• A total of 8,592 hotels or 820,099 hotel rooms in operation as of March 31, 2023.
  • Hotel turnover1 increased 71.3% year-over-year to RMB16.2 billion in the first quarter of 2023. Excluding Steigenberger Hotels GmbH and its subsidiaries (“DH”, or “Legacy-DH”), hotel turnover increased 68.8% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2023.
  • Revenue increased 67.1% year-over-year to RMB4.5 billion (US$652 million)2 in the first quarter of 2023, surpassing the revenue guidance previously announced of a 61% to 65% increase compared to the first quarter of 2022. Revenue from the Legacy-Huazhu segment in the first quarter of 2023 increased 58.0% year-over-year, exceeding the revenue guidance previously announced of a 53% to 57% increase.
  • Net income attributable to H World Group Limited was RMB990 million (US$144 million) in the first quarter of 2023, compared with a net loss attributable to H World Group Limited of RMB630 million in the first quarter of 2022 and a net loss attributable to H World Group Limited of RMB124 million in the previous quarter. Net income attributable to H World Group Limited from the Legacy-Huazhu segment was RMB1.2 billion in the first quarter of 2023, compared with a net loss attributable to H World Group Limited from the Legacy-Huazhu segment of RMB307 million in the first quarter of 2022 and a net loss attributable to H World Group Limited from the Legacy-Huazhu segment of RMB84 million in the previous quarter.
  • EBITDA (non-GAAP) in the first quarter of 2023 was RMB1.6 billion (US$238 million), compared with a negative RMB301 million in the first quarter of 2022 and RMB529 million in the previous quarter. EBITDA from the Legacy-Huazhu segment, which is a segment measure, was RMB1.7 billion in the first quarter of 2023, compared with a negative RMB61 million in the first quarter of 2022 and RMB528 million in the previous quarter.
  • Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP), which excluded share-based compensation expenses and gains (losses) from fair value changes of equity securities from EBITDA (non-GAAP), was RMB1.7 billion (US$240 million) in the first quarter of 2023, compared with a negative RMB333 million in the first quarter of 2022 and RMB398 million in the previous quarter. Adjusted EBITDA from the Legacy-Huazhu segment (non-GAAP) was RMB1.7 billion in the first quarter of 2023, compared with a negative RMB93 million in the first quarter of 2022 and RMB397 million in the previous quarter.
  • For the second quarter of 2023, H World expects its revenue growth to be in the range of 51%-55% compared to the second quarter of 2022, or in the range of 64%-68% excluding DH.

H World Group Limited (NASDAQ: HTHT and HKEX: 1179) today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023.

As of March 31, 2023, H World’s worldwide hotel network in operation totaled 8,592 hotels and 820,099 rooms, including 128 hotels from DH. During the first quarter of 2023, our Legacy-Huazhu business opened 262 hotels, including 2 leased and owned hotels and 260 manachised and franchised hotels, and closed a total of 209 hotels, including 5 leased and owned hotels and 204 manachised and franchised hotels. During the first quarter of 2023, the Legacy-DH business opened 2 hotels, including 1 leased hotel and 1 manachised and franchised hotel, and closed a total of 6 hotels, including 2 leased hotels and 4 manachised and franchised hotels. As of March 31, 2023, H World had a total of 2,339 unopened hotels in the pipeline, including 2,304 hotels from the Legacy-Huazhu business and 35 hotels from the Legacy-DH business.

Legacy-Huazhu Only First Quarter 2023 Operational Highlights

As of March 31, 2023, Legacy-Huazhu had 8,464 hotels in operation, including 620 leased and owned hotels, and 7,844 manachised and franchised hotels. In addition, as of the same date, Legacy-Huazhu had 793,927 hotel rooms in operation, including 88,416 rooms under the lease and ownership model, and 705,511 rooms under the manachise and franchise models. Legacy-Huazhu also had 2,304 unopened hotels in its pipeline, including 13 leased and owned hotels, and 2,291 manachised and franchised hotels. The following discusses Legacy-Huazhu’s RevPAR, average daily room rate (“ADR”) and occupancy rate for its leased and owned hotels, as well as manachised and franchised hotels for the periods indicated.

