Apple Hospitality REITNYSE: APLE

Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (NYSE:APLE ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call November 5, 2024 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Kelly Clarke - VP of IR Justin Knight - CEO Liz Perkins - CFO Conference Call Participants Dori Kesten - Wells Fargo Austin Wurschmidt - KeyBanc Capital Markets Tyler Batory - Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Jay Kornreich - Wedbush Securities Michael Bellisario - Baird Chris Darling - Green Street Ken Billingsley - CompassPoint Operator Greetings, and welcome to the Apple Hospitality REIT Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode.

Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) came out with quarterly funds from operations (FFO) of $0.45 per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. This compares to FFO of $0.45 per share a year ago.

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Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (NYSE:APLE ) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call August 6, 2024 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Kelly Clarke - VP of IR Justin Knight - CEO Liz Perkins - CFO Conference Call Participants Dory Kesten - Wells Fargo Austin Wurschmidt - KeyBanc Capital Markets Jay Kornreich - Wedbush Securities Bryan Maher - B. Riley Securities Jonathan Jenkins - Oppenheimer Daniel Hogan - Baird Ken Billingsley - CompassPoint Operator Greetings, and welcome to the Apple Hospitality REIT Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Call.

Although the revenue and EPS for Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended June 2024, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) came out with quarterly funds from operations (FFO) of $0.50 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.44 per share. This compares to FFO of $0.49 per share a year ago.

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