ACCOR Press Release
Paris, April 19, 2016"Overall, we got off to a good start in a majority of our regions in 2016. Only France and Brazil remain complicated, but the operational teams have been working for the past few months to implement the measures necessary to overcome these difficulties and are steadfastly focused on achieving growth and profits.
The Group is also carrying out more value-creating initiatives and is moving ahead with its transformation project. The recent acquisition of onefinestay, the accelerated recruitment of independent hoteliers for our AccorHotels platform and the announced acquisition of FRHI demonstrate our agility and our determination. These strengths give us the means to consolidate our position as the world's leading hotel operator and to once again achieve record performances in 2016."
Favorable trends in the vast majority of the Group's markets
France continued to be impacted by the terrorist attacks in November 2015, with Paris the worst affected while other regions showed a clear improvement
Buoyant business in Europe, with the exception of Belgium and Germany
HotelInvest: stable like-for-like revenue (+0.2%) despite its heavy exposure to France
HotelServices: solid comparable revenue growth (+5.6%) particularly thanks to rapid development with the record opening of 8,961 new rooms (46 hotels) in the first quarter
Revenue by business
in €million Q 1 2 0 15 Q 1 2 0 16 | Re porte d | L/ L | ||
Cha nge | Cha nge | |||
HotelServices | 290 | 300 | 3.3% | 5.6% |
HotelInvest | 1,055 | 973 | - 7.8% | 0.2% |
Holding & Intercos | - 120 | - 112 | 7.4% | 3.8% |
Tota l | 1, 2 2 5 | 1, 16 1 | - 5 . 2 % | 1. 9 % |
Revenue by business and region
in € million
France NCEE MMEA
Asia-Pacific Americas
Worldwide Structures
Total(1)
Q1 2015 | Q1 2016 | Comp. |
70 | 70 | 0.6% |
68 | 72 | 8.3% |
32 | 33 | 5.3% |
87 | 91 | 8.2% |
25 | 23 | 10.8% |
8 | 11 | -14.0% |
290 | 300 | 5.6% |
HotelServices Revenue (€m)
Change
Q1 2015 | Q1 2016 | L/L |
336 | 318 | -3.2% |
475 | 441 | 1.6% |
86 | 86 | 6.1% |
66 | 54 | -0.7% |
92 | 73 | 0.7% |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
1,055 | 973 | 0.2% |
HotelInvest Revenue (€m)
Change
(1) Of which €112 million in intra-Group and holding revenue
First-quarter 2016 revenue amounted to €1,161 million, a 1.9% like-for-like increase year-on-year (-5.2% as reported). This growth reflected sound demand in the majority of the Group's key markets, particularly those situated in the Mediterranean, Middle East, Africa region (MMEA, +5.3% LFL) and, to a lesser extent, in Central, Northern and Eastern Europe (NCEE, +2.8% LFL), where demand stabilized in the United Kingdom and Germany, as expected.
The environment remained challenging in France, where overall revenue dropped 1.6%, despite the occupancy rate holding up well (-0.5 pts). In line with trends observed since the terrorist attacks of November 2015, demand remained mixed, with Paris still experiencing difficulties and other regions seeing improvements in RevPAR, especially in February and March.
Revenue in the Americas climbed 2.8% like-for-like, despite the decline in Brazil (-3.7% LFL). North America and the Caribbean continued to perform well (+10.2% LFL), as did the rest of Latin America (+1.6% LFL), in an environment shaped by high inflation.
Reported revenue for the period reflected the following factors:
Development, which added €19 million to revenue and 1.5% to growth, with the opening of 8,961 rooms (46 hotels), of which 94% under management and franchise agreements.
Disposals, which reduced revenue by €66 million and growth by 5.4%.
Currency effects, which had a negative impact of €40 million, mainly related to the decline of the Brazilian real (-€19 million), the Australian dollar (•€6 million) and the British pound (-€5 million).
HotelInvest's revenue in France decreased by 3.2% like-for-like, with a slowdown in demand in the Economy (-2.9% LFL) and Midscale (-4.3%) segments, reflecting the high proportion of owned and leased hotels in the Paris region. The Luxury
& Upscale segment held up slightly better (-1.4%).
