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NEWS RELEASE
Contact:Deric EubanksJordan JenningsJoe Calabrese
Chief Financial OfficerInvestor RelationsFinancial Relations Board
(972) 490-9600(972) 778-9487(212) 827-3772


ASHFORD REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2021 RESULTS
Gross Assets Under Management $7.3 Billion at Quarter End
OpenKey Continues to See Significant Increase in Demand for its Digital Key Product
Ashford Trust Completes Strategic Financing of up to $450 Million

DALLAS, May 5, 2021 - Ashford Inc. (NYSE American: AINC) (“Ashford” or the “Company”) today reported the following results and performance measures for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021. Unless otherwise stated, all reported results compare the first quarter ended March 31, 2021, with the first quarter ended March 31, 2020 (see discussion below). The reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures is included in the financial tables accompanying this press release.
STRATEGIC OVERVIEW
High-growth, fee-based business model
Diversified platform of multiple fee generators
Four paths to growth:
Recovery of the hospitality industry;
Increase assets under management (AUM);
Growth of third-party business; and
Acquisition or incubation of additional businesses
Highly-aligned management team with superior long-term track record
Leader in asset and investment management for the real estate & hospitality sectors

FINANCIAL AND OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS
Net loss attributable to common stockholders for the first quarter of 2021 totaled $17.1 million, or $6.36 per diluted share.
Total revenue for the first quarter of 2021 was $63.9 million.
Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter was $5.5 million.
At the end of the first quarter of 2021, the Company had approximately $7.3 billion of gross assets under management.
As of March 31, 2021, the Company had corporate cash of approximately $31.2 million.
The Company plans to publish an investor presentation in the coming weeks that outlines the growth prospects for its businesses over the coming years.

OPENKEY UPDATE
Ashford currently owns a 75% interest in OpenKey. OpenKey is the universal, industry-standard smartphone App for keyless entry in hotel guestrooms. OpenKey continues to expand its platform with 236 hotels under contract at the end of the first quarter. As the hospitality industry strives to implement measures to provide a clean and safe environment for guests, the Company expects that the digital



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benefits OpenKey offers, such as automated check-in (bypassing the front desk), keyless entry, and secure digital key capability, will continue to gain accelerated adoption and growth at hotels nationwide. OpenKey continues to see the benefits of this growth as utilization of digital keys increased more than 118% in the first quarter over the prior-year quarter. During the quarter, the Company acquired all of the redeemable noncontrolling interests in OpenKey for a purchase price of approximately $1.9 million that can be paid in cash or stock, at the Company’s option, over a seven year period.

ASHFORD SECURITIES UPDATE
The Company formed Ashford Securities to raise capital as a dedicated capital raising platform to fund investment opportunities sponsored and asset-managed by Ashford. Types of capital raised may include, but are not limited to, non-traded preferred equity, non-traded convertible preferred equity, and non-traded REIT common equity (for future platforms). In the fourth quarter of 2019, Braemar announced that it had filed a registration statement for a non-traded preferred equity security via Ashford Securities. Additionally, Ashford Securities became a FINRA member firm in February 2020 and anticipates raising capital sometime during 2021. Longer term, the Company believes there is a substantial opportunity to offer differentiated alternative investment products through financial intermediaries to help investors further diversify their portfolios. Ashford Securities is not raising common equity for the Company nor for its existing advised platforms of Ashford Trust and Braemar.

REMINGTON UPDATE
Remington’s high-margin, low-capex Hotel Management business continues to pursue third-party growth. Since beginning its effort to pursue third-party business, which started in the fourth quarter of 2019, Remington has signed seven third-party hotel management contracts. In the first quarter, Remington generated hotel management fee revenue of $4.5 million, Net Loss Attributable to the Company of $2.2 million, and Adjusted EBITDA of $1.5 million.

LISMORE CAPITAL UPDATE
During the first quarter of 2020, Ashford Trust and Braemar entered into agreements with Lismore Capital (“Lismore”) for Lismore to seek modifications, forbearances or refinancings of Ashford’s advised REITs’ debt totaling approximately $5.1 billion across over 40 different loans. This was a critical effort in maintaining the advised REITs’ viability during the pandemic. Lismore has been successful in obtaining forbearance and other agreements with the lenders for the advised REITs’ loans totaling approximately 92% of their outstanding loan balances at the time of the engagement. Total revenue of $4.3 million was recognized during the first quarter associated with these agreements.

