UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of November 2021

 

Commission File Number: 001-34656

 

Huazhu Group Limited

(Registrant’s name)

 

No. 699 Wuzhong Road

Minhang District

Shanghai 201103
People’s Republic of China
(86) 21 6195-2011
(Address of principal executive office)

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number   Description
Exhibit 99.1   Huazhu Group Limited Reports Third Quarter of 2021 Unaudited Financial Results

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

    Huazhu Group Limited
    (Registrant)
     
     
Date: November 24, 2021 By: /s/ Qi Ji
  Name: Qi Ji
  Title: Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

Huazhu Group Limited

Reports Third Quarter of 2021 Unaudited Financial Results

 

A total of 7,466 hotels or 722,983 hotel rooms in operation as of September 30, 2021.

 

Hotel turnover1 increased 15.4% year-over-year to RMB12.2 billion for the third quarter of 2021. Excluding Steigenberger Hotels AG and its subsidiaries (“DH”, or “Legacy-DH”), hotel turnover increased 14.0% year-over-year for the third quarter of 2021.

 

Revenue increased 11.6% year-over-year to RMB3.5 billion (US$547 million)2 for the third quarter of 2021, in line with revenue guidance previously announced of 8% to 12% compared to the third quarter of 2020. Revenue from Legacy-Huazhu3 for the third quarter of 2021 increased 7.4% year-over-year, in line with revenue guidance previously announced of 4% to 8%.

 

Net loss attributable to Huazhu Group Limited was RMB137 million (US$22 million) for the third quarter of 2021, compared with net loss attributable to Huazhu Group Limited of RMB212 million for the third quarter of 2020 and net income attributable to Huazhu Group Limited of RMB378 million in the previous quarter. Net income attributable to Huazhu Group Limited from Legacy-Huazhu was RMB27 million for the third quarter of 2021.

 

Adjusted net loss attributable to Huazhu Group Limited (non-GAAP), which excluded share-based compensation expenses and unrealized gains (losses) from fair value changes of equity securities, for the third quarter of 2021 was RMB46 million (US$8 million), compared with RMB218 million for the third quarter of 2020. Adjusted net income attributable to Huazhu Group Limited from Legacy-Huazhu (non-GAAP) for the third quarter of 2021 was RMB117 million.

 

EBITDA (non-GAAP) for the third quarter of 2021 was RMB294 million (US$45 million), compared with RMB190 million for the third quarter of 2020. EBITDA from Legacy-Huazhu (non-GAAP) was RMB410 million for the third quarter of 2021.

 

Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP), which excluded share-based compensation expenses and unrealized gains (losses) from fair value changes of equity securities, was RMB385 million (US$59 million) for the third quarter of 2021, compared with RMB184 million for the third quarter of 2020. Adjusted EBITDA from Legacy-Huazhu (non-GAAP) was RMB500 million for the third quarter of 2021.

 

In the fourth quarter of 2021, Huazhu expects revenue growth to be in the range of 6%-10% compared to the fourth quarter of 2020, or revenue reduction to be in the range of 4% to 8% if excluding DH. To provide more meaningful guidance excluding the impact of COVID-19, Huazhu expects revenue growth to be in the range of 12%-16% compared to pre-COVID-19 results in the fourth quarter of 2019, or revenue reduction to be in the range of 7% to 11% if excluding DH.

 

 

1Hotel turnover refers to total transaction value of room and non-room revenue from Huazhu hotels (i.e., leased and operated, manachised and franchised hotels).

2The conversion of Renminbi (“RMB”) into United States dollars (“US$”) is based on the exchange rate of US$1.00=RMB6.4434 on September 30, 2021 as set forth in H.10 statistical release of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board and available at http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h10/hist/dat00_ch.htm.

3Legacy-Huazhu refers to Huazhu and its subsidiaries, excluding DH.

 

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For the full year of 2021, we expect revenue growth to range from 22% to 26%, or to range from 26% to 30% excluding DH. To provide more meaningful guidance excluding the impact of COVID-19, Huazhu expects revenue growth to be in the range of 11%-15% compared to pre-COVID-19 results of 2019, or revenue reduction to be in the range from 0% to 4% excluding DH.

 

Shanghai, China, November 24, 2021 – Huazhu Group Limited (NASDAQ: HTHT and HKEX: 1179) (“Huazhu”, “the Company”, “we” or “our”), a world-leading hotel group, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021.

 

As of September 30, 2021, Huazhu’s worldwide hotel network in operation totaled 7,466 hotels and 722,983 rooms, including 121 hotels from DH. During the third quarter of 2021, our Legacy-Huazhu business opened 481 hotels, including 2 leased (or leased-and-operated) hotels and 479 manachised (or franchised-and-managed) hotels and franchised hotels, and closed a total of 140 hotels, including 14 leased hotels and 126 manachised and franchised hotels. During the third quarter of 2021, the Legacy-DH business opened 1 leased hotel, and closed 2 manachised and franchised hotels. As of September 30, 2021, Huazhu had a total of 2,827 unopened hotels in our pipeline, including 2,788 hotels from the Legacy-Huazhu business and 39 hotels from the Legacy-DH business.

 

Legacy-Huazhu Only – Third Quarter of 2021 Operational Highlights

 

As of September 30, 2021, Legacy-Huazhu had 7,345 hotels in operation, including 663 leased and owned hotels, and 6,682 manachised hotels and franchised hotels. In addition, as of the same date, Legacy-Huazhu had 698,668 hotel rooms in operation, including 91,609 rooms under the lease and ownership model, and 607,059 rooms under the manachise and franchise models. Legacy-Huazhu also had 2,788 unopened hotels in our pipeline, including 17 leased and owned hotels and 2,771 manachised and franchised hotels. The following discusses Legacy-Huazhu’s RevPAR, average daily room rate (“ADR”) and occupancy rate for its leased and owned hotels, as well as manachised and franchised hotels (excluding hotels under governmental requisition) for the periods indicated.

 

The ADR was RMB246 in the third quarter of 2021, compared with RMB218 in the third quarter of 2020, RMB255 in the previous quarter, and RMB245 in the third quarter of 2019.

 

The occupancy rate for all Legacy-Huazhu hotels in operation was 71.9% in the third quarter of 2021, compared with 82.0% in the third quarter of 2020, 82.3% in the previous quarter, and 87.7% in the third quarter of 2019.

 

Blended RevPAR was RMB177 in the third quarter of 2021, compared with RMB179 in the third quarter of 2020, RMB210 in the previous quarter, and RMB215 in the third quarter of 2019.

