Huazhu Group Limited Announces Its Preliminary Results for Hotel Operation in the Third Quarter of 2018
October 16 2018 - 4:50AM
Huazhu Group Limited (NASDAQ: HTHT) (“Huazhu”, or the “Company”), a
leading and fast-growing multi-brand hotel group in China, today
announced its preliminary results for the hotel operation in the
third quarter ended September 30, 2018.
2018 Q3 Revenues expected to exceed the
high-end of guidanceDue to the better-than-expected hotel
performance, the unaudited revenue for 2018 Q3 exceeded the high
end of our previous revenue guidance (10.5%-12.5%) by a few
percentage points, subject to the review by our auditors.
Operating Metrics
|
For the quarter
ended |
|
|
September
30, |
June 30, |
September
30, |
yoy |
|
2017 |
|
2018 |
|
2018 |
|
change |
Occupancy rate (as a
percentage) |
|
|
|
Leased and owned hotels |
92.8 |
% |
91.4 |
% |
92.0 |
% |
-0.8 |
% |
Manachised hotels |
94.1 |
% |
89.8 |
% |
91.1 |
% |
-3.1 |
% |
Franchised hotels |
78.9 |
% |
78.7 |
% |
80.7 |
% |
1.8 |
% |
Blended |
93.1 |
% |
89.6 |
% |
90.7 |
% |
-2.3 |
% |
Average daily room rate
(in RMB) |
|
|
|
Leased and owned hotels |
257 |
|
270 |
|
279 |
|
8.8 |
% |
Manachised hotels |
204 |
|
212 |
|
226 |
|
10.7 |
% |
Franchised hotels |
236 |
|
248 |
|
264 |
|
11.7 |
% |
Blended |
218 |
|
226 |
|
239 |
|
9.8 |
% |
RevPAR (in RMB) |
|
|
|
|
Leased and owned hotels |
238 |
|
246 |
|
257 |
|
7.8 |
% |
Manachised hotels |
192 |
|
190 |
|
205 |
|
7.1 |
% |
Franchised hotels |
186 |
|
195 |
|
213 |
|
14.3 |
% |
Blended |
203 |
|
203 |
|
217 |
|
7.1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Like-for-like performance for hotels opened for at
least 18 months during the current quarter |
|
|
|
|
|
As of and for the
quarter ended |
|
|
September
30, |
yoy |
|
2017 |
|
2018 |
|
change |
Total |
2,908 |
|
2,908 |
|
|
Leased and owned hotels |
551 |
|
551 |
|
|
Manachised and franchised hotels |
2,357 |
|
2,357 |
|
|
Occupancy rate (as a percentage) |
95.5 |
% |
93.2 |
% |
-2.3 |
% |
Average daily room rate (in RMB) |
208 |
|
222 |
|
6.7 |
% |
RevPAR (in RMB) |
199 |
|
207 |
|
4.2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
Hotel Development
|
Number of hotels in
operation |
|
Number of rooms in
operation |
|
Opened |
Closed (1) |
Net added |
As of |
|
Net added |
As of |
|
in Q3 2018 |
in Q3 2018 |
in Q3 2018 |
September 30, 2018 |
|
in Q3 2018 |
September 30, 2018 |
Leased and owned hotels |
30 |
(5 |
) |
25 |
698 |
|
594 |
86,825 |
Manachised and franchised hotels |
205 |
(78 |
) |
127 |
3,357 |
|
15,505 |
322,691 |
Total |
235 |
(83 |
) |
152 |
4,055 |
|
16,099 |
409,516 |
|
(1) Reasons for closures include
property-related issues, operating loss and non-comliance issues.
