InterContinental Hotels Group PLC · LSE:IHG

InterContinental Hotels — H1 2008 Earnings Presentation

39 slides from InterContinental Hotels's earnings presentation, Aug 12, 2008

  1. Slide 1: IHG Interim Results Presentation

    IHG Interim Results Presentation 12th August 2008

  2. Slide 2: Agenda

    Agenda Financial Operating Overview Q&A Review Review 2

  3. Slide 3: Agenda

    Agenda Financial Operating Overview Q&A Review Review 3

  4. Slide 4: Overview

    Overview Overview  Strong first half results  Favourable long term tailwinds  Mixed short term environment – RevPAR – short term headwinds particularly in US – ....but new rooms growth gathering pace  Advantaged fee based business model – Strong cash flow generation – Focused management actions

  5. Slide 5: Agenda

    Agenda Financial Operating Overview Q&A Review Review 5

  6. Slide 6: H1 2008 results summary

    Financial Review H1 2008 results summary  Change of reporting currency to US dollars  Rooms growth – Annualised net room count up 6%; signings of 48,282 rooms  Revenue growth – Global constant currency RevPAR up 4%  Operational leverage – Continuing revenue* up 9%; continuing EBIT* up 17% – Cont

  7. Slide 7: Growth in IHG's continuing business

    Financial Review Growth in IHG’s continuing business 6 mths 6 mths CER** Change % US$ million Change % to 30 June 08 to 30 June 07 Excluding LDs*** Turnover 952 832 14% 9% EBITDA* 341 276 24% 21% Operating Profit* 284 220 29% 17% Interest (55) (23) (139)% Profit before tax* 229 197 16% Tax rate* 28%

  8. Slide 8: Continuing regional performance

    Financial Review Continuing regional performance 6 mths 6 mths CER** Change % US$ million Change % to 30 June 08 to 30 June 07 Excluding LDs*** Americas 242 220 10% 4% EMEA 89 48 85% 54% Asia Pacific 29 27 7% 11% Central Overheads (76) (75) (1)% -% Continuing EBIT* 284 220 29% 17% Continuing EBITDA*

  9. Slide 9: RevPAR outperformance in the US

    Financial Review RevPAR outperformance in the US H1 2008 RevPAR change, IHG vs. segment 5% IHG Segment 4% YoY RevPAR growth (%) 3% 2% 1% 0% InterContinental - US Crowne Plaza - US Holiday Inn - US Holiday Inn Express - US Source: IHG; Smith Travel Research; STR Global 9

  10. Slide 10: RevPAR outperformance in other key profit centres

    Financial Review RevPAR outperformance in other key profit centres H1 2008 RevPAR change, IHG vs. segment 18% 16% IHG Segment 14% 12% 10% YoY RevPAR growth (%) 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% -2% -4% -6% -8% -5% -10% Holiday Inn & Express - UK InterContinental - EMEA All brands - China Source: IHG; Smith Travel Rese

  11. Slide 11: RevPAR growth moderated in the last three months

    Financial Review RevPAR growth moderated in the last three months 2008 RevPAR change 10% Jan -April May-July 8% YoY RevPAR growth (%) 6% 4% 2% 0% Americas EMEA Asia Pacific Total IHG Source: IHG; Smith Travel Research; STR Global 11

  12. Slide 12: Hotel franchising – High margin fee growth continues

    Hotel franchising – Financial Review High margin fee growth continues Total gross revenue $bn* (rooms only) Drivers of gross revenue change, % H1'08 5.6 H1’08 vs H1’07 65% 35% H1'07 5.0 H1’07 vs H1’06 48% 52% H1'06 4.4 H1’06 vs H1’05 23% 77% Avail. Rooms RevPAR Franchise fees $m Franchise EBIT $m (m

  13. Slide 13: Worldwide fee growth

    Hotel franchising – Financial Review Worldwide fee growth Franchise fee revenue $m – 6 months to 30 June Americas EMEA Asia Pacific 8 300 8 53 35 Franchise Fee Revenue ($m) 250 4 27 200 150 240 248 100 212 50 0 2006 2007 2008 13