 

For all Legacy-Huazhu hotels which had been in operation for at least 18 months, the same-hotel RevPAR was RMB176 for the third quarter of 2021, representing a 5.9% decrease from RMB187 for the third quarter of 2020, with a 8.7% increase in ADR and an 11.3-percentage-point decrease in occupancy rate; comparing the third quarter of 2021 with the pre-COVID-19 third quarter of 2019, RevPAR represented a 24.8% decrease from RMB226 for the third quarter of 2019, with a 6.3% decrease in ADR, and a 17.9-percentage-point decrease in occupancy rate.

 

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Legacy-DH Only – Third Quarter of 2021 Operational Highlights

 

As of September 30, 2021, Legacy-DH had 121 hotels in operation, including 75 leased and owned hotels and 46 manachised hotels and franchised hotels. In addition, as of the same date, Legacy-DH had 24,315 hotel rooms in operation, including 14,002 rooms under the lease and ownership model, and 10,313 rooms under the manachise and franchise models. Legacy-DH also had 39 hotels in our pipeline, including 28 leased and owned hotels and 11 manachised and franchised hotels. The following discusses Legacy-DH’s RevPAR, ADR and occupancy rate for its leased as well as manachised and franchised hotels (excluding hotels temporarily closed) for the periods indicated.

 

The ADR was EUR99 in the third quarter of 2021, compared with EUR93 in the third quarter of 2020 and EUR81 in the previous quarter.

 

The occupancy rate for all Legacy-DH hotels in operation was 48.6% in the third quarter of 2021, compared with 37.9% in the third quarter of 2020 and 24.4% in the previous quarter.

 

Blended RevPAR was EUR48 in the third quarter of 2021, compared with EUR35 in the third quarter of 2020 and EUR20 in the previous quarter.

 

Jin Hui, CEO of Huazhu commented: “Our China business RevPAR recovered in the third quarter to 83% of the same period of 2019, mainly impacted by the Delta variant of COVID-19 surging in Nanjing since late July, with further spreading into many other Chinese provinces and cities. Since early September, we saw our RevPAR recovery gradually resumed until late October, where another upsurge of COVID-19 occurred again. The recent worsening also significantly impacted our performance in November with month-to-date RevPAR recovered to only 68% of the 2019 level. For our European business, thanks to continued progress of vaccinations and easing restrictions, the RevPAR recovering to 65% of the 2019 level in the third quarter from 28% in the second quarter.”

 

“We had witnessed several COVID-19 recurrences over the last year and a half,” Mr. Jin continued. “COVID-19 not only negatively impacted our performance, but also weakened the confidence and willingness of our franchisees and business partners. In fact, the global macroeconomic conditions as well as the business environment also changed dramatically due to the pandemic. Under such circumstances, we adjusted our strategy to focus more on ‘Lean’ growth rather than ‘Mega Scale’ growth going forward. With this adjustment, in addition to the overall number of our hotels, we are now putting greater emphasis on our customers’ satisfaction and our franchisees’ profitability.”

 

Third quarter of 2021 Unaudited Financial Results      

 

(RMB in millions)  Q3 2020   Q2 2021   Q3 2021 
Revenue:            
Leased and owned hotels   2,131    2,282    2,345 
Manachised and franchised hotels   995    1,275    1,128 
Others   32    30    50 
Total revenue   3,158    3,587    3,523 

 

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Revenue for the third quarter of 2021 was RMB3.5 billion (US$547 million), representing an 11.6% year-over-year increase and a 1.8% sequential decrease. Revenue from Legacy-Huazhu for the third quarter of 2021 was RMB2.9 billion, representing a 7.4% year-over-year increase and a 12.8% sequential decrease. The sequential decrease was mainly due to COVID-19 resurgence in Nanjing since late July. Our European business achieved strong recovery in the third quarter of 2021 with revenue from Legacy-DH achieved RMB590 million, representing a 38.6% year-over-year and 163.5% sequential increase.

 

Revenue from leased and owned hotels for the third quarter of 2021 was RMB2.3 billion (US$364 million), representing a 10.0% year-over-year increase and a 2.8% sequential increase. Revenue from Legacy-Huazhu from leased and owned hotels for the third quarter of 2021 was RMB1.8 billion, representing a 3.9% year-over-year increase.

 

Revenue from manachised and franchised hotels for the third quarter of 2021 was RMB1.1 billion (US$175 million), representing a 13.4% year-over-year increase and an 11.5% sequential decrease. Revenue from Legacy-Huazhu from manachised and franchised hotels for the third quarter of 2021 was RMB1.1 billion, representing a 13.7% year-over-year increase.

 

Other revenue represents revenue generated from businesses other than our hotel operations, which mainly includes revenue from the provision of IT products and services to hotels, and revenue from Huazhu Mall™ and other revenue from the Legacy-DH business, totaling RMB50 million (US$8 million) in the third quarter of 2021, compared to RMB32 million in the third quarter of 2020 and RMB30 million in the previous quarter.

 

(RMB in millions)  Q3 2020   Q2 2021   Q3 2021 
Operating costs and expenses:            
Hotel operating costs   2,470    2,739    2,885 
Other operating costs   15    12    14 
Selling and marketing expenses   162    161    189 
General and administrative expenses   343    392    388 
Pre-opening expenses   42    16    15 
Total operating costs and expenses   3,032    3,320    3,491 

 

Hotel operating costs for the third quarter of 2021 were RMB2.9 billion (US$448 million), compared to RMB2.5 billion in the third quarter of 2020 and RMB2.7 billion in the previous quarter. The increase was mainly due to higher rental costs for our leased and owned upscale hotels and acquisition of CitiGO hotels, and higher personnel costs from continuous hotel network expansion. Hotel operating costs from Legacy-Huazhu for the third quarter of 2021 were RMB2.3 billion, which represented 76.9% of the quarter’s revenues, compared to 70.4% for the third quarter in 2020 and 65.5% for the previous quarter.

 

Selling and marketing expenses for the third quarter of 2021 were RMB189 million (US$29 million), compared to RMB162 million in the third quarter of 2020 and RMB161 million in the previous quarter. Selling and marketing expenses from Legacy-Huazhu for the third quarter of 2021 were RMB129 million, which represented 4.4% of the quarter’s revenue, compared to RMB102 million or 3.7% of revenue for the third quarter in 2020, and RMB129 million or 3.8% of revenue for the previous quarter. The increase was mainly due to headcount increase for our sales team.

 

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General and administrative expenses for the third quarter of 2021 were RMB388 million (US$62 million), compared to RMB343 million in the third quarter of 2020 and RMB392 million in the previous quarter. General and administrative expenses from Legacy-Huazhu for the third quarter of 2021 were RMB306 million, which represented 10.4% of the quarter’s revenue, compared to RMB235 million or 8.6% for the third quarter in 2020 and RMB294 million or 8.7% for the previous quarter. The increase was mainly due to our investments in business development team, information technology, as well as upscale hotel division.

