-- A total of 11,685 hotels or 1,142,158 hotel rooms in operation as of
March 31, 2025.
-- Hotel turnover1 increased 14.3% year-over-year to RMB22.5 billion in the
first quarter of 2025. Excluding Steigenberger Hotels GmbH and its
subsidiaries ("DH", or "Legacy-DH"), hotel turnover increased 15.3%
year-over-year in the first quarter of 2025. Hotel turnover from the
Legacy-DH segment increased 2.9% in the first quarter of 2025.
-- Revenue increased 2.2% year-over-year to RMB5.4 billion (US$744 million)2
in the first quarter of 2025, within the revenue guidance previously
announced of a 0% to 4% increase compared to the first quarter of 2024.
Manachised and franchised revenue increased 21.1% year-over-year to
RMB2.5 billion (US$344 million) in the first quarter of 2025, close to
the high end of the manachised and franchised revenue guidance previously
announced of an 18% to 22% increase compared to the first quarter of
2024. Revenue from the Legacy-Huazhu segment in the first quarter of 2025
was RMB4.5 billion, which increased 5.5% year-over-year, slightly above
the midpoint of the revenue guidance previously announced of a 3% to 7%
increase. Revenue from the Legacy-DH segment in the first quarter of 2025
was RMB918 million, which decreased 11.3% year-over-year.
-- Net income attributable to H World Group Limited was RMB894 million
(US$123 million) in the first quarter of 2025, compared with RMB659
million in the first quarter of 2024 and RMB49 million in the previous
quarter.
-- EBITDA (non-GAAP) in the first quarter of 2025 was RMB1.6 billion (US$222
million), compared with RMB1.3 billion in the first quarter of 2024 and
RMB974 million in the previous quarter.
-- Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP), which excluded share-based compensation
expenses, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities,
foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of
investments from EBITDA (non-GAAP), was RMB1.5 billion (US$206 million)
in the first quarter of 2025, compared with RMB1.4 billion in the first
quarter of 2024 and RMB1.2 billion in the previous quarter.
-- Adjusted EBITDA is our segment measure. Adjusted EBITDA from the
Legacy-Huazhu segment was RMB1.6 billion in the first quarter of 2025,
compared with RMB1.5 billion in the first quarter of 2024 and RMB1.5
billion in the previous quarter. Adjusted EBITDA from the Legacy-DH
segment was a loss of RMB77 million in the first quarter of 2025,
compared with a loss of RMB66 million in the first quarter of 2024 and a
loss of RMB247 million in the previous quarter.
-- For the second quarter of 2025, H World expects its revenue growth to be
in the range of 1%-5% compared to the second quarter of 2024 or in the
range of 3%-7% excluding DH. H World expects its manachised and
franchised revenue growth to be in the range of 18%-22%, compared to the
second quarter of 2024.
SINGAPORE and SHANGHAI, May 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- H World Group Limited (NASDAQ: HTHT and HKEX: 1179) ("H World", the "Company", "we" or "our"), a key player in the global hotel industry, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025.
As of March 31, 2025, H World's worldwide hotel network in operation totaled 11,685 hotels and 1,142,158 rooms, including 11,564 hotels from Legacy-Huazhu and 121 hotels from Legacy-DH. During the first quarter of 2025, our Legacy-Huazhu business opened 694 hotels, including 2 leased and owned hotels, and 692 manachised and franchised hotels, and closed a total of 155 hotels, including 7 leased and owned hotels, and 148 manachised and franchised hotels. As of March 31, 2025, H World had a total of 2,888 unopened hotels in our pipeline, including 2,865 hotels from the Legacy-Huazhu business and 23 hotels from the Legacy-DH business.
Legacy-Huazhu -- First Quarter of 2025 Operational Highlights
As of March 31, 2025, Legacy-Huazhu had 11,564 hotels in operation, including 552 leased and owned hotels, and 11,012 manachised and franchised hotels. In addition, as of the same date, Legacy-Huazhu had 1,116,400 hotel rooms in operation, including 81,736 rooms under the lease and ownership model, and 1,034,664 rooms under the manachise and franchise models. Legacy-Huazhu also had 2,865 unopened hotels in its pipeline, including 6 leased and owned hotels, and 2,859 manachised and franchised hotels. The following discusses Legacy-Huazhu's revenue per available room ("RevPAR"), average daily room rate ("ADR") and occupancy rate for its leased and owned hotels, as well as manachised and franchised hotels for the periods indicated.
-- The ADR was RMB272 in the first quarter of 2025, compared with RMB280 in
the first quarter of 2024 and RMB277 in the previous quarter.
