Annual Report 2011 - Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
Annual Report 2011 - Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
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.