H World Group LimitedHKEX: 1179

H World Group Limited Reports Second Quarter and Interim of 2025 Unaudited Financial Results

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  • A total of 12,137 hotels or 1,184,915 hotel rooms in operation as of June 30, 2025.

  • Hotel turnover1 increased 15.0% year-over-year to RMB26.9 billion in the second quarter of 2025. Excluding Steigenberger Hotels GmbH and its subsidiaries (“DH”, or “Legacy-DH”), hotel turnover increased 15.6% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2025. Hotel turnover from the Legacy-DH segment increased 8.9% in the second quarter of 2025.

  • Revenue increased 4.5% year-over-year to RMB6.4 billion (US$897 million)2 in the second quarter of 2025, near the high end of the revenue guidance previously announced of a 1% to 5% increase compared to the second quarter of 2024. Manachised and franchised revenue increased 22.8% year-over-year to RMB2.9 billion (US$400 million) in the second quarter of 2025, exceeding the high end of the manachised and franchised revenue guidance previously announced of an 18% to 22% increase compared to the second quarter of 2024. Revenue from the Legacy-Huazhu3 segment in the second quarter of 2025 was RMB5.1 billion, which increased 5.7% year-over-year, above the midpoint of the revenue guidance previously announced of a 3% to 7% increase. Revenue from the Legacy-DH segment in the second quarter of 2025 was RMB1.3 billion, which increased 0.1% year-over-year.

  • Net income attributable to H World Group Limited was RMB1.5 billion (US$215 million) in the second quarter of 2025, compared with RMB1.1 billion in the second quarter of 2024 and RMB894 million in the previous quarter.

  • EBITDA (non-GAAP) in the second quarter of 2025 was RMB2.5 billion (US$344 million), compared with RMB1.9 billion in the second quarter of 2024 and RMB1.6 billion in the previous quarter.

  • Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP), which excluded share-based compensation (“SBC”) expenses, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments from EBITDA (non-GAAP), was RMB2.3 billion (US$317 million) in the second quarter of 2025, compared with RMB2.0 billion in the second quarter of 2024 and RMB1.5 billion in the previous quarter.

  • Adjusted EBITDA is our segment measure. Adjusted EBITDA from the Legacy-Huazhu segment was RMB2.1 billion in the second quarter of 2025, compared with RMB1.9 billion in the second quarter of 2024 and RMB1.6 billion in the previous quarter. Adjusted EBITDA from the Legacy-DH segment was RMB180 million in the second quarter of 2025, compared with RMB133 million in the second quarter of 2024 and a loss of RMB77 million in the previous quarter.

  • For the first half of 2025, the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) declared a cash dividend in the aggregate amount of approximately US$250 million, of US$0.081 per ordinary share, or US$0.81 per American Depositary Share (“ADS”).

  • For the third quarter of 2025, H World expects the Company’s revenue growth to be in the range of 2%-6% compared to the third quarter of 2024 or in the range of 4%-8% excluding DH. H World expects the Company’s manachised and franchised revenue growth in the third quarter of 2025 to be in the range of 20%-24%, compared to the third quarter of 2024.

SINGAPORE and SHANGHAI, China, Aug. 20, 2025 (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 for the second quarter and the first half ended June 30, 2025.

As of June 30, 2025, H World’s worldwide hotel network in operation totaled 12,137 hotels and 1,184,915 rooms, including 12,016 hotels from Legacy-Huazhu and 121 hotels from Legacy-DH. During the second quarter of 2025, our Legacy-Huazhu business opened 595 hotels, including 1 leased and owned hotel, and 594 manachised and franchised hotels, and closed a total of 143 hotels, including 6 leased and owned hotels, and 137 manachised and franchised hotels. As of June 30, 2025, H World had a total of 2,947 unopened hotels in our pipeline, including 2,925 hotels from the Legacy-Huazhu business and 22 hotels from the Legacy-DH business.

Legacy-Huazhu – Second Quarter of 2025 Operational Highlights

As of June 30, 2025, Legacy-Huazhu had 12,016 hotels in operation, including 547 leased and owned hotels, and 11,469 manachised and franchised hotels. In addition, as of the same date, Legacy-Huazhu had 1,159,086 hotel rooms in operation, including 80,587 rooms under the lease and ownership model, and 1,078,499 rooms under the manachise and franchise models. Legacy-Huazhu also had 2,925 unopened hotels in its pipeline, including 8 leased and owned hotels, and 2,917 manachised and franchised hotels. The following discusses average daily room rate (“ADR”), occupancy rate and revenue per available room (“RevPAR”) for Legacy-Huazhu’s leased and owned hotels as well as manachised and franchised hotels for the periods indicated.

  • The ADR for Legacy-Huazhu was RMB290 in the second quarter of 2025, compared with RMB296 in the second quarter of 2024 and RMB272 in the previous quarter.

  • The occupancy rate for all of the Legacy-Huazhu hotels in operation was 81.0% in the second quarter of 2025, compared with 82.6% in the second quarter of 2024 and 76.2% in the previous quarter.

