
27
February 2025
PPHE Hotel Group
Limited
("PPHE
Hotel Group", "PPHE, or the "Group")
Audited Annual Results for
the financial year ended 31 December 2024
Publication of Annual Report
& Accounts
Record year building further
scale and unlocking long-term
growth
through new openings and brand diversification
PPHE Hotel Group, the
international hospitality real estate group which develops, owns
and operates hotels and resorts, is pleased to announce its audited
annual results for the financial year ended 31 December
2024.
Key financials
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Reported in GBP (£)
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Like-for-like*1 in GBP (£)
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Year
ended
31 December 2024
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Year
ended
31
December 2023
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Variance2
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Year
ended
31 December 2024
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Year
ended
31
December 2023
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Variance2
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Total revenue
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£442.8 million
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£414.6
million
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6.8%
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£428.3 million
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£414.6
million
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3.3%
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Room
revenue3
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£317.2 million
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£300.1
million
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5.7%
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306.4
million
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£300.1
million
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2.1%
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EBITDA*
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£136.5 million
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£128.2
million
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6.5%
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£139.3 million
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£128.2
million
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8.7%
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EBITDA Margin*
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30.8 %
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30.9%
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(10)bps
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32.5%
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30.9%
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160bps
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Reported profit before
tax
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£30.6 million
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£28.8
million
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6.2%
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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Reported basic EPS
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67 p
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53p
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26.8%
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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Reported diluted EPS
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66p
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53p
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26.0%
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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EPRA NRV per share*
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£27.51
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£26.72
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3.0%
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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Adjusted EPRA earnings per
share*
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125p
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118p
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5.9%
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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Dividend per share
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38p
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36p
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5.6%
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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Occupancy3
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74.5%
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72.4%
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215
bps
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75.8%
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72.4%
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350 bps
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Average room
rate*3
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£161.5
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£166.8
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(3.2)%
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£160.8
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£166.8
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(3.6)%
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RevPAR*3
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£120.3
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£120.7
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(0.3)%
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£122.0
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£120.7
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1.0%
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1 The like-for-like* figures exclude the 2024 results of the
newly opened art'otel London Hoxton and the results of art'otel
Zagreb for the first ten months of 2024.
2 Percentage change figures are calculated from actual figures
as opposed to the rounded figures included in the above
table.
3 The room revenue, average room rate*, occupancy and RevPAR*
statistics include all accommodation units at hotels and
self-catering apartment complexes and exclude campsites and mobile
homes.
*This announcement includes
various Alternative Performance Measures (APMs), such as EPRA
performance metrics and hospitality operational performance
indicators. For definitions, further details, and reconciliations
to measures defined under International Financial Reporting
Standards (IFRS), please refer to the Appendix: Alternative
Performance Measures.
Commenting on the results, Greg Hegarty, Co-Chief Executive
Officer, PPHE Hotel Group said:
"I am pleased that PPHE delivered
solid topline growth on the back of a strong underlying
performance, which was achieved against strong prior year
comparatives and in the context of a challenging macroeconomic
backdrop. Our performance was driven by growing occupancy across
our portfolio, a continued focus on cost management and margin, and
delivery on our development pipeline.
"2024 was an exciting and busy
year for the Group as we neared completion of our £300+ million
development pipeline, which is now in its
final phases. We opened several new hotels, including
our flagship art'otel London Hoxton, our
first art'otel in Croatia, and the Group's first two hotels
under the Radisson RED brand. These hotels are receiving excellent
feedback from guests, are performing well and are on track to add
at least £25 million of incremental EBITDA* upon stabilisation of
trading. The 2024 openings will soon be joined by art'otel Rome
Piazza Sallustio, which is due to open in March 2025.
"These strategic projects signify
the evolution of the Group into a truly pan-European, multi-brand
hospitality real estate group with broad customer appeal, with 51
hotels, resorts and campsites across Europe, including properties
in 16 European cities including seven capital cities. Following the
extensive investment programme, we are now resolutely focused on
delivery the potential of our new and existing hotels, as well as
building our landbank and continuing to explore further exciting
opportunities for long-term growth in our land sites.
"We look forward to building on
the record performance achieved in 2024 during 2025, underpinned by
a focus on increasing occupancy and growing the contribution of our
newly opened hotels. This supports the Board's confidence in the
Group's positive outlook and long-term prospects for
growth."
Financial highlights
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Total revenue increased by 6.8% to
a record £442.8 million (2023: £414.6 million), achieved despite
the weaker Euro in 2024, which accounts for c.40% of Group revenue.
On a like-for-like* basis, revenue grew by 3.3%.
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EBITDA* increased by 6.5% to
£136.5 million (2023: £128.2 million). Like-for-like* EBITDA*
increased by 8.7% to £139.3 million.
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Like-for-like* EBITDA margin*
improved to 32.5% (2023: 30.9%), supported by a strong focus on
cost management and technological initiatives.
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EPRA NRV per share* increased by
3.0% to £27.51 (2023: £26.72) and included art'otel London Hoxton
for the first time.
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Adjusted EPRA earnings per share*
improved by 5.9% to 125 pence (2023: 118 pence).
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The Group continued to rebuild
occupancy throughout the year whilst average room rates* moderated
as anticipated, alongside the normalisation of the business mix
throughout the year, with increased weighting towards corporate
travel:
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Occupancy grew across all regions to 74.5% (2023: 72.4%). On a like-for-like* basis,
occupancy increased by 350
bps to 75.8%.
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Average room rate* was 3.2% lower
at £161.5 (2023:
£166.8). Like-for-like* average room rate* decreased 3.6% to
£160.8.
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RevPAR* was stable at £120.3
(2023: £120.7), reflecting the gradual opening of the Group's new
hotels. Like-for-like* RevPAR* increased 1.0% to £122.0.
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In the UK, The Netherlands and in
Germany in particular, occupancy continued to build whilst room
rates moderated as anticipated. In Croatia, the Group's portfolio
performed well during July and August, the peak trading
months
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The Board has recommended a final
proposed dividend of 21p per share. Together with the 17p per share
interim dividend paid, the total dividend for 2024 is 38p per share
(2023: 36p per share). Additionally, in line with its commitment to
delivering shareholder value, the Group completed two Share Buyback
Programmes in the year, totalling £7.8 million.
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Strategic highlights
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Excellent progress against £300+
million pipeline, which is almost completed following high profile
and strategic hotel openings during the year:
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art'otel London Hoxton phased
soft opening in April 2024, further cementing the Group's strong
presence in London
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Radisson RED Belgrade in
February 2024 and Radisson RED
Berlin with a phased opening in June 2024, marking the
Group's first openings under the Radisson RED brand
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art'otel Zagreb in May 2024,
the Group's first art'otel in Croatia, following its soft opening
in October 2023
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Good progress made against the
Group's sustainability commitments, including the implementation of
cross-Group alignment, preparedness for future reporting frameworks
as well as the implementation of a number of environmental
minimising initiatives across our hotels.
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Post-Period end
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Appointment of Ken Bradley,
previously Non-Executive Deputy Chairman, as Non-Executive Chairman
of the Board in January 2025, following the decision of Eli
Papouchado to step aside from this role.
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Development of art'otel Rome Piazza Sallustio
continues as planned, with opening scheduled for 6 March
2025.
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The Group continues to progress
with several long-term investment opportunities to drive further
shareholder value, as well as exploring other development
opportunities on our land sites.
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Outlook
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Notwithstanding wider
macro-economic and geo-political uncertainties, the Board expects
to build on the record performance achieved during 2024, and to
further grow revenue and EBITDA* in 2025, driven by a growing
contribution from its newly opened and repositioned
hotels.
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Forward booking momentum across
all regions for Q2 and the remainder of the year is encouraging
following a quieter Q1, the Group's slowest quarter in the
financial year.
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The Board remains confident in
delivering results in line with market expectations4 for
2025 and the longer-term opportunities ahead.
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The Board maintains its
expectation that its newly-opened hotels (including art'otel Rome
Piazza Sallustio once open) will generate at least £25 million of
incremental EBITDA* upon stabilisation of trading.
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4 At 26 February 2025, the
Company compiled analyst consensus forecast range for the financial
year ending 31 December 2025 showed a revenue range of £448.7
million to £477.4 million and an EBITDA* range of £147.3 million to
£158.6 million.
Publication of Annual Report & Accounts
PPHE Hotel Group Limited will
publish later today its annual report and accounts for the
financial year ended 31 December 2024 (the "Annual Report"). This
document shall be available today on the Company's
website: www.pphe.com
Pursuant to UK Listing Rule 9.6.1,
copies of the Annual Report shall be submitted later today to the
National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for
inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
In accordance with Disclosure
Guidance and Transparency Rule 6.3.5, the information in the
attached Appendix consisting of a Directors' Responsibility
Statement, principal risks and uncertainties and related party
transactions has been extracted unedited from the Annual Report
& Accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2024. This
material is not a substitute for reading the full Annual
Report.
This announcement contains inside
information. The person responsible for arranging the release of
this announcement on behalf of the Company is Daniel Kos, Chief
Financial Officer & Executive Director.
Enquiries:
PPHE Hotel Group Limited
Daniel Kos, Chief Financial
Officer & Executive Director
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Tel: +31 (0)20 717 8600
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h2Radnor
Iain Daly / Joshua
Cryer
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Tel: +44 (0) 203 897 1830
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Hudson Sandler
Wendy Baker / India
Laidlaw
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Tel: +44
(0)20 7796 4133 Email:
pphe@hudsonsandler.com
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Notes to Editors
PPHE Hotel Group is an
international hospitality real estate company, with a £2.2 billion
portfolio, valued as at December 2024 by Savills and Zagreb
nekretnine Ltd (ZANE), of primarily prime freehold and long
leasehold assets in Europe.
Through its subsidiaries, jointly
controlled entities and associates it owns, co-owns, develops,
leases, operates and franchises1 hospitality real estate. Its portfolio
includes full-service upscale, upper upscale and lifestyle hotels
in major gateway cities and regional centres, as well as hotel,
resort and campsite properties in select resort destinations. The
Group's strategy is to grow its portfolio of core upper upscale
city centre hotels, leisure and outdoor hospitality and hospitality
management platform.
PPHE Hotel Group benefits from
having an exclusive and perpetual licence from the Radisson Hotel
Group, one of the world's largest hotel groups, to develop and
operate Park Plaza® branded hotels and resorts in Europe, the
Middle East and Africa. In addition, PPHE Hotel Group wholly owns,
and operates under, the art'otel® brand and its Croatian subsidiary
owns, and operates under, the Arena Hotels & Apartments® and
Arena Campsites® brands.
PPHE Hotel Group is a Guernsey
registered company with shares listed on the London Stock Exchange.
PPHE Hotel Group also holds a controlling ownership interest in
Arena Hospitality Group ('AHG'), whose shares are listed on the
Prime market of the Zagreb Stock Exchange.
Company websites:
www.pphe.com | www.arenahospitalitygroup.com
For reservations:
www.parkplaza.com
| www.artotel.com
| www.radissonhotels.com
| www.arenahotels.com
| www.arenacampsites.com
CHAIRMAN'S
STATEMENT
Introduction
I was pleased to be appointed
Chairman of the Board on 9 January 2025, succeeding
Eli Papouchado ('Papo') following his decision to step
aside. I am thankful to the Board for its trust in me and look
forward to engaging with all stakeholder groups.
A year of unlocking longer-term
growth
Looking back at 2024, I am pleased
to report on a year of excellent strategic progress
for the Group, marked by a number of key highlights, including
new openings and brand diversification, as we continue to unlock
longer-term growth. We began the year with strong momentum and
delivered year-on-year growth. We also entered the final stages of
our £300+ million development, repositioning and refurbishment
pipeline, which has included the expansion of our upper upscale
premium lifestyle art'otel brand in Zagreb, Croatia, and Hoxton,
London, all of which will contribute to the Group's continuing
growth.
Alongside this excellent strategic
progress, the Group's existing portfolio performed strongly to
deliver a solid like-for-like*1 performance, driven by
higher occupancy levels in all our operating markets, achieved
despite a challenging geo-political and macro-economic environment
and strong prior year comparatives.
1 The like-for-like* performance excludes the 2024 results of
the newly opened art'otel London Hoxton and the results of art'otel
Zagreb for the first ten months of 2024.
Continued focus on Environment,
Social and Governance
We strive to minimise our impact
on the environment in which we operate and to positively impact all
our stakeholders, including employees, guests, partners and those
in our local communities. To reflect this, our Environmental,
Social and Governance (ESG) strategy and commitments are divided
between Sustainable Properties, Forward-looking People, Strong
Local Communities and Resilient Supply Chain, with governance
at its heart.
We recognise the importance of
engagement with all our stakeholders to understand their
priorities and hear their feedback. The Board and leadership
team regularly meet with shareholders and seek to be available on
an ongoing basis. The Group actively engages with our team
members through twice-a-year engagement surveys and quarterly town
hall meetings, and our guests always have the opportunity to tell
us about their experience staying with us.
As we start the new financial
year, we remain focused on ESG and good corporate governance and
will continue to develop and expand our ESG reporting and
fundamental KPIs for the business.
The Board
We welcomed Greg Hegarty to the
role of Co-Chief Executive Officer in February 2024, alongside
the Company's long-serving President and Chief Executive Officer,
Boris Ivesha. This appointment, which followed Greg's appointment
to the Board in May 2023, further strengthens the Group's strong
leadership team and is in keeping with the PPHE's long-standing
emphasis on promoting internal talent and intra-Group mobility.
Greg manages the day-to-day running of the business and has a key
role in defining and implementing the Group's long-term
strategy. Greg also remains responsible for the Group's ongoing
proactive engagement with shareholders. Meanwhile, Boris Ivesha is
focused on pursuing growth and development opportunities for the
Group, including concept creation.
In the first quarter, Marcia
Bakker assumed the role of Chair of the Group's ESG Committee.
Marcia assumed this responsibility from me, but I still remain a
member of the Committee. Nigel Keen also joined the Committee,
which reflects our commitment to this important area of
our business.
As mentioned above, I succeeded
Papo as Non-Executive Chairman in January from my prior role of
Non-Executive Deputy Chairman, having joined the Group as a
Non-Executive Director in 2019. Papo, a founder of the Group, has
held the role of Chairman since its formation in 1989. Over this
period, he has played an instrumental role in both the Group's
growth and development, and the expansion of the Park Plaza and
art'otel brands across Europe.
Roni Hirsch was appointed as
Non-Executive Director on 9 January 2025. Roni is the CEO of the
Red Sea Group, a role he has held since 1993. The Red Sea Group is
controlled by Papo, who, together with his family trusts, owns
32.93% of the voting rights in PPHE Hotel Group.
We have a strong,
multi-disciplined Board and highly skilled leadership team
with an entrepreneurial mindset. Together, we look forward to
continuing to drive forward our growth strategy and the longer-term
development of the Group.
Dividends
The Board has a progressive
dividend policy and remains committed to delivering value to its
shareholders.
In light of this, we have declared
a proposed final dividend of 21 pence per share, an increase of
5.0%, which, combined with the interim dividend, brings the total
dividend for the 2024 financial year to 38 pence per share, an
increase of 5.6% compared with 2023.
In addition, we were pleased to
complete two Share Buy-Back Programmes, amounting to a total
of £7.9 million, which the Board considered the best means to
return a portion of capital to shareholders. We will continue to
engage with shareholders regarding how we can best deliver enhanced
value.
Further details about dividends
and the Share Buy-Back Programmes are set out in the Financial
Review below.
A platform for future growth
The excellent performance achieved
by the Group during 2024 provides a strong platform for
long-term growth. Our portfolio spans 51 properties in operation
across eight key countries in Europe, and we are proud to deliver
memorable experiences for our guests through our seven brands every
day. This is made possible by our unique business model, our
relentless focus on quality and our team's expertise.
As we near the completion of our
£300+ million development pipeline, we are working on longer-term
development opportunities to support our future growth.
We look forward to building on our
successful and proven strategy in 2025 and beyond, and
updating our stakeholders on further progress.
Ken Bradley
Chairman
CEO REVIEW
2024 in review
2024 was an exciting and busy year
for the Group as we neared completion of our £300+ million
development pipeline. This included opening four new hotels across
four countries in the year, one of which was our flagship art'otel
London Hoxton, as well as preparing for the forthcoming opening of
our new art'otel Rome Piazza Sallustio in Italy.
The Group's operational and
financial performance was characterised by our focus on
driving EBITDA* and EBITDA margin* growth through a combination of
occupancy growth and a strong internal focus on efficiencies and
enhancements.
We saw increased occupancy across
our property portfolio, including newly opened hotels, and the
stabilisation of room rates alongside a normalisation of the
business mix throughout the year. While leisure travel
remained the most dominant segment, bookings stabilised, meetings
and events bookings recovered, and business travel
and in-person engagements increased, which supported the
continued recovery of corporate travel albeit at a slightly
slower pace than anticipated. As predicted, this led to a
moderation of average room rate*.
This was particularly true in the
Group's two largest markets, the UK and the Netherlands. In
Croatia, our portfolio of eight hotels, six resorts and eight
campsites performed well, particularly during the peak summer
months of July and August.