  • The ADR was RMB277 in the first quarter of 2023, compared with RMB224 in the first quarter of 2022, RMB240 in the previous quarter, and RMB221 in the first quarter of 2019.
  • The occupancy rate for all the Legacy-Huazhu hotels in operation was 75.6% in the first quarter of 2023, compared with 59.2% in the first quarter of 2022, 66.2% in the previous quarter, and 80.6% in the first quarter of 2019.
  • Blended RevPAR was RMB210 in the first quarter of 2023, compared with RMB132 in the first quarter of 2022, RMB159 in the previous quarter, and RMB178 in the first quarter of 2019.
  • For all the Legacy-Huazhu hotels which had been in operation for at least 18 months, the same-hotel RevPAR was RMB210 in the first quarter of 2023, representing a 51.8% increase from RMB138 in the first quarter of 2022, with a 20.8% increase in ADR and a 15.7 percentage-point increase in occupancy rate.

Legacy-DH Only First Quarter of 2023 Operational Highlights

As of March 31, 2023, Legacy-DH had 128 hotels in operation, including 80 leased hotels and 48 manachised and franchised hotels. In addition, as of the same date, Legacy-DH had 26,172 hotel rooms in operation, including 15,497 rooms under the lease model, and 10,675 rooms under the manachise and franchise models. Legacy-DH also had 35 unopened hotels in the pipeline, including 25 leased hotels and 10 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 EUR104 in the first quarter of 2023, compared with EUR88 in the first quarter of 2022 and EUR122 in the previous quarter.
  • The occupancy rate for all Legacy-DH hotels in operation was 53.5% in the first quarter of 2023, compared with 38.0% in the first quarter of 2022 and 59.3% in the previous quarter.
  • Blended RevPAR was EUR55 in the first quarter of 2023, compared with EUR33 in the first quarter of 2022 and EUR72 in the previous quarter.

Jin Hui, CEO of H World commented: “We are very pleased to see a strong beginning of the year in China post-reopening. For our Legacy-Huazhu business, RevPAR in Q1 2023 recovered to 118% of the Q1 2019 level. Broken down into monthly numbers, our RevPAR in January, February and March 2023 recovered to 96%, 140% and 120% of the 2019 levels of the corresponding months, respectively. The strong recovery was largely driven by the ADR growth in the first quarter due to pent-up demand, a combination of product mix change and continued product upgrades, as well as market penetration and synergy through regional offices. More importantly, our franchisees’ confidence level also gradually improved. It led to a strong momentum for our new signings, reaching over 670 new hotels during the quarter.”

“Regarding our business outside China, our Legacy-DH business continued its promising business recovery. Q1 2023 Blended RevPAR recovered to 94% of the 2019 level.”

First Quarter of 2023 Unaudited Financial Results

(RMB in millions) Q1 2022 Q4 2022 Q1 2023
Revenue:      
Leased and owned hotels 1,642 2,450 2,874
Manachised and franchised hotels 989 1,158 1,554
Others 50 98 52
Total revenue 2,681 3,706 4,480

Revenue in the first quarter of 2023 was RMB4.5 billion (US$652 million), representing a 67.1% year-over-year increase and a 20.9% sequential increase. Revenue from the Legacy-Huazhu segment in the first quarter of 2023 was RMB3.6 billion, representing a 58.0% year-over-year increase and a 30.4% sequential increase. The 58.0% year-over-year increase exceeds the previously announced revenue guidance of a 53% to 57% increase, which was mainly due to continued product upgrades, operational optimization at regional headquarters, and pent-up demand post-Covid re-opening policy. Revenue from the Legacy-DH segment in the first quarter of 2023 was RMB886 million, representing a 118.2% year-over-year increase and a 6.6% sequential decrease. The year-over-year increase was mainly due to the recovery of our European business since Europe’s opening-up in mid-February in 2022, and the sequential decrease was mainly due to hotel closures and seasonality.

Revenue from leased and owned hotels in the first quarter of 2023 was RMB2.9 billion (US$418 million), representing a 75.0% year-over-year increase and a 17.3% sequential increase. Revenue from leased and owned hotels from the Legacy-Huazhu segment in the first quarter of 2023 was RMB2.0 billion, representing a 60.6% year-over-year increase. Revenue from leased and owned hotels from the Legacy-DH segment in the first quarter of 2023 was RMB854 million, representing a 122.4% year-over-year increase.

Revenue from manachised and franchised hotels in the first quarter of 2023 was RMB1.6 billion (US$226 million), representing a 57.1% year-over-year increase. Revenue from our Legacy-Huazhu segment from manachised and franchised hotels in the first quarter of 2023 was RMB1.5 billion, representing a 57.7% year-over-year increase. Revenue from manachised and franchised hotels from the Legacy-DH segment in the first quarter of 2023 was RMB18 million, representing a 20.0% year-over-year increase.

