亚朵 (ATAT.US) 2026年第一季度业绩电话会
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The dialogue reveals Lifestyle Holdings' Q1 2026 earnings, showcasing a surge in hotel RevPAR due to higher ADR and robust retail revenue growth from innovation and brand expansion. Emphasizing a user-first philosophy, the company forecasts sustainable growth amid acknowledged risks, concluding with insights on hotel closures, retail trends, and shareholder returns.
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The dialogue introduces a conference call discussing Lifestyle Holdings' Q1 2026 earnings, emphasizing forward-looking statements, non-GAAP financial measures, and availability of results on the company’s website.
The dialogue highlights China's service consumption shift towards quality and experience, with supportive policies and rational industry competition fostering a healthier market. The hotel and retail sectors are undergoing structural upgrades, emphasizing refinement, differentiation, and experiential value. Seizing innovation opportunities across products, operations, and organization, the focus is on sustainable growth through a user-first philosophy, anchored in experience and brand, to navigate industry cycles effectively.
The hotel business in Q1 2026 achieved positive year-over-year RevPAR growth, driven by ADR increases. With a focus on quality, 110 new hotels opened, reaching a total of 2,888 in operation. Pipeline remains healthy at 751, ensuring sustainable growth.
The Crs channel maintained strong performance, contributing significantly to room nights sold. Corporate member sales also showed growth. Price assurance policies and practical measures during holidays ensured a positive guest experience, reflecting commitment to membership operations and member loyalty.
The company is expanding its hotel network and strengthening its brand, paralleling advancements in supply chain capabilities. High-quality suppliers are joining, diversifying platforms, and increasing franchisee procurement consolidation. The focus is on delivering long-term value through empowerment, innovation, and enhanced collaboration with suppliers to improve product functionality and develop new offerings, ensuring a reliable and efficient procurement process.
Over the past decade, a steadfast commitment to customer satisfaction has fostered strong word-of-mouth and clear brand mind share. This strategy has cultivated unique competitive advantages, underpinning resilience and sustainable growth amidst fluctuating market conditions.
A Tour 3.6, grounded in real guest experiences, has established a scalable operational standard. The initiative, launched over a year ago, marks progress in brand-led excellence, incorporating cultural elements from Yunnan. Deep Sleep System and Hotel Light are set for rollout, aiming to enrich urban experiences. Upscale brand Shu Hotel gains visibility, receiving organic recommendations, showcasing the appeal of deep Chinese cultural roots, and opening future development possibilities.
The dialogue outlines a strategic approach to enhancing brand equity and operational efficiency, focusing on product refinement and expanding into second-tier cities to support sustainable growth. It highlights the increasing demand for differentiated stay experiences, the success of the Light 3.3 model in attracting diverse customers and achieving higher pricing power, and the commitment to disciplined scale and continuous improvement for long-term brand development.
Ly Aur's retail business achieved a 54.4% year-over-year revenue growth in Q1, reaching RMB 1 billion and 71 million. The company's product and brand strength are validated by market recognition. Continuous innovation and user-centric product iterations, backed by scientific testing, are setting new standards in technological advancements.
Planet Tour maintained leadership in category sales, launching a special deep sleep memory foam pillow edition for Chinese New Year. The product was promoted through a brand campaign, aiming to express meaningful values.
Our Deep Sleep Thermal Regulating Comforter series continues to dominate the market with significant sales and user preference. The latest upgrade, Pro 3.0, achieved RMB 100 million in sales within 45 days, showcasing our commitment to innovation and addressing user needs. With 116 million registered members and expanding partnerships, our brand trust and membership experience are evolving, reinforcing our position as a leader in the comfort category.
The Aur Group, through its 2025 ESG report, highlights its dedication to environmental, social, and governance principles, exemplified by the establishment of the Atour Foundation. This foundation aims to enhance public welfare, particularly supporting frontline housekeeping staff across China's service industry, reflecting Ato's core belief in kindness and warmth. The company remains steadfast in its mission to create a welcoming environment, fulfill corporate responsibilities, and contribute positively to society and the industry.
Discussed Q1 2026 financials with 47.5% net revenue growth, detailing hotel and retail revenue changes, gross profit margins, expense ratios, and an adjusted EBITDA margin increase. Announced a $72M dividend and projected FY 2026 revenue growth of 24-28% over FY 2025.
Despite a concentrated pace of hotel closures in Q1, the full year target remains at 80, supported by proactive structural adjustments enhancing hotel quality. New openings adhere to premier standards, with 751 projects in the pipeline ensuring ample, high-quality reserves, maintaining the full year opening target unchanged.
The dialogue discusses the current RevPAR trends for Q2, noting strong leisure travel and spring break boosts. Despite market volatility, management maintains a cautiously optimistic view, emphasizing long-term strategies to expand service offerings and remain a reliable choice for travelers, while not pursuing short-term performance at the expense of broader business goals.