-- The occupancy rate for all of the Legacy-Huazhu hotels in operation was
76.2% in the first quarter of 2025, compared with 77.2% in the first
quarter of 2024 and 80.0% in the previous quarter.
-- Blended RevPAR was RMB208 in the first quarter of 2025, compared with
RMB216 in the first quarter of 2024 and RMB222 in the previous quarter.
-- For all of the Legacy-Huazhu hotels which had been in operation for at
least 18 months, the same-hotel RevPAR was RMB205 in the first quarter of
2025, representing an 8.3% decrease from RMB224 in the first quarter of
2024, with a 5.3% decrease in same-hotel ADR and a 2.5 percentage-point
decrease in same-hotel occupancy rate.
Legacy-DH -- First Quarter of 2025 Operational Highlights
As of March 31, 2025, Legacy-DH had 121 hotels in operation, including 65 leased hotels, and 56 manachised and franchised hotels. In addition, as of the same date, Legacy-DH had 25,758 hotel rooms in operation, including 13,749 rooms under the lease model, and 12,009 rooms under the manachise and franchise models. Legacy-DH also had 23 unopened hotels in the pipeline, including 10 leased hotels and 13 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 EUR107 in the first quarter of 2025, compared with EUR104 in
the first quarter of 2024 and EUR115 in the previous quarter.
-- The occupancy rate for all Legacy-DH hotels in operation was 61.1% in the
first quarter of 2025, compared with 55.8% in the first quarter of 2024
and 70.5% in the previous quarter.
-- Blended RevPAR was EUR65 in the first quarter of 2025, compared with
EUR58 in the first quarter of 2024 and EUR81 in the previous quarter.
Jin Hui, CEO of H World commented: "During the first quarter of 2025, we continued our rapid network expansion with 694 new hotel openings in China, and on track to achieve our full-year target of approximately 2,300 gross hotel openings. However, we maintain an overall cautious stance amid ongoing tariff and macroeconomic uncertainties. To achieve sustainable long-term growth, we will continue advancing our asset-light strategy, focusing on high-quality network expansion, enhancing brand positioning and 'service excellence', and strengthening sales capabilities centred around our H Rewards membership program."
"Regarding our business outside China, our Legacy-DH segment recorded a 12.7% year-over-year blended RevPAR increase in the first quarter of 2025, with a 2.8% increase in ADR and a 5.3 percentage-point increase in occupancy rate. We will continue to enhance our hotel operations, focus on cost reduction and efficiency improvement, and continue developing our asset light portfolio."
First Quarter of 2025 Unaudited Financial Results
(RMB in millions) Q1 2024 Q4 2024 Q1 2025
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Revenue:
Leased and owned hotels 3,099 3,373 2,789
Manachised and franchised hotels 2,063 2,499 2,499
Others 116 151 107
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Total revenue 5,278 6,023 5,395
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Revenue in the first quarter of 2025 was RMB5.4 billion (US$744 million), representing a 2.2% year-over-year increase and a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 10.4%. Revenue from the Legacy-Huazhu segment in the first quarter of 2025 was RMB4.5 billion, representing a 5.5% year-over-year increase and a 6.4% quarter-over-quarter decline. The 5.5% year-over-year increase was mainly driven by continued hotel network expansion. Revenue from the Legacy-DH segment in the first quarter of 2025 was RMB918 million, representing an 11.3% year-over-year decrease and a 26.0% quarter-over-quarter decline.
Revenue from leased and owned hotels in the first quarter of 2025 was RMB2.8 billion (US$385 million), representing a 10.0% year-over-year decrease and a 17.3% quarter-over-quarter decline. Revenue from leased and owned hotels from the Legacy-Huazhu segment in the first quarter of 2025 was RMB1.9 billion, representing a 9.4% year-over-year decrease, as we continue exiting leased and owned hotels. Revenue from leased and owned hotels from the Legacy-DH segment in the first quarter of 2025 was RMB876 million, representing an 11.2% year-over-year decrease, as we exited 11 leased hotels.
Revenue from manachised and franchised hotels in the first quarter of 2025 was RMB2.5 billion (US$344 million), representing a 21.1% year-over-year increase and remaining flat from quarter-over-quarter. Revenue from our Legacy-Huazhu segment from manachised and franchised hotels in the first quarter of 2025 was RMB2.5 billion, representing a 21.1% year-over-year increase, driven by hotel network expansion. Revenue from manachised and franchised hotels from the Legacy-DH segment in the first quarter of 2025 was RMB31 million, representing a 34.8% year-over-year increase, as we transformed 10 leased hotels to manachised and franchised hotels.
