Wyndham Destinations, Inc. (NYSE:WYND) is releasing preliminary
operating metrics for the fourth quarter of 2020:
- Gross vacation ownership interest (VOI) sales of $281 million
(1)
- VOI sales were impacted by increased restrictions related to
COVID-19, particularly in Hawaii and California where resorts were
closed in December
- Fourth quarter gross VOI sales were 51.8% lower than the prior
year with tours 63.8% lower year-over-year, partially offset by a
23.8% increase in VPG
- Excluding Hawaii, and California in December, fourth quarter
gross VOI sales declined 48.5% and tours declined 61.0%
year-over-year
“We were pleased to finish the year strong while adhering to
important and necessary safety guidelines for the benefit of our
owners, members and associates,” commented Michael D. Brown,
president and CEO of Wyndham Destinations. “Restrictions in
California and certain other markets curtailed the momentum we had
coming out of the summer. However, the underlying strength at our
resorts that remained fully open support our expectation of a
strong return of leisure travel in 2021. Our bookings for the
summer of 2021 and beyond continue to be strong.”
The Company is reaffirming the following:
- Expect the loan loss provision associated with fourth quarter
gross VOI sales to remain below 20%
- Continue to expect positive adjusted free cash flow for the
full year of 2020
The operating metrics reported in this release are preliminary
and subject to change as the Company completes its financial
statements for the fourth quarter and full year 2020.
(1)
Gross VOI sales, a non-GAAP measure,
represents sales of vacation ownership interests (VOIs), including
sales under the fee-for-service program before the effect of loan
loss provisions. We believe that Gross VOI sales provide an
enhanced understanding of the performance of our vacation ownership
business because it directly measures the sales volume of this
business during a given reporting period. This measure is presented
only on a non-GAAP basis because not all of the information
necessary for a quantitative reconciliation of this preliminary
estimated non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly
comparable GAAP financial measure is available without unreasonable
effort; primarily due to the ongoing calculation of the company’s
loan loss provision. A full reconciliation of this non-GAAP metric
will be included in the company’s earnings release reporting on its
fourth quarter results.
About Wyndham
Destinations
Wyndham Destinations (NYSE:WYND), the world’s largest vacation
club and exchange company, is on a mission to put the world on
vacation. The company offers more than 4 million members and owner
families the opportunity to own, exchange, or rent their vacation
experience while enjoying quality, flexibility, and great value
from a trusted brand. The company’s Wyndham Vacation Clubs offer
230 resorts that provide a contemporary take on the timeshare model
through brands Club Wyndham®, Worldmark® by Wyndham, and
Margaritaville Vacation Club® by Wyndham. With a global presence in
110 countries, the company’s membership travel business – Panorama
– includes today’s leading vacation exchange, leisure travel, and
technology brands, including RCI, the global leader in vacation
exchange that provides access to 4,200+ affiliated resorts, and
Extra Holidays, offering condo vacations at hotel prices. Year
after year, our worldwide team of associates delivers exceptional
vacation experiences to millions of families as they make life’s
favorite memories. At Wyndham Destinations, our world is your
destination.
About the new Travel + Leisure
Co.
As announced in the Company’s January 6, 2021 press release,
Wyndham Destinations acquired the Travel + Leisure group from
Meredith Corporation and will change its name to Travel + Leisure
Co. As a result, in the first quarter of 2021, Travel + Leisure Co.
will become the world’s leading membership and leisure travel
company, with a portfolio of nearly 20 resort, travel club and
lifestyle travel brands. The company provides outstanding vacation
experiences and travel inspiration to millions of owners, members,
and subscribers every year through its products and services:
Wyndham Destinations, the largest vacation ownership company with
230 vacation club resort locations across the globe; Panorama, the
world’s foremost membership travel business that includes the
largest vacation exchange company, industry-leading travel
technology, and subscription travel brands; and Travel + Leisure
Group, featuring top online and print travel content, online
booking platforms and travel clubs, and branded consumer products.
At Travel + Leisure Co., our global team of associates brings
hospitality to millions, turning vacation inspiration into
exceptional travel experiences. We put the world on vacation.
Forward-Looking
Statements
This press release includes “forward-looking statements” as that
term is defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
Forward-looking statements are any statements other than statements
of historical fact, including statements regarding our
expectations, beliefs, hopes, intentions or strategies regarding
the future. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be
identified by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “expects,”
“should,” “believes,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “estimates,”
“predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” “future,” "intends,"
"projects" or other words of similar meaning. Forward looking
statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results of Wyndham Destinations, Inc. (“Wyndham
Destinations”) to differ materially from those discussed in, or
implied by, the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking
statements contained in this press release include statements
related to Wyndham Destinations’ current views and expectations
with respect to its future performance and operations, and other
anticipated future events and expectations that are not historical
facts. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this
press release. Factors that might cause such a difference include,
but are not limited to, risks associated with the acquisition of
the Travel + Leisure brand and all related assets from Meredith
Corporation, including unanticipated costs and/or delays,
unfavorable reaction by customers, partners, employees, or
suppliers, future revenues being lower than expected, failure or
inability to implement growth or expansion strategies in a timely
manner or at all, local and global political and economic
conditions; uncertainty with respect to the scope and duration of
the novel coronavirus global pandemic (COVID-19) and any
resurgences and the pace of recovery; the timing of the development
and distribution of an effective vaccine or treatment for COVID-19;
the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and governmental,
business and individuals’ actions in response to the pandemic and
our related contingency plans and cost and investment reductions on
our business, vacation ownership interest (VOI) sales and tour
flow, consumer demand and liquidity, our ability to comply with
financial and restrictive covenants under our indebtedness and our
ability to access capital on reasonable terms, at a reasonable cost
or at all, our and Wyndham Hotels’ ability to maintain credit
ratings, general economic conditions and unemployment rates, the
performance of the financial and credit markets, the competition in
and the economic environment for the timeshare industry; risks
associated with employees working remotely or operating with a
reduced workforce; the impact of war, terrorist activity, political
strife, severe weather events and other natural disasters, and
pandemics (including COVID-19) or threats of pandemics; operating
risks associated with the Wyndham Vacation Clubs and Panorama
segments; uncertainties related to our ability to realize the
anticipated benefits of the spin-off of the hotel business
(“spin-off”) Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (“Wyndham Hotels”)
or the divestiture of our North American and European vacation
rentals businesses, or the acquisition of Alliance Reservations
Network (“ARN”); unanticipated developments related to the impact
of the spin-off, the divestiture of our North American and European
vacation rentals businesses, the acquisition of ARN and related
transactions, including any potential impact on our relationships
with our customers, suppliers, employees and others with whom we
have relationships, and possible disruption to our operations; our
ability to execute on our strategy, the timing and amount of future
dividends and share repurchases, if any, and those other factors
disclosed as risks under “Risk Factors” in documents we have filed
with the SEC, including in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, filed with
the SEC on February 26, 2020 and Part II, Item 1A of our Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30,
2020, to be filed with the SEC on October 28, 2020. We caution
readers that any such statements are based on currently available
operational, financial and competitive information, and they should
not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which
reflect management’s opinion only as of the date on which they were
made. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to
review or update these forward-looking statements to reflect events
or circumstances as they occur.
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