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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (NYSE: RHP), a leading lodging real estate investment trust (“REIT”) specializing in group-oriented, destination hotel assets in urban and resort markets, today reported financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025.

Second Quarter 2025 Highlights and Recent Developments:

• The Company reported all-time quarterly record consolidated revenue of $659.5 million, driven by Hospitality segment revenue of $516.2 million and all-time quarterly record Entertainment segment revenue of $143.3 million.

• Generated consolidated net income of $75.9 million and consolidated Adjusted EBITDAre of $211.9 million.

• Booked over 720,000 same-store Hospitality¹ Gross Definite Room Nights for all future periods, at an estimated average daily rate (ADR) of $285.

• Completed the acquisition of the 950-room JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa (the “JW Marriott Desert Ridge”) on June 10, 2025, adding a turnkey asset in a top 10 group meetings market² and creating incremental group customer rotation opportunities.

• Completed an underwritten public offering of approximately 3.0 million common shares at a price to the public of $96.20 per share and a private placement of $625 million of 6.500% senior unsecured notes due 2033, the net proceeds of which were used to fund the acquisition of the JW Marriott Desert Ridge.

• OEG refinanced its Block 21 CMBS loan with $130 million in incremental borrowings under OEG’s existing Term Loan B, simplifying OEG's capital structure.

• The Company is revising its full year 2025 outlook to include the acquisition of the JW Marriott Desert Ridge and to account for incremental transient rate risk, primarily for its Nashville-based hotel properties.
   

Mark Fioravanti, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ryman Hospitality Properties, said, “We are pleased to have delivered first-half results in line with our expectations and to have acquired the JW Marriott Desert Ridge, which has long been at the top of our acquisition list. Despite the current uncertain economic environment, we have continued to demonstrate the strength of our business model through strong cost management, aggressive closure of in-the-year-for-the-year group bookings and efficient capital deployment, all with an eye toward long-term portfolio enhancement and customer retention. Group business on the books for 2026 and beyond remains healthy, which, together with favorable competitive supply dynamics, positions our portfolio to benefit from growing group meeting demand in the years to come.”

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(1) Same-store Hospitality includes the JW Marriott Hill Country for all periods presented and excludes the JW Marriott Desert Ridge, which was acquired June 10, 2025.
(2) Based on the Cvent Top 50 meeting Destinations in North America, 2025.

Second Quarter 2025 Results (as compared to Second Quarter 2024):

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1} Diluted weighted average common shares for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 includes the impact of approximately 3.0 million additional shares issued on May 21, 2025. Diluted weighted average common shares for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 include 4.2 million and 3.1 million, respectively, and for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 include 3.7 million and 3.3 million, respectively, in equivalent shares related to the currently unexercisable investor put rights associated with the noncontrolling interest in the Company's OEG business, which may be settled in cash or shares at the Company's option.

Note: Consolidated results for the 2024 periods reflect franchise tax refunds for the 2020 through 2023 tax periods, totaling approximately $9.1 million.

Note: For the Company’s definitions of Adjusted EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDAre margin, Adjusted EBITDAre, excluding noncontrolling interest, Adjusted EBITDAre, excluding noncontrolling interest margin, FFO available to common stockholders and unit holders, and Adjusted FFO available to common stockholders and unit holders, as well as a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measure Adjusted EBITDAre to Net Income and a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures FFO available to common stockholders and unit holders and Adjusted FFO available to common stockholders and unit holders to Net Income, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures,” “EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre, Excluding Noncontrolling Interest Definition,” “Adjusted EBITDAre Margin and Adjusted EBITDAre, Excluding Noncontrolling Interest Margin Definition” “FFO, Adjusted FFO, and Adjusted FFO Available to Common Stockholders and Unit Holders Definition” and “Supplemental Financial Results” below.

Hospitality Segment

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1} Same-store Hospitality includes the JW Marriott Hill Country for all periods presented and excludes the JW Marriott Desert Ridge, which was acquired June 10, 2025.

² “ITYFTY” represents In The Year For The Year.

Note: Hospitality and same-store Hospitality results for the 2024 periods reflect franchise tax refunds for the 2020 through 2023 tax periods, totaling approximately $5.6 million.