Other revenue represents revenue generated from businesses other than our hotel operations, which mainly includes revenue from the provision of IT products and services and Huazhu Mall™ and other revenue from the Legacy-DH segment, totaling RMB52 million (US$8 million) in the first quarter of 2023, compared to RMB50 million in the first quarter of 2022 and RMB98 million in the previous quarter.

(RMB in millions) Q1 2022   Q4 2022   Q1 2023  
Operating costs and expenses:      
Hotel operating costs (2,813 ) (3,430 ) (3,250 )
Other operating costs (11 ) (22 ) (11 )
Selling and marketing expenses (122 ) (169 ) (195 )
General and administrative expenses (462 ) (440 ) (425 )
Pre-opening expenses (26 ) (14 ) (9 )
Total operating costs and expenses (3,434 ) (4,075 ) (3,890 )

Hotel operating costs in the first quarter of 2023 were RMB3.3 billion (US$473 million), compared to RMB2.8 billion in the first quarter of 2022 and RMB3.4 billion in the previous quarter. The year-over-year increase was mainly due to the recovery of Legacy-DH business. Hotel operating costs from the Legacy-Huazhu segment in the first quarter of 2023 were RMB2.4 billion, which represented 66.3% of the quarter’s revenue, compared to RMB2.3 billion or 99.1% of the revenue in the first quarter in 2022 and RMB2.4 billion or 88.7% of the revenue for the previous quarter.

Selling and marketing expenses in the first quarter of 2023 were RMB195 million (US$28 million), compared to RMB122 million in the first quarter of 2022 and RMB169 million in the previous quarter. The increase was mainly due to the recovery of both Legacy-Huazhu and Legacy-DH businesses. Selling and marketing expenses from the Legacy-Huazhu segment in the first quarter of 2023 were RMB117 million, which represented 3.3% of this quarter’s revenue, compared to RMB78 million or 3.4% of the revenue in the first quarter in 2022, and RMB88 million or 3.2% of the revenue for the previous quarter.

General and administrative expenses in the first quarter of 2023 were RMB425 million (US$62 million), compared to RMB462 million in the first quarter of 2022 and RMB440 million in the previous quarter. The decrease was mainly due to streamlined headquarters expenses. General and administrative expenses from the Legacy-Huazhu segment in the first quarter of 2023 were RMB312 million, which represented 8.7% of this quarter’s revenue, compared to RMB346 million or 15.2% in the first quarter in 2022 and RMB320 million or 11.6% for the previous quarter.

Pre-opening expenses in the first quarter of 2023 were primarily related to the Legacy-Huazhu segment and totaled RMB9 million (US$1 million), compared to RMB26 million in the first quarter of 2022 and RMB14 million in the previous quarter.

Other operating income, net in the first quarter of 2023 was RMB74 million (US$11 million), compared to RMB45 million in the first quarter of 2022 and RMB276 million in the previous quarter.

Income from operations in the first quarter of 2023 was RMB664 million (US$97 million), compared to losses from operations of RMB708 million in the first quarter of 2022 and losses from operations of RMB93 million in the previous quarter. Income from operations from the Legacy-Huazhu segment in the first quarter of 2023 was RMB822 million, compared to losses from operations of RMB416 million in the first quarter of 2022 and losses from operations of RMB3 million in the previous quarter. The Legacy-DH segment had a loss from operations of RMB158 million in the first quarter of 2023, compared to RMB292 million in the first quarter of 2022 and RMB90 million in the previous quarter.

Operating margin, defined as income from operations as a percentage of revenue, was 14.8% in the first quarter of 2023, compared with a negative 26.4% in the first quarter of 2022 and a negative 2.5% for the previous quarter. Operating margin from the Legacy-Huazhu segment in the first quarter of 2023 was 22.9%, compared with a negative 18.3% in the first quarter of 2022 and a negative 0.1% in the previous quarter.

Other income, net in the first quarter of 2023 was RMB514 million (US$75 million), compared to RMB59 million in the first quarter of 2022 and a negative RMB65 million for the previous quarter. The increase was mainly due to the sale of all of the Company’s holdings of Accor shares.

Gains from fair value changes of equity securities in the first quarter of 2023 were RMB13 million (US$2 million), compared to RMB54 million in the first quarter of 2022, and RMB140 million in the previous quarter. Gains (losses) from fair value changes of equity securities mainly represent the unrealized gains (losses) from our investment in equity securities with readily determinable fair values, such as AccorHotels, but we sold all of the Company’s holdings of Accor shares in March 2023.