Market rationality returns, with a mature franchisee mindset. The company strengthens core city presence, selectively targets leisure growth, and emphasizes quality beyond hardware, focusing on experience and guest perception to drive pricing power.
Discusses how product innovations, including design and functionality improvements, have contributed to retail success and led to a revision of full year revenue guidance.
The company announced a dividend distribution plan of $72 million for the first half, representing 31% of the prior year's net profit, alongside ongoing share repurchases exceeding $100 million. They reaffirmed a comprehensive shareholder return strategy aiming for a 100% payout ratio based on previous fiscal year's GAAP net profit, combining dividends and repurchases.
要点回答
Q:What are the key trends in China's service consumption and retail market?
A:China's service consumption is transitioning from scale-driven expansion to value-driven upgrades, focusing on quality and experience. The retail market is evolving from traditional manufacturing-driven models to an experience-driven approach, with consumers prioritizing holistic experiences and emotional value.
Q:What is the company's strategy in response to market transformations?
A:The company plans to seize innovation opportunities by focusing on innovation across product, operation, and organization dimensions, converting these opportunities into a long-term sustainable growth engine. The company's user-first philosophy, with experience at the cornerstone and brand as the anchor, is considered the fundamental path to navigate industry cycles.
Q:How did the hotel business perform in the first quarter of 2026?
A:In the first quarter of 2026, the hotel business saw positive year-over-year RevPar growth, driven by a steady increase in ADR. The overall RevPar was RMB 311.6, representing 102.4% of the level in the same period of 2025. The company opened 110 new hotels during the quarter, and by the end of the first quarter, the total number of hotels in operation was 2,888.
Q:What is the hotel network's approach to quality control and expansion?
A:The hotel network adheres to a quality-first principle, maintaining strict quality control for every new signing and hotel opening. In the first quarter, 110 new hotels were opened, and the network's total number of hotels reached 2,888. The hotel pipeline under development was at a healthy level of 751 as of the same date.
Q:How is the company safeguarding hotel guests' experience?
A:The company is protecting the guest experience through official channels by implementing price assurance policies such as the price drop refund and best price guarantee, alongside other practical measures, including seamless execution during the Chinese New Year holiday. This approach earned widespread positive feedback from users and reflects the company's commitment to strengthening member loyalty and providing users with a reassuring experience.
Q:How is the supply chain business contributing to franchisees and suppliers?
A:The supply chain business is advancing with the addition of high-quality suppliers to the network, increasing platform diversification, and increasing franchisee procurement consolidation. The company aims to deliver long-term value through empowering franchisees and suppliers with high-quality products, enhancing procurement efficiency, and improving the overall franchisee experience.
Q:What is the latest development across hotel brands?
A:The company has built a strong brand foundation through customer word of mouth and resilient brand mind share over the years, resulting in differentiated competitive advantages. The hotel brands are grounded in indep deconstruction of real guest experiences, creating a scalable operational standard and product model. Recent developments include the rollout of the 'A Tour' origin with cultural elements and service details from Yunnan, contributing to the brand's long-term mindset and quality upgrades. The upscale brand Shu Hotel has built brand visibility, recognition, and development potential, with a growing number of organic recommendations and reviews on overseas platforms, showcasing the unique appeal of Chinese cultural roots and future possibilities for development.
Q:What trends are driving the growth of the mid-scale brand mentioned in the speech?
A:The growth of the mid-scale brand is being driven by the demand for more differentiated stay experiences and the brand's ability to attract a diverse customer base, including younger users and business travelers, which is further building the brand's differentiated momentum.
Q:What recognition has the 'Tour Light 3.3' received and what are its operating results?
A:The 'Tour Light 3.3' has received strong recognition from both customers and franchisees, with an enhanced product experience and an efficient operating model. It demonstrated stronger pricing power in the first quarter, with the operating results more than 10% higher than the 3.0 version.
Q:What are the company's plans for brand development in the upcoming years?
A:The company plans to focus on product refinement and operating system development to build strong brand equity and support healthy, sustainable growth. In 2026, they will continue to enhance operational efficiency and productivity and focus expansion on second-tier and above cities.
Q:What are the revenue growth and market performance figures for the retail business?
A:The retail business has sustained strong growth momentum with core Pleiss continuing to deliver outstanding performance. Retail revenue reached RMB 1 billion and 71 million in the first quarter, representing 54.4% year-over-year growth.
Q:How is the company responding to the need for continuous innovation and what are the results?
A:The company is maintaining long-term competitiveness by continuously innovating and responding swiftly and precisely to the evolving needs and expectations of users. As their understanding of user needs deepens, they are turning latent demand into tangible product strength through scientific testing and validation.
Q:What achievements have been made in the 'Tour of Planets' category and how is the brand performing?
A:The 'Tour of Planets' has maintained a strong leadership position, consistently ranking first in category sales on major third-party platforms. They have launched a special edition of the deep sleep memory foam pillow Pro 3.0 with a supporting brand campaign, seeking to turn a sleeping product into a meaningful expression of comfort.