  • Blended RevPAR for Legacy-Huazhu was RMB235 in the second quarter of 2025, compared with RMB244 in the second quarter of 2024 and RMB208 in the previous quarter.

  • For all of the Legacy-Huazhu hotels which had been in operation for at least 18 months, the same-hotel RevPAR was RMB233 in the second quarter of 2025, representing a 7.9% decrease from RMB253 in the second quarter of 2024, with a 4.6% decrease in same-hotel ADR and a 2.9 percentage-point decrease in same-hotel occupancy rate.

Legacy-DH – Second Quarter of 2025 Operational Highlights

As of June 30, 2025, Legacy-DH had 121 hotels in operation, including 65 leased hotels, and 56 manachised and franchised hotels. In addition, as of the same date, Legacy-DH had 25,829 hotel rooms in operation, including 13,797 rooms under the lease model, and 12,032 rooms under the manachise and franchise models. Legacy-DH also had 22 unopened hotels in the pipeline, including 9 leased hotels and 13 manachised and franchised hotels. The following discusses ADR, occupancy rate and RevPAR for Legacy-DH’s leased as well as manachised and franchised hotels (excluding hotels temporarily closed) for the periods indicated.

  • The ADR for Legacy-DH was EUR120 in the second quarter of 2025, compared with EUR120 in the second quarter of 2024 and EUR107 in the previous quarter.

  • The occupancy rate for all Legacy-DH hotels in operation was 73.9% in the second quarter of 2025, compared with 68.3% in the second quarter of 2024 and 61.1% in the previous quarter.

  • Blended RevPAR for Legacy-DH was EUR88 in the second quarter of 2025, compared with EUR82 in the second quarter of 2024 and EUR65 in the previous quarter.

Jin Hui, CEO of H World, commented: “Supported by our asset-light strategy, we delivered robust operating profit growth in the second quarter driven by network expansion, despite a modest year-over-year RevPAR decline. On the development front, we opened another 595 hotels in the quarter, well on track of achieving our 2,300 gross opening target for the full year of 2025. We remain cautious on the near-term industry outlook given the macro uncertainties, rising supply, and relatively soft corporate travel demand. Nevertheless, we are positive on the long-term growth for China’s travel and hospitality industry. We will continue focusing on building our own core competencies, expanding our high-quality network, upgrading our supply chain, enhancing our brand positioning and 'service excellence', and strengthening our sales capabilities.”

“Regarding our business outside China, our Legacy-DH segment achieved an 8.1% year-over-year blended RevPAR increase in the second quarter of 2025, driven primarily by a 5.6 percentage-point increase in occupancy rate. We will continue to enhance our hotel operations, focus on cost reduction and efficiency improvement, and continue developing our asset-light portfolio.”

Second Quarter and Interim of 2025 Unaudited Financial Results

(RMB in millions)

Q2 2024

Q1 2025

Q2 2025

H1 2024

H1 2025

Revenue:

Leased and owned hotels

3,681

2,789

3,401

6,780

6,190

Manachised and franchised hotels

2,334

2,499

2,865

4,397

5,364

Others

133

107

160

249

267

Total revenue

6,148

5,395

6,426

11,426

11,821


Revenue
in the second quarter of 2025 was RMB6.4 billion (US$897 million), representing a 4.5% year-over-year increase. Revenue from the Legacy-Huazhu segment in the second quarter of 2025 was RMB5.1 billion, representing a 5.7% year-over-year increase. The 5.7% year-over-year increase was mainly driven by continued manachised and franchised hotel network expansion. Revenue from the Legacy-DH segment in the second quarter of 2025 was RMB1.3 billion, which was largely flattish year-over-year.

Revenue in the first half of 2025 was RMB11.8 billion (US$1.7 billion), representing an increase of 3.5% from the first half of 2024. Revenue from Legacy-Huazhu in the first half of 2025 was RMB9.6 billion, representing a 5.6% year-over-year increase. Revenue from Legacy-DH in the first half of 2025 was RMB2.2 billion, which was a 4.9% year-over-year decrease due to the decrease in the number of leased hotels.

Revenue from leased and owned hotels in the second quarter of 2025 was RMB3.4 billion (US$475 million), representing a 7.6% year-over-year decrease. Revenue from leased and owned hotels from the Legacy-Huazhu segment in the second quarter of 2025 was RMB2.1 billion, representing an 11.1% year-over-year decrease, as we continue reducing exposure to leased and owned hotels. Revenue from leased and owned hotels from the Legacy-DH segment in the second quarter of 2025 was RMB1.3 billion, representing a 1.2% year-over-year decrease.

In the first half of 2025, revenue from our leased and owned hotels was RMB6.2 billion (US$864 million), representing an 8.7% year-over-year decline. Revenue from our Legacy-Huazhu’s leased and owned hotels in the first half of 2025 was RMB4.0 billion, representing a 10.3% year-over-year decrease. Revenue from our Legacy-DH’s leased hotels in the first half of 2025 was RMB2.2 billion, representing a 5.5% year-over-year decrease.