 

Pre-opening expenses for the third quarter of 2021 were mostly related to Legacy-Huazhu and totaling RMB15 million (US$2 million), compared to RMB42 million in the third quarter of 2020 and RMB16 million in the previous quarter.

 

Other operating income, net for the third quarter of 2021 was RMB40 million (US$6 million), compared to RMB110 million in the third quarter of 2020 and RMB362 million in the previous quarter.

 

Income from operations for the third quarter of 2021 was RMB72 million (US$10 million), compared to loss from operations of RMB201 million in the third quarter of 2020 and income from operations of RMB629 million in the previous quarter. Adjusted income from operations (non-GAAP) which excluded share-based compensation expenses, for the third quarter of 2021 was RMB103 million (US$15 million), compared to loss from operations of RMB168 million in the third quarter of 2020 and income from operations of RMB657 million in the previous quarter. Income from operations from Legacy-Huazhu for the third quarter of 2021 was RMB239 million, compared to RMB523 million in the third quarter of 2020 and RMB763 million in the previous quarter.

  

Operating margin, defined as income from operations as a percentage of revenues, for the third quarter of 2021, was 2.0%. Operating margin from Legacy-Huazhu for the third quarter of 2021 was 8.2%, compared with 19.1% in the third quarter of 2020 and 22.7% in the previous quarter.

 

Other income, net for the third quarter of 2021 was RMB4 million (US$1 million), compared to other expense, net RMB1 million for the third quarter of 2020 and other expense, net RMB61 million for the previous quarter.

 

Unrealized losses from fair value changes of equity securities for the third quarter of 2021 were RMB60 million (US$9 million), compared to unrealized gains from fair value changes of equity securities RMB39 million in the third quarter of 2020, and unrealized losses from fair value changes of RMB58 million in the previous quarter. Unrealized gains (losses) from fair value changes of equity securities mainly represents the unrealized gains (losses) from our investment in equity securities with readily determinable fair values, such as AccorHotels.

 

Income tax benefit for the third quarter of 2021 was RMB13 million (US$2 million), compared to income tax benefit of RMB50 million in the same period of 2020 and income tax expense of RMB132 million in the previous quarter.

 

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Net loss attributable to Huazhu Group Limited for the third quarter of 2021 was RMB137 million (US$22 million), compared to a net loss of RMB212 million in the third quarter of 2020 and a net income of RMB378 million in the previous quarter. Adjusted net loss attributable to Huazhu Group Limited (non-GAAP), which excluded share-based compensation expenses and the unrealized gains (losses) from fair value changes of equity securities, for the third quarter of 2021 was RMB46 million (US$8 million), compared to a net loss of RMB218 million in the third quarter of 2020 and a net income of RMB464 million in the previous quarter. Net income attributable to Huazhu Group Limited from Legacy-Huazhu for the third quarter of 2021 was RMB27 million, compared to RMB482 million in the third quarter of 2020 and RMB492 million in the previous quarter. The adjusted net income attributable to Huazhu Group Limited from Legacy-Huazhu (non-GAAP) for the third quarter of 2021 was RMB117 million, compared with RMB476 million in the third quarter of 2020 and RMB579 million in the previous quarter.

 

Basic and diluted losses per share/American depositary share (ADS). For the third quarter of 2021, basic and diluted losses per share were RMB0.04 (US$0.01). Adjusted basic and diluted losses per share (non-GAAP), which excluded share-based compensation expenses and unrealized gains (losses) from fair value changes of equity securities, were RMB0.01 (US$0.00). Basic and diluted losses per ADS were RMB0.44 (US$0.07). Adjusted basic and diluted losses per ADS (non-GAAP), which excluded share-based compensation expenses and unrealized gains (losses) from fair value changes of equity securities, were RMB0.15 (US$0.02).

 

EBITDA (non-GAAP) for the third quarter of 2021 was RMB294 million (US$45 million), compared with RMB190 million in the third quarter of 2020 and RMB957 million in the previous quarter. EBITDA from Legacy-Huazhu (non-GAAP) for the third quarter of 2021 was RMB410 million, compared with RMB859 million in the third quarter of 2020 and RMB1.0 billion in the previous quarter. Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP), which excluded share-based compensation expenses and unrealized gains (losses) from fair value changes of equity securities, for the third quarter of 2021 was RMB385 million (US$59 million), compared with RMB184 million in the third quarter of 2020 and RMB1.0 billion in the previous quarter. The adjusted EBITDA from Legacy-Huazhu (non-GAAP) for the third quarter of 2021 was RMB500 million, compared with RMB853 million in the third quarter of 2020 and RMB1.1 billion in the previous quarter.

 

Cash flow. Operating cash inflow for the third quarter of 2021 was RMB192 million (US$29 million). Investing cash outflow for the third quarter of 2021 was RMB1.0 billion (US$158 million), including RMB397 million in partial payments for the previously announced CitiGO acquisition4. Financing cash outflow for the third quarter of 2021 was RMB17 million (US$3 million).

 

Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash. As of September 30, 2021, the Company had a total balance of cash and cash equivalents of RMB5.4 billion (US$836 million) and restricted cash of RMB26 million (US$4 million).

 

Debt financing. As of September 30, 2021, the Company had a total debt balance of RMB10.6 billion (US$1.6 billion) and the unutilized credit facility available to the Company was RMB7.0 billion.

 

 

4As of September 30, 2021, the Company is still process the evaluating the purchase price allocation of CitiGO. Hence, the financial results for the third quarter of 2021 are based on the preliminary numbers and are subject to change upon finalization.

 

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COVID-19 update

 

For our Legacy-Huazhu business, our RevPAR recovery momentum resumed quickly in early July. Since late July, however, the spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19 from Nanjing to several Chinese provinces and cities resulted in the relevant governmental authorities imposing a new round of strict travelling restrictions; consequently, the blended RevPAR of Legacy-Huazhu in August dropped significantly to only 54% of the 2019 level. After the Delta variant of COVID-19 in Nanjing became largely contained in early September, the monthly blended RevPAR of Legacy-Huazhu continued to recover, reaching approximately 92% of the 2019 level. However, with a relatively-small-scale outbreak occurring in Fujian province in mid-September, the relevant governmental authorities again imposed strict travelling restrictions, especially for students, during “Golden Week” in celebration of China’s National Day Holidays. As a result, the blended RevPAR of Legacy-Huazhu during Golden Week recovered to only approximately 82% of the 2019 level. Nevertheless, RevPAR recovery in the second week of October rebounded to nearly 90% of the 2019 level, mainly driven by an upturn in business travel. Since late October, increased incidence of confirmed new COVID-19 cases spread more widely, reaching over 20 provinces in China; thus, governmental authorities reintroduced travel restrictions to curb the further spread of COVID-19. As of November 23rd, the incidence of daily confirmed cases had dropped to single digits, and RevPAR had gradually picked up.