We were pleased to achieve a
strong underlying performance for the year, against strong
comparables and despite the ongoing challenging macro-economic and
geo-political backdrop. This was underpinned by the strength of our
unique Buy, Build, Operate business model, the broadening appeal of
our high quality multi-brand portfolio and the hard work
and dedication of our teams.
Delivery of £300+ million
development pipeline
After years of planning,
investment and construction, the delivery of our £300+ million
repositioning and refurbishment pipeline is now nearly complete,
with several high profile hotels opening in the year, and the
efforts of our team are now reflected in the fantastic reviews
of our guests.
Most notably, we opened our second
art'otel in London. The development cost for art'otel London Hoxton
(including the land), was approximately £300 million delivered
through our partnership with Clal Insurance. In 2025, we expect to
launch the extensive office space available at this property, as
well as the restaurant and bar on the 25th floor.
We have a long-term hotel management agreement for this 357
room property, and upon stabilisation, we expect it to contribute
£20+ million of additional EBTIDA*.
We opened our first two Radisson
RED branded hotels following our recently extended strategic
partnership with Radisson Hotel Group, facilitating our
focus on brand diversification. These were Radisson RED
Belgrade in February 2024 and Radisson RED Berlin Kudamm with a
soft opening in June and full opening in September 2024.
These new openings followed a £19
million investment at art'otel Zagreb - the Group's first art'otel
in Croatia - which fully opened in May 2024, building on the
hotel's soft opening in October 2023.
Whilst in some instances the full
openings of these hotels were slightly later than initially
anticipated, we are delighted with the excellent guest
feedback and reviews received so far as well as the performance to
date.
Finally, the repositioning of
art'otel Rome Piazza Sallustio in Italy is now in its final stages
and we look forward to welcoming guests from March 2025.
The strategic progress delivered
during the year yet again demonstrates the value of our unique
'Buy, Build, Operate' business model, which sees the Group maximise
value by acquiring and (re)developing assets to reach their full
potential, operating them to deliver high quality hospitality
experiences, and unlocking investment for future opportunities
through non-dilutive capital recycling.
These openings are notable in what
they signify. Firstly, the successful evolution of PPHE into a
truly pan-European, multi-brand hospitality real estate group,
generating broader customer appeal and the opportunity for
heightened long-term growth. Secondly, the successful execution of
our expanded strategic partnership with Radisson Hotel Group,
namely the leveraging and development of cross-business brands to
accelerate our expansion in key gateway cities and to drive brand
awareness across multiple customer segments.
A solid like-for-like*
performance
We saw solid underlying trading
momentum throughout the year, with like-for-like* revenue,
which excludes the newly opened art'otel Zagreb and art'otel
London Hoxton, 3.3% higher at £428.3 million (2023: £414.6
million). Like-for-like* EBITDA* increased by 8.7% to £139.3
million (2023: £128.2 million), delivering an enhanced
like-for-like* EBITDA margin* of 32.5% (2023: 30.9%).
This margin performance was aligned with our commitment
to enhance margins through our focus on cost management,
centralisation and technological initiatives.
We were particularly pleased to
achieve this against a more measured travel market backdrop and
macro-economic environment, and a strong comparable performance
achieved in 2023.
Reported revenue, which included
the impact of the phased openings of new hotels, increased by
6.8% to £442.8 million. Reported EBITDA* was up 6.5%, at £136.5
million and the EBITDA margin* was 30.8%.
Our Business Review below sets out
the full-year performance of our assets across all our
international markets.
Longer-term development
opportunities
As we complete the final phase of
our £300+ million development pipeline, we are pleased to have
secured several exciting longer-term development opportunities
as we look to expand our London portfolio and deliver value
for our stakeholders.
We have secured planning approval
for a 186-room mixed-use hotel led development at London
Westminster Bridge Road, in the vibrant South Bank area. The
site was purchased for £12.5 million in 2019 and will increase the
Group's presence in the capital to 3,900 rooms, cementing our very
strong presence in this part of London.
Other longer-term development
opportunities include a 465-room mixed-use hotel adjacent to Park
Plaza London Park Royal in West London and consent to convert
6,500m2 of subterranean space at Park Plaza Victoria
London to a 179-room subterranean hotel.
On our development site near
Hudson Yards in New York we completed the demolition of the
existing structures and we are reviewing development opportunities
for this site.
We also continue to explore
investment and development opportunities in existing and target
markets, including Croatia, where we see a clear opportunity
to drive returns across the entire hospitality real estate value
chain through our unique business model.
Our sustainability commitment
Throughout the year, our teams
made good progress against our sustainability commitments, as
described in the ESG section of this report. We were
particularly pleased to have implemented a number of initiatives
across our hotels to minimise environmental impact, including the
introduction of large amenities' dispensers, which have replaced
small, single-use plastic bottles, the offer of wooden cards
(instead of plastic) in some of our hotels, supported by a focus on
our digital check-in to reduce card use altogether.
Having submitted our commitment
letter to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)
in 2023, in 2024 we have engaged external specialists to
support us in assembling our decarbonisation plan and refining
our emission reduction targets. The project is expected to be
completed in 2025, with the final output being a comprehensive list
of actions to reduce the carbon emissions across
the whole business and our targets being submitted to SBTi.
This will address emissions throughout all our business activities,
ranging from implementing energy efficiency initiatives to working
with our suppliers to improve the environmental performance of the
products and services we purchase.
This year, we have also worked
with our listed subsidiary Arena Hospitality Group D.D. to ensure
preparedness for the IFRS S1 and S2 and CSRD reporting frameworks.
With this in mind, Arena Hospitality Group D.D. has conducted its
double materiality assessment in 2024, covering the Croatian,
German and CEE regions, while the consolidated Group will conduct
it in the first half of 2025, informing our ESG reporting
requirements for the coming years.
Increased shareholder returns
The Board remains highly focused
on enhancing value for shareholders, which is reflected in the
Group's progressive dividend policy. This will see £15.9 million
returned to shareholders in respect of 2024 through a 5.6%
increase in total ordinary dividend to 38 pence per share, and the
completion of two Share Buy-Back Programmes in the year.
Our expert teams
Our teams are at the heart of our
business and at the forefront of creating memorable experiences for
our guests. We place great importance on ensuring that we provide
rewarding long-term careers for all our employees at every level,
so they feel valued at every stage of their career, positioning the
Group as a market leading employer of choice.
During the year, we hired many
employees, which included more than 250 newly created jobs at
art'otel London Hoxton.
We invested in a Head of Employee
Experience role in our head office team to futureproof all parts of
our employee life cycle and implement leadership training and
development initiatives to support a sustainable talent pipeline
over the coming years. We also have programmes to encourage talent
to a career in hospitality, including a degree apprenticeship
programme.
We are seeing the positive output
from our focus on engagement, retention and development.
The integration of our London in-house housekeeping colleagues into
hotel operations has delivered a significant improvement in
engagement and productivity levels and has reduced staff
turnover.
I am pleased to report that our
continued efforts in this area are resonating well with our
colleagues, with our twice-annual employee engagement surveys
returning an increase in the Group's engagement scores from 83.0%
to 84.5%, notably exceeding the sector average of 82%.
We also continued to deploy
technology to support our teams, optimise the service offered to
our guests in the UK and the Netherlands, and to enhance
back-office efficiencies. We introduced a digital concierge
platform for guests at our lifestyle properties.
We expanded our in-house data and
technology team to build and manage data cloud platforms, customer
data platforms and robotics and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
programmes and processes, including piloting AI for our customer
service centre.
In Croatia, to address an
increasingly competitive labour market for skilled hospitality
workers, the HR team has been focused on diversifying the
sources of labour with overseas recruitment
on a permanent and seasonal basis. To accommodate
this approach, there is greater provision for employee
accommodation and transport between Company sites. In Germany, we
opened the first Radisson RED in Berlin and recruited and onboarded
a new team aligned to new brand standards. There has also been the
expansion of an employee communications app among the properties of
our Croatian subsidiary, with this app now also providing some
learning content and a survey tool.
Looking ahead
Notwithstanding wider
macro-economic and geo-political uncertainties, the Board expects
to build on the record performance achieved during 2024, and to
further grow revenue and EBITDA* in 2025, driven by a growing
contribution from its newly opened and repositioned hotels. Forward
booking momentum across all regions for Q2 and the remainder of the
year is encouraging following a quieter Q1, the Group's slowest
quarter in the financial year.
The Board remains confident in
delivering results in line with market expectations for 2025 and
the longer-term opportunities ahead. The Board maintains its
expectation that its newly-opened hotels (including art'otel Rome
Piazza Sallustio once open) will generate at least £25 million of
incremental EBITDA* upon stabilisation of trading.
On 6th March 2025, we
will welcome the first guests to our first property in Italy -
art'otel Rome Piazza Sallustio - following a major repositioning
programme. As ever, we would like to thank all our team members for
their hard work and excellent service delivery during 2024, and our
shareholders for their continued support.
Boris Ivesha
President & Chief Executive
Officer
Greg Hegarty
Co-Chief Executive
Officer
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Overview of
2024
In 2024, the Group achieved a
solid financial performance on a like-for-like* basis, with
noteworthy revenue growth primarily driven by increased occupancy
throughout the year, although room rates were marginally lower
following significant increases in previous years. EBITDA* and
EBITDA margin* growth were realised despite facing inflationary
pressures, particularly concerning labour costs.
The Group sustained a stringent
focus on cost control during the year, coupled with ongoing
efficiency measures to support the like-for-like* EBITDA margin*
growth, which increased by 160 basis points from 30.9% in the
previous year to 32.5% in the current year.
In the second half of the year,
the Group refinanced an existing loan facility related to six Dutch
hotels and one in London, originally set to mature in June 2026.
The new facility, maturing in June 2031, comprises two tranches:
the first tranche, amounting to €160 million for the Dutch hotels,
carries an all-in fixed interest rate of 2.765% until June 2026,
rising to 4.49% thereafter until maturity. The second tranche
pertains to Holmes Hotel London and has a fixed interest
rate of 3.9% until 2026, followed by a competitive floating
interest rate. During this refinancing process, independent
valuations commissioned by the bank confirmed the value included in
the Group's EPRA NRV*, which stands at £1,163.3 million at
year-end.
The Group is currently nearing the
completion of an extensive development cycle. Throughout the year,
several new hotels within the Group's £300 million+ development
pipeline became fully operational. These openings initially had
a negative impact on the Group's results, characteristic of
the pre-opening phase, but, upon stabilisation, these openings
are projected to increase EBITDA* by at least £25
million.
Financial results
Key financial statistics for the
financial year ended 31 December 2024.
|
Reported
|
Like-for-like*1
|
|
Year ended
31 December 2024
|
Year ended
31 December 2023
|
%
change2
|
Year ended
31 December 2024
|
Year ended
31 December 2023
|
%
change2
|
Occupancy3
|
74.5%
|
72.4%
|
215 bps
|
75.8%
|
72.4%
|
350 bps
|
Average room rate*3
|
£161.5
|
£166.8
|
(3.2)%
|
£160.8
|
£166.8
|
(3.6)%
|
RevPAR*3
|
£120.3
|
£120.7
|
(0.3)%
|
£122.0
|
£120.7
|
1.0%
|
Total revenue
|
£442.8 million
|
£414.6 million
|
6.8%
|
£428.3 million
|
£414.6 million
|
3.3%
|
Total room revenue3
|
£317.2 million
|
£300.1 million
|
5.7%
|
£306.4 million
|
£300.1 million
|
2.1%
|
EBITDA*
|
£136.5 million
|
£128.2 million
|
6.5%
|
£139.3 million
|
£128.2 million
|
8.7%
|
EBITDA margin*
|
30.8%
|
30.9%
|
(10) bps
|
32.5%
|
30.9%
|
160 bps
|
Adjusted EPRA EPS
|
125p
|
118p
|
5.9%
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
EPRA NRV per share*
|
£27.5
|
£26.7
|
3.0%
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
Reported PBT
|
£30.6 million
|
£28.8 million
|
6.2%
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
Normalised PBT*
|
£38.8 million
|
£37.5 million
|
3.6%
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
Reported basic EPS
|
67p
|
53p
|
26.8%
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
Reported diluted EPS
|
66p
|
53p
|
26.0%
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1
|
The like-for-like* figures exclude the 2024
results of art'otel London Hoxton and the results of art'otel
Zagreb for the first ten months of 2024.
|
2
|
Percentage change figures are calculated from
actual figures as opposed to the rounded figures included in the
above table.
|
3
|
The room revenue, average room rate*,
occupancy and RevPAR* statistics include all accommodation units at
hotels and self-catering apartment complexes and exclude campsites
and mobile homes.
|
Revenue
Like-for-like* total revenue,
which excludes the impact of art'otel London Hoxton and art'otel
Zagreb, rose 3.3% to £428.3 million. Reported total revenue was up
6.8% to £442.8 million.
2024 RevPAR* was £120.3, a
decrease of 0.3%. This reflected good growth in occupancy,
which rose to 74.5% against a strong 2023 comparative, and an
anticipated reduction in average room rate* to £161.5 due to the
evolving composition of the Group's booking mix, namely the
increasing proportion of business and meetings and events
bookings.
EBITDA*, profit and earnings per
share
The Group reported like-for-like*
EBITDA* of £139.3 million for 2024, compared with £128.2
million in the previous year. The like-for-like* EBITDA margin*
showed a year-on-year improvement to 32.5%, up from 30.9% in 2023.
This growth was achieved despite double-digit percentage increases
in minimum wage across the portfolio. The Group focused on
enhancing efficiencies within back-office functions through
automation and increasing productivity levels. Additionally, the
Group benefited from lower utility costs per occupied
room, primarily due to favourable
hedged utility prices.
Reported basic earnings per share
for the period were 67 pence, compared with 53 pence in 2023.
Depreciation for the year amounted to £47.1 million
(2023: £45.1 million). While depreciation is recorded in accordance
with IFRS, internally, we consider the ongoing average CAPEX over
the lifespan of our hotels as a more pertinent measure for
determining profit. In the hospitality industry, this is
approximately 4% of total revenue. Our EPRA earnings* are
calculated using this 4% rate instead of the reported non-cash
depreciation charge (refer to the EPRA earnings* table
below).
Normalised profit before tax*
improved to £38.8 million, compared with £37.5 million in
2023. Reported profit before tax increased by £1.8 million to £30.6
million (2023: £28.8 million). Further details can be found in the
normalisation adjustments table below.
Cash flow and EPRA earnings*
In 2024, the Group had a positive
operational cash flow of £124.3 million. Debt service costs
increased to £95.2 million (2023: £82.2 million), mainly due to net
interest expenses (£49.9 million), loan amortisations (£41.1
million) and lease amortisations (£4.2 million). This rise
was driven by the opening of art'otel
London Hoxton.
Investment cash flows reported an
outflow of £79.3 million, with around 70% due to
development projects and £16.0 million dedicated to maintenance
CAPEX* projects. With the current £300m+ investment pipeline
nearing completion, construction CAPEX is expected to drop
significantly in 2025.
The Group reported adjusted EPRA
earnings* of £53.2 million, up 6.4% (2023: £50.1 million), with
adjusted EPRA earnings per share* of 125 pence, up 5.9% (2023: 118
pence).
Normalised profit BEFORE TAX*
£million
|
12 months ended
31 December 2024
|
12 months ended
31 December 2023
|
Reported profit before tax
|
30.6
|
28.8
|
Loss on buy-back of units in Park Plaza London
Westminster Bridge from private investors
|
1.5
|
3.3
|
Non-cash revaluation of finance
lease
|
4.0
|
3.9
|
Refinance expenses
|
2.6
|
-
|
Non-cash changes in fair value of Park Plaza
County Hall London Income Units
|
(0.5)
|
(1.6)
|
Pre-opening expenses and other non-recurring
expenses
|
3.9
|
1.4
|
Capital loss on disposal of fixed assets and
inventory
|
0.2
|
-
|
Non-cash changes in fair value of financial
instruments
|
(3.5)
|
1.7
|
Normalised profit before tax*
|
38.8
|
37.5
|
Real estate performance
Valuations
The Group is an integrated
developer, owner and operator of hotels, resorts and campsites,
with a business model centred on real estate. We generate
returns and enhance value for all stakeholders by developing our
owned assets and optimising the operation of our properties.
Certain EPRA performance measures are disclosed to assist investors
in analysing the Group's performance and assessing the value of its
assets and earnings from a property perspective.
In December 2024, the Group's
properties (excluding operating leases and managed and franchised
properties) were independently valued primarily by Savills for
properties in the Netherlands, UK and Germany, and by Zagreb
Nekretnine Ltd (Zane) for properties in Croatia.
Based on these valuations, we have
calculated the Group's EPRA NRV*, EPRA NTA* and EPRA NDV*. As of 31
December 2024, the EPRA NRV*, as detailed in the EPRA performance
measurement section below, amounts to £1,163.3 million (2023:
£1,136.4 million), equating to £27.51 per share (2023: £26.72 per
share).
The EPRA NRV* was positively
impacted by the £28.2 million profit for the year, as well as a
£41.0 million increase in property valuations (on a constant
currency basis). However, this was offset by a £23.4 million
reduction due to dividend distributions and share buybacks, along
with a £20.0 million decline resulting from unfavourable
foreign currency translation to the British Pound.