Other revenue represents revenue generated from businesses other than our hotel operations, which mainly includes revenue from the provision of IT products, and services and Huazhu Mall$(TM)$ and other revenue from the Legacy-DH segment, totaling RMB107 million (US$15 million) in the first quarter of 2025, compared to RMB116 million in the first quarter of 2024 and RMB151 million in the previous quarter.
(RMB in millions) Q1 2024 Q4 2024 Q1 2025
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Operating costs and expenses:
Hotel operating costs (3,565) (4,190) (3,604)
Other operating costs (9) (5) (11)
Selling and marketing expenses (260) (296) (243)
General and administrative
expenses (509) (725) (512)
Pre-opening expenses (8) (4) (3)
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Total operating costs and expenses (4,351) (5,220) (4,373)
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Hotel operating costs in the first quarter of 2025 were RMB3.6 billion (US$497 million), reflecting a 1.1% year-over-year increase. The 1.1% year-over-year increase was mainly due to a 4.2% year-over-year increase in Legacy-Huazhu and partially offset by a 7.2% year-over-year decline in Legacy-DH. As we continue to pursue an asset-light strategy, our hotel operating costs as a percentage of revenue have decreased by 0.7 percentage points year-over-year.
Selling, General and administrative expenses (SG&A) in the first quarter of 2025 were RMB755 million (US$104 million), reflecting a 1.8% year-over-year decrease, with an 11.1% year-over-year decline in Legacy-DH thanks to our restructuring and cost optimization effort and partially offset by a 1.6% year-over-year increase in Legacy-Huazhu due mainly to an increase in share-based compensation $(SBC)$.
Other operating income, net in the first quarter of 2025 was RMB60 million (US$8 million), compared to RMB76 million in the first quarter of 2024 and RMB99 million in the previous quarter.
Income from operations in the first quarter of 2025 was RMB1.1 billion (US$149 million), reflecting a 7.9% year-over-year increase, and mainly driven by an 8.1% year-over-year increase in Legacy-Huazhu and partially offset by a 9.4% year-over-year decline in Legacy-DH.
Operating margin, defined as income from operations as a percentage of revenue, was 20.1% in the first quarter of 2025, compared with 19.0% in the first quarter of 2024 and 15.0% in the previous quarter. The margin improvement was mainly due to a higher revenue contribution from our manachised and franchised business. This was in line with our asset-light expansion strategy.
Other income, net in the first quarter of 2025 was an income of RMB22 million (US$3 million), compared to an income of RMB40 million in the first quarter of 2024 and an expense of RMB14 million in the previous quarter.
Gains (losses) from fair value changes of equity securities in the first quarter of 2025 were losses of RMB12 million (US$2 million), compared to gains of RMB38 million in the first quarter of 2024, and losses of RMB19 million in the previous quarter. Gains (losses) from fair value changes of equity securities mainly represent the gains (losses) from our investments in equity securities with readily determinable fair values.
Income tax expense in the first quarter of 2025 was RMB377 million (US$52 million), compared to RMB279 million in the first quarter of 2024 and RMB578 million in the previous quarter. The higher income tax expense in the quarter was due to withholding tax related to dividend distributions.
Net income attributable to H World Group Limited in the first quarter of 2025 was RMB894 million (US$123 million), reflecting a 35.7% year-over-year increase, mainly supported by a 27.2% year-over-year increase in Legacy-Huazhu.
EBITDA (non-GAAP) in the first quarter of 2025 was RMB1.6 billion (US$222 million), compared with RMB1.3 billion in the first quarter of 2024 and RMB974 million in the previous quarter.
Adjusted EBITDA, which excluded the following from EBITDA (non-GAAP): share-based compensation expenses, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments, was RMB1.5 billion (US$206 million) in the first quarter of 2025, compared with RMB1.4 billion in the first quarter of 2024 and RMB1.2 billion in the previous quarter. Adjusted EBITDA from the Legacy-Huazhu segment, which is a segment measure, was RMB1.6 billion in the first quarter of 2025, compared with RMB1.5 billion in the first quarter of 2024 and RMB1.5 billion in the previous quarter. Adjusted EBITDA from the Legacy-DH segment, which is a segment measure, was a loss of RMB77 million in the first quarter of 2025, compared with a loss of RMB66 million in the first quarter of 2024 and a loss of RMB247 million in the previous quarter.
Cash flow. Operating cash inflow in the first quarter of 2025 was RMB580 million (US$80 million). Investing cash inflow in the first quarter of 2025 was RMB757 million (US$103 million). Financing cash outflow in the first quarter of 2025 was RMB628 million (US$86 million).
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash. As of March 31, 2025, the Company had a total balance of cash and cash equivalents of RMB8.2 billion (US$1.1 billion) and restricted cash of RMB121 million (US$16 million).
