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Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT)

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Common-Size Income Statement
Quarterly Data

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., common-size consolidated income statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Franchise and licensing fees 23.35 22.19 23.04 24.06 23.23 22.15 21.97 24.20 24.33 24.00 23.47 25.79 27.77 27.69 26.18 25.83 23.40 17.66 17.39 18.50 17.87 17.33
Base and other management fees 3.15 4.12 3.64 3.03 3.23 3.49 3.60 3.21 3.35 3.20 3.27 2.80 3.16 2.86 3.48 2.57 1.42 3.13 3.50 3.34 3.58 3.63
Incentive management fees 2.30 2.72 2.95 2.36 2.59 2.83 2.62 2.20 2.05 1.98 2.07 1.49 1.58 1.49 1.46 0.75 -0.89 1.20 2.66 2.25 2.33 2.50
Owned and leased hotels 11.42 9.91 12.27 12.53 12.82 10.82 14.28 12.46 12.59 8.72 12.09 11.38 9.10 6.41 9.66 10.08 5.50 10.94 15.28 15.07 15.58 14.16
Other revenues 2.41 1.94 1.99 1.68 1.73 1.53 1.27 1.18 1.12 1.05 1.25 1.03 1.58 1.95 2.36 2.04 1.77 1.20 1.10 0.96 1.05 1.18
Other revenues from managed and franchised properties 57.37 59.11 56.11 56.34 56.39 59.18 56.26 56.76 56.56 61.07 57.84 57.52 56.81 59.61 56.85 58.74 68.79 65.89 60.07 59.87 59.58 61.21
Revenues 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Owned and leased hotels -10.10 -9.60 -11.19 -11.26 -11.17 -10.95 -12.03 -11.11 -11.47 -10.75 -12.36 -11.44 -10.68 -12.59 -15.96 -15.43 -16.84 -12.45 -13.17 -12.94 -13.45 -13.52
Depreciation and amortization -1.15 -1.40 -1.26 -1.50 -1.39 -1.61 -1.60 -1.65 -1.79 -2.56 -2.45 -2.63 -3.46 -5.84 -6.97 -9.65 -15.60 -4.74 -3.80 -3.59 -3.46 -3.81
General and administrative -3.83 -4.04 -4.22 -3.59 -4.17 -3.97 -3.89 -3.93 -4.60 -5.29 -5.61 -6.12 -7.37 -11.10 -13.71 -7.07 -11.17 -3.13 -4.81 -4.47 -4.55 -4.85
Reorganization costs 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.34 0.00 -6.74 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Impairment losses 0.00 0.00 -1.46 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -13.71 -0.96 -2.66 -5.83 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Other expenses -1.25 -1.17 -1.23 -0.97 -1.24 -0.92 -1.02 -0.55 -0.49 -0.64 -0.76 -0.69 -0.68 -1.14 -1.35 -2.25 -2.30 -0.73 -1.10 -0.46 -0.60 -0.91
Other expenses from managed and franchised properties -59.10 -63.35 -65.31 -58.25 -56.69 -60.84 -60.84 -56.46 -54.96 -59.33 -60.73 -53.97 -60.95 -66.93 -69.89 -63.45 -98.23 -69.58 -62.43 -60.25 -58.70 -62.75
Expenses -75.43% -79.56% -84.67% -75.57% -74.66% -78.28% -79.38% -73.69% -73.30% -78.56% -81.92% -74.84% -83.15% -97.60% -121.91% -98.82% -153.55% -96.46% -85.31% -81.71% -80.76% -85.84%
Gain (loss) on sales of assets, net 0.00 0.27 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 -0.46 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.38 0.00 0.00
Operating income (loss) 24.57% 20.72% 15.33% 24.43% 25.34% 21.72% 20.62% 26.31% 26.70% 21.44% 18.14% 24.70% 16.85% 2.40% -21.91% 1.18% -53.55% 3.54% 14.69% 21.67% 19.24% 14.16%
Interest expense -4.78 -5.09 -4.75 -4.23 -4.17 -5.06 -4.91 -4.48 -4.42 -5.23 -5.17 -5.60 -7.60 -11.78 -12.70 -12.43 -18.79 -4.90 -4.64 -4.38 -4.07 -4.45
Gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions -0.03 -0.04 -0.11 -0.26 -0.23 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.36 -0.23 -0.44 0.00 -0.08 0.23 -1.24 -1.29 -2.30 0.47 -0.25 0.29 -0.12 0.00
Loss on debt extinguishment 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -7.89 -5.39 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Loss on investments in unconsolidated affiliate 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -4.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Other non-operating income (loss), net 0.27 -1.40 0.04 0.56 0.41 0.52 0.74 0.42 0.27 0.93 0.38 0.34 0.38 0.57 2.02 0.32 -4.08 0.00 0.46 0.00 -0.48 0.18
Income (loss) before income taxes 20.03% 14.19% 10.50% 20.50% 21.35% 13.17% 16.49% 22.26% 22.90% 16.91% 12.91% 19.44% 9.56% -16.48% -39.21% -12.22% -78.72% -0.89% 10.26% 17.58% 14.57% 9.89%
Income tax (expense) benefit -5.73 -3.77 -4.75 -6.32 -5.83 -4.06 -2.86 -7.64 -6.52 -4.65 -4.85 -5.72 0.08 4.00 13.93 3.54 2.13 1.82 -2.83 -5.47 -4.07 -2.68
Net income (loss) 14.30% 10.42% 5.75% 14.18% 15.53% 9.11% 13.63% 14.61% 16.38% 12.26% 8.06% 13.72% 9.63% -12.47% -25.28% -8.68% -76.60% 0.94% 7.43% 12.11% 10.51% 7.21%
Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable and nonredeemable noncontrolling interests -0.03 -0.12 -0.11 -0.07 -0.08 -0.13 -0.20 0.04 0.04 0.06 -0.05 0.06 0.15 0.11 0.11 0.21 0.35 0.00 -0.04 -0.08 -0.04 -0.05
Net income (loss) attributable to Hilton stockholders 14.27% 10.30% 5.63% 14.10% 15.45% 8.98% 13.42% 14.65% 16.43% 12.32% 8.01% 13.78% 9.78% -12.36% -25.17% -8.47% -76.24% 0.94% 7.39% 12.03% 10.47% 7.17%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