PREMIER PROJECT MANAGEMENT UPDATE
Premier Project Management (“Premier”) provides comprehensive and cost-effective architecture, design, development, and project management services. It also provides project oversight, coordination, planning, and execution of renovation, capital expenditure or ground-up development projects. Its operations are responsible for managing and implementing substantially all capital improvements at Ashford Trust and Braemar hotels. Additionally, it has extensive experience working with many of the major hotel brands in the areas of renovating, converting, developing or repositioning hotels. Similar to Remington, Premier has also made a concerted effort to grow its third-party business. Since the beginning of that effort, the company has signed 15 third-party deals for project management services. In the first quarter, Premier generated $1.5 million of project management fee revenue, Net Loss Attributable to the Company of $2.4 million, and $(122,000) of Adjusted EBITDA.

JSAV UPDATE
JSAV provides an integrated suite of audio visual services, including show and event services, hospitality services, creative services, and design and integration, making JSAV a leading single-source solution for



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its clients’ meeting and event needs. During the first quarter of 2021, JSAV had revenue of $3.6 million, Net Income Attributable to the Company of $307,000, and Adjusted EBITDA of $(1.4) million.

RED HOSPITALITY & LEISURE UPDATE
The Company currently owns an 84% interest in RED Hospitality & Leisure (“RED Hospitality”). RED Hospitality is a leading provider of watersports activities and other travel and transportation services in the U.S. Virgin Islands (“USVI”) and Florida. RED Hospitality currently provides beach, watersports and excursion services, and ferry services in the USVI and Key West, Florida. RED Hospitality has several potential avenues for future growth including opportunities to expand into other hotels at Ashford-advised REITs or non-Ashford hotels in the USVI, elsewhere in the Caribbean, and in the U.S. In the first quarter, RED Hospitality generated $4.6 million of revenue, Net Income Attributable to the Company of $410,000, and $1.1 million of Adjusted EBITDA. First quarter revenue growth was 38% compared to the prior-year period.

PURE ROOMS UPDATE
The Company currently owns a 70% controlling interest in Pure Wellness (“Pure”), a leading provider of hypo-allergenic hotel rooms in the United States.  Its Pure Rooms offering utilizes state-of-the-art purification technology to create allergy-friendly guestrooms. Pure has also recently expanded into the commercial office industry and has signed up 13 offices to date to convert to Pure Office.

As the hospitality industry strives to implement measures to provide a clean and safe environment for guests, the Company expects that the health and wellness benefits Pure offers - including its air purification technology - will gain accelerated adoption and growth at hotels nationwide. Pure transforms interior spaces into world-class wellness environments that protect against viral and bacterial contaminants and promote overall wellbeing.

FINANCIAL RESULTS
Net loss attributable to common stockholders for the quarter totaled $17.1 million, or $6.36 per diluted share. Adjusted net income for the quarter was $4.8 million, or $0.65 per diluted share.

For the quarter ended March 31, 2021, base advisory fee revenue was $9.8 million. The base advisory fee revenue in the first quarter was comprised of $7.3 million from Ashford Trust and $2.5 million from Braemar.

Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was $5.5 million.

CAPITAL STRUCTURE
At the end of the first quarter of 2021, the Company had approximately $7.3 billion of gross assets under management from its advised platforms. The Company had corporate cash of $31.2 million and 7.3 million fully diluted shares. The Company’s fully diluted shares include 4.2 million common shares associated with its Series D convertible preferred stock. The Company had $60.0 million of loans at March 31, 2021, of which approximately $1.5 million related to its joint venture partners’ share of those loans.

QUARTERLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR ADVISED PLATFORMS

ASHFORD TRUST HIGHLIGHTS
During the quarter, Ashford Trust completed a $450 million strategic corporate financing and drew $200 million.