The table below provides
additional information regarding the discount and cap rates
used.
Actualised
trading versus assumption in 2024 valuations
|
Discount rates
|
Cap
rates
|
|
2024
Valuations
|
2023
Valuations
|
2024
Valuations
|
2023
Valuations
|
United Kingdom
|
7.75%-10.50%
|
7.75%-10.50%
|
5.25%-8.00%
|
5.25%-8.00%
|
The Netherlands
|
8.00%-10.00%
|
8.25%-9.75%
|
5.50%-7.50%
|
5.75%-7.25%
|
Germany
|
8.25%-9.25%
|
8.25%-9.25%
|
5.75%-6.75%
|
5.75%-6.75%
|
Croatia
|
8.00%-11.00%
|
8.00%-11.00%
|
6.00%-9.00%
|
6.00%-9.00%
|
Valuation
comparison
2024
versus 2023 valuation - total portfolio +1.7%
|
|
United Kingdom
|
3.4%
|
The Netherlands
|
0.3%
|
Germany
|
(7.2)%
|
Croatia
|
(2.8)%
|
EPRA performance measurement
EPRA
summary
|
Summary
of EPRA Performance Indicators
|
|
Year ended 31 December
2024
|
Year ended 31 December
2023
|
|
£ million
|
Per share
|
£ million
|
Per share
|
EPRA NRV* (Net Reinstatement Value)
|
1,163.3
|
£27.51
|
1,136.4
|
£26.72
|
EPRA NTA* (Net Tangible Assets)
|
1,134.1
|
£26.82
|
1,106.6
|
£26.02
|
EPRA NDV* (Net Disposal Value)
|
1,101.3
|
£26.05
|
1,070.4
|
£25.17
|
EPRA earnings*
|
60.7
|
143p
|
59.0
|
139p
|
Adjusted EPRA earnings*
|
53.2
|
125p
|
50.1
|
118p
|
EPRA NRV*
|
31 December
2024
|
31 December
2023
|
|
£ million
|
EPRA NRV*
|
EPRA NTA*4
|
EPRA NDV*
|
EPRA NRV*
|
EPRA NTA*4
|
EPRA NDV*
|
NAV per the financial statements
|
312.7
|
312.7
|
312.7
|
314.6
|
314.6
|
314.6
|
Effect of exercise of options
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Diluted NAV, after the exercise of
options1
|
313.2
|
313.2
|
313.2
|
314.6
|
314.6
|
314.6
|
Includes:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revaluation of owned properties in operation
(net of non-controlling interest)2
|
824.5
|
824.5
|
824.5
|
794.6
|
794.6
|
794.6
|
Revaluation of the joint venture interest
held in two German properties (net
of non-controlling interest)2
|
6.3
|
6.3
|
6.3
|
6.1
|
6.1
|
6.1
|
Fair value of fixed interest rate
debt
|
-
|
-
|
(6.8)
|
-
|
-
|
(5.9)
|
Deferred tax on revaluation of
properties
|
-
|
-
|
(35.9)
|
-
|
-
|
(39.0)
|
Real estate transfer
tax3
|
21.6
|
-
|
-
|
19.1
|
-
|
-
|
Excludes:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value of financial instruments
|
18.3
|
18.3
|
-
|
14.2
|
14.2
|
-
|
Deferred tax
|
(16.0)
|
(16.0)
|
-
|
(16.2)
|
(16.2)
|
-
|
Intangibles as per the IFRS balance
sheet
|
-
|
7.6
|
-
|
-
|
10.7
|
-
|
NAV
|
1,163.3
|
1,134.1
|
1,101.3
|
1,136.4
|
1,106.6
|
1,070.4
|
Fully diluted number of shares (in
thousands)1
|
42,288
|
42,288
|
42,288
|
42,527
|
42,527
|
42,527
|
NAV per share
(in £)
|
27.51
|
26.82
|
26.05
|
26.72
|
26.02
|
25.17
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
1
|
The fully diluted number of shares excludes
treasury shares but includes 498,248 outstanding dilutive options
(as at 31 December 2023: 163,221).
|
2
|
The fair values of the properties were
determined on the basis of independent external valuations prepared
in December 2024.
|
3
|
EPRA NTA* and EPRA NDV* reflect fair value net
of transfer costs. Transfer costs are added back when calculating
EPRA NRV*.
|
4
|
NTA is calculated under the assumption that
the Group does not intend to sell any of its properties in the long
run.
|
EPRA
earnings*
|
12 months ended
31 December 2024
£ million
|
12 months ended
31 December 2023
£ million
|
Earnings attributed to equity holders of the
parent company
|
28.2
|
22.4
|
Reported depreciation and
amortisation
|
47.1
|
45.1
|
Revaluation of Park Plaza County Hall London
Income Units
|
(0.5)
|
(1.6)
|
Changes in fair value of financial
instruments
|
(3.5)
|
1.7
|
Non-controlling interests in respect of the
above3
|
(10.6)
|
(8.6)
|
EPRA earnings*
|
60.7
|
59.0
|
Weighted average number of ordinary shares
outstanding (in thousands)
|
42,482
|
42,541
|
EPRA earnings per share* (in pence)
|
143
|
139
|
Company specific
adjustments:1
|
|
|
Capital loss on buy-back of Income Units in
Park Plaza London Westminster Bridge
|
1.5
|
3.3
|
Remeasurement of lease
liability4
|
4.0
|
3.9
|
Disposals and other non-recurring expenses
(including pre-opening expenses)7
|
4.1
|
1.4
|
Refinance expenses
|
2.6
|
-
|
Adjustment of lease
payments5
|
(2.6)
|
(2.3)
|
One-off tax adjustments6
|
(1.7)
|
(2.5)
|
Maintenance CAPEX*2
|
(17.7)
|
(16.6)
|
Non-controlling interests in respect of
maintenance CAPEX* and the adjustments above3
|
2.3
|
3.9
|
Company adjusted EPRA
earnings*1
|
53.2
|
50.1
|
Company adjusted EPRA earnings per share* (in
pence)
|
125
|
118
|
Reconciliation Company adjusted EPRA earnings*
to normalised PBT*:
|
|
|
Company adjusted EPRA
earnings*1
|
53.2
|
50.1
|
Reported depreciation and
amortisation
|
(47.1)
|
(45.1)
|
Non-controlling interest in respect of
reported depreciation3
|
10.6
|
8.6
|
Maintenance CAPEX*2
|
17.7
|
16.6
|
Non-controlling interests in respect of
maintenance CAPEX* and the adjustments above3
|
(2.3)
|
(3.9)
|
Adjustment of lease
payments5
|
2.6
|
2.3
|
One-off tax adjustments6
|
1.7
|
2.5
|
Profit attributable to non-controlling
interests3
|
(0.5)
|
4.7
|
Reported tax
|
2.9
|
1.7
|
Normalised profit before tax*
|
38.8
|
37.5
|
1
|
The 'Company specific adjustments'
represent adjustments of non-recurring or non-trading
items.
|
2
|
Calculated as 4% of revenues,
which represents the expected average maintenance capital
expenditure* required in the operating properties.
|
3
|
Non-controlling interests include
the non-controlling shareholders in Arena, third party investors in
Income Units of Park Plaza London Westminster Bridge and the
non-controlling shareholders in the partnership with Clal that was
entered into in June 2021 and March 2023.
|
4
|
Non-cash revaluation of finance
lease liability relating to minimum future CPI/RPI
increases.
|
5
|
Lease cash payments which are not
recorded as an expense in the Group's income statement due to the
implementation of IFRS 16.
|
6
|
Mainly relates to deferred tax
asset on carry forward losses recorded in 2023 and 2024
|
7
|
Mainly relates to pre-opening
expense and net profit and loss on disposal of property, plant and
equipment.
|
Category
|
Year ended 31 December 2024
£ million
Group1
|
Year ended 31 December 2023
£ million
Group1
|
Acquisitions
|
-
|
-
|
Development
|
53.3
|
107.2
|
Investment properties
|
16.0
|
15.0
|
Incremental lettable space
|
-
|
-
|
No incremental lettable space
|
16.0
|
15.0
|
Tenant incentives
|
-
|
-
|
Other material non-allocated types of
expenditure
|
-
|
-
|
Capitalised interest
|
1.9
|
3.4
|
Total CAPEX
|
71.2
|
125.6
|
Conversion from accrual to cash
basis
|
2.9
|
(10.5)
|
Total CAPEX on cash basis
|
74.1
|
115.1
|
1
|
Proportionate consolidation was not applied to
the joint ventures as it is considered as not material.
|
OTHER EPRA MEASUREMENTS
Given that the Group's asset
portfolio comprises hotels, resorts and campsites which are also
operated by the Group, a few of EPRA's performance measurements,
which are relevant to real estate companies with passive rental
income, have not been disclosed as they are not relevant or
non-existent. Those EPRA performance measurements include EPRA Net
Initial Yield (NIY), EPRA 'Topped-up' NIY, EPRA Vacancy Rate and
EPRA Cost Ratios.
Capital structure
Call impact
minorities and future
As part of our strategy, we unlock
capital from our assets through various methods. This includes
raising debt, securing equity via multiple partnership forms, or
sometimes entering into ground rent structures exceeding 100 years.
This funding approach allows us to leverage the fair value of our
assets, while balancing liquidity and interest rate risk within our
capital structure.
Our partnerships, including third
party unit holders in Park Plaza London Westminster Bridge,
shareholders in our listed Croatian subsidiary, and individual
professional partners across several assets, provide long-term
equity, thereby sharing the risks and returns on each
asset.
The 100+ year ground rent
structures offer long-term access to capital without covenants,
recourse to the Group, refinance risk, or interest rate exposure.
These arrangements are typically linked to inflation, often capped
at approximately 4-5% annually.
Furthermore, our asset-backed
mortgages are mainly established with long-standing banking
partners, featuring five to ten-year maturities and either fixed or
variable rates with hedging arrangements. These mortgages
include covenants relating to asset value (loan-to-value, or LTV*)
and trading performance (interest or debt service coverage
ratios*). The debt raised on trading assets generally represents
about 50% of their value, with appropriate buffers maintained
towards loan covenants. Additionally, most loans are amortised
annually at around 2.5% of the nominal amount over the term. The
current net bank debt leverage (EPRA LTV*) percentage stands at
33.5%.
Although our mortgages involve
interest rate risks, the majority were secured years ago, averaging
at 3.8% interest (96% fixed), with an average remaining maturity of
4.0 years.
Net debt* leverage/EPRA LTV*
reconciliation
|
Group as reported under IFRS
£ million
|
Adjustments to arrive at EPRA
Group LTV*
£ million
|
Group EPRA LTV* before
non-controlling interest adjustment
£ million
|
Proportionate consolidation
(non-controlling interest)
£ million
|
Combined EPRA LTV*
£ million
|
Include:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Borrowings (short-/long-term)
|
885.6
|
-
|
885.6
|
(205.0)
|
680.6
|
Exclude:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted
cash
|
(135.6)
|
-
|
(135.6)
|
28.7
|
(106.9)
|
Net debt* (a)
|
750.0
|
-
|
750.0
|
(176.3)
|
573.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Include:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property, plant and equipment
|
1,421.4
|
791.7
|
2,213.1
|
(521.3)
|
1,691.8
|
Right-of-use assets
|
225.3
|
(225.3)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Lease liabilities
|
(281.9)
|
281.9
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Liability to Income Units at Park Plaza London
Westminster Bridge
|
(110.6)
|
110.6
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Intangible assets
|
7.6
|
-
|
7.6
|
(0.7)
|
6.9
|
Investments in joint
ventures1
|
8.2
|
11.8
|
20.0
|
(9.0)
|
11.0
|
Other assets and liabilities, net
|
6.1
|
(9.1)
|
(3.0)
|
8.2
|
5.2
|
Total property value (b)
|
1,276.1
|
961.6
|
2,237.7
|
(522.8)
|
1,714.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EPRA LTV* (a/b)
|
58.8%
|
|
33.5%
|
|
33.5%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustments to reported EPRA NRV*:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Real estate transfer tax
|
-
|
26.6
|
26.6
|
(5.0)
|
21.6
|
Effect of exercise of options
|
-
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
-
|
0.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total property value after adjustments
(c)
|
1,276.1
|
988.7
|
2,264.8
|
(527.8)
|
1,737.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total equity (c-a)
|
526.1
|
988.7
|
1,514.8
|
(351.5)
|
1,163.3
|
1
|
Proportionate consolidation was not applied to
the joint ventures as it is considered as not material.
|
Capital expenditure/development
pipeline update
With an expansion CAPEX of £55.2
million, we have remained committed to executing our strategy,
advancing our development pipeline, and extending our presence into
new and highly attractive markets.
The construction phase of our new
hotel in Hoxton London (art'otel London Hoxton) was fully completed
in December 2024, following a phased opening that began in April
2024.
Our first art'otel in Croatia,
art'otel Zagreb, was fully operational by May 2024 after a phased
opening that started in Q3 2023. This was an office-to-hotel
conversion project located in the centre of Zagreb, with a
total investment of £19 million.
Similarly, Radisson RED Belgrade,
the first Radisson RED property to be operated by the Group
and the second under the extended Radisson partnership, opened
in February 2024 following extensive repositioning
efforts.
In Rome, the full repositioning
and construction of art'otel Rome Piazza Sallustio, formerly the
Londra & Cargill Hotel, which began in July 2022, is
progressing well and is expected to open in early
March 2025.
The Group has a remaining
commitment of approximately £13
million for its investment pipeline.
We are continuously striving to
enhance our existing portfolio and seek out promising opportunities
to acquire additional assets to expand the Group's holdings. The
capital expenditures of the last three years attributable to recent
openings are expected to deliver EBITDA* growth of at least £25
million.
Dividend
The Board proposes increasing the
final dividend to 21 pence per share (2023: 20 pence). Combined
with the interim dividend of 17 pence, the total for the financial
year will be 38 pence per share, a 5.6% increase from
2023.
Pending approval at the 2025
Annual General Meeting, the final dividend will be paid on 30
May 2025 to all shareholders who are on the register as of 25 April
2025.
This follows the Company's policy
of distributing around 30% of adjusted EPRA earnings*, supporting
both returns and future growth investments.
Daniel Kos
Chief Financial Officer &
Executive Director
BUSINESS REVIEW
THE UNITED KINGDOM
Property portfolio
Total value of the UK property portfolio2 £1,328 million
(2023: 1,014 million)
The Group operates over 3,700
rooms in the upper upscale segment of the London hotel market. This
well-invested property portfolio has been further enhanced with the
addition of 357 rooms following the opening of art'otel London
Hoxton in 2024.
Four of these hotels are located
in London's popular South Bank area, with further properties in
Hoxton, Victoria, Marylebone, Battersea and Park Royal. Three of
the Group's properties are in the UK regional cities of Nottingham,
Leeds and Cardiff.
The Group has an ownership
interest in ten properties: Park Plaza London Westminster Bridge,
Park Plaza London Riverbank, Park Plaza London Waterloo, Park Plaza
County Hall London3 Park Plaza Victoria London, Park
Plaza London Park Royal, art'otel London Hoxton, Holmes Hotel
London, Park Plaza Leeds and Park Plaza Nottingham. Park Plaza
Cardiff3 operates under a franchise agreement. The Group
operates art'otel London Battersea Power Station3 hotel
under a long-term management agreement through its hospitality
platform.
The Group also has three
development sites in London, which are expected to add more than
800 rooms to its UK portfolio.
Financial performance
|
Reported in Pound
Sterling (£)
|
Like-for-like*1 Pound Sterling (£)
|
UK
|
Year ended
31 Dec 2024
|
Year ended
31 Dec 2023
|
% change4
|
Year ended
31 Dec 2024
|
Year ended
31 Dec 2023
|
% change4
|
Total revenue
|
£248.6m
|
£234.9m
|
5.8%
|
£237.6m
|
£234.9m
|
1.1%
|
Room revenue
|
£192.2m
|
£183.8m
|
4.6%
|
£183.4m
|
£183.8m
|
(0.2)%
|
EBITDA*
|
£77.4m
|
£76.3m
|
1.4%
|
£79.9 m
|
£76.3m
|
4.8%
|
EBITDA margin*
|
31.1%
|
32.5%
|
(135) bps
|
33.6%
|
32.5%
|
120 bps
|
Occupancy
|
83.0%
|
83.6%
|
(60) bps
|
85.8%
|
83.6%
|
210 bps
|
Average room rate*
|
£186.0
|
£190.8
|
(2.5)%
|
£185.2
|
£190.8
|
(3.0)%
|
RevPAR*
|
£154.4
|
£159.6
|
(3.3)%
|
£158.8
|
£159.6
|
(0.5)%
|
1
|
The like-for-like* figures for the year ended
31 December 2024 exclude the results of art'otel London
Hoxton.
|
2
|
Independent valuation by Savills in December
2024, excluding the London development at Westminster Bridge
Road.
|
3
|
Revenues derived from these hotels are
accounted for in Management and Holdings, and their values and
results are excluded from the data provided in this
section.
|
4
|
Percentage change figures are calculated from
actual figures as opposed to the rounded figures included in the
above table.
|
Portfolio performance
The United Kingdom remains the
Group's most significant operating region in terms of revenue
generated and the value of its property portfolio.
