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La Quinta Holdings Inc.

No Longer Reporting

The company has not filed an annual or quarterly report since its Q1 FY2018 10-Q, filed May 9, 2018. Its latest SEC filing is a SC 13G/A from Feb 6, 2019.

The sections below describe the company as of the FY2017 annual report.

What Did They Do?

Runs select-service hotels for business and leisure travelers, and franchises the La Quinta brand and related hotel services to hotel owners.

How Did They Make Money?

Guests pay for rooms at owned hotels after their stay. Hotel franchisees pay an initial fee when they sign, with some remaining fees due when a property opens, then pay monthly royalties and other fees tied to room revenue or room count.

FY2017 revenue

Who Were Their Customers?

Guests book through hotel properties, La Quinta's call center and website or app, and third-party travel websites and agents; hotel owners sign franchise agreements with La Quinta.

Did Revenues Turn Into Profits?

Yes. It kept 15 cents of every revenue dollar as net income in FY2017.

Operating income, FY2017
12% of revenue
▲ +54% vs FY2016 ($78.5M, 8%)
Net income, FY2017
15% of revenue
▲ Now profitable vs FY2016 (−$1.3M, 0%)

How Were They Changing?

Since the FY2017 annual report
Latest quarter: Q1 FY2018, the three months to Mar 31, 2018
Revenue
▼ −2%
vs $234.3M in Q1 FY2017
Net income
▼ Now a loss
vs $1.6M in Q1 FY2017
  • May 31, 2018 La Quinta spun off CorePoint and became a Wyndham subsidiary Stockholders received CorePoint shares and $16.80 in cash per La Quinta share after the reverse split.

Grew. Revenue grew 12% in 4 years, from $873.9M in FY2013 to $980.6M in FY2017, about 3% a year.

Mexico hotel branding Mexico franchise hotels shifted to the LQ Hotel name: the older report described La Quinta Inn & Suites as the franchise brand in Mexico and LQ Hotel as a mark being added in Central and South America; the newer report says all Mexico locations were converted to LQ Hotel.

Who Did They Compete With?

Competes with Comfort, Holiday Inn Express, and Hampton

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