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China Lodging Group, Limited Reports Second Quarter of 2012 Financial Results
GlobeNewswire
2012-08-10



  --  Net Revenues increased 45.7% year-over-year for the second quarter of
      2012, exceeding the guidance previously announced
  --  Adjusted EBITDA from operating hotels (non-GAAP)1 increased 48.5%
      year-over-year to RMB230.2 million (US$36.2 million)2 for the second
      quarter
  --  Adjusted net income attributable to China Lodging Group, Limited
      increased 68.5% year-over-year to RMB75.0 million (US$11.8 million) for
      the second quarter. Diluted net earnings per ADS3 for the second quarter
      was RMB1.14 (US$0.18); adjusted diluted net earnings per ADS (non-GAAP)
      for the second quarter was RMB1.22 (US$0.19)
  --  Excluding franchised Starway hotels, the Company's RevPAR grew by 4%
      year-over-year and same-hotel RevPAR grew by 7% year-over-year for the
      second quarter
  --  The Company had a total of 863 hotels in operation and 377 hotels in
      pipeline as of June 30, 2012
  --  The Company raised guidance for full year net revenues growth to 38% to
      41%, up from previously announced range of 34.5% to 37.5%




SHANGHAI, China, Aug. 9, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- China Lodging Group,
Limited (Nasdaq:HTHT) ("China Lodging Group" or the "Company"), a
leading and fast-growing limited service hotel chain operator in China,
today announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended
June 30, 2012.

Second Quarter 2012 Operational Highlights


  --  As of June 30, 2012, the Company had 388 leased (or
      "leased-and-operated") hotels and 365 manachised (or
      "franchised-and-managed") hotels in operation, with 35 net new leased
      and 43 net new manachised hotels opened in the second quarter of 2012.
      In the second quarter of 2012, the Company completed the acquisition of
      a majority stake in Starway Hotels (Hong Kong) Limited ("Starway"). The
      acquisition of Starway added 110 franchised hotels to China Lodging
      Group's portfolio and strengthened the Company's leadership position in
      the mid-scale hotel market. Hotels in operation totaled 863 and covered
      131 cities in China as of June 30, 2012.

  --  As of June 30, 2012, the Company had a pipeline of 112 leased hotels and
      265 manachised hotels.

  --  The occupancy rate for all hotels in operation, excluding franchised
      Starway hotels, was 97% in the second quarter of 2012, compared with 93%
      in the second quarter of 2011, and 91% in the previous quarter. The
      year-over-year occupancy improvement was mainly attributable to robust
      travel demand and a more mature hotel mix. The sequential increase was
      mainly due to seasonality.

  --  The ADR, or average daily rate, for all hotels, excluding franchised
      Starway hotels, was RMB181 in the second quarter of 2012, compared with
      RMB182 in the second quarter of 2011 and RMB172 in the previous quarter.
      The year-over-year decrease was mainly attributable to the city mix
      shift of the Company's hotels towards lower tier cities, partially
      offset by the increase in same-hotel ADR. The sequential increase was
      mainly due to seasonality.

  --  RevPAR, defined as revenue per available room, excluding franchised
      Starway hotels, was RMB176 in the second quarter of 2012, compared with
      RMB170 in the second quarter of 2011 and RMB156 in the previous quarter.
      The year-over-year improvement in RevPAR was a result of a higher
      occupancy slightly offset by a lower ADR. The sequential increase was
      mainly due to seasonality.

  --  For all the hotels which had been in operation for at least 18 months,
      excluding franchised Starway hotels, same-hotel RevPAR was RMB195 for
      the second quarter of 2012, a 7% increase from RMB182 for the second
      quarter of 2011, with a 3% increase in ADR and a 4% increase in
      occupancy.

  --  As of June 30, 2012, HanTing Club had more than 6 million members,
      including individual members and e-members, and corporate members, who
      contributed more than 80% of room nights sold during the second quarter
      of 2012. In the second quarter of 2012, 96% of room nights sold were
      sold through the Company's own channels.




"In the first half of 2012, we made solid progress in the
implementation of our multi-brand strategy. With the addition of
Starway, we now have two brands, Seasons and Starway, to cover the
mid-scale hotel market, and another two brands, HanTing Express and Hi
Inn, to address the economy hotel market. Distinctively positioned in
the marketplace, the four brands consist of both standardized,
performance-oriented brands such as Seasons and Hanting Express, and
variety-rich, design-oriented brands such as Starway and Hi Inn. Such a
portfolio opens us up to a wide range of customers and provides us
significant flexibility when consolidating various hotel assets in the
market," commented Mr. Qi Ji, founder, executive Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of China Lodging Group.

Second Quarter of 2012 Financial Results

Total revenues for the second quarter were RMB846.4 million (US$133.2
million), representing an increase of 45.7% year-over-year and 22.9%
sequentially. The year-over-year and sequential increase was primarily
due to the Company's continued expansion of its hotel network and an
increase in RevPAR.

Total revenues from leased hotels for the second quarter of 2012 were
RMB764.6 million (US$120.4 million), representing an increase of 44.3%
year-over-year and 21.9% sequentially.

Total revenues from manachised and franchised hotels for the second
quarter of 2012 were RMB81.8million (US$12.9 million), representing a
60.2% year-over-year increase and a 32.9% increase sequentially.

Net revenues for the second quarter of 2012 were RMB798.2 million
(US$125.6 million), representing an increase of 45.7% year-over-year
and 22.9% sequentially. The result was above the high end of our
previously announced guidance.

