Sale and Leaseback. Unlocking value for shareholders through Sale and Leaseback strategies. Analysis of the effects of the application of this strategy in the Spanish Hotel industry.
4. What is it?
Commercial real estate transaction
One party (Seller) sells its corporate real estate assets to
another party (The Investor)
The seller then leases the property back form the investor
Rental rate and lease term that is acceptable to the
investor (Investor’s IRR)
5. Advantages for the Seller:
Reallocation of Capital
Capital locked in RE does not create value. Unlocks 100% of
value. No LTV limit.
Financing Tool
Transfer of residual risk
Risk of unwanted property transferred to third party.
Improving the Balance Sheet
Capital Gain (Loss). Repayment of Debt.
Premium pricing
13% premium, empirical data. Higher cash flows, absence of
tenant turnover. Higher credit. Lower Risk. Lower required IRR.
Tax considerations
Rent is100% deductible.
6. Advantages for the Investor:
Steady performance
Steady and Safe returns for investors.
Behave similarly to a bond, but with a hedge against
inflation.
Appreciation potential
Investor can capture appreciation in RE asset.
Lower management cost
Single tenant property.
Long term lease.
No uncertainty on operating expenses and vacancy costs.
7. Risks to be considered:
Increased scrutiny. Markets reaction
Markets tend to react badly to S&LB transactions.
Suggests that the company cannot find other source of
financing.
Change in strategy
New strategy might require ownership of asset.
Changes in tax code and accounting rules
Might mitigate incentives the company considered when it
entered the transaction.
9. NH Hotels:
The company selected to conduct our research is NH
Hoteles S.A.
Its intrinsic characteristics make it an ideal candidate for
S&LB strategies.
NH operates hotels under different models:
Owned Hotels.
Leased Hotels.
Management contracts.
Franchises.
Owns 98% of Sotogrande. Real Estate company.
10. NH Hotels:
Owned Hotels:
23% of the rooms NH operates.
82 Hotels.
Market value between €1.400 – 1.600 millions.
The value underpinning the business speaks to the potential
value that might be trapped in real estate.
Heavily leveraged company:
Problems not breaching covenants.
Recent debt refinancing:
€250 million in convertible bonds.
€250 million in High Yield Bonds.
€200 million in syndicated loan.
11. NH Hotels:
Recent capital Increase:
€234 million.
HNA entered into the ownership base of the company.
Recent Sale and Management Back:
Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky in Amsterdam.
€142 million cash inflow.
Pursuing Asset light strategy.
This speaks to the willingness of the company to free up the
capital invested in real estate.
12. NH Hotels:
New 5 year Business Plan:
Refurbishing plan.
€200-220 million in the 2013-2016 period.
Plan to reposition brand in order to become:
The “top 2 choice” for city/business travellers.
Best option for investors looking to sing a
management/franchise contract
NH plans to finance this plan partly with sale of Assets.
A S&LB strategy could help NH finance the repositioning
plan, pay down part debt, and give money back to their
investors.
14. The Financial Model:
We built a full financial model of the company.
Projected IS, BS and CFS.
The model is created taking into account the recent
actions taken by the company:
Debt refinancing.
Capital Increase.
Sale of Amsterdam Hotel.
15. Changes to the Financial Model:
We introduce changes into the model in order to
account for S&LB strategies.
Capital gains (losses) goes through the IS.
We reduce fixed assets in the BS.
We account for the cash inflow in the CFS.
This feeds the cash account in the BS.
We introduce the new lease payments in the IS.