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Ashford Trust has signed forbearance or other agreements with lenders on approximately 98% of its current property-level debt.
During the quarter, Ashford Trust sold the Le Meridien Minneapolis for approximately $7.3 million in net proceeds.
During the first quarter and subsequent to the end of the quarter, Ashford Trust raised approximately $89 million from the sale of shares of its common stock.
Since beginning its initiative to exchange its preferred stock to common stock, Ashford Trust has exchanged approximately 13.0 million shares of its preferred stock, representing approximately 58% of its preferred share count prior to the exchanges and approximately $325 million of par value, into approximately 85.0 million common shares.

BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS HIGHLIGHTS
Braemar was cash flow positive at the corporate level in the first quarter.
During the quarter and subsequent to the end of the quarter, Braemar raised approximately $26.4 million from the sale of shares of its common stock.

“We’re confident that the Ashford group of companies is well-positioned to capitalize on the upcoming recovery in the hospitality industry, and we remain focused on their future strategic objectives,” commented Jeremy J. Welter, Ashford’s President and Chief Operating Officer. “Ashford has an unwavering commitment to protect value for our shareholders, and we believe the proactive and disciplined actions we have undertaken reflect that commitment. Looking at our advised platforms, our REITs have stabilized and, with Braemar’s luxury portfolio being the highest quality portfolio in the public markets and Trust’s geographically diverse portfolio, both companies performed well to start the year and are poised for further growth in 2021. Other areas of our business, like OpenKey, Pure Rooms and RED Hospitality, are also benefitting from a strong increase in demand, while Remington and Premier both realized solid third-party business growth during the quarter. Looking ahead, we remain focused on our unique investment strategy to strategically invest in operating companies that service the hospitality industry and act as an accelerator to grow these companies. With our talented and dedicated management team, along with our long-term strategy on finding growth opportunities in our business, I am excited about our future.”

INVESTOR CONFERENCE CALL AND SIMULCAST
The Company will conduct a conference call on Thursday, May 6, 2021, at 12:00 p.m. ET. The number to call for this interactive teleconference is (201) 493-6725. A replay of the conference call will be available through Thursday, May 13, 2021, by dialing (412) 317-6671 and entering the confirmation number, 13717721.

The Company will also provide an online simulcast and rebroadcast of its first quarter 2021 earnings release conference call. The live broadcast of the Company’s quarterly conference call will be available online at the Company’s website, www.ashfordinc.com on May 6, 2021, beginning at 12:00 p.m. ET. The online replay will follow shortly after the call and continue for approximately one year.

Included in this press release are certain supplemental measures of performance, which are not measures of operating performance under GAAP, to assist investors in evaluating the Company’s historical or future financial performance. These supplemental measures include adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”) and Adjusted Net Income. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income provide investors and management with a meaningful indicator of operating performance. Management also uses Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income, among other measures, to evaluate profitability. We calculate Adjusted EBITDA by subtracting or adding to net income (loss): interest expense, income taxes, depreciation, amortization, net income (loss) to noncontrolling



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interests, transaction costs, and other expenses. We calculate Adjusted Net Income by subtracting or adding to net income (loss): net income (loss) to noncontrolling interests, transaction costs, and other expenses. Our methodology for calculating Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income may differ from the methodologies used by other comparable companies, when calculating the same or similar supplemental financial measures and may not be comparable with these companies. Neither Adjusted EBITDA nor Adjusted Net Income represents cash generated from operating activities as determined by GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to (a) GAAP net income (loss) as an indication of our financial performance or (b) GAAP cash flows from operating activities as a measure of our liquidity nor are such measures indicative of funds available to satisfy our cash needs. The Company urges investors to carefully review the U.S. GAAP financial information as shown in our periodic reports on Form 10-Q and Form 10-K, as amended and our Current Reports on Form 8-K.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities.  Securities will be offered only by means of a registration statement and prospectus which can be found at www.sec.gov.  
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Ashford provides global asset management, investment management and related services to the real estate and hospitality sectors.