Income tax expense in the first quarter of 2023 was RMB194 million (US$28 million), compared to an income tax benefit of RMB131 million in the first quarter of 2022 and income tax expense of RMB203 million in the previous quarter.

Net income attributable to H World Group Limited in the first quarter of 2023 was RMB990 million (US$144 million), compared with a net loss attributable to H World Group Limited of RMB630 million in the first quarter of 2022 and a net loss attributable to H World Group Limited of RMB124 million in the previous quarter. Net income attributable to H World Group Limited from the Legacy-Huazhu segment was RMB1.2 billion in the first quarter of 2023, compared with a net loss attributable to H World Group Limited from the Legacy-Huazhu segment of RMB307 million in the first quarter of 2022 and a net loss attributable to H World Group Limited from the Legacy-Huazhu segment of RMB84 million in the previous quarter.

EBITDA (non-GAAP) in the first quarter of 2023 was RMB1.6 billion (US$238 million), compared with a negative RMB301 million in the first quarter of 2022 and RMB529 million in the previous quarter. EBITDA from the Legacy-Huazhu segment, which is a segment measure, was RMB1.7 billion in the first quarter of 2023, compared with a negative RMB61 million in the first quarter of 2022 and RMB528 million in the previous quarter. Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP), which excluded share-based compensation expenses and gains (losses) from fair value changes of equity securities from EBITDA (non-GAAP), was RMB1.7 billion (US$240 million) in the first quarter of 2023, compared with a negative RMB333 million in the first quarter of 2022 and RMB398 million in the previous quarter. Adjusted EBITDA from the Legacy-Huazhu segment (non-GAAP) was RMB1.7 billion in the first quarter of 2023, compared with a negative RMB93 million in the first quarter of 2022 and RMB397 million in the previous quarter.

Cash flow. Operating cash inflow in the first quarter of 2023 was RMB1.8 billion (US$267 million). Investing cash inflow in the first quarter of 2023 was RMB2.0 billion (US$289 million). The investing cash inflow was mainly due to the sale of all of the Company’s holdings of Accor shares for net proceeds to the Company of approximately EUR300 million in March. Financing cash inflow in the first quarter of 2023 was RMB1.5 billion (US$213 million). The financing cash inflow was mainly due to our successful completion of a follow-on public offering of 7,118,500 ADSs with net proceeds of approximately RMB2.0 billion in January.

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash. As of March 31, 2023, the Company had a total balance of cash and cash equivalents of RMB9.0 billion (US$1.3 billion) and restricted cash of RMB1.4 billion (US$202 million).

Debt financing. As of March 31, 2023, the Company had a total debt and net cash balance of RMB9.4 billion (US$1.4 billion) and RMB957 million (US$139 million), respectively, and the unutilized credit facility available to the Company was RMB2.0 billion.

Guidance

In the second quarter of 2023, H World expects its revenue growth to be in the range of 51%-55% as compared to the second quarter of 2022, or in the range of 64%-68% excluding DH.

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

About H World Group Limited

As of March 31, 2023, H World operated 8,592 hotels with 820,099 rooms in operation in 18 countries. H World’s brands include Hi Inn, Elan Hotel, HanTing Hotel, JI Hotel, Starway Hotel, Orange Hotel, Crystal Orange Hotel, Manxin Hotel, Madison Hotel, Joya Hotel, Blossom House, Ni Hao Hotel, CitiGO Hotel, Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts, MAXX, Jaz in the City, IntercityHotel, Zleep Hotels, 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, 2023, H World operates 13 percent of its hotel rooms under the lease and ownership model, and 87 percent under manachise and franchise models.

H World Group Limited
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
  December 31, 2022     March 31, 2023
  RMB RMB US$3
  (in millions)
ASSETS      
Current assets:      
Cash and cash equivalents 3,583     8,963     1,305  
Restricted cash 1,503     1,389     202  
Short-term investments 1,788     96     14  
Accounts receivable, net 1,113     936     136  
Loan receivables, net 134     129     19  
Amounts due from related parties, current 178     195     28  
Inventories 70     63     9  
Other current assets, net 809     804     117  
Total current assets 9,178     12,575     1,830  
       
Property and equipment, net 6,784     6,544     953  
Intangible assets, net 5,278     5,302     772  
Operating lease right-of-use assets 28,970     29,200     4,252  
Finance lease right-of-use assets 2,047     2,096     305  
Land use rights, net 199     197     29  
Long-term investments 1,945     1,931     281  
Goodwill 5,195     5,216     760  
Amounts due from related parties, non-current 6     6     1  
Loan receivables, net 124     127     18  
Other assets, net 688     692     101  
Deferred tax assets 1,093     1,086     158  
Total assets 61,507     64,972     9,460  
       
