Hilton Worldwide — Feb 6, 2025 release
Fiscal 2024 fourth-quarter results · 8-K Item 2.02 · Exhibit 99.1 · 0001585689-25-000006
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Adjusted EBITDA
“between $3,700 million and $3,740 million”
Period
FY2025
Measure
Company-defined measure
Source
Prose
All guidance in this release · 16
System-wide comparable RevPAR, on a currency… for FY2025
“between 2.0 percent and 3.0 percent”
Net income for FY2025
“between $1,829 million and $1,858 million”
Adjusted EBITDA for FY2025
“between $3,700 million and $3,740 million”
Capital return for FY2025
“approximately $3.3 billion”
Net unit growth for FY2025
“between 6.0 percent and 7.0 percent”
Quarterly cash dividend
“$0.15 per share”
Share repurchase program
“an additional $3.5 billion”
Diluted EPS for FY2025
“between $7.45 and $7.56”
Diluted EPS, adjusted for special items for FY2025
“between $7.71 and $7.82”
Contract acquisition costs and capital expen… for FY2025
“between $250 million and $300 million”
General and administrative expenses for FY2025
“between $420 million and $430 million”
System-wide comparable RevPAR, on a currency… for Q1 FY2025
“between 2.5 percent and 3.5 percent”
Diluted EPS for Q1 FY2025
“between $1.52 and $1.58”
Diluted EPS, adjusted for special items for Q1 FY2025
“between $1.57 and $1.63”
Net income for Q1 FY2025
“between $373 million and $388 million”
Adjusted EBITDA for Q1 FY2025
“between $770 million and $790 million”
Exhibit 99.1 · the passage around this item
… earlier in the release
Highlights include: • Diluted EPS was $2.06 for the fourth quarter and $6.14 for the full year, exceeding the high end of guidance • Diluted EPS, adjusted for special items, was $1.76 for the fourth quarter and $7.12 for the full year, exceeding the high end of guidance • Net income was $505 million for the fourth quarter and $1,539 million for the full year, exceeding the high end of guidance • Adjusted EBITDA was $858 million for the fourth quarter and $3,429 million for the full year, exceeding the high end of guidance • System-wide comparable RevPAR increased 3.5 percent and 2.7 percent, on a currency neutral basis, for the fourth quarter and full year, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2023, exceeding the high end of guidance • Approved 34,200 new rooms for development during the fourth quarter, bringing our development pipeline to 498,600 rooms as of December 31, 2024, representing growth of 8 percent from December 31, 2023 • Added 22,600 rooms to our system in the fourth quarter, resulting in 98,400 room openings for the full year, contributing to net unit growth of 7.3 percent from December 31, 2023 • Repurchased 3.1 million shares of Hilton common stock during the fourth quarter; bringing total capital return, including dividends, to $781 million for the quarter and $3.0 billion for the full year • Full year 2025 system-wide RevPAR is projected to increase between 2.0 percent and 3.0 percent on a comparable and currency neutral basis compared to 2024; full year net income is projected to be between $1,829 million and $1,858 million; full year Adjusted EBITDA is projected to be between $3,700 million and $3,740 million • Full year 2025 capital return is projected to be approximately $3.3 billion • Net unit growth for 2025 is expected to be between 6.0 percent and 7.0 percent 1 Overview Christopher J. Nassetta, President & Chief Executive Officer of Hilton, said, "We are pleased to report a strong fourth quarter, with both top and bottom line results exceeding our expectations. All segments drove RevPAR outperformance, with strong trends in leisure occupancy, as well as continued growth in business transient and group results, and we expect favorable trends to continue into 2025. We also delivered the highest number of approvals, construction starts and openings in our history in 2024, helping us achieve net unit growth of 7.3 percent. With a development pipeline of nearly half a million rooms, we are confident that we are well positioned to deliver net unit growth between 6.0 percent and 7.0 percent in 2025." For the three months ended December 31, 2024, system-wide comparable RevPAR increased 3.5 percent compared to the same period in 2023 due to increases in both occupancy and ADR. Management and franchise fee revenues increased 4.8 percent compared to the same period in 2023. For the year end
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Text is the filed exhibit, verbatim.