Certain statements and assumptions in this press release contain or are based upon “forward-looking” information and are being made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, among others, statements about the Company’s strategy and future plans. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. When we use the words “will likely result,” “may,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “should,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” or similar expressions, we intend to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to numerous assumptions and uncertainties, many of which are outside Ashford Inc.’s control.
These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated, including, without limitation: the impact of COVID-19, and the rate of adoption and efficacy of vaccines to prevent COVID-19, on our business and investment strategy; our ability to continue as a going concern; the timing and outcome of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s investigation; our ability to regain compliance with NYSE American LLC continued listing standards; our ability to regain Form S-3 eligibility; our ability to repay, refinance or restructure our debt and the debt of certain of our subsidiaries; anticipated or expected purchases or sales of assets; our projected operating results; completion of any pending transactions; our understanding of our competition; market trends; projected capital expenditures; the impact of technology on our operations and business; general volatility of the capital markets and the market price of our common stock and preferred stock; availability, terms and deployment of capital; availability of qualified personnel; changes in our industry and the markets in which we operate, interest rates or the general economy; and the degree and nature of our competition. These and other risk factors are more fully discussed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The forward-looking statements included in this press release are only made as of the date of this press release. Such forward-looking statements are based on our beliefs, assumptions, and expectations of our future performance taking into account all information currently known to us. These beliefs, assumptions, and expectations can change as a result of many potential events or factors, not all of which are known to us. If a change occurs, our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations, plans, and other objectives may vary materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements. You should carefully consider this risk when you make an investment decision concerning our securities. Investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The Company can give no assurance that these forward-looking statements will be attained or that any deviation will not occur. We are not obligated to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or circumstances, changes in expectations, or otherwise, except to the extent required by law.











ASHFORD INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
March 31, 2021December 31, 2020
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$34,020 $45,270 
Restricted cash34,988 37,396 
Restricted investment1,072 290 
Accounts receivable, net3,982 3,458 
Due from affiliates173 353 
Due from Ashford Trust1,982 13,198 
Due from Braemar1,768 2,142 
Inventories1,746 1,546 
Prepaid expenses and other6,909 7,629 
Total current assets86,640 111,282 
Investments in unconsolidated entities3,519 3,687 
Property and equipment, net87,221 88,760 
Operating lease right-of-use assets29,522 30,431 
Goodwill56,622 56,622 
Intangible assets, net265,046 271,432 
Other assets4,618 3,225 
Total assets$533,188 $565,439 
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses$26,145 $40,378 
Dividends payable24,886 16,280 
Due to affiliates82 1,471 
Deferred income9,970 12,738 
Deferred compensation plan22 29 
Notes payable, net25,165 5,347 
Finance lease liabilities720 841 
Operating lease liabilities3,718 3,691 
Other liabilities27,039 29,905 
Total current liabilities117,747 110,680 
Deferred income10,549 8,621 
Deferred tax liability, net37,296 37,904 
Deferred compensation plan1,735 1,678 
Notes payable, net34,377 57,349 
Finance lease liabilities43,696 43,143 
Operating lease liabilities25,951 26,881 
Total liabilities271,351 286,256 
MEZZANINE EQUITY
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value, 19,120,000 shares issued and outstanding, net of discount, as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020
477,263 476,947 
Redeemable noncontrolling interests37 1,834 
EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Common stock, 100,000,000 shares authorized, $0.001 par value, 3,009,643 and 2,868,288 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively
Additional paid-in capital292,140 293,597 
Accumulated deficit(506,044)(491,483)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)(989)(1,156)
Treasury stock, at cost, 45,078 and 32,031 shares at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively
(548)(438)
Total equity (deficit) of the Company(215,438)(199,477)
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated entities(25)(121)
Total equity (deficit)(215,463)(199,598)
Total liabilities and equity (deficit)$533,188 $565,439 
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ASHFORD INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited, in thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 20212020
REVENUE 
Advisory services:
Base advisory fees$9,799 $11,537 
Incentive advisory fees— 170 
Other advisory revenue128 129 
Hotel management:
Base management fees3,857 6,124 
Incentive management fees615 — 
Project management fees1,542 3,938 
Audio visual 3,611 29,674 
Other10,629 6,691 
Cost reimbursement revenue33,752 75,579 
Total revenues63,933 133,842 
EXPENSES
Salaries and benefits14,538 14,115 
Non-cash equity-based compensation1,363 2,050 
Cost of revenues for project management758 1,451 
Cost of revenues for audio visual 4,386 20,430 
Depreciation and amortization8,139 9,969 
General and administrative5,143 6,328 
Impairment— 178,213 
Other3,611 4,226 
Reimbursed expenses33,680 75,511 
Total operating expenses71,618 312,293 
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)(7,685)(178,451)
Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated entities(114)236 
Interest expense(1,267)(1,176)
Amortization of loan costs(86)(66)
Interest income63 28 
Realized gain (loss) on investments(194)(375)
Other income (expense)(113)(521)
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES(9,396)(180,325)
Income tax (expense) benefit951 2,085 
NET INCOME (LOSS)(8,445)(178,240)
(Income) loss from consolidated entities attributable to noncontrolling interests95 160 
Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests176 440 
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE COMPANY(8,174)(177,640)
Preferred dividends, declared and undeclared(8,606)(7,875)
Amortization of preferred stock discount(316)(810)
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS$(17,096)$(186,325)
INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE - BASIC AND DILUTED
Basic:
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders$(6.36)$(84.73)
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic2,686 2,199 
Diluted:
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders$(6.36)$(84.73)
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted2,686 2,199 

