A total of 9,157 hotels or 885,756 hotel rooms in operation as of September 30, 2023.
Hotel turnover1 increased 55.1% year-over-year to RMB23.5 billion in the third quarter of 2023. Excluding Steigenberger Hotels GmbH and its subsidiaries (“DH”, or “Legacy-DH”), hotel turnover increased 59.2% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2023.Revenue increased 53.6% year-over-year to RMB6.3 billion (US$861 million)2 in the third quarter of 2023, surpassing the revenue guidance previously announced of a 43% to 47% increase compared to the third quarter of 2022. Revenue from the Legacy-Huazhu segment in the third quarter of 2023 increased 61.8% year-over-year, exceeding the revenue guidance previously announced of a 49% to 53% increase.Net income attributable to H World Group Limited was RMB1.3 billion (US$183 million) in the third quarter of 2023, compared with a net loss attributable to H World Group Limited of RMB717 million in the third quarter of 2022 and a net income attributable to H World Group Limited of RMB1.0 billion in the previous quarter. Net income attributable to H World Group Limited from the Legacy-Huazhu segment was RMB1.4 billion in the third quarter of 2023, compared with a net loss attributable to H World Group Limited from the Legacy-Huazhu segment of RMB731 million in the third quarter of 2022 and a net income attributable to H World Group Limited from the Legacy-Huazhu segment of RMB993 million in the previous quarter. EBITDA (non-GAAP) in the third quarter of 2023 was RMB2.1 billion (US$293 million), compared with RMB149 million in the third quarter of 2022 and RMB1.7 billion 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 RMB2.2 billion (US$300 million) in the third quarter of 2023, compared with RMB491 million in the third quarter of 2022 and RMB1.8 billion in the previous quarter.Adjusted EBITDA from the Legacy-Huazhu segment, which is a segment measure, was RMB2.1 billion in the third quarter of 2023, compared with RMB397 million in the third quarter of 2022 and RMB1.7 billion in the previous quarter. For the fourth quarter of 2023, H World expects its revenue growth to be in the range of 41%-45% compared to the fourth quarter of 2022, or in the range of 48%-52% excluding DH.

SINGAPORE and SHANGHAI, China, Nov. 24, 2023 (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 in the third quarter ended September 30, 2023.

As of September 30, 2023, H World’s worldwide hotel network in operation totaled 9,157 hotels and 885,756 rooms, including 129 hotels from DH. During the third quarter of 2023, our Legacy-Huazhu business opened 545 hotels, including 4 leased and owned hotels, and 541 manachised and franchised hotels, and closed a total of 139 hotels, including 12 leased and owned hotels and 127 manachised and franchised hotels. As of September 30, 2023, H World had a total of 2,970 unopened hotels in the pipeline, including 2,935 hotels from the Legacy-Huazhu business and 35 hotels from the Legacy-DH business.

Legacy-Huazhu – Third Quarter of 2023 Operational Highlights

As of September 30, 2023, Legacy-Huazhu had 9,028 hotels in operation, including 608 leased and owned hotels, and 8,420 manachised and franchised hotels. In addition, as of the same date, Legacy-Huazhu had 859,284 hotel rooms in operation, including 87,026 rooms under the lease and ownership model, and 772,258 rooms under the manachise and franchise models. Legacy-Huazhu also had 2,935 unopened hotels in its pipeline, including 15 leased and owned hotels, and 2,920 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 RMB324 in the third quarter of 2023, compared with RMB254 in the third quarter of 2022, RMB305 in the previous quarter, and RMB245 in the third quarter of 2019.

• The occupancy rate for all the Legacy-Huazhu hotels in operation was 85.9% in the third quarter of 2023, compared with 76.0% in the third quarter of 2022, 81.8% in the previous quarter, and 87.7% in the third quarter of 2019.

• Blended RevPAR was RMB278 in the third quarter of 2023, compared with RMB193 in the third quarter of 2022, RMB250 in the previous quarter, and RMB215 in the third quarter of 2019.

• For all the Legacy-Huazhu hotels which had been in operation for at least 18 months, the same-hotel RevPAR was RMB281 in the third quarter of 2023, representing a 41.1% increase from RMB199 in the third quarter of 2022, with a 26.2% increase in the same-hotel ADR and a 9.2 percentage-point increase in the same-hotel occupancy rate.

