1 %     -12.9 %                             52.0 %     76.5 %     -32.0 %                        
ADR
  $ 333.44     $ 337.99       -1.3 %                           $ 348.16     $ 326.82       6.5 %                        
RevPAR
  $ 160.05     $ 186.23       -14.1 %                           $ 181.04     $ 250.02       -27.6 %                        
 
                                                                                               
Hard Rock (1) (2)
                                                                                               
Occupancy
    85.6 %     92.5 %     -7.5 %                             91.7 %     94.6 %     -3.1 %                        
ADR
  $ 148.16     $ 171.16       -13.4 %                           $ 186.43     $ 207.47       -10.1 %                        
RevPAR
  $ 126.82     $ 158.32       -19.9 %                           $ 170.96     $ 196.27       -12.9 %                        
 
                                                                                               
Mondrian South Beach
                                                                                               
Occupancy
    55.0 %     0.0 %     n/m                               55.0 %     0.0 %     n/m                          
ADR
  $ 288.97     $       n/m                             $ 288.97     $       n/m                          
RevPAR
  $ 158.91     $       n/m                             $ 158.91     $       n/m                          
     
(1)   For comparison purposes, includes January 2007 when MHG did not operate the hotel.
 
(2)   As customary in the gaming industry, we present average occupancy and average daily rate for the Hard Rock including rooms provided on a complimentary basis which is not the practice in the lodging industry

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
We believe that earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) is a useful financial metric to assess our operating performance before the impact of investing and financing transactions and income taxes. It also facilitates comparison between us and our competitors. Given the significant investments that we have made in the past in property, plant and equipment, depreciation and amortization expense comprises a meaningful portion of our cost structure. We believe that EBITDA will provide investors with a useful tool for assessing the comparability between periods because it eliminates depreciation and amortization expense attributable to capital expenditures.
We disclose Adjusted EBITDA because we believe it provides a meaningful comparison to our EBITDA as it excludes other non-operating (income) expenses that do not relate to the on-going performance of our assets and excludes the operating performance of assets in which we do not have a fee simple ownership interest. It also excludes stock-based compensation expense.
The use of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA has certain limitations. Our presentation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may be different from the presentation used by other companies and therefore comparability may be limited. Depreciation expense for various long-term assets, interest expense, income taxes and other items have been and will be incurred and are not reflected in the presentation of EBITDA or Adjusted EBITDA. Each of these items should also be considered in the overall evaluation of our results. Additionally, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect capital expenditures and other investing activities and should not be considered as a measure of our liquidity. We compensate for these limitations by providing the relevant disclosure of our depreciation, interest and income tax expense, capital expenditures and other items both in our reconciliations to our GAAP financial measures and in our consolidated financial statements, all of which should be considered when evaluating our performance. The term EBITDA is not defined under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or U.S. GAAP, and EBITDA is not a measure of net income, operating income, operating performance or liquidity presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. In addition, EBITDA is impacted by reorganization of businesses and other restructuring-related charges. When assessing our operating performance, you should not consider this data in isolation, or as a substitute for our net income, operating income or any other operating performance measure that is calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. In addition, our EBITDA may not be comparable to EBITDA or similarly titled measures utilized by other companies since such other companies may not calculate EBITDA in the same manner as we do.

 

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A reconciliation of net income (loss), the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measures, to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for each of the respective periods indicated is as follows:
EBITDA Reconciliation
(In Thousands)
                                 
    Three Months     Year  
    Ended Dec. 31,     Ended Dec. 31,  
    2008     2007     2008     2007  
Net income (loss)
  $ (34,475 )   $ (6,052 )   $ (51,181 )   $ (14,796 )
Interest expense, net
    12,111       8,834       43,164       41,338  
Income tax expense
    (26,079 )     (2,562 )     (36,700 )     (9,060 )
Depreciation and amortization expense
    8,037       6,980       27,733       21,719  
Proportionate share of interest expense from unconsolidated joint ventures
    11,506       12,282       32,899       36,908  
Proportionate share of depreciation expense from unconsolidated joint ventures
    2,095       3,622       10,347       10,150  
Proportionate share of depreciation expense of MI of consolidated joint ventures
    (98 )     (53 )     (409 )     (497 )
Minority interest
    (1,097 )     (185 )     (1,617 )     (460 )
 
                       
 
                               
EBITDA
    (28,000 )     22,866       24,236       85,302  
 
                               
Add : Other non operating expense (income)
    5,349       5,647       11,289       4,759  
Add: Impairment from Mondrian Scottsdale
    13,430             13,430        
Add : Other non operating expense (income) from unconsolidated joint ventures
    29,154       4,081       35,490       7,310  
Less : Clift
    (1,569 )     (1,898 )     (7,643 )     (6,755 )
Add : Stock based compensation
    3,803       3,461       15,933       19,526  
 
                       
 
                               
Adjusted EBITDA
  $ 22,167     $ 34,157     $ 92,735     $ 110,142  

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Room Revenue Analysis
(In Thousands, except percentages)
                                                 
    Three Months             Year        
    Ended Dec. 31,     %     Ended Dec. 31,     %  
    2008     2007     Change     2008     2007     Change  
Hudson
  $ 19,968     $ 24,034       -17 %   $ 75,722     $ 76,610       -1 %
Delano
    6,723       7,387       -9 %     30,417       28,923       5 %
Clift
    5,339       6,907       -23 %     25,297       25,497       -1 %
Mondrian Scottsdale
    1,073       1,866       -42 %     7,004       8,069       -13 %
 
                                   
Total Owned — Comparable
    33,103       40,194       -18 %     138,440       139,099       0 %
 
