Melia's profit rise beats forecast as room prices, occupancy up
MADRID, July 31 (Reuters) -Spanish hotel group Melia MEL.MC reported on Wednesday an 11% rise in first-half net profit to 51.4 million euros ($56 million), beating market expectations, as revenues per room rose over 13% on higher prices and occupancy amid strong demand.
Analysts on average expected a net profit of 46 million euros and total revenues of 963 million euros. The latter ended June at 960 million, up 5.5% from a year ago.
The Mallorca-based company with hotels all over the world maintained its guidance for the full year that encompasses low double-digit growth in revenues per available room (RevPAR), one of the industry's main performance gauges, and EBITDA of at least 525 million.
Leisure travel demand, which has boomed since the pandemic restrictions ended, remains strong despite a squeeze on household incomes due to higher prices. Across Melia's hotels, average prices rose 6.6% in the first half from a year ago.
"Estimates for the third quarter... point to a new positive season, that would surpass the numbers seen in prior years," Melia said, adding that there were "no signs of a slowdown" in bookings at neither leisure- nor corporate travel-oriented hotels.
Melia, which is aiming to grow in the luxury and premium segments, plans to sign at least 30 new hotels this year, which would represent an increase of about 7,000 rooms compared to 2023.
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Reporting by Corina Pons and Andrei Khalip
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