Operations in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe (NCEE), which account for 45% of HotelInvest's revenue, continued to gain ground (+1.6% LFL) thanks to sustained demand particularly in the United Kingdom (+3.2%) and Poland (+5.0%). Germany had a mixed first quarter, as anticipated, with a 1.2% decline in like-for-like revenue, reflecting the unfavorable trade fair and exhibitions calendar, which is expected to vastly improve for the rest of the year. The decline in reported revenue in the region (-6%) is exclusively due to the disposal of 29 hotels in 2015.
The MMEA region (+6.1% LFL) remained very healthy, thanks to the continued recovery of countries in the Iberian Peninsula (+12.5%), as well as resilient demand in Africa (+4.8%), which largely escaped the effects of economic and political difficulties in the region.
HotelInvest's business in Asia-Pacific dipped slightly by 0.7% like-for-like, with a 1.0% decline in Australia and stable revenue in China (+0.3% in Q1).
Revenue in the Americas region was stable (+0.7%), with the strong performance in North America and the Caribbean (+8.1%) offsetting the 6.0% decrease in Brazil, in an environment still shaped by strong inflation in the main South American countries.
At March 31, 2016, HotelInvest's portfolio included 1,264 hotels, of which 87% in Europe and 96% in the Economy and Midscale segments. Since the beginning of the year, 28 hotels have been restructured by HotelInvest, including 12 ibis hotels in China, which have been transferred to Huazhu, and 3 Sofitel hotels in Tahiti. As announced in January, a portfolio of 85 hotels in Europe, currently owned outright (28 hotels) or operated under variable leases (57 hotels), will be sold to a new franchisee created in partnership with Eurazeo in June 2016.
At 31 March 2016, HotelServices reported business volume2 of €3 billion, an increase of 4.6% at constant exchange rates, driven by the combined impact of new openings and growth in RevPAR.
Like-for-like revenue rose by 5.6% versus first-quarter 2015, with significant increases in most markets: Europe excluding France and Mediterranean (NCEE: +8.3%), Mediterranean, Middle East, Africa (MMEA: +5.3%), Asia-Pacific (+8.2%), and the Americas (+10.8%). HotelServices' revenue in France was stable (+0.6%).
Fees paid by HotelInvest to HotelServices amounted to €103 million in the first quarter, or 34% of HotelServices' revenue for the period.
AccorHotels opened 46 hotels or 8,961 rooms during the period, of which 94% under franchise agreements and management contracts. At March 31, 2016, the HotelServices portfolio comprised 3,900 hotels and 517,680 rooms, of which 31% under franchise agreements and 69% under management contracts, including the HotelInvest portfolio.
In Germany, first-quarter demand remained robust, despite an unfavorable trade fair and exhibitions calendar and the renovation of the Group's main flagship hotel, the Sofitel Bayerpost in Munich. Against this backdrop, like-for- like revenue dipped slightly by 1.2% for HotelInvest and by 0.6% for HotelServices. The events calendar will be more favorable for the rest of the year.
In the United Kingdom, business trends were mixed, with RevPAR down 3% in London and sustained growth in other regions (RevPAR +5%). Like-for-like revenue for HotelInvest and HotelServices climbed 3.2% and 18.5% respectively, with the latter greatly benefiting from rapid development in 2015. The increases were driven by high, stable demand, with a 71.1% occupancy rate in the quarter, facilitating the optimization of average prices (+1.3%) and RevPAR (+0.7%).
Belgium suffered from the effects of the terrorist attacks in Brussels, with revenue significantly weighed down towards the end of the quarter, resulting in a 5.8% decline like-for-like.
The 2.8% like-for-like growth in revenue in the Americas region reflects both the still difficult situation in Brazil (-3.7%) and a strong performance in the North America and Caribbean markets (+10.2%).
1 For HotelServices, like-for-like revenue includes development-related fees, at constant exchange rates.
2 Business volume corresponds to revenue from owned, leased and managed hotels and to room revenue from franchised hotels. Change is as reported, excluding the currency effect.
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