MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF THE OPERATING RESULTS
Operating Results
The financial information presented in this section is derived from the audit report prepared by Independent Auditors KPMG Cárdenas Dosal, S.C. for the Consolidated Financial Statements for the period ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, corresponding to the Trust No. F/1616 (Deutsche Bank México, S.A. Institución de Banca Múltiple, División Fiduciaria) and Subsidiary. Such statements and accompanying notes must be read in conjunction with this Management Discussion and Analysis of the Operating Results.
At the close of 2015, Fibra Inn had a total portfolio of 40 hotels in operation (11 limited service hotels, 17 select service hotels, 11 full service hotels and one extended-stay hotel), plus one hotel in negotiation under a binding agreement.
On December 31, 2015, Fibra Inn’s revenue reached Ps. 1,309.8 million, which represented an increase of 48.1% compared with the figure reported in the previous year. Fibra Inn’s revenue per hotel segment is as follows: Ps. 587.0 million, or 44.8%, corresponds to select service hotels; Ps. 532.5 million, or 40.7%, corresponds to full service hotels; Ps. 175.5 million, or 13.4%, corresponds to limited service hotels; and Ps. 14.7 million, or 1.1%, corresponds to extended-stay hotels.
REVENUE PER SEGMENT
( Figures in millions of pesos)
2015 | % | 2014 | % | |
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Limited Service | 175.5 | 13.4% | 92.0 | 10.4% |
Select Service | 587.0 | 44.8% | 467.1 | 52.8% |
Full Service | 532.5 | 40.7% | 325.2 | 36.8% |
Extended Stay | 14.7 | 1.1% | - | 0.0% |
Total | 1,309.8 | 100.0% | 884.3 | 100.0% |
59.7%
occupancy (1)
17.0%
INCREASE IN
ROOM REVENUE (1)
13.0%
INCREASE IN
AVERAGE DAILY RATE(1)
36.9%
NOI Margin
ANNUAL SAME STORE SALES
(34 Hotels) | 2015 | 2014 | VARIATION |
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Room Revenue (PS. millons) | 1,189.5 | 1.016.9 | 17% |
Occupancy excluding the addition of rooms | 59.7% | 57.7 | 2.0pp |
Occupancy | 57.6% | 57.7% | -0.1pp |
Average Daily Rate | 1,092.1 | 966.4 | 13.0% |
RevPaR excluding the addition of rooms | 652.5 | 557.8 | 17.0% |
RevPAR | 628.8 | 557.8 | 12.7% |
Total 2015 revenue was comprised as follows:
- Ps. 1,228.4 million, or 93.8%, was revenue from lodging, which is derived from the 40 properties in the portfolio.
- Ps. 81.4 million, or 6.2% of the total revenue was the result of lease of real estate for services other than lodging, such as the lease of meeting rooms, coffee breaks, banquet rooms and restaurants, as well as the rental of some commercial retail spaces.
Operating expenses totaled Ps. 827.0 million, or 63.1% of the total revenue, compared to Ps. 563.0 million or 63.6% of 2014. This improvement of 50 basis points, a decrease of Ps. 264.3 million in expenses is the net effect of lower operating expenses due to an increase in the efficiency in managing the hotel portfolio; that is:
- A 120 basis point decrease in energy expenses, equivalent to 5.6% of total revenue, driven by: (i) savings in electric expenses from the installation of LED technology in hotels; (ii) a decrease in water and electric commercial rates; and (iii) a change in the gas supplier.
- A 50 basis point decrease in maintenance expenses, equal to 4.5% of revenues, as a result of an adequate hotel management.
- Lower lodging expenses, equal to 50 basis points, or 24.1% of total revenue, as a result of: (i) savings in breakfast meals served in hotels; and (ii) lower room-related payroll expenses.
- A 40 basis point decrease in royalties, equal to 5.9% of total revenue, demonstrating the bene t from not paying royalties in domestic brand hotels Casa Grande and Arriva Express.
The aforementioned, offset by:
- A 90 basis point increase in administrative expenses, equal to 16.2% of total revenue, as a result of: (i) an increase in the management team payroll; (ii) a Ps. 1.6 million adjustment in labor liabilities from 2014; (iii) administrative service expenses corresponding to the software platform and SAP servers; and (iv) renegotiation of quotes and syndicate subscriptions.