As of September 30, 2018, 14 manachised and franchised hotels were
temporarily closed for brand upgrade. |
|
|
|
Number of hotels in pipeline as of
September 30, 2018 |
Leased hotels |
42 |
Manachised and franchised hotels |
882 |
Total(2) |
924 |
(2) Including 150 hotels under brands of ibis,
ibis Styles, Mercure, Grand Mercure and Novotel; 137 hotels under
brands of Orange Select and Crystal Orange,13 hotels under brand of
Blossom Hill. |
Business Update by Segment
Hotel breakdown by segment |
|
|
|
|
|
Number of hotels in
operation |
|
Net
added |
As of |
|
in Q3 2018 |
September 30, 2018 |
Economy hotels |
1 |
|
2,858 |
HanTing Hotel |
19 |
|
2,255 |
Leased hotels |
(2 |
) |
426 |
Manachised hotels |
21 |
|
1,825 |
Franchised hotels |
0 |
|
4 |
Hi Inn |
(3 |
) |
392 |
Leased hotels |
(1 |
) |
28 |
Manachised hotels |
(2 |
) |
315 |
Franchised hotels |
0 |
|
49 |
Elan Hotel |
(14 |
) |
204 |
Manachised hotels |
(16 |
) |
172 |
Franchised hotels |
2 |
|
32 |
Orange Hotel |
(1 |
) |
7 |
Leased hotels |
(1 |
) |
5 |
Manachised hotels |
0 |
|
1 |
Franchised hotels |
0 |
|
1 |
Midscale and upscale
hotels |
151 |
|
1,197 |
JI Hotel |
49 |
|
501 |
Leased hotels |
0 |
|
91 |
Manachised hotels |
48 |
|
407 |
Franchised hotels |
1 |
|
3 |
Starway Hotel |
16 |
|
193 |
Leased hotels |
0 |
|
2 |
Manachised hotels |
16 |
|
161 |
Franchised hotels |
0 |
|
30 |
Joya Hotel |
(1 |
) |
6 |
Leased hotels |
0 |
|
4 |
Manachised hotels |
(1 |
) |
1 |
Franchised hotels |
0 |
|
1 |
Manxin Hotels & Resorts |
4 |
|
21 |
Leased hotels |
1 |
|
4 |
Manachised hotels |
3 |
|
14 |
Franchised hotels |
0 |
|
3 |
HanTing Premium Hotel |
14 |
|
59 |
Leased hotels |
2 |
|
19 |
Manachised hotels |
12 |
|
40 |
Ibis Hotel |
13 |
|
125 |
Leased and owned hotels |
0 |
|
19 |
Manachised hotels |
16 |
|
67 |
Franchised hotels |
(3 |
) |
39 |
Ibis Styles Hotel |
5 |
|
28 |
Leased hotels |
0 |
|
1 |
Manachised hotels |
5 |
|
25 |
Franchised hotels |
0 |
|
2 |
Mercure Hotel |
7 |
|
35 |
Leased hotels |
5 |
|
9 |
Manachised hotels |
2 |
|
21 |
Franchised hotels |
0 |
|
5 |
Novotel Hotel |
2 |
|
7 |
Leased hotels |
1 |
|
1 |
Manachised hotels |
0 |
|
4 |
Franchised hotels |
1 |
|
2 |
Grand Mercure |
0 |
|
6 |
Leased hotels |
0 |
|
1 |
Manachised hotels |
0 |
|
3 |
Franchised hotels |
0 |
|
2 |
Orange Select |
16 |
|
143 |
Leased hotels |
2 |
|
50 |
Manachised hotels |
7 |
|
61 |
Franchised hotels |
7 |
|
32 |
Crystal Orange |
5 |
|
52 |
Leased hotels |
0 |
|
20 |
Manachised hotels |
1 |
|
19 |
Franchised hotels |
4 |
|
13 |
Blossom Hill |
21 |
|
21 |
Leased hotels |
18 |
|
18 |
Manachised hotels |
3 |
|
3 |
Total |
152 |
|
4,055 |
|
|
|
Same-hotel operational data by
segment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of hotels in
operation |
Same-hotel RevPAR |
|
Same-hotel ADR |
|
Same-hotel Occupancy |
|
|
As of |
For the quarter
ended |
|
For the quarter
ended |
|
For the quarter
ended |
|
|
September
30, |
September
30, |
yoy
change |
September
30, |
yoy
change |
September
30, |
yoy
change |
|
2017 |
2018 |
2017 |
2018 |
2017 |
2018 |
2017 |
|
2018 |
|
Economy hotels |
2,425 |
2,425 |
178 |
185 |
4.1 |
% |
182 |
196 |
7.2 |
% |
98 |
% |
95 |
% |
-2.8 |
% |
Leased hotels |
450 |
450 |
182 |
197 |
8.3 |
% |
192 |
208 |
8.5 |
% |
95 |
% |