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY      
Current liabilities:      
Short-term debt 3,288     2,874     418  
Accounts payable 1,171     915     133  
Amounts due to related parties 71     95     14  
Salary and welfare payables 657     538     78  
Deferred revenue 1,308     1,400     204  
Operating lease liabilities, current 3,773     3,799     553  
Finance lease liabilities, current 41     44     6  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 2,337     3,388     493  
Income tax payable 500     381     56  
Total current liabilities 13,146     13,434     1,955  
       
Long-term debt 6,635     6,521     950  
Operating lease liabilities, non-current 27,637     27,777     4,045  
Finance lease liabilities, non-current 2,513     2,577     375  
Deferred revenue 828     870     127  
Other long-term liabilities 977     1,003     146  
Deferred tax liabilities 858     849     124  
Retirement benefit obligations 110     111     16  
Total liabilities 52,704     53,142     7,738  
       
Equity:      
Ordinary shares 0     0     0  
Treasury shares (441 )   (441 )   (64 )
Additional paid-in capital 10,138     12,129     1,766  
Retained earnings (1,200 )   (210 )   (31 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income 232     271     39  
Total H World Group Limited shareholders' equity 8,729     11,749     1,710  
Noncontrolling interest 74     81     12  
Total equity 8,803     11,830     1,722  
Total liabilities and equity 61,507     64,972     9,460  
H World Group Limited
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
    Quarter Ended
    March 31, 2022   December 31, 2022   March 31, 2023
    RMB   RMB   RMB   US$
    (in millions, except share, per-share and per-ADS data)
Revenue:                
Leased and owned hotels     1,642       2,450       2,874       418  
Manachised and franchised hotels     989       1,158       1,554       226  
Others     50       98       52       8  
Total revenues     2,681       3,706       4,480       652  
                                 
Operating costs and expenses:                                
Hotel operating costs:                                
Rents     (1,026 )     (956 )     (1,051 )     (153 )
Utilities     (155 )     (162 )     (204 )     (30 )
Personnel costs     (838 )     (981 )     (1,036 )     (151 )
Depreciation and amortization     (357 )     (351 )     (346 )     (50 )
Consumables, food and beverage     (206 )     (289 )     (278 )     (40 )
Others     (231 )     (691 )     (335 )     (49 )
Total hotel operating costs     (2,813 )     (3,430 )     (3,250 )     (473 )
Other operating costs     (11 )     (22 )     (11 )     (2 )
Selling and marketing expenses     (122 )     (169 )     (195 )     (28 )
General and administrative expenses     (462 )     (440 )     (425 )     (62 )
Pre-opening expenses     (26 )     (14 )     (9 )     (1 )
Total operating costs and expenses     (3,434 )     (4,075 )     (3,890 )     (566 )
Other operating income (expense), net     45       276       74       11  
Income (losses) from operations     (708 )     (93 )     664       97  
Interest income     18       27       44       6  
Interest expense     (109 )     (117 )     (130 )     (19 )
Other income (expense), net     59       (65 )     514       75  
Gains (losses) from fair value changes of equity securities     54       140       13       2  
Foreign exchange gain (loss)     (61 )     181       104       15  
Income (loss) before income taxes     (747 )     73       1,209       176  
Income tax (expense) benefit     131       (203 )     (194 )     (28 )
Income (loss) from equity method investments     (33 )     3       (15 )     (2 )
Net income (loss)     (649 )     (127 )     1,000       146  
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest     19       3       (10 )     (2 )
Net income (loss) attributable to H World Group Limited     (630 )     (124 )     990       144  
                                 
Gain arising from defined benefit plan, net of tax     -       22       -       -  
Gains(losses) from fair value changes of debt securities, net of tax     -       57       -       -  
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax     (4 )     82       39       6  
Comprehensive income (loss)     (653 )     34       1,039       152  
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest     19       3       (10 )     (2 )
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to H World Group Limited     (634 )     37       1,029       150  
                                 
Earnings (losses) per share:                                
Basic     (0.20 )     (0.04 )     0.31       0.05  
Diluted     (0.20 )     (0.04 )     0.30       0.04  
                                 
Earnings (losses) per ADS:                                
Basic     (2.02 )     (0.40 )     3.12       0.45  
Diluted     (2.02 )     (0.40 )     3.05       0.44  
                                 