Revenue from manachised and franchised hotels in the second quarter of 2025 was RMB2.8 billion (US$400 million), representing a 22.8% year-over-year increase and a 14.6% quarter-over-quarter increase. Revenue from our Legacy-Huazhu segment from manachised and franchised hotels in the second quarter of 2025 was RMB2.8 billion, representing a 22.7% year-over-year increase, driven by strong hotel network expansion. Revenue from manachised and franchised hotels from the Legacy-DH segment in the second quarter of 2025 was RMB41 million, representing a 28.1% year-over-year increase.

In the first half of 2025, revenue from manachised and franchised hotels was RMB5.4 billion (US$749 million), representing a 22.0% year-over-year increase. These hotels accounted for 45.4% of revenue in the first half of 2025, compared to 38.5% of revenue in the first half of 2024. Revenue from our Legacy-Huazhu’s manachised and franchised hotels in the first half of 2025 was RMB5.3 billion, representing a 21.9% year-over-year increase. Revenue from our Legacy-DH’s manachised and franchised hotels in the first half of 2025 was RMB72 million, representing a 30.9% 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, procurement platform and Huazhu Mall™, and other revenue from the Legacy-DH segment, totaling RMB160 million (US$22 million) in the second quarter of 2025, compared to RMB133 million in the second quarter of 2024.

In the first half of 2025, other revenue was RMB267 million (US$37 million), compared to RMB249 million in the first half of 2024.

(RMB in millions)

Q2 2024

Q1 2025

Q2 2025

H1 2024

H1 2025

Operating costs and expenses:

Hotel operating costs

(3,731

)

(3,604

)

(3,752

)

(7,296

)

(7,356

)

Other operating costs

(6

)

(11

)

(11

)

(15

)

(22

)

Selling and marketing expenses

(317

)

(243

)

(309

)

(577

)

(552

)

General and administrative expenses

(602

)

(512

)

(660

)

(1,111

)

(1,172

)

Pre-opening expenses

(19

)

(3

)

(12

)

(27

)

(15

)

Total operating costs and expenses

(4,675

)

(4,373

)

(4,744

)

(9,026

)

(9,117

)


Hotel operating costs
in the second quarter of 2025 were RMB3.8 billion (US$523 million), reflecting a slight 0.6% year-over-year increase. As we continue to pursue an asset-light strategy, our hotel operating costs as a percentage of revenue have decreased by 2.3 percentage points year-over-year.

In the first half of 2025, hotel operating costs were RMB7.4 billion (US$1.0 billion), which were largely flat compared to RMB7.3 billion in the first half of 2024.

Selling, General and administrative expenses (SG&A) in the second quarter of 2025 were RMB969 million (US$135 million), reflecting a 5.4% year-over-year increase due mainly to an increase in SBC. SG&A excluding SBC decreased 1.0% year-over-year.

In the first half of 2025, SG&A expenses were RMB1.7 billion (US$241 million), compared to RMB1.7 billion in the first half of 2024.

Other operating income, net in the second quarter of 2025 was RMB105 million (US$15 million), compared to RMB99 million in the second quarter of 2024.

Other operating income, net in the first half of 2025 was RMB165 million (US$23 million), compared to RMB175 million in the first half of 2024.

Income from operations in the second quarter of 2025 was RMB1.8 billion (US$250 million), reflecting a 13.7% year-over-year increase, and driven by an 11.7% year-over-year increase in Legacy-Huazhu and a 52.7% year-over-year increase in Legacy-DH.

Income from operations in the first half of 2025 was RMB2.9 billion (US$400 million), compared to income from operations of RMB2.6 billion in the first half of 2024.

Operating margin, defined as income from operations as a percentage of revenue, was 27.8% in the second quarter of 2025, which has improved from 25.6% in the second quarter of 2024. The margin improvement was mainly due to a higher revenue contribution from our manachised and franchised business, which was in line with our asset-light expansion strategy.

Operating margin in the first half of 2025 was 24.3%, compared with 22.5% in the first half of 2024.

Income tax expense in the second quarter of 2025 was RMB565 million (US$79 million), compared to RMB423 million in the second quarter of 2024. The year-over-year increase in income tax expense was due to both rising income and a higher withholding tax related to dividend distributions.

In the first half of 2025, income tax expense was RMB942 million (US$131 million), compared to RMB702 million in the first half of 2024.

Net income attributable to H World Group Limited in the second quarter of 2025 was RMB1.5 billion (US$215 million), reflecting a 44.7% year-over-year increase, supported by a 40.9% year-over-year increase in Legacy-Huazhu.

Net income attributable to H World Group Limited in the first half of 2025 was RMB2.4 billion (US$340 million), compared with RMB1.7 billion in the first half of 2024.

EBITDA (non-GAAP) in the second quarter of 2025 was RMB2.5 billion (US$344 million), compared with RMB1.9 billion in the second quarter of 2024 and RMB1.6 billion in the previous quarter.

EBITDA (non-GAAP) in the first half of 2025 was RMB4.1 billion (US$569 million), compared with RMB3.2 billion in the first half of 2024.

Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP), which excluded the following from EBITDA (non-GAAP): SBC expenses, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments, was RMB2.3 billion (US$317 million) in the second quarter of 2025, compared with RMB2.0 billion in the second quarter of 2024 and RMB1.5 billion in the previous quarter. Adjusted EBITDA is our segment measure. Adjusted EBITDA from the Legacy-Huazhu segment was RMB2.1 billion in the second quarter of 2025, compared with RMB1.9 billion in the second quarter of 2024 and RMB1.6 billion in the previous quarter. Adjusted EBITDA from the Legacy-DH segment was RMB180 million in the second quarter of 2025, compared with RMB133 million in the second quarter of 2024 and a loss of RMB77 million in the previous quarter.

Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) in the first half of 2025 was RMB3.8 billion (US$525 million), compared with RMB3.5 billion in the first half of 2024. Adjusted EBITDA from Legacy-Huazhu was RMB3.7 billion in the first half of 2025, compared with RMB3.4 billion in the first half of 2024. Adjusted EBITDA from Legacy-DH was RMB103 million in the first half of 2025, compared with RMB67 million in the first half of 2024.

Cash flow. Operating cash inflow in the second quarter of 2025 was RMB2.7 billion (US$371 million). Investing cash inflow in the second quarter of 2025 was RMB239 million (US$34 million). Financing cash outflow in the second quarter of 2025 was RMB709 million (US$100 million).

Operating cash inflow in the first half of 2025 was RMB3.2 billion (US$452 million), compared to RMB3.1 billion in the first half of 2024. Investing cash inflow in the first half of 2025 was RMB996 million (US$139 million), compared to RMB694 million in the first half of 2024. Financing cash outflow in the first half of 2025 was RMB1.3 billion (US$187 million), compared to RMB3.4 billion in the first half of 2024.

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash. As of June 30, 2025, the Company had a total balance of cash and cash equivalents of RMB10.1 billion (US$1.4 billion) and restricted cash of RMB370 million (US$52 million).

Debt financing. As of June 30, 2025, the Company had a total debt and net cash balance of RMB7.4 billion (US$1.0 billion) and RMB3.1 billion (US$434 million), respectively.

Cash Dividend
The Board has approved the declaration and payment of an ordinary cash dividend (the “Cash Dividend”) for the first half of 2025 in the aggregate amount of approximately US$250 million, of US$0.081 per ordinary share, or US$0.81 per ADS. Holders of the Company’s ordinary shares or ADSs as of the close of business on September 9, 2025 will be entitled to receive the Cash Dividend. Dividends to holders of the Company’s ordinary shares are expected to be distributed on or about September 19, 2025. Citibank, N.A. (“Citi”), depositary bank for the Company’s ADS program, expects to pay out dividends to ADS holders on or about September 26, 2025. Dividends to be paid to the Company’s ADS holders through Citi will be subject to the terms of the deposit agreement by and among the Company and Citi, and the holders and beneficial owners of ADSs issued thereunder, including the fees and expenses payable thereunder.

Guidance
For the third quarter of 2025, H World expects the Company’s revenue growth to be in the range of 2%-6% compared to the third quarter of 2024, or in the range of 4%-8% excluding DH. H World expects the Company’s manachised and franchised revenue growth in the third quarter of 2025 to be in the range of 20%-24%, compared to the third quarter of 2024.

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 a.m. (U.S. Eastern time) on Wednesday, August 20, 2025 (or 8 p.m. (Hong Kong time) on Wednesday, August 20, 2025) following the announcement.

To join by phone, all participants must pre-register this conference call using the Participant Registration link of https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BI43be1b1c38d54616b79b4ac227dd1612. 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/vht2kbe3 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, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments; adjusted basic and diluted earnings (losses) per share/ADS excluding share-based compensation expenses, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments; EBITDA; adjusted EBITDA excluding share-based compensation expenses, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments. 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 Reconciliation 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, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments 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, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments is that share-based compensation expenses, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments 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, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments helps facilitate year-over-year comparisons of the results of operations as the share-based compensation expenses, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments may not be indicative of Company operating performance.

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, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments 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, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments all 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 June 30, 2025, H World operated 12,137 hotels with 1,184,915 hotel rooms in operation in 19 countries. H World’s brands include HanTing Hotel, JI Hotel, Orange Hotel, Crystal Orange Hotel, IntercityHotel, Hi Inn, Ni Hao Hotel, Elan Hotel, Zleep Hotels, Starway Hotel, CitiGO, Manxin Hotel, Madison Hotel, MAXX, Blossom House, Joya Hotel, Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts, Jaz in the City, 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 June 30, 2025, H World operates 8 percent of its hotel rooms under the lease and ownership model, and 92 percent under the 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, 2024

June 30, 2025

RMB

RMB

US$4

(in millions)

ASSETS

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

7,474

10,145

1,416

Restricted cash

50

370

52

Short-term investments

3,603

2,305

322

Accounts receivable, net

817

846

118

Loan receivables - current, net

114

103

14

Amounts due from related parties, current

297

255

36

Inventories

60

62

9

Other current assets, net

800

1,582

220

Total current assets

13,215

15,668

2,187

Property and equipment, net

5,682

5,524

771

Intangible assets, net

4,776

5,113

714

Operating lease right-of-use assets

24,992

25,073

3,500

Finance lease right-of-use assets

2,272

2,490

348

Land use rights, net

174

171

24

Long-term investments

2,316

2,301

321

Goodwill

5,221

5,476

764

Amounts due from related parties, non-current

51

51

7

Loan receivables, net

190

145

20

Other assets, net

668

716

100

Deferred tax assets

1,054

1,068

149

Assets held for sale

1,941

983

137

Total assets

62,552

64,779

9,042

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

Current liabilities:

