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Fiscal Year 2025
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2025 saw robust revenue and profit growth, driven by network expansion, asset-light strategy, and a successful turnaround of international operations. Guidance for 2026 is cautiously optimistic, with continued high-quality growth, strong cash flow, and ongoing shareholder returns.
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Q3 2025 saw robust revenue and profit growth, led by asset-light expansion and strong membership engagement. New upper-midscale brand Ji Icons was launched, and guidance for Q4 anticipates continued revenue growth, with leisure demand offsetting business travel weakness.
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Revenue grew 4.5% year-over-year to RMB 6.4 billion, with strong gains in management and franchise business and a 17.5% increase in membership. Despite macro headwinds and RevPAR pressure, margin improvements and asset-light transformation drove profitability, with robust guidance for Q3.
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Q1 2025 saw steady revenue growth and strong expansion in upper-mid scale hotels, despite RevPAR and ADR declines from supply pressures. Asset-light transformation advanced, with robust managed/franchise revenue and solid liquidity. Leisure travel demand remains strong.
Fiscal Year 2024
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Record hotel expansion and asset-light transformation drove revenue and EBITDA growth, with strong cash flow supporting a $770 million shareholder return in 2024. Guidance for 2025 anticipates continued network growth and margin expansion, despite near-term RevPAR headwinds.
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Q3 saw robust hotel network expansion and strong leisure demand, but RevPAR and ADR declined year-over-year due to a high base and macro headwinds. Asset-light strategy advanced with record openings, restructuring, and significant shareholder returns.
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Q2 2024 saw 11% revenue growth, strong hotel network expansion, and robust cash flow, despite a slight RevPAR decline due to macro headwinds and high prior-year base. Asset-light strategy and product upgrades drove margin gains, with a $2B shareholder return plan announced.