gross operating profit
A New Approach to Hotel Management Fees
Marcus R. Lee | April 26, 2024
By Marcus R. Lee In the ever-evolving hospitality industry, the question of how to effectively compensate hotel operators remains crucial. While the basic premise of paying managers for their management skills holds true, the prevalent incentive fee structures may no longer adequately align with market realities, particularly for owners. Management Fees Breakdown Hotel management companies earn fees through three main avenues: In the typical hotel management agreement, hotel management companies are typically paid a base fee equal to 2.0% to 4.0% of total operating revenue—3.0% being the most common—plus an incentive, typically an...
A Focus on the Margins: US Hotel Performance in the First Half of 2023
HotStats | August 18, 2023
by Laura Resco, HotStats Director of Hotel Intelligence Americas Hotels in the United States saw general pressure on profit margins in the first half of 2023, with Gross Operating Profit (GOP) margin falling by 1 percentage point compared to the same period in 2022. A closer look at brand-scale performance reveals that the extremes were particularly affected: both the luxury and midscale and economy segments exhibited the greatest year-on-year margin declines, as shown in Figure 1. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="800"] Figure 1 US GOP as a % of Total Revenue, H1 2021, 2022 and 2023[/caption] A major factor influencing this tr...
Global Hotel Industry Faces Mixed Fortunes Amid Rising Costs and Varied Demand
HotStats | August 3, 2023
The global hotel industry is experiencing mixed fortunes as it navigates the post-pandemic landscape. In the United States, the Gross Operating Profit (GOP) margin has seen a year-on-year (YOY) decline of three percentage points (ppt), primarily due to a three ppt increase in total labor cost margin and a 0.5 ppt rise in utilities cost margin. This has led to a 1% ($1.25) YOY drop in Gross Operating Profit Per Available Room (GOPPAR). Undistributed expenses, including Sales and Administration & General (A&G) expenses, have surged by 12.9% YOY, reversing the savings made in these areas during the pandemic. Specific cost items such a...
STR: U.S. Hotel Profitability Reached 32-Month High in June
STR | August 2, 2022
HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—U.S. hotel gross operating profit per available room (GOPPAR) reached its highest level since October 2019, according to STR‘s June 2022 P&L data release. GOPPAR: US$91.23 TRevPAR: US$226.10 EBITDA PAR: US$69.53 LPAR (Labor Costs): US$68.40 “Each of the key bottom-line metrics increased from May due to a rise in room rates as well as improved revenue from F&B and groups,” said Joseph Rael, STR’s senior director of financial performance. “Profit margins have held strong the past 12 months but have been slightly reduced recently due to rising wages and costs. Hotels hav...
Dubai Hotels Achieve Profitability Levels Seven Times Higher Than 2019
STR | July 6, 2022
LONDON—Among key hotel markets in the Middle East, Dubai’s gross operating profit per available room (GOPPAR) came in seven times higher than the 2019 comparable, according to STR’s May 2022 P&L data release. Helped by strong international arrival numbers, as well as an earlier Ramadan, Dubai’s May GOPPAR reached US$115.37. That level was 776% of the pre-pandemic comparable. Just a month earlier during Ramadan, the market was at 79% of 2019 GOPPAR. Also reporting significant month-over-month improvement in the region, Qatar posted a May GOPPAR of US$60.87. That level was 466% of the pre-pandemic comparable afte...
U.S. Hotel Profitability Lower in May but Above 2019 Levels for Third Consecutive Month
STR | July 6, 2022
HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—U.S. hotel gross operating profit per available room (GOPPAR) fell from the previous month, but surpassed the pre-pandemic comparable for a third consecutive month, according to STR‘s May 2022 P&L data release. GOPPAR: US$88.63 TRevPAR: US$219.58 EBITDA PAR: US$67.80 LPAR (Labor Costs): US$66.27 The EBITDA PAR level was also down from April. “After the top-line metrics showed mixed results in May, it wasn’t a surprise that the bottom-line metrics came in a bit lower,” said Raquel Ortiz, STR’s director of financial performance. “Regardless, each of the four key P&...
U.S Flips to Positive Hotel Profit as Europe Backslides
HotStats | November 30, 2020
The U.S. in October shed the ignominy of being the only global region to have not recorded a positive month of profitability since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The country finally reached gross operating profit per available room (GOPPAR) above $0, but at $5.43, it was still down 95.5% compared to the same time last year. And though the U.S. climbed back into the black, Europe regressed, backsliding to €-5.06 after two consecutive positive months, as the Middle East and Asia-Pacific remained above water. Even so, positive momentum heading into the fourth quarter is threatened to be upended by escalating COVID cases combined wit...
STR: U.S. Hotel Profits Fell 116.9% in April
STR | June 1, 2020
BROOMFIELD, Colorado—U.S. hotel gross operating profit per available room fell 116.9% during April 2020, according to the latest monthly P&L data release from STR. In a year-over-year comparison with April 2019, the industry reported the following: GOPPAR: -116.9% to US-$17.98 TRevPAR: -92.9% to US$17.39 EBIDTA PAR: -140.2% to US-$32.30 LPAR (Labor Costs): -72.8% to US$20.80 “Whereas only the later portion of March was affected, April was the country’s first full month in the COVID-19 world, and the impact on U.S. hotel profitability was historic,” said Joseph Rael, STR’s senior director of financial performa...