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RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME (LOSS) TO EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA
(unaudited, in thousands)
 Three Months Ended
March 31,
 20212020
Net income (loss)$(8,445)$(178,240)
(Income) loss from consolidated entities attributable to noncontrolling interests95 160 
Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests176 440 
Net income (loss) attributable to the company(8,174)(177,640)
Interest expense1,243 1,124 
Amortization of loan costs90 63 
Depreciation and amortization9,426 10,905 
Income tax expense (benefit)(951)(2,107)
Net income (loss) attributable to unitholders redeemable noncontrolling interests(24)(336)
EBITDA1,610 (167,991)
Non-cash stock-based compensation1,633 2,378 
Market change in deferred compensation plan58 (3,577)
Change in contingent consideration fair value22 458 
Transaction costs472 468 
Loss on disposal of assets854 — 
Reimbursed software costs, net(99)(98)
Legal, advisory and settlement costs295 — 
Severance and executive recruiting costs523 1,681 
Amortization of hotel signing fees and lock subsidies118 155 
Other (gain) loss36 539 
Impairment— 177,950 
Adjusted EBITDA$5,522 $11,963 

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ASHFORD INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME (LOSS) TO ADJUSTED NET INCOME (LOSS)
(unaudited, in thousands, except per share amounts)
 Three Months Ended
March 31,
20212020
Net income (loss)$(8,445)$(178,240)
(Income) loss from consolidated entities attributable to noncontrolling interests95 160 
Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests176 440 
Preferred dividends, declared and undeclared(8,606)(7,875)
Amortization of preferred stock discount(316)(810)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders(17,096)(186,325)
Amortization of loan costs90 63 
Depreciation and amortization9,426 10,905 
Net income (loss) attributable to unitholders redeemable noncontrolling interests(24)(336)
Preferred dividends, declared and undeclared8,606 7,875 
Amortization of preferred stock discount316 810 
Non-cash stock-based compensation1,633 2,378 
Market change in deferred compensation plan58 (3,577)
Change in contingent consideration fair value22 458 
Transaction costs472 468 
Loss on disposal of assets854 — 
Non-cash interest from finance lease151 154 
Reimbursed software costs, net(99)(98)
Legal, advisory and settlement costs295 — 
Severance and executive recruiting costs523 1,681 
Amortization of hotel signing fees and lock subsidies118 155 
Other (gain) loss36 539 
Impairment— 177,950 
GAAP income tax expense (benefit)(951)(2,107)
Adjusted income tax (expense) benefit (1)
344 (1,653)
Adjusted net income available to common stockholders, unitholders and Series D convertible preferred stockholders on an "as converted" basis$4,774 $9,340 
Adjusted net income per diluted share available to common stockholders, unitholders and Series D convertible preferred stockholders on an "as converted" basis$0.65 $1.35 
Weighted average diluted shares7,340 6,925 
Components of weighted average diluted shares
Common shares2,686 2,199 
Series D convertible preferred stock4,208 4,068 
Deferred compensation plan199 200 
Put options— 304 
Acquisition related shares221 98 
Restricted shares and units26 56 
Weighted average diluted shares7,340 6,925 
Reconciliation of income tax expense (benefit) to adjusted income tax (expense) benefit
