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| Forecasting tourism tax receipts: the case of Ventura County Lodging Association | ||
| Developed by: | Chia-Li Chien, PhD, CFP®, PMP® John F Thiel, CFP®, MBA Stefan W Cosentino, Ph.D. | |
| Version: | 2020.3 | 3/18/20 |
| Tabs in This File: | Description | |
| FinancialStatements | VCLA Financial Statements from 2013 to 2017 | |
| Benchmark | STR Summary Benchmark from 2012 to 2019 | |
| RevenueBenchmark | Revenue Benchmark | |
| DemandBenchmark | Demand Benchmark | |
| Demand_Re_Bench | Demand Relative to Benchmark | |
| Revenu_Re_Bench | Revenue Relative to Benchmark |
FinancialStatements
| Historical Analysis | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | Menu | |||
| Assumptions | |||||||||
| Information were obtained from Tax Returns from 2013 through 2017 | |||||||||
| IRS publication 598 (Rev. February 2019) Tax on Unrelated Business Income (UBI or UBTI) have no cap & exclusions of interestes, dividends, etc. | |||||||||
| Therefore, tax-exempt status not jeopardized: : https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p598.pdf | |||||||||
| (Jul 1 - June 30) Fiscal year | |||||||||
| Income Statement | |||||||||
| Program Service Revenue | 1,571,211 | 1,938,969 | 2,538,303 | 2,900,151 | 2,923,280 | ||||
| Total Expenses | 1,605,842 | 1,635,219 | 2,230,334 | 2,447,184 | 2,474,605 | ||||
| Gross Profit | (34,631) | 303,750 | 307,969 | 452,967 | 448,675 | ||||
| Balance Sheet | |||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||
| Cash - non interest bearing | 449,213 | 754,953 | 1,067,884 | 1,522,646 | 1,977,413 | ||||
| Total Current Asstes | 449,213 | 754,953 | 1,067,884 | 1,522,646 | 1,977,413 | ||||
| Non-Current Assets | |||||||||
| Land, buildings, & Equipment | 5,948 | 6,855 | 6,855 | 6,855 | 6,855 | ||||
| Less: accumulated depreciation | 740 | 2,312 | 3,974 | 4,841 | 5,320 | ||||
| Land, buildings, & Equipment, net | 5,208 | 4,543 | 2,881 | 2,014 | 1,535 | ||||
| Other assets (due from credit card) | 2,346 | 1,021 | - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | ||||
| Total Assets | 456,767 | 760,517 | 1,070,765 | 1,524,660 | 1,978,948 | ||||
| Liabilities & Net Assets | |||||||||
| Other Liabilities (credit card payable) | - 0 | - 0 | 2,279 | 3,207 | 8,820 | ||||
| Total Liabilities | - 0 | - 0 | 2,279 | 3,207 | 8,820 | ||||
| Net Assets | 456,767 | 760,517 | 1,068,486 | 1,521,453 | 1,970,128 | ||||
| Expenses Claimed on Tax Returns | |||||||||
| Expenses | |||||||||
| Mangement | 369,510 | 372,555 | 246,333 | 180,560 | |||||
| Legal | 4,300 | 5,700 | 9,400 | 27,475 | |||||
| Accounting | 7,639 | 11,452 | 18,958 | 23,911 | |||||
| Other Fees & Services Expenses | 37,610 | 4,098 | 3,500 | 246,506 | |||||
| Office Expenses | 9,894 | 15,320 | 7,667 | 11,357 | |||||
| Information Technology | 7,337 | 2,169 | 5,161 | 7,421 | |||||
| Occupancy (rent) | 10,970 | 15,074 | 18,133 | 17,124 | |||||
| Travel | 15,965 | 15,426 | 17,248 | 12,287 | |||||
| Payments for travel or entertainment for any federal, state, or local public officials | - 0 | - 0 | 635 | ||||||