  14. Slide 14: Hotel management – Operating profit growth continues

    Hotel management - Financial Review Operating profit growth continues Total gross revenue $bn* (total hotel) Drivers of gross revenue change, % H1’08 vs H1’07 45% 16% 28% 11% H1'08 3.7 H1’07 vs H1’06 12% 17% 39% 32% H1’07 3.2 H1’06 vs H1’05 (1)% 24% 10% 66% H1'06 2.6 New Hotels RevPAR F&B Transfers

  15. Slide 15: Continuing owned and leased estate – Margins increasing

    Continuing owned and leased estate – Financial Review Margins increasing O&L revenues $m Drivers of revenue change, %* 250 adjusted* H1'08 H1’08 vs H1’07 62% 6% 32% 317 224 adjusted* H1’07 vs H1’06 38% 16% 46% H1'07 268 H1’06 vs H1’05 (10%) 80% 30% 201 adjusted* H1'06 201 Rate Occupancy F&B O&L EBIT

  16. Slide 16: Free cash flow generation

    Financial Review Free cash flow generation 6 months 6 months US$ million to 30 June 08 to 30 June 07 Operating Profit* 291 228 Depreciation 38 39 - Hotel depreciation 19 20 - Non hotel depreciation Working capital & other movements (25) (69) Net equity settled share-based costs 12 8 Net interest pai

  17. Slide 17: Uses of free cash flow

    Financial Review Uses of free cash flow 6 months 6 months US$ million to 30 June 08 to 30 June 07 Free cash flow 280 152 Investment capital - Expenditure (5) (78) - Receipts 28 115 Tax on disposals - (3) Share repurchases/special dividend (131) (1,454) Ordinary dividend (86) (92) Pension contributio

  18. Slide 18: Financial Strength

    Financial Review Financial Strength  Net debt of $1,623m, down $36m  Appropriate gearing  Refinancing completed on 9 May 2008  Controlled capital expenditure – Maintenance capital in line with depreciation – Investment capital funded by disposals 18

  19. Slide 19: Agenda

    Agenda Financial Operating Overview Q&A Review Review 19

  20. Slide 20: Agenda

    Agenda Financial Operating Overview Q&A Review Review 20

  21. Slide 21: Our priorities

    Operating Review Our priorities  Open the 1,800 hotels in our pipeline  Win greater share of industry demand  Manage costs 21

  22. Slide 22: Net room count growth accelerating – first half

    Operating Review Net room count growth accelerating – first half Net room additions 13,071 7,430 3,469 H1 2006 H1 2007 H1 2008 22

  23. Slide 23: Net room count growth accelerating – 12 months

    Operating Review Net room count growth accelerating – 12 months 35 +6.1% 30 Net room count increase '000 +3.9% 25 +4.2% 20 +2.7% 15 10 +11.5% 5 +0.6% +8.2% +0.9% 0 June 2006 June 2007 June 2008 -5 12 months ending EMEA & Asia Pacific Americas 23

  24. Slide 24: New hotels driving gross revenues

    Operating Review New hotels driving gross revenues Drivers of total gross revenue* growth %** 15% 10% 3% New 5% Hotels 5% 10% 8% 6% Existing Hotels 0% 2006 2007 2008 * Total gross revenue is defined as total room revenue from franchised hotels and total hotel revenue from managed, owned and leased h

  25. Slide 25: Delivering against our targets

    Operating Review Delivering against our targets Starting position Target by 30 June 08 Progress end 2008 30 Jun 05 Net rooms growth 538k +50k-60k +60,490 Exceeded InterContinental hotels open 136 +15-25 +18 Achieved Hotels open in China 47 +78 +40 Early 2009 25

  26. Slide 26: Signings pace remains strong

    Operating Review Signings pace remains strong 60 50 Rooms signed '000 40 30 20 10 - H1 2004 H1 2005 H1 2006 H1 2007 H1 2008 EMEA & Asia Pacific Americas 26