Hotel operating costs for the second quarter of 2012 were RMB580.4
million (US$91.4 million), compared to RMB395.7 million (US$61.2
million) for the second quarter of 2011 and RMB549.4 million (US$87.2
million) for the previous quarter, representing a 46.7% and 5.7%
increase, respectively. The year-over-year increase in hotel operating
costs was mainly driven by the Company's hotel network expansion,
higher occupancy, and cost inflation. Total hotel operating costs
excluding share-based compensation expenses (non-GAAP) were RMB579.8
million (US$91.3 million), representing 72.6% of net revenues, compared
to 72.1% for the second quarter in 2011 and 84.5% in the previous
quarter. The year-over-year increase was primarily due to significant
increase of personnel costs, driven by inflation and higher incentive
payout. The sequential decrease in hotel operating costs as a
percentage of net revenues was mainly due to seasonality.

Selling and marketing expenses for the second quarter of 2012 were
RMB27.3 million (US$4.3 million), compared to RMB22.7 million (US$3.5
million) for the second quarter of 2011 and RMB22.2 million (US$3.5
million) for the previous quarter. Selling and marketing expenses
excluding share-based compensation expenses (non-GAAP) were RMB27.0
million (US$4.3 million), or 3.4 % of net revenues, compared to 4.1%
for the second quarter in 2011 and 3.4% for the previous quarter. The
year-over-year decrease was mainly attributable to an enlarged revenue
base.

General and administrative expenses for the second quarter of 2012 were
RMB51.8 million (US$8.2 million), compared to RMB42.4 million (US$6.6
million) for the second quarter of 2011 and RMB48.8 million (US$7.8
million) for the previous quarter. General and administrative expenses
excluding share-based compensation expenses (non-GAAP) were RMB48.1
million (US$7.6 million), representing 6.0% of the net revenues for the
second quarter of 2012, compared with 7.1% of the net revenues for the
second quarter of 2011 and for the previous quarter. The year-over-year
and sequential decrease in percentage was mainly due to an enlarged
revenue base.

Pre-opening expenses for the second quarter of 2012 were RMB56.3
million (US$8.9 million), representing a year-over-year increase of
20.9% and a sequential increase of 36.1%. The increase in pre-opening
expenses was primarily driven by the increase in the number of leased
hotels under construction during the period. Pre-opening expenses as a
percentage of net revenues decreased to 7.0% in the second quarter of
2012 from 8.5% a year ago due to an enlarged mature hotel portfolio.

Income from operations for the quarter was RMB82.4 million (US$13.0
million), compared to income from operations of RMB40.5 million (US$6.3
million) for the second quarter of 2011 and loss from operations of
RMB12.3 million (US$2.0 million) for the previous quarter. Excluding
share-based compensation expenses, adjusted income from operations
(non-GAAP) for the quarter was RMB87.1 million (US$13.7 million),
representing 11.0% of net revenues, compared with 8.2% during the
second quarter of 2011.

Net income attributable to China Lodging Group, Limited for the second
quarter was RMB70.3 million (US$11.1 million), compared to net income
attributable to China Lodging Group, Limited of RMB40.3 million (US$6.2
million) for the second quarter of 2011 and net loss attributable to
China Lodging Group, Limited of RMB9.4 million (US$1.5 million) for the
previous quarter. Excluding share-based compensation expenses, adjusted
net income attributable to China Lodging Group, Limited (non-GAAP) for
the second quarter of 2012 was RMB75.0 million (US$11.8 million),
compared to adjusted net income attributable to China Lodging Group,
Limited of RMB44.5 million (US$6.9 million) for the second quarter of
2011 and adjusted net loss attributable to China Lodging Group, Limited
of RMB6.1 million (US$1.0 million) for the previous quarter. The
year-over-year increase of 68.5% in adjusted net income was primarily
due to the expansion of the Company's hotel network and improvement in
operating margin.

Basic and diluted net earnings per share/ADS. For the second quarter of
2012, basic net earnings per share and diluted net earnings per share
were RMB0.29 (US$0.05); basic net earnings per ADS was RMB1.16
(US$0.18) and diluted net earnings per ADS was RMB1.14 (US$0.18).
Excluding share-based compensation expenses, adjusted basic net
earnings per share (non-GAAP) was RMB0.31 (US$0.05) and adjusted
diluted net earnings per share (non-GAAP) was RMB0.30 (US$0.05), and
adjusted basic net earnings per ADS (non-GAAP) was RMB1.23 (US$0.19)
and adjusted diluted net earnings per ADS (non-GAAP) was RMB1.22
(US$0.19).

EBITDA (non-GAAP) for the second quarter of 2012 was RMB169.3 million
(US$26.7 million), compared to RMB104.3 million (US$16.1 million) for
the second quarter of 2011 and RMB66.3 million (US$10.5 million) for
the previous quarter. Adjusted EBITDA from operating hotels (non-GAAP)
for the second quarter of 2012 was RMB230.2 million (US$36.2 million),
representing an increase of 48.5% from the second quarter of 2011 and
an increase of 107.5% sequentially.

