Q1 2020 Huazhu Group Ltd Earnings Call

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Hello, Hello, everyone on June we'd do you watch with China before we start to Oh sure about thoughts about the strategy 2020, I would like to review our.

Our hotel recovery in China.

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In order to make sure that 50 of our staff members and also the guest.

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I said them quarter, 97% of all hotels has resumed operations.

Due to the preventive.

Measures are the border control by the government and also the second wave of the coping 19 Beijing.

By June 29, we do have 157 hotels under government requisition.

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Meantime, our occupancy rate is also on the trajectory of recovery piece, we refer to page eight.

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During the week of June 14th two twice the average occupancy up operating hotel has feedback to 74%.

Meantime, this number review advise t., our China, it's 47 up the injury industry comps.

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The resurgence of Corbin, Nike Beijing thing June 11.

Did have an active impact of our operation.

We also see the Chinese government took a very possible quick reaction to this situation. Therefore, we keep very cautiously optimistic.

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On page nine a it shows the recovery curve all of all our revpar. It eats shale it yet it is actually means that same store revpar in 2020 as the percentage of all 2019.

Reflect the Coleman chairman she just mention it takes shape recovery.

By the 28 of June all Revpar of the same store at being back to that 65% last year.

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Direction, All 2020, there are major three areas.

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So the first one is the accelerated quality hotel expansion.

Second we viewed the multi dimensional direct sales capability insert it skewed to the global technology based shifts of its platform.

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Talking about the growth strategy of our stores I'm looking at the charts the hotel pipeline.

We can't see even with the coffee 19, the pipeline by the first quarter do keep the same level as last year at slightly over last few years number and also in the pipeline structure. There's a clear trend also further penetration into the lower tier city in terms of.

During the month of hotels majority up a hotels are still in.

Economy and to meet the skill segment, which is more resilience and a profitable but in the upskill and neat neat upscale sectors. We all pipeline remains strong at all.

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On page 12, we compare that new signing of hotels from January two in May of 2020 versus 2019, you can't see the nominees almost the same lab as last year. Therefore, it shows the strong confidence from all franchisee in that.

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So why is the franchisees chose does there are major for reasons.

First off war of the consolidation and to.

Further penetration on the chain hotel and the evitable join a Chen can help often try to eat two for the most the market rent.

Second part two is quite Cmos for the high operating efficiency and low cost structure, therefore translate into higher profitability. This it's even more evidence and Colby Nike and downward macro economy. The franchisees have care more about the calls and.

The efficiency.

It's hard to has a very strong membership system with.

In Hobbs volume airport, it's going to bring very strong and stable customer flow to the franchisee.

And lastly, and most importantly, I would like to say watches organization is very nimble and had very strong agility responded to the coffee Nike very quickly and adeptus.

Therefore, oh, Oh franchisees reliance further strengthened through this up coping Nike.

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Besides the pipelines situation I would also like to share with you our development in the Upskill sector.

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In cost, Brad, Georgia, and the block one house have enjoyed a very good recovery above industry average compared to occupancy number but at the ASCO sector of S.T. ours call the occupancy of Joy and blossom killed it.

He's a head up by 20 percentage points.

It's it's also like that pig Blokland House as an example, you know because the travel restrictions for international markets. The surgeons have the local market travel a really drives the performance off a block and Hugh.

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And looking that fits in with it.

Except for our Chinese type of Ah upscale brand like Julia and good Blossom, how what can I also bring the upscale brand of D H into China.

In a very soon future, we will see that the three brands.

Hotels launch in China, including Shagun, Berger Intercity hotel and Max.

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Also take this opportunity to food as Jenson, our offline sales capabilities.

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Oh I'm sorry for offline do you actually see out what channels through our local I'm like sales.

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Who travel market recorded a factor the powering during this pandemic.

For local sales effort, we want to establish relationships with the local communities no coke element local enterprise located at least in certain geographies makes a great Eric I love our hotels.

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This afternoon, we will officially launched our global light to prove Glenn in Germany.

It's the same time Cason, Tim Cope DXJ hotel Europe through <unk>.

We are replaced keeping our proven China needed to approach from apply to two DXJ now, let's turn to page 18.

Eventually we will introduce 14 to being healthy balance applications filed why to have knowledge Pete injuries basis.

That's real house ditch to enhance the operation efficiency improved customer experience and to do you add sales capability.

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Thank you think thing and good morning, everyone.

As shown on slide 20 at the end of Q1.

The total number of 5900 pick a triple upheld with 575480 age.

You know operations and increase off that you want the fan from the and a full one nine.

Excluding the hundreds and fixing the usual tells at the end of Q1 like do you want to read all the a room events, we goal of 26% with $552 or 352 homes at the end of Q1.

As mentioned by GE, Shelia, Colvin, I Didnt pet and it has a significant impact on our try not to be so since January two and you add socket to compare our dth vsan in Europe from early March onwards.

In order to contains a spread all depend any government in both China and Europe imposes a strict socialist disposing matches, our travel restriction that this across that caused the decline in all the hotel occupancy.

Oh, what system wide tell total right caught us a 52% decline from 7.2 billion in Q1 last year to 4.9 billion issue.

Excluding these age like watching for Hello, Hello would have declined by 49% to 3.7 billion [noise].

Yes, we would have effective discussion on our blended rest Paul for legacy quadrant and you could just because the academic impacted these two regions at a different timing.