 

DH also suffered from European Union lockdown policies and restrictions in public life due to the third and fourth waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in European countries. European vaccination commenced in December 2020 and increased momentum during the first half of 2021. As of November 23rd, 2021, 71% of the entire German population has received at least one shot and about 68% of the population is fully vaccinated. Along with the growing inoculation rate and the receding third COVID-19 wave since August 2021, restrictions were gradually eased for people who are fully vaccinated, or who have recovered from a COVID-19 infection, and who have tested negative for the virus. Thanks to the abovementioned progress in vaccination and easing of restrictions, DH’s business recovery started in the second quarter and continued in the third quarter during the European summer holiday break, driven by leisure business, and is on track to continue recovery. However, with regard to the emergence of a fourth COVID-19 wave in Europe with dramatically-rising 7-day-incidence rates since early November, DH faces pressure and uncertainty on future recovery. The impact over the incoming months, especially regarding business travel, is still to be determined with the unfolding of the pandemic and future government policies in the European Union.

 

Meanwhile, DH is continuing to implement further cost reduction and cash flow measures, especially regarding personnel and lease costs. The impact of further lockdowns should be partially offset by the extension of scope and duration of EU government support, of which EUR38 million from the German government – relating to the 2020 lockdown period – were received and recorded in the second quarter of 2021. An application for an additional government support, relating to 2021 lockdown period, was submitted in late October.

 

 

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Guidance

 

In the fourth quarter of 2021, Huazhu expects revenue growth to be in the range of 6%-10% compared to the fourth quarter of 2020, or revenue reduction to be in the range of 4% to 8% if excluding DH. To provide more meaningful guidance excluding the impact of COVID-19, Huazhu expects revenue growth to be in the range of 12%-16% compared to pre-COVID-19 results in the fourth quarter of 2019, or revenue reduction to be in the range of 7% to 11% if excluding DH.

 

For the full year of 2021, we expect revenue growth to range from 22% to 26%, or to range from 26% to 30% excluding DH. To provide more meaningful guidance excluding the impact of COVID-19, Huazhu expects revenue growth to be in the range of 11%-15% compared to pre-COVID-19 results of 2019, or revenue reduction to be in the range from 0% to 4% excluding DH.

 

The above guidance is based on our current expectation that there will be no massive resurgence of COVID-19 for the remainder of 2021.

 

The above forecast reflects the Company’s current and preliminary view, which is subject to change.

 

Conference Call

 

Huazhu’s management will host a conference call at 8 p.m. (U.S. Eastern time) on Wednesday, November 24, 2021 (or 9 a.m. (Hong Kong time) on Thursday, November 25, 2021). The conference call will be a Direct Event call. All participants must preregister online prior to the call. Please use the link http://apac.directeventreg.com/registration/event/9233318 to complete the online registration at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the conference call. Once preregistration has been completed, participants will receive dial-in numbers, an event passcode, and a unique registrant ID. To join the conference, please dial the number you receive, enter the event passcode followed by your unique registrant ID, and you will be joined to the conference instantly. Please dial in approximately 10 minutes before the scheduled time of the call.

 

A recording of the conference call will be available after the conclusion of the conference call through December 2, 2021. Please dial +1 (855) 452 5696 (for callers in the U.S.), 400 632 2162 (for callers in mainland China), 800 963 117 (for callers in Hong Kong) or +61 2 8199 0299 (for callers outside the U.S., mainland China and Hong Kong) and enter the passcode 9233318.

 

The conference call will also be webcast live over the Internet and can be accessed by all interested parties at the Company’s Web site, https://ir.huazhu.com.

 

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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

To supplement the Company’s unaudited consolidated financial results presented in accordance with U.S. Generally-Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), the Company uses the following non-GAAP measures defined as non-GAAP financial measures by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”): hotel operating costs excluding share-based compensation expenses; general and administrative expenses excluding share-based compensation expenses; selling and marketing expenses excluding share-based compensation expenses; adjusted income (loss) from operations excluding share-based compensation expenses; adjusted net income (loss) attributable to Huazhu Group Limited excluding share-based compensation expenses and unrealized gains (losses) from fair value changes of equity securities; adjusted basic and diluted earnings (losses) per share/ADS excluding share-based compensation expenses and unrealized gains (losses) from fair value changes of equity securities; EBITDA; adjusted EBITDA excluding share-based compensation expenses and unrealized gains (losses) from fair value changes of equity securities; and adjusted EBITDA margin; adjusted net income (loss) attributable to Huazhu Group Limited excluding share-based compensation expenses and unrealized gains (losses) from fair value changes of equity securities from Legacy-Huazhu; EBITDA from Legacy-Huazhu; and adjusted EBITDA excluding share-based compensation expenses and unrealized gains (losses) from fair value changes of equity securities from Legacy-Huazhu. The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please see the table captioned “Reconciliations of GAAP and non-GAAP results” set forth at the end of this release. The Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding Company performance by excluding share-based compensation expenses and unrealized gains (losses) from fair value changes of equity securities that may not be indicative of Company operating performance. The Company believes that both management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing Company performance and when planning and forecasting future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate management’s internal comparisons to the Company’s historical performance. The Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures are also useful to investors in allowing for greater transparency with respect to supplemental information used regularly by Company management in financial and operational decision-making. A limitation of using non-GAAP financial measures excluding share-based compensation expenses and unrealized gains (losses) from fair value changes of equity securities is that share-based compensation expenses and unrealized gains (losses) from fair value changes of equity securities have been and will continue to be significant and recurring in the Company’s business. Management compensates for these limitations by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from each non-GAAP measure. The accompanying tables have more details on the reconciliations between GAAP financial measures that are most directly comparable to non-GAAP financial measures.

 

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The Company believes that EBITDA is a useful financial metric to assess the operating and financial performance before the impact of investing and financing transactions and income taxes, given the significant investments that the Company has made in leasehold improvements, depreciation and amortization expense that comprise a significant portion of the Company’s cost structure. In addition, the Company believes that EBITDA is widely used by other companies in the lodging industry and may be used by investors as a measure of financial performance. The Company believes that EBITDA information provides investors with a useful tool for comparability between periods because it eliminates depreciation and amortization expense attributable to capital expenditures. The Company also uses adjusted EBITDA, which is defined as EBITDA before share-based compensation expenses and unrealized gains (losses) from fair value changes of equity securities, to assess operating results of its hotels in operation. The Company believes that the exclusion of share-based compensation expenses and unrealized gains (losses) from fair value changes of equity securities helps facilitate year-on-year comparisons of the results of operations as the share-based compensation expenses and unrealized gains (losses) from fair value changes of equity securities may not be indicative of Company operating performance.