Note: For the Company’s definitions of Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR) and Total Revenue Per Available Room (Total RevPAR), see “Calculation of RevPAR and Total RevPAR” below. Property-level results and operating metrics for second quarter 2025 are presented in greater detail below and under “Supplemental Financial Results—Hospitality Segment Adjusted EBITDAre Reconciliations and Operating Metrics,” which includes a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures Hospitality Adjusted EBITDAre to Hospitality Operating Income, and property-level Adjusted EBITDAre to property-level Operating Income for each of the hotel properties.
 

Second Quarter 2025 Hospitality Segment Highlights

• The same-store Hospitality portfolio generated second quarter operating income of $129.5 million and Adjusted EBITDAre of $187.0 million. The timing of the Easter holiday, unusually strong corporate group mix, and one-time franchise tax refunds in the second quarter of 2024 contributed to challenging year-over-year comparisons.

• As anticipated, association group room nights traveled in the quarter were approximately 49,000 higher than the prior-year quarter, and corporate group room nights traveled declined by a similar amount. As a result, banquet and AV revenue declined approximately $16 million, driven primarily by the group mix shift.

• Same-store gross group room nights booked in the second quarter for the current year were up 3% compared to last year, despite lower ITYFTY lead volumes. For the six-month period, ITYFTY same-store gross group room nights booked were flat compared to last year, and ADR on those bookings increased mid-single digits.

• Second quarter attrition and cancellation revenue was approximately $9.5 million, a decrease of $0.3 million compared to the prior-year period.

• In June 2025, the Company completed the renovation of the Presidential ballroom and meeting space at Gaylord Opryland.
  
   

Gaylord Opryland

Note: Gaylord Opryland results for the 2024 periods reflect franchise tax refunds for the 2020 through 2023 tax periods, totaling approximately $5.4 million.

Gaylord Palms

Gaylord Texan

Gaylord National

Gaylord Rockies

JW Marriott Hill Country

JW Marriott Desert Ridge¹

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(1) The JW Marriott Desert Ridge was acquired by the Company on June 10, 2025, therefore there are no comparison figures.

Entertainment Segment

Note: Entertainment results for the 2024 periods reflect franchise tax refunds for the 2020 through 2023 tax periods, totaling approximately $3.4 million.

Fioravanti continued, “Our Entertainment segment delivered all-time record revenue, driven by continued momentum from our recent investments, including Category 10, Block 21 and Southern Entertainment. As anticipated, our investment in Southern Entertainment, together with the one-time franchise tax refunds received in the prior-year quarter, contributed to a lower Adjusted EBITDAre margin. The festivals business is seasonally weighted to the second quarter, and this year was impacted by some unfavorable weather conditions. We continue to see healthy demand and consumer enthusiasm for live experiences, highlighting the strength of the industry and our portfolio of iconic brands and venues.”

Corporate and Other Segment

Note: Corporate and Other results for the 2024 periods reflect franchise tax refunds for the 2020 through 2023 tax periods, totaling approximately $0.1 million.

Capital Expenditures

In 2025, the Company continues to expect to spend approximately $350 to $450 million on capital expenditures, primarily related to its Hospitality business, which includes approximately $182 million spent in the first half of 2025.

Major Hospitality projects planned for the second half of 2025 include:

• Continuation of the sports bar, pavilion and event lawn development at Gaylord Opryland, which is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2026;

• Continuation of the meeting space expansion at Gaylord Opryland, which is expected to be completed in 2027; and

• Renovation of the rooms at Gaylord Texan, which began in July 2025 and is expected to be completed by mid-year 2026.
  
   

Included in the Company’s capital expenditure estimates are modest investments planned at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge, including completion of the meeting space renovations currently underway; conversion of approximately 5,000 square feet of vacant office space to additional carpeted breakout space; and event lawn enhancements to support the addition of ICE! programming in 2026.

Disruption

For 2025, the Company affirms its previously-stated expectation that the full year impact of construction-related disruption to its same-store Hospitality segment will be 250 to 350 basis points to RevPAR; 200 to 300 basis points to Total RevPAR; and $30 to $35 million to operating income and Adjusted EBITDAre. For the second half of the year, construction-related disruption is expected to impact results at Gaylord Opryland and Gaylord Texan.