Legacy-DH – Third Quarter of 2023 Operational Highlights

As of September 30, 2023, Legacy-DH had 129 hotels in operation, including 82 leased hotels, and 47 manachised and franchised hotels. In addition, as of the same date, Legacy-DH had 26,472 hotel rooms in operation, including 15,961 rooms under the lease model, and 10,511 rooms under the manachise and franchise models. Legacy-DH also had 35 unopened hotels in the pipeline, including 24 leased hotels and 11 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 EUR114 in the third quarter of 2023, compared with EUR114 in the third quarter of 2022 and EUR117 in the previous quarter.

• The occupancy rate for all Legacy-DH hotels in operation was 69.0% in the third quarter of 2023, compared with 66.1% in the third quarter of 2022 and 67.1% in the previous quarter.

• Blended RevPAR was EUR79 in the third quarter of 2023, compared with EUR75 in the third quarter of 2022 and EUR78 in the previous quarter.

Jin Hui, CEO of H World commented: “We continue to outperform the China lodging industry, delivering robust operational results. We are pleased to report another quarter of strong RevPAR recovery in China, supported by China’s summer holiday travel season as well as continuous business travel recovery. For our Legacy-Huazhu business, RevPAR in Q3 2023 recovered to 129% of the Q3 2019 level. While the RevPAR growth continued to be primarily driven by ADR growth, occupancy recovery also improved sequentially this quarter. Our ADR growth reflected a combination of product mix change and product upgrades, which should continue to support our ADR in the future.”

“Regarding our business outside China, our Legacy-DH business recovery improved sequentially and RevPAR recovered to 107% of the 2019 level.”

Third Quarter 2023 Unaudited Financial Results

(RMB in millions)Q3 2022Q2 2023Q3 2023Revenue:   Leased and owned hotels2,6953,5923,878Manachised and franchised hotels1,3131,8562,268Others8582142Total revenue4,0935,5306,288

Revenue in the third quarter of 2023 was RMB6.3 billion (US$861 million), representing a 53.6% year-over-year increase and a 13.7% sequential increase. The 53.6% year-over-year increase exceeds the previously announced revenue guidance of a 43% to 47% increase, which was mainly due to continued product upgrades and operational optimization via our regional headquarters, as well as the strong recovery in travel demand. Revenue from the Legacy-Huazhu segment in the third quarter of 2023 was RMB5.1 billion, representing a 61.8% year-over-year increase and a 17.6% sequential increase. Revenue from the Legacy-DH segment in the third quarter of 2023 was RMB1.2 billion, representing a 26.1% year-over-year increase and a flattish sequential performance.

Revenue from leased and owned hotels in the third quarter of 2023 was RMB3.9 billion (US$531 million), representing a 43.9% year-over-year increase and a 8.0% sequential increase. Revenue from leased and owned hotels from the Legacy-Huazhu segment in the third quarter of 2023 was RMB2.7 billion, representing a 53.3% year-over-year increase. Revenue from leased and owned hotels from the Legacy-DH segment in the third quarter of 2023 was RMB1.1 billion, representing a 25.3% year-over-year increase.

Revenue from manachised and franchised hotels in the third quarter of 2023 was RMB2.3 billion (US$311 million), representing a 72.7% year-over-year increase and a 22.2% sequential increase. Revenue from our Legacy-Huazhu segment from manachised and franchised hotels in the third quarter of 2023 was RMB2.2 billion, representing a 73.4% year-over-year increase. Revenue from manachised and franchised hotels from the Legacy-DH segment in the third quarter of 2023 was RMB30 million, representing a 36.4% 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 RMB142 million (US$19 million) in the third quarter of 2023, compared to RMB85 million in the third quarter of 2022 and RMB82 million in the previous quarter.

(RMB in millions)Q3 2022Q2 2023Q3 2023Operating costs and expenses:   Hotel operating costs(3,045)(3,482)(3,613)Other operating costs(13)(6)(7)Selling and marketing expenses(181)(262)(289)General and administrative expenses(405)(477)(539)Pre-opening expenses(25)(12)(11)Total operating costs and expenses(3,669)(4,239)(4,459)

Hotel operating costs in the third quarter of 2023 were RMB3.6 billion (US$494 million), compared to RMB3.0 billion in the third quarter of 2022 and RMB3.5 billion in the previous quarter. The year-over-year increase was mainly due to our growing hotel network and rising occupancy rate in our Legacy-Huazhu hotels. Hotel operating costs from the Legacy-Huazhu segment in the third quarter of 2023 were RMB2.7 billion, which represented 52.0% of the quarter’s revenue, compared to RMB2.3 billion or 72.8% of the revenue in the third quarter in 2022 and RMB2.6 billion or 58.9% of the revenue for the previous quarter.

