CLDT 10-Q
Chatham Lodging Trust (CLDT)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
| | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended
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| | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission File Number:
CHATHAM LODGING TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). ☒
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
| Class | Outstanding at May 6, 2025 |
| Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.01 par value per share | |
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CHATHAM LODGING TRUST
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
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| Assets: | ||||||||
| Investment in hotel properties, net | $ | $ | ||||||
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| Right of use asset, net | ||||||||
| Hotel receivables (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $ and $, respectively) | ||||||||
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| Total assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| Liabilities and Equity: | ||||||||
| Mortgage debt, net | $ | $ | ||||||
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| Accounts payable and accrued expenses (including $ and $ due to related parties, respectively) | ||||||||
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| Commitments and contingencies (Note 13) | ||||||||
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| Preferred shares, $ par value, shares authorized; and shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | ||||||||
| Common shares, $ par value, shares authorized; and shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | ||||||||
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| Accumulated deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
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| Noncontrolling Interests: | ||||||||
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| Total liabilities and equity | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
CHATHAM LODGING TRUST
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
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| Management fees paid to related parties |
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| Insurance |
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| Total hotel operating expenses |
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| Depreciation and amortization |
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| Property taxes, ground rent and insurance |
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| Reimbursable costs from related parties |
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| Total operating expenses |
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| Operating income before gain (loss) on sale of hotel properties |
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| Gain (loss) on sale of hotel properties |
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| Operating income |
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| Interest and other income |
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| Interest expense, including amortization of deferred fees |
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| Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests |
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| Net income (loss) attributable to Chatham Lodging Trust |
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| Preferred dividends |
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| Net loss attributable to common shareholders |
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| Loss per common share - basic: |
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| Loss per common share - diluted: |
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| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding: |
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| Distributions declared per common share: |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
CHATHAM LODGING TRUST
Consolidated Statements of Equity
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
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| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Equity | Partnership | Total Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, January 1, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common shares pursuant to Equity Incentive Plan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common shares, net of offering costs of $ | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of restricted time-based shares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of share-based compensation | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends declared on common shares ($ per share) | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions declared on LTIP units ($ per unit) | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Forfeited distributions declared on LTIP units | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends accrued on preferred shares | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reallocation of noncontrolling interest | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, March 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Issuance of common shares pursuant to Equity Incentive Plan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common shares, net of offering costs of $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Repurchase of common shares | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of share-based compensation | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends declared on common shares ($ per share) | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions declared on LTIP units ($ per unit) | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Forfeited distributions declared on LTIP units | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends accrued on preferred shares | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reallocation of noncontrolling interest | — | — | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
CHATHAM LODGING TRUST
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(unaudited)
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| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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| Depreciation and amortization of investment in hotel properties |
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| Changes in assets and liabilities: |
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| Cash flows from investing activities: |
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| Proceeds from sale of hotel properties, net |
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| Net cash provided by investing activities |
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| Cash flows from financing activities: |
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| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period |
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| Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: |
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| Cash paid for interest |
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| Cash paid for taxes |
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Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing information (dollars in thousands):
On January 15, 2025, the Company issued
As of March 31, 2025, the Company had accrued distributions payable of $
Accrued share-based compensation of $
Accrued capital improvements of $
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
CHATHAM LODGING TRUST
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
| 1. | Organization |
Chatham Lodging Trust (“we,” “us” or the “Company”) was formed as a Maryland real estate investment trust on October 26, 2009. The Company is internally managed and invests primarily in upscale extended-stay and premium-branded select-service hotels. The Company has elected to be treated as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes ("REIT").
The net proceeds from our share offerings are contributed to Chatham Lodging, L.P., our operating partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), in exchange for partnership interests. Substantially all of the Company’s assets are held by, and all operations are conducted through, the Operating Partnership. The Company is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership and owns
As of March 31, 2025, the Company owned
To qualify as a REIT, the Company cannot operate the hotels. Therefore, the Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries lease the Company's hotels to taxable REIT subsidiary lessees (“TRS Lessees”), which are wholly owned by the Company’s taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”) holding company. Each hotel is leased to a TRS Lessee under a percentage lease that provides for rental payments equal to the greater of (i) a fixed base rent amount or (ii) a percentage rent based on hotel revenue. Lease revenue from each TRS Lessee is eliminated in consolidation.
The TRS Lessees have entered into management agreements with a third-party management company that provides day-to-day management for the hotels. As of March 31, 2025, Island Hospitality Management, LLC (“IHM”), which is
| 2. | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and related notes have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and in conformity with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) applicable to interim financial information. These unaudited consolidated financial statements, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments consisting of normal, recurring adjustments which are considered necessary for a fair statement of the consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of operations, consolidated statements of equity, and consolidated statements of cash flows for the periods presented. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of full year performance due to seasonal and other factors, including the timing of the acquisition or sale of hotels.
The consolidated financial statements include all of the accounts of the Company, the Operating Partnership (a variable interest entity) and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, and the related notes thereto as of December 31, 2024, which are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-07, Segment Reporting - Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures ("ASU 2023-07"). The guidance requires incremental disclosures related to a public entity’s reportable segments. ASU 2023-07 is effective for public entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted this ASU during the year ended December 31, 2024 (See Note 15).
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, “Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (Topic 740),” which requires entities to disclose in their rate reconciliation table additional categories of information about federal, state and foreign income taxes as well as additional information about reconciling items if certain quantitative thresholds are met. This ASU will require all entities to disclose income taxes paid, net of refunds, disaggregated by federal (national), state and foreign taxes for annual periods and to disaggregate the information by jurisdiction based on a quantitative threshold. All entities are required to apply the guidance prospectively, with the option to apply it retrospectively. The Company adopted this ASU on January 1, 2025, and is currently evaluating the potential impact on the annual income tax disclosures.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, “Income Statement — Reporting Comprehensive Income — Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses”, which requires disaggregated disclosures in the notes of the financial statements of certain categories of expenses that are included in expense line items on the face of the income statement. This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact adopting ASU 2024-03 will have on the Company's consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
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Acquisition of Hotel Properties |
On May 30, 2024, the Company acquired the Home2 Suites Phoenix Downtown ("Home2 Phoenix") hotel property in Phoenix, AZ for $
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Disposition of Hotel Properties |
On March 17, 2025, the Company sold the Hampton Inn & Suites Houston-Medical Center ("HI Houston") hotel property in Houston, TX for $
On January 30, 2025, the Company sold the Homewood Suites by Hilton Nashville-Brentwood ("HWS Brentwood") hotel property in Brentwood, TN for $
On December 16, 2024, the Company sold the Homewood Suites by Hilton Minneapolis-Mall of America ("HWS Bloomington") hotel property in Bloomington, MN for $
On December 6, 2024, the Company sold the Homewood Suites by Hilton Orlando-Maitland ("HWS Maitland") hotel property in Maitland, FL for $
On January 9, 2024, the Company sold the Hilton Garden Inn Denver Tech Center ("HGI Denver Tech") hotel property in Denver, CO for $
The sales did not represent a strategic shift that had or will have a major effect on the Company's operations and financial results and did not qualify to be reported as discontinued operations.