2025 Guidance

The Company is updating its 2025 business performance outlook based on current information as of August 4, 2025. The Company does not expect to update the guidance provided below before next quarter’s earnings release. However, the Company may update or withdraw its full business outlook or any portion thereof at any time for any reason, including due to economic uncertainty and volatility.

Fioravanti concluded, “We are adjusting our full year 2025 outlook for the acquisition of the JW Marriott Desert Ridge, and we are updating the range of expected outcomes for same-store Hospitality Adjusted EBITDAre to account for incremental transient rate risk for our Nashville-based hotels in the second half of the year. Visitation and tourism trends for Nashville remain robust; however, new hotel supply in the market, particularly at the high end, has impacted transient occupancy levels, and, more recently, room rates. We remain bullish on the long-term trajectory of the markets in which we do business, and our competitive positioning within them.”

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(1)   Includes the JW Marriott Desert Ridge, except as otherwise noted. Amounts are calculated based on unrounded numbers.
(2)   Same-store Hospitality includes the JW Marriott Hill Country and excludes the JW Marriott Desert Ridge, which was acquired on June 10, 2025.
(3)   Includes shares related to the currently unexercisable investor put rights associated with the noncontrolling interest in the Company’s OEG business, which may be settled in cash or shares at the Company’s option, and the impact of approximately 3.0 million additional shares issued on May 21, 2025.

Note: For reconciliations of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDAre guidance to Net Income, segment-level Adjusted EBITDAre to segment-level Operating Income, and FFO and Adjusted FFO available to common stockholders and unitholders to Net Income available to common stockholders, see “Reconciliation of Forward-Looking Statements.”

Dividend Update

On July 15, 2025, the Company paid the previously announced quarterly cash dividend of $1.15 per common share, which was paid to stockholders of record as of June 30, 2025.

The Company’s dividend policy provides that it will distribute minimum dividends of 100% of REIT taxable income annually. Future dividends are subject to the Board’s future determinations as to amount and timing.

Balance Sheet/Liquidity Update

As of June 30, 2025, the Company had unrestricted cash of $420.6 million and total debt outstanding of $3,975.2 million, net of unamortized deferred financing costs. As of June 30, 2025, there were no amounts drawn under the Company’s revolving credit facility or OEG’s revolving credit facility, which left $780.0 million of aggregate borrowing availability under the Company’s revolving credit facility and OEG’s revolving credit facility.

Earnings Call Information

Ryman Hospitality Properties will hold a conference call to discuss this release tomorrow, August 5, at 10:00 a.m. ET. Investors can listen to the conference call over the Internet at www.rymanhp.com. To listen to the live call, please go to the Investor Relations section of the website (Investor Relations/News & Events/Events & Presentation) at least 15 minutes prior to the call to register and download any necessary audio software. For those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available shortly after the call and will be available for at least 30 days.

About Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.

Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (NYSE: RHP) is a leading lodging and hospitality real estate investment trust that specializes in upscale convention center resorts and entertainment experiences. The Company’s holdings include Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center; Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center; Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center; Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center; and Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center, five of the top seven largest non-gaming convention center hotels in the United States based on total indoor meeting space. The Company also owns the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa and JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa as well as two ancillary hotels adjacent to our Gaylord Hotels properties. The Company’s hotel portfolio is managed by Marriott International and includes a combined total of 12,364 rooms as well as more than 3 million square feet of total indoor and outdoor meeting space in top convention and leisure destinations across the country. RHP also owns an approximate 70% controlling ownership interest in Opry Entertainment Group (OEG), which is composed of entities owning a growing collection of iconic and emerging country music brands, including the Grand Ole Opry; Ryman Auditorium; WSM 650 AM; Ole Red; Category 10; Nashville-area attractions; Block 21, a mixed-use entertainment, lodging, office and retail complex, including the W Austin Hotel and the ACL Live at the Moody Theater, located in downtown Austin, Texas; and a majority interest in Southern Entertainment, a leading festival and events business. RHP operates OEG as its Entertainment segment in a taxable REIT subsidiary, and its results are consolidated in the Company’s financial results.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements as to the Company’s beliefs and expectations of the outcome of future events that are forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Examples of these statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the future performance of the Company’s business, anticipated business levels and anticipated financial results for the Company during future periods, the Company’s expected cash dividend, and other business or operational issues. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made. These include the risks and uncertainties associated with economic conditions affecting the hospitality business generally, the geographic concentration of the Company’s hotel properties, business levels at the Company’s hotels, the effects of inflation and changes in international, national, regional and local economic and market conditions (such as the imposition of trade barriers or other changes in trade policy) on the Company’s business, including the effects on costs of labor and supplies and effects on group customers at the Company’s hotels and customers in OEG’s businesses, the Company’s ability to remain qualified as a REIT, the Company’s ability to execute our strategic goals as a REIT, the Company’s ability to generate cash flows to support dividends, future board determinations regarding the timing and amount of dividends and changes to the dividend policy, the Company’s ability to borrow funds pursuant to its credit agreements and to refinance indebtedness and/or to successfully amend the agreements governing its indebtedness in the future, changes in interest rates, the Company’s integration of the JW Marriott Desert Ridge, the Company’s ability to identify and capitalize on additional value creation opportunities at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge and the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could limit the Company’s ability to capitalize on any additional value creation opportunities it identifies at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge. Other factors that could cause operating and financial results to differ are described in the filings made from time to time by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and include the risk factors and other risks and uncertainties described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, and subsequent filings. Except as required by law, the Company does not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions to forward-looking statements made by it to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date hereof or the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Additional Information

This release should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. Copies of our reports are available on our website at no expense at www.rymanhp.com and through the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval System (“EDGAR”) at www.sec.gov.

Calculation of RevPAR and Total RevPAR
We calculate revenue per available room (“RevPAR”) for our hotels by dividing room revenue by room nights available to guests for the period. We calculate total revenue per available room (“Total RevPAR”) for our hotels by dividing the sum of room revenue, food & beverage, and other ancillary services revenue by room nights available to guests for the period. Hospitality metrics do not include the results of the W Austin, which is included in the Entertainment segment.

Calculation of GAAP Margin Figures
We calculate net income available to common stockholders margin by dividing GAAP consolidated net income available to common stockholders by GAAP consolidated total revenue. We calculate consolidated, segment or property-level operating income margin by dividing consolidated, segment or property-level GAAP operating income by consolidated, segment or property-level GAAP revenue.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We present the following non-GAAP financial measures we believe are useful to investors as key measures of our operating performance:

EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre, Excluding Noncontrolling Interest Definition
We calculate EBITDAre, which is defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”) in its September 2017 white paper as net income (calculated in accordance with GAAP) plus interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization, gains or losses on the disposition of depreciated property (including gains or losses on change in control), impairment write-downs of depreciated property and of investments in unconsolidated affiliates caused by a decrease in the value of depreciated property of the affiliate, and adjustments to reflect the entity’s share of EBITDAre of unconsolidated affiliates.

Adjusted EBITDAre is then calculated as EBITDAre, plus to the extent the following adjustments occurred during the periods presented:

• preopening costs;

• non-cash lease expense;

• equity-based compensation expense;

• impairment charges that do not meet the NAREIT definition above;

• credit losses on held-to-maturity securities;

• transaction costs of acquisitions;

• interest income on bonds;

• loss on extinguishment of debt;

• pension settlement charges;

• pro rata Adjusted EBITDAre from unconsolidated joint ventures; and

• any other adjustments we have identified herein. 
  
   

We then exclude the pro rata share of Adjusted EBITDAre related to noncontrolling interests to calculate Adjusted EBITDAre, Excluding Noncontrolling Interest.

We use EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre, Excluding Noncontrolling Interest and segment or property-level EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre to evaluate our operating performance. We believe that the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures provides useful information to investors regarding our operating performance and debt leverage metrics, and that the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures, when combined with the primary GAAP presentation of net income or operating income, as applicable, is beneficial to an investor’s complete understanding of our operating performance. We make additional adjustments to EBITDAre when evaluating our performance because we believe that presenting Adjusted EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre, Excluding Noncontrolling Interest provides useful information to investors regarding our operating performance and debt leverage metrics.