Selling and marketing expenses in the third quarter of 2023 were RMB289 million (US$40 million), compared to RMB181 million in the third quarter of 2022 and RMB262 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 third quarter of 2023 were RMB177 million, which represented 3.5% of this quarter’s revenue, compared to RMB105 million or 3.3% of revenue in the third quarter in 2022, and RMB153 million or 3.5% of revenue in the previous quarter.

General and administrative expenses in the third quarter of 2023 were RMB539 million (US$74 million), compared to RMB405 million in the third quarter of 2022 and RMB477 million in the previous quarter. General and administrative expenses from the Legacy-Huazhu segment in the third quarter of 2023 were RMB417 million, which represented 8.2% of this quarter’s revenue, compared to RMB330 million or 10.4% in the third quarter in 2022 and RMB352 million or 8.1% for the previous quarter.

Pre-opening expenses in the third quarter of 2023 were primarily related to the Legacy-Huazhu segment and totaled RMB11 million (US$1 million), compared to RMB25 million in the third quarter of 2022 and RMB12 million in the previous quarter.

Other operating income, net in the third quarter of 2023 was RMB80 million (US$11 million), compared to RMB76 million in the third quarter of 2022 and RMB94 million in the previous quarter.

Income from operations in the third quarter of 2023 was RMB1.9 billion (US$262 million), compared to income from operations of RMB500 million in the third quarter of 2022 and income from operations of RMB1.4 billion in the previous quarter. Income from operations from the Legacy-Huazhu segment in the third quarter of 2023 was RMB1.9 billion, compared to income from operations of RMB449 million in the third quarter of 2022 and income from operations of RMB1.3 billion in the previous quarter. The Legacy-DH segment had income from operations of RMB3 million in the third quarter of 2023, compared to RMB51 million in the third quarter of 2022 and RMB35 million in the previous quarter.

Operating margin, defined as income from operations as a percentage of revenue, was 30.4% in the third quarter of 2023, compared with 12.2% in the third quarter of 2022 and 25.0% for the previous quarter. Operating margin from the Legacy-Huazhu segment in the third quarter of 2023 was 37.3%, compared with 14.2% in the third quarter of 2022 and 31.1% in the previous quarter, supported by continuous business recovery.

Other income, net in the third quarter of 2023 was RMB24 million (US$3 million), compared to an expense of RMB14 million in the third quarter of 2022 and an income of RMB32 million for the previous quarter.

Losses from fair value changes of equity securities in the third quarter of 2023 were RMB9 million (US$1 million), compared to losses of RMB313 million in the third quarter of 2022, and losses of RMB19 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.

Income tax expense in the third quarter of 2023 was RMB421 million (US$59 million), compared to RMB434 million in the third quarter of 2022 and RMB308 million in the previous quarter.

Net income attributable to H World Group Limited in the third quarter of 2023 was RMB1.3 billion (US$183 million), compared with a net loss attributable to H World Group Limited of RMB717 million in the third quarter of 2022 and net income attributable to H World Group Limited of RMB1.0 billion in the previous quarter. Net income attributable to H World Group Limited from the Legacy-Huazhu segment was RMB1.4 billion in the third quarter of 2023, compared with a net loss attributable to H World Group Limited from the Legacy-Huazhu segment of RMB731 million in the third quarter of 2022 and net income attributable to H World Group Limited from the Legacy-Huazhu segment of RMB993 million in the previous quarter.

EBITDA (non-GAAP) in the third quarter of 2023 was RMB2.1 billion (US$293 million), compared with RMB149 million in the third quarter of 2022 and RMB1.7 billion 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 RMB2.2 billion (US$300 million) in the third quarter of 2023, compared with RMB491 million in the third quarter of 2022 and RMB1.8 billion in the previous quarter. Adjusted EBITDA from the Legacy-Huazhu segment, which is a segment measure, was RMB2.1 billion in the third quarter of 2023, compared with RMB397 million in the third quarter of 2022 and RMB1.7 billion in the previous quarter.