Debt financing. As of March 31, 2025, the Company had a total debt and net cash balance of RMB5.3 billion (US$726 million) and RMB3.0 billion (US$418 million), respectively; the unutilized credit facility available to the Company was RMB3.0 billion.
Guidance
For the second quarter of 2025, H World expects its revenue growth to be in the range of 1%-5% compared to the second quarter of 2024, or in the range of 3%-7% excluding DH. H World expects its manachised and franchised revenue growth to be in the range of 18%-22%, compared to the second quarter of 2024.
The above forecast reflects the Company's current and preliminary view, which is subject to change.
Conference Call
H World's management will host a conference call at 8 a.m. (U.S. Eastern time) on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 (or 8 p.m. (Hong Kong time) on Tuesday, May 20, 2025) following the announcement.
To join by phone, all participants must pre-register this conference call using the Participant Registration link of https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BIa8086f3fd2fa4a3aa928220aab5bc4e3. Upon registration, each participant will receive details for the conference call, including dial-in numbers, conference call passcode and a unique access PIN.
A live webcast of the call can be accessed at https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/f5fp8ait/ or the Company's website at https://ir.hworld.com/news-and-events/events-calendar.
A replay of the conference call will be available for twelve months from the date of the conference at the Company's website, https://ir.hworld.com/news-and-events/events-calendar.
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"): adjusted net income (loss) attributable to H World Group Limited excluding share-based compensation expenses, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments; adjusted basic and diluted earnings (losses) per share/ADS excluding share-based compensation expenses, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments; EBITDA; adjusted EBITDA excluding share-based compensation expenses, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments. 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 "Unaudited 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, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments 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, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments is that share-based compensation expenses, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments have been and may 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.
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 excludes depreciation and amortization expense attributable to capital expenditures. The Company also uses adjusted EBITDA to assess operating results of its hotels in operation. The Company believes that the exclusion of share-based compensation expenses, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments helps facilitate year-over-year comparisons of the results of operations as the share-based compensation expenses, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments may not be indicative of Company operating performance.
Therefore, the Company believes adjusted EBITDA more closely reflects the financial 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, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments 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, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments all 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.
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 H World Group Limited
Originated in China, H World Group Limited is a key player in the global hotel industry. As of March 31, 2025, H World operated 11,685 hotels with 1,142,158 hotel rooms in operation in 19 countries. H World's brands include HanTing Hotel, JI Hotel, Orange Hotel, Crystal Orange Hotel, IntercityHotel, Hi Inn, Ni Hao Hotel, Elan Hotel, Zleep Hotels, Starway Hotel, CitiGo, Manxin Hotel, Madison Hotel, MAXX, Blossom House, Joya Hotel, Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts, Jaz in the City, Steigenberger Icon and Song Hotels. In addition, H World also has the rights as master franchisee for Mercure, Ibis and Ibis Styles, and co-development rights for Grand Mercure and Novotel, in the pan-China region.
H World's business includes leased and owned, manachised and franchised models. Under the lease and ownership model, H World directly operates hotels typically located on leased or owned properties. Under the manachise model, H World manages manachised hotels through the on-site hotel managers that H World appoints, and H World collects fees from franchisees. Under the franchise model, H World provides training, reservations and support services to the franchised hotels, and collects fees from franchisees but does not appoint on-site hotel managers. H World applies a consistent standard and platform across all of its hotels. As of March 31, 2025, H World operates 8 percent of its hotel rooms under the lease and ownership model, and 92 percent under the manachise and franchise model.
For more information, please visit H World's website: https://ir.hworld.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 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 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.