Q:How has the company's category group market share performed and what are the sales figures for the Deep Sleep Thermal Regulating Comforter series?
A:The company's category group market share is steadily increasing with very strong growth into the first quarter. The Deep Sleep Thermal Regulating Comforter series has achieved strong sales, with cumulative sales exceeding 300 million units since its launch. The latest upgrade in the series features fully upgraded two-way temperature regulation technology and has garnered significant user preference.
Q:What is the recent progress regarding the membership program and strategic partnerships?
A:By the end of the first quarter, the company had 116 million registered individual members, enhancing the synergy between the hotel and retail businesses. The company is actively exploring partnerships with like-minded brands to create expanded quality lifestyle experiences. The goal is to evolve the tour membership into a lifestyle membership brand that reinforces warmth and trust between the brand and users.
Q:What are the company's latest developments in terms of ESG and social responsibility?
A:The company has released the Atour Group 2025 ESG report and established the Atour Foundation to advance public welfare in a systematic way. They have launched a dedicated public welfare program focused on frontline housekeeping staff and partnered with various service industries to extend care and support. The company aims to create an environment where people can connect warmly, stay true to their founding aspirations, and fulfill their corporate responsibilities.
Q:What financial results were reported for the first quarter of 2026?
A:The company's net revenues for the first quarter of 2026 grew by 47.5% year over year to RMB 2000 811 million. Revenues from the hotel business grew by 51.9% year over year, while revenues from the retail business increased by 64.4% year over year. Gross profits for hotel and retail businesses also showed significant increases. Additionally, selling and marketing expenses, general and administrative expenses, and technology and development expenses were discussed in terms of their relation to net revenues.
Q:What were the financial performance metrics for the first quarter of 2026?
A:For the first quarter of 2026, the adjusted net profit margin was 17.4%, which decreased by 0.7 percentage points year over year. The Adjust EBITDA margin was 25.6%, showing an increase of 0.6 percentage points year over year. The company maintained a healthy cash position with cash and cash equivalents of RMB 3.7 billion and net cash of RMB 3.4 billion. A first cash dividend of 2026 totaling US dollar 72 million was declared as a reward for shareholders' trust and support.
Q:What is the company's target for hotel closures for the year, and how has the quality of operating hotels improved?
A:The company's target for hotel closures for the year remains unchanged at 80. Thanks to proactive structural adjustments initiated last year, the quality of the company's operating hotels has clearly improved. The company has also established a set of long-term mechanisms for older operating hotels and will provide targeted support and customized renovation plans.
Q:What is the company's stance on new hotel openings and what is the current status of projects in the pipeline?
A:The company is proceeding steadily with new hotel openings according to the planned pace and adhering to the premier hotel logic, with the requirement that new openings must meet the company's positioning and provide high-quality guest experiences. As of the end of Q1, there were 751 projects in the pipeline, ensuring an ample and high-quality reserve. Therefore, the company maintains its full-year hotel opening target unchanged.
Q:What is the management's visibility on the Revpar outlook for the second quarter and the full year?
A:Entering the second quarter, the management maintains a cautiously optimistic attitude towards Revpar performance, attributing this to strong leisure travel, particularly spring break activities in some regions during April, leading to a more balanced distribution of holiday passenger flows. However, they acknowledge market volatility ahead, implying a cautious outlook.
Q:What is the company's strategy regarding franchisee relationships and hotel quality?
A:The company aims to strengthen its presence in core cities across China, capturing demand from high-frequency business travel and urban cultural tourism. It is selectively capturing growth opportunities from leisure demand in key markets. For new projects, the company focuses on long-term prospects and ensures that the quality of signed projects is paramount. The company's concept of quality goes beyond hardware upgrades and focuses on building a comprehensive quality composite leading product, rooted in experience with continuous refinement to provide a reliable choice for travelers.
Q:What factors contributed to the popularity of new products, and how does the company update its revenue guidance?
A:The company's retail business growth is attributed to product innovation and a customer-centric approach. The example given is the deep sleep thermal regulating Comforter Pro summer season series, which underwent product structural innovation and demand-driven innovation. After three iterations, the product's definition fundamentally changed, translating user sentiments into measurable and replicable technical standards. As a result of solid first-quarter performance and strong sales momentum of new products, the company has decided to raise its full-year retail revenue guidance to grow 30% to 30% year on year.
Q:What updates were made to the company's dividend distribution plan?
A:The company announced a first dividend distribution plan for the year with a total amount of approximately 72 million US dollars, representing about 31 percent of the previous year's net profit. This indicates the company's continued focus on shareholder returns. In addition, the company has been engaging in share repurchases, with a total repurchase amount exceeding 100 million US dollars since last year. Going forward, the company plans to maintain its comprehensive shareholder return plan, targeting approximately a 100% payout ratio based on the previous fiscal year's GA net profit.






