Marriott (MAR) Provides 3-Year Growth Plans, Repeats 2023 View
Marriott International, Inc. MAR announced is three-year financial model through 2025. The company also reiterated its 2023 outlook provided in August. Following the news, the stock gained 1.1% on Sep 27.
MAR has provided two-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) projections for specific key performance indicators spanning from 2023 to 2025. It intends to increase its global portfolio to nearly 1.8 million rooms by the end of 2025 by adding between 230,000 and 270,000 net rooms over a three-year period, thereby maintaining its position as an industry leader. This signifies a three-year CAGR for net rooms of 5% to 5.5%.
Furthermore, the company's model anticipates global RevPAR 0growth to exhibit a two-year CAGR ranging from 3% to 6% between 2023 and 2025. This follows a notable rise of 12% to 14% for the current year.
Management projects total gross revenues to improve in the range of 16-18% year over year in 2023. The metric is suggested to jump at a two-year CAGR of 6.5-9.5% to reach $5.4-$5.8 billion in 2025.
Adjusted EBITDA is likely to increase in the range of 18-21% year over year in 2023. This metric is envisioned to rise at a two-year CAGR of 7-10% to reach $5.2-$5.7 billion in 2025.
In 2023, it is expected that adjusted earnings will see a year-over-year climb in the 25-29% band. It will grow at a CAGR of 10-15% over a two-year period, reaching in the range of $10.10-$11.45 by 2025.
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Stock Performance
In the past year, the stock has gained 34.8% compared with the industry’s growth of 20.5%.
The Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company is strongly focusing on its luxury and leisure offerings. Presently, it holds the top position in global luxury hotel distribution, boasting nearly 500 luxury hotels in operation, which accounts for approximately 17 percent of the market share.
This leads its nearest competitor by a significant margin, being approximately 1.5 times larger in size. MAR continues to concentrate on further strengthening its leading position, with an additional 225 luxury properties in development.
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