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Investment in Hotel Properties |
Investment in hotel properties, net
Investment in hotel properties, net as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 consisted of the following (in thousands):
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| 6. | Debt |
The Company’s mortgage loans are collateralized by first-mortgage liens on certain of the Company’s properties. The mortgage loans are non-recourse except for instances of fraud or misapplication of funds. Mortgage, revolving credit facility, and unsecured term loan debt consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):
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| Revolving Credit Facility (1) | % | | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
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| Hampton Inn & Suites Houston Medical Center, TX | % | | |||||||||||||||||
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| Hyatt Place Pittsburgh, PA (3) | % | | |||||||||||||||||
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| SpringHill Suites by Marriott Savannah, GA (4) | % | | |||||||||||||||||
| Hampton Inn & Suites Exeter, NH (4) | % | | |||||||||||||||||
| Total debt before unamortized debt issue costs | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||
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| Total debt outstanding | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| 1. | The interest rate for the revolving credit facility is variable and based on one-month term secured overnight financing rate ("") plus a spread of |
| 2. | The interest rate for the unsecured term loan is variable and based on one-month term plus a spread of |
| 3. | On May 31, 2024, a subsidiary of Chatham entered into an agreement with Wells Fargo Bank to obtain a $ |
| 4. | On June 6, 2024, two subsidiaries of Chatham entered into two agreements with Barclays Capital Real Estate and Wells Fargo Bank to obtain a $ |
On October 28, 2022, the Company entered into a $
At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had $
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company repaid the maturing mortgage loan of $
The Company estimates the fair value of its fixed rate debt by discounting the future cash flows of each instrument at estimated market rates. All of the Company's mortgage loans are fixed-rate. Rates take into consideration general market conditions, quality and estimated value of collateral and maturity of debt with similar credit terms and are classified within level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The estimated fair value of the Company’s fixed rate debt as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was $
The Company estimates the fair value of its variable rate debt by taking into account general market conditions and the estimated credit terms it could obtain for debt with similar maturity and is classified within level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. As of March 31, 2025, the Company’s variable rate debt consisted of borrowings under its revolving credit facility and its unsecured term loan. The estimated fair value of the Company’s variable rate debt as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was $
Future scheduled principal payments of debt obligations as of March 31, 2025, for the current year and each of the next five calendar years and thereafter are as follows (in thousands):
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| Total debt before unamortized debt issue costs | $ | |||
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| Total debt outstanding | $ | |||
| 7. | Income Taxes |
The Company’s TRS is subject to federal and state income taxes. Income tax expense was for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
As of each reporting date, the Company's management considers new evidence, both positive and negative, that could impact management's view with regard to future realization of deferred tax assets. The Company's TRS continues to have cumulative three-year pre-tax losses. As of March 31, 2025, the TRS continues to recognize a full valuation allowance equal to
| 8. | Dividends Declared and Paid |
Common Dividends
The Company declared total dividends on common shares of $
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Preferred Dividends
During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company declared total dividends of $
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| 9. | Shareholders' Equity |
Common Shares
The Company is authorized to issue up to
In January 2021, the Company established an "at-the-market" equity offering program (the "ATM Program") whereby, from time to time, the Company may publicly offer and sell its common shares having an aggregate offering price of up to $
In December 2017, the Company established a $
Preferred Shares
The Company is authorized to issue up to
On June 30, 2021, the Company issued
Operating Partnership Units
Holders of common units in the Operating Partnership, if and when issued, will have certain redemption rights, which will enable the unit holders to cause the Operating Partnership to redeem their units in exchange for, at the Company’s option, cash per unit equal to the market price per common share at the time of redemption or for common shares on a one-for-one basis. The number of shares issuable upon exercise of the redemption rights will be adjusted upon the occurrence of share splits, mergers, consolidations or similar pro-rata share transactions, which otherwise would have the effect of diluting the ownership interests of limited partners or shareholders. As of March 31, 2025, there were
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Earnings Per Share |
The two-class method is used to determine earnings per share because unvested restricted shares and unvested LTIP units are considered to be participating shares. The LTIP units held by the non-controlling interest holders, which may be converted to common shares, have been excluded from the denominator of the diluted earnings per common share calculation as there would be no effect on the amounts since limited partners' share of income or loss would also be added back to net income or loss. Unvested restricted shares, unvested long-term incentive plan units and unvested Class A Performance LTIP units that could potentially dilute basic earnings per common share in the future would not be included in the computation of diluted loss per common share, for the periods where a loss has been recorded, because they would have been anti-dilutive for the periods presented. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company excluded
The following is a reconciliation of the amounts used in calculating basic and diluted net income per common share (in thousands, except share and per share data):
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| Dividends on unvested shares and units |
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| 11. |
Equity Incentive Plan |
The Company maintains its Equity Incentive Plan to attract and retain independent trustees, executive officers and other key employees. The plan provides for the grant of options to purchase common shares, share awards, share appreciation rights, performance units and other equity-based awards. The plan was amended on May 24, 2022 to increase the maximum number of shares available under the plan by
Restricted Share Awards
From time to time, the Company may award restricted shares under the Equity Incentive Plan as compensation to officers, employees and non-employee trustees. The Company recognizes compensation expense for the restricted shares on a straight-line basis over the vesting period based on the fair market value of the shares on the date of issuance.
A summary of the Company’s restricted share awards for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and the year ended December 31, 2024 is as follows:
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| Non-vested at beginning of the period |
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| Non-vested at end of the period |
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As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, there were $
Long-Term Incentive Plan Awards
LTIP units are a special class of partnership interests in the Operating Partnership which may be issued to eligible participants for the performance of services to or for the benefit of the Company. Under the Equity Incentive Plan, each LTIP unit issued is deemed equivalent to an award of one common share thereby reducing the number of shares available for other equity awards on a one-for-one basis.
A summary of the Company's LTIP unit awards for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and the year ended December 31, 2024 is as follows:
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| March 31, 2025 |
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| Non-vested at end of the period |
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Time-Based LTIP Awards
On March 1, 2025, the Company’s Operating Partnership, upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, granted
Time-based LTIP unit awards will vest ratably provided that the recipient remains employed by the Company through the applicable vesting date, subject to acceleration of vesting in the event of the recipient’s death, disability, termination without cause or resignation with good reason, or in the event of a change of control of the Company. Prior to vesting, a holder is entitled to receive distributions on the LTIP units that comprise the 2025 Time-Based LTIP Unit Awards and the prior year LTIP unit awards set forth in the table above.
Performance-Based LTIP Awards
On March 1, 2025, the Company's Operating Partnership, upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, also granted
The 2025 Performance-Based LTIP Unit Awards may be earned based on the Company’s relative TSR performance for the -year period beginning on March 1, 2025 and ending on February 29, 2028. The 2025 Performance-Based LTIP Unit Awards, if earned, will be paid out between
| Relative TSR Hurdles (Percentile) |
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Payouts at performance levels in between the hurdles will be calculated by straight-line interpolation.