Hotel income (non-GAAP), defined as the difference between net revenues
and hotel operating costs, was RMB217.8 million (US$34.3 million) for
the second quarter of 2012, compared with RMB152.1 million (US$23.5
million) for the second quarter of 2011 and RMB100.1 million (US$15.9
million) for the previous quarter. The year-over-year increase of hotel
income (non-GAAP) was mainly attributable to the enlarged manachised
and franchised hotel network and increased number of mature leased
hotels in the Company's portfolio. For leased hotels in operation for
at least six months, hotel income (non-GAAP) was RMB168.1 million
(US$26.5 million) during the second quarter of 2012, or 25% of net
revenues derived from those hotels. Leased hotels in operation for less
than six months, which accounted for 12% of leased room nights
available for sale for the second quarter of 2012, derived a hotel loss
(non-GAAP) of RMB13.1 million (US$2.1 million), or 22% of net revenues
derived from those hotels for this quarter, mainly due to lower revenue
achieved by those hotels during their ramp-up stage. For manachised
hotels, hotel income (non-GAAP) was RMB62.9 million (US$9.9 million),
or 82% of net revenue derived from those hotels.

Cash flow. Net operating cash flow for the second quarter of 2012 was
RMB180.6 million (US$28.4 million). Cash spent on the purchase of
property and equipment, purchase of intangible assets, long-term
investment and acquisitions, which was part of investing cash flow, was
RMB256.9 million (US$40.4 million).

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash. As of June 30, 2012, the
Company had a total balance of cash and cash equivalents and restricted
cash of RMB556.1 million (US$87.5 million).

Business Outlook and Guidance for Third Quarter of 2012

"Our strong performance in the first half of this year was mainly a
result of robust domestic travel demand, and the successful
implementation of our multi-brand strategy. Both Seasons and Hi Inn
achieved above-group-average growth in terms of same-hotel RevPAR. We
are confident that China's domestic travel market will continue to grow
strongly. We adjust up our full year revenue guidance to 38% to 41%, "
commented Mr. Ji.

The Company expects to achieve net revenues in the range of RMB845 to
865 million in the third quarter of 2012, representing a 35% to 38%
growth year-over-year.

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

Conference Call

China Lodging Group's management will host a conference call at 10 p.m.
EDT, Thursday, August 9, 2012 (or 10 a.m. on Friday, August 10, 2012 in
the Shanghai/Hong Kong time zone) following the announcement. To
participate in the event by telephone, please dial +1 (855) 500 8701
(for callers in the US), +86 400 120 0654 (for callers in China
Mainland), +852 3051 2745 (for callers in Hong Kong) or +65 6723 9385
(for callers outside of the US, China Mainland, and Hong Kong) and
entering pass code 1059 5925. Please dial in approximately 10 minutes
before the scheduled time of the call.

A recording of the conference call will be available after the
conclusion of the conference call through August 16, 2012. Please dial
+1 (866) 214 5335 (for callers in the US) or +61 2 8235 5000 (for
callers outside the US) and entering pass code 1059 5925.

The conference call will also be webcast live over the Internet and can
be accessed by all interested parties at the Company's Web site,
http://ir.htinns.com .

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement the Company's unaudited consolidated financial results
presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Company uses the following
non-GAAP financial measures as defined by the Securities and Exchange
Commission: hotel operating costs excluding share-based compensation
expenses, general and administrative expenses excluding share-based
compensation expenses, selling and marketing expenses excluding
share-based compensation expenses, adjusted income/(loss) from
operations excluding share-based compensation expenses, adjusted net
income/(loss) attributable to China Lodging Group, Limited excluding
share-based compensation expenses, adjusted basic and diluted net
earnings/(loss) per share and per ADS excluding share-based
compensation expenses, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA from operating hotels
excluding pre-opening expenses and share-based compensation expenses,
and hotel income. 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 "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 its performance by excluding share-based
compensation expenses that may not be indicative of its operating
performance. The Company believes that both management and investors
benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in
assessing its 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 useful to
investors in allowing for greater transparency with respect to
supplemental information used by management in its financial and
operational decision making. A limitation of using non-GAAP financial
measures excluding share-based compensation expenses is that
share-based compensation expenses have been and will continue to be a
significant recurring expense in the Company's business. The Company
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 also believes that EBITDA is a useful financial metric to
assess its 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 comprises a
significant portion of its 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 its financial
performance. The Company believes that EBITDA will provide investors
with a useful tool for comparability between periods because it
eliminates depreciation and amortization expense attributable to
capital expenditures. The Company also uses adjusted EBITDA from
operating hotels, which is defined as EBITDA before pre-opening
expenses and share-based compensation expenses, to assess operating
results of the hotels in operation. The Company believes that the
exclusion of pre-opening expenses, a portion of which is non-cash
rental expenses, and share-based compensation expenses helps facilitate
year-on-year comparison of its results of operations as the number of
hotels in the development stage may vary significantly from year to
year and provides a proxy for the cash generation capability of the
hotels in operation at their current level of maturity. Therefore, the
Company believes adjusted EBITDA from operating hotels more closely
reflects the performance capability of hotels currently in operation.
The Company's calculation of EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA from operating
hotels does not deduct interest income or foreign exchange gain or
loss. The presentation of EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA from operating
hotels should not be construed as an indication that the Company's
future results will be unaffected by other charges and gains it
considers to be outside the ordinary course of its business.

The use of EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA from operating hotels has certain
limitations. Depreciation and amortization expense for various
long-term assets, income tax and interest expense have been and will be
incurred and are not reflected in the presentation of EBITDA.
Pre-opening expenses and share-based compensation expenses have been
and will be incurred and are not reflected in the presentation of
adjusted EBITDA from operating hotels. Each of these items should also
be considered in the overall evaluation of the Company's results.
Additionally, EBITDA or adjusted EBITDA from operating hotels does not
consider capital expenditures and other investing activities and should
not be considered as a measure of our liquidity. The Company
compensates for these limitations by providing the relevant disclosure
of its depreciation and amortization, interest expense, income tax
expense, capital expenditures, pre-opening expenses, share-based
compensation expenses and other relevant items both in its
reconciliations to the U.S. GAAP financial measures and in its
consolidated financial statements, all of which should be considered
when evaluating the performance of the Company.