20. CFS Before S&LB
Pro Forma
2013
Year 1
2014
Year 2
2015
Year 3
2016
Year 4
2017
Year 5
2018
Year 6
2019
Year 7
2020
Year 8
2021
(14)
116
-----
(27)
125
-----
(19)
152
-----
(5)
178
-----
(14)
198
-----
(12)
211
-----
18
185
-----
53
159
-----
74
135
-----
90
117
-----
102
105
-----
0
(1)
---
(6)
(0)
---
(2)
(0)
---
(4)
(0)
---
(3)
(0)
---
(1)
(0)
---
(1)
(0)
---
(1)
(0)
---
(2)
(0)
---
(2)
(0)
---
(2)
(0)
---
Inc. / (Dec.) in Trade Creditors
Inc. / (Dec.) in Accrued Liabilities
Inc. / (Dec.) in Other Creditors
(53)
-----
(3)
-----
(3)
-----
7
-----
4
-----
3
-----
3
-----
3
-----
3
-----
3
-----
3
-----
(Inc.) / Dec. in Net Working Capital
(53)
(9)
(5)
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Cash Flow from Operating Activities
49
88
128
176
186
200
204
213
210
208
208
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures
Other Investing Activities
Cash Flow from Investing Activities
(71)
100
(137)
---
(129)
---
(100)
---
(72)
---
(10)
---
(10)
---
(10)
---
(10)
---
(10)
---
(10)
---
(137) (129) (100)
(72)
(10)
(10)
(10)
(10)
(10)
(10)
Operating Activities
Net Income
Plus: Depreciation
Plus: Amortization
Plus: Amortization of Financing Fees
Changes in Working Capital Items
(Inc.) / Dec. in Accounts Receivable
(Inc.) / Dec. in Inventories
(Inc.) / Dec. in Prepaid and Other Current Assets
30
Year 9 Year 10
2022
2023
Financing Activities
Debt repaid in 2013 refinancing
Revolving Credit Facility
Term Loan A Facility
Unsecured Convertible Bond
High Yield Bond
Mortgage Loans + Asset Loans
Subordinated loan
(113)
--------(32)
---
----(19)
----(27)
---
----(19)
----(22)
---
----(19)
----(22)
---
----(76)
----(52)
---
------(250)
--(16)
---
--48
----(250)
(8)
---
--(48)
------(9)
---
----------(9)
---
----------(9)
---
----------(9)
---
Dividends
Equity Issuance / (Repurchase)
--234
-----
-----
-----
-----
-----
-----
-----
-----
-----
-----
89
(46)
(41)
(41) (128) (266) (210)
(57)
(9)
(9)
(9)
167
(94)
(42)
34
(14)
(76)
(16)
146
191
189
189
41
209
114
72
107
93
16
---
146
337
526
209
114
72
107
93
16
---
146
337
526
715
Cash Flow from Financing Activities
Excess Cash for the Period
Beginning Cash Balance
Ending Cash Balance
21. CFS After S&LB
Pro Forma
2013
Year 1
2014
Year 2
2015
Year 3
2016
Year 4
2017
Year 5
2018
Year 6
2019
Year 7
2020
Year 8
2021
(14)
116
-----
(153)
125
-----
14
13
-----
(7)
83
-----
(17)
103
-----
(17)
116
-----
12
90
-----
45
65
-----
64
41
-----
79
23
-----
89
10
-----
0
(1)
---
(6)
(0)
---
(2)
(0)
---
(4)
(0)
---
(3)
(0)
---
(1)
(0)
---
(1)
(0)
---
(1)
(0)
---
(2)
(0)
---
(2)
(0)
---
(2)
(0)
---
Inc. / (Dec.) in Trade Creditors
Inc. / (Dec.) in Accrued Liabilities
Inc. / (Dec.) in Other Creditors
(53)
-----
(3)
-----
(3)
-----
7
-----
4
-----
3
-----
3
-----
3
-----
3
-----
3
-----
3
-----
(Inc.) / Dec. in Net Working Capital
(53)
(9)
(5)
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Cash Flow from Operating Activities
49
(38)
22
79
88
100
103
110
106
103
101
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures
Other Investing Activities
Cash Flow from Investing Activities
(71)
100
(137)
1.620
(129)
---
(100)
---
(72)
---
(10)
---
(10)
---
(10)
---
(10)
---
(10)
---
(10)
---
1.483 (129) (100)
(72)
(10)
(10)
(10)
(10)
(10)
(10)
Operating Activities
Net Income
Plus: Depreciation
Plus: Amortization