The Company estimated the aggregate compensation cost to be recognized over the service period determined as of the grant date under ASC 718, excluding the effect of estimated forfeitures, using a Monte Carlo approach. In determining the discounted value of the LTIP units, the Company considered the inherent uncertainty that the LTIP units would never reach parity with the other common units of the Operating Partnership and thus have an economic value of zero to the grantee. Additional factors considered in estimating the value of LTIP units included discounts for illiquidity, expectations for future dividends, risk free interest rates, stock price volatility, and economic environment and market conditions.
The grant date fair values of the LTIPs and the assumptions used to estimate the values are as follows:
| Number of |
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| Grant Date |
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| 2021 Time-Based LTIP Unit Awards |
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| 2021 Performance-Based LTIP Unit Awards (1) |
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(1) In February 2024, following the end of the measurement period, the Company’s TSR met certain criteria and based on the Company’s TSR over the measurement period,
(2) In February 2025, following the end of the measurement period, the Company’s TSR met certain criteria and based on the Company’s TSR over the measurement period,
The Company recorded $
| 12. |
Leases |
The Company is the lessee under ground, property, air rights, garage and office lease agreements for certain of its properties. The Company's leases are classified as operating or finance leases. The Company recognizes a ROU asset and lease liability at the estimated present value of the minimum lease payments over the lease term. These leases typically provide multi-year renewal options to extend the term as lessee at the Company's option. Option periods are included in the calculation of the lease obligation liability only when options are reasonably certain to be exercised.
In calculating the Company's lease obligations under the various leases, the Company uses discount rates estimated to be equal to what the Company would have to pay to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar term, for an amount equal to the lease payments, in a similar economic environment. Lease obligations are based on contractually required cash payments, while lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis for its operating leases and as interest expense on the lease liability for its finance lease.
Operating Leases
The Residence Inn Gaslamp hotel property is subject to a ground lease with an expiration date of January 31, 2065 with an extension option by the Company of up to three additional terms of years each. Monthly payments are currently approximately $
The Residence Inn New Rochelle hotel property is subject to an air rights lease and garage lease that each expire on December 1, 2104. The lease agreements with the City of New Rochelle cover the space above the parking garage that is occupied by the hotel as well as
The Hilton Garden Inn Marina del Rey hotel property is subject to a ground lease with an expiration date of December 31, 2067. Minimum monthly payments are currently approximately $
The Company entered into a corporate office lease in September 2015. The lease is for a term of
The Company entered into a new -year corporate office lease in May 2024, which was subsequently amended in September 2024, that will commence when the Company takes possession of the space for leasehold improvements, on or before September 1, 2026. Annual base rent will range from $
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company made $
Finance Leases
The Home2 Phoenix hotel property is subject to a Government Property Lease Excise Tax ("GPLET") agreement with the City of Phoenix. As part of the agreement, title of the hotel property was conveyed to the City of Phoenix and leased back to the Company for a term of
The Home2 Phoenix ROU assets are recorded as finance lease assets within Investment in hotel properties, net and the lease liability is recorded within Lease liability in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. Expenses related to the finance lease are included in depreciation and amortization and interest expense, in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.
The following table includes information regarding the ROU assets and lease liabilities of the Company as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 (in thousands):
| ROU Asset | ROU Asset | ||||||||
| Balance Sheet Classification | as of March 31, 2025 | as of December 31, 2024 | |||||||
| Finance lease , net | Investment in hotel properties, net | $ | $ | ||||||
| Operating lease assets, net | Right of use asset, net | ||||||||
| Total ROU asset, net | $ | $ | |||||||
| Lease Liability | Lease Liability | ||||||||
| Balance Sheet Classification | as of March 31, 2025 | as of December 31, 2024 | |||||||
| Finance lease | Lease liability | $ | $ | ||||||
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| Total lease liability | $ | $ | |||||||
| Lease Term and Discount Rate |
March 31, 2025 |
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| Weighted-average discount rate |
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The following table includes information regarding the Company's total minimum lease payments for which it is the lessee, as of March 31, 2025, for each of the next five calendar years and thereafter (in thousands):
| Total Future Lease Payments |
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| 2025 (remaining nine months) |
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| 13. |
Commitments and Contingencies |
Litigation
The Company is subject to various claims, lawsuits and legal proceedings, including routine litigation arising in the ordinary course of business, regarding the operation of its hotels, its managers and other Company matters. While it is not possible to ascertain the ultimate outcome of such matters, the Company believes that the aggregate identifiable amount of such liabilities, if any, will not have a material adverse impact on its financial condition or results of operations.
Management Agreements
The management agreements with IHM have an initial term of years and automatically renew for -year periods unless IHM provides written notice to us no later than 90 days prior to the then current term’s expiration date of its intent not to renew. The IHM management agreements provide for early termination at the Company’s option upon sale of any IHM-managed hotel for no termination fee, with six months advance notice. The IHM management agreements may be terminated for cause, including the failure of the managed hotel to meet specified performance levels. Base management fees are calculated as a percentage of the hotel's gross room revenue. If certain financial thresholds are met or exceeded, an incentive management fee is calculated as
Management fees totaled approximately $
Franchise Agreements
The fees associated with the franchise agreements are calculated as a specified percentage of the hotel's gross room revenue. Franchise and marketing fees totaled approximately $
| 14. |
Related Party Transactions |
As of March 31, 2025, Jeffrey H. Fisher, the Company's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, owns
Cost reimbursements from related parties revenue represent reimbursements of costs incurred on behalf of IHM. These costs relate primarily to office expenses shared with IHM. Various shared office expenses and rent are paid by the Company and allocated to IHM based on the amount of square footage occupied by each entity. As the Company records cost reimbursements based upon costs incurred with no added markup, the revenue and related expense has no impact on the Company’s operating income or net income. Cost reimbursements are recorded based upon the occurrence of a reimbursed activity.
15. Segment Information
Management evaluates the Company's hotels as a single reportable segment as a result of aggregating multiple operating segments, because all of the Company's hotels have similar economic characteristics and provide similar services to similar types of customers. Our single reportable segment comprises the structure used by our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, who collectively have been determined to be our Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM"), to make key operating decisions and assess performance. Our CODM evaluates our single reportable segment's operating performance based on individual hotel property net income (loss) before interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization, corporate general and administrative expense, impairment loss, loss on early extinguishment of debt, other charges, interest and other income, and gains or losses on sales of hotel properties ("Adjusted Hotel EBITDA"). Our single reportable segment's assets are consistent with total assets included in the Company's consolidated balance sheets.