H World 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--
H World Group Limited
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
December 31, 2024 March 31, 2025
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RMB RMB US$(3)
(in millions)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash
equivalents 7,474 8,184 1,128
Restricted cash 50 121 16
Short-term investments 3,603 2,682 370
Accounts receivable,
net 817 854 118
Loan receivables -
current, net 114 113 16
Amounts due from
related parties,
current 297 298 41
Inventories 60 58 8
Other current assets,
net 800 753 103
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Total current assets 13,215 13,063 1,800
Property and equipment,
net 5,682 5,559 766
Intangible assets, net 4,776 4,874 672
Operating lease
right-of-use assets 24,992 24,892 3,430
Finance lease
right-of-use assets 2,272 2,323 320
Land use rights, net 174 173 24
Long-term investments 2,316 2,336 322
Goodwill 5,221 5,300 730
Amounts due from related
parties, non-current 51 52 7
Loan receivables, net 190 162 23
Other assets, net 668 703 97
Deferred tax assets 1,054 1,062 146
Assets held for sale 1,941 1,060 146
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Total assets 62,552 61,559 8,483
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LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt 880 849 117
Accounts payable 983 838 115
Amounts due to related
parties 74 81 11
Salary and welfare
payables 1,201 823 113
Deferred revenue 1,822 1,864 257
Operating lease
liabilities, current 3,492 3,386 467
Finance lease
liabilities, current 50 53 7
Accrued expenses and
other current
liabilities 4,006 4,134 571
Dividends payable 0 2,137 294
Income tax payable 813 694 96
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Total current
liabilities 13,321 14,859 2,048
Long-term debt 4,546 4,420 609
Operating lease
liabilities,
non-current 23,634 23,492 3,237
Finance lease
liabilities,
non-current 2,843 2,924 403
Deferred revenue 1,351 1,426 196
Other long-term
liabilities 1,472 1,627 224
Deferred tax liabilities 919 934 129
Retirement benefit
obligations 111 113 16
Liabilities held for
sale 2,084 1,142 157
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Total liabilities 50,281 50,937 7,019
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Equity:
Ordinary shares 0 0 0
Treasury shares (274) (690) (95)
Additional paid-in
capital 9,620 9,654 1,330
Retained earnings 2,449 1,207 166
Accumulated other
comprehensive income 382 324 45
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Total H World Group
Limited shareholders'
equity 12,177 10,495 1,446
Noncontrolling
interest 94 127 18
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Total equity 12,271 10,622 1,464
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Total liabilities and
equity 62,552 61,559 8,483
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H World Group Limited
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive
Income
Quarter Ended
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December 31,
March 31, 2024 2024 March 31, 2025
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RMB RMB RMB US$
(in millions, except shares, per share and per ADS
data)
Revenue:
Leased and owned
hotels 3,099 3,373 2,789 385
Manachised and
franchised
hotels 2,063 2,499 2,499 344
Others 116 151 107 15
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Total revenue 5,278 6,023 5,395 744
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Operating costs
and expenses:
Hotel operating
costs:
Rents (1,086) (1,100) (1,027) (142)
Utilities (192) (155) (177) (24)
Personnel
costs (1,225) (1,393) (1,371) (189)
Depreciation
and
amortization (319) (305) (301) (41)
Consumables,
food and
beverage (293) (336) (269) (37)
Others $(450.UK)$ (901) (459) (64)
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Total hotel
operating
costs (3,565) (4,190) (3,604) (497)
Other operating
costs (9) (5) (11) (2)
Selling and
marketing
expenses (260) (296) (243) (33)
General and
administrative
expenses (509) (725) (512) (71)
Pre-opening
expenses (8) (4) (3) (0)
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Total operating
costs and
expenses (4,351) (5,220) (4,373) (603)
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Other operating
income
(expense), net 76 99 60 8
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Income (loss) from
operations 1,003 902 1,082 149
Interest income 51 53 49 7
Interest expense (83) (74) (74) (10)
Other income
(expense), net 40 (14) 22 3
Gain (loss) from
fair value
changes of equity
securities 38 (19) (12) (2)
Foreign exchange
gain (loss) (92) (155) 208 29
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Income (loss)
before income
taxes 957 693 1,275 176
Income tax
(expense)
benefit (279) (578) (377) (52)
Income (Loss) from
equity method
investments (11) (54) 1 0
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Net income (loss) 667 61 899 124
Net (income) loss
attributable to
noncontrolling
interest (8) (12) (5) (1)
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Net income (loss)
attributable to H
World Group
Limited 659 49 894 123
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Gain (loss)
arising from
defined benefit
plan, net of tax - 6 - -
Gain (loss) from
fair value
changes of debt
securities, net
of tax - (13) - -
Foreign currency
translation
adjustments, net
of tax (31) (70) (58) (8)
------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
Comprehensive
income (loss) 636 (16) 841 116
Comprehensive
(income) loss
attributable to
noncontrolling
interest (8) (12) (5) (1)
------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
Comprehensive
income (loss)
attributable to H
World Group
Limited 628 (28) 836 115
============= ============= ============= =============
Earnings (Losses)
