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Regarding calendar year 2025 capital expenditures, as previously announced, the Company expects its capital plan for calendar year 2025 to be approximately $198 million to $203 million in core capital, before $46 million of growth capital investments at its European resorts, comprised of $42 million at Andermatt-Sedrun and $4 million at Crans-Montana, and $6 million of real estate related capital projects to complete multi-year transformational investments at the key base area portals of Breckenridge Peak 8 and Keystone River Run, and planning investments to support the development of the West Lionshead area into a fourth base village at Vail Mountain. Including European growth capital investments and real estate related capital, the Company plans to invest approximately $249 million to $254 million in calendar year 2025. 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Pass sales dollars are benefiting from the 7% price increase relative to the 2024/2025 season, partially offset by the mix impact from the growth of Epic Day Pass products. Pass product sales are adjusted to eliminate the impact of foreign currency by applying an exchange rate of $0.73 between the Canadian dollar and U.S. dollar in both periods for Whistler Blackcomb pass sales. Katz continued, "The slight decline in units relative to the prior year season to date period was primarily driven by new pass holders and lower tenured renewing pass holders, which may reflect delayed decision making due to the macro-economic environment. Epic Day Pass products experienced strong unit growth driven by the strength in renewing pass holders. Overall renewing pass holder product net migration was relatively consistent with the prior three years. 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The conference ID is MTNQ325. A replay of the conference call will be available two hours following the conclusion of the conference call through June 12, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. eastern time. To access the replay, dial (800) 723-8184 (U.S. and Canada) or +1 (402) 220-2668 (international). The conference call will also be archived at Vail Resorts is a network of the best destination and close-to-home ski resorts in the world including Vail Mountain, Breckenridge, Park City Mountain, Whistler Blackcomb, Stowe, and 32 additional resorts across North America; Andermatt-Sedrun and Crans-Montana Mountain Resort in Switzerland; and Perisher, Hotham, and Falls Creek in Australia. We are passionate about providing an Experience of a Lifetime to our team members and guests, and our EpicPromise is to reach a zero net operating footprint by 2030, support our employees and communities, and broaden engagement in our sport. Our company owns and/or manages a collection of elegant hotels under the RockResorts brand, a portfolio of vacation rentals, condominiums and branded hotels located in close proximity to our mountain destinations, as well as the Grand Teton Lodge Company in Jackson Hole, Wyo. Vail Resorts Retail operates more than 250 retail and rental locations across North America. Learn more about our company at or discover our resorts and pass options at Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements discussed in this press release and on the conference call, other than statements of historical information, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including the statements regarding fiscal 2025 and calendar year 2025 performance and the assumptions related thereto, including, but not limited to, our expected net income and Resort Reported EBITDA; our expectations regarding our liquidity; expectations related to our season pass products; our expectations regarding our ancillary lines of business; capital investment projects; our calendar year 2025 capital plan; expectations and anticipated benefits of our capital structure; and our expectations regarding our resource efficiency transformation plan. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. All forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Such risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to risks related to a prolonged weakness in general economic conditions, including adverse effects on the overall travel and leisure related industries and our business and results of operations; risks associated with the effects of high or prolonged inflation, elevated interest rates and financial institution disruptions; unfavorable weather conditions or the impact of natural disasters or other unexpected events; the ultimate amount of refunds that we could be required to refund to our pass product holders for qualifying circumstances under our Epic Coverage program; the willingness or ability of our guests to travel due to terrorism, the uncertainty of military conflicts or public health emergencies, and the cost and availability of travel options and changing consumer preferences, discretionary spending habits; risks related to travel and airline disruptions, and other adverse impacts on the ability of our guests to travel; risks related to interruptions or disruptions of our information technology systems, data security or cyberattacks; risks related to our reliance on information technology, including our failure to maintain the integrity of our customer or employee data and our ability to adapt to technological developments or industry