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Horwath Bastow CharletonIHF Conference – Banking Issues8 March 2011
Audit | Tax | Advisory
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Horwath Bastow CharletonProfits Under Pressure
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
16%
18%
20%
50% 60% 70%
Occupancy
Then
Now
• Does excess capacity mean higher occupancy levels will be achieved at current room rates?
C
A
B
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Horwath Bastow CharletonLimit to Cash Available to Service Debt
Occ Net Profit
Then
Net Profit
Now
Capital Expenditure
(3%)
Available to Service Debt
–
Now
Interest Capital
50% 11% - €440k 6% - €240k €120k €120k €400k €499k
60% 14% - €560k 10% - €400k €120k €280k €400k €499k
70% 18% - €720k 14% - €560k €120k €440k €400k €499k
• 100 bedroom hotel with turnover of €4m
• Loan of €10m over 15 years at rate of 4%
• Is it the banks that have a problem?
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Horwath Bastow CharletonHotels & the Banking Sector
• How long will it take to return to profit and debt levels similar to 2003?
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Horwath Bastow CharletonOver Investment in the Hotel Sector
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Horwath Bastow CharletonFinancial Institutions
• How do the Banks deal with their problem?
• No appetite for providing working capital
(Certus)
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Horwath Bastow CharletonWhat the Banks Have Learnt
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Horwath Bastow CharletonWhat the Banks Have Learnt
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Horwath Bastow CharletonBanking Strategies
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Horwath Bastow CharletonWhy Banks are forced to appoint Receivers
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N
• The sustainable level should be c€550k
• A reduction of €400k is therefore required
• This is the equivalent of 1-2 years profit
• Creditors compete with the Banks for payment
• Banks address the problem by appointing a Receiver
Working Capital Problems
Potential Creditor Levels
Trade Creditors €600k
VAT & Payroll Taxes €250k
Rates €100k
Total €950k
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Horwath Bastow CharletonReceiverships
• These 5,000 rooms are likely to have €500m in outstanding loans
• Is 50% in the € a good return for the banks?
• Are there likely to be 100 hotels in Receivership by the end of 2011?
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Horwath Bastow CharletonDiscussion
Winners Opportunists
Losers Survivors
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