Thursday, February 19, 2009
HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC. REPORTS RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE
For the full year 2008, net income decreased $300 million to $427 million and net income from continuing operations decreased $144 million to $402 million compared to 2007.
Dennys Results
See the conference call transcript
http://seekingalpha.com/article/121340-dennys-corporation-f4q08-earnings-call-transcript?
http://seekingalpha.com/article/121340-dennys-corporation-f4q08-earnings-call-transcript?
Martinique International Airport, all hotels open and operating normally despite strike
Stories should only be published when there ISN'T a strike. That would be easier.
Heineken's annual profit decreases 74%
This article is pretty deceiving. Revenues up 24% and profit way down?
If you look on the Heineken web site the story is that there were a lot of writeoffs of goodwill
"However, the exceptional economic circumstances required us to reduce the value of goodwill in Russia, our investment in India and in our pub portfolios in the UK. These non-cash exceptional charges, together with low profit contributions of new businesses and the related financing costs resulted in a substantially lower reported net profit."
More fallout from the UK PUB business. Here is the link to Heineken
http://www.heinekeninternational.com/090218heinekennvfullyearresults2008.aspx
If you look on the Heineken web site the story is that there were a lot of writeoffs of goodwill
"However, the exceptional economic circumstances required us to reduce the value of goodwill in Russia, our investment in India and in our pub portfolios in the UK. These non-cash exceptional charges, together with low profit contributions of new businesses and the related financing costs resulted in a substantially lower reported net profit."
More fallout from the UK PUB business. Here is the link to Heineken
http://www.heinekeninternational.com/090218heinekennvfullyearresults2008.aspx
Latin America's Hotel Construction Pipeline at 616 Projects
It states that 55% are under construciton.