Cash flow. Operating cash inflow in the third quarter of 2023 was RMB1.2 billion (US$163 million). Investing cash outflow in the third quarter of 2023 was RMB2.0 billion (US$282 million). The investing cash outflow was mainly due to the purchase of RMB1.8 billion time deposits and financial products. Financing cash outflow in the third quarter of 2023 was RMB613 million (US$84 million).

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash. As of September 30, 2023, the Company had a total balance of cash and cash equivalents of RMB5.8 billion (US$790 million) and restricted cash of RMB529 million (US$73 million).

Debt financing. As of September 30, 2023, the Company had a total debt and net cash balance of RMB5.2 billion (US$714 million) and RMB1.1 billion (US$149 million), respectively. As of September 30, 2023, the Company had a total balance of time deposits and financial products of RMB2.8 billion, including RMB2.0 billion in short-term investments, and the unutilized credit facility available to the Company was RMB2.7 billion.

Guidance
For the fourth quarter of 2023, H World expects its revenue growth to be in the range of 41%-45% compared to the fourth quarter of 2022, or in the range of 48%-52% excluding DH.

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 p.m. U.S. Eastern time on Sunday, November 26, 2023 (9 a.m. Hong Kong time on Monday, November 27, 2023) following the announcement.

To join by phone, all participants must pre-register this conference call using the Participant Registration link of https://s1.c-conf.com/diamondpass/10034960-g8sm4f.html. 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/w6g95b85 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 and gains (losses) from fair value changes of equity securities; adjusted basic and diluted earnings (losses) per share/ADS excluding share-based compensation expenses and gains (losses) from fair value changes of equity securities; EBITDA; adjusted EBITDA excluding share-based compensation expenses and gains (losses) from fair value changes of equity securities. 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 and gains (losses) from fair value changes of equity securities 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 and gains (losses) from fair value changes of equity securities is that share-based compensation expenses and gains (losses) from fair value changes of equity securities 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 and gains (losses) from fair value changes of equity securities helps facilitate year-over-year comparisons of the results of operations as the share-based compensation expenses and gains (losses) from fair value changes of equity securities may not be indicative of Company operating performance.

The Company believes that gains and losses from changes in fair value of equity securities are generally less significant in understanding the Company’s reported results or evaluating the economic performance of its businesses. These gains and losses have caused and may continue to cause significant volatility in reported periodic earnings.