- A 120 basis point increase in advertising and promotional expenses, equal to 5.8% of total revenue. This is the result of: (i) commercial office payroll; and (ii) higher commissions paid to travel agent operators driven by higher sales.
The NOI reached Ps. 482.8 million in 2015, representing an annual increase of 50.1%, compared to Ps. 321.6 million in 2014. NOI margin for 2015 was 36.9%. The margin reflected higher revenues from the hotels acquired, based on operating efficiency.
During 2015, expenses incurred for the acquisition of hotels reached at total of Ps. 59.9 million, which represented 4.6% of total revenue. This expense reflected the accounting treatment in accordance with the application of IFRS 3 Combination of Businesses accounting rule beginning in the fourth quarter of 2014.
In reference to the IFRS 3 Combination of Businesses standard, the acquisition of hotels qualifies as the acquisition of a business, since an operation is purchased. Therefore, costs related to the transaction are acknowledged in the Income Statement as they are incurred, these include: costs for notaries, legal and appraisals, among others. This applies to the acquisition of hotels realized in 2014 and 2015.
Excluding the expenses from the acquisition of the hotels incorporated during 2015, the administrative expenses totaled Ps. 77.6 million and represented 5.9% of total revenue. This represented a decline of indirect expenses as a percentage of the revenue for 7.3 percentage points compared to 2014.
Total expenses related to Fibra Inn’s administrative expenses were Ps. 137.5 million for 2015 and represented 10.5% of total revenue, which decreased by 270 basis points as a percentage of sales, when compared to 2014 when13.2% was registered equivalent to Ps. 117.0 million.
This variation was principally due to:
- A 2.7 percentage point decrease in acquisition and corporate expenses, equal to 4.6% of total revenue and correspond to expenses incurred in the hotel acquisition during 2015.
- A 70 basis point decrease in administrative corporate expenses.
- A decrease of 20 basis points in other income (net), which includes the contribution of Wyndham Hotel Group for the rebranding of the hotels in Fibra Inn into that brand.
- The aforementioned was offset by a 90 basis point increase in advisor fees that was the net effect of: (i) a greater number of hotels in the Fibra’s portfolio; and (ii) a change in the advisor commission to 0.75% over the gross value of real estate assets, adjusted to inflation that took place on October 17, 2014.
As a result of the increase in the aforementioned operating expenses EBITDA was Ps. 345.4 million in 2015, equivalent to a margin of 26.4% over the Fibra’s revenues.
30.9%
ADJUSTED EBITDA
margin
Excluding the expenses related to the acquisition of hotels in 2015, Adjusted EBITDA was Ps. 405.2 million, equivalent to a growth of 50.7%, compared to the Adjusted EBITDA for 2014. The adjusted EBITDA margin was 30.9%.
Executive compensation based on equity instruments was Ps. 18.5 million in 2015. This amount corresponded, as has been commented on a recurring basis, to the portion earned from the value of the 3 million CBFIs that was delivered to the Chief Executive Officer after the Initial Public Offering was carried out, at the end of a 3-year period, as has been discussed previously. This is a non-cash item, whose monetary effect will be a dilution of 0.7% beginning March 2016.
During 2015 depreciation expense was Ps. 157.7 million.
Therefore, Operating Income increased by 117.2% in 2015, with the recording of Ps. 169.1 million, or 12.9%, as a percentage of the total revenue, compared to Ps. 77.8 million or 8.8% for 2014.
Net interest expense in the amount of Ps. 10.3 million was recorded, mainly derived from bank loans and debt issuance being amortized during the period. A negative foreign exchange rate fluctuation was Ps. 1.0 million. The net financial result represented an expense of Ps. 11.3 million in 2015, compared to the net financial expense of Ps. 11.4 million in 2014.
As a result, the Net Profit for 2015 was Ps. 157.3 million or 12.0% of net margin. If the expenses from the acquisition of hotels acquired during 2015 were excluded, net income would have been Ps. 217.2 million, or 16.6% of the total revenue.