Adjusted EBITDAre Margin and Adjusted EBITDAre, Excluding Noncontrolling Interest Margin Definition
We calculate consolidated Adjusted EBITDAre, Excluding Noncontrolling Interest Margin by dividing consolidated Adjusted EBITDAre, Excluding Noncontrolling Interest by GAAP consolidated total revenue. We calculate consolidated, segment or property-level Adjusted EBITDAre Margin by dividing consolidated, segment-, or property-level Adjusted EBITDAre by consolidated, segment-, or property-level GAAP revenue. We believe Adjusted EBITDAre, Excluding Noncontrolling Interest Margin is useful to investors in evaluating our operating performance because this non-GAAP financial measure helps investors evaluate and compare the results of our operations from period to period by presenting a ratio showing the quantitative relationship between Adjusted EBITDAre, Excluding Noncontrolling Interest and GAAP consolidated total revenue or segment or property-level GAAP revenue, as applicable.

FFO, Adjusted FFO, and Adjusted FFO Available to Common Stockholders and Unit Holders Definition
We calculate FFO, which definition is clarified by NAREIT in its December 2018 white paper as net income (calculated in accordance with GAAP) excluding depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discounts), gains and losses from the sale of certain real estate assets, gains and losses from a change in control, impairment write-downs of certain real estate assets and investments in entities when the impairment is directly attributable to decreases in the value of depreciated real estate held by the entity, income (loss) from consolidated joint ventures attributable to noncontrolling interest, and pro rata adjustments from unconsolidated joint ventures.

To calculate Adjusted FFO available to common stockholders and unit holders, we then exclude, to the extent the following adjustments occurred during the periods presented:

• right-of-use asset amortization;

• impairment charges that do not meet the NAREIT definition above;

• write-offs of deferred financing costs;

• amortization of debt discounts or premiums and amortization of deferred financing costs;

• loss on extinguishment of debt;

• non-cash lease expense;

• credit loss on held-to-maturity securities;

• pension settlement charges;

• additional pro rata adjustments from unconsolidated joint ventures;

• (gains) losses on other assets;

• transaction costs of acquisitions;

• deferred income tax expense (benefit); and

• any other adjustments we have identified herein.
  
   

FFO available to common stockholders and unit holders and Adjusted FFO available to common stockholders and unit holders exclude the ownership portion of the joint ventures not controlled or owned by the Company.

We present Adjusted FFO available to common stockholders and unit holders per diluted share/unit as a non-GAAP measure of our performance in addition to net income available to common stockholders per diluted share (calculated in accordance with GAAP). We calculate Adjusted FFO available to common stockholders and unit holders per diluted share/unit as Adjusted FFO (defined as set forth above) for a given operating period, as adjusted for the effect of dilutive securities, divided by the number of diluted shares and units outstanding during such period.

We believe that the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures provides useful information to investors regarding the performance of our ongoing operations because each presents a measure of our operations without regard to specified non-cash items such as real estate depreciation and amortization, gain or loss on sale of assets and certain other items, which we believe are not indicative of the performance of our underlying hotel properties. We believe that these items are more representative of our asset base than our ongoing operations. We also use these non-GAAP financial measures as measures in determining our results after considering the impact of our capital structure.

We caution investors that non-GAAP financial measures we present may not be comparable to similar measures disclosed by other companies, because not all companies calculate these non-GAAP measures in the same manner. The non-GAAP financial measures we present, and any related per share measures, should not be considered as alternative measures of our net income, operating performance, cash flow or liquidity. These non-GAAP financial measures may include funds that may not be available for our discretionary use due to functional requirements to conserve funds for capital expenditures and property acquisitions and other commitments and uncertainties. Although we believe that these non-GAAP financial measures can enhance an investor’s understanding of our results of operations, these non-GAAP financial measures, when viewed individually, are not necessarily better indicators of any trend as compared to GAAP measures such as net income, operating income, or cash flow from operations.

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(1)   Diluted weighted average common shares for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 include the impact of approximately 3.0 million additional shares issued on May 21, 2025. Diluted weighted average common shares for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 include 4.2 million and 3.1 million, respectively, and the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 include 3.7 million and 3.3 million, respectively, in equivalent shares related to the currently unexercisable investor put rights associated with the noncontrolling interest in the Company's OEG business, which may be settled in cash or shares at the Company's option.