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 and gains (losses) from fair value changes of equity securities 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, and gains (losses) from fair value changes of equity securities and other relevant items both 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 September 30, 2023, H World operated 9,157 hotels with 885,756 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 September 30, 2023, H World operates 12 percent of its hotel rooms under lease and ownership model, and 88 percent under 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, 2022  September 30, 2023
  RMB   RMB   US$3   (in millions)  ASSETS     Current assets:     Cash and cash equivalents3,583 5,767 790Restricted cash1,503 529 73Short-term investments1,788 2,094 287Accounts receivable, net1,113 1,102 151Loan receivables, net134 127 17Amounts due from related parties, current178 220 30Inventories70 65 9Other current assets, net809 894 124Total current assets9,178 10,798 1,481      Property and equipment, net6,784 6,243 856Intangible assets, net5,278 5,326 730Operating lease right-of-use assets28,970 27,930 3,828Finance lease right-of-use assets2,047 2,377 326Land use rights, net199 183 25Long-term investments1,945 2,718 373Goodwill5,195 5,242 719Amounts due from related parties, non-current6 18 2Loan receivables, net124 133 18Other assets, net688 717 98Deferred tax assets1,093 1,077 148Total assets61,507 62,762 8,604      LIABILITIES AND EQUITY     Current liabilities:     Short-term debt3,288 4,234 580Accounts payable1,171 937 128Amounts due to related parties71 92 13Salary and welfare payables657 615 84Deferred revenue1,308 1,554 213Operating lease liabilities, current3,773 3,700 507Finance lease liabilities, current41 48 7Accrued expenses and other current liabilities2,337 2,799 384Income tax payable500 831 114Total current liabilities13,146 14,810 2,030      Long-term debt6,635 975 134Operating lease liabilities, non-current27,637 26,526 3,636Finance lease liabilities, non-current2,513 2,888 396Deferred revenue828 1,029 141Other long-term liabilities977 1,109 152Deferred tax liabilities858 840 115Retirement benefit obligations110 111 15Total liabilities52,704 48,288 6,619      Equity:     Ordinary shares0 0 0Treasury shares(441) (440) (60)Additional paid-in capital10,138 12,206 1,673Retained earnings(1,200) 2,142 294Accumulated other comprehensive income232 450 62Total H World Group Limited shareholders’ equity8,729 14,358 1,969Noncontrolling interest74 116 16Total equity8,803 14,474 1,985Total liabilities and equity61,507 62,762 8,604 H World Group LimitedUnaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income Quarter Ended September 30, 2022 June 30, 2023  September 30, 2023
 RMBRMBRMB US$
  (in millions, except shares, per share and per ADS data)Revenue:    Leased and owned hotels2,695  3,592  3,878  531 Manachised and franchised hotels1,313  1,856  2,268  311 Others85  82  142  19 Total revenue4,093  5,530  6,288  861      Operating costs and expenses:    Hotel operating costs:    Rents(935) (1,088) (1,118) (153)Utilities(163) (137) (185) (25)Personnel costs(964) (1,131) (1,186) (163)Depreciation and amortization(351) (332) (330) (45)Consumables, food and beverage(286) (335) (353) (48)Others(346) (459) (441) (60)Total hotel operating costs(3,045) (3,482) (3,613) (494)Other operating costs(13) (6) (7) (1)Selling and marketing expenses(181) (262) (289) (40)General and administrative expenses(405) (477) (539) (74)Pre-opening expenses(25) (12) (11) (1)Total operating costs and expenses(3,669) (4,239) (4,459) (610)Other operating income (expense), net76  94  80  11 Income (loss) from operations500  1,385  1,909  262 Interest income23  57  62  9 Interest expense(93) (94) (85) (12)Other income (expense), net(14) 32  24  3 Gains (losses) from fair value changes of equity securities(313) (19) (9) (1)Foreign exchange gains (losses)(359) (5) (148) (20)Income (loss) before income taxes(256) 1,356  1,753  241 Income tax (expense) benefit(434) (308) (421) (59)Income (Loss) from equity method investments(20) (12) 20  3 Net income (loss)(710) 1,036  1,352  185 Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest(7) (21) (15) (2)Net income (loss) attributable to H World Group Limited(717) 1,015  1,337  183      Gains(losses) from fair value changes of debt securities, net of tax-  20  –  – Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax7  183  (24) (3)Comprehensive income (loss)(703) 1,239  1,328  182 Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest(7) (21) (15) (2)Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to H World Group Limited(710) 1,218  1,313  180      Earnings (Losses) per share:    Basic(0.23) 0.32  0.42  0.06 Diluted(0.23) 0.31  0.41  0.06      Earnings (Losses) per ADS:    Basic(2.31) 3.18  4.19  0.57 Diluted(2.31) 3.11  4.07  0.56      Weighted average number of shares used in computation:  Basic3,107,798,883  3,187,331,990  3,188,274,127  3,188,274,127 Diluted3,107,798,883  3,354,717,904  3,355,586,429  3,355,586,429  H World Group Limited Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows   Quarter Ended   September 30, 2022   June 30, 2023  September 30, 2023  RMB   RMB   RMB   US$   (in millions) Operating activities:       Net income (loss)(710) 1,036 1,352 185     Share-based compensation29 34 44 6Depreciation and amortization,
and other370 359 358 49Impairment loss10 80 5 1Loss (Income) from equity method investments, net of dividends22 68 (18) (2)Investment (income) loss and foreign exchange (gain) loss550 (96) 167 23Changes in operating assets and liabilities182 712 (583) (80)Other(1) 45 (144) (19)Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities452 2,238 1,181 163        Investing activities:       Capital expenditures(256) (171) (196) (27)Purchase of investments(300) (961) (1,846) (253)Proceeds from maturity/sale and return of investments6 2 – -Loan advances(29) (41) (48) (7)Loan collections52 38 39 5Other2 1 2 0Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities(525) (1,132) (2,049) (282)        Financing activities:       Proceeds from debt3,721 300 71 10Repayment of debt(3,336) (4,103) (666) (91)Other76 (21) (18) (3)Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities461 (3,824) (613) (84)        Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash149 202 (59) (8)Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash537 (2,516) (1,540) (211)Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of the period4,680 10,352 7,836 1,074Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of the period5,217 7,836 6,296 863 H World Group LimitedUnaudited Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results Quarter Ended September 30, 2022 June 30, 2023  September 30, 2023
 RMBRMBRMBUS$  (in millions, except shares, per share and per ADS data)Net income (loss) attributable to H World Group Limited (GAAP)(717) 1,015  1,337 183 Share-based compensation expenses29  34  44 6 (Gains) losses from fair value changes of equity securities313  19  9 1 Adjusted net income (loss) attributable to H World Group Limited (non-GAAP)(375) 1,068  1,390 190             Adjusted earnings (losses) per share (non-GAAP)   Basic(0.12) 0.33  0.44 0.06 Diluted(0.12) 0.33  0.42 0.06       Adjusted earnings (losses) per ADS (non-GAAP)Basic(1.21) 3.35  4.36 0.60 Diluted(1.21) 3.27  4.23 0.58       Weighted average number of shares used in computation   Basic3,107,798,883  3,187,331,990  3,188,274,127 3,188,274,127 Diluted3,107,798,883  3,354,717,904  3,355,586,429 3,355,586,429         Quarter Ended September 30, 2022 June 30, 2023  September 30, 2023
 RMBRMBRMBUS$  (in millions, except per share and per ADS data)Net income (loss) attributable to H World Group Limited (GAAP)(717)  1,015    1,337   183  Interest income(23) (57) (62)(9)Interest expense93  94  85 12 Income tax expense434  308  421 59 Depreciation and amortization362  354  352 48 EBITDA (non-GAAP)149   1,714    2,133   293  Share-based compensation (expense)29  34  44 6 (Gains) losses from fair value changes of equity securities313  19  9 1 Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)491   1,767    2,186   300   H World Group LimitedSegment Financial Summary  Quarter Ended September 30, 2022 Quarter Ended June 30, 2023
 Quarter Ended September 30, 2023
 Legacy-Huazhu Legacy-DH Legacy-Huazhu Legacy-DH  Legacy-Huazhu Legacy-DH  RMB RMB RMB RMB  RMB RMB   (in millions) (in millions) (in millions) Leased and owned hotels1,793 902 2,466 1,126  2,748 1,130 Manachised and franchised hotels1,291 22 1,830 26  2,238 30 Others77 8 51 31  127 15  Revenue 3,161 932  4,347  1,183  5,113  1,175                Depreciation and amortization303 59 294 60  286 66  Adjusted EBITDA397 94  1,655  112  2,131  55  

