Host Inc. said total rooms revenue for 2023 rose $230 million (7.6%), and total food and beverage revenue rose $164 million (11.6%). The company said rooms revenue at comparable hotels rose $237 million (8.1%), driven by higher room rates and occupancy.

1. 01

   Host Inc. said total rooms revenue for 2023 rose $230 million (7.6%), and total food and beverage revenue rose $164 million (11.6%). The company said rooms revenue at comparable hotels rose $237 million (8.1%), driven by higher room rates and occupancy.

2. 02

   Host Inc. said rooms, food and beverage, and other departmental and support expenses rose 13% in 2023 compared with 2022, and that wages and benefits accounted for about 55% of these costs. The company attributed the increase to higher hiring as operations recovered and to wage and benefit inflation pressures.

3. 03

   Host Inc. said interest expense in 2023 increased $35 million (22.4%) from 2022, citing higher average interest rates on its floating rate debt. It also said it recorded insurance settlement gains in 2023 of $3 million for property insurance proceeds and $83 million for business interruption proceeds, primarily related to Hurricane Ian.

4. 04

   Host Inc. said it held cash and cash equivalents of $1,144 million and $1.5 billion of revolver availability as of December 31, 2023. The company said it budgeted $500 million to $605 million for capital expenditures in 2024 and that it had senior notes of $400 million maturing in April 2024.

Key figures

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

Revenue

$5.3B

Operating income

$827M

Net income

$740M

EPS

$1.04

Operating cash flow

$1.4B

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