Company: L
Filing Date: 2025-05-05
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0000060086-25-000091
Chunk: 62

Company: LOEWS CORP
Filing Date: 2025-05-05
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 2
Chunk 62
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 the first quarter of 2024, but was operating for the entire first quarter of 2025. Operating revenues also increased due to improvements in average daily room rates and food and beverage revenues at certain other owned hotels. Operating and other expenses also increased due to the termination of a contract with a minority owner.

Equity income from joint ventures decreased $21 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 as compared with the comparable 2024 period. The decrease was primarily driven by a decline in overall occupancy levels and average daily room rates for joint venture hotels, particularly at the Universal Orlando Resort, due in part to ongoing renovations. In addition, equity income from joint ventures for the first quarter of 2025 was impacted by the reduction in distributions for one joint venture property due to property improvement costs, and the expenses related to the opening of three new hotels at the Universal Orlando Resort, including pre-opening costs. Equity income from joint ventures also included an impairment charge recorded at a joint venture hotel that reduced Loews Hotels & Co’s equity income by $9 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025.

Depreciation and amortization expense increased $3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 as compared with the comparable 2024 period mainly due to the Loews Arlington Hotel and Convention Center.

Interest expense increased $10 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 as compared with the comparable 2024 period primarily due to the Loews Arlington Hotel and Convention Center, lower capitalized interest on projects under development, and higher interest rates on certain debt refinanced in 2024.

Corporate

Corporate operations consist primarily of investment income, interest expense and administrative costs at the Parent Company. Investment income includes earnings on cash and short-term investments held at the Parent Company to meet 

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current and future liquidity needs, as well as results of the trading portfolio held at the Parent Company. Corporate also includes the equity method of accounting for Altium Packaging. 

The following table summarizes the results of operations for Corporate for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 as presented in Note 11 of the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements included under Item 1 of this Report:

Three Months Ended March 3120252024(In millions)     Revenues:  Net investment income$— $54 Expenses:  Operating and other16 22 Equity method loss7 1 Interest18 19