Weighted average number of shares used in computation:                                
Basic     3,118,897,668       3,109,528,097       3,174,229,716       3,174,229,716  
Diluted     3,118,897,668       3,109,528,097       3,343,723,364       3,343,723,364  
H World Group Limited
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
    Quarter Ended
    March 31, 2022   December 31, 2022   March 31, 2023
    RMB   RMB   RMB   US$
    (in millions)
Operating activities:                                
Net income (loss)     (649 )     (127 )     1,000       146  
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Share-based compensation     22       9       27       4  
Depreciation and amortization, and other     399       369       385       56  
Impairment loss     -       390       -       -  
Loss (Income) from equity method investments, net of dividends     80       (3 )     15       2  
Investment (income) loss     (57 )     (362 )     (544 )     (79 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities     (888 )     1,008       1,020       147  
Other     172       (242 )     (59 )     (9 )
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities     (921 )     1,042       1,844       267  
                                 
Investing activities:                                
Capital expenditures     (425 )     (229 )     (222 )     (32 )
Acquisitions, net of cash received     (56 )     2       -       -  
Purchase of investments     (77 )     (23 )     (1 )     (0 )
Proceeds from maturity/sale of investments     376       370       2,200       320  
Loan advances     (74 )     (30 )     (34 )     (5 )
Loan collections     55       52       34       5  
Other     0       7       4       1  
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities     (201 )     149       1,981       289  
                 
Financing activities:                
Net proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares             -       1,973       287  
Payment of share repurchase     (191 )     -       -       -  
Proceeds from debt     809       2,288       428       62  
Repayment of debt     (462 )     (3,670 )     (889 )     (129 )
Other     (10 )     (19 )     (50 )     (7 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities     146       (1,401 )     1,462       213  
                                 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash     (16 )     79       (21 )     (3 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash     (992 )     (131 )     5,266       766  
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of the period     5,141       5,217       5,086       741  
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of the period     4,149       5,086       10,352       1,507  
H World Group Limited
Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results
    Quarter Ended
    March 31, 2022   December 31, 2022   March 31, 2023
    RMB   RMB   RMB   US$
    (in millions, except shares, per-share and per-ADS data)
Net income (loss) attributable to H World Group Limited (GAAP)     (630 )     (124 )     990       144  
Share-based compensation expenses     22       9       27       4  
(Gains) losses from fair value changes of equity securities     (54 )     (140 )     (13 )     (2 )
Adjusted net income (loss) attributable to H World Group Limited (non-GAAP)     (662 )     (255 )     1,004       146  
                                 
Adjusted earnings (losses) per share (non-GAAP)
Basic     (0.21 )     (0.08 )     0.32       0.05  
Diluted     (0.21 )     (0.08 )     0.31       0.05  
                                 
Adjusted earnings (losses) per ADS (non-GAAP)                                
Basic     (2.12 )     (0.82 )     3.17       0.46  
Diluted     (2.12 )     (0.82 )     3.09       0.45  
                                 
Weighted average number of shares used in computation
Basic     3,118,897,668       3,109,528,097       3,174,229,716       3,174,229,716  
Diluted     3,118,897,668       3,109,528,097       3,343,723,364       3,343,723,364  
 
                                 
      Quarter Ended
      March 31, 2022       December 31, 2022       March 31, 2023  
      RMB       RMB       RMB       US$  
      (in millions, except per-share and per-ADS data)
Net income (loss) attributable to H World Group Limited (GAAP)     (630 )     (124 )     990       144  
Interest income     (18 )     (27 )     (44 )     (6 )
Interest expense     109       117       130       19  
Income tax expense (benefit)     (131 )     203       194       28  
Depreciation and amortization     369       360       367       53  
EBITDA (non-GAAP)     (301 )     529       1,637       238  
Share-based compensation expense     22       9       27       4  
(Gains) losses from fair value changes of equity securities     (54 )     (140 )     (13 )     (2 )
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)     (333 )     398       1,651       240  
H World Group Limited
Financial Summary
    Quarter Ended March

31, 2022

  Quarter Ended December 31, 2022   Quarter Ended March 31, 2023
    Legacy- Huazhu   Legacy- DH   Total   Legacy- Huazhu   Legacy- DH   Total   Legacy- Huazhu   Legacy- DH   Total
    RMB   RMB   RMB   RMB   RMB   RMB   RMB   RMB   RMB   US$
    (in millions)   (in millions)   (in millions)
Leased and owned hotels     1,258       384       1,642       1,537       913       2,450       2,020       854       2,874       418  
Manachised and franchised hotels     974       15       989       1,130       28       1,158       1,536       18       1,554       226  
Others     43       7       50       90       8       98       38       14       52       8  
Revenue     2,275       406       2,681       2,757       949       3,706       3,594       886       4,480       652  
                                                                                 
