Travel + Leisure (TNL) 10-Q2023 Q3 Quarterly report

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Travel + Leisure Co. and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Travel + Leisure Co.,” or the “Company”) is a global provider of hospitality services and travel products. The Company has two reportable segments: Vacation Ownership and Travel and Membership.

The Vacation Ownership segment develops, markets, and sells vacation ownership interests (“VOIs”) to individual consumers, provides consumer financing in connection with the sale of VOIs, and provides property management services at resorts. This segment is substantially comprised of the Wyndham Destinations business line.

The Travel and Membership segment operates a variety of travel businesses, including vacation exchange brands, travel technology platforms, travel memberships, and direct-to-consumer rentals. This segment is comprised of the Exchange and Travel Club business lines.

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include the accounts and transactions of Travel + Leisure Co., as well as the entities in which Travel + Leisure Co. directly or indirectly has a controlling financial interest. The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

The Company presents an unclassified balance sheet which conforms to that of the Company’s peers and industry practice.

In presenting the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures. Estimates, by their nature, are based on judgment and available information. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions. In management’s opinion, the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contain all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of interim results reported. The results of operations reported for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the entire year or any subsequent interim period. These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 2022 Consolidated Financial Statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC���) on February 22, 2023.

The Company develops, markets, and sells VOIs to individual consumers, provides consumer financing in connection with the sale of VOIs, and provides property management services at resorts. The Company’s sales of VOIs are either cash sales or developer-financed sales. Developer-financed sales are typically collateralized by the underlying VOI. Revenue is recognized on VOI sales upon transfer of control, which is defined as the point in time when a binding sales contract has been executed, the financing contract has been executed for the remaining transaction price, the statutory rescission period has expired, and the transaction price has been deemed to be collectible.

For developer-financed sales, the Company reduces the VOI sales transaction price by an estimate of uncollectible consideration at the time of the sale. The Company’s estimates of uncollectible amounts are based largely on the results of the Company’s static pool analysis which relies on historical payment data by customer class.

In connection with entering into a VOI sale, the Company may provide its customers with certain non-cash incentives, such as credits for future stays at its resorts. For those VOI sales, the Company allocates the sales price between the VOI sale and the non-cash incentive. Non-cash incentives generally have expiration periods of two years or less and are recognized at a point in time upon transfer of control.

The Company provides day-to-day property management services including oversight of housekeeping services, maintenance, and certain accounting and administrative services for property owners’ associations and clubs. These services may also include reservation and resort renovation activities. Such agreements are generally for terms of one year or less and are renewed automatically on an annual basis. The Company’s management agreements contain cancellation clauses, which allow for either party to cancel the agreement, by either a majority board vote or a majority vote of non-developer interests. The Company receives fees for such property management services which are collected monthly in advance and are based upon total costs to operate such resorts (or as services are provided in the case of resort renovation activities). Fees for property management services typically approximate 10% of budgeted operating expenses. The Company is entitled to consideration for reimbursement of costs incurred on behalf of the property owners’ association in providing management services (“reimbursable revenue”). These reimbursable costs principally relate to the payroll costs for management of the associations, club and resort properties where the Company is the employer and are reflected as a component of Operating expenses on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. The Company reduces its management fee revenue for amounts it has paid to the property owners’ association that reflect maintenance fees for VOIs for which it retains ownership, as the Company has concluded that such payments are consideration payable to a customer.

One of the associations that the Company manages paid its Travel and Membership segment $8 million and $7 million for exchange services during the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, and $25 million and $24 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022.

Travel and Membership derives a majority of its revenues from membership dues and fees for facilitating members’ trading of their timeshare intervals. Revenues from membership dues represent the fees paid by members or affiliated clubs on their behalf. As a provider of vacation exchange services, the Company enters into affiliation agreements with developers of vacation ownership properties to allow owners of VOIs to trade their intervals for intervals at other properties affiliated with the Company’s vacation exchange network and, for some members, for other leisure-related services and products. The Company recognizes revenues from membership dues paid by the member on a straight-line basis over the membership period as the performance obligations are fulfilled through delivery of publications, if applicable, and by providing access to travel-related products and services. Estimated net contract consideration payable by affiliated clubs for memberships is recognized as revenue over the term of the contract with the affiliated club in proportion to the estimated average monthly member count. Such estimates are adjusted periodically for changes in actual and forecasted member activity. For additional fees, members have the right to exchange their intervals for intervals at other properties affiliated with the Company’s vacation exchange networks and, for certain members, for other leisure-related services and products. The Company also derives revenue from facilitating bookings of travel accommodations for travel club members. Revenue is recognized when these transactions have been confirmed, net of expected cancellations.

The Company’s vacation exchange business also derives revenues from programs with affiliated resorts, club servicing, and loyalty programs; and additional exchange-related products that provide members with the ability to protect trading power or points, extend the life of deposits, and combine two or more deposits for the opportunity to exchange into intervals with higher trading power. Revenues from other vacation exchange related product fees are deferred and recognized upon the occurrence of a future exchange, event, or other related transaction.

The Company earns revenue from its RCI Elite Rewards co–branded credit card program, which is primarily generated by cardholder spending and the enrollment of new cardholders. The advance payments received under the program are recognized as a contract liability until the Company’s performance obligations have been satisfied. The primary performance obligation for the program relates to brand performance services. Total contract consideration is estimated and recognized on a straight-line basis over the contract term.

The Company records property management service revenues for its Vacation Ownership segment and RCI Elite Rewards revenues for its Travel and Membership segment gross as a principal.

