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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 

  x   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2003

 

OR

 

  ¨   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

COMMISSION FILE NO. 001-13393

 


 

CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL, INC.


(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

DELAWARE

 

52-1209792

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

10750 COLUMBIA PIKE

SILVER SPRING, MD. 20901


(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

(301) 592-5000


(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 


(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

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, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

xYes        ¨ No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  

xYes        ¨ No

 

CLASS


  

SHARES OUTSTANDING AT MARCH 31, 2003


Common Stock, Par Value $0.01

    

per share

  

35,992,491

Preferred Stock Purchase Rights

    

 



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CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

INDEX

 

    

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

    

Item 1 — Financial Statements

    

Consolidated Statements of Income - For the three months ended March 31, 2003 and March 31, 2002 (Unaudited)

  

3

Consolidated Balance Sheets - As of March 31, 2003 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2002

  

4

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - For the three months ended March 31, 2003 and March 31, 2002 (Unaudited)

  

6

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

  

7

Item 2 — Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

  

11

Item 3 — Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

  

18

Item 4 — Controls and Procedures

  

18

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION:

    

Item 1 — Legal Proceedings

  

19

Item 2 — Changes in Securities

  

19

Item 3 — Defaults Upon Senior Securities

  

19

Item 4 — Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

  

19

Item 5 — Other Information

  

19

Item 6 — Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

  

19

SIGNATURE

  

20

CERTIFICATIONS

  

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PART I.    FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(UNAUDITED, IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)

 

    

Three Months Ended March 31,


 
    

2003


    

2002


 

REVENUES:

                 

Royalty fees

  

$

27,251

 

  

$

25,984

 

Initial franchise and relicensing fees

  

 

2,607

 

  

 

2,141

 

Partner services

  

 

2,306

 

  

 

2,151

 

Marketing and reservation

  

 

47,353

 

  

 

43,494

 

Hotel operations

  

 

837

 

  

 

699

 

Other

  

 

1,202

 

  

 

861

 

    


  


Total revenues

  

 

81,556

 

  

 

75,330

 

    


  


OPERATING EXPENSES:

                 

Selling, general and administrative

  

 

13,486

 

  

 

12,412

 

Depreciation and amortization

  

 

2,759

 

  

 

2,727

 

Marketing and reservation expense

  

 

47,353

 

  

 

43,494

 

Hotel operations

  

 

726

 

  

 

653

 

    


  


Total operating expenses

  

 

64,324

 

  

 

59,286

 

    


  


OPERATING INCOME

  

 

17,232

 

  

 

16,044

 

    


  


OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES:

                 

Interest expense

  

 

3,024

 

  

 

3,548

 

Interest and other investment income

  

 

(1,354

)

  

 

(1,560

)

    


  


Total other income and expenses

  

 

1,670

 

  

 

1,988

 

    


  


INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

  

 

15,562

 

  

 

14,056

 

INCOME TAXES

  

 

5,875

 

  

 

5,482

 

    


  


NET INCOME

  

$

9,687

 

  

$

8,574

 

    


  


WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING-BASIC

  

 

36,772

 

  

 

41,276

 

    


  


WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING-DILUTED

  

 

37,513

 

  

 

42,012

 

    


  


BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE

  

$

0.26

 

  

$

0.21

 

    


  


DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE

  

$

0.26

 

  

$

0.20

 

    


  


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements of income.

 

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CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(IN THOUSANDS)

 

    

March 31, 2003


  

December 31, 2002


    

(Unaudited)


    

ASSETS

             

CURRENT ASSETS

             

Cash and cash equivalents

  

$

14,825

  

$

12,227

Receivables (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $6,656 and $6,035, respectively)

  

 

32,961

  

 

32,451

Other current assets

  

 

2,551

  

 

3,349

    

  

Total current assets

  

 

50,337

  

 

48,027

    

  

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

  

 

62,724

  

 

64,650

GOODWILL

  

 

60,620

  

 

60,620

FRANCHISE RIGHTS, NET

  

 

36,939

  

 

36,336

RECEIVABLE—MARKETING AND RESERVATION FEES

  

 

51,029

  

 

44,916

NOTE RECEIVABLE FROM SUNBURST

  

 

41,318

  

 

41,318

OTHER ASSETS

  

 

18,931

  

 

18,515

    

  

Total assets

  

$

321,898

  

$

314,382

    

  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated balance sheets.

 

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CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)

 

    

March 31, 2003


    

December 31, 2002


 
    

(Unaudited)

        

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

                 

CURRENT LIABILITIES

                 

Current portion of long-term debt

  

$

28,354

 

  

$

23,796

 

Accounts payable

  

 

31,345

 

  

 

23,142

 

Accrued expenses and other

  

 

26,217

 

  

 

29,686

 

Income taxes payable

  

 

4,553

 

  

 

8,879

 

    


  


Total current liabilities

  

 

90,469

 

  

 

85,503

 

    


  


LONG-TERM DEBT

  

 

300,393

 

  

 

283,995

 

DEFERRED INCOME TAXES AND OTHER LIABILITIES

  

 

62,831

 

  

 

58,683

 

    


  


Total liabilities

  

 

453,693

 

  

 

428,181

 

    


  


SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

                 

Common stock, $.01 par value

  

 

360

 

  

 

371

 

Additional paid-in-capital

  

 

73,638

 

  

 

73,100

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

  

 

335

 

  

 

42

 

Deferred compensation

  

 

(3,241

)

  

 

(3,492

)

Treasury stock

  

 

(452,593

)

  

 

(423,839

)

Retained earnings

  

 

249,706

 

  

 

240,019

 

    


  


Total shareholders’ deficit

  

 

(131,795

)

  

 

(113,799

)

    


  


Total liabilities and shareholders’ deficit

  

$

321,898

 

  

$

314,382

 

    


  


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated balance sheets.

 

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CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED, IN THOUSANDS)

 

    

Three Months

Ended March 31,


 
    

2003


    

2002


 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

                 

Net income

  

$

9,687

 

  

$

8,574

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

      

Depreciation and amortization

  

 

2,759

 

  

 

2,727

 

Provision for bad debts

  

 

448

 

  

 

198

 

Non-cash stock compensation

  

 

402

 

  

 

202

 

Non-cash interest and other investment income

  

 

(88

)

  

 

(1,111

)

Changes in assets and liabilities:

                 

Receivables

  

 

(853

)

  

 

(762

)

Receivable—marketing and reservation fees, net

  

 

(3,067

)

  

 

(3,371

)

Current liabilities

  

 

4,734

 

  

 

(2,954

)

Income taxes payable/receivable and other assets

  

 

(3,141

)

  

 

(243

)

Deferred income taxes and other liabilities

  

 

4,803

 

  

 

5,534