Hotel operating costs     (2,255 )     (558 )     (2,813 )     (2,446 )     (984 )     (3,430 )     (2,383 )     (867 )     (3,250 )     (473 )
Selling and marketing expenses     (78 )     (44 )     (122 )     (88 )     (81 )     (169 )     (117 )     (78 )     (195 )     (28 )
General and administrative expenses     (346 )     (116 )     (462 )     (320 )     (120 )     (440 )     (312 )     (113 )     (425 )     (62 )
Pre-opening expenses     (26 )     -       (26 )     (14 )     (0 )     (14 )     (9 )     0       (9 )     (1 )
                                                                                 
Income (losses) from operations     (416 )     (292 )     (708 )     (3 )     (90 )     (93 )     822       (158 )     664       97  
                                                                                 
Net income (loss) attributable to H World Group Limited     (307 )     (323 )     (630 )     (84 )     (40 )     (124 )     1,155       (165 )     990       144  
                                                                                 
Interest income     (18 )     (0 )     (18 )     (27 )     (0 )     (27 )     (44 )     (0 )     (44 )     (6 )
Interest expense     77       32       109       84       33       117       99       31       130       19  
Income tax expense (benefit)     (123 )     (8 )     (131 )     260       (57 )     203       202       (8 )     194       28  
Depreciation and amortization     310       59       369       295       65       360       304       63       367       53  
EBITDA (non-GAAP)     (61 )     (240 )     (301 )     528       1       529       1,716       (79 )     1,637       238  
Share-based Compensation     22       -       22       9       -       9       27       -       27       4  
(Gains) losses from fair value changes of equity securities     (54 )     -       (54 )     (140 )     -       (140 )     (13 )     -       (13 )     (2 )
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)     (93 )     (240 )     (333 )     397       1       398       1,730       (79 )     1,651       240  

Operating Results: Legacy-Huazhu(1)

  Number of hotels   Number of rooms
  Opened

in Q1 2023

Closed(2)

in Q1 2023

Net added

in Q1 2023

As of

March 31, 2023

  As of

March 31, 2023

   
Leased and owned hotels 2 (5 ) (3 ) 620   88,416
Manachised and franchised hotels 260 (204 ) 56   7,844   705,511
Total 262 (209 ) 53   8,464   793,927
(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 2023, we temporarily closed 7 hotels for brand upgrade and business model change purposes.

  As of March 31, 2023
  Number of hotels Unopened hotels in pipeline
Economy hotels 4,880 903
Leased and owned hotels 348 1
Manachised and franchised hotels 4,532 902
Midscale and upscale hotels 3,584 1,401
Leased and owned hotels 272 12
Manachised and franchised hotels 3,312 1,389
Total 8,464 2,304
  For the quarter ended  
  March 31, December 31, March 31, yoy
  2022   2022   2023   change
Average daily room rate (in RMB)      
Leased and owned hotels 263   279   337   28.4 %
Manachised and franchised hotels 218   236   269   23.4 %
Blended 224   240   277   23.9 %
Occupancy Rate (as a percentage)      
Leased and owned hotels 56.7 % 63.1 % 76.3 % +19.6 p.p.  
Manachised and franchised hotels 59.6 % 66.6 % 75.5 % +16.0 p.p.  
Blended 59.2 % 66.2 % 75.6 % +16.4 p.p.  
RevPAR (in RMB)        
Leased and owned hotels 149   176   257   72.9 %
Manachised and franchised hotels 130   157   203   56.4 %
Blended 132   159   210   58.3 %
  For the quarter ended
  March 31, March 31, yoy
  2019   2023   change
Average daily room rate (in RMB)    
Leased and owned hotels 258   337   30.8 %
Manachised and franchised hotels 211   269   27.4 %
Blended 221   277   25.4 %
Occupancy Rate (as a percentage)    
Leased and owned hotels 83.6 % 76.3 % -7.3p.p.  
Manachised and franchised hotels 79.8 % 75.5 % -4.3p.p.  
Blended 80.6 % 75.6 % -5.0p.p.  
RevPAR (in RMB)      
Leased and owned hotels 216   257   19.4 %
Manachised and franchised hotels 169   203   20.5 %
Blended 178   210   17.6 %
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