In the Company’s Vacation Ownership business, deferred VOI trial package revenue represents consideration received in advance for a trial VOI, which allows customers to utilize a vacation package typically within three years of purchase, but may extend longer for certain programs. Deferred VOI incentive revenue represents payments received in advance for additional travel-related services and products at the time of a VOI sale. Revenue is recognized when a customer utilizes the additional services and products, which is typically within two years of the VOI sale, but may extend longer for certain programs.

Within the Company’s Travel and Membership business, deferred subscription revenue represents billings and payments received in advance from members and affiliated clubs for memberships in the Company’s travel programs which are recognized in future periods. Deferred exchange-related revenue primarily represents payments received in advance from members to book vacation exchanges which are recognized upon the future confirmed transaction. Deferred revenue also includes other leisure-related service and product revenues which are recognized as customers utilize the associated benefits.

The Vacation Ownership segment incurs certain direct and incremental selling costs in connection with VOI trial package and incentive revenues. Such costs are capitalized and subsequently recognized over the utilization period when usage or expiration occurs, which is typically within three years from the date of sale. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, these capitalized costs were $45 million and $35 million and are included within Other assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The Travel and Membership segment incurs certain direct and incremental selling costs to obtain contracts with customers in connection with subscription revenues and exchange–related revenues. Such costs, which are primarily comprised of commissions paid to internal and external parties and credit card processing fees, are deferred at the inception of the contract and recognized when the benefit is transferred to the customer. As of September 30, 2023, the capitalized costs were $17 million, of which $11 million are included in Prepaid expenses and $6 million are included in Other assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of December 31, 2022, the capitalized costs were $18 million, of which $11 million are included in Prepaid expenses and $7 million are included in Other assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The Company has not adjusted the consideration for the effects of a significant financing component if it expected, at contract inception, that the period between when the Company will satisfy the performance obligation and when the customer will pay for that good or service will be one year or less.

A performance obligation is a promise in a contract with a customer to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer. The consideration received from a customer is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or as, each performance obligation is satisfied.

The computations of basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) are based on Net income attributable to Travel + Leisure Co. shareholders divided by the basic weighted average number of common shares and diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding. The following table sets forth the computations of basic and diluted EPS (in millions, except per share data):

The following table summarizes stock repurchase activity under the current share repurchase program (in millions):

Since the inception of the Company’s share repurchase program in August 2007 proceeds received from stock option exercises have increased the repurchase capacity by $81 million. As of September 30, 2023, the Company had $210 million of remaining availability under the program.

During 2022, the United States enacted the Inflation Reduction Act which became effective for the 2023 tax year. Among other provisions, this new law imposes a 1% excise tax on stock buybacks. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recorded $2 million of excise tax related to share repurchases; which is included within Treasury stock on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

This transaction was accounted for as a business acquisition. As of September 30, 2023, the Company has recognized the assets and liabilities of Playbook365 based on estimates of their acquisition date fair values. The determination of the fair values of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities, including goodwill and other intangible assets, requires significant judgment. The purchase price allocation includes: (i) $5 million of developed software with a weighted average life of four years included within Property and equipment, net on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets; (ii) $5 million of Goodwill; (iii) $3 million of definite-lived intangible assets with a weighted average life of four years primarily consisting of customer relationships included within Other intangibles, net on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets; and (iv) $7 million of Accrued expenses and other liabilities. All of the goodwill and other intangible assets are expected to be deductible for income tax purposes. This business is included within the Travel and Membership segment. The Company completed purchase accounting for this transaction during the third quarter of 2023.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company had $6 million of Net cash used in investing activities from discontinued operations on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows related to the settlement of post-closing adjustment claims associated with the sale of the European vacation rentals business.

The Company generates vacation ownership contract receivables (“VOCRs”) by extending financing to the purchasers of its VOIs. Vacation ownership contract receivables, net consisted of the following (in millions):

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company’s securitized VOCRs generated interest income of $78 million and $232 million. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company’s securitized VOCRs generated interest income of $73 million and $214 million. Such interest income is included within Consumer financing revenue on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company had net VOCR originations of $1.04 billion and $922 million, and received principal collections of $681 million and $639 million. The weighted average interest rate on outstanding VOCRs was 14.7% and 14.6% as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

The Company records the difference between VOCRs and the variable consideration included in the transaction price for the sale of the related VOIs as a provision for loan losses on VOCRs. The activity in the allowance for loan losses on VOCRs was as follows (in millions):

The Company recorded net provisions for loan losses of $99 million and $257 million as a reduction of net revenues during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, and $91 million and $216 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.

The basis of the differentiation within the identified class of financed VOI contract receivables is the consumer’s Fair Isaac Corporation (“FICO”) score. A FICO score is a branded version of a consumer credit score widely used within the U.S. by the largest banks and lending institutions. FICO scores range from 300 to 850 and are calculated based on information obtained from one or more of the three major U.S. credit reporting agencies that compile and report on a consumer’s credit history. The Company updates its records for all active VOI contract receivables with a balance due on a rolling monthly basis to ensure that all VOI contract receivables are scored at least every six months. The Company groups all VOI contract receivables into five different categories: FICO scores ranging from 700 to 850, from 600 to 699, below 600, no score (primarily comprised of consumers for whom a score is not readily available, including consumers declining access to FICO scores and non-U.S. residents), and Asia Pacific (comprised of receivables in the Company’s Vacation Ownership Asia Pacific business for which scores are not available).

The following table details an aging analysis of financing receivables using the most recently updated FICO scores, based on the policy described above (in millions):