The solid like-for-like*
performance was characterised by growth in occupancy throughout the
year as the business mix normalised, with increasing demand from
corporates, groups and meetings and events alongside the leisure
segment. As anticipated, average room rates* stabilised
compared with the strong performance in the prior year,
which included the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III
in May 2023.
April 2024 saw the phased soft
opening of the Group's highly anticipated flagship art'otel
London Hoxton, with an inventory of approximately 100 rooms, a
ground floor restaurant, a bar, spa and pool, gallery and
auditorium. Works continued throughout 2024 and, by the end of the
year, the gym on the 26th floor, the meetings and
events spaces on the 24th floor and the vast majority of the 357
guestrooms (with the exception of some of the premium suites) had
all been completed. The hotel has been very well received by guests
and in the wider London market, with excellent guest feedback
and reviews, recognised with a 9.3 score on Booking.com (on a
scale of 1-10), rated a 5-star score on Tripadvisor.com (on a
scale of 1-5) and ranked in 52nd position on
Tripadvisor.com (out of 1,160 hotels in London). In 2025, we
look forward to launching the premium suites, the office spaces and
the 25th floor restaurant and bar.
On a like-for-like* basis, total
revenue increased by 1.1% to £237.6 million (2023: £234.9 million).
This was driven by an improvement in occupancy from 83.6% to 85.8%,
a slightly lower average room rate* at £185.2 (2023: £190.8),
which resulted in RevPAR* of £158.8, down 0.5% (2023:
£159.6).
Like for like* EBITDA* increased
to £79.9 million (2023: £76.3 million), delivering a like-for-like*
EBITDA margin* of 33.6% (2023: 32.5%).
Reported revenue was £248.6
million, up 5.8%, adversely affected by the gradual opening of
art'otel London Hoxton. Reported RevPAR* was £154.4 (2023:
£159.6), which was the result of an occupancy of 83.0% (2023:
83.6%) and an average room rate* of £186.0 (2023:
£190.8).
Reported EBITDA* was £77.4 million
(2023: £76.3 million), delivering an EBITDA margin* of 31.1% (2023:
32.5%).
In 2025, the Company will continue
to focus on driving further efficiencies, particularly to help
mitigate the cost pressures as a direct result of the
increases in the national minimum wage and national
insurance contributions.
Development projects
The Group continues to identify
and assess opportunities to replenish its development pipeline in
the UK. It has three longer-term development projects in London
with planning consent.
The Group's site at 79-87
Westminster Bridge Road in the South Bank area, close to the
Group's Park Plaza London Waterloo and Westminster Bridge
properties, has been granted planning permission for a mixed-use
hotel led development. Under the approved plans, PPHE will bring a
novel 15-storey design led midscale concept to the market,
comprising up to 186 rooms as well as two floors of office and
light industrial floorspace, activated by a flexible use ground
floor public space featuring an all-day dining bar and café. The
building's design will focus heavily on sustainability,
transforming a former brownfield site, and targeting a Building
Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology
(BREEAM) 'Excellent' environmental accreditation.
At a site adjacent to Park Plaza
London Park Royal (in West London), planning has been granted for a
465-room hotel.
In Victoria, the Group has
planning consent to create an additional 179-rooms at Park Plaza
Victoria London in predominantly subterranean space. The Group is
currently assessing various options for best use of
space, with value creation as guiding principle.
The United Kingdom hotel market*
RevPAR* was up 2.6%, at £94.5,
driven by a 1.9% increase in average room rate* to £121.7 and
a 0.6% increase in occupancy to 77.6%.
In London, RevPAR* increased by
1.4% to £157.9 compared with 2023, reflecting a 1.5% increase in
occupancy to 81.0%, and a 0.1% decrease in average room rate*
to £194.9.
* Source: STR European Hotel Review, December
2024
THE NETHERLANDS
Property portfolio
Total value of the Netherlands property portfolio2
£319 million (2023: 318 million)
The Group has an ownership
interest in three hotels in the centre of Amsterdam (Park Plaza
Victoria Amsterdam, art'otel Amsterdam and Park Plaza Vondelpark,
Amsterdam), and a fourth property located near Schiphol
Airport (Park Plaza Amsterdam Airport). It also owns Park Plaza
branded hotels in Utrecht and Eindhoven.
Financial performance
|
Reported in Pound Sterling (£)
|
Reported in local currency Euro1 (€)
|
The
Netherlands
|
Year ended
31 Dec
2024
|
Year ended
31 Dec
2023
|
% change3
|
Year ended
31 Dec
2024
|
Year ended
31 Dec
2023
|
% change3
|
Total revenue
|
£66.2m
|
£63.3m
|
4.6%
|
€78.4m
|
€72.8m
|
7.7%
|
Room revenue
|
£49.1m
|
£48.1m
|
2.0%
|
€58.1m
|
€55.4m
|
5.0%
|
EBITDA*
|
£22.1m
|
£19.6m
|
13.0%
|
€26.2m
|
€22.5m
|
16.3%
|
EBITDA margin*
|
33.4%
|
30.9%
|
250 bps
|
33.4%
|
30.9%
|
250 bps
|
Occupancy
|
86.5%
|
82.4%
|
410 bps
|
86.5%
|
82.4%
|
410 bps
|
Average room rate*
|
£144.5
|
£149.1
|
(3.1)%
|
€171.2
|
€171.6
|
(0.2)%
|
RevPAR*
|
£124.9
|
£122.8
|
1.7%
|
€148.0
|
€141.4
|
4.7%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
1
|
Average exchange rate from Euro to GBP for the
period ended 31 December 2024 was 1.185 and for the period ended 31
December 2023 was 1.151, representing
a 2.9% increase.
|
2
|
Independent valuation by Savills in December
2024.
|
3
|
Percentage change figures are calculated from
actual figures as opposed to the rounded figures included in the
above table.
|
Portfolio performance
The Group's properties in the
Netherlands continued to perform well throughout the year, with
improving occupancy driving the performance while maintaining
average room rate*.
Total revenue (in local currency)
increased by 7.7% to €78.4 million (2023: €72.8 million),
which reflected the solid improvement in occupancy to 86.5%
(2023: 82.4%). The average room rate* was stable at €171.2
(2023: €171.6). This resulted in an 4.7% increase in RevPAR* to
€148.0 (2023: €141.4).
EBITDA* improved by €3.7 million
to €26.2 million (2023: €22.5 million), delivering an EBITDA
margin* of 33.4% (2023: 30.9%).
The Dutch hotel market*
RevPAR* decreased by 0.4% to
€108.0 compared with 2023. Occupancy increased by 1.5% to 72.7%,
and the average room rate* was €148.7, 1.8% lower than in 2023. In
Amsterdam, our main market in the Netherlands, RevPAR* decreased by
2.3% to €131.0. Occupancy levels increased by 0.6% to 75.7%,
and the average daily room rate decreased by 3.0% to
€173.1.
* Source: STR European Hotel Review, December
2024.
CROATIA
Property portfolio
Total value of the Croatian property portfolio3
£351 million (2023: £361 million)
The Group's subsidiary Arena
Hospitality Group d.d. owns and operates a Croatian portfolio
comprising nearly 8,500 rooms and accommodation units across eight
hotels, six resorts and eight campsites (including one all-glamping
property). Four of these properties are Park Plaza branded, one
property is art'otel branded, and Grand Hotel Brioni Pula is a
Radisson Collection hotel. The remainder of our portfolio operates
as part of the Arena Hotels & Apartments and Arena Campsites
brands. Except for art'otel Zagreb, the Group's first art'otel in
Croatia, which opened in Q4 2023, all properties are located in
Istria - Croatia's most prominent tourist region, which benefits
from easy access from Italy, the DACH countries and Central and
Eastern Europe.
Financial performance
|
Reported in Pound
Sterling (£)
|
Reported in local
currency Euro2 (€)
|
Croatia
|
Year ended
31 Dec
2024
|
Year ended
31 Dec
2023
|
% change5
|
Year ended
31 Dec
2024
|
Year ended
31 Dec
2023
|
% change5
|
Total revenue
|
£84.1m
|
£78.1m
|
7.6%
|
€99.6m
|
€89.9m
|
10.8%
|
Room revenue4
|
£46.6m
|
£42.6m
|
9.5%
|
€55.2m
|
€49.0m
|
12.7%
|
EBITDA*
|
£21.5m
|
£20.4m
|
5.2%
|
€25.4m
|
€23.5m
|
8.3%
|
EBITDA margin*
|
25.6%
|
26.1%
|
(60) bps
|
25.6%
|
26.1%
|
(60) bps
|
Occupancy4
|
54.8%
|
52.7%
|
210 bps
|
54.8%
|
52.7%
|
210 bps
|
Average room rate*4
|
£138.3
|
£140.2
|
(1.3)%
|
€163.8
|
€161.3
|
1.6%
|
RevPAR*4
|
£75.7
|
£73.8
|
2.6%
|
€89.7
|
€85.0
|
5.6%
|
Croatia
|
Like-for-like*1 in Pound Sterling (£)
|
Like-for-like*1 in local currency Euro2
(€)
|
Year ended 31 Dec
2024
|
Year ended 31 Dec
2023
|
% change5
|
Year ended 31 Dec
2024
|
Year ended 31 Dec
2023
|
% change5
|
Total revenue
|
£80.6m
|
£78.1m
|
3.2%
|
€95.5m
|
€89.9m
|
6.2%
|
Room
revenue4
|
£44.6m
|
£42.6m
|
4.7%
|
€52.8m
|
€49.0m
|
7.8%
|
EBITDA*
|
£21.7m
|
£20.4m
|
6.5%
|
€25.7m
|
€23.5m
|
9.6%
|
EBITDA margin*
|
27.0%
|
26.1%
|
85 bps
|
27.0%
|
26.1%
|
85 bps
|
Occupancy4
|
55.2%
|
52.7%
|
255 bps
|
55.2%
|
52.7%
|
255 bps
|
Average room
rate*4
|
£138.7
|
£140.2
|
(1.0)%
|
€ 164.3
|
€ 161.3
|
1.9%
|
RevPAR*4
|
£76.6
|
£73.8
|
3.8%
|
€ 90.8
|
€ 85.0
|
6.8%
|
1
|
The like-for-like* figures exclude the results
of art'otel Zagreb for the first 10 months of 2024.
|
2
|
Average exchange rate from Euro to GBP for the
period ended 31 December 2024 was 1.185 and for the period ended 31
December 2023 was 1.151, representing a 2.9% increase.
|
3
|
Independent valuation by Zagreb nekretnine Ltd
in December 2024.
|
4
|
The room revenue, average room rate*,
occupancy and RevPAR* statistics include all accommodation units at
hotels and self-catering apartment complexes and exclude campsites
and mobile homes.
|
5
|
Percentage change figures are calculated from
actual figures as opposed to the rounded figures included in the
above table.
|
Portfolio performance
The Group's operations in Croatia
are principally seasonal and aimed at the leisure segment.
Most hotels, resorts and campsites are closed during the
winter season the (first and last quarters of the year), and open
for guests from early spring, around Easter time. Demand and
activity then accelerate during Q2 ahead of the peak summer
season in June, July and August.
The portfolio performed well
during the peak season, albeit the shoulder month of September was
impacted by unseasonal weather. Growth reported is a result of the
continued maturing of properties which we have repositioned
throughout the years, with enhanced guest appeal and now firmly
positioned as upscale and upper upscale properties. Tourism demand
for our portfolio is predominantly from countries within driving
distance, such as Germany, Austria, Italy, Slovenia, the Czech
Republic, Poland and Hungary, as well as domestic guests.
This growth was delivered despite reduced flight capacity into Pula
Airport compared with 2019, which affected demand from guests
relying on flights from countries such as the UK and the
Nordics.
The Group's hotels, campsites, and
self-catering holiday apartments all delivered year-on-year revenue
growth, driven by increased average daily rates, increased
occupancy levels, and recent investment projects. Following a
repositioning investment programme, Arena Stoja Campsite was
upgraded to four-star and was awarded the prestigious 'Croatia's
Best Campsites 2025' for the second consecutive year, together with
Arena Grand Kažela Campsite and Arena One 99 Glamping.
The performance in the region
benefited from a strong year-on-year performance of Grand
Hotel Brioni Pula, which continued to capitalise on significant
investment to reposition the property as a luxury destination,
and the recently opened city centre art'otel Zagreb. These hotels
operate all year round.
Total reported revenue (in local
currency) was up 10.8% to €99.6 million (2023: €89.9 million).
RevPAR* increased by 5.6% to €89.7, which reflected a 1.6% higher
average room rate* to £163.8 (2023: €161.3), while occupancy
was 210 bps higher at 54.8% (2023: 52.7%).
Reported EBITDA* increases by 8.3%
to €25.4 million (2023: €23.5 million), which delivered an EBITDA
margin* of 25.6% (2023: 26.1%).
On a like-for-like* basis, which
excludes art'otel Zagreb, total revenue was up 6.2% to €95.5.
Like-for-like*1 EBITDA* was up 9.6% to €25.7, which
represented an EBITDA margin* of 27.0%.
GERMANY
Property portfolio
Total value of the German
property portfolio2 £85 million (2023: £92
million)
The Group's portfolio includes
four properties in Berlin and one hotel each in Cologne, Nuremberg
and Trier. Hotels with an ownership interest include Radisson RED
Berlin Kudamm3 (formerly Park Plaza Berlin Kudamm), Park
Plaza Nuremberg, art'otel Berlin Mitte3, Park Plaza
Berlin and art'otel Cologne. Park Plaza Wallstreet Berlin Mitte
operates under an operating lease and Park Plaza
Trier3 operates under a franchise agreement.
Financial performance
|
Reported in Pound Sterling
(£)
|
Reported in local currency
Euro1 (€)
|
Germany
|
Year ended
31 Dec
2024
|
Year ended
31 Dec
2023
|
% change4
|
Year ended
31 Dec
2024
|
Year ended
31 Dec
2023
|
% change4
|
Total revenue
|
£24.4m
|
£22.8m
|
7.2%
|
€28.9m
|
€26.2m
|
10.4%
|
Room revenue
|
£20.9m
|
£19.5m
|
7.3%
|
€24.8m
|
€22.5m
|
10.5%
|
EBITDA*
|
£6.8m
|
£5.5m
|
24.9%
|
€8.1m
|
€6.3m
|
28.5%
|
EBITDA margin*
|
28.0%
|
24.0%
|
395 bps
|
28.0%
|
24.0%
|
395 bps
|
Occupancy
|
69.5%
|
62.3%
|
720 bps
|
69.5%
|
62.3%
|
720 bps
|
Average room rate*
|
£115.3
|
£120.3
|
(4.1)%
|
€136.6
|
€138.4
|
(1.3)%
|
RevPAR*
|
£80.1
|
£74.9
|
7.0%
|
€94.9
|
€86.2
|
10.2%
|
1
|
Average exchange rate
from Euro to GBP for the period ended 31 December 2024 was 1.185
and for the period ended 31 December 2023 was 1.151 representing a
2.9% increase.
|
2
|
Independent valuation
by Savills in December 2024.
|
3
|
Revenues derived from
these hotels are accounted for in Management and Central Services
performance and their values and results are excluded from the data
provided in this section.
|
4
|
Percentage change
figures are calculated from actual figures as opposed to the
rounded figures included in the above table.
|
Portfolio performance
In Germany, the Group's portfolio
delivered strong RevPAR* growth, driven by significantly higher
year-on-year occupancy and relatively
stable average room rate*, underscored by favourable travel
trends, international trade fairs and events in Berlin, Cologne and
Nuremberg, and continued recovery in demand.
Total revenue (in local currency)
was up 10.4%, at €28.9 million (2023: €26.2 million).
RevPAR* grew by 10.2% to €94.9 (2023: €86.2), driven by
occupancy rebuilding to 69.5% (2023: 62.3%) and average room
rate*1 was maintained at €136.6 (2023:
€138.4).
EBITDA* improved
significantly, up 28.5% to €8.1 million (2023: €6.3 million),
due to increased revenue as well as a more stable inflationary and
labour cost environment. EBITDA margin* improved to 28.0%
(2023: 24.0%).
During the year, the repositioning
and rebranding of the former Park Plaza Berlin Kudamm was
completed. The property closed in November 2023 for the
refurbishment of all the public areas and guest rooms and was
relaunched as a Radisson RED4 hotel in June 2024. The
soft opening enabled the hotel to take advantage of the high level
of demand in Berlin during the European UEFA Football Championship
in June and July. The hotel was fully operational from September
2024 and is achieving excellent guest feedback. This is the second
Radisson RED branded hotel operated by PPHE's Croatian subsidiary
Arena Hospitality Group d.d.. The property is a joint venture, so
its performance in not included in the metrics reported
above.
The German hotel market*
The German market experienced a
6.8% increase in RevPAR* to €79.4, resulting from a 3.0%
improvement in occupancy to 66.9% and a 3.8% increase in average
room rate* to €118.8.