Cash flow from operations (“FFO”) was Ps. 393.9 million in 2015, which represented 30.1% of the total revenue, an increase of 53.0% compared to 2014, in which Ps. 257.5 million was recorded or 29.1% of FFO margin.
RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO FFO, TO ADJUSTED FFO AND TO FFO PER CBFI
(unaudited, in millions of pesos, except the amount per CBFI)
2015 | 2014 | variation % | |
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Net Income | 157.3 | 66.7 | 136.0% |
(+) Acquisition & organization expenses | 59.9 | 64.3 | |
(+) Depreciation and amortization | 157.7 | 108.3 | |
(+) Executive compensation based in shares | 18.5 | 18.5 | |
(+) Deferred income taxes | 0.5 | -0.2 | |
FFO | 393.9 | 257.5 | 53.0% |
Maintenance CAPEX | 48.9 | 20.2 | |
(-) Revenue for investment in hotel brand conversion 1 | 5.9 | ||
Adjusted FFO | 339.0 | 237.3 | 42.9% |
FFO per CBFI | 0.9013 | 0.5892 | 53.0% |
Adjusted FFO per CBFI | 0.7758 | 0.5431 | 42.9% |
5.6%
DIVIDEND YIELD
With regards to distributions, Fibra Inn declared dividends in the amount of Ps. 339.0 million, corresponding to the four distributions during 2015, which represented an increase of 42.9% compared to the Ps. 273.3 million declared in 2014.
This represented Ps. 0.7758 cents per CBFI in 2015, which is equivalent to a 3.0% decrease compared to the Ps. 0.7996 cents per CBFI in 2014. The decrease is the result of the arithmetic effect of a larger number of outstanding CBFIs beginning the fourth quarter of 2014, equal to 437,019,542, after the subscription for the equity increase, and this was the amount utilized for the calculation of the fourth quarter 2014 distribution.
Finally, the annual dividend yield for 2015 was 5.6%, based on a closing price of Ps. 13.91 per CBFI, which compares favorably to the dividend yield rate of 3.3% for the previous year.
Distribution to CBFI Holders
(unaudited, in millions of pesos, except the amount per CBFI)
2015 | 2014 | variation % | |
---|---|---|---|
Net Income | 157.3 | 66.7 | 136.0% |
(+) Non-Cash Items | 176.7 | 126.5 | |
(+) Acquisition and Corporate Expenses | 59.9 | 64.3 | |
(-) Capex Reserve | 48.9 | 20.2 | |
(-) Revenue for investment in hotel brand conversion 1 | 5.9 | ||
Distribution to CBFI Holders | 339.0 | 237.3 | 42.9% |
CBFIs Outstanding | 437,019,542 | 437,019,542 | |
Distribution per CBFI | 0.7758 | 0.5431 | 42.9% |
CBFI price at the end of the year | 13.91 | 16.40 | |
Dividend Yield | 5.6% | 3.3% |
42.9%
increase
in Distribution
PS. 339.0
million in distribution
6.5x
debt service
coverage
On December 31, 2015, Fibra Inn had Ps. 796.8 million in cash position and Ps. 406.1 million in recoverable VAT, which is currently in process for reimbursement by the tax administrative office for large taxpayers. Accounts receivable and other receivables were equal to Ps. 164.0 million resulting from the normal business operations. Prepaid expenses equivalent to Ps. 30.7 million mainly correspond to insurance and prepaid construction-related expenses for development projects. Accounts payable was Ps. 131.7 million, and increases are the result of a larger number of hotels in the Fibra’s portfolio, as well as for constructions in progress.
At the close of December 31, 2015, the total of nominal bank obligations was equal to Ps. 100.0 million, corresponding to Ps. 69.4 million for expenses incurred when contracting the credit lines, to be amortized during the term. Also, liabilities corresponding to commissions for bank loans were equal to Ps. 8.7 million, which correspond to the portion of a total of Ps. 35.8 million, to be amortized up to March 8, 2019 as per IFRS standards. Such commissions correspond to:
- Ps. 4.1 million, short term, for the 30% of the loan structuring commission due December 2015, which had not been paid as of December 31, 2015;
- Ps. 4.6 million, long term, for the remaining 20% of the loan structuring commission due September 2016.