The financial performance exhibits a distinct three-phase trajectory: a stable pre-pandemic period, a severe volatility phase during 2020, and a robust recovery and expansion phase from 2021 through mid-2024. The overall trend indicates a strategic shift toward more resilient revenue streams and improved operational efficiency in the post-pandemic era.

Revenue Stream Composition
Franchise and licensing fees experienced a significant expansion as a percentage of total revenues, rising from approximately 17-18% in 2019 to peaks of 27.7% in mid-2021. This suggests a shift toward higher-margin, lower-risk revenue during the crisis. Conversely, revenue from owned and leased hotels showed extreme volatility, crashing from roughly 15% to 5.5% in June 2020 before recovering to a normalized range of 10-14% by 2023 and 2024.
Management fees remained relatively stable, though incentive management fees became negative in June 2020, reflecting the impact of performance-based triggers during the peak of the industry downturn.
Expense Dynamics and Operational Efficiency
Total expenses as a percentage of revenue peaked at an unsustainable -153.55% in June 2020, driven by a combination of collapsing revenues and fixed costs. However, a long-term trend of expense optimization is evident. Depreciation and amortization as a percentage of revenue declined from roughly 3.5% pre-pandemic to 1.15% by June 2024, indicating either a reduction in capital intensity or significant revenue growth outpacing asset depreciation.
General and administrative expenses stabilized at around 3.8-4.2% of revenues in the most recent periods, which is generally lower than the 4.5-4.8% range observed in early 2019, suggesting improved operational leverage.
Non-Operating and Extraordinary Items
The 2020 period was characterized by significant one-time charges, including impairment losses that peaked at -13.71% of revenue in December 2020 and reorganization costs. Interest expenses also spiked sharply during 2020, reaching -18.79% of revenue in June, likely due to increased borrowing to maintain liquidity during the revenue collapse. These costs have since normalized to a range of -4% to -5%.
Profitability and Margin Trends
Operating income margins demonstrated a strong V-shaped recovery. After falling to -53.55% in June 2020, margins expanded to reach highs of 26.7% in June 2022, consistently exceeding pre-pandemic levels (which hovered between 14% and 21%).
Net income attributable to stockholders followed a similar trajectory, recovering from a trough of -76.24% in June 2020 to a steady 14.27% by June 2024. This represents a substantial improvement in bottom-line efficiency compared to the 7-12% range observed in 2019.

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