Anqi Guo, Ming Zhu, Hengyi Zhu, Sisi Miteva, Kah Wei Yoong FIVE STARS PRESENT… Anqi Guo, Ming Zhu, Hengyi Zhu, Sisi Miteva, Kah Wei Yoong
What is the lodging industry landscape right now? Industry sequestration after financial crisis Few companies competing for the same customer base Sisi
What do we do? Ming
Typical Projects EXPANSION RENOVATION Zhu Ming
Financing Needs Choice (franchisor): cash on hand (internal finance) & borrow Marriott: (franchisor & management) sales & borrow Wyndham: borrow Hyatt: recycling strategy & borrow Starwood: borrow Angel, Sisi for Hyatt, LOW INTEREST RATES ALLOW FOR CHEAP CAPITAL
Investment Needs… All or nothing investment approach Kah Wei
International Expansion (focus on emerging economies) Exchange rates Disposable income Tourism Emerging infrastructure growth Sisi
Some examples… Latin America– Wyndham (Peru, Brazil), Marriott (Mexico, Brazil), Hyatt (Mexico) China and India- Wyndham, Marriott, Starwood Africa- Hyatt (Tanzania), Marriott (North Africa), Starwood (Algeria, Libya, Senegal) Sisi China - Wyndham (4), Marriott – double hotels in china in next 3 years, Starwood (20) Africa –Marriott just acquired Africa’s largest hotel, Starwood – 3 new Sheraton by 2017
RENOVATION Large-scale projects - Starwood $ 350 million for Sheraton Hotels in major cities internationally over 3 years $ 230 million for 4 Sheraton Hotels in Hawaii Additional Strategies - Choice Comfort Re-Imagined strategy - sets a property improvement plan with which each property must comply Kah Wei and Harry
So, what else makes us a BUY? Demand more than supply Significant growth expected Sisi
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Analysts agree Angel
Low P/E Ratio Kah Wei
WACC Zhu Ming
Share Repurchase Programs Sisi
Brand Strength Significant presence in top markets Premier and distinctive properties Kah Wei
Choice –Sell or Hold? Harry
You should invest in us! Sisi