The following table includes revenue, significant hotel operating expenses, and Adjusted Hotel EBITDA for the Company’s hotels, reconciled to Net income (loss) (in thousands):
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(1) The difference between total hotel property level revenue and total revenue on the consolidated statements of operations is due to reimbursable costs from related parties of $
16. Subsequent Events
On April 22, 2025, the Company sold the Courtyard Houston hotel property in Houston, TX for approximately $
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. In this report, we use the terms “the Company," “we” or “our” to refer to Chatham Lodging Trust and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.
Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information
The following information contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). These forward-looking statements include information about possible or assumed future results of the lodging industry and our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations, cash flow and plans and objectives. These statements generally are characterized by the use of the words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “continue,” “intend,” “should,” “may,” “will,” “could” or similar expressions. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, such forward-looking statements relate to future events, our plans, strategies, prospects and future financial performance, and involve known and unknown risks that are difficult to predict, uncertainties and other factors that are, in some cases, beyond our control and which could differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that we think could cause our actual results to differ materially from expected results are summarized below. Some factors that might cause such a difference include the following: local, national and global economic conditions, uncertainty surrounding the financial stability of the United States, Europe and China, increased direct competition, changes in government regulations or accounting rules, changes in local, national and global real estate conditions, declines in lodging industry fundamentals, increased operating costs, a potential recessionary environment, seasonality of the lodging industry, our ability to obtain debt and equity financing on satisfactory terms, changes in interest rates, our ability to identify suitable investments, our ability to close on identified investments, inaccuracies of our accounting estimates, the uncertainty and economic impact of pandemics like COVID-19, epidemics or other public health emergencies or fear of such events, the impact of and changes to various government programs, and our ability to dispose of selected hotel properties on the terms and timing we expect, if at all. Given these uncertainties, undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect future events or circumstances or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. The forward-looking statements should also be read in light of the risk factors identified in the “Risk Factors” section in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 as updated by the Company's subsequent filings with the SEC under the Exchange Act.
Overview
We are a self-advised hotel investment company organized in October 2009 that commenced operations in April 2010. Our investment strategy is to invest in upscale extended-stay and premium-branded select-service hotels in geographically diverse markets with high barriers to entry near strong demand generators. We may acquire portfolios of hotels or single hotels. We expect that a significant portion of our portfolio will consist of hotels in the upscale extended-stay or select-service categories, including brands such as Homewood Suites by Hilton®, Residence Inn by Marriott®, Hyatt Place®, Courtyard by Marriott®, SpringHill Suites by Marriott®, Hilton Garden Inn by Hilton®, Embassy Suites®, Hampton Inn®, Hampton Inn and Suites®, Home2 Suites by Hilton® and TownePlace Suites by Marriott®.
The Company's future hotel acquisitions may be funded by issuances of both common and preferred shares or the issuance of partnership interests in our operating partnership, Chatham Lodging, L.P. (the "Operating Partnership"), draw-downs under our revolving credit facility, the incurrence or assumption of debt, available cash, or proceeds from dispositions of assets. We intend to acquire quality assets at attractive prices and improve their returns through knowledgeable asset management and seasoned, proven hotel management while remaining prudently leveraged.
At March 31, 2025, our leverage ratio was 22.3% measured as the ratio of our net debt (total debt outstanding before deferred financing costs less unrestricted cash and cash equivalents) to hotel investments at cost. Over the past several years, we have maintained a leverage ratio between the low 20s and the low 50s. As of March 31, 2025, we have total debt of $383.2 million at a weighted-average interest rate of approximately 6.43%.
We are a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for federal income tax purposes. In order to qualify as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), we cannot operate our hotels. Therefore, the Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries lease our hotel properties to taxable REIT subsidiary lessees (“TRS Lessees”), who in turn engage eligible independent contractors to manage the hotels. Each of the TRS Lessees is treated as a taxable REIT subsidiary for federal income tax purposes and is consolidated within our financial statements for accounting purposes. However, since we control both the Operating Partnership and the TRS Lessees, our principal source of funds on a consolidated basis is from the operations of our hotels. The earnings of the TRS Lessees are subject to taxation as regular C corporations, as defined in the Code, potentially reducing the TRS Lessees’ cash available to pay dividends to us, and therefore our funds from operations and the cash available for distribution to our shareholders.
Key Indicators of Operating Performance and Financial Condition
We measure financial condition and hotel operating performance by evaluating non-financial and financial metrics and measures such as:
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Average Daily Rate (“ADR”), which is the quotient of room revenue divided by total rooms sold; |
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Occupancy, which is the quotient of total rooms sold divided by total rooms available; |
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Revenue Per Available Room (“RevPAR”), which is the product of occupancy and ADR, and does not include food and beverage revenue, or other operating revenue; |
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Funds From Operations (“FFO”); |
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Adjusted FFO; |
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Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”); |
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EBITDAre; |
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Adjusted EBITDA; and |
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Adjusted Hotel EBITDA. |
We evaluate the hotels in our portfolio and potential acquisitions using these metrics to determine each hotel’s contribution toward providing income to our shareholders through increases in distributable cash flow and increasing long-term total returns through appreciation in the value of our common shares. RevPAR, ADR and Occupancy are hotel industry measures commonly used to evaluate operating performance.
See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for further discussion of FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Hotel EBITDA.
Results of Operations
Industry Outlook
Smith Travel Research reported that U.S. lodging industry RevPAR increased 2.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, with RevPAR up 4.5% in January 2025, up 1.9% in February 2025 and up 0.8% in March 2025. RevPAR growth slowed starting in March 2025 and we believe there is a reasonable amount of uncertainty around industry performance for the remainder of 2025.
Comparison of the three months ended March 31, 2025 to the three months ended March 31, 2024
Results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 include the operating activities of the hotels we owned during the period. We sold one hotel located in Denver, CO on January 9, 2024, sold one hotel located in Maitland, FL on December 6, 2024, sold one hotel located in Bloomington, MN on December 16, 2024, sold one hotel located in Brentwood, TN on January 30, 2025, and sold one hotel located in Houston, TX on March 17, 2025. We acquired one hotel located in Phoenix, AZ on May 30, 2024. The changes in results described below were driven primarily by the continued recovery of business travel following the COVID-19 pandemic, the sales of five hotels, the acquisition of one hotel and inflationary cost pressures.
Revenues
Revenue, which consists primarily of room, food and beverage and other operating revenues from our hotels, was as follows for the periods indicated (dollars in thousands):
| For the three months ended |
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| March 31, 2025 |
March 31, 2024 |
% Change |
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| Room |
$ | 62,418 | $ | 62,483 | (0.1 | )% | ||||||
| Food and beverage |
1,659 | 1,846 | (10.1 | )% | ||||||||
| Other |
4,281 | 3,836 | 11.6 | % | ||||||||
| Reimbursable costs from related parties |
277 | 278 | (0.4 | )% | ||||||||
| Total revenue |
$ | 68,635 | $ | 68,443 | 0.3 | % | ||||||
Total revenue was $68.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, up $0.2 million compared to total revenue of $68.4 million for the corresponding 2024 period. The increase in total revenue primarily was related to the 3.8% increase in same property RevPAR. One hotel owned during the three months ended March 31, 2025, which was not owned during the three months ended March 31, 2024, contributed $2.8 million of revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2025. This was offset by the decrease in revenue from the sales of five hotels that contributed $1.3 million in room revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2025, down $3.8 million from the $5.1 million that the sold hotels contributed for the corresponding 2024 period. Since all of our hotels are select-service or limited-service hotels, room revenue is the primary revenue source as these hotels do not have significant food and beverage revenue or large group conference facilities. Room revenue comprised 90.9% and 91.3% of total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Food and beverage revenue was $1.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, down $(0.1) million compared to $1.8 million for the corresponding 2024 period.