 

The Company believes that unrealized gains and losses from changes in fair value of equity securities are generally meaningless in understanding the Company’s reported results or evaluating its economic performance of its businesses. These gains and losses have caused and will continue to cause significant volatility in reported periodic earnings.

 

Therefore, the Company believes adjusted EBITDA more closely reflects the performance capability of our hotels. The presentation of EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an indication that the Company’s future results will be unaffected by other charges and gains considered to be outside the ordinary course of business.

 

The use of EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA has certain limitations. Depreciation and amortization expense for various long-term assets (including land use rights), income tax, interest expense and interest income have been and will be incurred and are not reflected in the presentation of EBITDA. Share-based compensation expenses and unrealized gains (losses) from fair value changes of equity securities have been and will be incurred and are not reflected in the presentation of adjusted EBITDA. Each of these items should also be considered in the overall evaluation of the results. The Company compensates for these limitations by providing the relevant disclosure of depreciation and amortization, interest income, interest expense, income tax expense, share-based compensation expenses, and unrealized gains (losses) from fair value changes of equity securities and other relevant items both in the reconciliations to the U.S. GAAP financial measures and in the consolidated financial statements, all of which should be considered when evaluating the performance of the Company.

 

The terms EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are not defined under U.S. GAAP, and neither EBITDA nor adjusted EBITDA is a measure of net income, operating income, operating performance or liquidity presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. When assessing the operating and financial performance, investors should not consider these data in isolation or as a substitute for the Company’s net income, operating income or any other operating performance measure that is calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. In addition, the Company’s EBITDA or adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to EBITDA or adjusted EBITDA or similarly titled measures utilized by other companies since such other companies may not calculate EBITDA or adjusted EBITDA in the same manner as the Company does.

 

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Reconciliations of the Company’s non-GAAP financial measures, including EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA, to the consolidated statement of operations information are included at the end of this press release.

 

About Huazhu Group Limited

 

Originated in China, Huazhu Group Limited is a world-leading hotel group. As of September 30, 2021, Huazhu operated 7,466 hotels with 722,983 rooms in operation in 17 countries. Huazhu’s brands include Blossom House, CitiGO Hotel, Crystal Orange Hotel, Elan Hotel, HanTing Hotel, Hi Inn, JI Hotel, Joya Hotel, Madison Hotel, Manxin Hotel, Ni Hao Hotel, Orange Hotel and Starway Hotel. Upon the completion of the acquisition of DH on January 2, 2020, Huazhu added five brands to its portfolio, including IntercityHotel, Jaz in the City, MAXX by Steigenberger, Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts and Zleep Hotels. In addition, Huazhu also has the rights as master franchisee for Ibis, Ibis Styles and Mercure, and co-development rights for Grand Mercure and Novotel, in the pan-China region.

 

Huazhu’s business includes leased and owned, manachised and franchised models. Under the lease and ownership model, Huazhu directly operates hotels typically located on leased or owned properties. Under the manachise model, Huazhu manages manachised hotels through the on-site hotel managers that Huazhu appoints, and Huazhu collects fees from franchisees. Under the franchise model, Huazhu provides training, reservations and support services to the franchised hotels, and collects fees from franchisees but does not appoint on-site hotel managers. Huazhu applies a consistent standard and platform across all of its hotels. As of September 30, 2021, Huazhu operates 15 percent of its hotel rooms under lease and ownership model, and 85 percent under manachise and franchise models.

 

For more information, please visit Huazhu’s website: http://ir.huazhu.com.

 

Safe Harbor Statement Under the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:

 

The information in this release contains forward-looking statements which involve risks and uncertainties. Such factors and risks include our anticipated growth strategies; our future results of operations and financial condition; economic conditions; the regulatory environment; our ability to attract and retain customers and leverage our brands; trends and competition in the lodging industry; the expected growth of demand for lodging; and other factors and risks detailed in our filings with the SEC. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements, which may be identified by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “will,” “expect,” “plan,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “forecast,” “project” or “continue,” the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. Readers should not rely on forward-looking statements as predictions of future events or results.

 

Huazhu undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required by applicable law.

 

--- Financial Tables and Operational Data Follow ---

 

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Huazhu Group Limited 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

   December         
   31, 2020   September 30, 2021 
   RMB   RMB   US$5 
       (in millions)     
ASSETS            
Current assets:               
Cash and cash equivalents   7,026    5,385    836 
Restricted cash   64    26    4 
Short-term investments   3,903    2,906    451 
Accounts receivable, net   404    523    81 
Loan receivables, net   304    218    34 
Amounts due from related parties   178    148    23 
Inventories   89    85    13 
Other current assets, net   914    836    130 
                
Total current assets   12,882    10,127    1,572 
                
Property and equipment, net   6,682    6,996    1,086 
Intangible assets, net   5,945    5,748    892 
Operating lease right-of-use assets   28,980    30,111    4,673 
Finance lease right-of-use assets   2,041    1,855    288 
Land use rights, net   213    208    32 
Long-term investments   1,923    2,058    319 
Goodwill   4,988    5,221    810 
Amounts due from related parties, non-current       39    6 
Loan receivables, net   135    75    12 
Other assets, net   743    827    128 
Deferred tax assets   623    608    94 
                
Total assets   65,155    63,873    9,912 
                

 

 

5The conversion of Renminbi (“RMB”) into United States dollars (“US$”) is based on the exchange rate of US$1.00=RMB6.4434 on September 30, 2021 as set forth in H.10 statistical release of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board and available at http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h10/hist/dat00_ch.htm.

 

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   December         
   31, 2020   September 30, 2021 
   RMB   RMB   US$ 
       (in millions)     
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY               
Current liabilities:               
Short-term debt   1,142    661    103 
Accounts payable   1,241    909    141 
Amounts due to related parties   132    149    23 
Salary and welfare payables   526    424    66 
Deferred revenue   1,272    1,340    208 
Operating lease liabilities, current   3,406    3,572    554 
Finance lease liabilities, current   31    42    7 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   2,440    2,124    330 
Income tax payable   339    150    23 
                
Total current liabilities   10,529    9,371    1,455 
                
Long-term debt   10,856    9,936    1,542 
Operating lease liabilities, non-current   27,048    28,034    4,351 
Finance lease liabilities, non-current   2,497    2,312    359 
Deferred revenue   662    749    116 
Other long-term liabilities   771    864    134 
Deferred tax liabilities   1,181    975    151 
Retirement benefit obligations   179    168    26 
                