per share:
Basic 0.21 0.02 0.29 0.04
Diluted 0.21 0.02 0.28 0.04
Earnings (Losses)
per ADS:
Basic 2.10 0.16 2.91 0.40
Diluted 2.08 0.16 2.85 0.39
Weighted average number of shares used in
computation:
Basic 3,139,466,152 3,080,973,793 3,066,765,293 3,066,765,293
Diluted 3,172,770,493 3,123,364,616 3,232,049,635 3,232,049,635
H World Group Limited
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash
Flows
Quarter Ended
---------------------------------------------
March 31, December 31,
2024 2024 March 31, 2025
------------- ------------ ----------------
RMB RMB RMB US$
(in millions)
Operating
activities:
Net income
(loss) 667 61 899 124
Share-based
compensation 58 73 77 11
Depreciation
and
amortization,
and other 345 326 319 44
Impairment
loss - 469 5 1
Loss (income)
from equity
method
investments,
net of
dividends 11 65 (1) (0)
Investment
(income) loss
and foreign
exchange
(gain) loss 29 195 (228) (31)
Changes in
operating
assets and
liabilities (230) 1,323 (288) (40)
Other 6 192 (203) (29)
--------- -------- ------- -----
Net cash provided
by (used in)
operating
activities 886 2,704 580 80
--------- -------- ------- -----
Investing
activities:
Capital
expenditures (281) (205) (240) (33)
Purchase of
investments (254) (3,099) (2,065) (285)
Proceeds from
maturity/sale
and return of
investments 842 176 3,031 417
Loan advances (52) (54) (10) (1)
Loan
collections 38 73 40 5
Other 55 10 1 0
--------- -------- ------- -----
Net cash provided
by (used in)
investing
activities 348 (3,099) 757 103
--------- -------- ------- -----
Financing
activities:
Payment of share
repurchase $(544.SI)$ - (430) (59)
Proceeds from
debt 536 25 - -
Repayment of
debt (137) (49) (166) (23)
Dividend paid (2,091) (0) - -
Other (22) (13) (32) (4)
--------- -------- ------- -----
Net cash provided
by (used in)
financing
activities (2,258) (37) (628) (86)
--------- -------- ------- -----
Effect of exchange
rate changes on
cash, cash
equivalents and
restricted cash (17) 21 70 10
--------- -------- ------- -----
Net increase
(decrease) in
cash, cash
equivalents and
restricted cash,
including cash
classified within
assets held for
sale (1,041) (411) 779 107
Less: net increase
(decrease) in cash
and cash
equivalents
classified within
assets held for
sale 5 5 (2) (0)
Cash, cash
equivalents and
restricted cash at
the beginning of
the period 7,710 7,940 7,524 1,037
--------- -------- ------- -----
Cash, cash
equivalents and
restricted cash at
the end of the
period 6,664 7,524 8,305 1,144
========= ======== ======= =====
H World Group Limited
Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results
Quarter Ended
March 31, December 31,
2024 2024 March 31, 2025
------------- ------------- ------------------------------
RMB RMB RMB US$
(in millions, except shares, per share and per ADS
data)
Net income
(loss)
attributable
to H World
Group
Limited
(GAAP) 659 49 894 123
Share-based
compensation
expenses 58 73 77 11
(Gain) loss
from fair
value
changes of
equity
securities (38) 19 12 2
Foreign
exchange
(gain) loss,
net 92 155 (208) (29)
(Gain) loss
on disposal
of
investments - 25 - -
------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
Adjusted net
income
(loss)
attributable
to H World
Group
Limited
(non-GAAP) 771 321 775 107
============= ============= ============= =============
Adjusted earnings (losses) per share
(non-GAAP)
Basic 0.25 0.10 0.25 0.03
Diluted 0.24 0.10 0.25 0.03
Adjusted earnings (losses) per ADS (non-GAAP)
Basic 2.46 1.04 2.53 0.35
Diluted 2.43 1.03 2.48 0.34
Weighted average number of shares used in
computation
Basic 3,139,466,152 3,080,973,793 3,066,765,293 3,066,765,293
Diluted 3,172,770,493 3,123,364,616 3,232,049,635 3,232,049,635
Quarter Ended
--------------------------------------------------------------
December 31,
March 31, 2024 2024 March 31, 2025
-------------- -------------- ------------------------------
RMB RMB RMB US$
(in millions)
Net income
(loss)
attributable
to H World
Group
Limited
(GAAP) 659 49 894 123
Interest
income (51) (53) (49) (7)
Interest
expense 83 74 74 10
Income tax
expense 279 578 377 52
Depreciation
and
amortization 339 326 319 44
------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
EBITDA
(non-GAAP) 1,309 974 1,615 222
Share-based
compensation 58 73 77 11
(Gain) loss
from fair
value
changes of
equity
securities (38) 19 12 2
Foreign
exchange
(gain) loss,
net 92 155 (208) (29)
(Gain) loss
on disposal
of
investments - 25 - -
------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
Adjusted
EBITDA
(non-GAAP) 1,421 1,246 1,496 206
============= ============= ============= =============
H World Group Limited
Segment Financial Summary
Quarter Ended March 31, 2024 Quarter Ended December 31, 2024 Quarter Ended March 31, 2025
------------------------------- ------------------------------- -------------------------------
Legacy- Legacy- Legacy- Legacy- Legacy- Legacy-
Huazhu DH Elimination Huazhu DH Elimination Huazhu DH Elimination
------- ------- ----------- ------- ------- ----------- ------- ------- -----------
RMB RMB RMB RMB RMB RMB RMB RMB RMB
(in millions) (in millions) (in millions)
Leased and
owned
hotels 2,112 987 - 2,178 1,195 - 1,913 876 -
Manachised
and
franchised
hotels 2,042 23 (2) 2,470 34 (5) 2,472 31 (4)
Others 92 25 (1) 141 12 (2) 96 11 -
------- ------- ----------- ------- ------- ----------- ------- ------- -----------
Revenue 4,246 1,035 (3) 4,789 1,241 (7) 4,481 918 (4)
------- ------- ----------- ------- ------- ----------- ------- ------- -----------
Depreciation
and
amortization 280 59 (0) 265 61 (0) 259 60 (0)
Adjusted
EBITDA 1,487 (66) (0) 1,493 (247) (0) 1,573 (77) 0
From this quarter, we started to present the segment
financial summary before elimination. Accordingly,
comparative figures for the prior periods were updated
to conform to the current period's presentation.