| Confferences, conventions, & meetings | - 0 | 10,068 | 3,430 | - 0 | |||||
| Depreciation, depletion, & amortization | 1,572 | 1,662 | 867 | 479 | |||||
| Insurance | 4,689 | 5,775 | 6,481 | 5,084 | |||||
| Marketing & Sales Promotion | 1,132,833 | 1,732,275 | 2,072,005 | 1,897,613 | |||||
| Collection Fees | 19,390 | 25,383 | 29,002 | 29,233 | |||||
| Dues & Subscriptions | 5,442 | 6,120 | 4,277 | 7,292 | |||||
| Telephone | 4,533 | 5,400 | 4,245 | 7,355 | |||||
| All other expenses | 3,535 | 1,857 | 477 | 273 | |||||
| Total Functional Expenses (Federal) | 1,635,219 | 2,230,334 | 2,447,184 | 2,474,605 | |||||
| Total Functional Expenses (State) separate lines for rents & depreciation | 1,622,677 | 2,213,598 | 2,428,184 | 2,457,002 | |||||
| straight line | straight line | MACRS | MACRS | ||||||
| 502,386 | 498,059 | 375,179 | 576,992 | ||||||
Benchmark
| Source: 1084466_Ventura CA Area Se spreadsheet | |||||
| Demand By Measure Average Monthly | Revenue By Measure Average Monthly | % Demand by Measure (change) | % Revenue by Measure (change) | ||
| 2012 | 96,050 | 9,126,951 | 2.1 | 4.7 | |
| 2013 | 97,896 | 9,556,567 | 6.0 | 13.1 | |
| 2014 | 103,543 | 10,782,144 | 3.5 | 11.3 | |
| 2015 | 106,887 | 11,981,718 | 4.2 | 12.3 | |
| 2016 | 111,209 | 13,405,411 | (0.9) | 1.8 | |
| 2017 | 109,689 | 13,492,306 | (2.3) | 2.3 | |
| 2018 | 106,725 | 13,674,461 | (4.8) | (2.2) | |
| 2019 | 100,073 | 12,151,451 | 2.1 | 7.6 | |
| Source: Smith Travel Research (2019). Trend Report - Ventura, CA Area Selected Properties. Hendersonville, TN. |
BenchmarkAnalysis
| Source: Smith Travel Research Trend Report for VCLA area | Menu | ||||||||||||
| Demand By Measure | |||||||||||||
| Demand | |||||||||||||
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | ||
| 2012 | 77,849 | 84,053 | 97,367 | 93,468 | 98,524 | 108,043 | 120,135 | 121,447 | 98,727 | 96,592 | 80,899 | 75,499 | |
| 2013 | 81,776 | 84,414 | 91,023 | 93,698 | 97,235 | 112,371 | 123,831 | 124,245 | 101,579 | 96,350 | 85,022 | 83,208 | |
| 2014 | 89,171 | 91,846 | 107,061 | 105,211 | 104,892 | 115,749 | 128,478 | 124,746 | 101,660 | 103,815 | 87,481 | 82,409 | |
| 2015 | 89,031 | 96,559 | 111,130 | 103,495 | 108,386 | 119,865 | 125,581 | 126,584 | 109,416 | 109,374 | 91,667 | 91,553 | |
| 2016 | 94,194 | 105,568 | 118,266 | 118,818 | 111,977 | 120,862 | 130,629 | 125,916 | 109,765 | 110,991 | 96,740 | 90,782 | |
| 2017 | 90,974 | 97,744 | 116,987 | 112,152 | 107,653 | 116,834 | 124,859 | 118,693 | 108,602 | 109,797 | 98,639 | 113,330 | |
| 2018 | 101,780 | 99,089 | 113,684 | 111,247 | 103,547 | 109,348 | 117,550 | 115,989 | 101,713 | 105,217 | 105,598 | 95,938 | |
| 2019 | 89,281 | 95,190 | 115,749 | ||||||||||
| Avg | 89,254 | 94,182 | 107,931 | 105,441 | 104,602 | 114,725 | 124,438 | 122,517 | 104,495 | 104,591 | 92,292 | 90,388 | |
| Revenue By Measure | |||||||||||||
| Revenue ($) | |||||||||||||
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | ||
