secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE (CHH)
CIK:        0001046311
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2021-08-05T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001046311-21-000032
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Choice Hotels Q2 net income up 15% to $85.9M; RevPAR nearly back to 2019 levels, dividend reinstated
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- Q2 net income $85.9M ($1.53 EPS), up 15% vs Q2 2019; adjusted EPS $1.22, up 3%.
- Domestic systemwide RevPAR -1.1% vs Q2 2019, outperforming industry by 20 ppt; June RevPAR +4.5% vs 2019.
- July RevPAR +15% vs July 2019; company set all-time revenue records on multiple days.
- Board reinstated quarterly dividend of $0.225/share; $14M returned to shareholders in July via dividends and buybacks.
- Awarded 111 new domestic franchise agreements in Q2 (+20% YoY); extended-stay portfolio RevPAR +9.9% vs Q2 2019.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046311/000104631121000032/0001046311-21-000032-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046311/000104631121000032/chh-20210805.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001046311-21-000032

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