Operating Results: Legacy-Huazhu(1)
Number of
Number of hotels rooms
As of As of
Opened in Closed (2) Net added March 31, March 31,
Q1 2025 in Q1 2025 in Q1 2025 2025 2025
---------- ------------- ------------- --------- ----------
Leased and
owned
hotels 2 (7) (5) 552 81,736
Manachised
and
franchised
hotels 692 (148) 544 11,012 1,034,664
Total 694 (155) 539 11,564 1,116,400
=========== ========== ========= ========= ========= ==========
(1) Legacy-Huazhu refers to H World 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 Q1 2025, we
temporarily closed 9 hotels for brand upgrade and
business model change purposes.
As of March 31, 2025
Number of hotels Unopened hotels in pipeline
----------------
Economy hotels 5,673 1,114
Leased and owned hotels 275 2
Manachised and franchised
hotels 5,398 1,112
Midscale, upper-midscale hotels
and others 5,891 1,751
Leased and owned hotels 277 4
Manachised and franchised
hotels 5,614 1,747
Total 11,564 2,865
=============================== ================ ===========================
For the quarter ended
March 31, December 31, March 31, yoy
2024 2024 2025 change
------------------------ ----------- -------------- ----------- ----------
Average daily room rate (in RMB)
Leased and owned
hotels 346 353 338 -2.2%
Manachised and
franchised hotels 272 270 267 -2.0%
Blended 280 277 272 -2.6%
------------------------ ------ --- -------- ---- ------ --- ------
Occupancy rate (as a
percentage)
Leased and owned
hotels 81.0% 83.7% 79.7% -1.3p.p.
Manachised and
franchised hotels 76.8% 79.7% 75.9% -0.9p.p.
Blended 77.2% 80.0% 76.2% -1.0p.p.
------------------------ ------ -------- --- ------ ----------
RevPAR (in RMB)
Leased and owned
hotels 280 296 269 -3.8%
Manachised and
franchised hotels 209 215 203 -3.1%
Blended 216 222 208 -3.9%
======================== ====== === ======== ==== ====== === ======
Same-hotel operational data by class
Mature hotels in operation for more than 18 months
Number of
hotels Same-hotel RevPAR Same-hotel ADR Same-hotel Occupancy
------------- --------------------- --------------------- ----------------------
As of For the For the For the
March 31, quarter yoy quarter yoy quarter yoy
ended ended ended
March 31, change March 31, change March 31, change
2024 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 (p.p.)
------ ------
Economy hotels 3,855 3,855 172 156 -9.1% 213 201 -5.7% 80.8% 77.9% -2.9
Leased and
owned
hotels 265 265 208 188 -9.3% 248 231 -6.8% 83.7% 81.4% -2.2
Manachised
and
franchised
hotels 3,590 3,590 168 153 -9.1% 209 197 -5.5% 80.5% 77.5% -3.0
------ ------ ----- ------- ------
Midscale,
upper-midscale
hotels and
others 3,595 3,595 266 245 -7.9% 343 325 -5.3% 77.5% 75.4% -2.1
Leased and
owned
hotels 250 250 344 321 -6.8% 429 407 -5.0% 80.2% 78.7% -1.5
Manachised
and
franchised
hotels 3,345 3,345 257 236 -8.1% 333 315 -5.4% 77.2% 75.0% -2.2
----- ------- ------
Total 7,450 7,450 224 205 -8.3% 284 269 -5.3% 79.0% 76.5% -2.5
=============== ===== ====== ==== ======= ====== ==== ======= ====== ===== ======= ======
Operating Results: Legacy-DH((3) ()
Unopened
Number hotels
of in
Number of hotels rooms pipeline
As of
March As of As of
Opened 31, March March
in Q1 Closed Net added 2025 31, 31,
2025 in Q1 2025 in Q1 2025 (4) 2025 2025
------- ----------- ----------- ------- ------- --------
Leased
hotels - (11) (11) 65 13,749 10
Manachised
and
franchised
hotels 10 - 10 56 12,009 13
Total 10 (11) (1) 121 25,758 23
=========== ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ========
(3) Legacy-DH refers to DH.