Other operating revenue is comprised of parking, meeting room, gift shop, in-room movie and other ancillary amenities revenue. Other operating revenue was $4.3 million and $3.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The increase in other operating revenue primarily was related to increases in revenue from parking.
Reimbursable costs from related parties were $0.3 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The cost reimbursements were offset by the reimbursed costs from related parties included in operating expenses.
In the table below, we present both actual and same property room revenue metrics. Actual Occupancy, ADR and RevPAR metrics reflect the performance of the hotels for the actual days such hotels were owned by the Company during the periods presented. Same property Occupancy, ADR and RevPAR reflect results for the hotels owned by us as of March 31, 2025 that have been in operation for a full year regardless of our ownership during the period presented, which is a non-GAAP financial measure. Results for the hotels for periods prior to our ownership were provided to us by prior owners and have not been adjusted by us.
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| Occupancy |
72.1 | % | 72.1 | % | 69.3 | % | 69.9 | % | 4.0 | % | 3.1 | % | ||||||||||||
| ADR |
$ | 176.18 | $ | 175.06 | $ | 176.57 | $ | 170.63 | (0.2 | )% | 2.6 | % | ||||||||||||
| RevPAR |
$ | 127.01 | $ | 126.24 | $ | 122.33 | $ | 119.35 | 3.8 | % | 5.8 | % | ||||||||||||
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 same property RevPAR increased 3.8% due to an increase in occupancy of 4.0% and a decrease in ADR of (0.2)%. Same property RevPAR increased 5.4% in January 2025, increased 7.4% in February 2025, and decreased (0.1)% in March 2025. Same property RevPAR was $107.54 in January 2025, $131.21 in February 2025 and $142.55 in March 2025.
Hotel Operating Expenses
Hotel operating expenses consist of the following for the periods indicated (dollars in thousands):
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| Hotel operating expenses: |
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| Room |
$ | 14,828 | $ | 15,133 | (2.0 | )% | ||||||
| Food and beverage |
1,437 | 1,483 | (3.1 | )% | ||||||||
| Telephone |
311 | 319 | (2.5 | )% | ||||||||
| Other hotel operating |
1,025 | 819 | 25.2 | % | ||||||||
| General and administrative |
6,911 | 7,166 | (3.6 | )% | ||||||||
| Franchise and marketing fees |
5,431 | 5,489 | (1.1 | )% | ||||||||
| Advertising and promotions |
1,607 | 1,343 | 19.7 | % | ||||||||
| Utilities |
3,153 | 3,009 | 4.8 | % | ||||||||
| Repairs and maintenance |
3,959 | 3,954 | 0.1 | % | ||||||||
| Management fees |
2,290 | 2,309 | (0.8 | )% | ||||||||
| Insurance |
827 | 820 | 0.9 | % | ||||||||
| Total hotel operating expenses |
$ | 41,779 | $ | 41,844 | (0.2 | )% | ||||||
Hotel operating expenses remained flat at $41.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. One hotel owned during the three months ended March 31, 2025, which was not owned during the three months ended March 31, 2024, contributed $1.2 million of operating expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2025. This was offset by the decrease in operating expenses from the sales of five hotels that contributed $0.9 million in operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2025, down $2.5 million from the $3.4 million that the sold hotels contributed for the corresponding 2024 period. The remaining change in operating expenses was related to an increase in same property occupancies and revenues at our hotels due to the continued recovery of business travel following the COVID-19 pandemic, increased staffing levels, wage and benefit costs, and inflation.
Room expenses, which are the most significant component of hotel operating expenses, decreased $(0.3) million from $15.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 to $14.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The decrease in room expenses was related primarily to the decrease in costs from the sales of five hotels, partially offset by the increase in costs from the acquisition of one hotel and an increase in costs related to the increase in same property occupancies and revenues at our hotels.
The remaining hotel operating expenses increased $0.3 million, from $26.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 to $27.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase in other remaining expenses primarily was related to increases in advertising and promotions costs.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization expense was $15.0 million and $15.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Property Taxes, Ground Rent and Insurance
Total property taxes, ground rent and insurance expenses increased $0.4 million from $5.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 to $5.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase was primarily related to increases in property tax assessments.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses principally consist of employee-related costs, including base payroll, bonuses and amortization of restricted stock and awards of long-term incentive plan units ("LTIP units"). These expenses also include corporate operating costs, professional fees and trustees’ fees. Total general and administrative expenses (excluding amortization of stock based compensation of $1.6 million and $1.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively) was $3.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 versus $3.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
Reimbursable Costs from Related Parties
Reimbursable costs from related parties, comprised of shared office expenses and rent, were $0.3 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The cost reimbursements were offset by the cost reimbursements from related parties included in revenues.
Interest and Other Income
Interest on cash and cash equivalents and other income decreased $(0.7) million from $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 to $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The decrease was due to lower cash balances during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Interest Expense, Including Amortization of Deferred Fees
Interest expense decreased $0.4 million from $7.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 to $6.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and is comprised of the following (dollars in thousands):
| For the three months ended |
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| March 31, 2025 |
March 31, 2024 |
% Change |
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| Mortgage debt interest |
$ | 2,602 | $ | 5,208 | (50.0 | )% | ||||||
| Credit facility and term loan interest and unused fees |
3,906 | 1,788 | 118.5 | % | ||||||||
| Interest on finance lease liability |
6 | — | 100.0 | % | ||||||||
| Amortization of deferred financing costs |
338 | 311 | 8.7 | % | ||||||||
| Total |
$ | 6,852 | $ | 7,307 | (6.2 | )% | ||||||
The decrease in interest expense was due to lower debt balances during the three months ended March 31, 2025 than during the three months ended March 31, 2024.
Income Tax Expense
Income tax expense remained unchanged at zero for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. We are subject to income taxes based on the taxable income of our TRS Lessees at a combined federal and state tax rate of approximately 25%. The Company’s TRS continues to have cumulative three-year taxable losses and recognizes a full valuation allowance equal to 100% of the gross deferred tax assets due to the uncertainty of the TRS's ability to utilize these deferred tax assets.
