Hersha Hospitality: 4Q Earnings Snapshot
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) _ Hersha Hospitality Trust (HT) on Monday reported a key measure of profitability in its fourth quarter. The results did not meet Wall Street expectations.
The Harrisburg, Pennsylvania-based real estate investment trust said it had funds from operations of $21.9 million, or 51 cents per share, in the period.
The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for funds from operations of 53 cents per share.
Funds from operations is a closely watched measure in the REIT industry. It takes net income and adds back items such as depreciation and amortization.
The company said it had a loss of $9.3 million, or 24 cents per share.
The hotel real estate investment trust posted revenue of $132.7 million in the period, which beat Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $131.8 million.
For the year, the company reported funds from operations of $84.2 million, or $1.94 per share. Revenue was reported as $530 million.
For the current quarter ending in April, Hersha Hospitality expects its per-share funds from operations to range from 14 cents to 19 cents.
The company expects full-year funds from operations in the range of $2.02 to $2.13 per share.
The company's shares have fallen roughly 8% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Monday, shares hit $13.43, a decrease of 31% in the last 12 months.
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