secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE (CHH)
CIK:        0001046311
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-02-20T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001046311-25-000005
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Choice Hotels beats Q4/FY2024 guidance; net income $299.7M, record adjusted EBITDA $604.1M
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- Net income $299.7M (+16% YoY), diluted EPS $6.20 (+22%), both exceeded top end of FY2024 guidance.
- Record adjusted EBITDA $604.1M (+12% YoY); adjusted diluted EPS $6.88 (+13% YoY).
- Global net rooms +3.3%; domestic upscale/extended stay/midscale +4.3%. Opened 407 hotels (+21%).
- Strategic partnership with Westgate Resorts added 21 hotels, 14,471 rooms in Q4 2024.
- FY2025 guidance: net income $288-300M, adjusted EBITDA $625-640M.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046311/000104631125000005/0001046311-25-000005-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046311/000104631125000005/chh-20250220.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001046311-25-000005

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