Net Income (Loss)
Net income was $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to net loss of $(5.5) million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The change in net income (loss) was primarily due to the factors discussed above.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We consider the following non-GAAP financial measures useful to investors as key supplemental measures of our operating performance: (1) FFO, (2) Adjusted FFO, (3) EBITDA, (4) EBITDAre, (5) Adjusted EBITDA and (6) Adjusted Hotel EBITDA. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered along with, but not as alternatives to, net income or loss as prescribed by GAAP as a measure of our operating performance.
FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Hotel EBITDA do not represent cash generated from operating activities under GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to net income or loss, cash flows from operations or any other operating performance measure prescribed by GAAP. FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Hotel EBITDA are not measures of our liquidity, nor are FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Hotel EBITDA indicative of funds available to fund our cash needs, including our ability to make cash distributions. These measurements do not reflect cash expenditures for long-term assets and other items that have been and will be incurred. FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Hotel EBITDA may include funds that may not be available for management’s discretionary use due to functional requirements to conserve funds for capital expenditures, property acquisitions, and other commitments and uncertainties.
We calculate FFO in accordance with standards established by Nareit, which defines FFO as net income or loss (calculated in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains or losses from sales of real estate, impairment write-downs, the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, plus depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization of deferred financing costs), and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures following the same approach. We believe that the presentation of FFO provides useful information to investors regarding our operating performance because it measures our performance without regard to specified non-cash items such as real estate depreciation and amortization, gain or loss on sale of real estate assets and certain other items that we believe are not indicative of the property level performance of our hotel properties. We believe that these items reflect historical cost of our asset base and our acquisition and disposition activities and are less reflective of our ongoing operations, and that by adjusting to exclude the effects of these items, FFO is useful to investors in comparing our operating performance between periods and between REITs that also report FFO using the Nareit definition.
We calculate Adjusted FFO by further adjusting FFO for certain additional items that are not addressed in Nareit’s definition of FFO, including other charges, losses on the early extinguishment of debt and similar items related to unconsolidated real estate entities that we believe do not represent costs related to hotel operations. We believe that Adjusted FFO provides investors with another financial measure that may facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods and between REITs that make similar adjustments to FFO.
The following is a reconciliation of net income (loss) to FFO and Adjusted FFO for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands, except share data):
| For the three months ended |
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| March 31, |
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| 2025 |
2024 |
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| Funds From Operations (“FFO”): |
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| Net income (loss) |
$ | 1,519 | $ | (5,484 | ) | |||
| Preferred dividends |
(1,987 | ) | (1,987 | ) | ||||
| Net loss attributable to common shares and common units |
(468 | ) | (7,471 | ) | ||||
| (Gain) loss on sale of hotel properties |
(7,118 | ) | 152 | |||||
| Depreciation of hotel properties owned |
14,466 | 15,196 | ||||||
| FFO attributable to common share and unit holders |
6,880 | 7,877 | ||||||
| Amortization of finance lease assets |
514 | — | ||||||
| Other charges |
7 | 50 | ||||||
| Adjusted FFO attributable to common share and unit holders |
$ | 7,401 | $ | 7,927 | ||||
| Weighted average number of common shares and units |
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| Basic |
50,711,873 | 50,589,012 | ||||||
| Diluted |
51,593,653 | 50,924,633 | ||||||
Diluted weighted average common share and unit count used for calculation of Adjusted FFO per share may differ from diluted weighted average common share count used for calculation of GAAP Net Income per share due to the inclusion of LTIP units, which may be converted to common shares of beneficial interest if Net Income per share is negative and Adjusted FFO is positive. Unvested restricted shares and unvested LTIP units that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share in the future would not be included in the computation of diluted loss per share for the periods where a loss has been recorded because they would have been anti-dilutive for the periods presented.
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") is defined as net income or loss excluding: (1) interest expense; (2) provision for income taxes, including income taxes applicable to sales of assets; (3) depreciation and amortization; and (4) unconsolidated real estate entity items including interest, depreciation and amortization excluding gains and losses from sales of real estate. We consider EBITDA useful to an investor in evaluating and facilitating comparisons of our operating performance between periods and between REITs by removing the impact of our capital structure (primarily interest expense) and asset base (primarily depreciation and amortization) from our operating results. In addition, EBITDA is used as one measure in determining the value of hotel acquisitions and dispositions.
In addition to EBITDA, we present EBITDAre in accordance with Nareit guidelines, which defines EBITDAre as net income or loss excluding interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization expense, gains or losses from sales of real estate, impairment, and adjustments for unconsolidated joint ventures. We believe that the presentation of EBITDAre provides useful information to investors regarding the Company's operating performance and can facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods and between REITs.
We also present Adjusted EBITDA, which includes additional adjustments for items such as other charges, gains or losses on extinguishment of indebtedness, the amortization of share-based compensation, and certain other expenses that we consider outside the normal course of operations. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA provides useful supplemental information to investors regarding our ongoing operating performance that, when considered with net income, EBITDA and EBITDAre, is beneficial to an investor's understanding of our performance.
The following is a reconciliation of net income (loss) to EBITDA, EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):
| For the three months ended |
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| March 31, |
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| 2025 |
2024 |
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| Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”): |
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| Net income (loss) |
$ | 1,519 | $ | (5,484 | ) | |||
| Interest expense, including amortization of deferred fees |
6,852 | 7,307 | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
15,032 | 15,255 | ||||||
| EBITDA |
23,403 | 17,078 | ||||||
| (Gain) loss on sale of hotel properties |
(7,118 | ) | 152 | |||||
| EBITDAre |
16,285 | 17,230 | ||||||
| Other charges |
7 | 50 | ||||||
| Share-based compensation |
1,607 | 1,604 | ||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA |
$ | 17,899 | $ | 18,884 | ||||
Adjusted Hotel EBITDA is defined as net income before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, corporate general and administrative, impairment loss, loss on early extinguishment of debt, other charges, interest and other income, losses on sales of hotel properties and income or loss from unconsolidated real estate entities. We present Adjusted Hotel EBITDA because we believe it is useful to investors in comparing our hotel operating performance between periods and comparing our Adjusted Hotel EBITDA to those of our peer companies.