GAAP income tax (expense) benefit$951 $2,085 
Less GAAP income tax (expense) benefit attributable to noncontrolling interests— (22)
GAAP income tax (expense) benefit excluding noncontrolling interests951 2,107 
Less deferred income tax (expense) benefit607 3,322 
Less cash income tax benefit from CARES Act— 438 
Adjusted income tax (expense) benefit (1)
$344 $(1,653)
(1) Income tax expense (benefit) is adjusted to exclude the effects of deferred income tax expense (benefit) and cash income tax benefits from the CARES Act because current income tax expense (benefit) (i) provides a more accurate period-over-period comparison of the ongoing operating performance of our advisory and hospitality products and services businesses, and (ii) provides more useful information to investors regarding our economic performance. See Note 12 to our consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND
RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME (LOSS) TO EBITDA, ADJUSTED EBITDA AND ADJUSTED NET INCOME (LOSS) BY SEGMENT
(unaudited, in thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
REIT AdvisoryHospitality Products & ServicesCorporate/ OtherAshford Inc. ConsolidatedREIT AdvisoryHospitality Products & ServicesCorporate/ OtherAshford Inc. Consolidated
REVENUE
Advisory services:
Base advisory fees - Trust$7,254 $— $— $7,254 $8,917 $— $— $8,917 
Base advisory fees - Braemar2,545 — — 2,545 2,620 — — 2,620 
Incentive advisory fees - Braemar— — — — 170 — — 170 
Other advisory revenue - Braemar128 — — 128 129 — — 129 
Hotel Management:
Base management fees— 3,857 — 3,857 — 6,124 — 6,124 
Incentive management fees— 615 — 615 — — — — 
Project management fees— 1,542 — 1,542 — 3,938 — 3,938 
Audio visual— 3,611 — 3,611 — 29,674 — 29,674 
Other17 10,612 — 10,629 57 6,634 — 6,691 
Cost reimbursement revenue5,124 28,284 344 33,752 9,064 65,546 969 75,579 
Total revenues15,068 48,521 344 63,933 20,957 111,916 969 133,842 
EXPENSES
Salaries and benefits— 5,775 8,705 14,480 — 9,151 8,541 17,692 
Market change in deferred compensation plan— — 58 58 — — (3,577)(3,577)
Non-cash equity-based compensation— 164 1,199 1,363 — (93)2,143 2,050 
Cost of audio visual revenues— 4,386 — 4,386 — 20,430 — 20,430 
Cost of project management revenues— 758 — 758 — 1,451 — 1,451 
Depreciation and amortization989 6,978 172 8,139 2,439 7,454 76 9,969 
General and administrative— 3,205 1,938 5,143 — 4,628 1,700 6,328 
Impairment— — — — — 178,213 — 178,213 
Other352 3,259 — 3,611 — 4,226 — 4,226 
Reimbursed expenses1,830 28,169 344 30,343 2,540 65,110 969 68,619 
REIT non-cash equity-based compensation3,222 115 — 3,337 6,456 436 — 6,892 
Total operating expenses6,393 52,809 12,416 71,618 11,435 291,006 9,852 312,293 
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)8,675 (4,288)(12,072)(7,685)9,522 (179,090)(8,883)(178,451)
Other— (1,371)(340)(1,711)— (1,615)(259)(1,874)
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES8,675 (5,659)(12,412)(9,396)9,522 (180,705)(9,142)(180,325)
Income tax (expense) benefit(1,954)3,752 (847)951 (2,253)1,086 3,252 2,085 
NET INCOME (LOSS)6,721 (1,907)(13,259)(8,445)7,269 (179,619)(5,890)(178,240)
(Income) loss from consolidated entities attributable to noncontrolling interests— 95 — 95 — 160 — 160 
Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests— 152 24 176 — 104 336 440 
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE COMPANY$6,721 $(1,660)$(13,235)$(8,174)7,269 (179,355)(5,554)(177,640)
