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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: August 2012
 
Commission File Number: 001-34656
 
China Lodging Group, Limited
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
No. 2266 Hongqiao Road
Changning District
Shanghai 200336
People’s Republic of China
(86) 21 6195-2011
 
(Address of principal executive office)
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
 
 
Form 20-F þ   Form 40-F o
 
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): o
 
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): o
 
 
 
 
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.


 
China Lodging Group, Limited
   
                                                                By:
/s/ Qi Ji                                                                                      
 
Name: Qi Ji
 
Title:   Chief Executive Officer
Date: August 10, 2012
  

 
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EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit Number
  
Description
     
Exhibit 99.1
  
China Lodging Group, Limited Reports Second Quarter of 2012 Financial Results

 
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China Lodging Group, Limited Reports Second Quarter of 2012 Financial Results

EXHIBIT 99.1

China Lodging Group, Limited Reports Second Quarter of 2012 Financial Results

SHANGHAI, China, Aug. 9, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- China Lodging Group, Limited (Nasdaq:HTHT) ("China Lodging Group" or the "Company"), a leading and fast-growing limited service hotel chain operator in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2012.

Second Quarter 2012 Operational Highlights

"In the first half of 2012, we made solid progress in the implementation of our multi-brand strategy. With the addition of Starway, we now have two brands, Seasons and Starway, to cover the mid-scale hotel market, and another two brands, HanTing Express and Hi Inn, to address the economy hotel market. Distinctively positioned in the marketplace, the four brands consist of both standardized, performance-oriented brands such as Seasons and Hanting Express, and variety-rich, design-oriented brands such as Starway and Hi Inn. Such a portfolio opens us up to a wide range of customers and provides us significant flexibility when consolidating various hotel assets in the market," commented Mr. Qi Ji, founder, executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of China Lodging Group.

Second Quarter of 2012 Financial Results

Total revenues for the second quarter were RMB846.4 million (US$133.2 million), representing an increase of 45.7% year-over-year and 22.9% sequentially. The year-over-year and sequential increase was primarily due to the Company's continued expansion of its hotel network and an increase in RevPAR.

Total revenues from leased hotels for the second quarter of 2012 were RMB764.6 million (US$120.4 million), representing an increase of 44.3% year-over-year and 21.9% sequentially.

Total revenues from manachised and franchised hotels for the second quarter of 2012 were RMB81.8million (US$12.9 million), representing a 60.2% year-over-year increase and a 32.9% increase sequentially.

Net revenues for the second quarter of 2012 were RMB798.2 million (US$125.6 million), representing an increase of 45.7% year-over-year and 22.9% sequentially. The result was above the high end of our previously announced guidance.

Hotel operating costs for the second quarter of 2012 were RMB580.4 million (US$91.4 million), compared to RMB395.7 million (US$61.2 million) for the second quarter of 2011 and RMB549.4 million (US$87.2 million) for the previous quarter, representing a 46.7% and 5.7% increase, respectively. The year-over-year increase in hotel operating costs was mainly driven by the Company's hotel network expansion, higher occupancy, and cost inflation. Total hotel operating costs excluding share-based compensation expenses (non-GAAP) were RMB579.8 million (US$91.3 million), representing 72.6% of net revenues, compared to 72.1% for the second quarter in 2011 and 84.5% in the previous quarter. The year-over-year increase was primarily due to significant increase of personnel costs, driven by inflation and higher incentive payout. The sequential decrease in hotel operating costs as a percentage of net revenues was mainly due to seasonality.

Selling and marketing expenses for the second quarter of 2012 were RMB27.3 million (US$4.3 million), compared to RMB22.7 million (US$3.5 million) for the second quarter of 2011 and RMB22.2 million (US$3.5 million) for the previous quarter. Selling and marketing expenses excluding share-based compensation expenses (non-GAAP) were RMB27.0 million (US$4.3 million), or 3.4 % of net revenues, compared to 4.1% for the second quarter in 2011 and 3.4% for the previous quarter. The year-over-year decrease was mainly attributable to an enlarged revenue base.

General and administrative expenses for the second quarter of 2012 were RMB51.8 million (US$8.2 million), compared to RMB42.4 million (US$6.6 million) for the second quarter of 2011 and RMB48.8 million (US$7.8 million) for the previous quarter. General and administrative expenses excluding share-based compensation expenses (non-GAAP) were RMB48.1 million (US$7.6 million), representing 6.0% of the net revenues for the second quarter of 2012, compared with 7.1% of the net revenues for the second quarter of 2011 and for the previous quarter. The year-over-year and sequential decrease in percentage was mainly due to an enlarged revenue base.

Pre-opening expenses for the second quarter of 2012 were RMB56.3 million (US$8.9 million), representing a year-over-year increase of 20.9% and a sequential increase of 36.1%. The increase in pre-opening expenses was primarily driven by the increase in the number of leased hotels under construction during the period. Pre-opening expenses as a percentage of net revenues decreased to 7.0% in the second quarter of 2012 from 8.5% a year ago due to an enlarged mature hotel portfolio.

Income from operations for the quarter was RMB82.4 million (US$13.0 million), compared to income from operations of RMB40.5 million (US$6.3 million) for the second quarter of 2011 and loss from operations of RMB12.3 million (US$2.0 million) for the previous quarter. Excluding share-based compensation expenses, adjusted income from operations (non-GAAP) for the quarter was RMB87.1 million (US$13.7 million), representing 11.0% of net revenues, compared with 8.2% during the second quarter of 2011.

Net income attributable to China Lodging Group, Limited for the second quarter was RMB70.3 million (US$11.1 million), compared to net income attributable to China Lodging Group, Limited of RMB40.3 million (US$6.2 million) for the second quarter of 2011 and net loss attributable to China Lodging Group, Limited of RMB9.4 million (US$1.5 million) for the previous quarter. Excluding share-based compensation expenses, adjusted net income attributable to China Lodging Group, Limited (non-GAAP) for the second quarter of 2012 was RMB75.0 million (US$11.8 million), compared to adjusted net income attributable to China Lodging Group, Limited of RMB44.5 million (US$6.9 million) for the second quarter of 2011 and adjusted net loss attributable to China Lodging Group, Limited of RMB6.1 million (US$1.0 million) for the previous quarter. The year-over-year increase of 68.5% in adjusted net income was primarily due to the expansion of the Company's hotel network and improvement in operating margin.

Basic and diluted net earnings per share/ADS. For the second quarter of 2012, basic net earnings per share and diluted net earnings per share were RMB0.29 (US$0.05); basic net earnings per ADS was RMB1.16 (US$0.18) and diluted net earnings per ADS was RMB1.14 (US$0.18). Excluding share-based compensation expenses, adjusted basic net earnings per share (non-GAAP) was RMB0.31 (US$0.05) and adjusted diluted net earnings per share (non-GAAP) was RMB0.30 (US$0.05), and adjusted basic net earnings per ADS (non-GAAP) was RMB1.23 (US$0.19) and adjusted diluted net earnings per ADS (non-GAAP) was RMB1.22 (US$0.19).

EBITDA (non-GAAP) for the second quarter of 2012 was RMB169.3 million (US$26.7 million), compared to RMB104.3 million (US$16.1 million) for the second quarter of 2011 and RMB66.3 million (US$10.5 million) for the previous quarter. Adjusted EBITDA from operating hotels (non-GAAP) for the second quarter of 2012 was RMB230.2 million (US$36.2 million), representing an increase of 48.5% from the second quarter of 2011 and an increase of 107.5% sequentially.

Hotel income (non-GAAP), defined as the difference between net revenues and hotel operating costs, was RMB217.8 million (US$34.3 million) for the second quarter of 2012, compared with RMB152.1 million (US$23.5 million) for the second quarter of 2011 and RMB100.1 million (US$15.9 million) for the previous quarter. The year-over-year increase of hotel income (non-GAAP) was mainly attributable to the enlarged manachised and franchised hotel network and increased number of mature leased hotels in the Company's portfolio. For leased hotels in operation for at least six months, hotel income (non-GAAP) was RMB168.1 million (US$26.5 million) during the second quarter of 2012, or 25% of net revenues derived from those hotels. Leased hotels in operation for less than six months, which accounted for 12% of leased room nights available for sale for the second quarter of 2012, derived a hotel loss (non-GAAP) of RMB13.1 million (US$2.1 million), or 22% of net revenues derived from those hotels for this quarter, mainly due to lower revenue achieved by those hotels during their ramp-up stage. For manachised hotels, hotel income (non-GAAP) was RMB62.9 million (US$9.9 million), or 82% of net revenue derived from those hotels.

Cash flow. Net operating cash flow for the second quarter of 2012 was RMB180.6 million (US$28.4 million). Cash spent on the purchase of property and equipment, purchase of intangible assets, long-term investment and acquisitions, which was part of investing cash flow, was RMB256.9 million (US$40.4 million).

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash. As of June 30, 2012, the Company had a total balance of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash of RMB556.1 million (US$87.5 million).

Business Outlook and Guidance for Third Quarter of 2012

"Our strong performance in the first half of this year was mainly a result of robust domestic travel demand, and the successful implementation of our multi-brand strategy. Both Seasons and Hi Inn achieved above-group-average growth in terms of same-hotel RevPAR. We are confident that China's domestic travel market will continue to grow strongly. We adjust up our full year revenue guidance to 38% to 41%, " commented Mr. Ji.

The Company expects to achieve net revenues in the range of RMB845 to 865 million in the third quarter of 2012, representing a 35% to 38% growth year-over-year.

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

Conference Call

China Lodging Group's management will host a conference call at 10 p.m. EDT, Thursday, August 9, 2012 (or 10 a.m. on Friday, August 10, 2012 in the Shanghai/Hong Kong time zone) following the announcement. To participate in the event by telephone, please dial +1 (855) 500 8701 (for callers in the US), +86 400 120 0654 (for callers in China Mainland), +852 3051 2745 (for callers in Hong Kong) or +65 6723 9385 (for callers outside of the US, China Mainland, and Hong Kong) and entering pass code 1059 5925. 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 August 16, 2012. Please dial +1 (866) 214 5335 (for callers in the US) or +61 2 8235 5000 (for callers outside the US) and entering pass code 1059 5925.

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, http://ir.htinns.com .

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement the Company's unaudited consolidated financial results presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Company uses the following non-GAAP financial measures as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission: 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 China Lodging Group, Limited excluding share-based compensation expenses, adjusted basic and diluted net earnings/(loss) per share and per ADS excluding share-based compensation expenses, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA from operating hotels excluding pre-opening expenses and share-based compensation expenses, and hotel income. 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 its performance by excluding share-based compensation expenses that may not be indicative of its operating performance. The Company believes that both management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing its 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 useful to investors in allowing for greater transparency with respect to supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision making. A limitation of using non-GAAP financial measures excluding share-based compensation expenses is that share-based compensation expenses have been and will continue to be a significant recurring expense in the Company's business. The Company 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.

The Company also believes that EBITDA is a useful financial metric to assess its 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 comprises a significant portion of its 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 its financial performance. The Company believes that EBITDA will provide 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 from operating hotels, which is defined as EBITDA before pre-opening expenses and share-based compensation expenses, to assess operating results of the hotels in operation. The Company believes that the exclusion of pre-opening expenses, a portion of which is non-cash rental expenses, and share-based compensation expenses helps facilitate year-on-year comparison of its results of operations as the number of hotels in the development stage may vary significantly from year to year and provides a proxy for the cash generation capability of the hotels in operation at their current level of maturity. Therefore, the Company believes adjusted EBITDA from operating hotels more closely reflects the performance capability of hotels currently in operation. The Company's calculation of EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA from operating hotels does not deduct interest income or foreign exchange gain or loss. The presentation of EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA from operating hotels should not be construed as an indication that the Company's future results will be unaffected by other charges and gains it considers to be outside the ordinary course of its business.

The use of EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA from operating hotels has certain limitations. Depreciation and amortization expense for various long-term assets, income tax and interest expense have been and will be incurred and are not reflected in the presentation of EBITDA. Pre-opening expenses and share-based compensation expenses have been and will be incurred and are not reflected in the presentation of adjusted EBITDA from operating hotels. Each of these items should also be considered in the overall evaluation of the Company's results. Additionally, EBITDA or adjusted EBITDA from operating hotels does not consider capital expenditures and other investing activities and should not be considered as a measure of our liquidity. The Company compensates for these limitations by providing the relevant disclosure of its depreciation and amortization, interest expense, income tax expense, capital expenditures, pre-opening expenses, share-based compensation expenses and other relevant items both in its reconciliations to the U.S. GAAP financial measures and in its consolidated financial statements, all of which should be considered when evaluating the performance of the Company.

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

Reconciliations of the Company's non-GAAP financial measures, including EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA from operating hotels and hotel income, to consolidated statement of operations information are included at the end of this release.

About China Lodging Group, Limited

China Lodging Group, Limited is a leading and fast-growing limited service hotel chain operator in China with leased, manachised and franchised models. Under the leased model, the Company directly operates hotels typically located on leased properties. Under the manachised model, the Company manages franchised hotels and collects management fees from franchisees. Under the franchised model, the Company licenses its brand name to, and collects license fees from, franchisees, but does not directly manage the franchisees' hotels. China Lodging Group provides business and leisure travelers with high-quality, and conveniently-located hotels. As of June 30, 2012, the Company had 863 hotels in 131 cities across China.

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The information in this release contains forward-looking statements which involve risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding the Company's capital needs, business strategy and growth expectations. 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. Any or all of the Company's forward-looking statements may turn out to be wrong. They can be affected by inaccurate assumptions, risks and uncertainties and other factors which could cause actual events or results to be materially different from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. In evaluating these statements, readers should consider various factors, including the anticipated growth strategies of the Company, the future results of operations and financial condition of the Company, the economic conditions of China, the regulatory environment in China, the Company's ability to attract customers and leverage its brand, trends and competition in the lodging industry, the expected growth of the lodging market in China and other factors and risks outlined in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 20-F and other filings. These factors may cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statement. In addition, new factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for the Company to predict all factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Any projections in this release are based on limited information currently available to the Company, which is subject to change. This release also contains statements or projections that are based upon information available to the public, as well as other information from sources which the Company believes to be reliable, but it is not guaranteed by the Company to be accurate, nor does the Company purport it to be complete. The Company disclaims any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this document, except as required by applicable law.

1 The following non-GAAP financial measures are used in this press release: 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 China Lodging Group, Limited excluding share-based compensation expenses, adjusted basic and diluted net earnings/(loss) per share and per ADS excluding share-based compensation expenses, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA from operating hotels excluding pre-opening expenses and share-based compensation expenses, and hotel income. See "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and "Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results" below for more information about the non-GAAP financial measures included in this release.

2 The conversion of Renminbi ("RMB") into United States dollars ("US$") is based on the exchange rate of US$1.00=RMB6.353 on June 29, 2012 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board. 

3 Each ADS represents four of the Company's ordinary shares.

—Financial Tables and Operational Data Follow—

China Lodging Group, Limited 
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
       
  December 31, 2011 June 30, 2012
  RMB RMB US$
  (in thousands)
Assets      
Current assets:      
 Cash and cash equivalents  781,601  541,143  85,179
 Restricted cash  1,500  14,955  2,354
 Accounts receivable, net  37,416  50,871  8,007
 Prepaid rent  228,087  256,894  40,437
 Inventories  31,232  31,783  5,003
 Income tax receivables  --   3,282  517
 Other current assets  53,862  61,478  9,677
 Deferred tax assets  40,119  40,119  6,315
 Total current assets  1,173,817  1,000,525  157,489
       
Property and equipment, net  2,095,794  2,448,027  385,334
Intangible assets, net  69,779  120,750  19,007
Long term investment    28,129  4,428
Goodwill  42,536  42,689  6,720
Other assets  102,056  118,803  18,699
Deferred tax assets  40,968  40,968  6,449
Total assets  3,524,950  3,799,891  598,126
       
Liabilities and equity      
Current liabilities:      
 Long-term debt, current portion  --   250  39
 Accounts payable  417,605  471,839  74,270
 Amount due to related parties  1,030  1,417  223
 Salary and welfare payable  80,266  88,879  13,990
 Deferred revenue  138,148  163,931  25,804
 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities  142,146  163,674  25,764
 Income tax payable  14,148  --   -- 
 Total current liabilities  793,343  889,990  140,090
       
Long-term debt  --   720  113
Deferred rent  329,774  389,687  61,339
Deferred revenue  71,698  85,977  13,533
Other long-term liabilities  61,574  75,791  11,931
Deferred tax liabilities  12,677  12,677  1,995
Total liabilities  1,269,066  1,454,842  229,001
       
Equity      
 Ordinary shares  179  179  28
 Additional paid-in capital  2,199,954  2,212,607  348,278
 Retained earnings  85,127  146,029  22,986
 Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (39,166)  (37,773)  (5,946)
Total China Lodging Group, Limited equity  2,246,094  2,321,042  365,346
 Noncontrolling interest  9,790  24,007  3,779
Total equity  2,255,884  2,345,049  369,125
Total liabilities and equity  3,524,950  3,799,891  598,126
 
 
China Lodging Group, Limited 
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
         
  Quarter Ended
  June 30, 2011 March 31, 2012 June 30, 2012
  RMB RMB RMB US$
  (in thousands, except per share and per ADS data)
Revenues:        
Leased hotels  529,733  627,006  764,633  120,358
Manachised and franchised hotels  51,061  61,549  81,782  12,873
Total revenues  580,794  688,555  846,415  133,231
Less: business tax and related surcharges  (33,054)  (39,097)  (48,181)  (7,584)
Net revenues  547,740  649,458  798,234  125,647
         
Operating costs and expenses:        
Hotel operating costs:        
Rents  (157,805)  (205,397)  (219,265)  (34,514)
Utilities  (28,669)  (64,729)  (39,532)  (6,223)
Personnel costs  (78,208)  (105,771)  (127,652)  (20,093)
Depreciation and amortization   (53,143)  (74,166)  (80,566)  (12,682)
Consumables, food and beverage   (53,099)  (67,633)  (81,904)  (12,892)
Others  (24,749)  (31,672)  (31,517)  (4,961)
Total hotel operating costs  (395,673)  (549,368)  (580,436)  (91,365)
Selling and marketing expenses  (22,693)  (22,211)  (27,327)  (4,301)
General and administrative expenses   (42,361)  (48,812)  (51,798)  (8,153)
Pre-opening expenses  (46,548)  (41,355)  (56,269)  (8,857)
Total operating costs and expenses  (507,275)  (661,746)  (715,830)  (112,676)
Income/(Loss) from operations  40,465  (12,288)  82,404  12,971
Interest income  4,517  3,102  4,210  663
Interest expenses  (232)  (213)  (209)  (33)
Other income  410  375  1,082  170
Foreign exchange gain  4,369  (643)  (1,463)  (230)
Income/(Loss) before income tax  49,529  (9,667)  86,024  13,541
Income tax expense/(benefit)  (8,859)  967  (15,536)  (2,446)
Net income/(loss)  40,670  (8,700)  70,488  11,095
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests  (359)  (729)  (157)  (25)
Net income/(loss) attributable to China Lodging Group, Limited  40,311  (9,429)  70,331  11,070
         
Net earnings/(loss) per share        
— Basic  0.17  (0.04)  0.29  0.05
— Diluted  0.16  (0.04)  0.29  0.05
         
Net earnings/(loss) per ADS        
— Basic  0.67  (0.16)  1.16  0.18
— Diluted  0.65  (0.16)  1.14  0.18
         
Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding        
— Basic  241,814  242,629  242,894  242,894
— Diluted  246,470  242,629  245,900  245,900
         
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax        
Foreign currency translation adjustments  (4,268)  231  1,162  183
Comprehensive income/(loss)  36,402  (8,469)  71,650  11,278
Comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interest  (359)  (729)  (157)  (25)
Comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to China Lodging Group, Limited  36,043  (9,198)  71,493  11,253
 
 
China Lodging Group, Limited 
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
         
  Quarter Ended
  June 30, 2011 March 31, 2011 June 30, 2012
  RMB RMB RMB US$
  (in thousands)
Operating activities:        
Net income  40,670  (8,700)  70,488  11,095
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:        
Share-based compensation  4,186  3,288  4,657  733
Depreciation and amortization  54,885  76,512  83,238  13,102
Deferred taxes  16  --   --   -- 
Bad debt expenses  92  1,105  251  40
Deferred rent  27,154  25,496  34,948  5,501
Impairment loss  --   --   800  126
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation  --   (352)  (292)  (46)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions:        
Accounts receivable  605  (5,540)  (7,151)  (1,126)
Prepaid rent  (13,085)  (3,578)  (25,228)  (3,971)
Inventories  (906)  3,570  (4,095)  (645)
Amount due from related parties  3,267  --   --   -- 
Other current assets  435  4,513  (14,227)  (2,239)
Other assets  (7,255)  (5,016)  (11,732)  (1,847)
Accounts payable  (1,658)  53  (381)  (60)
Amount due to related parties  133  479  (92)  (14)
Salary and welfare payables  15,379  (18,302)  26,008  4,094
Deferred revenue  15,105  17,964  22,097  3,478
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities  24,721  20,695  (6,973)  (1,098)
Income tax payable and receivable  (5,584)  (14,611)  (2,791)  (439)
Other long-term liabilities  3,033  3,397  11,038  1,737
Net cash provided by operating activities   161,193  100,973  180,563  28,421
Investing activities:        
Purchase of property and equipment  (180,730)  (250,065)  (205,995)  (32,425)
Purchases of intangibles  (938)  (215)  (855)  (135)
Acquisitions, net of cash received  (4,290)  (4,610)  (21,895)  (3,446)
Payment to acquire investment  --   --   (28,129)  (4,428)
Proceeds from sales of short-term investments  100,000  --   --   -- 
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash  (531)  (12,995)  (460)  (72)
Net cash used in investing activities  (86,489)  (267,885)  (257,334)  (40,506)
Financing activities:        
Net proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares upon exercise of option  4,145  2,019  2,714  427
Proceeds from long-term bank loans  --   --   1,000  157
Repayment of long term debt  --   --   (30)  (5)
Funds advanced from noncontrolling shareholders  1,485  --   --   -- 
Repayment of funds advanced from noncontrolling interest holders  (535)  (810)  (575)  (91)
Contribution from noncontrolling interest holders  --   5  --   -- 
Dividend paid to noncontrolling interest holders  (2,831)  (804)  (2,331)  (367)
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation  --   352  292  46
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  2,264  762  1,070  167
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents  (4,269)  231  1,162  185
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  72,699  (165,919)  (74,539)  (11,733)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period  902,002  781,601  615,682  96,912
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period  974,701  615,682  541,143  85,179
 
 
China Lodging Group, Limited 
Unaudited reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results
             
  Quarter Ended June 30, 2012
  GAAP Result % of Net Revenues Share-based Compensation % of Net Revenues Non-GAAP Result % of Net Revenues
  RMB   RMB   RMB  
  (in thousands)
             
Hotel operating costs 580,436 72.7% 629 0.1% 579,807 72.6%
Selling and marketing expenses 27,327 3.4% 309 0.0% 27,018 3.4%
General and administrative expenses 51,798 6.5% 3,719 0.5% 48,079 6.0%
Pre-opening expenses 56,269 7.0%  --  0.0% 56,269 7.0%
Total operating costs and expenses 715,830 89.6% 4,657 0.6% 711,173 89.0%
Income from operations 82,404 10.4% 4,657 0.6% 87,061 11.0%
             
  Quarter Ended June 30, 2012
  GAAP Result % of Net Revenues Share-based Compensation % of Net Revenues Non-GAAP Result % of Net Revenues
  US$    US$   US$  
  (in thousands)
             
Hotel operating costs 91,365 72.7% 99 0.1% 91,266 72.6%
Selling and marketing expenses 4,301 3.4% 49 0.0% 4,252 3.4%
General and administrative expenses 8,153 6.5% 585 0.5% 7,568 6.0%
Pre-opening expenses 8,857 7.0%  --  0.0% 8,857 7.0%
Total operating costs and expenses 112,676 89.6% 733 0.6% 111,943 89.0%
Income from operations 12,971 10.4% 733 0.6% 13,704 11.0%
             
  Quarter Ended March 31, 2012
  GAAP Result % of Net Revenues Share-based Compensation % of Net Revenues Non-GAAP Result % of Net Revenues
  RMB   RMB   RMB  
  (in thousands)
             
Hotel operating costs 549,368 84.6% 615 0.1% 548,753 84.5%
Selling and marketing expenses 22,211 3.4% 270 0.0% 21,941 3.4%
General and administrative expenses 48,812 7.5% 2,403 0.4% 46,409 7.1%
Pre-opening expenses 41,355 6.4%  --  0.0% 41,355 6.4%
Total operating costs and expenses 661,746 101.9% 3,288 0.5% 658,458 101.4%
Income/(Loss) from operations (12,288) -1.9% 3,288 0.5% (9,000) -1.4%
             
  Quarter Ended June 30, 2011
  GAAP Result % of Net Revenues Share-based Compensation % of Net Revenues Non-GAAP Result % of Net Revenues
  RMB   RMB   RMB  
  (in thousands)
             
Hotel operating costs 395,673 72.2% 557 0.1% 395,116 72.1%
Selling and marketing expenses 22,693 4.1% 194 0.0% 22,499 4.1%
General and administrative expenses 42,361 7.7% 3,435 0.6% 38,926 7.1%
Pre-opening expenses 46,548 8.5%  --  0.0% 46,548 8.5%
Total operating costs and expenses 507,275 92.5% 4,186 0.7% 503,089 91.8%
Income from operations 40,465 7.5% 4,186 0.7% 44,651 8.2%
 
 
China Lodging Group, Limited 
Unaudited reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results 
         
  Quarter Ended
  June 30, 2011 March 31, 2012 June 30, 2012
  RMB RMB RMB US$
  (in thousands, except per share and per ADS data)
         
Net income/(loss) attributable to China Lodging Group, Limited (GAAP)  40,311  (9,429)  70,331  11,070
Share-based compensation expenses  4,186  3,288  4,657  733
Adjusted net income/(loss) attributable to China Lodging Group, Limited (non-GAAP)  44,497  (6,141)  74,988  11,803
         
Net earnings/(loss) per share (GAAP)      
— Basic  0.17  (0.04)  0.29  0.05
— Diluted  0.16  (0.04)  0.29  0.05
         
Net earnings/(loss) per ADS (GAAP)      
— Basic  0.67  (0.16)  1.16  0.18
— Diluted  0.65  (0.16)  1.14  0.18
         
Adjusted net earnings/(loss) per share (non-GAAP)      
— Basic  0.18  (0.03)  0.31  0.05
— Diluted  0.18  (0.03)  0.30  0.05
         
Adjusted net earnings/(loss) per ADS (non-GAAP)      
— Basic  0.74  (0.10)  1.23  0.19
— Diluted  0.72  (0.10)  1.22  0.19
         
Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding      
— Basic 241,814 242,629 242,894 242,894
— Diluted 246,470 242,629 245,900 245,900
         
  Quarter Ended
  June 30, 2011 March 31, 2012 June 30, 2012
  RMB RMB RMB US$
  (in thousands)
         
Net income/(loss) attributable to China Lodging Group, Limited (GAAP)  40,311  (9,429)  70,331  11,070
Interest expenses  232  213  209  33
Income tax expense  8,859  (967)  15,536  2,446
Depreciation and amortization  54,885  76,512  83,238  13,102
EBITDA (non-GAAP)  104,287  66,329  169,314  26,651
Pre-opening expenses  46,548  41,355  56,269  8,857
Share-based Compensation  4,186  3,288  4,657  733
Adjusted EBITDA from operating hotels (non-GAAP)  155,021  110,972  230,240  36,241
         
  Quarter Ended
  June 30, 2011 March 31, 2012 June 30, 2012
  RMB RMB RMB US$
  (in thousands)
         
Net revenues (GAAP)  547,740  649,458  798,234  125,647
Less: Hotel operating costs  (395,673)  (549,368)  (580,436)  (91,365)
Hotel income (non-GAAP)  152,067  100,090  217,798  34,282
 
 
 
China Lodging Group, Limited
Operating Data
       
  As of 
  June 30, 2011 March 31, 2012 June 30, 2012
Total hotels in operation:  516  675  863
 Leased hotels  281  353  388
 Manachised hotels  235  322  365
 Franchised hotels*  --   --   110
Total hotel rooms in operation  58,786  75,622  95,573
 Leased hotels  33,677  42,057  46,083
 Manachised hotels  25,109  33,565  38,045
 Franchised hotels*  --   --   11,445
Number of cities  80  111  131
* refers to franchised Starway hotels    
       
Hotel breakdown by brand As of 
  June 30, 2011 March 31, 2012 June 30, 2012
Total hotels in operation:  516  675  863
Seasons Hotel  19  24  27
Hanting Express Hotel  475  622  696
Hi Inn  22  29  30
Starway Hotel  --   --   110
       
  For the quarter ended
  June 30, 2011 March 31, 2012 June 30, 2012
Occupancy rate (as a percentage)    
 Leased hotels 92% 90% 97%
 Manachised hotels 95% 92% 98%
 Blended 93% 91% 97%
Average daily room rate (in RMB)    
 Leased hotels 187 176 187
 Manachised hotels 176 166 175
 Blended 182 172 181
RevPAR (in RMB)      
 Leased hotels 172 158 181
 Manachised hotels 168 153 171
 Blended 170 156 176
       
Like-for-like performance for leased and manachised hotels opened for at least 18 months during the current quarter
       
  As of and for the quarter ended  
  June 30,   
  2011 2012  
Total   428  428  
 Leased hotels  239  239  
 Manachised hotels  189  189  
Total  49,875  49,875  
 Leased hotels  29,795  29,795  
 Manachised hotels  20,080  20,080  
Occupancy rate (as a percentage) 98% 102%  
Average daily rate (in RMB) 186 191  
RevPAR (in RMB) 182 195   
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