EARNINGS SUPPLEMENT
February 2021
2020 Q4
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Forward Looking Statements and Risk Factors. The information presented herein is generally available from public sources, including our and our subsidiaries' earnings releases and SEC filings. We urge you to read those documents, and we specifically direct you to the forward-looking statements, disclaimers and risk factors they contain. The primary purpose of this presentation is to help you understand how we view our Company, not to update our filings or correct any forecasts - we categorically do not give guidance. Conditions faced by our various businesses may have changed - for better or worse - since the time periods reflected in this presentation and we disclaim any obligation to update the information presented herein. Any statements made in addressing our results are not meant as an indication of the Company's performance since the time of our latest public filings and disclosures.
There are a number of important risk factors that could cause the actual results for each of the companies discussed in this presentation to differ from those expressed in forward-looking statements contained herein, including those risk factors discussed in detail in annual and quarterly reports and other filings made with the SEC by Loews Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries: CNA Financial Corporation and Boardwalk Pipelines. Given these risk factors, investors and analysts should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
Non-GAAPFinancial Measures. Certain financial information presented herein includes non-GAAP financial measures. Management believes these measures are useful to understanding the key drivers of the Company's operating performance. These non-GAAP measures are reconciled to GAAP numbers herein (or in documents referred to herein).
Where You Can Find More Information. Annual, quarterly and other reports filed with the SEC by Loews Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries: CNA Financial Corporation and Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP contain important additional information about those companies and we urge you to read this presentation together with those filings, copies of which are available, as applicable, at the corporate websites of Loews Corporation at www.loews.comand such subsidiaries at www.cna.comand www.bwpipelines.com, or at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
- To view the most recent SEC filings of Loews Corporation,http://ir.loews.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=102789&p=irol-sec
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2020 Fourth Quarter - Key Highlights
- $3.5 billion in cash and investments at the parent company
- Net income of $397 million, or $1.45 per share
- CNA Financial Corporation drove the quarterly net income with strong underwriting results, net investment income and investment gains
- Boardwalk Pipelines also contributed positively to Loews's quarterly results
- Loews Hotels & Co continues to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
- Last year's fourth quarter included a net loss from Diamond Offshore
- Repurchased 5.9 million Loews shares at an aggregate cost of $244 million
- Dividends from subsidiaries totaled $192 million
- $17.9 billion in shareholders' equity / book value per share of $66.34 as of December 31, 2020
Loews Cash & Investments | December 31, | |
($ millions) | 2020 | |
Portfolio Composition* | ||
Cash & short term investments | $ | 2,694 |
Equity securities | 568 | |
Limited partnership investments | 208 | |
Other | 22 | |
Total Cash & Investments | $ | 3,492 |
- Net of receivable and payable positions.
Loews press release:http://ir.loews.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=102789&p=irol-financials
All balance sheet data included in this presentation is as of the end of each period presented.
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Financial Summary
December 31 | ||||||||
Three Months | Years Ended | |||||||
(in millions, except per share data) | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||
Revenues1 | $ | 3,709 | $ | 3,876 | $ | 12,583 | $ | 14,931 |
Net income (loss)1 | 397 | 217 | (931) | 932 | ||||
Net income (loss) per share | 1.45 | 0.73 | (3.32) | 3.07 | ||||
Dividends paid per share | 0.0625 | 0.0625 | 0.2500 | 0.2500 | ||||
Weighted average shares | 273.6 | 296.3 | 280.4 | 303.4 | ||||
Cash & investments | ||||||||
$ | 3,492 | $ | 3,254 | |||||
(Parent company) | ||||||||
Total debt | 2,300 | 1,800 | ||||||
(Parent company) | ||||||||
Book value per share | 66.34 | 65.71 | ||||||
Book value per share excluding AOCI | 64.18 | 65.94 | ||||||
Balance sheet data included on this page is as of the end of each period presented.