In Berlin, RevPAR* increased by
8.3% to €93.1 and occupancy increased by 2.4% to 73.4%.
Average room rate* increased 5.8% to €126.8.
* Source: STR European Hotel Review, December
2024
OTHER
MARKETS
Italy, Hungary, Serbia and
Austria
This includes the Group's
properties in Austria, Italy and Serbia, and a property operated
in Hungary.
|
Reported in Pound Sterling (£)
|
|
Year ended
31 Dec
2024
|
Year ended
31 Dec
2023
|
% change1
|
Total revenue
|
£10.7m
|
£7.9m
|
35.8%
|
Room revenue
|
£8.3m
|
£6.1m
|
36.7%
|
EBITDA*
|
£1.3m
|
£(0.5)m
|
n/a
|
EBITDA margin*
|
11.8%
|
(6.7)%
|
1,850 bps
|
Occupancy
|
59.3%
|
44.4%
|
1,485 bps
|
Average room rate*
|
£116.1
|
£129.8
|
(10.6)%
|
RevPAR*
|
£68.8
|
£57.7
|
19.3%
|
1
|
Percentage change figures are calculated from
actual figures as opposed to the rounded figures included in the
above table.
|
Our performance
The Group's properties in Austria
and Hungary were open throughout the year. The property
in Serbia reopened as a Radisson RED branded hotel in February
2024 following an investment programme. The property in Italy was
closed throughout the year due to an ongoing major repositioning
investment programme.
Total revenue increased by 35.8%
to £10.7 million, and EBITDA* increased to £1.3 million.
This significant improvement reflected the strong trading
performance of the three properties in operation, including the
Radisson RED in Serbia, which was open for most of the year,
compared with two properties in operation in 2023.
RevPAR* increased by 19.3% to
£68.8, driven by occupancy, which increased to 59.3%.
The average room rate* decreased to £116.1.
The Group's three properties in
operation all have achieved a 4.5 out of 5 guest rating on
Tripadvisor.
Nassfeld, Austria
The Arena FRANZ Ferdinand, a
144-room mountain resort in the Austrian Alps, performed
strongly in its second year in operation, following an investment
programme to refurbish the hotel and upgrade amenities to position
the resort.
The resort, which is now well
positioned to capture, benefiting from now operating 10 months
of the year.
Rome, Italy
The major repositioning programme
for art'otel Rome Piazza Sallustio is nearing completion,
with construction work finished and the hotel scheduled to
open early March 2025. Following an extensive investment programme,
the property will be a 99-room upper upscale premium lifestyle
hotel in a prime position in the city of Rome, opposite the famous
Horti Sallustiani (the Gardens of Sallust) and close to other
iconic landmarks such as the Spanish Steps and Villa Borghese.
The Signature Artist is renowned contemporary Roman artist
Pietro Ruffo and each room will feature Ruffo's signature artworks
and originals, enhancing the guest experience.
As well as contemporary rooms, the
hotel will offer guests a unique restaurant and bar concept, and an
art gallery with seasonal exhibitions.
Belgrade, Serbia
Radisson RED Belgrade opened in
February 2024, following a £2.6 million refurbishment programme to
reposition and rebrand the property. The hotel offers a guest gym,
an all-day restaurant, flexible event spaces, a co-working area,
and a rooftop bar with views of the historic city centre. Since
reopening, the hotel has continued to rebuild its presence in
the city.
This property was formerly Arena
88 Rooms Hotel. It was the Group's first Radisson RED branded
property to open.
Budapest, Hungary
Park Plaza Budapest (formerly
art'otel Budapest) performed well, reporting an increase in
revenue, driven by an improvement in occupancy.
The Hungarian hotel market*
The Hungary market experienced a
4.4% increase in RevPAR* to €82.4, resulting from a 4.0% increase
in occupancy to 70.3% and a 0.4% increase in average room rate* to
€117.1.
In Budapest, RevPAR* increased by
6.3% to €86.9 and occupancy increased by 5.0% to 70.6%.
Average room rate* increased 1.2% to €123.0.
* Source STR European Hotel Review,
December 2024
THE Belgrade HOTEL MARKET,
SERBIA*
In Belgrade, RevPAR* increased by
15.6% to €85.53 and occupancy increased by 2.2% to
67.3%. Average room rate* increased 13.1%
to €127.1.
* Source STR European Hotel Review,
December 2024
The Italian hotel market*
The Italian market experienced a
4.5% increase in RevPAR* to €154.3, resulting from a 0.1%
increase in occupancy to 69.4% and a 4.4% increase in average
room rate* to €222.5.
In Rome, RevPAR* increased by 3.1%
to €172.4 and occupancy increased by 1.1% to 72.4%. Average room
rate* increased 2.0% to €238.2.
* Source STR European Hotel Review,
December 2024
MANAGEMENT AND CENTRAL SERVICES
Our performance
The revenue in this segment is
primarily related to management, sales, marketing and
franchise1 fees, and other charges for Central Services.
This includes properties operated by the Group's hospitality
management platform, such as art'otel London Battersea Power
Station.
These fees and costs are mainly
charged within the Group and therefore eliminated upon
consolidation. For the year ended 31 December 2024, the segment
showed an EBITDA* profit of £7.4 million, as
internally and externally charged management fees exceeded the
costs in this segment.
Management, Group Central Services
and licence, sales and marketing fees are calculated as a
percentage of revenue and profit and therefore are affected by
underlying hotel performance.
|
Reported in Pound Sterling (£)
Year ended 31 Dec 2024
|
|
Listed Company
|
Development Projects
|
Management Platform
|
Arena Hospitality Group
|
Total
|
Management revenue
|
-
|
£0.1m
|
£40.1m
|
-
|
£40.1m
|
Central Services revenue
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
£15.8m
|
£15.8m
|
Revenues within the consolidated
Group
|
-
|
-
|
£(32.2)m
|
£(14.9)m
|
£(47.1)m
|
External and reported revenue
|
-
|
£0.1m
|
£7.8m
|
£0.9m
|
£8.8m
|
EBITDA*
|
£(3.2)m
|
£(0.3)m
|
£11.1m
|
£(0.2)m
|
£7.4m
|
|
Reported in Pound Sterling (£)
Year ended 31 Dec 2023
|
|
Listed Company
|
Development Projects
|
Management Platform
|
Arena Hospitality
Group1
|
Total
|
Management revenue
|
-
|
-
|
£37.3m
|
-
|
£37.4m
|
Central Services revenue
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
£14.0m
|
£14.0m
|
Revenues within the consolidated
Group
|
-
|
-
|
£(30.9)m
|
£(12.9)m
|
£(43.7)m
|
External and reported revenue
|
-
|
-
|
£6.5m
|
£1.2m
|
£7.7m
|
EBITDA*
|
£(2.2)m
|
£(1.0)m
|
£12.0m
|
£(1.9)m
|
£7.0m
|
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF
FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024
|
As at
31 December
|
|
2024
£'000
|
2023
£'000
|
Assets
|
|
|
Non-current assets:
|
|
|
Intangible assets
|
7,632
|
10,665
|
Property, plant and
equipment
|
1,421,376
|
1,412,830
|
Right-of-use assets
|
225,265
|
229,215
|
Investment in joint
ventures
|
8,233
|
5,438
|
Other non-current
assets
|
46,993
|
39,646
|
Restricted deposits and
cash
|
5,826
|
10,385
|
Deferred income tax
asset
|
12,890
|
13,833
|
|
1,728,215
|
1,722,012
|
Current assets:
|
|
|
Restricted deposits and
cash
|
16,602
|
6,909
|
Inventories
|
2,703
|
3,288
|
Trade receivables
|
18,712
|
17,880
|
Other receivables and
prepayments
|
17,683
|
23,260
|
Cash and cash
equivalents
|
113,225
|
150,416
|
|
168,925
|
201,753
|
Total assets
|
1,897,140
|
1,923,765
|
Equity and liabilities
|
|
|
Equity:
|
|
|
Issued capital
|
-
|
-
|
Share premium
|
134,472
|
133,469
|
Treasury shares
|
(14,519)
|
(6,873)
|
Foreign currency translation
reserve
|
4,862
|
13,903
|
Hedging reserve
|
9,995
|
7,801
|
Accumulated earnings
|
177,874
|
166,281
|
Attributable to equity holders of
the parent
|
312,684
|
314,581
|
Non-controlling
interests
|
213,374
|
216,592
|
Total equity
|
526,058
|
531,173
|
Non-current
liabilities:
|
|
|
Borrowings
|
805,057
|
845,199
|
Provision for concession fee on
land
|
4,995
|
5,233
|
Financial liability in respect of
Income Units sold to private investors
|
110,565
|
114,287
|
Other financial
liabilities
|
277,878
|
280,200
|
Deferred income taxes
|
5,192
|
5,878
|
|
1,203,687
|
1,250,797
|
Current liabilities:
|
|
|
Trade payables
|
9,088
|
14,809
|
Other payables and
accruals
|
77,720
|
79,149
|
Borrowings
|
80,587
|
47,837
|
|
167,395
|
141,795
|
Total liabilities
|
1,371,082
|
1,392,592
|
Total equity and
liabilities
|
1,897,140
|
1,923,765
|
The accompanying notes are an
integral part of the consolidated financial statements. Date of
approval of the consolidated financial statements: 26 February
2025. Signed on behalf of the Board by Boris Ivesha and Daniel
Kos.
BoRis Ivesha
|
Daniel Kos
|
President & Chief Executive
Officer
|
Chief Financial Officer &
Executive Director
|
CONSOLIDATED INCOME
STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
|
As at
31 December
|
|
2024
£'000
|
2023
£'000
|
Revenues
|
442,787
|
414,598
|
Operating expenses
|
(303,988)
|
(284,090)
|
EBITDAR*
|
138,799
|
130,508
|
Rental expenses
|
(2,336)
|
(2,332)
|
EBITDA*
|
136,463
|
128,176
|
Depreciation and
amortisation
|
(47,083)
|
(45,068)
|
EBIT*
|
89,380
|
83,108
|
Financial expenses
|
(42,634)
|
(36,145)
|
Financial income
|
5,226
|
4,758
|
Other expenses
|
(13,243)
|
(13,046)
|
Other income
|
5,048
|
4,416
|
Net expenses for financial
liability in respect of Income Units sold to private
investors
|
(12,896)
|
(14,156)
|
Share in results of joint
ventures
|
(268)
|
(113)
|
Profit before tax
|
30,613
|
28,822
|
Income tax expense
|
(2,881)
|
(1,677)
|
Profit for the year
|
27,732
|
27,145
|
|
|
|
Profit (loss) attributable
to:
|
|
|
Equity holders of the
parent
|
28,206
|
22,415
|
Non-controlling
interests
|
(474)
|
4,730
|
|
27,732
|
27,145
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share (in Pound
Sterling)
|
0.67
|
0.53
|
Diluted earnings per share (in
Pound Sterling)
|
0.66
|
0.53
|
The accompanying notes are an
integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER
2024
|
As at
31 December
|
|
2024
£'000
|
2023
£'000
|
Profit for the year
|
27,732
|
27,145
|
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or
loss:1
|
|
|
Profit (loss) from cash flow
hedges
|
4,315
|
(5,007)
|
Foreign currency translation
adjustments of foreign operations
|
(14,344)
|
(8,463)
|
Other comprehensive income
(loss)
|
(10,029)
|
(13,470)
|
Total comprehensive
income
|
17,703
|
13,675
|
|
|
|
Total comprehensive income (loss)
attributable to:
|
|
|
Equity holders of the
parent
|
21,238
|
13,812
|
Non-controlling
interests
|
(3,535)
|
(137)
|
|
17,703
|
13,675
|
1
|
There is no other comprehensive income that
will not be reclassified to the profit and loss in subsequent
periods.
|
The accompanying notes are an
integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF
CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER
2024
In £'000
|
Issued
capital1
|
Share premium
|
Treasury shares
|
Foreign currency translation
reserve
|
Hedging reserve
|
Accumulated earnings
|
Attributable to equity holders
of the
parent
|
Non-controlling
interests
|
Total
equity
|
Balance as at 1 January 2024
|
-
|
133,469
|
(6,873)
|
13,903
|
7,801
|
166,281
|
314,581
|
216,592
|
531,173
|
Profit (loss) for the
year
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
28,206
|
28,206
|
(474)
|
27,732
|
Other comprehensive income (loss)
for the year
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(9,159)
|
2,191
|
-
|
(6,968)
|
(3,061)
|
(10,029)
|
Total comprehensive income
(loss)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(9,159)
|
2,191
|
28,206
|
21,238
|
(3,535)
|
17,703
|
Share-based payments
|
-
|
1,389
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
88
|
1,477
|
72
|
1,549
|
Share buy-back
|
-
|
-
|
(7,864)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(7,864)
|
-
|
(7,864)
|
Dividend
distribution2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(15,549)
|
(15,549)
|
-
|
(15,549)
|
Dividend paid to non-controlling
interests
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(1,452)
|
(1,452)
|
Exercise of options
|
-
|
(386)
|
218
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(168)
|
-
|
(168)
|
Transactions with non-controlling
interests (see Note 5)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
118
|
3
|
(1,152)
|
(1,031)
|
1,697
|
666
|
Balance as at 31 December 2024
|
-
|
134,472
|
(14,519)
|
4,862
|
9,995
|
177,874
|
312,684
|
213,374
|
526,058
|
Balance as at 1 January
2023
|
-
|
133,177
|
(5,472)
|
20,039
|
10,950
|
156,364
|
315,058
|
188,187
|
503,245
|
Profit for the year
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
22,415
|
22,415
|
4,730
|
27,145
|
Other comprehensive loss for the
year
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(6,027)
|
(2,576)
|
-
|
(8,603)
|
(4,867)
|
(13,470)
|
Total comprehensive income
(loss)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(6,027)
|
(2,576)
|
22,415
|
13,812
|
(137)
|
13,675
|
Share-based payments
|
-
|
442
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
93
|
535
|
87
|
622
|
Share buy-back
|
-
|
-
|
(1,621)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(1,621)
|
-
|
(1,621)
|
Dividend
distribution2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(11,897)
|
(11,897)
|
-
|
(11,897)
|
Dividend paid to non-controlling
interests
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(1,436)
|
(1,436)
|
Exercise of options
|
-
|
(150)
|
220
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
70
|
-
|
70
|
Transactions with non-controlling
interests (see Note 5)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(109)
|
(573)
|
(694)
|
(1,376)
|
29,891
|
28,515
|
Balance as at 31 December
2023
|
-
|
133,469
|
(6,873)
|
13,903
|
7,801
|
166,281
|
314,581
|
216,592
|
531,173
|
1
|
No par value.
|
2
|
The dividend distribution comprises a final
dividend for the year ended 31 December 2023 of 20.0 pence per
share (31 December 2022: 12.0 pence per share) and an interim
dividend of 17.0 pence per share paid in 2024 (2023: 16.0 pence per
share).
|
The accompanying notes are an
integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF
CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
|
|
As at 31
December
|
|
|
2024
£'000
|
2023
£'000
|
Cash flows from operating
activities:
|
|
|
Profit for the year
|
|
27,732
|
27,145
|
Adjustment to reconcile profit to
cash provided by operating activities:
|
|
|
|
Financial expenses and expenses for
financial liability in respect of Income Units sold to private
investors
|
|
55,530
|
50,301
|
Financial income
|
|
(5,226)
|
(4,758)
|
Income tax expense
|
|
2,881
|
1,677
|
Loss on buy-back of Income Units
sold to private investors
|
|
1,486
|
3,266
|
Re-measurement of lease
liability
|
|
3,984
|
3,852
|
Revaluation of Park Plaza County
Hall London Units
|
|
(450)
|
(1,600)
|
Capital loss on sale of fixed
assets, net
|
|
195
|
29
|
Share in results of joint
ventures
|
|
268
|
113
|
Share appreciation rights
revaluation
|
|
767
|
(2,816)
|
Fair value movement derivatives
through profit and loss
|
|
(4,299)
|
4,553
|
Depreciation and
amortisation
|
|
47,083
|
45,068
|
Share-based payments
|
|
1,549
|
622
|
|
|
103,768
|
100,307
|
Changes in operating assets and
liabilities:
|
|
|
Decrease (increase) in
inventories
|
|
468
|
(152)
|
Increase in trade and other
receivables
|
|
(5,694)
|
(1,803)
|
Increase (decrease) in trade and
other payables
|
|
(6,002)
|
1,795
|
|
|
(11,228)
|
(160)
|
Cash paid and received during the
period for:
|
|
|
Interest paid
|
|
(54,710)
|
(50,104)
|
Interest received
|
|
4,837
|
3,721
|
Taxes paid
|
|
(2,436)
|
(2,558)
|
Taxes received
|
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
(52,309)
|
(48,941)
|
Net cash provided by operating
activities
|
67,963
|
78,351
|
Cash flows from investing
activities:
|
|
|
Investments in property, plant and
equipment
|
|
(74,075)
|
(115,090)
|
Investments in intangible
assets
|
|
(280)
|
(779)
|
Disposal of property, plant and
equipment and intangible assets
|
|
328
|
-
|
Loan to joint venture
|
|
(2,984)
|
(888)
|
Decrease (increase) in restricted
cash
|
|
(5,572)
|
960
|
Net cash used in investing
activities
|
(82,583)
|
(115,797)
|
Cash flows from financing
activities:
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from loans and
borrowings
|
|
46,668
|
65,265
|
Buy-back of Income Units previously
sold to private investors
|
|
(5,287)
|
(5,609)
|
Proceeds (payment) of
derivatives
|
|
1,481
|
(4,080)
|
Dividend payment
|
|
(15,549)
|
(11,897)
|
Dividend payment by a subsidiary to
non-controlling shareholders
|
|
(1,452)
|
(1,436)
|
Repayment of loans and
borrowings
|
|
(41,147)
|
(31,717)
|
Repayment of leases
|
|
(4,162)
|
(4,095)
|
Proceeds from transactions with
non-controlling interest
|
|
10,444
|
22,489
|
Payments in relation to
transactions with non-controlling interests
|
|
(2,734)
|
(1,018)
|
Purchase of treasury
shares
|
|
(7,864)
|
(1,621)
|
Exercise of options settled in
cash
|
|
(167)
|
70
|
Net cash (used in) provided by
financing activities
|
|
(19,769)
|
26,351
|
Decrease in cash and cash
equivalents
|
|
(34,389)
|
(11,095)
|
Net foreign exchange
differences
|
|
(2,802)
|
(2,078)
|
Cash and cash equivalents at
beginning of year
|
|
150,416
|
163,589
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of
year
|
|
113,225
|
150,416
|
Non-cash items:
|
|
|
|
Lease additions and lease
re-measurement
|
|
5,938
|
11,166
|
Outstanding payable on investments
in property, plant and equipment
|
|
8,077
|
13,934
|
Receivables in respect of
transaction with non-controlling interests
|
|
-
|
7,044
|
The accompanying notes are an
integral part of the consolidated financial
statements.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 DECEMBER 2024
Note 1: General
a. The consolidated
financial statements of PPHE Hotel Group Limited (the 'Company')
and its subsidiaries (together, the 'Group') for the year ended 31
December 2024 were authorised for issuance in accordance with a
resolution of the Directors on 26 February 2025.