(4) As of March 31, 2025, a total of 3 hotels were
temporarily closed due to repair and renovation.
For the quarter ended
March 31, December 31, March 31, yoy
2024 2024 2025 change
----------------------- ----------- -------------- ----------- -----------
Average daily room rate
(in EUR)
Leased hotels 110 115 104 -5.1%
Manachised and
franchised hotels 95 115 110 15.7%
Blended 104 115 107 2.8%
----------------------- ------ --- -------- ---- ------ --- ------
Occupancy rate (as a
percentage)
Leased hotels 55.4% 70.0% 61.9% +6.5 p.p.
Manachised and
franchised hotels 56.4% 71.2% 60.2% +3.7 p.p.
Blended 55.8% 70.5% 61.1% +5.3 p.p.
----------------------- ------ -------- --- ------ -----------
RevPAR (in EUR)
Leased hotels 61 81 64 6.1%
Manachised and
franchised hotels 54 82 66 23.4%
Blended 58 81 65 12.7%
======================= ====== === ======== ==== ====== === ======
Hotel Portfolio by Brand
As of March 31, 2025
Hotels Rooms Unopened hotels
in operation in pipeline
------------------------------------- -----------------
Economy hotels 5,677 464,841 1,123
HanTing Hotel 4,269 370,138 699
Ni Hao Hotel 453 34,145 118
Hi Inn 594 31,182 284
Elan Hotel 129 7,012 -
Ibis Hotel 228 21,707 13
Zleep Hotels 4 657 9
Midscale hotels 4,835 517,060 1,116
JI Hotel 3,092 351,344 756
Orange Hotel 913 97,144 236
Starway Hotel 722 58,502 120
Ibis Styles Hotel 108 10,070 4
Upper midscale hotels 994 132,474 527
Crystal Orange Hotel 267 33,501 142
IntercityHotel(5) 113 19,158 125
CitiGO Hotel 34 5,144 4
Manxin Hotel 175 16,239 64
Madison Hotel 157 18,185 115
Mercure Hotel 204 31,319 48
Novotel Hotel 34 7,349 23
MAXX(6) 10 1,579 6
Upscale hotels 152 22,016 112
Blossom House 78 3,749 95
Joya Hotel 7 1,234 1
Grand Mercure Hotel 9 1,825 1
Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts(7) 55 14,621 14
Jaz in the City 3 587 1
Luxury hotels 16 2,325 5
Steigenberger Icon(8) 9 1,804 3
Song Hotels 7 521 2
Others 11 3,442 5
Other hotels(9) 11 3,442 5
Total 11,685 1,142,158 2,888
===================================== ====== ========= ===============
(5) As of March 31, 2025, 56 operational hotels and 121 pipeline hotels of IntercityHotel were under Legacy-Huazhu.
(6) As of March 31, 2025, 6 operational hotels and 6 pipeline hotels of MAXX were under Legacy-Huazhu.
(7) As of March 31, 2025, 12 operational hotels and 8 pipeline hotels of Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts were under Legacy-Huazhu.
(8) As of March 31, 2025, 3 operational hotels and 2 pipeline hotels of Steigenberger Icon were under Legacy-Huazhu.
(9) Other hotels include other partner hotels and other hotel brands in Yongle Huazhu Hotel & Resort Group (excluding Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts and Blossom House).
________________________________
(1) Hotel turnover refers to total transaction value of room and non-room revenue from H World hotels (i.e., leased and operated, manachised and franchised hotels).
(2) The conversion of Renminbi ("RMB") into United States dollars ("US$") is based on the exchange rate of US$1.00=RMB7.2567 on March 31, 2025, as set forth in H.10 statistical release of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board and available at http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h10/hist/dat00_ch.htm.
(3) The conversion of Renminbi ("RMB") into United States dollars ("US$") is based on the exchange rate of US$1.00=RMB7.2567 on March 31, 2025, 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.
Contact Information
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Email: ir@hworld.com
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(END) Dow Jones Newswires
May 20, 2025 06:15 ET (10:15 GMT)
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