Short-term debt

880

6,633

926

Accounts payable

983

841

117

Amounts due to related parties

74

86

12

Salary and welfare payables

1,201

1,002

140

Deferred revenue

1,822

1,885

263

Operating lease liabilities, current

3,492

3,375

471

Finance lease liabilities, current

50

58

8

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

4,006

4,627

646

Dividends payable

0

0

0

Income tax payable

813

874

122

Total current liabilities

13,321

19,381

2,705

Long-term debt

4,546

777

108

Operating lease liabilities, non-current

23,634

23,775

3,319

Finance lease liabilities, non-current

2,843

3,151

440

Deferred revenue

1,351

1,485

207

Other long-term liabilities

1,472

1,750

245

Deferred tax liabilities

919

961

134

Retirement benefit obligations

111

122

17

Liabilities held for sale

2,084

1,084

151

Total liabilities

50,281

52,486

7,326

Equity:

Ordinary shares

0

0

0

Treasury shares

(274

)

(630

)

(88

)

Additional paid-in capital

9,620

9,770

1,364

Retained earnings

2,449

2,751

384

Accumulated other comprehensive income

382

262

36

Total H World Group Limited shareholders' equity

12,177

12,153

1,696

Noncontrolling interest

94

140

20

Total equity

12,271

12,293

1,716

Total liabilities and equity

62,552

64,779

9,042

H World Group Limited

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

Quarter Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2024

March 31, 2025

June 30, 2025

June 30, 2024

June 30, 2025

RMB

RMB

RMB

US$

RMB

RMB

US$

(in millions, except shares, per share and per ADS data)

Revenue:

Leased and owned hotels

3,681

2,789

3,401

475

6,780

6,190

864

Manachised and franchised hotels

2,334

2,499

2,865

400

4,397

5,364

749

Others

133

107

160

22

249

267

37

Total revenue

6,148

5,395

6,426

897

11,426

11,821

1,650

Operating costs and expenses:

Hotel operating costs:

Rents

(1,091

)

(1,027

)

(1,047

)

(146

)

(2,177

)

(2,074

)

(290

)

Utilities

(149

)

(177

)

(142

)

(20

)

(341

)

(319

)

(45

)

Personnel costs

(1,337

)

(1,371

)

(1,435

)

(200

)

(2,562

)

(2,806

)

(392

)

Depreciation and amortization

(315

)

(301

)

(296

)

(41

)

(634

)

(597

)

(83

)

Consumables, food and beverage

(327

)

(269

)

(301

)

(42

)

(620

)

(570

)

(80

)

Others

(512

)

(459

)

(531

)

(74

)

(962

)

(990

)

(137

)

Total hotel operating costs

(3,731

)

(3,604

)

(3,752

)

(523

)

(7,296

)

(7,356

)

(1,027

)

Other operating costs

(6

)

(11

)

(11

)

(2

)

(15

)

(22

)

(3

)

Selling and marketing expenses

(317

)

(243

)

(309

)

(43

)

(577

)

(552

)

(77

)

General and administrative expenses

(602

)

(512

)

(660

)

(92

)

(1,111

)

(1,172

)

(164

)

Pre-opening expenses

(19

)

(3

)

(12

)

(2

)

(27

)

(15

)

(2

)

Total operating costs and expenses

(4,675

)

(4,373

)

(4,744

)

(662

)

(9,026

)

(9,117

)

(1,273

)

Other operating income (expense), net

99

60

105

15

175

165

23

Income (loss) from operations

1,572

1,082

1,787

250

2,575

2,869

400

Interest income

56

49

52

7

107

101

14

Interest expense

(84

)

(74

)

(91

)

(13

)

(167

)

(165

)

(23

)

Other income (expense), net

24

22

15

2

64

37

5

Gains (losses) from fair value changes of equity securities

(51

)

(12

)

(1

)

(0

)

(13

)

(13

)

(2

)

Foreign exchange gains (losses)

(24

)

208

366

51

(116

)

574

80

Income (loss) before income taxes

1,493

1,275

2,128

297

2,450

3,403

474

Income tax (expense) benefit

(423

)

(377

)

(565

)

(79

)

(702

)

(942

)

(131

)

Income (Loss) from equity method investments

12

1

(4

)

(1

)

1

(3

)

(0

)

Net income (loss)

1,082

899

1,559

217

1,749

2,458

343

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

(15

)

(5

)

(15

)

(2

)

(23

)

(20

)

(3

)

Net income (loss) attributable to H World Group Limited

1,067

894

1,544

215

1,726

2,438

340

Gain (loss) arising from defined benefit plan, net of tax

-

-

(0

)

(0

)

-

(0

)

(0

)