1. The year ended December 31, 2020 includes an investment loss of $1.2 billion ($957 million after tax) to write down the carrying value of our interest in Diamond Offshore as a result of its bankruptcy filing and deconsolidation on April 26, 2020.
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Net Income (Loss) by Segment
December 31 | ||||||||
Three Months | Years Ended | |||||||
($ millions) | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||
CNA | $ | 346 | $ | 244 | $ | 618 | $ | 894 |
Boardwalk | 83 | 48 | 206 | 209 | ||||
Hotels | (68) | (59) | (212) | (31) | ||||
Corporate1 | 36 | 22 | (1,067) | 35 | ||||
Diamond2 | - | (38) | (476) | (175) | ||||
Net income (loss) attributable to Loews | $ | 397 | $ | 217 | $ | (931) | $ | 932 |
- Includes investment income from the parent company's cash and investments, interest expense, other unallocated corporate expenses, and the financial results of Altium Packaging. The year ended December 31, 2020 also includes the net investment loss of $957 million related to the write down of the carrying value of our interest in Diamond Offshore.
- Includes financial results through the April 26, 2020 deconsolidation of Diamond Offshore, which included impairment charges incurred in 2020 related to the carrying value of four drilling rigs.
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COVID-19 Update
- CNA booked catastrophe losses of $182 million (pretax) related to COVID-19 in Q2 2020
- For the full year 2020, the underlying business performed well, benefiting from accelerating P&C rate momentum and strong new business.
- Boardwalk Pipelines continues to perform as expected, benefiting from long-term firm service contracts and strong customer credit quality
- Loews Hotels & Co has 22 of its 27 hotels open as of December 31, 2020
- Occupancy rates remain low. Occupancy increases, and resuming operations at hotels with suspended operations, will depend largely on the duration and scope of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Resort destinations faring better than hotels in urban centers due to some pick up in drive-in leisure travel; business travel continues to severely lag
- Continuing to adjust the operating cost structure of its hotels, defer capital costs and reduce management company costs
- Significant new and enhanced safety and well-being standards and protocols for both team members and guests
- Altium Packaging has seen increased demand for household cleaners, water, beverage and specialty chemical products, offset by declines in the food service and automotive end markets
- The parent company donated $1 million to several different funds that provide direct support to frontline workers
- Members of the Office of the President reduced, by 50%, their salary as of April 1 and their bonus for all of 2020
A more detailed description of Loews Corporation's community response to COVID-19 can be found on the company's sustainability site: https://loews.com/sustainability
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Financial Trends
Parent company cash & investments
($ billions as of period-end)
$5.0 $4.9
$3.1 $3.3 $3.5
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Dividends from subsidiaries1
($ millions)
$780 $804 $878 $927 $947
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
1. Includes dividends received by Loews during each period indicated.
Shares outstanding
(shares in millions as of period-end)
337 332
312
291
269
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Shareholders' equity
($ billions as of period-end)
$18.2 $19.2 $18.5 $19.1 $17.9
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
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Corporate Structure
Long-term
view,
diversified
portfolio, one class of stock
$3.5 billion Cash
& Investments
$2.3 billion Debt
$12.8 billion Market Cap
Publicly |
Traded |
Privately |
Held |
Property & | $7.6 billion | |||
89.6% | Net Earned Premiums | |||
Casualty | ||||
Ownership | $11.0 billion | |||
Insurance | ||||
Market Cap | ||||
Natural Gas & | 100% | $819 million |
NGL Midstream | Ownership | EBITDA1 |
Deluxe & Luxury | 100% | 16,565 System-wide |
Hotels | Ownership | Guest Rooms2 |
Rigid Plastic | 99% | $1.0 billion |
Packaging | Ownership | Net Sales |
All data is as of December 31, 2020 except market cap data, which is as of February 5, 2021.
- See Appendix - "Boardwalk EBITDA" for EBITDA to GAAP reconciliation.