Plus: Amortization of Financing Fees
Changes in Working Capital Items
(Inc.) / Dec. in Accounts Receivable
(Inc.) / Dec. in Inventories
(Inc.) / Dec. in Prepaid and Other Current Assets
30
Year 9 Year 10
2022
2023
Financing Activities
Debt repaid in 2013 refinancing
Revolving Credit Facility
Term Loan A Facility
Unsecured Convertible Bond
High Yield Bond
Mortgage Loans + Asset Loans
Subordinated loan
(113)
--------(32)
---
----(19)
----(27)
---
----(19)
----(22)
---
----(19)
----(22)
---
----(76)
----(52)
---
------(250)
--(16)
---
--------(250)
(8)
---
----------(9)
---
----------(9)
---
----------(9)
---
----------(9)
---
Dividends
Equity Issuance / (Repurchase)
--234
-----
-----
-----
-----
-----
-----
-----
-----
-----
-----
89
(46)
(41)
(41) (128) (266) (258)
(9)
(9)
(9)
(9)
Cash Flow from Financing Activities
Excess Cash for the Period
Beginning Cash Balance
Ending Cash Balance
167
41
1.399 (148)
209
1.608
(62)
1.460
(112) (176) (165)
1.397
1.285
209 1.608 1.460 1.397 1.285
1.110
1.110
91
87
84
82
944
1.036
1.123
1.206
944 1.036
1.123 1.206 1.288
22. Asset Sales Page
Assumptions Page 6 - Asset Sales
Hotels
Sold
Transaction
Date
Net
Proceeds
G.Book
Value
Acum
Dep
Prov
1.869
56%
Tangible Fixed Assets 2012
Percentages to use
Net book
Value
3.310
100%
1.221
37%
Capital
Gain
Aditional
Leases
220
7%
Past Transactions
Krasnapolsky
2013
142
100
177
65
12
42
0
2014
1.545
1.620
2.868
1.058
191
-75
93
Proposed Transactions
Scenario 1
FA Page
CFS
IS
BS
23. Valuation Methodology:
The company has two distinctive business segments:
Hotel Business.
Sotogrande.
We use SOTP method to valuate the group:
DCF method to valuate the Hotel Business.
This valuation changes with the proposed transactions.
Perpetuity:
We use g = 1,5% for both cases.
We use FCF of year 10 as normalized FCF for the
calculation.
GAV method to valuate Sotogrande.
The value of Sotogrande is static in our simulations.
24. FCF before S&LB:
Valuation
Hitorical Period
Projected Period
Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10
2011 2012
Hotel Business EBITDA
Tax rate
2013 2014 2015 2016
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
161
120
115
135
172
214
221
230
234
237
240
244
247
25%
25%
25%
25%
25%
25%
25%
25%
25%
25%
25%
25%
25%
Taxes
-40
-30
-29
-34
-43
-54
-55
-58
-58
-59
-60
-61
-62
Depretiation
Depreciation * t
119
30
116
29
116
29
125
31
152
38
178
44
198
49
211
53
185
46
159
40
135
34
117
29
105
26
Changes in Working
Capital
-53
-9
-5
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Capex
Aditional Cash from the sale of Assets
-71
100
-137
0
-129
0
-100
0
-72
0
-10
0
-10
0
-10
0
-10
0
-10
0
-10
0
FCF for valuation
Discounting Factor
Discounted FCF
92
1,00
92
-13
0,92
-12
32
0,84
27
107
0,77
83
145
0,71
102
216
0,65
141
212
0,60
127
209
0,55
114
205
0,50
103
203
0,46
93
203
0,42
86
25. FCF After S&LB:
Valuation
Hitorical Period
Projected Period
Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10
2011 2012
Hotel Business EBITDA
Tax rate
2013 2014 2015 2016
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
161
120
115
-33
76
117
122
129
131
132
133
134
136
25%
25%
25%
25%
25%
25%
25%
25%
25%
25%
25%
25%
25%
Taxes
-40
-30
-29
8
-19
-29
-30
-32
-33
-33
-33
-34
-34
Depretiation
Depreciation * t
119
30
116
29
116
29
125
31
13
3
83
21
103
26
116
29
90
23
65
16
41
10
23