The terms EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA from operating hotels are not
defined under U.S. GAAP, and neither EBITDA nor adjusted EBITDA from
operating hotels 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 of the
Company, investors should not consider this data in isolation or as a
substitute for the Company's net income/(loss), operating income/(loss)
or any other operating performance measure that is calculated in
accordance with U.S. GAAP. In addition, the Company's EBITDA or
adjusted EBITDA from operating hotels may not be comparable to EBITDA
or adjusted EBITDA from operating hotels or similarly titled measures
utilized by other companies since such other companies may not
calculate EBITDA or adjusted EBITDA from operating hotels in the same
manner as the Company does.

Reconciliations of the Company's non-GAAP financial measures, including
EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA from operating hotels and hotel income, to
consolidated statement of operations information are included at the
end of this release.

About China Lodging Group, Limited

China Lodging Group, Limited is a leading and fast-growing limited
service hotel chain operator in China with leased, manachised and
franchised models. Under the leased model, the Company directly
operates hotels typically located on leased properties. Under the
manachised model, the Company manages franchised hotels and collects
management fees from franchisees. Under the franchised model, the
Company licenses its brand name to, and collects license fees from,
franchisees, but does not directly manage the franchisees' hotels.
China Lodging Group provides business and leisure travelers with
high-quality, and conveniently-located hotels. As of June 30, 2012, the
Company had 863 hotels in 131 cities across China.

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, including statements
regarding the Company's capital needs, business strategy and growth
expectations. 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. Any or all of the Company's forward-looking statements may
turn out to be wrong. They can be affected by inaccurate assumptions,
risks and uncertainties and other factors which could cause actual
events or results to be materially different from those expressed or
implied in the forward-looking statements. In evaluating these
statements, readers should consider various factors, including the
anticipated growth strategies of the Company, the future results of
operations and financial condition of the Company, the economic
conditions of China, the regulatory environment in China, the Company's
ability to attract customers and leverage its brand, trends and
competition in the lodging industry, the expected growth of the lodging
market in China and other factors and risks outlined in the Company's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its
annual report on Form 20-F and other filings. These factors may cause
the Company's actual results to differ materially from any
forward-looking statement. In addition, new factors emerge from time to
time and it is not possible for the Company to predict all factors that
may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in
any forward-looking statements. Any projections in this release are
based on limited information currently available to the Company, which
is subject to change. This release also contains statements or
projections that are based upon information available to the public, as
well as other information from sources which the Company believes to be
reliable, but it is not guaranteed by the Company to be accurate, nor
does the Company purport it to be complete. The Company disclaims any
obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements to reflect
events or circumstances after the date of this document, except as
required by applicable law.

1 The following non-GAAP financial measures are used in this press
release: hotel operating costs excluding share-based compensation
expenses, general and administrative expenses excluding share-based
compensation expenses, selling and marketing expenses excluding
share-based compensation expenses, adjusted income/(loss) from
operations excluding share-based compensation expenses, adjusted net
income/(loss) attributable to China Lodging Group, Limited excluding
share-based compensation expenses, adjusted basic and diluted net
earnings/(loss) per share and per ADS excluding share-based
compensation expenses, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA from operating hotels
excluding pre-opening expenses and share-based compensation expenses,
and hotel income. See "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and
"Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results" below for more
information about the non-GAAP financial measures included in this
release.

2 The conversion of Renminbi ("RMB") into United States dollars ("US$")
is based on the exchange rate of US$1.00=RMB6.353 on June 29, 2012 as
set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board.

3 Each ADS represents four of the Company's ordinary shares.




            --Financial Tables and Operational Data Follow--





                  China Lodging Group, Limited                 
         Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets       
                                                               
                                                               
                               December                        
                               31, 2011      June 30, 2012     
                              ----------  -------------------- 
                                 RMB         RMB         US$   
                                       (in thousands)          
  Assets                                                       
  Current assets:                                              
   Cash and cash equivalents     781,601     541,143    85,179 
   Restricted cash                 1,500      14,955     2,354 
   Accounts receivable, net       37,416      50,871     8,007 
   Prepaid rent                  228,087     256,894    40,437 
   Inventories                    31,232      31,783     5,003 
   Income tax receivables             --       3,282       517 
   Other current assets           53,862      61,478     9,677 
                                                               
   Deferred tax assets            40,119      40,119     6,315 
                              ----------  ----------  -------- 
   Total current assets        1,173,817   1,000,525   157,489 
                                                               
  Property and equipment,                                      
   net                         2,095,794   2,448,027   385,334 
  Intangible assets, net          69,779     120,750    19,007 
  Long term investment                        28,129     4,428 
  Goodwill                        42,536      42,689     6,720 
  Other assets                   102,056     118,803    18,699 
                                                               
  Deferred tax assets             40,968      40,968     6,449 
                              ----------  ----------  -------- 
                                                               
  Total assets                 3,524,950   3,799,891   598,126 
                              ==========  ==========  ======== 
                                                               