Interest expense— 950 293 1,243 — 947 177 1,124 
Amortization of loan costs— 36 54 90 — 15 48 63 
Depreciation and amortization989 8,265 172 9,426 2,439 8,390 76 10,905 
Income tax expense (benefit)1,954 (3,752)847 (951)2,253 (1,108)(3,252)(2,107)
Net income (loss) attributable to unitholders redeemable noncontrolling interests— — (24)(24)— — (336)(336)
EBITDA9,664 3,839 (11,893)1,610 11,961 (171,111)(8,841)(167,991)
Non-cash stock-based compensation— 350 1,283 1,633 — 235 2,143 2,378 
Market change in deferred compensation plan— — 58 58 — — (3,577)(3,577)
Change in contingent consideration fair value— 22 — 22 — 458 — 458 
Transaction related costs— 21 451 472 — 138 330 468 
Loss on disposal of assets352 502 — 854 — — — — 
Reimbursed software costs, net(99)— — (99)(98)— — (98)
Legal, advisory and settlement costs— 48 247 295 — — — — 
Severance and executive recruiting costs— 70 453 523 — 1,404 277 1,681 
Amortization of hotel signing fees and lock subsidies— 118 — 118 — 155 — 155 
Other (gain) loss— 27 36 — 477 62 539 
Impairment— — — — — 177,950 — 177,950 
Adjusted EBITDA9,917 4,997 (9,392)5,522 11,863 9,706 (9,606)11,963 
Interest expense— (950)(293)(1,243)— (947)(177)(1,124)
Non-cash interest from finance lease— 151 — 151 — 154 — 154 
Adjusted income tax (expense) benefit(2,664)(809)3,817 344 (3,450)(763)2,560 (1,653)
Adjusted net income (loss) available to common stockholders, unitholders and Series D convertible preferred stockholders on an "as converted" basis$7,253 $3,389 $(5,868)$4,774 $8,413 $8,150 $(7,223)$9,340 
Adjusted net income (loss) per diluted share available to common stockholders, unitholders and Series D convertible preferred stockholders on an "as converted" basis (1)
$0.99 $0.46 $(0.80)$0.65 $1.21 $1.18 $(1.04)$1.35 
Weighted average diluted shares7,340 7,340 7,340 7,340 6,925 6,925 6,925 6,925 
(1) The sum of the adjusted net income (loss) per diluted share available to common stockholders, as calculated for the segments, may differ from the consolidated total due to rounding.
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ASHFORD INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
HOSPITALITY PRODUCTS & SERVICES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND
RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME (LOSS) TO EBITDA, ADJUSTED EBITDA AND ADJUSTED NET INCOME (LOSS)
(unaudited, in thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
RemingtonPremierJSAVOpenKey
Other (1)
Hospitality Products & ServicesRemingtonPremierJSAVOpenKey
Other (1)
Hospitality Products & Services
REVENUE
Hotel Management:
Base management fees$3,857 $— $— $— $— $3,857 $6,124 $— $— $— $— $6,124 
Incentive management fees615 — — — — 615 — — — — — — 
Project management fees— 1,542 — — — 1,542 — 3,938 — — — 3,938 
Audio visual— — 3,611 — — 3,611 — — 29,674 — — 29,674 
Other20 — — 454 10,138 10,612 — — — 522 6,112 6,634 
Cost reimbursement revenue27,882 402 — — — 28,284 64,332 1,214 — — — 65,546 
Total revenues32,374 1,944 3,611 454 10,138 48,521 70,456 5,152 29,674 522 6,112 111,916 
EXPENSES
Salaries and benefits2,691 598 1,244 598 644 5,775 3,811 1,019 3,061 457 803 9,151 
Non-cash equity-based compensation130 15 15 164 (142)33 13 — (93)
Cost of audio visual revenues— — 4,386 — — 4,386 — — 20,430 — — 20,430 
Cost of project management revenues— 758 — — — 758 — 1,451 — — — 1,451 
Depreciation and amortization3,034 3,056 467 417 6,978 3,377 3,157 504 410 7,454 