94 |
% |
-0.2 |
% |
Manachised and franchised hotels |
1,975 |
1,975 |
177 |
182 |
2.9 |
% |
180 |
192 |
6.7 |
% |
98 |
% |
95 |
% |
-3.5 |
% |
Midscale and upscale
hotels |
483 |
483 |
272 |
284 |
4.3 |
% |
308 |
323 |
5.0 |
% |
88 |
% |
88 |
% |
-0.5 |
% |
Leased and owned hotels |
101 |
101 |
326 |
339 |
4.1 |
% |
356 |
374 |
5.1 |
% |
92 |
% |
91 |
% |
-0.9 |
% |
Manachised and franchised hotels |
382 |
382 |
250 |
262 |
4.4 |
% |
288 |
302 |
4.9 |
% |
87 |
% |
87 |
% |
-0.4 |
% |
Total |
2,908 |
2,908 |
199 |
207 |
4.2 |
% |
208 |
222 |
6.7 |
% |
96 |
% |
93 |
% |
-2.3 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Company consolidated the results of the
acquired Crystal Orange Hotels since May 25, 2017, which has a
significant impact on our blended RevPAR, as follows:
The year-over-year growth rate for blended
RevPAR |
|
|
2018 Q1 |
2018 Q2 |
2018 Q3 |
As reported |
13.7 |
% |
13.2 |
% |
7.1 |
% |
Excluding Crystal Orange |
9.8 |
% |
10.7 |
% |
7.5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
About Huazhu Group
LimitedHuazhu Group Limited is a leading hotel operator
and franchisor in China. As of September 30, 2018, the Company had
4,055 hotels or 409,516 rooms in operation. With a primary focus on
economy and midscale hotel segments, Huazhu’s brands include Hi
Inn, Elan Hotel, HanTing Hotel, HanTing Premium Hotel, JI Hotel,
Starway Hotel, Manxin Hotel, Joya Hotel, Crystal Orange Hotel,
Orange Hotel Select, Orange Hotel and Blossom Hill. The Company
also has the rights as master franchisee for Mercure, Ibis and Ibis
Styles, and co-development rights for Grand Mercure and Novotel, in
Pan-China region.The Company's business includes leased and owned,
manachised and franchised models. Under the lease and ownership
model, the Company directly operates hotels typically located on
leased or owned properties. Under the manachise model, the Company
manages manachised hotels through the on-site hotel managers it
appoints and collects fees from franchisees. Under the franchise
model, the Company provides training, reservation and support
services to the franchised hotels and collects fees from
franchisees but does not appoint on-site hotel managers. The
Company applies a consistent standard and platform across all of
its hotels. As of September 30, 2018, Huazhu Group operates 21
percent of its hotel rooms under lease and ownership model, 79
percent under manachise and franchise models.
For more information, please visit the Company’s
website: http://ir.huazhu.com .
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. Such factors and risks include our anticipated
growth strategies; our future results of operations and financial
condition; the economic conditions of China; the regulatory
environment in China; our ability to attract customers and leverage
our brand; trends and competition in the lodging industry; the
expected growth of the lodging market in China; and other factors
and risks detailed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange
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whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise,
unless required by applicable law.
Contact InformationInvestor RelationsTel: 86
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