AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Host Hotels & Resorts (HST)

Host Hotels & Resorts cuts 2024 guidance despite 13.1% Q2 net income rise

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 guidance Written later

Host Hotels & Resorts reported second-quarter 2024 revenue of $1.466 billion, up 5.2%, and net income of $242 million, up 13.1%, with diluted EPS of $0.34 versus $0.29. The company lowered its full-year 2024 guidance, citing a slower Maui recovery and moderating leisure demand, which lowers the midpoints of net income and Adjusted EBITDAre for shareholders.

Key points

  • Q2 2024 revenue was $1.466 billion, up 5.2%, and comparable hotel RevPAR rose 0.1%.
  • Q2 net income was $242 million, up 13.1%, helped by $53 million more in insurance settlement gains than in Q2 2023.
  • Full-year 2024 net income guidance is $683 million to $741 million, a $35 million cut at the midpoint versus the prior range of $719 million to $775 million.
  • Full-year 2024 diluted EPS guidance is $0.95 to $1.03, down $0.05 at the midpoint from $1.00 to $1.08.

The filing

CompanyHost Hotels & Resorts (HST)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 31, 2024, 4:43 PM ET
Accession number0001070750-24-000163

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

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