Total liabilities   53,723    52,409    8,134 
                
Equity:               
Ordinary shares   0    0    0 
Treasury shares   (107)   (107)   (17)
Additional paid-in capital   9,808    9,949    1,544 
Retained earnings   1,502    1,495    232 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)   127    21    3 
                
Total Huazhu Group Limited shareholders’ equity   11,330    11,358    1,762 
Noncontrolling interest   102    106    16 
                
Total equity   11,432    11,464    1,778 
                
Total liabilities and equity   65,155    63,873    9,912 
                

 

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Huazhu Group Limited

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

 

   Quarter Ended 
   September   June         
   30, 2020   30, 2021   September 30, 2021 
   RMB   RMB   RMB   US$ 
   (in millions, except share, per share and per ADS data)     
Revenues:                
Leased and owned hotels   2,131    2,282    2,345    364 
Manachised and franchised hotels   995    1,275    1,128    175 
Others   32    30    50    8 
                     
Total revenues   3,158    3,587    3,523    547 
                     
Operating costs and expenses:                    
Hotel operating costs:                    
Rents   (859)   (949)   (1,009)   (157)
Utilities   (136)   (107)   (137)   (21)
Personnel costs   (611)   (757)   (793)   (123)
Depreciation and amortization   (337)   (351)   (356)   (55)
Consumables, food and beverage   (253)   (244)   (264)   (41)
Others   (274)   (331)   (326)   (51)
                     
Total hotel operating costs   (2,470)   (2,739)   (2,885)   (448)
Other operating costs   (15)   (12)   (14)   (2)
Selling and marketing expenses   (162)   (161)   (189)   (29)
General and administrative expenses   (343)   (392)   (388)   (62)
Pre-opening expenses   (42)   (16)   (15)   (2)
                     
Total operating costs and expenses   (3,032)   (3,320)   (3,491)   (543)
                     
Goodwill impairment loss   (437)            
Other operating income (expense), net   110    362    40    6 
                     
Income (losses) from operations   (201)   629    72    10 
Interest income   31    17    25    4 
Interest expense   (136)   (102)   (101)   (16)
Other (expense) income, net   (1)   (61)   4    1 
Unrealized gains (losses) from fair value changes of equity securities   39    (58)   (60)   (9)
Foreign exchange gain (loss)   48    85    (92)   (14)
                     
Income (loss) before income taxes   (220)   510    (152)   (24)
Income tax (expense) benefit   50    (132)   13    2 
Income (loss) from equity method investments   (35)   (1)   3    0 

 

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   Quarter Ended 
   September   June         
   30, 2020   30, 2021   September 30, 2021 
   RMB   RMB   RMB   US$ 
   (in millions, except share, per share and per ADS data) 
Net income (loss)  (205)  377   (136)  (22)
Net (income) loss attributable to
noncontrolling interest
  (7)  1   (1)  (0)
Net income (loss) attributable to
Huazhu Group Limited
  (212)  378   (137)  (22)
                 
Other comprehensive income                
Gain arising from defined benefit plan, net of tax  (7)     1   0 
Foreign currency translation adjustments,
net of tax
  237   (23)  (28)  (4)
Comprehensive income (loss)  25   354   (163)  (26)
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to
noncontrolling interest
  (7)  1   (1)  (0)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to
Huazhu Group Limited
  18   355   (164)  (26)
                 
Earnings (Losses) per share(1):                
Basic  (0.07)  0.12   (0.04)  (0.01)
Diluted  (0.07)  0.12   (0.04)  (0.01)
Earnings (Losses) per ADS:                
Basic  (0.73)  1.22   (0.44)  (0.07)
Diluted  (0.73)  1.17   (0.44)  (0.07)
Weighted average number of shares used in
computation:
                
Basic  2,916,753,962   3,114,135,304   3,115,104,798   3,115,104,798 
Diluted  2,916,753,962   3,273,978,191   3,115,104,798   3,115,104,798 

 

(1)The Company retrospectively revised prior comparative periods’ presentation to reflect the sub-division of our shares in the second quarter.

 

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Huazhu Group Limited

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

   Quarter Ended 
   September   June         
   30, 2020   30, 2021   September 30, 2021 
   RMB   RMB   RMB   US$ 
   (in millions) 
Operating activities:                
Net income (loss)  (205)  377   (136)  (22)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to                
net cash provided by operating activities:                
Share-based compensation  33   28   31   5 
Depreciation and amortization, and other  367   377   383   59 
Impairment loss  453   9   51   8 
Loss from equity method investments,
net of dividends
  14   1   1   0 
Investment (income) loss  (89)  (50)  135   21 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities  747   472   (305)  (47)
Other  (181)  24   32   5 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities  1,139   1,238   192   29 
Investing activities:                
Capital expenditures  (452)  (311)  (346)  (53)
Acquisitions, net of cash received  (3)  (346)  (395)  (60)
Purchase of investments  (1,631)  (134)  (303)  (47)
Proceeds from maturity/sale of investments  14   174       
Loan advances  (48)  (31)  (32)  (5)
Loan collections  51   45   41   6 
Other  0   21   4   1 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities  (2,069)  (582)  (1,031)  (158)
Financing activities:                
Net proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares  5,245          
Proceeds from debt  1,468   207   491   76 
Repayment of debt  (2,844)  (434)  (497)  (77)
Other  (33)  42   (11)  (2)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  3,836   (185)  (17)  (3)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash,
cash equivalents and restricted cash
  (73)  (16)  9   1 
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash
equivalents and restricted cash
  2,833   455   (847)  (131)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at
the beginning of the period
  5,067   5,803   6,258   971 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at
the end of the period
  7,900   6,258   5,411   840 
                 

 

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Huazhu Group Limited

Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results

 

   Quarter Ended September 30, 2021 
   GAAP   % of   Share-based   % of   Non-GAAP   % of 
   Result   Revenues   Compensation   Revenues   Result   Revenues 
   RMB       RMB       RMB     
           (in millions)         
Hotel operating costs   2,885    81.9%   12    0.3%   2,873    81.6%
Other operating costs   14    0.4%       0.0%   14    0.4%
Selling and marketing expenses   189    5.4%   1    0.0%   188    5.4%
General and administrative expenses   388    11.0%   18    0.5%   370    10.5%
Pre-opening expenses   15    0.4%       0.0%   15    0.4%
Total operating costs and expenses   3,491    99.1%   31    0.8%   3,460    98.3%
                               
Income (Loss) from operations   72    2.0%   31    0.8%   103    2.8%
                               

 

   Quarter Ended September 30, 2021 
   GAAP   % of   Share-based   % of   Non-GAAP   % of 
   Result   Revenues   Compensation   Revenues   Result   Revenues 
   US$       US$       US$     
           (in millions)         
Hotel operating costs   448    81.9%   2    0.3%   446    81.6%
Other operating costs   2    0.4%       0.0%   2    0.4%
Selling and marketing expenses   29    5.4%   0    0.0%   29    5.4%
General and administrative expenses   62    11.0%   3    0.5%   59    10.5%
Pre-opening expenses   2    0.4%       0.0%   2    0.4%
Total operating costs and expenses   543    99.1%   5    0.8%   538    98.3%
                               
Income (Loss) from operations   10    2.0%   5    0.8%   15    2.8%
                               

 

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   Quarter Ended June 30, 2021 
   GAAP   % of   Share-based   % of   Non-GAAP   % of 
   Result   Revenues   Compensation   Revenues   Result   Revenues 
   RMB       RMB       RMB     
           (in millions)         
Hotel operating costs   2,739    76.4%   10    0.3%   2,729    76.1%
Other operating costs   12    0.3%       0.0%   12    0.3%
Selling and marketing expenses   161    4.5%   1    0.0%   160    4.5%
General and administrative expenses   392    10.9%   17    0.5%   375    10.4%
Pre-opening expenses   16    0.4%       0.0%   16    0.4%
                               
Total operating costs and expenses   3,320    92.5%   28    0.8%   3,292    91.7%
                               
                               
Income (Loss) from operations   629    17.5%   28    0.8%   657    18.3%
                               

 

   Quarter Ended September 30, 2020 
   GAAP   % of   Share-based   % of   Non-GAAP   % of 
   Result   Revenues   Compensation   Revenues   Result   Revenues 
   RMB       RMB       RMB     
           (in millions)         
Hotel operating costs   2,470    78.2%   12    0.4%   2,458    77.8%
Other operating costs   15    0.5%       0.0%   15    0.5%
Selling and marketing expenses   162    5.1%   1    0.0%   161    5.1%
General and administrative expenses   343    10.9%   20    0.6%   323    10.3%
Pre-opening expenses   42    1.3%       0.0%   42    1.3%
                               
Total operating costs and expenses   3,032    96.0%   33    1.0%   2,999    95.0%
                               
                               
Income (Loss) from operations   (201)   -6.4%   33    1.0%   (168)   -5.4%
                               

 

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Huazhu Group Limited

Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results

 

   Quarter Ended 
   September   June         
   30, 2020   30, 2021   September 30, 2021 
   RMB   RMB   RMB   US$ 
   (in millions, except shares, per share and per ADS data) 
Net income (loss) attributable to Huazhu Group Limited (GAAP)   (212)   378    (137)   (22)
Share-based compensation expenses   33    28    31    5 
Unrealized (gains) losses from fair value changes of equity securities   (39)   58    60    9 
                    
                     
Adjusted net income (loss) attributable to Huazhu Group Limited (non-GAAP)   (218)   464    (46)   (8)
                    
                     
Adjusted earnings (losses) per share (non-GAAP)(2)                    
Basic   (0.07)   0.15    (0.01)   (0.00)
Diluted   (0.07)   0.14    (0.01)   (0.00)
                     
Adjusted earnings (losses) per ADS (non-GAAP)                    
Basic   (0.75)   1.49    (0.15)   (0.02)
Diluted   (0.75)   1.43    (0.15)   (0.02)
                     
Weighted average number of shares used in computation (Non-GAAP)                    
Basic   2,916,753,962    3,114,135,304    3,115,104,798    3,115,104,798 
Diluted   2,916,753,962    3,273,978,191    3,115,104,798    3,115,104,798 

 

(2)The Company retrospectively revised prior comparative periods’ presentation to reflect the sub-division of our shares in the second quarter.

 

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   Quarter Ended 
   September   June         
   30, 2020   30, 2021   September 30, 2021 
   RMB   RMB   RMB   US$ 
   (in millions, except per share and per ADS data) 
Net income (loss) attributable to Huazhu Group Limited (GAAP)   (212)   378    (137)   (22)
Interest income   (31)   (17)   (25)   (4)
Interest expense   136    102    101    16 
Income tax expense (benefit)   (50)   132    (13)   (2)
Depreciation and amortization   347    362    368    57 
EBITDA (non-GAAP)   190    957    294    45 
Share-based compensation expense   33    28    31    5 
Unrealized (gains) losses from fair value changes of equity securities   (39)   58    60    9 
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)   184    1,043    385    59 
                     

 

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Operating Results: Legacy-Huazhu(1)

 

               Number of 
      Number of hotels     rooms 
            As of  as of 
   Opened  Closed(2)  Net added  September  September 
   in Q3 2021  in Q3 2021  in Q3 2021  30, 2021(3)  30, 2021 
Leased and owned hotels   2   (14)  (12)  663   91,609 
Manachised and franchised hotels   479   (126)  353   6,682   607,059 
Total   481   (140)  341   7,345   698,668 
                      

 

(1)Legacy-Huazhu refers to Huazhu and its subsidiaries, excluding DH.

 

(2)The reasons for hotel closures mainly included non-compliance with our brand standards, operating losses, and property-related issues. In Q3 2021, we temporarily closed 18 hotels for brand upgrade and business model change purposes.

 

(3)As of September 30, 2021, 120 hotels were requisitioned by governmental authorities.

 

   As of September 30, 2021
   Number   Unopened hotels
   of hotels   in pipeline
Economy hotels   4,621    1,374
Leased and owned hotels   404    3
Manachised and franchised hotels   4,217    1,371
Midscale and upscale hotels   2,724    1,414
Leased and owned hotels   259    14
Manachised and franchised hotels   2,465    1,400
Total   7,345    2,788
          

 

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Operational hotels excluding hotels under requisition

 

   For the quarter ended     
   September 30,   June 30,   September 30,   yoy 
   2020   2021   2021   change 
Average daily room rate (in RMB)                    
Leased and owned hotels   255    311    296    16.0%
Manachised and franchised hotels   211    246    238    12.8%
Blended   218    255    246    12.8%
                     
Occupancy Rate (as a percentage)                    
Leased and owned hotels   82.9%   81.1%   69.7%   -13.1p.p. 
Manachised and franchised hotels   81.8%   82.5%   72.2%   -9.6p.p. 
Blended   82.0%   82.3%   71.9%   -10.1p.p. 
                     
RevPAR (in RMB)                    
Leased and owned hotels   211    252    206    -2.4%
Manachised and franchised hotels   173    203    172    -0.5%
Blended   179    210    177    -1.1%

 

   For the quarter ended     
   September 30,   September 30,   yoy 
   2019   2021   change 
Average daily room rate (in RMB)               
Leased and owned hotels   288    296    2.7%
Manachised and franchised hotels   235    238    1.2%
Blended   245    246    0.3%
                
Occupancy Rate (as a percentage)               
Leased and owned hotels   90.0%   69.7%   -20.3p.p. 
Manachised and franchised hotels   87.2%   72.2%   -15.0p.p. 
Blended   87.7%   71.9%   -15.8p.p. 
                