The Company was incorporated in
Guernsey on 14 June 2007 and is listed on the Premium Listing
segment of the Official List of the UK Listing Authority (UKLA) and
the shares are traded on the Main Market for listed securities of
the London Stock Exchange.
Contact details of the Group can
be found on the final page of these financial
statements.
b. Description of the
Group business:
The Group is an international
hospitality real estate group, which owns, co-owns and develops
hotels, resorts and campsites, operates the Park Plaza®
brand in EMEA and owns and operates the art'otel®
brand.
The Group has interests in hotels
in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, Hungary, Serbia,
Italy and Austria and hotels, self-catering apartment complexes and
campsites in Croatia.
c. Assessment of going
concern and liquidity:
As part of their ongoing
responsibilities, the Directors have recently undertaken a thorough
review of the Group's cash flow forecast and potential liquidity
risks. Detailed budgets and cash flow projections, which take into
account the current trading environment and the industry-wide cost
pressures, have been prepared for 2025 and 2026, and show that the
Group's hotel operations are expected to be cash generative during
this period. Furthermore, under those cash flow projections it is
expected that the Group will comply with its loan covenants. Having
reviewed those cash flow projections, the Directors have determined
that the Company is likely to continue in business for at least 12
months from the date of approval of the consolidated financial
statements.
Note 2: Earnings per share
The following reflects the income
and share data used in the basic earnings per share
computations:
|
As at 31
December
|
|
2024
£'000
|
2023
£'000
|
Profit attributable to equity
holders of the parent basic and diluted
|
28,206
|
22,415
|
Weighted average number of ordinary
shares outstanding for basic earnings per share (in
thousands)
|
42,045
|
42,365
|
Basic earnings per share
|
0.67
|
0.53
|
Effect of dilution from:
|
|
|
Share option
|
437
|
176
|
Weighted average number of ordinary
shares adjusted for the effect of dilution
|
42,482
|
42,541
|
Diluted earnings per share
|
0.66
|
0.53
|
In 2024, 37,500 share options
(2023: 417,500) were excluded from the weighted number of ordinary
shares adjusted for the effect of dilution as they had an
anti-dilutive effect.
Note 3: Segments
For management purposes, the
Group's activities are divided into Owned Hotel Operations and
Management and Central Services Activities (for further details see
Note 12(c)(i)). Owned Hotel Operations are further divided into
four reportable segments: the Netherlands, Germany, Croatia and the
United Kingdom. Other includes individual hotels in Hungary,
Serbia, Italy and Austria. The operating results of each of the
aforementioned segments are monitored separately for the purpose of
resource allocations and performance assessment. Segment
performance is evaluated based on EBITDA*, which is measured on the
same basis as for financial reporting purposes in the consolidated
income statement.
|
Year ended 31
December 2024
|
|
The Netherlands £'000
|
Germany £'000
|
United Kingdom £'000
|
Croatia
£'000
|
Other1
£'000
|
Management and Central
Services
£'000
|
Adjustments2
£'000
|
Consolidated £'000
|
Revenue
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Third party
|
66,196
|
24,399
|
248,627
|
84,058
|
10,675
|
8,832
|
-
|
442,787
|
Inter-segment
|
-
|
-
|
400
|
210
|
7
|
47,097
|
(47,714)
|
-
|
Total revenue
|
66,196
|
24,399
|
249,027
|
84,268
|
10,682
|
55,929
|
(47,714)
|
442,787
|
Operating expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Third party
|
(37,389)
|
(14,178)
|
(150,051)
|
(45,600)
|
(8,380)
|
(48,390)
|
-
|
(303,988)
|
Inter-segment
|
(6,662)
|
(3,387)
|
(20,809)
|
(15,274)
|
(926)
|
(210)
|
47,268
|
-
|
Total operating expenses
|
(44,051)
|
(17,565)
|
(170,860)
|
(60,874)
|
(9,306)
|
(48,600)
|
47,268
|
(303,988)
|
Segment EBITDA*
|
22,116
|
6,825
|
77,373
|
21,479
|
1,259
|
7,411
|
-
|
136,463
|
Depreciation, amortisation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(47,083)
|
Financial expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(42,634)
|
Financial income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,226
|
Net expenses for liability in respect of
Income Units sold to private investors
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(12,896)
|
Other income (expenses), net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8,195)
|
Share in result of
joint ventures
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(268)
|
Profit before tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30,613
|
1
|
Includes Park Plaza
Budapest in Hungary, Radisson RED Belgrade, Serbia, art'otel Rome
Piazza Sallustio, Italy, and Arena Franz Ferdinand Mountain Resort
in Nassfeld, Austria.
|
2
|
Consist of
inter-company eliminations.
|
|
The Netherlands £'000
|
Germany £'000
|
United Kingdom £'000
|
Croatia
£'000
|
Other1
£'000
|
Adjustments2 £'000
|
Consolidated
£'000
|
Geographical information
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-current assets3
|
179,692
|
64,310
|
1,037,036
|
234,040
|
94,847
|
44,348
|
1,654,273
|
1
|
Includes Park Plaza Budapest in Hungary,
Radisson RED Belgrade, Serbia, art'otel Rome Piazza Sallustio,
Italy, and Arena Franz Ferdinand Mountain Resort in Nassfeld,
Austria..
|
2
|
This includes the non-current assets of
Management and Central Services.
|
3
|
Non-current assets for this purpose consist of
property, plant and equipment, right-of-use assets and intangible
assets.
|
|
Year ended 31
December 2023
|
|
The Netherlands £'000
|
Germany £'000
|
United Kingdom £'000
|
Croatia
£'000
|
Other1
£'000
|
Management and Central Services
£'000
|
Adjustments2
£'000
|
Consolidated £'000
|
Revenue
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Third party
|
63,302
|
22,759
|
234,912
|
78,123
|
7,859
|
7,643
|
-
|
414,598
|
Inter-segment
|
-
|
-
|
400
|
257
|
-
|
40,626
|
(41,283)
|
-
|
Total revenue
|
63,302
|
22,759
|
235,312
|
78,380
|
7,859
|
48,269
|
(41,283)
|
414,598
|
Operating expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Third party
|
(37,466)
|
(14,243)
|
(138,018)
|
(42,482)
|
(7,711)
|
(44,170)
|
-
|
(284,090)
|
Inter-segment
|
(6,219)
|
(3,047)
|
(20,258)
|
(13,547)
|
(637)
|
(257)
|
43,965
|
-
|
Total operating expenses
|
(43,685)
|
(17,290)
|
(158,276)
|
(56,029)
|
(8,348)
|
(44,427)
|
43,965
|
(284,090)
|
Segment EBITDA*
|
19,580
|
5,466
|
76,276
|
20,409
|
(528)
|
6,973
|
-
|
128,176
|
Depreciation, amortisation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(45,068)
|
Financial expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(36,145)
|
Financial income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,758
|
Net expenses for liability in respect of
Income Units sold to private investors
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(14,156)
|
Other income (expenses), net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8,630)
|
Share in result
of joint ventures
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(113)
|
Profit before tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28,822
|
1
|
Includes Park Plaza Budapest in Hungary,
Radisson RED Belgrade, Serbia, art'otel Rome Piazza Sallustio,
Italy, and Arena Franz Ferdinand Mountain Resort in Nassfeld,
Austria.
|
2
|
Consist of inter-company
eliminations.
|
|
The Netherlands £'000
|
Germany £'000
|
United Kingdom £'000
|
Croatia
£'000
|
Other1
£'000
|
Adjustments2
£'000
|
Consolidated £'000
|
Geographical information
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-current assets3
|
190,420
|
72,311
|
1,007,301
|
249,910
|
86,306
|
46,462
|
1,652,710
|
1
|
Includes Park Plaza Budapest in Hungary,
Radisson RED Belgrade, Serbia, art'otel Rome Piazza Sallustio,
Italy, and Arena Franz Ferdinand Mountain Resort in Nassfeld,
Austria..
|
2
|
This includes the non-current assets of
Management and Central Services.
|
3
|
Non-current assets for this purpose consist of
property, plant and equipment, right-of-use assets and intangible
assets.
|
Note 4: Related parties
a. Balances
with related parties
|
As at
31 December
|
|
2024
£'000
|
2023
£'000
|
Loans to joint ventures (see Note
5a)
|
9,535
|
6,515
|
Short-term receivables
|
74
|
65
|
Payable to GC Project Management
Limited
|
(45)
|
(75)
|
Payable to Gear Construction UK Limited (see
c(i))
|
(7,055)
|
(12,445)
|
b.
Transactions with related parties
|
As at
31 December
|
|
2024
£'000
|
2023
£'000
|
Cost of transactions with GC Project
Management Limited
|
(491)
|
(670)
|
Cost of transactions with Gear Construction UK
Limited (see c(i))
|
(28,207)
|
(55,069)
|
Rent income from sub-lease of office
space
|
55
|
56
|
Management fee revenue from jointly controlled
entities
|
978
|
872
|
Interest income from jointly controlled
entities
|
301
|
354
|
c.
Significant other transactions with related
parties
(i) Construction of the art'otel London
Hoxton - Following the approval by
the independent shareholders, on 7 April 2020 PPHE Hoxton B.V. (the
"Employer") entered into a JCT design and build building contract
with Gear Construction UK Limited, an entity controlled by Eli
Papouchado, together with members of his family ('Gear'), for the
design and construction of the art'otel London Hoxton hotel on a
'turn-key' basis (the 'building contract'). The works under the
building contract achieved Practical Completion on 20 December
2024. AECOM was appointed to act as the Employer's agent to ensure
that the project was administered in line with the terms of the
building contract. It is also noted that over the course of
construction, the Employer submitted a number of variations, with
the Contract Sum in each case being adjusted in line with Aecom's
subsequent cost assessment of the relevant variation.
Gear's obligations and liabilities
under the building contract are supported by a corporate guarantee
from Red Sea Hotels Limited, an associate of Euro Plaza Holdings
B.V. and therefore a related party of the Company, in the amount of
10% of the Contract Sum (the 'corporate guarantee'). The corporate
guarantee expires on the later of: (i) the expiry of the two-year
defects rectification period which follows practical completion of
the works; and (ii) the issue of the latent defect insurer's
approval or final technical audit report.
(ii) Sub-lease of office space
- A member of the Group has agreed to sub-lease a
small area of office space to members or affiliates of the Red Sea
Group at its County Hall corporate office in London. The rent
payable by the Red Sea Group to PPHE Hotel Group is based on the
cost at which the landlord is leasing such space to PPHE Hotel
Group.
(iii) Pre-Construction and Maintenance
Contract - The Group frequently
uses GC Project Management Limited, an entity controlled by Eli
Papouchado together, with members of his family (GC), to undertake
preliminary assessment services, including appraisal work, and
provide initial estimates of the construction costs. Further, GC
provides ad-hoc maintenance work when required to the Group's
various sites. Accordingly, the Group has entered into an agreement
with GC for the provision of pre-construction and maintenance
services by GC to the Group for a fixed annual retainer of
£60,000.
(iv) Transactions in
the ordinary course of business, in connection with the use of
hotel facilities (such as overnight room stays and food and
beverages) and transportation services provided to the Group are
being charged at market prices. These transactions occur
occasionally.
(v) Londra &
Cargill project management agreement - The Group entered into a
series of agreements with GC Project Management Limited for the
provision of project management services and site supervision
services to the Group in respect of the redevelopment of Hotel
Londra & Cargill in Rome, Italy, commencing in 2022 and
completing on practical completion of the project.
Summary of the remuneration for Executive and Non-Executive
Directors for the year ended 31 December 2024:
|
Base salary
and fees
£'000
|
Bonus
£'000
|
Pension contributions
£'000
|
Other benefits £'000
|
Total
£'000
|
Chairman and Executive Directors
|
1,820
|
482
|
73
|
22
|
2,397
|
Non-Executive Directors
|
289
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
289
|
|
2,109
|
482
|
73
|
22
|
2,686
|
The above table does not include
the bonus share awards for 2024 and the 2022 LTIP share awards that
fully vested after the balance sheet date.
Summary of the remuneration for Executive and Non-Executive
Directors for the year ended 31 December 2023:
|
Base salary and fees
£'000
|
Bonus
£'000
|
Pension contributions
£'000
|
Other benefits
£'000
|
Total
£'000
|
Chairman and Executive Directors
|
1,726
|
473
|
67
|
19
|
2,285
|
Non-Executive Directors
|
283
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
283
|
|
2,009
|
473
|
67
|
19
|
2,568
|
Directors' interests in
employee share incentive plan
As at 31 December 2024, the
Executive Directors held share options to purchase 143,308 ordinary
shares (2023: 121,308). 27,308 options were fully exercisable with
a £nil exercise price (2023: 27,308 with nil exercise price and
50,000 with an exercise price of £14.30). No share options were
granted to Non-Executive Directors of the Board.
NOTE 5: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Board is proposing a final
dividend payment of 21 pence per share (2023: 20 pence per share),
subject to shareholder approval at the Annual General
Meeting.
PRINCIPAL RISKS AND
UNCERTAINTIES
Our Risk Environment
Our Group-wide risk management
framework drives better decision making through the proactive
identification, assessment and management of the risks we face
and emerging threats.
Our approach is well established
and continues to evolve to meet the needs of the business
and harness the input from functional management, executive
leadership and the Board.
As we focus on unlocking growth
from our new hotel openings, our risk profile is expected to
shift focus throughout 2025. As our inherent development
project risk should reduce as we deliver our latest developments,
addressing any threats to the growth objectives of our
existing portfolio will be a priority, to ensure we deliver
operating efficiency and performance.
Macroeconomic and geo-political
uncertainty remains a constant driver of risk and is something that
the Group has demonstrated real resilience to in recent years. The
significant political change across the globe in 2024 could see a
pace of change in global relationships, policies, regulation
and taxation throughout 2025 which could impact our markets, supply
chains and operations. Resilience to challenging conditions
continues to be a priority with focussed cost management, dynamic
pricing strategies, technology initiatives and new process
efficiencies.
Horizon scanning for emerging
threats remains an important part of our risk management approach.
The evolution of AI is presenting many opportunities for us to
improve the way we operate and meet the needs of our guests. We
continue to embrace the use of new technologies while introducing
safeguards to mitigate any associated risk.
Climate related risk is fully
integrated within our risk management framework. Climate
change is one of the drivers of several existing principal risks.
Our TCFD report details our specific climate related risks
(See pages 85-86).
Principal risks - at a glance
We define our principal risks as
those which could have the greatest impact on our business and
represent the most significant threats to the achievement of our
objectives in the year ahead. To be considered a principal risk,
the potential downside or residual impact must be assessed as
'Major' or above, equating to a negative financial impact or
falling asset values greater than 5% of annual EBITDA* (under
normal operating conditions).