trends; our ability to acquire, develop and implement relevant technology offerings for customers and partners; the seasonality of our business combined with adverse events that may occur during our peak operating periods; competition in our mountain and lodging businesses or with other recreational and leisure activities; risks related to the high fixed cost structure of our business; our ability to fund resort capital expenditures, or accurately identify the need for, or anticipate the timing of certain capital expenditures; risks related to a disruption in our water supply that would impact our snowmaking capabilities and operations; our reliance on government permits or approvals for our use of public land or to make operational and capital improvements; risks related to resource efficiency transformation initiatives; risks related to federal, state, local and foreign government laws, rules and regulations, including environmental and health and safety laws and regulations; risks related to changes in security and privacy laws and regulations which could increase our operating costs and adversely affect our ability to market our products, properties and services effectively; potential failure to adapt to technological developments or industry trends regarding information technology; our ability to successfully launch and promote adoption of new products, technology, services and programs; risks related to our workforce, including increased labor costs, loss of key personnel and our ability to maintain adequate staffing, including hiring and retaining a sufficient seasonal workforce; our ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses, including their integration into our internal controls and infrastructure; our ability to successfully navigate new markets, including Europe, or that acquired businesses may fail to perform in accordance with expectations; a deterioration in the quality or reputation of our brands, including our ability to protect our intellectual property and the risk of accidents at our mountain resorts; risks related to scrutiny and changing expectations regarding our environmental, social and governance practices and reporting; risks associated with international operations, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates where the Company has foreign currency exposure, primarily the Canadian and Australian dollars and the Swiss franc, as compared to the U.S. dollar; changes in tax laws, regulations or interpretations, or adverse determinations by taxing authorities; risks related to our indebtedness and our ability to satisfy our debt service requirements under our outstanding debt including our unsecured senior notes, which could reduce our ability to use our cash flow to fund our operations, capital expenditures, future business opportunities and other purposes; a materially adverse change in our financial condition; adverse consequences of current or future litigation and legal claims; changes in accounting judgments and estimates, accounting principles, policies or guidelines; and other risks detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2024, which was filed on September 26, 2024. 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Resort Reported EBITDA, Total Reported EBITDA, Resort EBITDA Margin, Net Debt and Net Real Estate Cash Flow should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to, or substitute for, measures of financial performance or liquidity prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, we report segment Reported EBITDA (i.e. Mountain, Lodging and Real Estate), the measure of segment profit or loss required to be disclosed in accordance with GAAP. Accordingly, these measures may not be comparable to similarly-titled measures of other companies. Additionally, with respect to discussion of impacts from currency, the Company calculates the impact by applying current period foreign exchange rates to the prior period results, as the Company believes that comparing financial information using comparable foreign exchange rates is a more objective and useful measure of changes in operating performance. Reported EBITDA (and its counterpart for each of our segments) has been presented herein as a measure of the Company's performance. The Company believes that Reported EBITDA is an indicative measurement of the Company's operating performance, and is similar to performance metrics generally used by investors to evaluate other companies in the resort and lodging industries. The Company defines Resort EBITDA Margin as Resort Reported EBITDA divided by Resort net revenue. The Company believes Resort EBITDA Margin is an important measurement of operating performance. The Company believes that Net Debt is an important measurement of liquidity as it is an indicator of the Company's ability to obtain additional capital resources for its future cash needs. Additionally, the Company believes Net Real Estate Cash Flow is important as a cash flow indicator for its Real Estate segment. See the tables provided in this release for reconciliations of our measures of segment profitability and non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. Vail Resorts, Inc. Mountain Segment Operating Results (In thousands, except ETP) (Unaudited) Three Months Ended April 30, Percentage Increase Nine Months Ended April 30, Percentage Increase 2025 2024 (Decrease) 2025 2024 (Decrease) Net