March 31,

For the quarter yoy For the quarter yoy For the quarter yoy
  ended

March 31,

change ended

March 31,

change ended

March 31,

change
  2022 2023 2022 2023   2022 2023   2022   2023   (p.p.)
Economy hotels 3,427 3,427 111 160 44.6 % 171 208 21.3 % 64.7 % 77.1 % +12.4
Leased and owned hotels 332 332 116 190 63.2 % 188 241 28.5 % 62.0 % 78.7 % +16.7
Manachised and franchised hotels 3,095 3,095 110 155 41.4 % 168 202 19.8 % 65.2 % 76.9 % +11.7
Midscale and upscale hotels 2,433 2,433 167 263 57.1 % 292 344 18.0 % 57.3 % 76.3 % +19.0
Leased and owned hotels 250 250 187 319 71.1 % 355 426 20.2 % 52.7 % 75.0 % +22.3
Manachised and franchised hotels 2,183 2,183 164 253 54.4 % 282 330 17.3 % 58.1 % 76.5 % +18.4
Total 5,860 5,860 138 210 51.8 % 227 274 20.8 % 61.1 % 76.7 % +15.7

Operating Results: Legacy-DH(3)

Number of hotels Number of

rooms

Unopened hotels

in pipeline

Opened

in Q1 2023

Closed

in Q1 2023

Net added

in Q1 2023

As of

March 31,

2023(4)

As of

March 31,2023

As of

March 31,2023

Leased hotels 1 (2 ) (1 ) 80   15,497   25
Manachised and franchised hotels 1 (4 ) (3 ) 48   10,675   10
Total 2 (6 ) (4 ) 128   26,172   35
(3)   Legacy-DH refers to DH.

(4)   As of March 31, 2023, a total of 2 hotels were temporarily closed. 1 hotel was closed due to flood damage, and 1 hotel was closed due to repair work.

  For the quarter ended  
  March 31, December 31, March 31, yoy
  2022   2022   2023   change
Average daily room rate (in EUR)        
Leased hotels 90   114   108   19.9 %
Manachised and franchised hotels 85   134   97   13.9 %
Blended 88   122   104   17.7 %
Occupancy rate (as a percentage)        
Leased hotels 34.1 % 60.0 % 53.0 % +18.9 p.p.  
Manachised and franchised hotels 44.0 % 58.3 % 54.1 % +10.2 p.p.  
Blended 38.0 % 59.3 % 53.5 % +15.5 p.p.  
RevPAR (in EUR)        
Leased hotels 31   68   57   86.2 %
Manachised and franchised hotels 38   78   53   40.1 %
Blended 33   72   55   65.8 %

Hotel Portfolio by Brand

  As of March 31, 2023
  Hotels Rooms Unopened hotels
  in operation in pipeline
Economy hotels 4,896 387,694 916
HanTing Hotel 3,285 291,489 596
Hi Inn 445 23,193 129
Ni Hao Hotel 184 13,553 153
Elan Hotel 747 35,255 1
Ibis Hotel 219 22,308 24
Zleep Hotels 16 1,896 13
Midscale hotels 2,956 322,093 1,103
Ibis Styles Hotel 87 9,114 34
Starway Hotel 563 47,691 206
JI Hotel 1,758 206,410 639
Orange Hotel 548 58,878 224
Upper midscale hotels 590 84,317 250
CitiGO Hotel 34 5,337 5
Crystal Orange Hotel 164 21,239 60
Manxin Hotel 114 10,903 57
Madison Hotel 56 7,369 41
Mercure Hotel 139 22,532 47
Novotel Hotel 19 4,734 12
IntercityHotel(5) 56 10,742 23
MAXX(6) 8 1,461 5
Upscale hotels 126 20,494 59
Jaz in the City 3 587 1
Joya Hotel 8 1,368 -
Blossom House 53 2,470 46
Grand Mercure Hotel 8 1,674 4
Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts(7) 54 14,395 8
Luxury hotels 15 2,318 5
Steigenberger Icon(8) 9 1,847 1
Song Hotels 6 471 4
Others 9 3,183 6
Other hotels(9) 9 3,183 6
Total 8,592 820,099 2,339

(5)   As of March 31, 2023, 5 operational hotels and 10 pipeline hotels of IntercityHotel were in China.

(6)   As of March 31, 2023, 3 operational hotels and 5 pipeline hotels of MAXX were in China.

(7)   As of March 31, 2023, 11 operational hotels and 3 pipeline hotels of Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts were in China.

(8)   As of March 31, 2023, 3 operational hotels of Steigenberger Icon were in China.

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

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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=RMB6.8676 on March 31, 2023 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=RMB6.8676 on March 31, 2023 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.