  Liabilities and equity                                       
  Current liabilities:                                         
   Long-term debt, current                                     
    portion                           --         250        39 
   Accounts payable              417,605     471,839    74,270 
   Amount due to related                                       
    parties                        1,030       1,417       223 
   Salary and welfare                                          
    payable                       80,266      88,879    13,990 
   Deferred revenue              138,148     163,931    25,804 
   Accrued expenses and                                        
    other current                                              
    liabilities                  142,146     163,674    25,764 
                                                               
   Income tax payable             14,148          --        -- 
                              ----------  ----------  -------- 
   Total current liabilities     793,343     889,990   140,090 
                                                               
  Long-term debt                      --         720       113 
  Deferred rent                  329,774     389,687    61,339 
  Deferred revenue                71,698      85,977    13,533 
  Other long-term                                              
   liabilities                    61,574      75,791    11,931 
                                                               
  Deferred tax liabilities        12,677      12,677     1,995 
                              ----------  ----------  -------- 
                                                               
  Total liabilities            1,269,066   1,454,842   229,001 
                              ----------  ----------  -------- 
                                                               
  Equity                                                       
   Ordinary shares                   179         179        28 
   Additional paid-in                                          
    capital                    2,199,954   2,212,607   348,278 
   Retained earnings              85,127     146,029    22,986 
   Accumulated other                                           
    comprehensive loss          (39,166)    (37,773)   (5,946) 
                              ----------  ----------  -------- 
  Total China Lodging Group,                                   
   Limited equity              2,246,094   2,321,042   365,346 
                                                               
   Noncontrolling interest         9,790      24,007     3,779 
                              ----------  ----------  -------- 
                                                               
  Total equity                 2,255,884   2,345,049   369,125 
                              ----------  ----------  -------- 
  Total liabilities and                                        
   equity                      3,524,950   3,799,891   598,126 
                              ==========  ==========  ======== 




                                                                                   
                                                                                   
                            China Lodging Group, Limited                           
         Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income       
                                                                                   
                                                                                   
                                                     Quarter Ended                 
                                    ---------------------------------------------- 
                                                                                   
                                     June 30,    March 31,                         
                                       2011        2012          June 30, 2012     
                                    ----------  ----------  ---------------------- 
                                       RMB         RMB         RMB         US$     
                                     (in thousands, except per share and per ADS   
                                                         data)                     
  Revenues:                                                                        
  Leased hotels                        529,733     627,006     764,633     120,358 
                                                                                   
  Manachised and franchised hotels      51,061      61,549      81,782      12,873 
                                    ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
  Total revenues                       580,794     688,555     846,415     133,231 
  Less: business tax and related                                                   
   surcharges                         (33,054)    (39,097)    (48,181)     (7,584) 
                                    ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
                                                                                   
  Net revenues                         547,740     649,458     798,234     125,647 
                                    ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
                                                                                   
  Operating costs and expenses:                                                    
   Hotel operating costs:                                                          
     Rents                           (157,805)   (205,397)   (219,265)    (34,514) 
     Utilities                        (28,669)    (64,729)    (39,532)     (6,223) 
     Personnel costs                  (78,208)   (105,771)   (127,652)    (20,093) 
     Depreciation and amortization    (53,143)    (74,166)    (80,566)    (12,682) 
     Consumables, food and                                                         
      beverage                        (53,099)    (67,633)    (81,904)    (12,892) 
                                                                                   
     Others                           (24,749)    (31,672)    (31,517)     (4,961) 
                                    ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
   Total hotel operating costs       (395,673)   (549,368)   (580,436)    (91,365) 
   Selling and marketing expenses     (22,693)    (22,211)    (27,327)     (4,301) 
   General and administrative                                                      
    expenses                          (42,361)    (48,812)    (51,798)     (8,153) 
                                                                                   
   Pre-opening expenses               (46,548)    (41,355)    (56,269)     (8,857) 
                                    ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
  Total operating costs and                                                        
   expenses                          (507,275)   (661,746)   (715,830)   (112,676) 
                                    ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
  Income/(Loss) from operations         40,465    (12,288)      82,404      12,971 
  Interest income                        4,517       3,102       4,210         663 
  Interest expenses                      (232)       (213)       (209)        (33) 
  Other income                             410         375       1,082         170 
                                                                                   
  Foreign exchange gain                  4,369       (643)     (1,463)       (230) 
                                    ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
  Income/(Loss) before income tax       49,529     (9,667)      86,024      13,541 
                                                                                   
  Income tax expense/(benefit)         (8,859)         967    (15,536)     (2,446) 
                                    ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
  Net income/(loss)                     40,670     (8,700)      70,488      11,095 
  Net income attributable to                                                       
   noncontrolling interests              (359)       (729)       (157)        (25) 
                                    ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
  Net income/(loss) attributable                                                   
   to China Lodging Group, Limited      40,311     (9,429)      70,331      11,070 
                                    ==========  ==========  ==========  ========== 
                                                                                   
  Net earnings/(loss) per share                                                    
     -- Basic                             0.17      (0.04)        0.29        0.05 
     -- Diluted                           0.16      (0.04)        0.29        0.05 
                                                                                   
  Net earnings/(loss) per ADS                                                      
     -- Basic                             0.67      (0.16)        1.16        0.18 
     -- Diluted                           0.65      (0.16)        1.14        0.18 
                                                                                   
  Weighted average ordinary shares                                                 
   outstanding                                                                     
     -- Basic                          241,814     242,629     242,894     242,894 
     -- Diluted                        246,470     242,629     245,900     245,900 
                                                                                   