Operating Results: Legacy-Huazhu(1)

　Number of hotels 　Number of rooms　Opened
in Q3 2023Closed (2)
in Q3 2023Net added
in Q3 2023As of
September 30,
2023
　As of
September 30,
2023
　　Leased and owned hotels4(12)(8)608 87,026Manachised and franchised hotels541(127)414 8,420 772,258Total 545 (139) 406   9,028   859,284 (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 Q3 2023, we temporarily closed 8 hotels for brand upgrade or business model change purposes. 　As of September 30, 2023　Number of hotels Unopened hotels in pipeline Economy hotels4,9921,084Leased and owned hotels3341Manachised and franchised hotels4,6581,083Midscale, upper-midscale hotels and others4,0361,851Leased and owned hotels27414Manachised and franchised hotels3,7621,837Total9,0282,935 　For the quarter ended　　September 30,June 30,September 30,yoy　2022 2023 2023 changeAverage daily room rate (in RMB)    Leased and owned hotels294 384 406 38.1%Manachised and franchised hotels248 295 314 26.4%Blended254 305 324 27.7%Occupancy rate (as a percentage)    Leased and owned hotels73.1%83.6%87.8%+14.7 p.p.Manachised and franchised hotels76.4%81.6%85.7%+9.2 p.p.Blended76.0%81.8%85.9%+9.8 p.p.RevPAR (in RMB)    Leased and owned hotels215 321 356 65.8%Manachised and franchised hotels190 241 269 41.7%Blended193 250 278 44.3% 　For the quarter ended　September 30,September 30,yoy　2019 2023 changeAverage daily room rate (in RMB)   Leased and owned hotels288 406 41.0%Manachised and franchised hotels235 314 33.4%Blended245 324 32.1%Occupancy rate (as a percentage)   Leased and owned hotels90.0%87.8%-2.3 p.p.Manachised and franchised hotels87.2%85.7%-1.5 p.p.Blended87.7%85.9%-1.8 p.p.RevPAR (in RMB)   Leased and owned hotels259 356 37.5%Manachised and franchised hotels205 269 31.1%Blended215 278 29.4% Same-hotel operational data by class        Mature hotels in operation for more than 18 months Number of hotelsSame-hotel RevPARSame-hotel ADRSame-hotel Occupancy As of
September 30,For the quarter
ended
September 30,
yoy
change
For the quarter
ended
September 30,
yoy
change
For the quarter
ended
September 30,
yoy
change  2022202320222023 20222023 2022 2023 (p.p.)Economy hotels 3,669 3,669 154 216 40.1% 192 247 28.8%80.3%87.3%+7.1 Leased and owned hotels32232216726357.7%21329538.9%78.4%89.0%+10.6Manachised and franchised hotels3,3473,34715220937.3%18924026.9%80.5%87.1%+6.6Midscale, upper-midscale hotels and others 2,797 2,797 244 343 41.0% 325 399 22.5%74.8%86.1%+11.3 Leased and owned hotels25425427043962.5%39050429.1%69.2%87.1%+17.9Manachised and franchised hotels2,5432,54324032937.3%31738320.8%75.7%86.0%+10.3Total 6,466 6,466 199 281 41.1% 257 324 26.2%77.5%86.7%+9.2