The bank loan was contracted at an interest rate of TIIE plus 2.5%. The financial covenants for the bank loans as of December 31, 2015 are shown below:
FINANCIAL COVENANTS – CREDIT LINE
As of December 31, 2015 |
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Credit / Value 1 | Equal or lower than 50% | 2.7% |
Debt Service Coverage 2 | Equal or higher than 1.60 | 19.1 |
NOI/Debt 3 | Equal or higher than 13% | 305.3% |
Minimum Coverage 4 | Equal or higher than 1.20 | 19.1 |
Net Tangible Value5 | Higher than 60% | 78.4% |
Total Leverage Value6 | Lower or equal to 55% | 21.6% |
- Outstanding Balance of the Credit in the total value of the hotels pledged in guarantee.
- NOI of the hotels pledged in guarantee in the Servicing of the Debt, including the simulation of increased amortization for 15 years.
- NOI of the hotels pledged in Guarantee in the Outstanding Balance of the Credit.
- NOI of the hotels pledged in Guarantee of the debt plus Obligatory Distributions (Fiscal Results).
- Total Value of the Assets minus the Outstanding Balance of the Credit in the Value of the Assets.
- Outstanding Balance of the Credit in the Total Value of the Assets.
21.6%
loan to value
On October 2, 2015, Fibra Inn concluded a local debt offering in the form of Certificados Bursátiles Fiduciarios (“CBFs”) under the ticker symbol “FINN 15”. Fibra Inn issued a total of Ps. 1,875,350,000 as part of its local note program for up to Ps. 5 billion. This single-tranche issuance will pay interest every 28 days, at a variable rate equivalent to TIIE28 + 110 basis points, with a tenor of 6 years, with principal payable at maturity. The issuance obtained national ratings of AA-(mex) from Fitch Ratings and HR AA+ from HR Ratings.
The proceeds from the debt issuance will be used towards:
- Pay down of the Company’s current bank loan for Ps. 600.0 million;
- The acquisition of the Hampton Inn by Hilton Chihuahua, City Express Chihuahua and City Express Junior Chihuahua hotels for Ps. 444.3 million, plus Ps. 17.4 million in expenses, and
- Investment in current hotels for Ps. 196.0 million.
At December 31, 2015 the remaining balance of this issuance was Ps. 590.2 million. Additionally, a bank credit line for Ps. 2,200.0 million continues to be available, and the Company is renegotiating the current conditions of such credit line in order to keep using it up until a new issuance is placed in the markets. With this debt issuance, the Company substituted financial liabilities under better conditions. The Company still has the possibility to take on additional debt for Ps. 1,700.0 million without surpassing the 33% loan-to-value threshold set forth by the Company’s Technical Committee.
The FINN15 debt issuance covenants at December 31, 2015 are as follows:
FINANCIAL COVENANTS – PUBLIC DEBT
As of December 31, 2015 |
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Loan to Value | Equal or lower than 50% | 21.6% |
Debt Service Coverage2 | Equal or higher than 1.0 | 6.5 |
Debt Service | Equal or higher than 1.5 | 5.6 |
Total Assets no taxable | Equal or higher than 150% | 291% |
Debt to Total Assets | Lower or equal to 40% | 1.1% |
On November 4, 2015, the Company negotiated an interest rate swap with Santander, maturing on September 27, 2019 at a rate of 5.18%. With this derivative instrument, the Company reached debt service coverage of 33%, as formerly established by the Financial Committee. As such, the weighted average debt cost is the following:
- Swaps contracted with the banks prior to the debt issuance: Ps. 385 million, at a weighted average of 5.266%
- Swaps contracted with Santander: Ps. 240 million, at a rate of 5.18%
- Amount not covered by the issuance: Ps. 1,250.4 million at a variable rate of TIIE plus 110 basis points.
Fibra Inn has a total loan-to-value of 21.6% at December 31, 2015. This leverage level is in compliance with the dispositions of the Mexican Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV) to regulate the maximum leverage levels for the Fibras up to 50%. As of December 31, 2015, the debt service coverage ratio was 6.5 times. Both of these gures are calculated in accordance with the methodology in Appendix AA of the Circular Única de Emisoras applicable to CBFIs.