Skating Rink KPIs.

Ice and roller skating rinks are recreation-venue real estate whose revenue mixes ice-time / floor-time rentals (leagues, teams, figure skating, public sessions), memberships, lessons/programming, and F&B/pro-shop sales. The value lever is sheet utilization — filling the calendar across leagues, public skate, and instruction — plus energy cost management (ice plants are energy-intensive). Ilora.ai ingests the scheduling/utilization report, the operating P&L, and programming revenue detail, benchmarking ice-time utilization and revenue per hour.

12 definitions · Sector: RECREATION · Used by Ilora.ai specialist AI agents

NOI

Net Operating Income

Total revenue minus operating expenses (excludes financing and capital costs). The primary measure of property-level profitability.

NOI = Revenue − Operating Expenses

  • profitability
  • core
Cap Rate

Capitalization Rate

Net Operating Income divided by current property value. Expresses unleveraged annual yield as a percentage.

Cap Rate = NOI ÷ Property Value

  • valuation
  • core
DSCR

Debt Service Coverage Ratio

Net Operating Income divided by total annual debt service. Lender-required cushion measure; below 1.0 means NOI cannot cover debt.

DSCR = NOI ÷ Annual Debt Service

  • lending
  • risk
LTV

Loan-to-Value

Loan amount divided by property value. Lower LTV = lower lender risk.

LTV = Loan Amount ÷ Property Value

  • lending
  • risk
OER

Operating Expense Ratio

Operating expenses divided by gross revenue. Lower is better, but varies by property type (hotels run higher than triple-net retail).

OER = Operating Expenses ÷ Gross Revenue

  • efficiency
GRM

Gross Rent Multiplier

Property value divided by gross annual rental income. Quick valuation shortcut; less precise than cap rate.

GRM = Property Value ÷ Gross Annual Rent

  • valuation
  • shortcut
IRR

Internal Rate of Return

Annualized return on investment accounting for time value of money across the full hold period.
  • return
  • underwriting
CoC

Cash-on-Cash Return

Pre-tax annual cash flow divided by total cash invested. Measures the cash yield, not total return.

CoC = Annual Cash Flow ÷ Total Cash Invested

  • return
DCF

Discounted Cash Flow

Valuation method that projects future cash flows and discounts them to present value at a chosen rate.
  • valuation
  • underwriting
TTM

Trailing Twelve Months

A rolling sum of the most recent 12 months. Smooths seasonality for KPI comparisons.
  • period
  • core
Rounds

Rounds Per Year

Total golf rounds played in a year. The fundamental demand measure for golf courses.
  • demand
  • golf
Slip Occ

Slip Occupancy

Percentage of marina slips occupied. Marina equivalent of hotel occupancy.
  • demand
  • marina

Industry reference

How the skating rink sector operates.

Documents Ilora.ai ingests

  • Scheduling / ice-time utilization report
  • Operating P&L
  • Programming (leagues/lessons) revenue report
  • Membership report

Frequently asked

Common questions about skating rink.

What drives skating-rink economics?
Sheet utilization — filling the calendar across leagues, public skate, figure skating, and lessons — plus memberships and F&B/pro-shop sales. Energy cost management matters because ice plants are energy-intensive. The key metrics are ice-time utilization and revenue per hour.