Operating Results: Legacy-DH(3)

　Number of hotels　Number of
rooms　Unopened hotels
in pipeline　Opened
in Q3 2023Closed
in Q3 2023Net added
in Q3 2023As of
September
30, 2023(4)　

As of
September 30,
2023　

As of
September 30,
2023　Leased hotels2- 2 82 15,961 24Manachised and franchised hotels-(1)(1)47 10,511 11Total 2 (1) 1   129   26,472   35 (3) Legacy-DH refers to DH.
(4) As of September 30, 2023, a total of 3 hotels were temporarily closed due to repair work.  For the quarter ended　 September 30,June 30,September 30,yoy　2022 2023 2023 changeAverage daily room rate (in EUR)    Leased hotels113 119 113 0.0%Manachised and franchised hotels116 112 116 0.3%Blended114 117 114 0.1%Occupancy rate (as a percentage)    Leased hotels67.4%69.4%71.4%+4.0 p.p.Manachised and franchised hotels64.1%63.8%65.5%+1.4 p.p.Blended66.1%67.1%69.0%+2.9 p.p.RevPAR (in EUR)    Leased hotels76 83 81 5.9%Manachised and franchised hotels74 71 76 2.4%Blended75 78 79 4.5%

Hotel Portfolio by Brand

　As of September 30, 2023　HotelsRoomsUnopened hotels　in operationin pipelineEconomy hotels 5,007 405,226 1,097 HanTing Hotel3,500311,067700Hi Inn46124,272180Ni Hao Hotel24718,369181Elan Hotel56127,2441Ibis Hotel22322,54122Zleep Hotels151,73313Midscale hotels 3,329 359,600 1,432 Ibis Styles Hotel989,89329Starway Hotel63654,705229JI Hotel1,980229,990890Orange Hotel61565,012284Upper midscale hotels 663 94,523 369 Crystal Orange Hotel17522,876108CitiGO Hotel355,3013Manxin Hotel12711,99470Madison Hotel8010,44757Mercure Hotel15725,90756Novotel Hotel215,41518IntercityHotel(5)5911,32653MAXX(6)91,2574Upscale hotels 132 20,789 64 Jaz in the City35871Joya Hotel71,234-Blossom House592,75051Grand Mercure Hotel91,8233Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts(7)5414,3959Luxury hotels 16 2,360 2 Steigenberger Icon(8)91,8471Song Hotels75131Others 10 3,258 6 Other hotels(9)103,2586Total 9,157 885,756 2,970

(5)   As of September 30, 2023, 6 operational hotels and 41 pipeline hotels of IntercityHotel were in China.
(6)   As of September 30, 2023, 4 operational hotels and 4 pipeline hotels of MAXX were in China.
(7)   As of September 30, 2023, 11 operational hotels and 3 pipeline hotels of Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts were in China.
(8)   As of September 30, 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$1.00=RMB7.2960 on September 29, 2023, as set forth in H.10 statistical release of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board and available at http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h10/hist/dat00_ch.htm.
3 The conversion of Renminbi (“RMB”) into United States dollars (“US$”) is based on the exchange rate of US$1.00=RMB7.2960 on September 29, 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.

Original: GlobeNewswire – Conference Calls, Webcasts: H World Group Limited Reports Third Quarter of 2023