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Ashford Hospitality Trust (NYSE: AHT) has released its preliminary Q1 2025 results, reporting key performance metrics in its hotel portfolio. The company achieved an occupancy rate of approximately 68% with an Average Daily Rate of $196, resulting in Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR) of $133.
The comparable RevPAR showed a 3.2% increase compared to Q1 2024, with monthly improvements of 3.8%, 4.3%, and 1.9% for January, February, and March 2025, respectively. The company attributes its performance to the ongoing benefits of its GRO AHT initiative, which has positively impacted both top and bottom lines.
Management reports continued progress in extending and refinancing loans, while maintaining focus on revenue maximization and expense minimization across their portfolio of upper-upscale, full-service hotels, despite recent industry-wide uncertainty.
Ashford Hospitality Trust (NYSE: AHT) has successfully extended its Morgan Stanley Pool mortgage loan secured by 17 hotels. The loan extension includes:
- Extension from original November 2024 maturity to March 2026
- Two additional one-year extension options, potentially extending to March 2028
- Current loan balance of $409.8 million
- Continued floating interest rate of SOFR + 3.39%
- Enhanced flexibility for asset release upon sale
Following this extension and February's refinancing of 16 hotels, approximately 60% of AHT's outstanding debt now has final maturities in 2027 and beyond. The company continues to focus on investing predominantly in upper-upscale, full-service hotels.
Ashford Hospitality Trust (NYSE: AHT) has announced its preferred stock dividend declarations for Q2 2025. The company declared dividends for multiple series of preferred stock:
- Series D (8.45%): $0.5281 per share
- Series F & G (7.375%): $0.4609 per share
- Series H & I (7.50%): $0.46875 per share
- Series J: Monthly payments of $0.16667 per share
- Series K: Various monthly payments ranging from $0.17083 to $0.17500 per share
All dividends will be paid on July 15, 2025, to stockholders of record as of June 30, 2025, except for monthly dividends which have specific payment dates in May, June, and July 2025. As of March 31, 2025, there were 7,677,717 shares of Series J and 759,086 shares of Series K Redeemable Preferred Stock outstanding.
Ashford Hospitality Trust (NYSE: AHT), a REIT specializing in upper upscale, full-service hotels, has announced its schedule for first quarter 2025 earnings release and conference call.
The company will release its Q1 2025 financial results after market close on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. A conference call to discuss the results will be held the following day, Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. ET.
Investors can join the interactive teleconference by dialing (646) 307-1963. A replay will be available until May 14, 2025, at (609) 800-9909 with confirmation number 9727869. Additionally, a live broadcast will be available on the company's website www.ahtreit.com, with an online replay accessible for approximately one year.
Ashford Hospitality Trust (NYSE: AHT) has announced significant operational changes through its largest property manager, Remington, as part of its 'GRO AHT' initiative. The changes include property-level headcount reductions, reduced travel expenses, PTO policy modifications, and cuts in contracted services.
These strategic adjustments are expected to generate over $11 million in incremental Hotel EBITDA. Combined with previously implemented ancillary revenue initiatives and corporate expense reductions, the company projects over $30 million per year in incremental EBITDA, progressing toward its ambitious $50 million annual run-rate EBITDA improvement goal.
The initiative aims to optimize financial performance and enhance shareholder value for the upper-upscale, full-service hotels REIT.
Ashford Hospitality Trust (NYSE: AHT) has announced significant cost-cutting measures as part of its 'GRO AHT' transformation initiative. The company aims to achieve $50 million in annual run-rate EBITDA improvement through various strategic actions.
The latest cost reductions focus on corporate administrative and general expenses, including cuts in legal spend, accounting and consulting fees, subscriptions, office expenses, and bank fee consolidation. These specific measures are expected to generate over $4 million in annual savings.
Combined with previously announced initiatives, these corporate expense reductions are projected to deliver more than $18 million in incremental EBITDA. The company continues to work with property managers and Ashford Inc. to implement additional aspects of the GRO AHT strategy.
Ashford Hospitality Trust (NYSE: AHT) has announced significant compensation reductions as part of its 'GRO AHT' initiative, aimed at achieving $50 million in annual run-rate EBITDA improvement. The changes include:
- 50% reduction in board member compensation
- Board size reduced from nine to seven members
- Over 50% reduction in executive management and associate incentive awards
These compensation adjustments are expected to generate more than $11 million in incremental EBITDA. Combined with previously announced ancillary revenue initiatives, the company projects over $14 million in incremental EBITDA towards its $50 million target. The measures reflect Ashford Trust's commitment to financial discipline and operational efficiency in its upper-upscale, full-service hotel portfolio.
Ashford Hospitality Trust (NYSE: AHT) has successfully extended its mortgage loan for the Hotel Indigo Atlanta Midtown, a 141-room property in Atlanta, Georgia. The loan, with a current balance of $12.3 million, has been extended from its original December 2024 maturity to February 2026, with an additional one-year extension option available until February 2027, subject to certain conditions.
The loan maintains its floating interest rate of SOFR + 2.85%. This extension represents a significant debt management milestone for the REIT, which specializes in investing predominantly in upper upscale, full-service hotels.
Ashford Hospitality Trust (NYSE: AHT) has announced the complete payoff of its strategic financing, including the exit fee. The financing, which originated in early 2021, played a important role in the company's recovery from COVID-19 pandemic impacts.
The full repayment eliminates all corporate-level debt, strengthening the company's position alongside its recently announced 'GRO AHT' initiative. CEO Stephen Zsigray emphasized that this development will help maximize asset performance and increase shareholder value.
Ashford Hospitality Trust operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT) with a primary focus on investing in upper upscale, full-service hotels.
Ashford Hospitality Trust (NYSE: AHT) has successfully closed a $580 million refinancing secured by 16 hotels. The new non-recourse financing replaces previous loans with a combined balance of $438.7 million and features a two-year term with three one-year extension options at SOFR + 4.37% interest rate.
The company utilized approximately $72 million of the excess proceeds to fully pay off its strategic financing, including the exit fee. The remaining excess proceeds will fund transaction costs and reserves for future capital expenditures. This refinancing addresses several pending loan maturities and eliminates all corporate-level debt.