  Other comprehensive                                                              
   income/(loss), net of tax                                                       
  Foreign currency translation                                                     
   adjustments                         (4,268)         231       1,162         183 
                                    ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
  Comprehensive income/(loss)           36,402     (8,469)      71,650      11,278 
  Comprehensive income/(loss)                                                      
   attributable to the                                                             
   noncontrolling interest               (359)       (729)       (157)        (25) 
                                    ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
  Comprehensive income/(loss)                                                      
   attributable to China Lodging                                                   
   Group, Limited                       36,043     (9,198)      71,493      11,253 
                                    ==========  ==========  ==========  ========== 




                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                               China Lodging Group, Limited                             
                Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                          Quarter Ended                 
                                          --------------------------------------------- 
                                                                                        
                                           June 30,    March 31,                        
                                             2011        2011         June 30, 2012     
                                          ----------  ----------  --------------------- 
                                             RMB         RMB         RMB         US$    
                                                         (in thousands)                 
  Operating activities:                                                                 
  Net income                                  40,670     (8,700)      70,488     11,095 
   Adjustments to reconcile net income                                                  
    to net cash provided by operating                                                   
    activities:                                                                         
     Share-based compensation                  4,186       3,288       4,657        733 
     Depreciation and amortization            54,885      76,512      83,238     13,102 
     Deferred taxes                               16          --          --         -- 
     Bad debt expenses                            92       1,105         251         40 
     Deferred rent                            27,154      25,496      34,948      5,501 
     Impairment loss                              --          --         800        126 
     Excess tax benefit from share-based                                                
      compensation                                --       (352)       (292)       (46) 
     Changes in operating assets and                                                    
      liabilities, net of effect of                                                     
      acquisitions:                                                                     
     Accounts receivable                         605     (5,540)     (7,151)    (1,126) 
     Prepaid rent                           (13,085)     (3,578)    (25,228)    (3,971) 
     Inventories                               (906)       3,570     (4,095)      (645) 
     Amount due from related parties           3,267          --          --         -- 
     Other current assets                        435       4,513    (14,227)    (2,239) 
     Other assets                            (7,255)     (5,016)    (11,732)    (1,847) 
     Accounts payable                        (1,658)          53       (381)       (60) 
     Amount due to related parties               133         479        (92)       (14) 
     Salary and welfare payables              15,379    (18,302)      26,008      4,094 
     Deferred revenue                         15,105      17,964      22,097      3,478 
     Accrued expenses and other current                                                 
      liabilities                             24,721      20,695     (6,973)    (1,098) 
     Income tax payable and receivable       (5,584)    (14,611)     (2,791)      (439) 
                                                                                        
     Other long-term liabilities               3,033       3,397      11,038      1,737 
                                          ----------  ----------  ----------  --------- 
  Net cash provided by operating                                                        
   activities                                161,193     100,973     180,563     28,421 
                                          ----------  ----------  ----------  --------- 
  Investing activities:                                                                 
     Purchase of property and equipment    (180,730)   (250,065)   (205,995)   (32,425) 
     Purchases of intangibles                  (938)       (215)       (855)      (135) 
     Acquisitions, net of cash received      (4,290)     (4,610)    (21,895)    (3,446) 
     Payment to acquire investment                --          --    (28,129)    (4,428) 
     Proceeds from sales of short-term                                                  
      investments                            100,000          --          --         -- 
     Decrease (increase) in restricted                                                  
      cash                                     (531)    (12,995)       (460)       (72) 
                                          ----------  ----------  ----------  --------- 
                                                                                        
  Net cash used in investing activities     (86,489)   (267,885)   (257,334)   (40,506) 
                                          ----------  ----------  ----------  --------- 
  Financing activities:                                                                 
     Net proceeds from issuance of                                                      
      ordinary shares upon exercise of                                                  
      option                                   4,145       2,019       2,714        427 
     Proceeds from long-term bank loans           --          --       1,000        157 
     Repayment of long term debt                  --          --        (30)        (5) 
     Funds advanced from noncontrolling                                                 
      shareholders                             1,485          --          --         -- 
     Repayment of funds advanced from                                                   
      noncontrolling interest holders          (535)       (810)       (575)       (91) 
     Contribution from noncontrolling                                                   
      interest holders                            --           5          --         -- 
     Dividend paid to noncontrolling                                                    
      interest holders                       (2,831)       (804)     (2,331)      (367) 
     Excess tax benefit from share-based                                                
      compensation                                --         352         292         46 
                                          ----------  ----------  ----------  --------- 
  Net cash provided by (used in)                                                        
   financing activities                        2,264         762       1,070        167 
                                          ----------  ----------  ----------  --------- 
  Effect of exchange rate changes on                                                    
   cash and cash equivalents                 (4,269)         231       1,162        185 
  Net increase (decrease) in cash and                                                   
   cash equivalents                           72,699   (165,919)    (74,539)   (11,733) 
  Cash and cash equivalents, beginning                                                  
   of period                                 902,002     781,601     615,682     96,912 
                                          ----------  ----------  ----------  --------- 
  Cash and cash equivalents, end of                                                     
   period                                    974,701     615,682     541,143     85,179 
                                          ==========  ==========  ==========  ========= 




                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
                                       China Lodging Group, Limited                                     
                          Unaudited reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results                         
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
                                                          Quarter Ended June 30, 2012                   
                                       ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                                                                                        
                                          GAAP     % of Net   Share-based  % of Net  Non-GAAP  % of Net 
                                         Result    Revenues  Compensation  Revenues   Result   Revenues 
                                       ----------  --------  ------------  --------  --------  -------- 
                                          RMB                     RMB                   RMB             
                                                                (in thousands)                          
                                                                                                        
