Marriott International, Inc. reported fourth quarter and full year 2014 results. Q4 net income totaled $197 million, a 30 percent increase over 2013 net income.
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Fourth quarter 2014 diluted earnings per share (EPS) totaled $0.68, a 39 percent increase from 2013 diluted EPS. On October 28, 2014, the company forecasted fourth quarter diluted EPS of $0.62 to $0.66.
For the 2014 fourth quarter, RevPAR for worldwide comparable systemwide properties increased 6.2 percent (a 5.3 percent increase using actual dollars). For the full year, RevPAR for worldwide comparable systemwide properties increased 6.6 percent (a 6.3 percent increase using actual dollars).
In North America, comparable systemwide RevPAR increased 6.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014, including a 4.2 percent increase in average daily rate. RevPAR for comparable systemwide North American full-service hotels (including Marriott Hotels, The Ritz-Carlton, Renaissance Hotels, Gaylord Hotels and Autograph Collection Hotels) increased 5.2 percent with a 4.4 percent increase in average daily rate.
RevPAR for comparable systemwide North American limited-service hotels (including Courtyard, Residence Inn, SpringHill Suites, TownePlace Suites and Fairfield Inn & Suites) increased 8.2 percent in the fourth quarter with a 4.6 percent increase in average daily rate.
International comparable systemwide RevPAR rose 4.6 percent (a 0.5 percent increase using actual dollars) in the fourth quarter. For the full year, international comparable systemwide RevPAR rose 5.1 percent (a 4.0 percent increase using actual dollars).
Marriott added 70 new properties (14,605 rooms) to its worldwide lodging portfolio in the 2014 fourth quarter, including the Atlantis Paradise Island, an Autograph Collection hotel, the Miami Beach Edition and the Ritz-Carlton, Bali.
Twenty-two properties (1,851 rooms) exited the system during the quarter. At year-end, the company's lodging system encompassed 4,175 properties and timeshare resorts for a total of nearly 715,000 rooms.
The company's worldwide development pipeline increased to nearly 1,450 properties with nearly 240,000 rooms at year-end, including 180 properties with approximately 30,000 rooms approved for development, but not yet subject to signed contracts.
The company's pipeline at year-end 2014 does not include the approximately 10,000 rooms associated with the expected Delta transaction announced on January 27, 2015.
Revenues totaled nearly $3.6 billion in the 2014 fourth quarter compared to revenues of $3.2 billion for the fourth quarter of 2013. Base management and franchise fees totaled $348 million compared to $315 million in the year-ago quarter, an increase of 10 percent. The increase largely reflected higher RevPAR and new unit growth, partially offset by $2 million of unfavorable foreign exchange.
Fourth quarter worldwide incentive management fees increased 12 percent to $82 million primarily due to higher RevPAR and house profit margins, partially offset by $3 million of unfavorable foreign exchange and $5 million of lower deferred fee recognition.
In the fourth quarter, 40 percent of worldwide company-managed hotels earned incentive management fees compared to 32 percent in the year-ago quarter. For full year 2014, 50 percent of worldwide company-managed hotels earned incentive management fees compared to 38 percent in 2013. ■