Principal
risks for 2025
|
Inherent risk assessment
|
Residual risk assessment
|
Trend
from previous year
|
Oversight responsibility
|
1
|
Adverse economic climate
|
High
|
High
|
Unchanged
|
CFO
|
2
|
Cyber threat - undetected/unrestricted cyber
security incidents
|
Very
High
|
High
|
Increased
|
CFO
|
3
|
Funding and liquidity risk
|
High
|
Medium
|
Unchanged
|
CFO
|
4
|
Data privacy - risk of data breach
|
Very
High
|
Medium
|
Unchanged
|
CCLO
|
5
|
Technology disruption - prolonged failure
of core technology
|
High
|
Medium
|
Unchanged
|
CFO
|
6
|
Operational disruption
|
High
|
Medium
|
Unchanged
|
Co-CEO
|
7
|
Market dynamics - significant decline in
market demand
|
High
|
Medium
|
Unchanged
|
EVP
Commercial Affairs
|
8
|
Difficulty in attracting, engaging, and
retaining a suitably skilled workforce
|
High
|
Medium
|
Unchanged
|
Co-CEO
|
9
|
Significant development project delays or
unforeseen cost increases
|
High
|
Medium
|
Reduced
|
CCLO and
Co-CEO
|
10
|
Negative stakeholder perception of the Group
with regard to ESG matters
|
High
|
Medium
|
Unchanged
|
CCLO
|
11
|
Serious threat to guest, team member or third
party health, safety and security
|
High
|
Medium
|
Unchanged
|
Co-CEO
|
OUR RISK-REWARD STRATEGY
Our risk-reward strategy, which
articulates our risk appetite across various business activities,
is aligned to our strategic objectives. The Board has reassessed
the strategy and adjusted the risk appetite for Technology change
and development to Active, indicating a more proactive stance on
adopting new technologies.
Risk appetite
levels
|
Definition
|
Business
activities
|
Strategic pillars
and enablers
|
Active
|
We will actively seek to take calculated risks
in this area in pursuit of our strategic objectives, as long as the
associated benefits significantly outweigh the risk impact, and the
risk remains within our tolerances. We will apply appropriate
safeguards when pursuing these opportunities.
|
·
|
Acquisitions and development
opportunities
|
·
|
Technological change/development
|
|
Diversification of property
portfolio
Entrepreneurial, people-oriented and creator
culture to underpin growth agenda
|
Neutral
|
We will take
on a limited increased exposure to risk in pursuit of our
strategic objectives if the associated benefits outweigh the risk
impact and the risk remains within our tolerances. We will
apply appropriate safeguards when pursuing these
opportunities.
|
·
|
Development projects (construction)
|
·
|
Working with third parties
|
·
|
Funding
|
·
|
Commercial and promotional activity
|
|
Non-dilutive capital approach
Destination led restaurant and bar experience
with ambitious growth plans
Entrepreneurial, people-oriented and creator
culture to underpin growth agenda
|
Averse
|
We will act
to protect the business from increased risk exposure in
these areas.
|
·
|
Environmental impact
|
·
|
Responsible and ethical sourcing
|
·
|
Human rights
|
·
|
Operational continuity
|
·
|
Health and safety
|
·
|
Data privacy
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·
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Compliance
|
·
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Financial and tax reporting
|
·
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Financial control
|
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Meaningful ESG impact for the benefit of all
stakeholders
Guest satisfaction - memorable and superior
guest experiences
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OUR RISK GOVERNANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT
PROCESS
Governance
|
Executive Leadership - Risk Forum
·
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Agree the Risk Policy and Framework and
formulate a risk-reward strategy (risk appetite) for proposal to
the Board.
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·
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Challenge the robustness and completeness of
the full-year and half-year updates to the Group's risk registers,
including key actions.
|
·
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Report PPHE principal risks for Board approval
and inclusion in the Annual Report.
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·
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Ensure effective monitoring of emerging risk
and progress against key risk actions.
|
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Audit Committee
·
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Keep under review the effectiveness of the
Group's procedures for the identification, assessment and reporting
of risks, assisting the Board in monitoring the Group's risk
management systems.
|
·
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Oversee internal and external assurance
requirements.
|
ESG Committee
·
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Keep under review specific ESG and
climate related risk assessment.
|
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Board
·
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Ultimately responsible for risk management
including approval of the Group risk profile; the Group Risk Policy
and Framework; the risk-reward strategy; and the statement on risk
management in the Annual Report.
|
|
Process
|
ENTERPRISE RISK
ASSESSMENT
Consolidation of
underlying functional and subsidiary risks into a single view of
risk reported to the Board.
The enterprise assessment underpins the Group's principal risk
disclosure.
|
CURRENT RISKS
Existing threats to the achievement of our
business objectives.
Regular risk updates from functional
management to identify, assess and respond to current risks. Key
steps include the following:
·
|
Assessment of the severity of each risk using
the Group risk assessment criteria. Consideration is given to the
effectiveness of the current controls/mitigating
activity.
|
·
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Establishing clear actions with nominated
accountability where further mitigation is required to contain or
reduce risks to a more acceptable level.
|
·
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Regular risk reporting to Executive Leadership
to support informed decision-making and prioritisation of
resources.
|
·
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Reporting the enterprise risk profile to the
Audit Committee quarterly.
|
|
EMERGING RISKS
Future threats that cannot be accurately
assessed at the current time but could have a material impact on
the business in the future through either heightening existing
risks or becoming new stand alone risks.
Horizon scanning for emerging risk is
considered at each functional risk workshop and each Executive
Level Risk Forum with a view to improving our response plans and
exploiting potential opportunities. Emerging risk trends are
reported alongside the current enterprise risk assessment to the
Audit Committee quarterly.
When identifying emerging risk, we consider
several drivers of change, including:
·
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shifts in market dynamics;
|
·
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social, geo-political, macro-economic and
environmental factors;
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·
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technological trends; and
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·
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legal and regulatory developments.
|
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FUNCTIONAL AND SUBSIDIARY RISK ASSESSMENTS
Management
identifying, assessing and managing the risks and controls across
all business functions.
|
|
|
| |
Emerging risk
Our Executive Leadership Team
considers emerging threats and risk drivers that could have a
material impact on the business in the future, with a view to
improving our response plans and exploiting potential
opportunities. The near-term threats may already influence our
principal risk assessments and the prioritisation of our risk
actions.
PRINCIPAL RISKS
The tables below detail our
principal risks for the year ahead. The reported risks are those we
consider could have the greatest impact on our business and
represent the most significant threats to the achievement of our
objectives. This is not an exhaustive list of all risks identified
and monitored through our risk management process, which includes
the consolidation of underlying functional and subsidiary risk
registers into a single view of risk reported to the Board. Our
risk level is decided through an assessment of the likelihood of
the risk and its impact should it materialise. Our assessments
are weighted towards impact to encourage prioritisation of high
impact risks.
Strategic blocks
|
Sources of value
|
1 Core, upper upscale, city centre
hotels
|
4 Diverse prime property portfolio
|
7 International network
|
2 Leisure and Outdoor Hospitality
|
5 Multi-brand approach
|
8 Our people and culture
|
3 Hospitality management platform
|
6 In-house hospitality management
platform
|
9 Financial strength and non-dilutive capital
approach
|
Market and Macro-economic
Environment
|
Risk appetite: Not
applicable
|
Principal risk description
|
Residual
risk
|
Outlook and risk response for 2025
|
Adverse economic climate
Economic stress fuelled by the volatile
geo-political environment could mean a continuation of steep
inflation and unstable interest rates impacting growth and
profit margins.
Related strategic blocks:
1, 2, 3
Related sources of value:
7, 8, 9
|
High
Unchanged
|
An unfavourable economic climate poses a
significant and persistent risk to the achievement of our
objectives. Numerous factors are expected to drive this risk in
2025, including geopolitical instability, trade disputes and
regional tensions that are influencing the global macro
environment.
Despite challenging conditions, our robust
business model means we are equipped to achieve success and unlock
growth.
Over the course of 2025 we will closely
observe economic trends and respond as needed to protect our
business.
Our approach includes:
·
|
Enhanced budgeting and forecasting
methods
|
·
|
Active pursuit of efficiencies through the
introduction of new technologies
|
·
|
Continued focus on cost management
|
·
|
Agility in our strategic planning
|
|
Market dynamics - significant
decline in market demand
Uncertainty in future market demand could
arise due to volatile macro-economic or geo-political conditions,
or significant incidents which impact global travel.
Related strategic blocks:
1, 2, 3
Related sources of value:
4, 5
|
Medium
Unchanged
|
While an uncertain macro-economic and
geo-political climate can present market challenges in 2025, we
will benefit from unlocking the growth potential of our recent
investments and our proven ability to adapt to changing market
conditions, through for example changing our market segmentation or
geographic areas of focus.
We are also focussed on areas of opportunity
such as growing contracted business and Groups and Meetings &
Events bookings.
We strive to drive demand, grow occupancy and
maintain strong average room rates* through a range of key process
enhancements, and commercial initiatives:
·
|
AI enabled revenue management and pricing
systems
|
·
|
New AI enabled technology for guest
interactions
|
·
|
Focussed promotional initiatives to drive
demand in advance and tactical campaigns for 'need'
periods
|
·
|
Partnerships and promotional opportunities
with third party distribution partners and booking
channels
|
·
|
Close collaboration with Radisson Hotel Group
and leveraging their reach for promotional campaigns
|
·
|
Radisson Rewards programme which consists of
20+ million members.
|
·
|
Focus on digital marketing and online
advertising and customer acquisition
|
·
|
Planned activities across key source markets
and market segments, including tradeshows, hosted events and sales
missions
|
·
|
Guest experience focused initiatives and brand
audit programmes to ensure brand consistency
|
·
|
Ancillary revenue growth through online and
pre-stay upselling initiatives, gift card sales and other
commercial programmes
|
|
Funding and Investment
|
Risk appetite:
Neutral
|
Principal risk description
|
Residual
risk
|
Outlook and risk response for 2025
|
Funding and liquidity risk
The impact of failing to proactively manage
funding and liquidity risk could include a breach of debt
covenants, cash restrictions, loss of stakeholder confidence and
less favourable terms when refinancing in the future.
Related strategic blocks:
1, 2
Related sources of value:
7, 9
|
Medium
Unchanged
|
In the environment of fluctuating interest
rates and economic uncertainty, our funding and liquidity risk is
managed to an acceptable level through stringent oversight
controls, coupled with our successful trading performance and solid
property valuations. We also increase certainty through fixed rates
on most loans.
This risk and the parameters of our associated
risk appetite will be closely monitored as we approach 2026 when
refinancing is due for several loans.
Our key treasury monitoring and reporting
controls include:
·
|
Board approved treasury policy
|
·
|
Monthly forward covenant testing
|
·
|
Monthly treasury monitoring and reporting to
the Board
|
·
|
Proactive and regular liaison with our
lenders
|
|
Development Projects
|
Risk appetite:
Neutral
|
Principal risk description
|
Residual
risk
|
Outlook and risk response for 2025
|
Significant development project delays or
unforeseen cost increases
Various factors, such as supply chain
disruption, labour market pressures and steep increases in
cost of materials can influence the delivery of major
construction projects, resulting in additional cost or delays
in new openings.
Related strategic blocks:
1, 2
Related sources of value:
4, 7
|
Medium
Reduced
|
While this risk area will continue to be of
importance, it is anticipated to decrease in the short term with
the completion of the art'otel London Hoxton and art'otel Rome
Piazza Sallustio projects.
Our assessment is reviewed frequently and
could increase again as we embark on new development
opportunities.
The risk continues to be managed through the
focused oversight of senior leadership and our in-house Technical
Services team, with well-established project management controls
including:
·
|
Regular project meetings with our contractors
to identify and tackle any approaching issues which could impact
the overall cost, targeted delivery schedule or the expected
quality standards
|
·
|
Independent monitoring of projects by
appointed third party experts
|
|
Technology and Information
Security
|
Risk appetite:
Averse
|
Principal risk description
|
Residual
risk
|
Outlook and risk response for 2025
|
Cyber threat - undetected/
unrestricted cyber security incidents
The Group could be subject to a serious cyber
attack, resulting in significant disruption to operations and
financial loss from falling revenues, cost of recovery, reputation
loss and significant fines in the event of a related data
breach.
Related strategic blocks:
3
Related sources of value:
6
|
High
Increased
|
This year we have increased our assessment of
this risk to reflect the constantly evolving challenge of
combatting cyber threats.
Although we have bolstered our defense
mechanisms and monitoring capabilities to their strongest
levels yet, we recognise the increasingly sophisticated nature
of these attacks. This keeps cyber risk as one of the most
prominent threats to our business and a key priority for
our risk mitigation efforts.
Where possible we aim to reduce the risk
through solidifying our established controls and implementing new
defence and response mechanisms.
Key actions include:
·
|
Aligning security controls with the changing
technology infrastructure landscape
|
·
|
Compliance to the official Payment Card
Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)
|
·
|
AI powered network monitoring & detecting
and autonomously responding to threats
|
·
|
Continuous vulnerability scanning and
remediation
|
·
|
Enhanced back-up and recovery solution,
including ransomware recovery
|
·
|
Focused team member awareness campaigns and
training programmes, including the responsible use of AI in
business
|
·
|
Targeted phishing training
|
·
|
Enhanced filtering of malicious phishing
sites
|
·
|
Penetration testing programme
|
·
|
Targeted risk analysis/profiling and security
incident tabletop exercises
|
|
Data privacy - risk of data breach
The Group could experience a serious data
privacy breach, which could result in investigation, significant
fines in accordance with the GDPR and subsequent reputational
damage.
Related strategic blocks:
3
Related sources of value:
6, 8
|
Medium
Unchanged
|
Managing data privacy risk is a high priority
for our business. Safeguarding the information of our guests and
team members remains a core commitment.
Our key mitigating controls
include:
·
|
Centralised records of personal data
processing activity maintained within a data protection and
information security platform.
|
·
|
Internal awareness campaigns and training
programmes
|
·
|
Documented data protection and privacy
procedures
|
·
|
Monitoring of databases containing Personally
Identifiable Information, with data owners
|
·
|
Renewing and updating data privacy risk
assessments and other documentation required under GDPR
|
|
Technology disruption
A prolonged failure in our core technology
infrastructure could present a significant threat to the
continuation of our business operations, particularly where
failures impact hotel management and reservation
systems.
Related strategic blocks:
3
Related sources of value:
6
|
Medium
Unchanged
|
As we actively seek opportunities to enhance
performance by integrating new technology into our business, we
remain dedicated to safeguarding the robustness of our technology
infrastructure and ensuring the uninterrupted delivery of our
services.
In 2025 our technology strategy includes
crucial projects that will enhance our long-term resilience,
including:
·
|
Transitioning to cloud services with a
top-tier provider for our core infrastructure
|
·
|
Redesigning and implementing a new back-up and
recovery solution alongside the move to cloud services
|
·
|
Upgrading to a new Property Management
System
|
·
|
Enhancing network monitoring and vulnerability
scanning capabilities.
|
|
Safety and Continuity
|
Risk appetite:
Averse
|
Principal risk description
|
Residual
risk
|
Outlook and risk response for 2025
|
Operational disruption
Major global events such as pandemic, war
or environmental disasters could result in widespread
disruption, impacting our guests, our supply chain and our
hotel operations.
We could also experience more localised
disruption to our operations from incidents at our hotels or in the
immediate vicinity, for example floods, extreme weather, social
unrest or terrorism.
Related strategic blocks:
3
Related sources of value:
6, 8
|
Medium
Unchanged
|
We are dedicated to protecting our operational
capabilities and ensuring the stability of our services, supply
chains, and vital hotel management and reservation systems to
deliver a seamless guest experience.
Our mitigation of this threat
includes:
·
|
Established crisis management plans and
procedures
|
·
|
Regular crisis management training for
management and team members
|
·
|
Relationship management with key suppliers and
partners to identify and mitigate any potential issues which could
impact the continuity of their service
|
·
|
Business continuity planning to prepare
proportionate responses to the most significant threats which could
impact the continuity of our critical services and
operations
|
|
Serious health, safety and security
incidents
The Group could experience significant health
and safety, food safety or physical security incidents.
A failure to take reasonable steps to prevent
such incidents, or a failure to respond appropriately, could impact
our reputation, disrupt our operations and result in significant
loss of guest, team member and stakeholder confidence.
Related strategic blocks:
3
Related sources of value:
6, 8
|
Medium
Unchanged
|
To ensure a high level of health, safety and
security for our guests, and to maintain a secure working
environment for our team members, we have an established and
comprehensive system of controls supported by external experts
which includes:
·
|
Regular risk assessments including those
specific to large events
|
·
|
Security and fire safety procedures
|
·
|
Health & Safety audit
programmes
|
·
|
In-house and supplier food safety audit
programmes
|
·
|
Team member training programmes
|
·
|
Mental health and wellbeing
training
|
·
|
Centralised incident reporting
|
·
|
Proactive gathering of intelligence and advice
on potential security risks through regular liaison with local
police and security services
|
|
People
|
Risk appetite:
Averse
|
Principal risk description
|
Residual
risk
|
Outlook and risk response for 2025
|
Difficulty in attracting, engaging and
retaining a suitably skilled workforce
Difficulties in maintaining an engaged and
suitably skilled workforce could impact our
service standards, drive up operating costs,
disrupt operations and impact the overall delivery
of our key strategic objectives.