- See page titled "Loews Hotels & Co - Portfolio" for additional disclosure. Loews Hotels & Co was severely impacted by COVID-19 in 2020.
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CNA Financial - Financial Highlights
Financials1
December 31 | ||||||||
Three Months | Years Ended | |||||||
($ millions, except per share data) | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||
Core income2 | $ | 335 | $ | 265 | $ | 735 | $ | 979 |
Net investment gains (losses) (after-tax) | 52 | 8 | (45) | 21 | ||||
Net income | 387 | 273 | 690 | 1,000 | ||||
Loews accounting adjustments: | ||||||||
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests | (41) | (29) | (72) | (106) | ||||
Net income attributable to Loews | $ | 346 | $ | 244 | $ | 618 | $ | 894 |
Invested assets (market value) | $ | 50,293 | $ | 47,744 | $ | 50,293 | $ | 47,744 |
Net written premiums | 1,952 | 1,746 | 7,566 | 7,134 | ||||
Combined ratio ex. catastrophes and development | 92.7 | 94.9 | 93.1 | 94.8 | ||||
Combined ratio | 93.5 | 95.6 | 100.9 | 96.7 | ||||
Loss ratio ex. catastrophes and development | 60.5 | 60.9 | 60.2 | 61.0 | ||||
Loss ratio | 61.3 | 61.6 | 68.0 | 62.9 | ||||
Book value per share ex. AOCI | $ | 43.86 | $ | 44.81 | $ | 43.86 | $ | 44.81 |
Book value per share | 46.82 | 45.00 | 46.82 | 45.00 | ||||
Regular and special dividends per share | 0.37 | 0.35 | 3.48 | 3.40 |
Balance sheet data included on this page is as of the end of each period presented.
- Unless noted as attributable to Loews, financial results are at the subsidiary level.
- See CNA's Q4 2020 Earnings Release for a reconciliation of Core income to Net income available athttps://investor-relations.cna.com/financial/latest-financials
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Boardwalk Pipelines - Financial Highlights
Financials1
December 31 | ||||||||||
Three Months | Years Ended | |||||||||
($ millions) | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||
Revenue2 | $ | 375 | 327 | $ | 1,298 | $ | 1,295 | |||
EBITDA2,3 | 248 | 200 | 819 | 821 | ||||||
Net income2 | 115 | 69 | 291 | 296 | ||||||
Loews accounting adjustments: | ||||||||||
Ot her 4 | (32) | (21) | (85) | (87) | ||||||
Net income attributable to Loews2 | $ | 83 | $ | 48 | $ | 206 | $ | 209 |
- Unless noted as attributable to Loews, financial results are at the subsidiary level.
- Includes settlement proceeds of $34 million ($26 million after tax) for the three months and year ended December 31, 2020 and $26 million ($19 million after tax) for the year ended December 31, 2019 related to customer bankruptcies.
- See Appendix - "Boardwalk EBITDA" for EBITDA to GAAP reconciliation.
- Other includes adjustments for purchase accounting, income taxes and rounding.
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Loews Hotels & Co - Financial Highlights
Financials | ||||||||
December 31 | ||||||||
Three Months | Years Ended | |||||||
($ millions) | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||
Operating revenue | $ | 27 | $ | 141 | $ | 167 | $ | 578 |
Other1 | 15 | 29 | 111 | 114 | ||||
Revenue | 42 | 170 | 278 | 692 | ||||
Pretax income (loss) excluding non-recurring items2 | (76) | 20 | (261) | 82 | ||||
Asset impairments3 | (6) | (89) | (36) | (99) | ||||
Pretax loss | (82) | (70) | (274) | (28) | ||||
Net loss | (68) | (59) | (212) | (31) | ||||
Adjusted EBITDA4 | (27) | 56 | (103) | 227 | ||||
Adjusted mortgage debt, period-end5 | 1,593 | 1,449 | 1,593 | 1,449 |
In 2020, Loews Hotels & Co's results were severely impacted by the pandemic. 22 out of 27 hotels were operational on December 31, 2020; however, occupancy remains low.
