Fibra Inn Announces Hotel Indicators for January 2019


MONTERREY, Mexico, Feb. 19, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Deutsche Bank Mexico, S.A., Banking institution, Trust Division F/1616 or Fibra Inn (BMV: FINN13, ADR/OTC: DFBRY) (“Fibra Inn” or “the Company”), an internally-managed Mexican real estate investment trust specialized in the hotel industry serving the traveler with international brands, today announced its operating results for its hotel indicators for January 2019.

MONTHLY SAME-STORE SALES
41 hotelsJan 2019Jan 2018Change %
Room Revenue (Ps. millions)136.5144.8-5.8%
Occupancy52.6%56.5%-3.9 pp
ADR (Ps.)1,285.81,254.52.5%
RevPar (Ps.)676.8709.0-4.5%

The 5.8% decrease in Revenue per Available Room was due to various factors that took place during January 2019:

  1. The gasoline shortage mainly affected hotels located in the central region of the country.
  2. Higher room availability in the cities Chihuahua, Puebla and Bajio was reflected, consequently resulting in market share redistribution.
  3. The temporary U.S. government shutdown impacted hotels in Ciudad Juarez.

The aforementioned resulted in an occupancy decrease of 3.9 percentage points, which was not offset by the 2.5% increase in the average daily rate.

Total Sales for January 2019 were:

TOTAL MONTHLY SALES
 Jan 2019Jan 2018Change %
Number of hotels4242 
Room Revenue (Ps. millions)139.6146.3-4.6%
Occupancy52.0%56.2%-4.2 pp
ADR (Ps.)1,292.11,244.03.9%
RevPar672.4699.5-3.9%

The same-store sales calculation included all the hotels that have been in Fibra Inn’s portfolio for at least half of the period under discussion. In this case, it is important to consider that the calculation for the month of January exclude two hotels: (i) the Hotel Holiday Inn Ciudad Juarez, which remained closed from September 1, 2017 and August 14, 2018; and (ii) the Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham Culiacan, which was sold in August 27, 2018.

Fibra Inn has a portfolio of 42 total properties, with 6,786 rooms in operation. Additionally, Fibra Inn has a minority interest in four properties, currently being externally developed under the Hotel Factory model, representing 633 rooms.

About the Company

Fibra Inn is a Mexican trust formed primarily to acquire, develop and rent a broad range of hotel properties in Mexico for the business and leisure traveler. The Company has signed franchise, license and brand usage agreements with international hotel brands for the operation of global brands as well as the operation of national brands. These hotels enjoy some of the industry’s top loyalty programs. Fibra Inn trades its Real Estate Certificates (Certificados Bursátiles Fiduciarios Inmobiliarios or “CBFIs”) on the Mexican Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “FINN13”; its ADRs trade on the OTC market in the U.S. under the ticker symbol “DFBRY”.

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Note on Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain forward-looking statements. These statements are statements that are not historical facts, and are based on management’s current view and estimates of future economic circumstances, industry conditions, Company performance and financial results. Also, certain reclassifications have been made to make figures comparable for the periods. The words “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”, “expects”, “plans” and similar expressions, as they relate to the Company, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Statements regarding the declaration or payment of dividends, the implementation of principal operating and financing strategies and capital expenditure plans, the direction of future operations and the factors or trends affecting financial condition, liquidity or results of operations are examples of forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current views of management and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. There is no guarantee that the expected events, trends or results will actually occur. The statements are based on many assumptions and factors, including general economic and market conditions, industry conditions, and operating factors. Any changes in such assumptions or factors could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations.

In Mexico: In New York:
Lizette Chang, IRO Maria Barona / Melanie Carpenter
Fibra Inn i-advize Corporate Communications
Tel. 52-1-81-1778-5926 Tel. (212) 406-3691
lchang@fibrainn.mx mbarona@i-advize.com