  Hotel operating costs                   580,436     72.7%           629      0.1%   579,807     72.6% 
  Selling and marketing expenses           27,327      3.4%           309      0.0%    27,018      3.4% 
  General and administrative expenses      51,798      6.5%         3,719      0.5%    48,079      6.0% 
                                                                                                        
  Pre-opening expenses                     56,269                      --              56,269           
                                       ----------      7.0%  ------------      0.0%  --------      7.0% 
                                                                                                        
  Total operating costs and expenses      715,830                   4,657             711,173           
                                       ==========     89.6%  ============      0.6%  ========     89.0% 
                                                                                                        
  Income from operations                   82,404                   4,657              87,061           
                                       ==========     10.4%  ============      0.6%  ========     11.0% 
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
                                                          Quarter Ended June 30, 2012                   
                                       ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                                                                                        
                                          GAAP     % of Net   Share-based  % of Net  Non-GAAP  % of Net 
                                         Result    Revenues  Compensation  Revenues   Result   Revenues 
                                       ----------  --------  ------------  --------  --------  -------- 
                                          US$                     US$                   US$             
                                                                (in thousands)                          
                                                                                                        
  Hotel operating costs                    91,365     72.7%            99      0.1%    91,266     72.6% 
  Selling and marketing expenses            4,301      3.4%            49      0.0%     4,252      3.4% 
  General and administrative expenses       8,153      6.5%           585      0.5%     7,568      6.0% 
                                                                                                        
  Pre-opening expenses                      8,857                      --               8,857           
                                       ----------      7.0%  ------------      0.0%  --------      7.0% 
                                                                                                        
  Total operating costs and expenses      112,676                     733             111,943           
                                       ==========     89.6%  ============      0.6%  ========     89.0% 
                                                                                                        
  Income from operations                   12,971                     733              13,704           
                                       ==========     10.4%  ============      0.6%  ========     11.0% 
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
                                                         Quarter Ended March 31, 2012                   
                                       ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                                                                                        
                                          GAAP     % of Net   Share-based  % of Net  Non-GAAP  % of Net 
                                         Result    Revenues  Compensation  Revenues   Result   Revenues 
                                       ----------  --------  ------------  --------  --------  -------- 
                                          RMB                     RMB                   RMB             
                                                                (in thousands)                          
                                                                                                        
  Hotel operating costs                   549,368     84.6%           615      0.1%   548,753     84.5% 
  Selling and marketing expenses           22,211      3.4%           270      0.0%    21,941      3.4% 
  General and administrative expenses      48,812      7.5%         2,403      0.4%    46,409      7.1% 
                                                                                                        
  Pre-opening expenses                     41,355                      --              41,355           
                                       ----------      6.4%  ------------      0.0%  --------      6.4% 
                                                                                                        
  Total operating costs and expenses      661,746                   3,288             658,458           
                                       ==========    101.9%  ============      0.5%  ========    101.4% 
                                                                                                        
  Income/(Loss) from operations          (12,288)                   3,288             (9,000)           
                                       ==========     -1.9%  ============      0.5%  ========     -1.4% 
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
                                                          Quarter Ended June 30, 2011                   
                                       ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                                                                                        
                                          GAAP     % of Net   Share-based  % of Net  Non-GAAP  % of Net 
                                         Result    Revenues  Compensation  Revenues   Result   Revenues 
                                       ----------  --------  ------------  --------  --------  -------- 
                                          RMB                     RMB                   RMB             
                                                                (in thousands)                          
                                                                                                        
  Hotel operating costs                   395,673     72.2%           557      0.1%   395,116     72.1% 
  Selling and marketing expenses           22,693      4.1%           194      0.0%    22,499      4.1% 
  General and administrative expenses      42,361      7.7%         3,435      0.6%    38,926      7.1% 
                                                                                                        
  Pre-opening expenses                     46,548                      --              46,548           
                                       ----------      8.5%  ------------      0.0%  --------      8.5% 
                                                                                                        
  Total operating costs and expenses      507,275                   4,186             503,089           
                                       ==========     92.5%  ============      0.7%  ========     91.8% 
                                                                                                        
  Income from operations                   40,465                   4,186              44,651           
                                       ==========      7.5%  ============      0.7%  ========      8.2% 




                                                                               
                                                                               
                          China Lodging Group, Limited                         
             Unaudited reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results             
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                 Quarter Ended                 
                                 --------------------------------------------- 
                                                                               
                                  June 30,    March 31,                        
                                    2011        2012         June 30, 2012     
                                 ----------  ----------  --------------------- 
                                    RMB         RMB         RMB         US$    
                                 (in thousands, except per share and per ADS   
                                 data)                                         
                                                                               
  Net income/(loss)                                                            
   attributable to China                                                       
   Lodging Group, Limited                                                      
   (GAAP)                            40,311     (9,429)      70,331     11,070 
  Share-based compensation                                                     
   expenses                           4,186       3,288       4,657        733 
                                 ----------  ----------  ----------  --------- 
  Adjusted net income/(loss)                                                   
   attributable to China                                                       
   Lodging Group, Limited                                                      
   (non-GAAP)                        44,497     (6,141)      74,988     11,803 
                                 ==========  ==========  ==========  ========= 
                                                                               