- Other includes gain on sale of assets and revenues related to reimbursable expenses.
- Non-recurringitems include items such as acquisition transaction and transition costs, new development pre-opening costs, gains or losses on sale and impairments. See Appendix - "Loews Hotels & Co Adjusted EBITDA" for additional disclosure.
- Asset impairments include impairments on certain owned and joint venture hotels, as well as write-off of costs associated with prospective hotel developments no longer being pursued.
- Adjusted EBITDA is the total amount of EBITDA attributable to Loews Hotels & Co based on its percent ownership of each property (e.g., if Loews Hotels & Co legally owns 50% of a property, 50% of that property's EBITDA is included, except for certain hotels where earnings are distributed on a different basis from legal ownership based on the underlying governing agreements), plus management company EBITDA and excluding non- recurring items such as acquisition transaction and transition costs, new development pre-opening costs, gains or losses on sale and impairments. See Appendix - "Loews Hotels & Co Adjusted EBITDA" for EBITDA to GAAP reconciliation.
- Adjusted mortgage debt is adjusted for Loews Hotels & Co's ownership interest in the asset underlying the borrowing. Balances are inclusive of adjusted mortgage debt related to assets under development of $0 million and $244 million at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
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Loews Hotels & Co - Portfolio
As of December 31, 2020 | Location | Rooms | Ownership %1 | Ownership - Ops Commenced / | ||
Managed Only | ||||||
OWNED (11) | Loews Chicago Hotel | Chicago, IL | 400 | 100% | 2015 | |
Loews Chicago O'Hare Hotel | Chicago, IL | 556 | 100% | 2014 | ||
Loews Coronado Bay Resort* | San Diego, CA | 439 | 100% | 2000 | ||
Loews Kansas City Hotel | Kansas City, MO | 800 | 65% | 2020 | ||
Loews Miami Beach Hotel* | Miami Beach, FL | 790 | 100% | 1998 | ||
Loews Minneapolis Hotel | Minneapolis, MN | 251 | 100% | 2014 | ||
Loews Philadelphia Hotel | Philadelphia, PA | 581 | 100% | 2000 | ||
Loews Regency New York Hotel | New York, NY | 379 | 100% | 1963 | ||
Loews Vanderbilt Hotel | Nashville, TN | 340 | 100% | 1989 | ||
Loews Ventana Canyon Resort* | Tucson, AZ | 398 | 100% | 2014 / 1984 | ||
Loews Hotel 1000 | Seattle, WA | 120 | 100% | 2016 | ||
5,054 | ||||||
JOINT VENTURE (12) | Hard Rock Hotel, at Universal Orlando* | Orlando, FL | 650 | 50% | 2001 | |
Loews Portofino Bay Hotel, at Universal Orlando* | Orlando, FL | 750 | 50% | 1999 | ||
Loews Royal Pacific Resort, at Universal Orlando* | Orlando, FL | 1,000 | 50% | 2002 | ||
Loews Sapphire Falls Resort, at Universal Orlando* | Orlando, FL | 1,000 | 50% | 2016 | ||
Universal's Aventura Hotel* | Orlando, FL | 600 | 50% | 2018 | ||
Universal's Cabana Bay Beach Resort* | Orlando, FL | 2,200 | 50% | 2014 | ||
Universal's Endless Summer Resort - Dockside Inn and Suites* | Orlando, FL | 2,050 | 50% | 2020 | ||
Universal's Endless Summer Resort - Surfside Inn and Suites* | Orlando, FL | 750 | 50% | 2019 | ||
Live! by Loews Arlington, TX* | Arlington, TX | 300 | 50% | 2019 | ||
Live! by Loews St. Louis, MO | St. Louis, MO | 216 | 50% | 2020 | ||
Loews Hollywood Hotel | Los Angeles, CA | 628 | 50% | 2012 | ||
Loews Atlanta Hotel | Atlanta, GA | 414 | 50% | 2015 / 2010 | ||
10,558 | ||||||
MANAGED (4) | Bisha Hotel and Residences | Toronto, ON | 96 | 2017 | ||
Loews Boston Hotel | Boston, MA | 225 | 2013 / 2018 | |||
Loews New Orleans Hotel | New Orleans, LA | 285 | 2003 | |||
Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel* | Santa Monica, CA | 347 | 1989 | |||
953 | ||||||
TOTAL | 16,565 | |||||
Scheduled Opening | ||||||
UNDER DEVELOPMENT (1) | Loews Coral Gables Hotel | Coral Gables, FL | 242 | 20% | 2022 | |
TOTAL INCLUDING UNDER DEVELOPMENT | 16,807 |
* Represents resort hotels in the portfolio, with the remaining hotels in urban centers.