The following is a presentation of, and a reconciliation of net income (loss) to, Adjusted Hotel EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):
| For the three months ended |
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| March 31, |
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| 2025 |
2024 |
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| Net income (loss) |
$ | 1,519 | $ | (5,484 | ) | ||||
| Add: |
Interest expense, including amortization of deferred fees |
6,852 | 7,307 | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
15,032 | 15,255 | |||||||
| Corporate general and administrative |
4,606 | 4,594 | |||||||
| Other charges |
7 | 50 | |||||||
| Loss on sale of hotel properties |
— | 152 | |||||||
| Less: |
Interest and other income |
(63 | ) | (846 | ) | ||||
| Gain on sale of hotel properties |
(7,118 | ) | — | ||||||
| Adjusted Hotel EBITDA |
$ | 20,835 | $ | 21,028 | |||||
Although we present FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Hotel EBITDA because we believe they are useful to investors in comparing our operating performance between periods and between REITs that report similar measures, these measures have limitations as analytical tools. Some of these limitations are:
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FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Hotel EBITDA do not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements, for capital expenditures or contractual commitments; |
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FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Hotel EBITDA do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs; |
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FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Hotel EBITDA do not reflect funds available to make cash distributions; |
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EBITDA, EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Hotel EBITDA do not reflect the significant interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, on our debts; |
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Although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized may need to be replaced in the future, and FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Hotel EBITDA do not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements; |
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Non-cash compensation is and will remain a key element of our overall long-term incentive compensation package, although we exclude it as an expense when evaluating our ongoing operating performance for a particular period using Adjusted EBITDA; |
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Adjusted FFO, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Hotel EBITDA do not reflect the impact of certain cash charges (including acquisition transaction costs) that result from matters we consider not to be indicative of the underlying performance of our hotel properties; and |
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Other companies in our industry may calculate FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Hotel EBITDA differently than we do, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures. |
In addition, FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Hotel EBITDA do not represent cash generated from operating activities as determined by GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to net income or loss, cash flows from operations or any other operating performance measure prescribed by GAAP. FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Hotel EBITDA are not measures of our liquidity. Because of these limitations, FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Hotel EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for performance measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our GAAP results and using FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Hotel EBITDA only supplementally. Our consolidated financial statements and the notes to those statements included elsewhere are prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Sources and Uses of Cash
Our principal sources of cash include net cash from operations, availability under our credit facility, proceeds from debt and equity issuances, and proceeds from the sale of hotel properties. Our principal uses of cash include acquisitions, capital expenditures, operating costs, corporate expenditures, interest costs, debt repayments and distributions to equity holders.
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash totaled $25.2 million as of March 31, 2025, a decrease of $4.7 million from December 31, 2024, primarily due to net cash provided by operating activities of $4.2 million, net cash provided by investing activities of $22.8 million, and net cash used in financing activities of $(31.6) million.
Cash from Operations
Net cash flows provided by operating activities decreased $2.7 million to $4.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to $6.9 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024. The decrease in cash from operating activities was primarily due to the sales of five hotels, partially offset by improving revenue from our hotels which generated same property RevPAR growth of 3.8% during the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024.
Investing Activities Cash Flows
Net cash flows provided by investing activities increased $16.5 million to $22.8 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to $6.3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, net cash flows provided by investing activities of $22.8 million consisted of $29.9 million in net proceeds related to the sales of two hotels, partially offset by $(7.1) million related to capital improvements on our hotels. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, net cash flows provided by investing activities of $6.3 million consisted of $17.2 million in net proceeds related to the sale of one hotel, partially offset by $(10.3) million related to capital improvements on our hotels and $(0.5) million of payments of franchise application costs.
We expect to invest approximately $18.6 million on renovations, discretionary and emergency expenditures on our existing hotels during the remainder of 2025, including improvements required under any brand PIP.
Financing Activities Cash Flows
Net cash flows used in financing activities increased $24.1 million to $(31.6) million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to $(7.5) million during the three months ended March 31, 2024. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, net cash flows used in financing activities of $(31.6) million were comprised of the repayment of mortgage debt of $16.0 million, net repayments on our revolving credit facility of $10.0 million, distributions to common share and LTIP unit holders of $3.7 million and distributions on preferred shares of $2.0 million. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, net cash flows used in financing activities of $(7.5) million were comprised of the repayment of principal payments on mortgage debt of $1.6 million, distributions to common share and LTIP unit holders of $3.6 million, distributions on preferred shares of $2.0 million and payments of offering costs on common shares of $0.2 million.
We declared total dividends of $0.09 and $0.07 per common share and LTIP unit for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. We declared total dividends of $0.41406 and $0.41406 per Series A preferred share for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Material Cash Requirements
Our material cash requirements include the following contractual obligations:
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At March 31, 2025, we had total debt principal and interest obligations of $470.5 million with $161.2 million of principal and interest payable within the next 12 months from March 31, 2025 (excluding available extension options). Debt principal obligations payable during the next 12 months consists of $140.0 million related to the initial maturity of the Company's unsecured term loan. The Company has two 1-year extension options for its $140.0 million unsecured term loan. See Note 6, “Debt” to our consolidated financial statements for additional information relating to our property loans, revolving credit facility and unsecured term loan. |
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Lease payments due within the next 12 months from March 31, 2025 total $2.0 million. See Note 12, “Leases” to our consolidated financial statements for additional information relating to our corporate office and ground leases. |
Liquidity and Capital Resources
At March 31, 2025, our leverage ratio was approximately 22.3% measured as the ratio of our net debt (total debt outstanding before deferred financing costs less unrestricted cash and cash equivalents) to hotel investments at cost. Over the past several years, we have maintained a leverage ratio between the low 20s and the low 50s. At March 31, 2025, we had total debt of $383.2 million at an average interest rate of approximately 6.43%.
At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we had $100.0 million and $110.0, respectively, in outstanding borrowings under our $260.0 million revolving credit facility. We had $140.0 million and $140.0 million in outstanding borrowings under our unsecured term loan at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
Our revolving credit facility and term loan contain representations, warranties, covenants, terms and conditions customary for credit facilities of this type, including a maximum leverage ratio, a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio and minimum net worth financial covenants, limitations on (i) liens, (ii) incurrence of debt, (iii) investments, (iv) distributions, and (v) mergers and asset dispositions, covenants to preserve corporate existence and comply with laws, covenants on the use of proceeds and default provisions, including defaults for non-payment, breach of representations and warranties, insolvency, non-performance of covenants, cross-defaults and guarantor defaults. We were in compliance with all financial covenants at March 31, 2025.
In December 2017, we established a $50.0 million dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan (the "DRSPP") which renewed in December 2020 and renewed again in January 2024. Under the DRSPP, shareholders may purchase additional common shares by reinvesting some or all of the cash dividends received on common shares. Shareholders may also make optional cash purchases of common shares subject to certain limitations detailed in the prospectuses for the DRSPP. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company issued 1,282 common shares under the DRSPP at a weighted-average price per share of $8.46, which generated $11 thousand of proceeds. As of March 31, 2025, there was approximately $49.9 million in common shares available for issuance under the DRSPP.
In January 2021, we established an "at-the-market" equity offering program (the "ATM Program") whereby, from time to time, we may publicly offer and sell our common shares having an aggregate maximum offering price up to $100.0 million by means of ordinary brokers transactions on the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE"), in negotiated transactions or in transactions that are deemed to be "at-the-market" offerings as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Barclays Capital Inc., BMO Capital Markets Corp., BofA Securities, Inc., BTIG, LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Regions Securities LLC, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities act as sales agents under the ATM Program. The Company did not issue any shares under the ATM Program during the three months ended March 31, 2025. As of March 31, 2025, there was approximately $77.5 million in common shares available for issuance under the ATM Program.