Gains(losses) from fair value changes of debt securities, net of tax

(25

)

-

4

1

(25

)

4

1

Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax

1

(58

)

(66

)

(9

)

(30

)

(124

)

(17

)

Comprehensive income (loss)

1,058

841

1,497

209

1,694

2,338

327

Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

(15

)

(5

)

(15

)

(2

)

(23

)

(20

)

(3

)

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to H World Group Limited

1,043

836

1,482

207

1,671

2,318

324

Earnings (Losses) per share:

Basic

0.34

0.29

0.50

0.07

0.55

0.79

0.11

Diluted

0.33

0.28

0.48

0.07

0.54

0.77

0.11

Earnings (Losses) per ADS:

Basic

3.40

2.91

5.03

0.70

5.50

7.94

1.11

Diluted

3.32

2.85

4.85

0.68

5.41

7.69

1.07

Weighted average number of shares used in computation:

Basic

3,137,722,145

3,066,765,293

3,071,789,285

3,071,789,285

3,138,594,148

3,069,285,390

3,069,285,390

Diluted

3,303,934,814

3,232,049,635

3,241,412,875

3,241,412,875

3,300,316,153

3,238,797,601

3,238,797,601

H World Group Limited

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Quarter Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2024

March 31, 2025

June 30, 2025

June 30, 2024

June 30, 2025

RMB

RMB

RMB

US$

RMB

RMB

US$

(in millions)

Operating activities:

Net income (loss)

1,082

899

1,559

217

1,749

2,458

343

Share-based compensation expenses

112

77

170

24

170

247

34

Depreciation and amortization,
and other

337

319

317

44

682

636

89

Impairment loss

36

5

33

5

36

38

5

Loss (Income) from equity method investments, net of dividends

30

(1

)

58

8

41

57

8

Investment (income) loss and foreign exchange (gain) loss

41

(228

)

(435

)

(61

)

70

(663

)

(93

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

750

(288

)

924

130

520

636

89

Other

(153

)

(203

)

33

4

(147

)

(170

)

(23

)

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

2,235

580

2,659

371

3,121

3,239

452

Investing activities:

Capital expenditures

(203

)

(240

)

(189

)

(26

)

(484

)

(429

)

(60

)

Purchase of investments

(632

)

(2,065

)

(713

)

(100

)

(886

)

(2,778

)

(388

)

Proceeds from maturity/sale and return of investments

1,139

3,031

1,099

154

1,981

4,130

576

Loan advances

(12

)

(10

)

(14

)

(2

)

(64

)

(24

)

(3

)

Loan collections

53

40

42

6

91

82

12

Other

1

1

14

2

56

15

2

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

346

757

239

34

694

996

139

Financing activities:

Payment of share repurchase

(132

)

(430

)

(13

)

(2

)

(676

)

(443

)

(62

)

Proceeds from debt

53

-

2,195

306

589

2,195

306

Repayment of debt

(292

)

(166

)

(757

)

(106

)

(429

)

(923

)

(129

)

Dividend paid

-

-

(2,136

)

(298

)

(2,091

)

(2,136

)

(298

)

Purchase of prepaid put option

(710

)

-

-

-

(710

)

-

-

Other

(24

)

(32

)

2

0

(46

)

(30

)

(4

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

(1,105

)

(628

)

(709

)

(100

)

(3,363

)

(1,337

)

(187

)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

10

70

20

4

(7

)

90

14

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

1,486

779

2,209

309

445

2,988

418

Less: net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents classified within assets held for sale

(15

)

(2

)

(1

)

(0

)

(10

)

(3

)

(0

)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of the period

6,664

7,524

8,305

1,159

7,710

7,524

1,050

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of the period

8,165

8,305

10,515

1,468

8,165

10,515

1,468

H World Group Limited

Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results

Quarter Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2024

March 31, 2025

June 30, 2025

June 30, 2024

June 30, 2025

RMB

RMB

RMB

US$

RMB

RMB

US$

(in millions, except shares, per share and per ADS data)

Net income (loss) attributable to H World Group Limited (GAAP)

1,067

894

1,544

215

1,726

2,438

340

Share-based compensation expenses

112

77

170

24

170

247

34

(Gain) loss from fair value changes of equity securities

51

12

1

0

13

13

2

Foreign exchange (gain) loss, net

24

(208

)

(366

)

(51

)

116

(574

)

(80

)

Adjusted net income (loss) attributable to H World Group Limited (non-GAAP)

1,254

775

1,349

188

2,025

2,124

296

Adjusted earnings (losses) per share (non-GAAP)

Basic

0.40

0.25

0.44

0.06

0.65

0.69

0.10

Diluted

0.39

0.25

0.42

0.06

0.63

0.67

0.09

Adjusted earnings (losses) per ADS (non-GAAP)

Basic

3.99

2.53

4.39

0.61

6.45

6.92

0.97

Diluted

3.88

2.48

4.24

0.59

6.31

6.72

0.94

Weighted average number of shares used in computation

Basic

3,137,722,145

3,066,765,293

3,071,789,285

3,071,789,285

3,138,594,148

3,069,285,390

3,069,285,390

Diluted

3,303,934,814

3,232,049,635

3,241,412,875

3,241,412,875

3,300,316,153

3,238,797,601

3,238,797,601

Quarter Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2024

March 31, 2025

June 30, 2025

June 30, 2024

June 30, 2025

RMB

RMB

RMB

US$

RMB

RMB

US$

(in millions, except per share and per ADS data)