1. Earnings in certain partnerships are allocated pursuant to underlying governing documents, which may differ from ownership.
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Appendix - Key Drivers for the Fourth Quarter
Net income of $397 million, or $1.45 per share, compared to $217 million, or $0.73 per share, in the comparable prior year period, an increase of $180 million. The table below details key drivers of the change in net income, representing the majority of the increase.
December 31 | ||||||||
Three Months | ||||||||
($ millions) | 2020 | 2019 | Change | |||||
CNA1 | ||||||||
Total underwriting gain | $ | 86 | $ | 54 | $ | 32 | ||
P&C net investment income | 233 | 240 | (7) | |||||
Net investment gains | 45 | 6 | 39 | |||||
Life & Group | 23 | (4) | 27 | |||||
Boardwalk | ||||||||
Net income | 83 | 48 | 35 | |||||
Hotels | ||||||||
Net loss | (68) | (59) | (9) | |||||
Diamond2 | ||||||||
Net loss | - | (38) | 38 |
Key drivers for both 2020 and 2019 are after tax and noncontrolling interests.
- CNA's Q4 2020 Earnings Presentation is available athttps://investor-relations.cna.com/financial/latest-financials
- Diamond Offshore was deconsolidated from the Loews consolidated financial statements as of April 26, 2020.
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Appendix - Key Drivers for the Year Ended
Net loss of $931 million, or $(3.32) per share, compared to net income of $932 million, or $3.07 per share, in the prior year, a decrease of $1,863 million. The table below details key drivers of the change in net loss, representing the majority of the decrease.
December 31 | |||||
Years Ended | |||||
($ millions) | 2020 | 2019 | Change | ||
CNA1 | $ 351 | $ | 255 | $ | 96 |
Underwriting income before catastrophes and development | |||||
Catastrophe losses: | |||||
Severe weather-related events | (208) | (126) | (82) | ||
COVID-19 | (137) | - | (137) | ||
Civil unrest | (43) | - | (43) | ||
P&C net investment income | 769 | 917 | (148) | ||
Net investment gains (losses) | (27) | 33 | (60) | ||
LTC active life reserve premium deficiency | (52) | (151) | 99 | ||
LTC claim reserve release | 26 | 39 | (13) | ||
Structured settlements claim reserve charge | (32) | - | (32) | ||
Hotels | |||||
Net loss | (212) | (31) | (181) |
Corporate | |||
Net investment loss related to the deconsolidation of | |||
Diamond Offshore | (957) | - | (957) |
Net investment income | 47 | 188 | (141) |
Diamond | |||
Impairment charges related to four drilling rigs | (408) | - | (408) |
Key drivers for both 2020 and 2019 are after tax and noncontrolling interests.