Related strategic blocks:
3
Related sources of value:
6, 8
|
Medium
Unchanged
|
We are continually striving to address the
challenge of recruiting, developing, and keeping skilled team
members within our organisation.
Our team members are crucial to our success,
so we adopt a proactive and continuous management strategy to
address this risk, including:
·
|
Employee experience programmes focused on
employee needs and the delivery of group initiatives for developing
retention, wellbeing, and engagement
|
·
|
Employer value proposition development to
attract candidates and drive retention
|
·
|
Learning & Development programmes with
focus on technical skills and management development
|
·
|
Internal communication strategy and use of
related technologies for employee voice enablement
|
·
|
Talent management and succession planning to
promote intra-company mobility options
|
·
|
Regular talent reviews and learning need
analysis
|
·
|
Physical health and well-being
initiatives
|
·
|
Further development of the HR technology
landscape
|
|
Environmental, Social and
Governance
|
Risk appetite:
Averse
|
Principal risk description
|
Residual
risk
|
Outlook and risk response for 2025
|
Negative stakeholder perception of the
Group with regard to ESG matters
With ESG being a key concern for our
stakeholders, a perception that the Group does not apply best
practice corporate governance principles, or does not act
responsibly to protect the environment and the communities we
operate in, could impact our performance by damaging our appeal to
customers, investors and other business partners. It could also
affect our ability to retain and attract talent.
A failure to comply with the upcoming
regulatory changes to governance and ESG reporting could further
heighten this area of risk.
Related strategic blocks:
1, 2, 3
Related sources of value:
8
|
Medium
Unchanged
|
ESG continues to be an important factor in
shaping our strategic direction. Our ESG strategy is designed to
meet our stakeholders' expectations, with its implementation led by
our ESG Manager, and overseen by the Chief Legal & Corporate
Officer.
Our report on pages 68 to 83 of the 2024
Annual Report & Accounts details our ESG strategic objectives.
The ESG Committee is charged with the Board's task of monitoring
the Group's progress against these objectives.
We address this risk area through various
channels and programmes:
·
|
ESG strategy (aligned to Radisson Hotel
Group's Responsible Business Programme).
|
·
|
Externally certified performance against
recognised standards, e.g. Green Key.
|
·
|
Initiatives to reduce energy consumption in
our properties.
|
·
|
Property sustainability certifications e.g.
BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment
Methodology)
|
·
|
Member of Zero Carbon Forum
|
·
|
Member of the Energy & Environment
Alliance
|
·
|
CDP independent environmental disclosures and
Workforce Disclosure Initiative (WDI) reporting
|
·
|
Regular social media communications about ESG
strategic approach, priorities and initiatives
|
|
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Each of the directors named on
pages 104 and 105 of the 2024 Annual Report & Accounts as of
the time of the publication, confirms to the best of his or her
knowledge that:
I.
|
The consolidated financial
statements, which have been prepared in accordance with
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by
the European Union, give a true and fair view of the assets,
liabilities, financial position and profit and loss of the Company
and the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a
whole.
|
II.
|
The Strategic Report includes a
fair review of the development and performance of the business and
the position of the Company and the undertakings included in the
consolidation taken as a whole, together with a description of the
principal risks and uncertainties that they face, and provides
information necessary for shareholders to assess the Company's
performance business model and strategies.
|
III.
|
The Directors consider that the
Annual Report and Accounts, taken as a whole, are fair, balanced
and understandable and provide the information necessary for
shareholders to assess the Company's position and performance,
business model and strategy.
|
Signed on behalf of the Board
by
Boris Ivesha
President & Chief Executive
Officer
Daniel Kos
Chief Financial Officer &
Executive Director
26 February 2025
Appendix 1 - Glossary and Alternative Performance
Measures
Glossary
Annual General Meeting
|
The Annual General Meeting of PPHE
Hotel Group.
|
Annual Report and Accounts
|
The Annual Report of PPHE Hotel
Group in relation to the year ended 31 December 2024.
|
Arena Campsites®
|
Located in eight beachfront sites
across the Southern coast of Istria, Croatia. They operate under
the Arena Hospitality Group umbrella, of which PPHE Hotel
Group is a controlling shareholder. arenacampsites.com
|
Arena Hospitality Group
|
Also referred to as 'Arena' or
'AHG'. One of the most dynamic hospitality groups in Central and
Eastern Europe, currently offering a portfolio of 30 owned,
co-owned, leased and managed properties with more than 10,000 rooms
and accommodation units in Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Serbia and
Austria. PPHE Hotel Group has a controlling ownership interest in
Arena Hospitality Group. arenahospitalitygroup.com
|
Arena Hotels & Apartments®
|
Arena Hotels & Apartments is a
collection of hotels and self-catering apartment complexes offering
relaxed and comfortable accommodation within beachfront locations
across the historic settings of Pula and Medulin in Istria, Croatia
and at a mountain resort in Nassfeld, Austria. They operate under
the Arena Hospitality Group umbrella, of which PPHE Hotel Group is
a controlling shareholder.
|
art'otel®
|
A lifestyle collection of hotels
that fuse exceptional architectural style with art-inspired
interiors, located in cosmopolitan centres across Europe. PPHE
Hotel Group is owner of the art'otel® brand worldwide.
artotel.com
|
Board
|
Eli Papouchado (Non-Executive
Chairman),
Yoav Papouchado (Alternate
Director),
Boris Ivesha (President &
Chief Executive Officer),
Greg Hegarty (Co-Chief Executive
Officer),
Daniel Kos (Chief Financial
Officer & Executive Director),
Nigel Keen (Non-Executive Director
& Senior Independent Director),
Ken Bradley ((Deputy)
Non-Executive Chairman),
Marcia Bakker (Non-Executive
Director,
Stephanie Coxon (Non-Executive
Director,
Roni Hirsch (Non-Executive
Director)
|
BREEAM
|
Building Research Establishment
Environmental Assessment Method.
|
Capital expenditure, CAPEX
|
Purchases of property, plant and
equipment, intangible assets, associate and joint venture
investments, and other financial assets.
|
Company
|
PPHE Hotel Group Limited, a
Guernsey incorporated Company listed on the Main Market of the
London Stock Exchange plc.
|
CSRD
|
Corporate Sustainability Reporting
Directive.
|
Derivatives
|
Financial instruments used to
reduce risk, the price of which is derived from an underlying
asset, index or rate.
|
Direct channels
|
Methods of booking hotel rooms
(both digital and voice) not involving third party
intermediaries.
|
Dividend per share
|
Proposed/approved dividend for the
year divided by the weighted average number of outstanding shares
after dilution at the end of the period.
|
Employee engagement survey
|
We ask our team members to
participate in a survey to measure employee
engagement.
|
EPRA (European Public Real Estate
Association)
|
The EPRA reporting metrics analyse
performance (value, profit and cash flow) given that we have
full ownership of the majority of our properties.
|
EPS
|
Earnings per share.
|
EU
|
The European Union.
|
Euro, EUR, €
|
The currency of the European
Economic and Monetary Union.
|
Exceptional items
|
Items which are not reflective of
the normal trading activities of the Group.
|
Exchange rates, FX
|
The exchange rates used were
obtained from the local national banks' website.
|
FF&E
|
Furniture, fittings and
equipment.
|
Franchise
|
A form of business organisation in
which a company which already has a successful product or
service (the franchisor) enters into a continuing contractual
relationship with other businesses (franchisees) operating under
the franchisor's trade name and usually with the franchisor's
guidance, in exchange for a fee.
|
Goodwill
|
The difference between the
consideration given for a business and the total of the fair values
of the separable assets and liabilities comprising that
business.
|
GRS
|
Guest Rating Score is the online
reputation score used by ReviewPro - an industry leader in guest
intelligence solutions.
|
Guernsey
|
The Island of Guernsey.
|
Hotel revenue
|
Revenue from all
revenue-generating activity undertaken by managed and owned and
leased hotels, including room nights, food and beverage
sales.
|
Income Units
|
Cash flows derived from the net
income generated by rooms in Park Plaza London Westminster Bridge,
which have been sold to private investors.
|
LSE
|
London Stock Exchange. PPHE Hotel
Group's shares are traded on the Premium Listing segment of
the Official List of the UK Listing Authority.
|
Key Performance Indicator (KPI)
|
Key Performance Indicator (KPI) is
a measurable value that demonstrates how effectively an
organization is achieving its key business objectives.
|
Market share
|
The share of the total sales of a
product or group of products by a company in a particular market.
It is often shown as a percentage and can be used as a performance
indicator to compare with competitors in the same market
(sector).
|
NCI
|
Non-controlling
interest
|
Number of properties
|
Number of owned hotel properties
at the end of the period.
|
Number of rooms
|
Number of rooms in owned hotel
properties at the end of the period.
|
Occupancy
|
Total occupied rooms divided by
net available rooms or RevPAR divided by ARR.
|
Online travel agent
|
Online companies whose websites
permit consumers to book various travel related services directly
over the Internet.
|
Park Plaza®
|
Upper upscale hotel brand. PPHE
Hotel Group is master franchisee of the Park Plaza®
Hotels & Resorts brand owned by Radisson Hotel Group. PPHE
Hotel Group has the exclusive right to develop the brand across 56
countries in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
parkplaza.com
|
Park Plaza Hotel
|
One hotel from the Park
Plaza® Hotels & Resorts brand.
|
Pipeline
|
Hotels/rooms that will enter the
PPHE Hotel Group system at a future date.
|
Pound Sterling/
GBP £
|
The currency of the United
Kingdom.
|
PPHE Hotel Group
|
PPHE Hotel Group is also referred
to as 'the Group' and is an international hospitality real estate
group. Through its subsidiaries, jointly controlled entities and
associates, the Group owns, co-owns, develops, leases, operates and
franchises hospitality real estate. The Group's primary focus is
full-service upscale, upper upscale and lifestyle hotels in major
gateway cities and regional centres, as well as hotel, resort and
campsite properties in select resort destinations.
|
Radisson Hotel Group
|
Created in early 2018, one of the
largest hotel companies in the world. Hotel brands owned by
Radisson Hotel Group are Radisson Collection™, Radisson
Blu®, Radisson®, Radisson RED®,
Radisson Individuals, Park Plaza®, Park Inn®
by Radisson, Country Inn & Suites® by Radisson, and
Prize by Radisson. The portfolio of Radisson Hotel Group includes
more than 1,495 hotels in operation and under development, located
in more than 100 countries and territories, operating under global
hotel brands. Jin Jiang International Holdings is the majority
shareholder of Radisson Hotel Group.
radissonhotelgroup.com
|
Radisson RewardsTM
|
The hotel rewards programme of
Radisson Hotel Group, including Park Plaza® Hotels &
Resorts and art'otel®. The programme is owned by
Radisson Hotel Group.
radissonrewards.com
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Responsible Business
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PPHE Hotel Group's Responsible
Business strategy is a genuine, active and responsible commitment
to our environment and society.
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Room count
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Number of rooms franchised,
managed, owned or leased by PPHE Hotel Group.
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Subsidiary
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A company over which the Group
exercises control.
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Weighted average number of shares outstanding during the
year
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The weighted average number of
outstanding shares taking into account changes in the number of
shares outstanding during the year.
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Working capital
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The sum of inventories,
receivables and payables of a trading nature, excluding financing
and taxation items.
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Alternative Performance Measures
In order to aid stakeholders and
investors in analysing the Group's performance and understanding
the value of its assets and earnings from a property perspective,
the Group has disclosed the following Alternative Performance
Measures, which are commonly used in the Real Estate and the
Hospitality sectors.
Adjusted EPRA earnings
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EPRA earnings with the Company's
specific adjustments. The main adjustments include removal of
unusual or one-time influences which are not part of the Group's
regular operations and adding back the reported depreciation
charge, which is based on assets at historical cost, and replacing
it with a charge calculated as 4% of the Group's total revenues,
representing the Group's expected average cost to upkeep the real
estate in good quality. The reconciliation of the Group's earnings
attributed to equity holders of the parent company to Adjusted EPRA
earnings can be found on page 44 of the 2024 Annual Report &
Accounts.
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Adjusted EPRA earnings per share
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Adjusted EPRA earnings divided by
the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during
the year.
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Average room
rate (ARR)
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Total room revenue divided by the
number of rooms sold.
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Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR)
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EBITDA, less net expenses for
financial liability in respect of Income Units sold to private
investors and lease payments, divided by the sum of interest on
bank loans and yearly bank loans redemption.
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EBIT
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Earnings before interest
(Financial income and expenses), tax, share in results of joint
ventures and exceptional items presented as other income and
expense.
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EBITDA
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Earnings before interest
(Financial income and expenses), tax, depreciation and
amortisation, impairment loss, share in results of joint ventures
and exceptional items presented as other income and
expense.
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EBITDA margin
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EBITDA divided by total
revenue.
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EBITDAR
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Earnings before interest
(Financial income and expenses), tax, depreciation and
amortisation, impairment loss, rental expenses, share in results of
joint ventures and exceptional items presented as other income and
expense.
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EPRA earnings
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Shareholders' earnings from
operational activities adjusted to remove changes in fair value of
financial instruments and reported depreciation. The reconciliation
of the Group's earnings attributed to equity holders of the parent
company to EPRA earnings can be found on page 44 of the 2024 Annual
Report & Accounts.
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EPRA earnings per share
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EPRA earnings divided by the
weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the
year.
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EPRA net debt leverage
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Net debt based on proportionate
consolidation divided by the sum of the market value of the
properties and the net working capital and excluding certain items
not expected to crystallise in a long-term investment property
business model (deferred tax on timing differences and financial
instruments) based on proportionate consolidation. The
reconciliation of the ratio between the reported net debt and the
reported property value (net debt leverage per the financial
statements) to EPRA LTV can be found on page 47 of the 2024 Annual
Report & Accounts.
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EPRA NAV (Net Asset Value)
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Recognised equity, attributable to
the parent company's shareholders, including reversal of
derivatives, deferred tax asset for derivatives, deferred tax
liabilities related to the properties and revaluation of operating
properties.
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EPRA NDV (Net Disposal Value)
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Recognised equity, attributable to
the parent company's shareholders on a fully diluted basis adjusted
to include properties, other investment interests, deferred tax,
financial instruments and fixed interest rate debt at disposal
value. Adjustments to the recognised equity are calculated on the
share allocated to the parent company's shareholders (net of
non-controlling interest). The reconciliation of the Group's equity
attributable to equity holders of the parent (NAV per the financial
statements) to EPRA NDV can be found on page 43 of the 2024 Annual
Report & Accounts.
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EPRA NDV per share
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EPRA NDV divided by the fully
diluted number of shares at the end of the period.
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EPRA NRV (Net Reinstatement Value)
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Recognised equity, attributable to
the parent company's shareholders on a fully diluted basis adjusted
to include properties and other investment interests at fair value
and to exclude certain items not expected to crystallise in a
long-term investment property business model (deferred tax on
timing differences on property, plant and equipment and intangible
assets and financial instruments). Adjustments to the recognised
equity are calculated on the share allocated to the parent
company's shareholders (net of non-controlling interest). The
reconciliation of the Group's equity attributable to equity holders
of the parent (NAV per the financial statements) to EPRA NRV can be
found on page 43 of the 2024 Annual Report &
Accounts.
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EPRA NRV per share
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EPRA NRV divided by the fully
diluted number of shares at the end of the period.
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EPRA NTA (Net Tangible Assets)
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Recognised equity, attributable to
the parent company's shareholders on a fully diluted basis adjusted
to include properties and other investment interests at fair value
and to exclude intangible assets and certain items not expected to
crystallise based on the Company's expectations for investment
property disposals in the future. Adjustments to the recognised
equity are calculated on the share allocated to the parent
company's shareholders (net of non-controlling interest). The
reconciliation of the Group's NAV to EPRA NTA can be found on page
43 of the 2024 Annual Report & Accounts.
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EPRA NTA per share
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EPRA NTA divided by the fully
diluted number of shares at the end of the period.
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Gearing ratio
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Net bank debt divided by the sum
of total equity excluding hedging reserve and net bank
debt.
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Interest Cover Ratio (ICR)
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EBITDA, less net expenses for
financial liability in respect of Income Units sold to private
investors and lease payments, divided by interest on bank
loans.
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Like-for-like
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Results achieved through
operations that are comparable with the operations of the previous
period. Current period's reported results are adjusted to have an
equivalent comparison with previous periods' results, with
similar seasonality and the same set of hotels.
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Loan-to-value ratio (LTV)
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Interest-bearing liabilities after
deducting cash and cash equivalents as a percentage of the
properties' market value at the end of the period.
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Maintenance CAPEX
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Calculated as 4% of revenues,
which represents the expected average maintenance capital
expenditure required in the operating properties.
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Net debt
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Calculated as total borrowings
minus cash and cash equivalents, including both long-term and
short-term restricted cash.
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Normalised PBT, normalised profit before
tax
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Profit before tax adjusted to
remove exceptional or one-time influences which are not part of the
Group's regular operations. The reconciliation of the Group's
reported profit before tax to normalised profit before tax can be
found on page 42 of the 2024 Annual Report &
Accounts.
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RevPAR
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Revenue per available room. Total
room revenue divided by the number of available rooms.
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