  Net earnings/(loss) per share (GAAP)                                         
     -- Basic                          0.17      (0.04)        0.29       0.05 
     -- Diluted                        0.16      (0.04)        0.29       0.05 
                                                                               
  Net earnings/(loss) per ADS (GAAP)                                           
     -- Basic                          0.67      (0.16)        1.16       0.18 
     -- Diluted                        0.65      (0.16)        1.14       0.18 
                                                                               
  Adjusted net earnings/(loss) per share                                       
   (non-GAAP)                                                                  
     -- Basic                          0.18      (0.03)        0.31       0.05 
     -- Diluted                        0.18      (0.03)        0.30       0.05 
                                                                               
  Adjusted net earnings/(loss) per ADS                                         
   (non-GAAP)                                                                  
     -- Basic                          0.74      (0.10)        1.23       0.19 
     -- Diluted                        0.72      (0.10)        1.22       0.19 
                                                                               
  Weighted average ordinary shares                                             
   outstanding                                                                 
     -- Basic                       241,814     242,629     242,894    242,894 
     -- Diluted                     246,470     242,629     245,900    245,900 
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                 Quarter Ended                 
                                 --------------------------------------------- 
                                                                               
                                  June 30,    March 31,                        
                                    2011        2012         June 30, 2012     
                                 ----------  ----------  --------------------- 
                                    RMB         RMB         RMB         US$    
                                                (in thousands)                 
                                                                               
  Net income/(loss)                                                            
   attributable to China                                                       
   Lodging Group, Limited                                                      
   (GAAP)                            40,311     (9,429)      70,331     11,070 
  Interest expenses                     232         213         209         33 
  Income tax expense                  8,859       (967)      15,536      2,446 
                                                                               
  Depreciation and amortization      54,885      76,512      83,238     13,102 
                                 ----------  ----------  ----------  --------- 
  EBITDA (non-GAAP)                 104,287      66,329     169,314     26,651 
  Pre-opening expenses               46,548      41,355      56,269      8,857 
                                                                               
  Share-based Compensation            4,186       3,288       4,657        733 
                                 ----------  ----------  ----------  --------- 
  Adjusted EBITDA from                                                         
   operating hotels (non-GAAP)      155,021     110,972     230,240     36,241 
                                 ==========  ==========  ==========  ========= 
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                 Quarter Ended                 
                                 --------------------------------------------- 
                                                                               
                                  June 30,    March 31,                        
                                    2011        2012         June 30, 2012     
                                 ----------  ----------  --------------------- 
                                    RMB         RMB         RMB         US$    
                                                (in thousands)                 
                                                                               
  Net revenues (GAAP)               547,740     649,458     798,234    125,647 
                                                                               
  Less: Hotel operating costs     (395,673)   (549,368)   (580,436)   (91,365) 
                                 ----------  ----------  ----------  --------- 
                                                                               
  Hotel income (non-GAAP)           152,067     100,090     217,798     34,282 
                                 ==========  ==========  ==========  ========= 




                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
             China Lodging Group, Limited            
  Operating Data                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                     As of           
                           ------------------------- 
                                                     
                            June     March    June   
                             30,      31,      30,   
                            2011     2012     2012   
                           -------  -------  ------- 
  Total hotels in                                    
   operation:                  516      675      863 
   Leased hotels               281      353      388 
   Manachised hotels           235      322      365 
   Franchised hotels*           --       --      110 
  Total hotel rooms in                               
   operation                58,786   75,622   95,573 
   Leased hotels            33,677   42,057   46,083 
   Manachised hotels        25,109   33,565   38,045 
   Franchised hotels*           --       --   11,445 
  Number of cities              80      111      131 
  * refers to franchised Starway                     
   hotels                                            
                                                     
  Hotel breakdown by                                 
   brand                             As of           
                           ------------------------- 
                                                     
                            June     March    June   
                             30,      31,      30,   
                            2011     2012     2012   
                           -------  -------  ------- 
  Total hotels in                                    
   operation:                  516      675      863 
  Seasons Hotel                 19       24       27 
  Hanting Express Hotel        475      622      696 
  Hi Inn                        22       29       30 
  Starway Hotel                 --       --      110 
                                                     
                                                     
                             For the quarter ended   
                           ------------------------- 
                                                     
                            June     March    June   
                             30,      31,      30,   
                            2011     2012     2012   
                           -------  -------  ------- 
  Occupancy rate (as a percentage)                   
   Leased hotels               92%      90%      97% 
   Manachised hotels           95%      92%      98% 
   Blended                     93%      91%      97% 
  Average daily room rate (in RMB)                   
   Leased hotels               187      176      187 
   Manachised hotels           176      166      175 
   Blended                     182      172      181 
  RevPAR (in RMB)                                    
   Leased hotels               172      158      181 
   Manachised hotels           168      153      171 
   Blended                     170      156      176 
                                                     
  Like-for-like performance for leased and           
   manachised hotels opened for at least 18 months   
   during the current quarter                        
                                                     
                                                     
                            As of and for            
                              the quarter            
                                ended                
                           ----------------          
                               June 30,              
                                                     
                            2011     2012            
                           -------  -------          
  Total                        428      428          
   Leased hotels               239      239          
   Manachised hotels           189      189          
  Total                     49,875   49,875          
   Leased hotels            29,795   29,795          
   Manachised hotels        20,080   20,080          
  Occupancy rate (as a                               
   percentage)                 98%     102%          
  Average daily rate (in                             
   RMB)                        186      191          
  RevPAR (in RMB)              182      195          




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