HOTEL reports 27% and 34% increases in Total Reven

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 22, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Grupo Hotelero Santa Fe S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: HOTEL ) (“HOTEL” or “the Company”), announced its consolidated results for the fourth quarter (“4Q16”) ended December 31, 2016. Figures are expressed in Mexican Pesos, are unaudited and are in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards “IFRS”).

Highlights

• 2016 EBITDA reached Ps. 426.1 million, with a 34.9% margin representing a 210 basis point outperformance of our 2016 EBITDA margin guidance and a 13.6 outperformance of our 2016 upper range guidance.
• 2016 Total Revenues reached Ps. 1,221.2 million, representing a 6.75% outperformance of our 2016 upper range guidance.
• We will release our 2017 Guidance on our conference call tomorrow. Details of the call are on page 14.
• On February 21 2017, HOTEL closed the acquisition of 50% of two hotels in Los Cabos and Nuevo Vallarta that will be rebranded into Krystal Grand ^® hotels in the Grand Tourism Category, with a total of 933 rooms under the All-Inclusive model.  With these projects, HOTEL will reach 23 hotels and 6,493 rooms. The Krystal Grand ^® brand will grow from 2 to 4 hotels, and the Company will grow 16% in number of operated rooms of and 37% in owned rooms.
• 4Q16 Total Revenue reached Ps. 318.6 million, a 20.3% increase compared to 4Q15, driven by the following increases: i) 20.0% in Room Revenue, ii) 14.1% in Food and Beverages, iii) 27.4% in Other Hotel Revenue and iv) 44.7% in management fees related to third-party owned hotels.
• 4Q16 EBITDA ¹  reached Ps. 107.0 million, a 20.1% increase compared to 4Q15 driven by revenue growth and efficiencies from operating leverage achieved in the quarter. 4Q16 EBITDA margin remained at 33.6%.
• 4Q16 Net Income for reached Ps. 45.6 million, equal to a 14.3% net income margin, driven by higher operating income combined with lower income taxes.
• 4Q16 Net operating cash flow for was Ps. 128.1 million, an increase of 68.2% compared to the Ps. 76.1 million reported in 4Q15. This increase was mainly due to Net income growth and variations in working capital.
• Net Debt/EBITDA (LTM) ratio was -0.9x at the end of 4Q16. Operating cash flow in dollars represented 64.3% of total operating cash flow, thereby maintaining a natural hedge of the dollarized financial debt.
• HOTEL’s total portfolio at the end of 4Q16 reached 5,268 rooms in operation, a 16.7% increase compared to the 4,515 rooms at end of 4Q15.
• RevPAR ²  for the Company-owned hotels rose by 10.8% in 4Q16 compared to 4Q15, driven by an increase of 7.4% in ADR ² and 2.1 percentage points in occupancy.

¹ EBITDA is calculated by adding Operating Income, Depreciation and Total Non-recurring expenses.

² Revenue per Available Room (“RevPAR”) and Average Daily Rate (“ADR”).

About Grupo Hotelero Santa Fe

HOTEL is a leading company in the Mexican hotel industry, centered on acquiring, converting, developing and operating its own hotels as well as third party-owned hotels. The Company focuses on strategic hotel location and quality, a unique hotel management model, strict expense control and the proprietary Krystal ^® brand as well as other international brands. As of year-end 2016, the Company employed over 2,600 people at 23 hotels in Mexico and generated revenues of Ps. 426 million. For more information, please visit www.gsf-hotels.com

Contact Information Enrique Martínez Guerrero CFO +52 55 5261 0800 Maximilian Zimmermann IR Director +52 55 5261 4508