| 2012 | 6,628,884 | 7,472,446 | 8,828,294 | 8,546,803 | 9,285,467 | 10,938,871 | 12,645,502 | 12,950,960 | 9,582,956 | 9,049,071 | 7,237,863 | 6,356,295 | |
| 2013 | 7,135,129 | 7,678,286 | 8,286,923 | 8,834,320 | 9,287,773 | 11,752,825 | 13,743,359 | 13,834,469 | 9,935,761 | 9,196,598 | 7,785,191 | 7,208,171 | |
| 2014 | 8,117,133 | 8,647,304 | 10,314,763 | 10,357,347 | 10,780,653 | 12,934,085 | 15,272,770 | 15,186,160 | 10,685,726 | 10,751,336 | 8,561,495 | 7,776,956 | |
| 2015 | 8,534,680 | 9,749,386 | 11,583,116 | 11,143,911 | 12,324,639 | 14,330,698 | 16,283,368 | 16,668,849 | 12,626,940 | 12,061,340 | 9,454,486 | 9,019,202 | |
| 2016 | 9,595,765 | 11,619,450 | 13,436,292 | 14,413,692 | 13,942,239 | 15,755,682 | 18,188,345 | 17,215,900 | 13,547,093 | 13,033,363 | 10,675,004 | 9,442,102 | |
| 2017 | 9,537,054 | 10,972,666 | 13,646,337 | 13,436,504 | 13,321,899 | 15,608,191 | 18,068,627 | 16,501,828 | 13,556,098 | 13,188,138 | 11,084,176 | 12,986,159 | |
| 2018 | 11,658,704 | 11,541,148 | 13,883,777 | 14,243,519 | 13,205,318 | 15,254,789 | 17,200,199 | 17,056,912 | 13,000,403 | 12,924,544 | 12,881,191 | 11,243,034 | |
| 2019 | 10,122,238 | 11,519,995 | 14,812,119 | ||||||||||
| Avg | 8,743,907 | 9,668,669 | 11,425,643 | 11,568,014 | 11,735,427 | 13,796,449 | 15,914,596 | 15,630,725 | 11,847,854 | 11,457,770 | 9,668,487 | 9,147,417 | |
| % Demand by Measure (change) | |||||||||||||
| Demand | |||||||||||||
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | ||
| 2013 | 5.0 | 0.4 | -6.5 | 0.2 | -1.3 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.9 | -0.3 | 5.1 | 10.2 | |
| 2014 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 17.6 | 12.3 | 7.9 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 7.7 | 2.9 | -1.0 | |
| 2015 | -0.2 | 5.1 | 3.8 | -1.6 | 3.3 | 3.6 | -2.3 | 1.5 | 7.6 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 11.1 | |
| 2016 | 5.8 | 9.3 | 6.4 | 14.8 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 4.0 | -0.5 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 5.5 | -0.8 | |
| 2017 | -3.4 | -7.4 | -1.1 | -5.6 | -3.9 | -3.3 | -4.4 | -5.7 | -1.1 | -1.1 | 2.0 | 24.8 | |
| 2018 | 11.9 | 1.4 | -2.8 | -0.8 | -3.8 | -6.4 | -5.9 | -2.3 | -6.3 | -4.2 | 7.1 | -15.3 | |
| 2019 | -12.3 | -3.9 | 1.8 | ||||||||||
| Avg | 4.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.7 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | |
| 1.047 | 1.029 | 1.029 | 1.032 | 1.009 | 1.003 | 0.997 | 0.993 | 1.006 | 1.015 | 1.046 | 1.048 | ||
| % Revenue by Measure (change) | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | |||||||||||||
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | ||
| 2013 | 7.6 | 2.8 | -6.1 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 6.8 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 7.6 | 13.4 | |
| 2014 | 13.8 | 12.6 | 24.5 | 17.2 | 16.1 | 10.1 | 11.1 | 9.8 | 7.5 | 16.9 | 10.0 | 7.9 | |
| 2015 | 5.1 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 7.6 | 14.3 | 10.8 | 6.6 | 9.8 | 18.2 | 12.2 | 10.4 | 16.0 | |
| 2016 | 12.4 | 19.2 | 16.0 | 29.3 | 13.1 | 9.9 | 11.7 | 3.3 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 12.9 | 4.7 | |