6
10
3
Changes in Working
Capital
-53
-9
-5
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Capex
Aditional Cash from the sale of Assets
-71
-137
100 1.620
-129
0
-100
0
-72
0
-10
0
-10
0
-10
0
-10
0
-10
0
-10
0
FCF for valuation
Discounting Factor
Discounted FCF
92 1.480
1,00 0,92
92 1.358
-74
0,84
-62
11
0,77
8
47
0,71
33
117
0,65
76
111
0,60
66
106
0,55
58
101
0,50
51
98
0,46
45
95
0,42
40
26. Value Before S&LB:
Valuation until 2023e
WACC
NPV
Value After S&LB:
9,01%
863,2
Valuation until 2023e
WACC
NPV
9,01%
1.673,3
Perpetuity
Period
g
Perpetuity Value
Discounted Perpetuity
Year 10
1,50%
2.740,2
1.156,4
Perpetuity
Period
g
Perpetuity Value
Discounted Perpetuity
Year 10
1,50%
1.290,0
544,4
Total value for Hotel Business (EV)
2.019,6
Total value for Hotel Business (EV)
2.217,6
Sotogrande EV
Real Estate inventories
Other Tourists Assets
Sotolindo
Sotogrande at Cap Cana
Donnafugata Golf Resor & Spa
Pre-tax GAV
Sotogrande's Book Value
Capital Gain
Tax rate
Tax charge
After-tax GAV
GAV
215,9
41,2
88,4
31,5
16,7
393,7
251
142,7
30%
42,81
350,89
NH group valuation
NH hotel business EV
Sotogrande
Total EV
Net Debt
31/12/14
Minorities
31/12/14
Total Equity
Shares outstanding
Price per share
Sotogrande EV
Real Estate inventories
Other Tourists Assets
Sotolindo
Sotogrande at Cap Cana
Donnafugata Golf Resor & Spa
Pre-tax GAV
Sotogrande's Book Value
Capital Gain
Tax rate
Tax charge
After-tax GAV
GAV
215,9
41,2
88,4
31,5
16,7
393,7
251
142,7
30%
42,81
350,89
NH group valuation
2.019,6
350,9
2.370,5
730,7
159
1.480,9
308,27
4,8
NH hotel business EV
Sotogrande
Total EV
Net Debt
31/12/14
Minorities
31/12/14
Total Equity
Shares outstanding
Price per share
2.217,6
350,9
2.568,5
-762,9
159
3.172,5
308,27
10,3
27. WACC Calculations:
We compile the data of a peer group to calculate the
company’s WACC.
Data used:
Levered Beta.
Market value of Equity.
Market Value of Debt.
We calculate the Unlevered Beta of each peer:
We assign the average to our company.
28. WACC Calculations:
Peer Group
Predicted
Levered Beta
Debt/
Equity
Marginal
Tax Rate
Unlevered
Beta
ACCOR SA
REZIDOR HOTEL GROUP AB
MILLENNIUM & COPTHORNE HOTEL
INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROU
STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL -CL A
WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE CORP
HYATT HOTELS CORP - CL A
CHOICE HOTELS INTL INC
PIERRE & VACANCES
MELIA HOTELS INTERNATIONAL
1,0878
0,9206
0,8132
1,0274
1,4504
1,2104
1,2452
1,1948
0,8794
0,8766
0,9514
41,04%
4,82%
19,06%
16,93%
13,00%
24,98%
60,92%
19,41%
32,62%
327,78%
168,99%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
0,8451
0,8905
0,7175
0,9185
1,3293
1,0303
0,8730
1,0519
0,7159
0,2661
0,4358
Mean
Median
1,0597
1,0274
66,32%
24,98%
Unlevered
Beta
Debt/
Equity
Marginal
Tax Rate
Relevered
Beta
0,8249
69,57%
25%
1,2553
0,8249
0,8730
NH Hotels Relevered Beta
NH HOTELES SA
29. Capital Structure:
Capital Structure
Market Value of
Equity
Price of the share
1.214,58
3,94
28/11/13
Nº of Shares outstanding
308,27
28/11/13
Book Value of Debt
844,98
BS end of 2014
Total Capitalization
2.059,56
Debt/Total Capitalization
Equity/Total Capitalization
41,03%
58,97%
30. Cost of Debt:
Cost of Debt
Cost of Debt
Tax rate
After tax Kd
6,8750%
6y HYB Coupon
25%
Used by Banesto
5,16%
31. Cost of Equity:
We use CAPM.
