LOEWS CORP

The following table summarizes the results of operations for Loews Hotels & Co for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, as presented in Note 12 of the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements included under Item 1 of this Report.

Net income (loss) attributable to Loews Corporation decreased$25 million and $72 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 as compared with the comparable 2023 periods primarily due to the reasons discussed below.

Operating revenues improved by $35 million and $100 million and operating expenses increased by $22 million and $74 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 as compared with the comparable 2023 periods. The increase in operating revenues and operating expenses was primarily driven by the opening of the Loews Arlington Hotel and Convention Center in the first quarter of 2024. Operating revenues also improved due to higher occupancy levels at many city center hotels as a result of the continued recovery in group travel in 2024 as compared with the comparable 2023 periods and an increase in food and beverage revenues. Operating expenses also increased due to increased staffing costs and higher insurance expenses. Consolidating the results of a property previously accounted for under the equity method also contributed to the improvement in operating revenues and the increase in operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 as compared with the comparable 2023 period.

The nine months ended September 30, 2023 includes again of $46 million ($36 million after tax) related to the acquisition of an additional equity interest in, and the consolidation of, a previously unconsolidated joint venture property.

Equity income from joint ventures decreased$26 million and $39 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 as compared with the comparable 2023 periods. The decrease was primarily driven by an impairment charge recorded at a joint venture property which reduced Loews Hotels & Co’s equity income by $19 million. Separately, a reduction in overall occupancy levels at many joint venture hotels, particularly at the Universal Orlando Resort, in 2024 compared to 2023 also led to a decrease in equity income from joint ventures in both periods. In addition, expenses at joint venture properties for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 increased as compared to the comparable 2023 period, largely due to increased staffing costs, as well as higher insurance expenses and property taxes.

The nine months ended September 30, 2023 includes impairment charges of $9 million to reduce the carrying value of certain assets to their estimated fair value.

Depreciation and amortization expense increased$6 million and$18 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 as compared with the comparable 2023 periods mainly due to the opening of the Loews Arlington Hotel and Convention Center in the first quarter of 2024. Consolidating the results of a property previously accounted for under the equity method also contributed to the increase in depreciation and amortization expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 as compared with the comparable 2023 period.

Interest expense increased $14 million and$28 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 as compared with the comparable 2023 periods primarily due to placing the Loews Arlington Hotel and Convention Center into service during the first quarter of 2024, after which Loews Hotels & Co no longer capitalized interest on that development project and a decline in the value of interest rate caps.