                                               
Morgans
    3,333       3,886       -14 %     8,813       12,190       -28 %
Royalton
    5,611       6,107       -8 %     21,090       13,840       52 %
Mondrian LA
    3,491       4,063       -14 %     15,716       21,623       -27 %
 
                                       
 
                                               
Total Owned
  $ 45,538     $ 54,250       -16 %   $ 184,059     $ 186,752       -1 %
Hotel Revenue Analysis
(In Thousands, except percentages)
                                                 
    Three Months             Year        
    Ended Dec. 31,     %     Ended Dec. 31,     %  
    2008     2007     Change     2008     2007     Change  
Hudson
  $ 24,967     $ 30,482       -18 %   $ 97,789     $ 101,271       -3 %
Delano
    14,113       14,707       -4 %     62,115       56,603       10 %
Clift
    9,425       12,148       -22 %     42,066       43,337       -3 %
Mondrian Scottsdale
    2,053       4,157       -51 %     13,788       16,736       -18 %
 
                                   
Total Owned — Comparable
    50,558       61,494       -18 %     215,758       217,947       -1 %
 
                                               
Morgans
    5,894       7,224       -18 %     19,109       24,124       -21 %
Royalton
    7,392       8,004       -8 %     27,891       18,290       52 %
Mondrian LA
    7,453       8,583       -13 %     33,409       44,443       -25 %
 
                                       
 
                                               
Total Owned
  $ 71,297     $ 85,305       -16 %   $ 296,167     $ 304,804       -3 %

 

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Hotel EBITDA Analysis
(In Thousands, except percentages)
                                                 
    Three Months             Year        
    Ended Dec. 31,     %     Ended Dec. 31,     %  
    2008     2007     Change     2008     2007     Change  
Hudson
  $ 10,684     $ 15,507       -31 %   $ 39,285     $ 43,075       -9 %
Delano
    4,678       4,869       -4 %     22,151       19,422       14 %
Clift
    1,569       1,898       -17 %     7,643       6,755       13 %
Mondrian Scottsdale — Owned
    (674 )     (47 )     1334 %     218       (523 )        
 
                                     
Owned Comparable Hotels
    16,257       22,227       -27 %     69,297       68,729       1 %
 
                                               
St Martins Lane
    1,733       3,345       -48 %     7,587       9,293       -18 %
Sanderson
    1,055       2,262       -53 %     4,686       5,604       -16 %
Shore Club
    135       240       -44 %     874       901       -3 %
 
                                   
Joint Venture Comparable Hotels
    2,923       5,847       -50 %     13,147       15,798       -17 %
 
                                               
Total Comparable Hotels
    19,180       28,074       -32 %     82,444       84,527       -2 %
 
                                               
Morgans
    947       2,229       -58 %     2,968       5,920       -50 %
Royalton
    2,005       1,129       78 %     6,559       3,711       77 %
Mondrian LA — Owned
    1,540       2,199       -30 %     8,011       15,703       -49 %
Hard Rock — Joint Venture
    (264 )     2,460       -111 %     8,023       13,991       -43 %
Mondrian South Beach — Joint Venture
    (10 )                     (10 )                
 
                                       
 
                                               
Total Hotels
  $ 23,398     $ 36,091       -35 %   $ 107,995     $ 123,852       -13 %

 

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Adjusted EBITDA and Debt Analysis
(in thousands)
                 
    Adjusted EBITDA        
    Twelve Months        
    Ended     Debt at  
Consolidated Operations   Dec. 31, 2008     Dec. 31, 2008  
(1)Morgans
  $ 2,968     $ (2)
(1)Royalton
    6,559       (2)
Hudson
    39,285       250,000  
Delano
    22,151       (2)
(1)Mondrian LA
    8,011       120,000  
Mondrian Scottsdale
    218       40,000  
Other
    (7,656 )     238,787 (3)
 
           
 
               
Total
  $ 71,536     $ 648,787  
 
             
Less: Cash
            (49,150 )
 
             
Net Debt
          $ 599,637  
 
             
     
(1)   Hotel was under renovation in the past twelve months and had rooms out of service.
 
(2)   Hotel secures revolving credit facility.
 
(3)   Includes outstanding debt on convertible notes, trust preferred securities, the Gale promissory note and capital lease obligations, excluding Clift.
                         
            Proportionate Share        
            of Adjusted EBITDA     Proportionate Share  
            Twelve Months     of Debt Dec. 31,  
System-Wide Comparable Joint Venture Hotels(1)   Ownership Percentage     Ended Dec. 31, 2008     2008  
Sanderson and St Martins Lane
    50 %   $ 12,273     $ 74,401  
Shore Club
    7 %     874       8,458  
     
(1)   Includes information only for System-Wide Comparable Hotels.

 

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Balance Sheet (In Thousands)
                 
    Dec 31,     Dec 31,  
    2008     2007  
Cash
  $ 49,150     $ 122,712  
Restricted cash
    21,484       28,604  
Property and equipment
    555,645       535,609  
Goodwill
    73,698       73,698  
Accounts receivable
    14,573       13,755  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    9,192       11,369  
Investments in joint ventures
    56,754       110,687  
Deferred tax asset
    64,899       27,636  
Other assets
    14,490       19,532  
 
           
Total assets
    859,885       943,602  
 
               
Long-term debt
    648,787       649,107  
Capital lease obligations — Clift
    81,578       80,092  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    21,032       36,126  
Other liabilities
    35,655       27,979  
Loss from unconsolidated joint ventures in excess of investment
    14,563       479  
 
           
Total liabilities
    801,615       793,783  
 
               
Minority interests
    18,148       19,833  
Stockholders’ equity
    40,122       129,986  
 
           
Total liabilities and equity
  $ 859,885     $ 943,602  
 
           

 

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