| 2017 | -0.6 | -5.6 | 1.6 | -6.8 | -4.4 | -0.9 | -0.7 | -4.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 37.5 | |
| 2018 | 22.2 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 6.0 | -0.9 | -2.3 | -4.8 | 3.4 | -4.1 | -2.0 | 16.2 | -13.4 | |
| 2019 | -13.2 | -0.2 | 6.7 | ||||||||||
| Avg | 10.102 | 7.819 | 8.323 | 9.461 | 6.370 | 5.839 | 5.444 | 4.809 | 5.442 | 6.328 | 10.153 | 11.011 | |
| 1.101 | 1.078 | 1.083 | 1.095 | 1.064 | 1.058 | 1.054 | 1.048 | 1.054 | 1.063 | 1.102 | 1.110 | ||
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | ||
| Demand Benchmark | 93448.4892857142 | 96913.1309999998 | 111061.146 | 108815.406857142 | 105543.418 | 115068.745142857 | 124064.258714285 | 121659.522857142 | 105121.538857142 | 106159.72 | 96537.7308571428 | 94727.0731428571 | |
| 2019 Demand | 89,281 | 95,190 | 115,749 | ||||||||||
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | ||
| Revenue Benchmark | $ 9,627,041.61 | $ 10,422,825.64 | $ 12,373,971.52 | $ 12,666,975.02 | $ 12,486,494.18 | $ 14,596,642.74 | $ 16,773,983.88 | $ 16,381,000.25 | $ 12,487,637.97 | $ 12,179,609.51 | $ 10,654,672.20 | $ 10,153,632.87 | |
| 2019 Revenue | 10,122,238 | 11,519,995 | 14,812,119 |
RevenueBenchmark
Average Revenue by Month - STR Trend Report
Revenue Benchmark January February March April May June July August September October November December 9627041.6069999989 10422825.644000001 12373971.523714285 12666975.017142842 12486494.175999939 14596642.73971427 16773983.882857129 16381000.249142827 12487637.965428513 12179609.51 10654672.201714287 10153632.870000001
DemandBenchmark
Average Demand For Rooms by Month - STR Trend Report
Demand Benchmark January February March April May June July August September October November December 93448.48928571424 96913.130999999848 111061.14599999999 108815.406857142 12 105543.41799999999 115068.7451428567 124064.25871428529 121659.522857142 105121.53885714243 106159.71999999984 96537.730857142844 94727.073142857073
Demand_Re_Bench
Demand Relative to Average Demand by Month - STR Trend Report
Demand Benchmark January February March April May June July August September October November December 93448.48928571424 96913.130999999848 111061.14599999999 108815.40685714212 105543.41799999999 115068.7451428567 124064.25871428529 121659.522857142 105121.53885714243 106159.71999999984 96537.730857142844 94727.073142857073 2019 Demand January February March April May June July August September October November December 89281 95190 115749
Revenu_Re_Bench
Revenue Relative to Average Revenue By Month - STR Trend Report
Revenue Benchmark January February March April May June July August September October November December 9627041.6069999989 10422825.644000001 12373971.523714285 12666975.017142842 12486494.175999939 14596642.73971427 16773983.882857129 16381000.249142827 12487637.965428513 12179609.51 10654672.201714287 10153632.870000001 2019 Revenue January February March April May June July August September October November December 10122238 11519995 14812119