We expect to meet our short-term liquidity requirements generally through existing cash balances and availability under our credit facility. We believe that our existing cash balances and availability under our credit facility will be adequate to fund operating obligations, pay interest on any borrowings and fund dividends in accordance with the requirements for qualification as a REIT under the Code. We expect to meet our long-term liquidity requirements, such as hotel property acquisitions and development, and debt maturities or repayments through additional long-term secured and unsecured borrowings, the issuance of additional equity or debt securities or the possible sale of existing assets.
We intend to continue to invest in hotel properties as suitable opportunities arise. We intend to finance our future investments with free cash flow, the net proceeds from additional issuances of common and preferred shares, issuances of common units in our Operating Partnership or other securities, borrowings or asset sales. The success of our acquisition strategy depends, in part, on our ability to access additional capital through other sources. There can be no assurance that we will continue to make investments in properties that meet our investment criteria. Additionally, we may choose to dispose of certain hotels as a means to provide liquidity.
We had no material off-balance sheet arrangements at March 31, 2025.
Dividend Policy
Our dividend policy for common shares has been to distribute, annually, approximately 100% of our annual taxable income. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company declared total dividends on common shares of $0.09 per share and distributions on LTIP units of $0.09 per unit. We plan to pay dividends required to maintain REIT status. The amount of any dividend is determined by our Board of Trustees.
Chatham declared dividends of $0.41406 per share of 6.625% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Inflation
Operators of hotels, in general, possess the ability to adjust room rates daily to reflect the effects of inflation. However, competitive pressures may limit the ability of our management companies to raise room rates. Inflation may also affect our expenses and costs of capital investments by increasing, among other things, the costs of construction, labor, employee-related benefits, food, commodities and other materials, taxes, property and casualty insurance and utilities.
Seasonality
Demand for our hotels is affected by recurring seasonal patterns. Generally, we expect that we will have lower revenue, operating income and cash flow in the first and fourth quarters and higher revenue, operating income and cash flow in the second and third quarters. These general trends are, however, influenced by overall economic cycles and the geographic locations of our hotels. To the extent that cash flow from operations is insufficient during any quarter, due to temporary or seasonal fluctuations in revenue, we expect to utilize cash on hand or borrowings under our credit facility to pay expenses, debt service or to make distributions to our equity holders.
Critical Accounting Estimates
Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP, which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities at the date of our financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. While we do not believe the reported amounts would be materially different, application of these policies involves the exercise of judgment and the use of assumptions as to future uncertainties and, as a result, actual results could differ from these estimates. We evaluate our estimates and judgments on an ongoing basis. We base our estimates on experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. All of our significant accounting policies, including certain critical accounting estimates, are disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
We may be exposed to interest rate changes primarily as a result of maintaining floating rate borrowings under our revolving credit facility and term loan, assumption of long-term debt in connection with our acquisitions, and upon refinancing of existing debt. Our interest rate risk management objectives are to limit the impact of interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows and to lower overall borrowing costs. To achieve these objectives, we seek to borrow primarily at fixed rates or variable rates with the lowest margins available and, in some cases, with the ability to convert variable rates to fixed rates. With respect to variable rate financing, we will assess interest rate risk by identifying and monitoring changes in interest rate exposures that may adversely impact expected future cash flows and by evaluating hedging opportunities.
The Company estimates the fair value of its fixed rate debt by discounting the future cash flows of each instrument at estimated market rates. Rates take into consideration general market conditions, maturity and fair value of the underlying collateral. The estimated fair value of the Company’s fixed rate debt at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was $146.8 million and $164.8 million, respectively.
At March 31, 2025, our consolidated debt was comprised of floating and fixed interest rate debt. The fair value of our fixed rate debt indicates the estimated principal amount of debt having the same debt service requirements that could have been borrowed at the date presented, at then current market interest rates. The following table provides information about the maturities of our financial instruments as of March 31, 2025 that are sensitive to changes in interest rates (dollars in thousands):
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2026 |
2027 |
2028 |
2029 |
Thereafter |
Average |
Fair Value |
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| Floating rate: |
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| Debt |
$ | 140,000 | $ | 100,000 | — | — | — | — | $ | 240,000 | $ | 240,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Average interest rate |
5.93 | % | 5.97 | % | — | — | — | — | 5.95 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fixed rate: |
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| Debt |
— | — | — | $ | 24,590 | $ | 23,681 | $ | 94,954 | $ | 143,225 | $ | 146,782 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Average interest rate |
— | — | — | 7.61 | % | 7.29 | % | 7.12 | % | 7.23 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
As of March 31, 2025, we estimate that a hypothetical 100 basis points increase in SOFR would result in additional interest of approximately $2.4 million annually. This assumes that the amount of floating rate debt outstanding on our revolving credit facility and unsecured term loan remains $240.0 million, the total balance as of March 31, 2025.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
The Company is subject to various claims, lawsuits and legal proceedings, including routine litigation arising in the ordinary course of business, regarding the operation of its hotels, its managers and other Company matters. While it is not possible to ascertain the ultimate outcome of such matters, the Company believes that the aggregate identifiable amount of such liabilities, if any, will not have a material adverse impact on its financial condition or results of operations.
There have been no material changes to the Risk Factors previously disclosed under Item 1A in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Common Shares
The following is a summary of all share repurchases during the first quarter of 2025:
| Period |
Total Number of Shares Purchased |
Average Price Paid per Share |
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs |
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (in thousands) |
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| January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025 |
— | $ | — | — | $ | — | ||||||||||
| February 1, 2025 - February 28, 2025 |
— | $ | — | — | $ | — | ||||||||||
| March 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025 (1) |
532 | $ | 8.08 | — | $ | — | ||||||||||
| Total |
532 | $ | 8.08 | — | $ | — | ||||||||||
(1) Consists of common shares surrendered to the Company to satisfy tax withholding obligations associated with the vesting of restricted shares.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, of the Company's trustees or officers adopted or terminated any Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (as such terms are defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K of the Securities Act of 1933).
The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:
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Description of Exhibit |
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| Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Chatham Lodging Trust (1) |
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| Articles of Amendment of Chatham Lodging Trust (2) |
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| Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws of Chatham Lodging Trust (3) |
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| Articles Supplementary to the Company's Declaration of Trust designating the 6.625% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.01 par value per share (4) |
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| 31.1† |
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section #302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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| 31.2† |
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section #302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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| 32.1†† |
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section #906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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| 101.SCH |
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document |
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| 101.CAL |
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document |
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| 101.DEF |
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document |
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| 101.LAB |
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document |
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| 101.PRE |
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document |
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| † |
Filed herewith. |
| †† |
Furnished herewith. |
| (1) |
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 29, 2016 (File No. 001-34693). |
| (2) |
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 4, 2023 (File No. 001-34693). |
| (3) |
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 24, 2023 (File No. 001-34693). |
| (4) |
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on June 25, 2021 (File No. 001-34693). |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| CHATHAM LODGING TRUST |
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| Dated: |
May 6, 2025 |
By: /s/ JEREMY B. WEGNER |
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| Jeremy B. Wegner |
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| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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| (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |