Wanda Hotel Development Company Limited (Wanda Hotel Development) released its audited results for the year ended 31 December 2025.
Financial highlights • Revenue from continuing operations increased 18.40% year on year to HK$117.61 million. • Profit attributable to shareholders swung to HK$1.78 billion (2024: loss of HK$590.89 million), mainly driven by a HK$2.04 billion gain from the disposal of the entire issued share capital of Wanda Hotel Management (completed 16 October 2025). • Loss from continuing operations was HK$47.15 million, while discontinued operations contributed a HK$1.82 billion profit. • Gross profit declined 11.06% to HK$64.04 million, with margin narrowing to 54.5% (2024: 72.5%). • Net assets stood at HK$1.92 billion; the Group remained in a net-cash position of HK$512.83 million and carried no interest-bearing debt at year-end. • A special dividend of HK$0.462 per share (HK$2.17 billion in total) was declared and approved in July 2025. No final dividend was proposed.
Segment performance Investment property leasing (Guilin High-tech Wanda Plaza) – Revenue: HK$92.59 million (-1.63% YoY) – Segment profit: HK$74.33 million (+74.90% YoY) – Occupancy and rent collection both maintained at 100%; average rent dipped slightly after lease renewals.
Trading and leasing of overseas properties (Chicago condominium units) – Revenue: HK$25.02 million (2024: HK$5.17 million) reflecting first full-year contribution after units were delivered to the Group on 30 December 2024. – Segment loss narrowed sharply to HK$41.42 million (2024: HK$1.05 billion loss, which included a one-off impairment). – Properties held for sale were written down by HK$17.03 million; over 85% of units are now leased.
Key expenses and other items • Cost of sales rose to HK$53.56 million, driven by Chicago property expenses. • Net valuation loss on investment properties (Guilin) reduced to HK$1.09 million (2024: HK$25.99 million). • Administrative expenses increased to HK$51.62 million owing to professional fees related to corporate transactions. • Finance costs were negligible at HK$0.04 million after lease-liability repayments. • Income tax expense jumped to HK$62.32 million, primarily reflecting withholding tax on dividend distribution.
Balance-sheet developments • Properties held for sale totalled HK$448.14 million. • Completion of the Chicago units swap added a 49% stake in UK-registered Vampire Squid Productions Limited (carrying amount HK$341.87 million). Purchase price allocation is pending. • Current ratio was 1.61; excluding properties held for sale it stood at 0.94.
Corporate actions • Disposal of Wanda Hotel Management to eLong, Inc. generated cash proceeds of HK$2.49 billion and net cash inflow of HK$1.92 billion. • Share premium cancellation funded the special dividend and eliminated accumulated losses. • The Group’s workforce reduced to four permanent staff following the hotel business divestment.
Outlook Management plans to: 1. Focus on stable rental income from Wanda Plaza, leveraging Guilin’s tourism recovery and regional industrial upgrades. 2. Monetise remaining Chicago condominium units while maximising rental yields. 3. Expand into cultural-tourism and IP-based ventures, supported by the newly acquired “The Octonauts” intellectual-property platform.
No material contingent liabilities, pledges or borrowings were reported after year-end, and no subsequent events requiring disclosure were noted.