1. CNA's Q4 2020 Earnings Presentation available athttps://investor-relations.cna.com/financial/latest-financials
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Appendix - Loews Consolidating Condensed Balance Sheet
CNA | Boardwalk | Loews | Corporate1 | ||||||||
December 31, 2020 | Financial | Pipelines | Hotels & Co | Total | |||||||
($ millions) | |||||||||||
Assets: | |||||||||||
Cash and investments | $ | 50,713 | $ | 3 | $ | 114 | $ | 3,492 | $ | 54,322 | |
Receivables | 7,489 | 178 | 20 | 146 | 7,833 | ||||||
Property, plant and equipment | 252 | 8,598 | 1,096 | 505 | 10,451 | ||||||
Deferred non-insurance warranty acquistion expenses | 3,068 | - | - | - | 3,068 | ||||||
Other assets | 2,454 | 574 | 407 | 1,127 | 4,562 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 63,976 | $ | 9,353 | $ | 1,637 | $ | 5,270 | $ | 80,236 | |
Liabilities and Equity: | |||||||||||
Insurance reserves | $ | 41,143 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 41,143 | |
Short term debt | - | 1 | 16 | 20 | 37 | ||||||
Long term debt | 2,776 | 3,461 | 726 | 3,109 | 10,072 | ||||||
Deferred non-insurance warranty revenue | 4,023 | - | - | - | 4,023 | ||||||
Other liabilities | 3,355 | 1,569 | 312 | 544 | 5,780 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 51,297 | 5,031 | 1,054 | 3,673 | 61,055 | ||||||
Total shareholders' equity | 11,360 | 4,322 | 581 | 1,597 | 17,860 | ||||||
Noncontrolling interests | 1,319 | - | 2 | - | 1,321 | ||||||
Total equity | 12,679 | 4,322 | 583 | 1,597 | 19,181 | ||||||
Total liabilities and equity | $ | 63,976 | $ | 9,353 | $ | 1,637 | $ | 5,270 | $ | 80,236 |
Amounts presented will not necessarily be the same as those in the individual financial statements of the Company's subsidiaries due to adjustments for purchase accounting, income taxes and noncontrolling interests.
1. Corporate primarily reflects the parent company's cash and investments, corporate long-term debt and Altium Packaging, including the subsidiary's goodwill and intangible.
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Appendix - Boardwalk EBITDA
December 31 | ||||||||
Three Months | Years Ended | |||||||
($ millions) | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||
Pretax income | $ | 114 | $ | 69 | $ | 290 | $ | 296 |
Depreciation and amortization | 91 | 88 | 359 | 346 | ||||
Interest expense | 43 | 43 | 170 | 179 | ||||
EBITDA | $ | 248 | $ | 200 | $ | 819 | $ | 821 |
Financial results are at the subsidiary level.
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Appendix - Loews Hotels & Co Adjusted EBITDA
December 31 | ||||||||
Three Months | Years Ended | |||||||
($ millions) | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||
Consolidated GAAP pretax loss | $ | (82) | $ | (70) | $ | (274) | $ | (28) |
Non-recurring items1 | 6 | 90 | 13 | 110 | ||||
Pretax income (loss) excluding non-recurring items | $ | (76) | $ | 20 | $ | (261) | $ | 82 |
Depreciation and amortization of owned properties | 18 | 16 | 63 | 61 | ||||
Interest expense on owned properties | 9 | 6 | 33 | 22 | ||||
Adjustments for unconsolidated joint ventures' proportionate share of EBITDA2 | 22 | 14 | 62 | 62 | ||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | (27) | $ | 56 | $ | (103) | $ | 227 |
In 2020, Loews Hotels & Co's results were severely impacted by the pandemic. 22 out of 27 hotels were operational on December 31, 2020; however, occupancy remains low.
- Non-recurringitems include items such as acquisition transaction and transition costs, new development pre-opening costs, gains or losses on sale and impairments.
- Represents the difference between Loews Hotels & Co's GAAP pretax income for its joint venture properties and its pro rata share of those properties' EBITDA based on its percentage ownership (e.g., if Loews Hotels & Co legally owns 50% of a property, 50% of that property's EBITDA is included, except for certain hotels where earnings are distributed on a different basis from legal ownership based on the underlying governing agreements).
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