Mountain revenue: Lift $ 770,259 $ 745,677 3.3 % $ 1,455,600 $ 1,394,526 4.4 % Ski school 160,243 161,248 (0.6) % 300,091 295,055 1.7 % Dining 110,972 109,471 1.4 % 222,507 209,608 6.2 % Retail/rental 113,678 123,262 (7.8) % 278,363 292,892 (5.0) % Other 57,397 56,400 1.8 % 192,378 176,413 9.0 % Total Mountain net revenue 1,212,549 1,196,058 1.4 % 2,448,939 2,368,494 3.4 % Mountain operating expense: Labor and labor-related benefits 256,343 246,563 4.0 % 639,363 611,253 4.6 % Retail cost of sales 30,617 36,668 (16.5) % 86,121 95,666 (10.0) % Resort related fees 55,727 55,945 (0.4) % 107,330 104,208 3.0 % General and administrative 90,678 79,969 13.4 % 281,588 269,490 4.5 % Other 144,413 139,419 3.6 % 389,108 369,848 5.2 % Total Mountain operating expense 577,778 558,564 3.4 % 1,503,510 1,450,465 3.7 % Mountain equity investment income, net 666 1,093 (39.1) % 3,562 1,373 159.4 % Mountain Reported EBITDA $ 635,437 $ 638,587 (0.5) % $ 948,991 $ 919,402 3.2 % Total skier visits 8,609 8,943 (3.7) % 16,912 16,865 0.3 % ETP $ 89.47 $ 83.38 7.3 % $ 86.07 $ 82.69 4.1 % Vail Resorts, Inc. Lodging Operating Results (In thousands, except Average Daily Rate ("ADR") and Revenue per Available Room ("RevPAR")) (Unaudited) Three Months Ended April 30, Percentage Increase Nine Months Ended April 30, Percentage Increase 2025 2024 (Decrease) 2025 2024 (Decrease) Lodging net revenue: Owned hotel rooms $ 15,104 $ 14,978 0.8 % $ 56,618 $ 53,738 5.4 % Managed condominium rooms 32,634 35,390 (7.8) % 71,413 75,701 (5.7) % Dining 14,870 14,482 2.7 % 48,576 46,174 5.2 % Transportation 6,743 7,150 (5.7) % 13,784 15,060 (8.5) % Golf — — nm 8,131 6,541 24.3 % Other 9,308 10,230 (9.0) % 34,109 36,700 (7.1) % 78,659 82,230 (4.3) % 232,631 233,914 (0.5) % Payroll cost reimbursements 4,235 4,825 (12.2) % 11,139 12,779 (12.8) % Total Lodging net revenue 82,894 87,055 (4.8) % 243,770 246,693 (1.2) % Lodging operating expense: Labor and labor-related benefits 31,149 31,852 (2.2) % 100,845 102,478 (1.6) % General and administrative 15,333 14,245 7.6 % 45,820 45,463 0.8 % Other 19,883 20,349 (2.3) % 67,268 65,719 2.4 % 66,365 66,446 (0.1) % 213,933 213,660 0.1 % Reimbursed payroll costs 4,235 4,825 (12.2) % 11,139 12,779 (12.8) % Total Lodging operating expense 70,600 71,271 (0.9) % 225,072 226,439 (0.6) % Lodging Reported EBITDA $ 12,294 $ 15,784 (22.1) % $ 18,698 $ 20,254 (7.7) % Owned hotel statistics: ADR $ 347.01 $ 341.00 1.8 % $ 322.94 $ 317.87 1.6 % RevPAR $ 165.54 $ 166.25 (0.4) % $ 164.03 $ 155.75 5.3 % Managed condominium statistics: ADR $ 517.07 $ 521.58 (0.9) % $ 442.94 $ 454.12 (2.5) % RevPAR $ 206.66 $ 215.53 (4.1) % $ 139.09 $ 142.49 (2.4) % Owned hotel and managed condominium statistics (combined): ADR $ 472.36 $ 475.96 (0.8) % $ 399.57 $ 407.48 (1.9) % RevPAR $ 197.16 $ 204.56 (3.6) % $ 145.47 $ 145.82 (0.2) % Key Balance Sheet Data (In thousands) (Unaudited) As of April 30, 2025 2024 Total Vail Resorts, Inc. stockholders' equity $ 895,375 $ 1,003,508 Long-term debt, net $ 2,106,413 $ 2,700,257 Long-term debt due within one year 590,382 68,470 Total debt 2,696,795 2,768,727 Less: cash and cash equivalents 467,034 705,429 Net debt $ 2,229,761 $ 2,063,298 Reconciliation of Measures of Segment Profitability and Non-GAAP Financial Measures Presented below is a reconciliation of net income attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc. to Total Reported EBITDA for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2025 and 2024. (In thousands) (Unaudited) (In thousands) (Unaudited) Three Months Ended April 30, Nine Months Ended April 30, 2025 2024 2025 2024 Net income attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc. $ 392,752 $ 361,995 $ 465,464 $ 405,782 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests 21,576 19,388 25,419 22,359 Net income 414,328 381,383 490,883 428,141 Provision for income taxes 131,042 129,280 159,124 151,606 Income before provision for income taxes 545,370 510,663 650,007 579,747 Depreciation and amortization 74,618 68,486 219,358 204,613 (Gain) loss on disposal of fixed assets and other, net (4,267) 571 (3,031) 3,372 Change in fair value of contingent consideration 1,900 36,500 4,079 42,957 Investment income and other, net (3,154) (5,096) (8,668) (13,643) Foreign currency (gain) loss on intercompany loans (1,702) 2,305 (53) 4,230 Interest expense, net 41,317 39,853 125,839 121,168 Total Reported EBITDA $ 654,082 $ 653,282 $ 987,531 $ 942,444 Mountain Reported EBITDA $ 635,437 $ 638,587 $ 948,991 $ 919,402 Lodging Reported EBITDA 12,294 15,784 18,698 20,254 Resort Reported EBITDA* 647,731 654,371 967,689 939,656 Real Estate Reported EBITDA 6,351 (1,089) 19,842 2,788 Total Reported EBITDA $ 654,082 $ 653,282 $ 987,531 $ 942,444 * Resort represents the sum of Mountain and Lodging Presented below is a reconciliation of net income attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc. to Total Reported EBITDA calculated in accordance with GAAP for the twelve months ended April 30, 2025. The following table reconciles long-term debt, net to Net Debt and the calculation of Net Debt to Total Reported EBITDA for the twelve months ended April 30, 2025. The following table reconciles Real Estate Reported EBITDA to Net Real Estate Cash Flow for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2025 and 2024. The following table reconciles Resort net revenue to Resort EBITDA Margin for fiscal 2025 guidance. SOURCE Vail Resorts, Inc.