Net income (loss) attributable to H World Group Limited (GAAP)

1,067

894

1,544

215

1,726

2,438

340

Interest income

(56

)

(49

)

(52

)

(7

)

(107

)

(101

)

(14

)

Interest expense

84

74

91

13

167

165

23

Income tax expense

423

377

565

79

702

942

131

Depreciation and amortization

335

319

317

44

674

636

89

EBITDA (non-GAAP)

1,853

1,615

2,465

344

3,162

4,080

569

Share-based compensation expenses

112

77

170

24

170

247

34

(Gain) loss from fair value changes of equity securities

51

12

1

0

13

13

2

Foreign exchange (gain) loss, net

24

(208

)

(366

)

(51

)

116

(574

)

(80

)

Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)

2,040

1,496

2,270

317

3,461

3,766

525

H World Group Limited

Segment Financial Summary

Quarter Ended June 30, 2024

Quarter Ended March 31, 2025

Quarter Ended June 30, 2025

Legacy- Huazhu

Legacy- DH

Elimination

Legacy- Huazhu

Legacy- DH

Elimination

Legacy- Huazhu

Legacy- DH

Elimination

RMB

RMB

RMB

RMB

RMB

RMB

RMB

RMB

RMB

(in millions)

(in millions)

(in millions)

Leased and owned hotels

2,395

1,286

-

1,913

876

-

2,130

1,271

-

Manachised and franchised hotels

2,305

32

(3

)

2,472

31

(4

)

2,829

41

(5

)

Others

130

5

(2

)

96

11

-

148

12

-

Revenue

4,830

1,323

(5

)

4,481

918

(4

)

5,107

1,324

(5

)

Depreciation and amortization

279

56

(0

)

259

60

(0

)

255

62

(0

)

Adjusted EBITDA

1,907

133

(0

)

1,573

(77

)

0

2,090

180

0

From 1Q25, we started to present the segment financial summary before elimination. Accordingly, comparative figures for the prior periods were updated to conform to the current period’s presentation.

H World Group Limited

Segment Financial Summary

Six Months Ended June 30, 2024

Six Months Ended June 30, 2025

Legacy- Huazhu

Legacy- DH

Elimination

Legacy- Huazhu

Legacy- DH

Elimination

RMB

RMB

RMB

RMB

RMB

RMB

(in millions)

(in millions)

Leased and owned hotels

4,507

2,273

-

4,043

2,147

-

Manachised and franchised hotels

4,347

55

(5

)

5,301

72

(9

)

Others

222

30

(3

)

244

23

-

Revenue

9,076

2,358

(8

)

9,588

2,242

(9

)

Depreciation and amortization

559

115

(0

)

514

122

-

Adjusted EBITDA

3,394

67

(0

)

3,663

103

0

From 1Q25, we started to present the segment financial summary before elimination. Accordingly, comparative figures for the prior periods were updated to conform to the current period’s presentation.


Operating Results: Legacy-Huazhu
(1)

Number of hotels

Number of rooms

Opened
in Q2 2025

Closed (2)
in Q2 2025

Net added
in Q2 2025

As of
June 30, 2025

As of
June 30, 2025

Leased and owned hotels

1

(6

)

(5

)

547

80,587

Manachised and franchised hotels

594

(137

)

457

11,469

1,078,499

Total

595

(143

)

452

12,016

1,159,086

(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 Q2 2025, we temporarily closed 13 hotels for brand upgrade and business model change purposes.

As of June 30, 2025

Number of hotels

Unopened hotels in pipeline

Economy hotels

5,842

1,110

Leased and owned hotels

270

2

Manachised and franchised hotels

5,572

1,108

Midscale, upper-midscale hotels and others

6,174

1,815

Leased and owned hotels

277

6

Manachised and franchised hotels

5,897

1,809

Total

12,016

2,925

For the quarter ended

June 30,

March 31,

June 30,

yoy

2024

2025

2025

change

Average daily room rate (in RMB)

Leased and owned hotels

375

338

365

-2.7

%

Manachised and franchised hotels

288

267

285

-1.2

%

Blended

296

272

290

-1.9

%

Occupancy rate (as a percentage)

Leased and owned hotels

85.6

%

79.7

%

83.3

%

-2.3p.p.

Manachised and franchised hotels

82.3

%

75.9

%

80.8

%

-1.4p.p.

Blended

82.6

%

76.2

%

81.0

%

-1.6p.p.

RevPAR (in RMB)

Leased and owned hotels

321

269

304

-5.3

%

Manachised and franchised hotels

237

203

230

-2.9

%

Blended

244

208

235

-3.8

%

Same-hotel operational data by class

Mature hotels in operation for more than 18 months

Number of hotels

Same-hotel RevPAR

Same-hotel ADR

Same-hotel Occupancy

As of
June 30,

For the quarter

yoy

For the quarter

yoy

For the quarter

yoy

ended
June 30,

change

ended
June 30,

change

ended
June 30,

change

2024

2025

2024

2025

2024

2025

2024

2025

(p.p.)