RevPAR (in RMB)               
Leased and owned hotels   259    206    -20.4%
Manachised and franchised hotels   205    172    -16.2%
Blended   215    177    -17.8%

 

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Same-hotel operational data by class

 

Mature hotels in operation for more than 18 months (excluding hotels under requisition)

 

   Number of hotels  Same-hotel RevPAR   Same-hotel ADR   Same-hotel Occupancy 
   As of  For the quarter  yoy   For the quarter  yoy   For the quarter   yoy 
   September 30,  ended September 30,  change   ended September 30,  change   ended September 30,   change 
   2020  2021  2020  2021      2020  2021      2020   2021   (p.p.) 
Economy hotels  3,157  3,157  147  141  -3.9%  170  187  10.3%  86.6%  75.4%  -11.2 
Leased and owned hotels  398  398  162  157  -3.4%  187  213  14.2%  87.0%  73.6%  -13.4 
Manachised and franchised hotels  2,759  2,759  144  138  -4.1%  166  182  9.5%  86.5%  75.8%  -10.7 
                                       
Midscale and upscale hotels  1,646  1,646  244  225  -7.9%  301  323  7.2%  80.9%  69.6%  -11.3 
Leased and owned hotels  218  218  280  257  -8.3%  358  392  9.5%  78.4%  65.7%  -12.7 
Manachised and franchised hotels  1,428  1,428  236  217  -7.8%  289  309  6.7%  81.5%  70.4%  -11.0 
Total  4,803  4,803  187  176  -5.9%  222  241  8.7%  84.2%  73.0%  -11.3 
                                       

 

   Number of hotels  Same  -hotel RevPAR   Same-hotel ADR   Same-hotel Occupancy 
   As of  For the quarter  yoy   For the quarter  yoy   For the quarter   yoy 
   September 30,  ended September 30,  change   ended September 30,  change   ended September 30,   change 
   2019  2021  2019  2021      2019  2021      2019   2021   (p.p.) 
Economy hotels  2,364  2,364  187  141  -24.5%  201  187  -6.7%  93.2%  75.4%  -17.8 
Leased and owned hotels  385  385  209  154  -26.2%  224  210  -6.2%  93.5%  73.5%  -19.9 
Manachised and franchised hotels  1,979  1,979  181  138  -24.1%  195  181  -6.9%  93.1%  75.9%  -17.2 
                                       
Midscale and upscale hotels  1,057  1,057  293  219  -25.4%  340  321  -5.6%  86.4%  68.2%  -18.1 
Leased and owned hotels  187  187  355  245  -31.0%  406  379  -6.7%  87.3%  64.5%  -22.8 
Manachised and franchised hotels  870  870  275  211  -23.4%  320  304  -4.9%  86.1%  69.4%  -16.7 
Total  3,421  3,421  226  170  -24.8%  249  234  -6.3%  90.7%  72.7%  -17.9 
                                       

 

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Operating Results: Legacy-DH(4)

 

                       Unopened 
                   Number of   hotels in 
       Number of hotels       rooms   pipeline 
               As of   As of   As of 
   Opened   Closed   Net added   September   September   September 
   in Q3 2021   in Q3 2021   in Q3 2021   30, 2021(5)   30, 2021   30, 2021 
Leased hotels   1        1    75    14,002    28 
Manachised and franchised hotels       (2)   (2)   46    10,313    11 
Total   1    (2)   (1)   121    24,315    39 
                               

 

(4)Legacy-DH refers to DH.

 

(5)As of September 30, 2021, a total of 4 DH brand hotels were temporarily closed due to COVID-19. 1 hotel is closed for renovation and 1 hotel is closed temporarily due to flood damage.

 

   For the quarter ended     
   September 30,   June 30,   September 30,   yoy 
   2020   2021   2021   change 
Average daily room rate (in EUR)                    
Leased hotels   88    85    94    6.8%
Manachised and franchised hotels   101    78    104    3.6%
Blended   93    81    99    6.1%
                     
Occupancy rate (as a percentage)                    
Leased hotels   38.2%   20.0%   48.0%   9.8p.p. 
Managed and franchised hotels   37.5%   30.8%   49.4%   12.0p.p. 
Blended   37.9%   24.4%   48.6%   10.7p.p. 
                     
RevPAR (in EUR)                    
Leased hotels   34    17    45    34.1%
Managed and franchised hotels   38    24    52    36.7%
Blended   35    20    48    35.9%

 

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Hotel Portfolio by Brand            
   Total 
           Unopened 
   Hotels   Rooms   hotels 
    in operation    in pipeline 
Economy hotels   4,635    382,337    1,386 
HanTing Hotel   2,937    268,347    765 
Hi Inn   430    25,069    107 
Elan Hotel(6)   1,040    64,757    468 
Ibis Hotel   214    22,503    34 
Zleep Hotels   14    1,661    12 
Midscale hotels   2,288    256,146    1,099 
Ibis Styles Hotel   78    8,299    17 
Starway Hotel   496    41,913    280 
JI Hotel   1,294    158,008    588 
Orange Hotel   390    43,146    209 
CitiGO Hotel   30    4,780    5 
Upper midscale hotels   429    63,959    276 
Crystal Orange Hotel   137    18,406    67 
Manxin Hotel   76    7,416    63 
Madison Hotel   35    5,247    54 
Mercure Hotel   119    20,561    52 
Novotel Hotel   14    3,723    16 
IntercityHotel(7)   48    8,606    24 
Upscale hotels   107    18,383    62 
Jaz in the City   3    587    1 
Joya Hotel  9    1,760    0 
Blossom House   32    1,579    35 
Grand Mercure Hotel   7    1,485    6 
Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts(8)   50    12,013    14 
MAXX(9)   6    959    6 
Others   7    2,158    4 
Other hotels(10)   7    2,158    4 
Total   7,466    722,983    2,827 
                

 

(6)As of September 30, 2021, 46 Ni Hao Hotels were included in the operational hotel for Elan Hotels and 145 Ni Hao hotels were included in the pipeline for Elan Hotels.

 

(7)As of September 30, 2021, 2 operational hotels and 6 pipeline hotels of IntercityHotel were in China.

 

(8)As of September 30, 2021, 1 operational hotel and 7 pipeline hotels of Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts were in China.

 

(9)As of September 30, 2021, 1 operational hotel and 5 pipeline hotels of MAXX were in China.

 

Other hotels include other partner hotels and other hotel brands in Yongle Huazhu Hotel & Resort Group (excluding Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts and Blossom House).

 

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