Cost of Equity
Risk free rate
Market risk premium
Levered Beta
4,16%
YTM 10y Spanish
Sovereing Bond
6%
Pablo Fernandez
Survey
1,2553
Peer companies
Size Premium
0%
Cost of Equity
11,69%
34. Lease Valuation:
Important part of the model.
NH provided me with the following information:
Latest valuation.
Net book value.
We need to calculate the Lease payments that would
arise as a result of transactions.
These lease payments are put through the income
statement in our model, impacting our EBITDA.
35. Lease Valuation: Assumptions
Assumptions:
We fix the value of the assets, using the value given by NH.
We use a constant annual adjustment for our lease
payments.
We assume no terminal value of the assets beyond the lease
term:
Not entirely accurate.
Long lease terms, which means that CF beyond the lease
are heavily discounted.
Conservative assumption.
We could actually pay lower rents.
39. Lease Valuation:
Initial Lease Payments
200,00
180,00
160,00
140,00
120,00
100,00
80,00
60,00
40,00
20,00
0,00
10 y
20 y
30 y
40 y
50 y
60 y
70 y
80 y
90 y
100 y
40. Lease Valuation:
Initial Lease Payment Sensitivity Analysis - Sale and Leaseback of All Hotels
Term
10 y
IRR
20 y
30 y
40 y
50 y
60 y
70 y
80 y
147,4
154,5
161,7
169,0
3%
4%
5%
6%
7%
8%
9%
10%
11%
81,0
88,7
96,8
105,2
57,5
65,7
74,5
83,7
45,5
54,1
63,5
73,5
38,3
47,3
57,2
67,8
33,4
42,8
53,2
64,5
30,0
39,7
50,6
62,4
27,5
37,5
48,8
61,0
176,4
113,9
93,4
84,0
79,1
76,3
74,7
73,7
183,9
191,5
199,1
206,9
122,8
132,0
141,3
150,8
103,4
113,7
124,3
135,1
94,9
106,2
117,7
129,3
90,7
102,7
114,8
127,0
88,5
101,0
113,5
126,0
87,3
100,1
112,9
125,6
86,7
99,7
112,6
125,4
Initial Lease Payments
0,0-50,0
11%
10%
50,0-100,0
100,0-150,0
150,0-200,0
200,0-250,0
10 y
20 y
30 y
9%
40 y
8%
50 y
7%
6%
60 y
5%
70 y
4%
80 y
3%
42. Scenarios:
Scenario 10:
Status Quo.
Scenario 1:
S&LB of All Hotels.
Scenario 2:
S&LB of Hotels with Market Value > Net Book Value.
Scenario 3:
S&LB of Hotels with positive 2012 EBITDAR.
Scenario 4:
S&LB of Hotels with positive 6y avg EBITDAR.
43. Scenarios:
Scenario 5:
S&LB Hotels with EBITDAR > Proposed Lease payment.
Scenario 6:
S&LB Hotels with 2012 EBITDAR > Avg 2012 EBITDAR of all Hotels.
Scenario 7:
S&LB Hotels with 2012 EBITDAR < Avg 2012 EBITDAR of all Hotels.
Scenario 8:
S&LB Hotels with Market Value > avg Market Value.
Scenario 9:
S&LB Hotels with Market Value < avg Market Value.
56. Conclusion:
According to the results obtained, S&LB transactions do
create value for the shareholders of our target company.
There is limited influence of Investor IRR and term lease,
meaning that there is value creation for a wide range of
values for this variables.
The most important determinant in the value creation
process of these strategies is the after tax cash inflow.
Capital gains or losses have limited influence.
Capital losses are actually a value creator in our simulation,
because they create tax shields, giving us a higher after tax
cash inflow.
57. Conclusion:
It is hard to extrapolate the results obtained for NH to other
companies, but the data seems to land overwhelmingly on
the side of S&LB transactions.
There seems to be great leeway to accommodate the
particular circumstances of any company and still create
value with the transaction.
More research should be conducted in the following areas:
S&LB transactions in more Hotel companies, and in other
industries.
Sale and Management back.
More flexible.
Better alignment with Asset light strategies.