Economy hotels

3,958

3,958

194

178

-8.2

%

227

216

-4.8

%

85.3

%

82.2

%

-3.1

Leased and owned hotels

258

258

238

215

-9.8

%

270

253

-6.4

%

88.1

%

84.9

%

-3.2

Manachised and franchised hotels

3,700

3,700

189

174

-8.0

%

222

212

-4.6

%

85.0

%

82.0

%

-3.0

Midscale, upper-midscale hotels and others

3,832

3,832

299

275

-7.8

%

359

343

-4.5

%

83.1

%

80.3

%

-2.8

Leased and owned hotels

251

251

391

362

-7.5

%

460

440

-4.4

%

85.0

%

82.3

%

-2.7

Manachised and franchised hotels

3,581

3,581

289

266

-7.9

%

348

332

-4.6

%

82.9

%

80.0

%

-2.8

Total

7,790

7,790

253

233

-7.9

%

300

287

-4.6

%

84.1

%

81.1

%

-2.9


Operating Results: Legacy-DH
(3)

Number of hotels

Number of rooms

Unopened hotels in pipeline

Opened
in Q2 2025

Closed
in Q2 2025

Net added
in Q2 2025

As of
June 30, 2025 (4)

As of
June 30, 2025

As of
June 30, 2025

Leased hotels

1

(1

)

-

65

13,797

9

Manachised and franchised hotels

1

(1

)

-

56

12,032

13

Total

2

(2

)

-

121

25,829

22

(3)   Legacy-DH refers to DH.
(4)   As of June 30, 2025, a total of 3 hotels were temporarily closed due to repair and renovation.

For the quarter ended

June 30,

March 31,

June 30,

yoy

2024

2025

2025

change

Average daily room rate (in EUR)

Leased hotels

124

104

118

-5.2

%

Manachised and franchised hotels

112

110

122

8.7

%

Blended

120

107

120

-0.1

%

Occupancy rate (as a percentage)

Leased hotels

71.2

%

61.9

%

76.3

%

+5.1 p.p.

Manachised and franchised hotels

63.8

%

60.2

%

71.0

%

+7.1 p.p.

Blended

68.3

%

61.1

%

73.9

%

+5.6 p.p.

RevPAR (in EUR)

Leased hotels

88

64

90

1.5

%

Manachised and franchised hotels

72

66

86

20.8

%

Blended

82

65

88

8.1

%


Hotel Portfolio by Brand

As of June 30, 2025

Hotels

Rooms

Unopened hotels

in operation

in pipeline

Economy hotels

5,847

476,378

1,118

HanTing Hotel

4,401

378,569

728

Ni Hao Hotel

477

36,316

114

Hi Inn

641

33,529

260

Elan Hotel

95

5,405

-

Ibis Hotel

228

21,727

8

Zleep Hotels

5

832

8

Midscale hotels

5,055

541,091

1,157

JI Hotel

3,253

369,328

786

Orange Hotel

968

102,854

250

Starway Hotel

729

59,264

114

Ibis Styles Hotel

105

9,645

7

Upper midscale hotels

1,050

139,243

552

Crystal Orange Hotel

284

35,621

124

IntercityHotel(5)

119

20,128

128

CitiGO Hotel

34

5,056

3

Manxin Hotel

184

16,932

60

Madison Hotel

170

19,872

124

Mercure Hotel

211

31,907

76

Novotel Hotel

38

8,119

29

MAXX(6)

10

1,608

8

Upscale hotels

160

23,471

111

Blossom House

85

4,956

94

Joya Hotel

7

1,234

-

Grand Mercure Hotel

10

1,891

-

Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts(7)

55

14,803

16

Jaz in the City

3

587

1

Luxury hotels

18

2,722

4

Steigenberger Icon(8)

11

2,201

2

Song Hotels

7

521

2

Others

7

2,010

5

Other hotels(9)

7

2,010

5

Total

12,137

1,184,915

2,947


(5)   
As of June 30, 2025, 63 operational hotels and 124 pipeline hotels of IntercityHotel were under Legacy-Huazhu.
(6)   As of June 30, 2025, 6 operational hotels and 8 pipeline hotels of MAXX were under Legacy-Huazhu.
(7)   As of June 30, 2025, 12 operational hotels and 10 pipeline hotels of Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts were under Legacy-Huazhu.
(8)   As of June 30, 2025, 5 operational hotels and 1 pipeline hotels of Steigenberger Icon were under Legacy-Huazhu.
(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$1.00=RMB7.1636 on June 30, 2025, as set forth in H.10 statistical release of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board and available at http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h10/hist/dat00_ch.htm.
3 Legacy-Huazhu refers to H World Group Limited and its subsidiaries, excluding DH.
4 The conversion of Renminbi (“RMB”) into United States dollars (“US$”) is based on the exchange rate of US$1.00=RMB7.1636 on June 30, 2025, 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.

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