Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc · NYSE:AHT

Ashford Hospitality Trust — Investor Presentation (June 2017)

22 slides from Ashford Hospitality Trust's investor presentation, Jun 1, 2017

  1. Slide 1: Company Presentation – June 2017

    Company Presentation – June 2017

  2. Slide 2: Safe Harbor

    Safe Harbor 2 In keeping with the SEC's "Safe Harbor" guidelines, certain statements made during this presentation could be considered forward-looking and subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause results to differ materially from those projected. When we use the words "will likely

  3. Slide 3: Strategic Overview

    Strategic Overview 3 Opportunistic platform focused on upper-upscale, full-service hotels Superior long-term total shareholder return performance Targets moderate debt levels of 55-60% net debt/gross assets Attractive dividend yield Targets cash level of 25-35% of total equity market cap Highest ins

  4. Slide 4: Recent Developments

    Recent Developments 4  Performance  Q1 2017 Earnings Release: • RevPAR growth for all hotels not under renovation of 4.5% • Hotel EBITDA margin for all hotels not under renovation increased 91 bps • Hotel EBITDA flow-through for all hotels not under renovation of 61%  Value-Add  In May 2017, ann

  5. Slide 5: Demonstrated Long-Term Track Record

    117% -13% 12% 234% 105% 44% 95% 59% 25% -9% 21% -4% 202% 82% 191% 1,497% 296% 90% 120% 59% 29% -8% 33% -16% -100% 0% 100% 200% 300% 400% 500% 600% 700% 800% 900% Inception 10-Yr 9-Yr 8-Yr 7-Yr 6-Yr 5-Yr 4-Yr 3-Yr 2-Yr 1-Yr YTD 2017 Peer Avg AHT Demonstrated Long-Term Track Record 5 (1) Since IPO on

  6. Slide 6: Disciplined Capital Management

    Disciplined Capital Management 6 Capital Markets Activity $218 $153 $305 $574 $75 $88 $147 $86 $111 $18 $97 $81 $45 $52 $0 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $600 $700 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Common Raises Common Buybacks Common Share Buybacks During Global Financ

  7. Slide 7: Highest Insider Ownership

    19.1% 7.6% 6.1% 3.6% 2.8% 2.5% 2.5% 2.3% 2.0% 1.7% 1.6% 1.1% 0.8% 0.5% 0.4% 0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.0% 12.0% 14.0% 16.0% 18.0% 20.0% AHT HT APLE CLDT FCH REIT Avg CHSP RLJ PEB INN HST DRH SHO XHR LHO Highest Insider Ownership 7 REIT average includes: APLE, HT, RLJ, CLDT, FCH, CHSP, INN, HST, PEB

  8. Slide 8: Attractive Dividend Yield

    7.5% 7.0% 6.8% 6.7% 6.4% 6.3% 6.3% 6.3% 6.1% 5.9% 5.6% 4.7% 4.5% 4.4% 4.3% 3.6% 3.3% 0.0% 1.0% 2.0% 3.0% 4.0% 5.0% 6.0% 7.0% 8.0% AHT CLDT CHSP PK APLE LHO RLJ AHP XHR HT REIT Avg PEB DRH HST SHO INN FCH Di v id en d Y iel d Attractive Dividend Yield 8 Source: Company filings and market data (1) As

  9. Slide 9: Current Hotels: High Quality, Geographically Diverse Portfolio

    9 Current Hotels High Quality, Geographically Diverse Portfolio Le Pavillon Hotel New Orleans, LA Lakeway Resort & Spa Austin, TX Hilton Costa Mesa Costa Mesa, CA Marriott Fremont Fremont, CA Le Meridien Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN Chicago Silversmith Chicago, IL Hilton Back Bay Boston, MA The Churc

  10. Slide 10: Portfolio Overview

    Top 25 74% Top 50 18% Other 8% Portfolio Overview 10 TTM Hotel EBITDA as of March 31, 2017 for the 121 owned hotels as of May 22, 2017 Hotel EBITDA in thousands Hotel EBITDA by Brand Hotel EBITDA by Manager Hotel EBITDA by MSA Hotel EBITDA by Chainscale Top Ten Metro Areas Marriott 57% Hilton 27% Hy