  27. Slide 27: Brand portfolio supports growth momentum

    Operating Review Brand portfolio supports growth momentum 250 200 Pipeline rooms ‘000 150 100 50 - Jun'03 Dec'03 Jun'04 Dec'04 Jun'05 Dec'05 June'06 Dec '06 Jun-07 Dec-07 Jun-08 Holiday Inn & Express Crowne Plaza Extended Stay InterContinental Hotel Indigo 27

  28. Slide 28: High quality pipeline

    Operating Review High quality pipeline  Pipeline attrition in line with historic trend  Total pipeline under construction: c.40%  Total pipeline financed: c.70% – Majority midscale financing = local/regional banks  Ground breaks (Americas): +36% 28

  29. Slide 29: Winning greater share of industry demand

    Operating Review Winning greater share of industry demand Hotel System Loyalty Distribution Funds Programme 4,000 hotels in c.$900m Over 39m members nearly 100 countries Brand Web Total Gross Revenue Presence Portfolio H1 2008 #1 website 7 brands $9.6bn, +8%* 13 local language covering major website

  30. Slide 30: Winning greater share of industry demand

    Operating Review Winning greater share of industry demand Hotel System Loyalty Distribution Funds Programme 4,000 hotels in c.$900m Over 39m members nearly 100 countries Brand Web Total Gross Revenue Presence Portfolio H1 2008 #1 website 7 brands $9.6bn, +8%* 13 local language covering major website

  31. Slide 31: Winning greater share of industry demand

    Operating Review Winning greater share of industry demand Hotel System Loyalty Distribution Funds Programme 4,000 hotels in c.$900m Over 39m members nearly 100 countries Brand Web Total Gross Revenue Presence Portfolio H1 2008 #1 website 7 brands $9.6bn, +8%* 13 local language covering major website

  32. Slide 32: Winning greater share of industry demand

    Operating Review Winning greater share of industry demand Hotel System Loyalty Distribution Funds Programme 4,000 hotels in c.$900m Over 39m members nearly 100 countries Brand Web Total Gross Revenue Presence Portfolio H1 2008 #1 website 7 brands $9.6bn, +8%* 13 local language covering major website

  33. Slide 33: Winning greater share of industry demand

    Operating Review Winning greater share of industry demand Hotel System Loyalty Distribution Funds Programme 4,000 hotels in c.$900m Over 39m members nearly 100 countries Brand Web Total Gross Revenue Presence Portfolio H1 2008 #1 website 7 brands $9.6bn, +8%* 13 local language covering major website

  34. Slide 34: Winning greater share of industry demand

    Operating Review Winning greater share of industry demand Hotel System Loyalty Distribution Funds Programme 4,000 hotels in c.$900m Over 39m members nearly 100 countries Brand Web Total Gross Revenue Presence Portfolio H1 2008 #1 website 7 brands $9.6bn, +8%* 13 local language covering major website

  35. Slide 35: System driving revenue contribution

    Operating Review Operating system driving revenue contribution 40% H1 2008 Total Gross Revenue $9.6bn, +8%* 30% %Revenue contribution 47% direct IHG channels revenue contribution 20% 10% 0% Tra ve l a ge nt We b Ca ll Ce ntre s Priority Club Re wa rds Revenue booked +10% +25% +4% +14% % growth * At

  36. Slide 36: Managing cost base

    Operating Review Managing cost base  Continued investment to support growth  Control discretionary costs  Back-office accounting off-shore  Group procurement review 36

  37. Slide 37: Conclusions

    Operating Review Conclusions  RevPAR growth softening  New rooms growth delivering strongly  Pipeline is robust  IHG’s system key to winning market share  Costs are being managed  Fee based business model is right for now and the long term 37

  38. Slide 38: Agenda

    Agenda Financial Operating Overview Q&A Review Review 38

  39. Slide 39: IHG Interim Results Presentation

    IHG Interim Results Presentation 12th August 2008

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