General and administrative468 308 1,151 512 766 3,205 626 561 2,417 308 716 4,628 
Impairment— — — — — — 126,548 49,524 2,141 — — 178,213 
Other— — 22 134 3,103 3,259 — — 465 220 3,541 4,226 
Reimbursed expenses27,801 368 — — — 28,169 64,073 1,037 — — — 65,110 
REIT non-cash equity-based compensation81 34 — — — 115 259 177 — — — 436 
Total operating expenses34,205 5,137 7,285 1,251 4,931 52,809 198,552 56,959 29,031 994 5,470 291,006 
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)(1,831)(3,193)(3,674)(797)5,207 (4,288)(128,096)(51,807)643 (472)642 (179,090)
Other(133)— (353)(1)(884)(1,371)(363)— (726)10 (536)(1,615)
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES(1,964)(3,193)(4,027)(798)4,323 (5,659)(128,459)(51,807)(83)(462)106 (180,705)
Income tax (expense) benefit(263)768 4,334 — (1,087)3,752 1,189 168 (134)— (137)1,086 
NET INCOME (LOSS)(2,227)(2,425)307 (798)3,236 (1,907)(127,270)(51,639)(217)(462)(31)(179,619)
(Income) loss from consolidated entities attributable to noncontrolling interests— — — 203 (108)95 — — — 119 41 160 
Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests— — — 152 — 152 — — (19)123 — 104 
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE COMPANY$(2,227)$(2,425)$307 $(443)$3,128 $(1,660)(127,270)(51,639)(236)(220)10 (179,355)
Interest expense— — 203 — 747 950 — — 227 — 720 947 
Amortization of loan costs— — 29 — 36 — — 12 — 15 
Depreciation and amortization3,034 3,056 1,726 447 8,265 3,377 3,157 1,505 348 8,390 
Income tax expense (benefit)263 (768)(4,334)— 1,087 (3,752)(1,189)(168)112 — 137 (1,108)
EBITDA1,070 (137)(2,069)(441)5,416 3,839 (125,082)(48,650)1,620 (217)1,218 (171,111)
Non-cash stock-based compensation318 15 15 — 350 189 33 11 — 235 
Change in contingent consideration fair value— — 22 — — 22 — — 460 — (2)458 
Transaction related costs— — — 16 21 109 — — — 29 138 
Loss on disposal of assets— — 502 — — 502 — — — — — — 
Legal, advisory and settlement costs22 — 26 — — 48 — — — — — — 
Severance and executive recruiting costs45 — — 25 — 70 627 263 451 57 1,404 
Amortization of hotel signing fees and lock subsidies— — 111 — 118 — — 146 — 155 
Other (gain) loss— — 27 — — 27 — — 477 — — 477 
Impairment— — — — — — 126,548 49,524 1,878 — — 177,950 
Adjusted EBITDA1,460 (122)(1,366)(407)5,432 4,997 2,391 1,170 5,043 (200)1,302 9,706 
Interest expense— — (203)— (747)(950)— — (227)— (720)(947)
Non-cash interest from finance lease— — — — 151 151 — — — — 154 154 
Adjusted income tax (expense) benefit485 — (137)— (1,157)(809)25 (306)(349)— (133)(763)
Adjusted net income (loss) available to common stockholders, unitholders and Series D convertible preferred stockholders on an "as converted" basis$1,945 $(122)$(1,706)$(407)$3,679 $3,389 $2,416 $864 $4,467 $(200)$603 $8,150 
Adjusted net income (loss) per diluted share available to common stockholders, unitholders and Series D convertible preferred stockholders on an "as converted" basis (2)
$0.26 $(0.02)$(0.23)$(0.06)$0.50 $0.46 $0.35 $0.12 $0.65 $(0.03)$0.09 $1.18 
Weighted average diluted shares7,340 7,340 7,340 7,340 7,340 7,340 6,925 6,925 6,925 6,925 6,925 6,925 
(1) Represents RED Hospitality & Leisure LLC, Pure Wellness, Lismore Capital and Marietta Leasehold L.P.
(2) The sum of the adjusted net income (loss) per diluted share available to common stockholders, as calculated for the subsidiaries, may differ from the Hospitality Products & Services total due to rounding.
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