  11. Slide 11: Value Creation Through Active Asset Management

    11 Value Creation Through Active Asset Management 55.8% 52.0% 40.5% 47.4% 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 2016 3-Yr Avg AHT Peer Avg Portfolio Hotel EBITDA Flow-Through *Peers include DRH, HST, INN, LHO, CHSP, HT, SHO, RLJ, FCH Note: Pro forma Hotel EBITDA flow-through information not avail

  12. Slide 12: Competitive Advantage – Affiliated Manager

    52% 58% 59% 42% 46% 47% 63% 47% 22% 53% 60% 59% 68% 70% 47% 56% 44% 68% -200% -175% -150% -125% -100% -75% -50% -25% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 YTD Q1 2017 Non-Remington Remington Competitive Advantage – Affiliated Manager  Affiliated property manager benefits

  13. Slide 13: Case Study - Aggressive Asset Management

    Case Study - Aggressive Asset Management 13  Acquired the W Atlanta Downtown in July 2015  237 keys, 9,000 sq. ft. of meeting space  Close proximity to the downtown and midtown demand generators: Centennial Olympic Park, the Atlanta Aquarium, and Mercedes Benz Stadium  Replaced unprofitable rest

  14. Slide 14: Case Study – Conversion to Remington Managed

    Case Study – Conversion to Remington Managed 14  Acquired the Marriott Fremont in August 2014  357 keys, 15,000 sq. ft. of meeting space  Ideally located off Interstate 880 at the gateway to Silicon Valley. Home to over 1,200 technology companies.  Announced forward cap rate and EBITDA multiple

  15. Slide 15: Case Study – Brand Conversion

    Case Study – Brand Conversion 15  The Marriott Beverly Hills officially opened on July 1, 2015  Invested $21mm, net of key money from Marriott*  Prior to the conversion, the hotel had June 2015 TTM NOI of $5.6mm  FY2016 NOI of $10.3mm  Received an award from Marriott International for renovatio

  16. Slide 16: Renovation and Redevelopment Projects

    Renaissance Nashville: Participating in redevelopment of $400 million Nashville Convention Center. Consisting of a 26-story Class A office tower, 235,000 square feet of high-end retail, 350 residential units and museum. Spending $20 million to upgrade and increase ownership of meeting space (75,000

  17. Slide 17: Debt Maturities and Leverage

    $95.7 $5.4 $96.4 $256.0 $533.0 $710.7 $1,462.9 $630.1 $0.0 $200.0 $400.0 $600.0 $800.0 $1,000.0 $1,200.0 $1,400.0 $1,600.0 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Thereafter Fixed-Rate Floating-Rate Debt Maturities and Leverage  Target Net Debt/Gross Assets of 50-60%  Maintain mix of fixed and floating rate debt

  18. Slide 18: Capital Structure and Net Working Capital

    Capital Structure and Net Working Capital  Appropriate use of leverage  Current net working capital of approximately $4.40 per share(1)  All debt is non-recourse, property level mortgage debt  Targeted cash balance of 25% to 30% of equity market capitalization  Provides flexibility for opportun

  19. Slide 19: Corporate Governance Enhancements

    Corporate Governance Enhancements 19  Modification of the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan:  Requires stock ownership by directors and officers  Requires minimum vesting periods  Modification of the Company’s By-Laws:  Reduced to 30% of outstanding shares to call a special meeting  Modification

  20. Slide 20: Board of Directors Diversity Matrix

    Board of Directors Diversity Matrix Professional Experience Geography Independence Age Ethnicity Tenure Real Estate / Hospitality C-Suite Executive Entrepreneurship Legal South- West West Coast North- East South- East Independent 25-40 41-55 56-70 White / Caucasian Middle Eastern/ South Asia Years M

  21. Slide 21: Key Takeaways

    Key Takeaways 21  Opportunistic platform focused on upper-upscale, full- service hotels  Aligned management team with a long track record of creating shareholder value  Highest dividend yield in the industry

  22. Slide 22: Company Presentation – June 2017

    Company Presentation – June 2017

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