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Robust performance by hotels, with student accommodation providing stable income
252
RevPAU (USD)
+12%
282
4Q 2022
4Q 2023
20% of total assets, 26% of 2H 2023 gross profit:
3 hotels and 8 student accommodation under management contracts
Management Contracts - Hotels
2H 2023 revenue and gross profit were 11% and 21%
higher y-o-y respectively on the back of stronger
demand at the properties
4Q 2023 RevPAU increased 12% y-o-y to USD 282,
exceeding 4Q 2019 RevPAU levels by 15%
• Robust performance in 4Q 2023 with continued return
of demand to pre-Covid levels from the corporate
segment
Leisure demand has made a full return to pre-Covid
levels and properties reflected a higher proportion of
leisure travellers in 4Q 2023, in line with the year-end
holiday season in New York City
Outlook for 1Q 2024 is positive with citywide large-
scale events such as the National Retail Federation
show in Jan being the key drivers of demand
Management Contracts - Student Accommodation
• 2H 2023 revenue and gross profit were 26% and
20% higher y-o-y respectively, mainly due to new
contribution from Standard at Columbia, which
began receiving students for the academic year (AY)
2023-2024 in Aug 2023 and higher rental rates
achieved on a portfolio level; on a same-store
basis², revenue and gross profit were 7% and 2%
higher y-o-y respectively
Average occupancy of the properties was c.93%
in 4Q 2023
• Rent growth for the AY is c.5.5% y-o-y²; excluding
Wildwood Lubbock which is undergoing light AEI to
refresh the property, rent growth is c.6.5% y-o-y²
• For the next AY 2024-2025 commencing from Aug
2024, pre-leasing on a portfolio level continues
to be favourable, pacing ahead of last AY
Notes:
1.
2.
Pertains to the 3 hotels and excludes the student accommodation properties
Excluding Standard at Columbia which began receiving students in Aug 2023
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