Angela Korch4:00
Thanks, Kirsten, and good afternoon everyone. As Kirsten mentioned, this quarter's results were driven by the benefit of improved conditions partially offset by the expected continued industry demand normalization and the shift in destination guest visitation to the spring. Net income attributable to Vail Resorts was $45.56 per diluted share for the second quarter of fiscal 2025, compared to net income attributable to Vail Resorts of $29.76 per diluted share in the same period in the prior year. Resort Reported EBITDA was $459.9 million, including $1 million of one-time costs related to the previously announced two-year resource efficiency transformation plan and $0.1 million of acquisition and integration related expenses. This compares to Resort Reported EBITDA of $425 million in the same period in the prior year, which included $2.1 million of acquisition related expenses. Turning to our season-to-date metrics, the reported season ski season metrics are for the period from the beginning of the ski season through Sunday, March 2nd, 2025, and compared to the prior year period through March 3rd, 2024, and are for the North American destination mountain resorts and regional ski areas, excluding the results of Australian and European resorts in both periods. The data mentioned in this release is interim period data and is subject to fiscal quarter end review and adjustments. Season-to-date total skier visits were down 2.5% compared to the fiscal year 2024 season-to-date period. Season-to-date total lift ticket revenue, including an allocated portion of season pass revenue for each applicable period, was up 4.1% compared to the fiscal year 2024 season-to-date period. For our ancillary business results, season-to-date ski school revenue was up 3%, dining revenue was up 3.1%, and combined retail and rental revenue for North American resort and ski area locations was down 2.9% compared to the prior year period. Similar to the drivers in the second quarter, season-to-date results through March 2nd, 2025 reflect strong local visitation from the improved conditions early season, with destination visitation impacted by the industry demand normalization and an expected shift in destination guest visitation to the spring. Spend per destination guest visit was strong across the company's ski school and dining businesses, with overall performance reflecting the higher mix of local visitation during the period. Now turning to our outlook for fiscal 2025, excluding a $7 million negative impact from the change in foreign currency rates, the company's Resort Reported EBITDA guidance midpoint for fiscal 2025 is unchanged from the original guidance provided on September 26, 2024. For the remainder of the season, the company is expecting improved performance compared to the season-to-date period, including a continued shift in destination visitation patterns to later in the ski season. This is based on a significant amount of pre-committed guests, our current lodging booking trends, and historical guest behavior patterns. The company now expects net income attributable to Vail Resorts for fiscal 2025 to be between $257 million and $339 million. The company expects Resort Reported EBITDA for the fiscal 2025 period to be between $841 million and $877 million, consistent with the original fiscal 2025 guidance issued on September 26, 2024. The updated guidance includes an estimated $15 million in one-time costs related to the multi-year resource efficiency transformation plan and an estimated $1 million of acquisition and integration related expenses specific to Crans Montana. In addition, compared to the original guidance, the updated guidance includes an estimated $7 million impact from foreign exchange rates. At the midpoint, the guidance implies an estimated Resort EBITDA margin for fiscal 2025 to be approximately 28.8%, or 29.3% before the one-time costs related to the resource efficiency transformation plan. The updated guidance also assumes a continuation of the current economic environment, industry normalization to pre-COVID guest behavior, and normal weather conditions for the remainder of the 2024-2025 North American and European ski season and the 2025 Australian ski season. In addition, the updated guidance reflects the foreign currency exchange rate volatility as compared to the original assumptions. The updated guidance assumes a currency rate as of March 7th, 2025, including an exchange rate of 70 cents between the Canadian dollar and US dollar related to the operations of Whistler Blackcomb in Canada, an exchange rate of 63 cents between the Australian dollar and the US dollar related to the operations of Perisher, Falls Creek, and Hotham in Australia, and an exchange rate of $1.13 between the Swiss franc and the US dollar related to the operations of Andermatt Sedun and Crans Montana in Switzerland. It does not include any potential impacts related to future fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, which may be impacted by tariffs, trade disputes, or other factors. As of January 31st, 2025, the company's total liquidity, measured by total cash plus revolver availability and delayed draw term loan availability, was approximately $1.7 billion. This includes $488 million of cash on hand, $59 million of US revolver availability, $450 million of US delayed draw term loan availability under the Vail Holdings credit agreement, and $24 million of revolver availability under the Whistler credit agreement. On January 27th, 2025, the company completed an amendment of its Vail Holdings credit agreement, which increased the US revolver by an incremental $100 million to $600 million and provided an incremental $450 million term loan facility in the form of a delayed draw term loan, which the company can draw upon at any time at its option until January 2026, when any unused amount of the delayed draw term loans will expire. Additionally, on January 30th, 2025, the company repurchased approximately $50 million of its 0% convertible senior notes for an aggregate cash repurchase amount of approximately $48 million, representing a 4% discount to par value. Following the closing of these repurchases, the company has $525 million of 0% convertible senior notes outstanding, which mature on January 1st, 2026. Proceeds from any borrowings on the incremental term loan facility and the increased revolver credit loan commitment, both of which are currently undrawn, are available to be used to refinance the company's 0% convertible senior notes or for other general corporate purposes until the convertible notes mature or are otherwise refinanced or repurchased. The company will continue to benefit from the zero interest coupon. Overall, the company continues to have a strong balance sheet. As of January 31st, 2025, the company's net debt was 2.5 times its trailing 12 months total reported EBITDA. The company declared a quarterly cash dividend on Vail Resorts common stock of $2.22 per share. The dividend will be payable on April 10th, 2025 to shareholders of record as of March 27th, 2025. In addition, the company repurchased approximately 0.1 million shares during the quarter at an average price of approximately $196 per share for a total of $20 million. The company has 1.5 million shares remaining under its authorization for share repurchases. We will continue to be disciplined stewards of our shareholders' capital, prioritizing investments in our guest and our employee experience, high-return capital projects, strategic acquisition opportunities, and returning capital to our shareholders. The company has a strong balance sheet and remains focused on returning capital to shareholders while always prioritizing the long-term value of our shares. Now I'll turn the call back to Kirsten.