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Annual Report 2011 - Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

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Non-trading items<br />

In <strong>2011</strong>, there was a net non-trading gain of<br />

US$8.5 million. The principal item was a gain<br />

of US$10.1 million representing the market value<br />

of a long-term leasehold interest in part of the<br />

One Hyde Park complex adjacent to the London hotel.<br />

This leasehold interest was granted by the developer to<br />

the <strong>Group</strong> at no cost. This gain was partially offset by<br />

a US$1.6 million provision for asset impairment made<br />

in relation to a managed hotel.<br />

Net financing charges<br />

Net financing charges for the <strong>Group</strong>’s subsidiaries<br />

decreased to US$12.0 million in <strong>2011</strong> from<br />

US$13.1 million in 2010. This decrease is principally<br />

due to higher interest received on cash balances as<br />

deposit rates improved in <strong>2011</strong>.<br />

Interest cover<br />

EBITDA is used as an indicator of the <strong>Group</strong>’s<br />

ability to service debt and finance its future capital<br />

expenditure. Interest cover in <strong>2011</strong> calculated as<br />

EBITDA (including the <strong>Group</strong>’s share of EBITDA<br />

from associates and joint ventures) over net financing<br />

charges (including the <strong>Group</strong>’s share of net financing<br />

charges from associates and joint ventures),<br />

was 8.9 times compared with 7.0 times in 2010.<br />

Tax<br />

The tax charge for <strong>2011</strong> was US$19.0 million<br />

compared to US$12.0 million in 2010. The higher<br />

tax charge is largely attributable to the <strong>Group</strong>’s<br />

improved operating performance.<br />

The underlying effective tax rate for the year was 23%,<br />

broadly in line with the 2010 rate of 24%.<br />

<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2011</strong> 21<br />

Cash flow<br />

The <strong>Group</strong>’s consolidated cash flows are summarized<br />

as follows:<br />

<strong>2011</strong> 2010<br />

US$m US$m<br />

Operating activities<br />

Investing activities:<br />

• Capital expenditure on existing<br />

146 114<br />

properties (38 ) (44 )<br />

• Investment in Paris (25 ) (28 )<br />

• Purchase of intangible assets (3 ) (3 )<br />

• Investments in and loans to<br />

associates<br />

• Repayment/(funding) of<br />

(1 ) (3 )<br />

hotel mezzanine loans 3 (3 )<br />

• Other (1 ) –<br />

Financing activities:<br />

• Issue of shares 1 7<br />

• Drawdown of borrowings 10 25<br />

• Repayment of borrowings (7 ) (125 )<br />

• Dividends paid (50 ) (69 )<br />

• Other 1 1<br />

Net increase/(decrease) in cash<br />

and cash equivalents 36 (128 )<br />

Cash and cash equivalents<br />

at 1st January 433 561<br />

Cash and cash equivalents<br />

at 31st December 469 433<br />

The <strong>Group</strong>’s cash flows from operating activities were<br />

US$146 million in <strong>2011</strong>, an increase of US$32 million<br />

from 2010, primarily due to the improved operating<br />

performance of the <strong>Group</strong>’s hotels and an increase in<br />

branding fees received.<br />

Under investing activities, capital expenditure on<br />

existing properties was US$38 million in <strong>2011</strong>,<br />

compared to US$44 million in 2010. During the year,<br />

the London hotel spent approximately US$10 million<br />

principally completing a new restaurant and partially<br />

fitting out the space granted to the hotel by the<br />

developer of The Residences at <strong>Mandarin</strong> <strong>Oriental</strong>,<br />

adjacent to the hotel. The balance of expenditure<br />

incurred related to ongoing asset improvements across<br />

the portfolio, including approximately US$6 million<br />

in Geneva on a phased rooms renovation.

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