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Our blended revpar for legacy plot to excluding hotels on the requisitions declined by 58% to maybe 75 in Q1.

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Q1 last year.

As mentioned by two quick Lydia.

I wouldn't be average occupancy has increased so because of the defense are doing in mid June before dropping to 74% following the resurgence off the call late night in cases in Beijing.

With a recording of Revpar in China.

Let me point that we have recorded a positive EBITDA in Maine [noise].

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D. age for part of a small broking lapping Revpar January and February just yet.

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Colin I think tenant mix up at the spread you from early March behavior, but other revpar declined by 32% before the six fuel.

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Idiotic decreased by 6%.

Thank you Walt office decreased by 10 percentage points of 52% from 62% last year.

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The age occupancy has for copper stupid to treat the fed and the Revpar ultimately public to Pacific triggered a little at the end of June.

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Our net revenue declined by 16% in Q1 year over year.

Would deem that by the end all our previous guidance.

Good morning de age like watching revenue dropped by 46% also at the better at all what got good guys.

Breaking down the road equal chill, while net revenues from our lease and always will help declined by 11% Julia and net revenue from all Manachised and franchised hotels declined by 30% year over year.

Excluding dth our lease revenue would have declined by 53%.

In Q1.

Also provides us a waterfall a waiver even many many fees fees on all think of hotels that were located lot and you also provide the waiver for those that remain opened during that at all or the various cities as well as hotels that.

Has been recruitment trends by the government.

The impact of each one time fee waiver amounting to approximately 74 million in Q1.

We'll have a direct impact on our.

EBITDA and net called.

In Q1 rapidly contribute this fall at something like Manachised business models are called the poor couldn't trip event in total revenue was five percentage points rule phone can you put that into one for one night. However, if you exclude the Robin no problem age, which mainly comprised of all revenue from.

Needs and operate upheld.

Let's just be watches revenue contribution from I felt like Medicare business model would have improved by seven percentage points to put the 5%.

We expect the cooperation from all Manachised business in China will continue to increase going forward.

We contribution from you can't seem to meet an upscale hotel seconds as shown on slide 24 in Q1, the ratable contribution for me and upscale hotels decreased by 12% to 1.4.

Excluding the age running from week to upscale hotels would have been used by 45% to 700 million.

He called me and Midscale hotels has been too big for all led to deepwater basis.

These two segments contributed approximately 90, but that's all lenders. So this was done already.

During the last few months lifting a quick only probably can do you still expect but in China.

I couldn't be hit the revenue would have been studied it but then for economy, 46% told me you.

And then a 6% for upscale hotels prospectus.

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The reported loss from operations was 807 [noise].

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To operating income of 284 million last year.

The operating loss in Q1, maybe contract with fire. That's the part two of approximately 700 million and behavioral patterns.

Especially MACI earlier and also during our earnings call in March we took it off walking a deep mobilized our team will improve our cost focus.

Quoting, but not limited negotiation with a medical and reduce rat strip like it won't be picked call once you've sharing and so for us.

Operating costs, excluding <unk> was a 1.7 billion rolled up to one tool and die.

Excluding English selling and general and administrative expenses in Q1.

Hello at 200, and I need it.

207 suddenly here last year.

To haul.

Also compared to our two for all 375 million last year.

So you start of our cost cutting efforts has not been fully reflected in our Q1 results.

Examples the payroll cost reduction from the streamlining of I'll hit, albeit calls was partially offset by a while also brings paid.

The reduced the revised rental apartment fix all the time to negotiate and realized.

And another thing if that's the timing also be six all the conversations or from the government issues by each all for the full open employees and that he dropped operations will only be reflected in subsequent quarters. That's all the cost savings will gradually be glad he didn't affect that either future quarters.

As mentioned in our earlier on his call presentation.

We will also we will also slow down the old pace in the meat and.

Enrollment hotel openings and focus more on the development and on Metros business. It has been reflected lower pre opening expenses that Q4, two or whatnot.

Turning to page 26.

We recorded a net loss for 104 million adjusted EBITDA compared to a policy hundreds and millions last year.

Our adjusted net income declined from 232 million into one pool wondering who have invested a 1 billion in the up this year.

Our adjusted EBITDA and net income was also impacted by the why all of Manchester management fee waiver of 74 million and that they didn't cost saving measures.

Measures mentioned earlier.

In addition.

So the impact all the Carbonite game be me, so look what weakness on the number of our long term investments that will know rod directly related to our core health business.

Totaling approximately 100 million.

In addition, Oh there was also a fourx law, because it's sort of million that did religious and with our currencies in rural.

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For diesel has been fully dig Pat what type of new respect that involve our adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net loss of Columbia.

The non-GAAP pro forma just one mentioned in this page included the unrealized and realized fall from the fed I'm changes all activities related to our investments such as a culture of approximately 1 billion.

Let's move on to the update on the financial impact of Carbonite seem to our Chinese business on page 28.

Yeah, our revenue for Q2 in Q3 to be lower than what I.

And yet you know they to walk you expect to our <unk> revenue being up in China. The dropped by approximately 35, because it's sort of deciding to food rule.

As mentioned in our Cubist presentation.

We would then in the process, we'll see the pool from this indication bad I meant all financial covenants.

Oh, Yeah happy to report that we had killed the approvals from the bank, who the for the financial Covenant package.

Fourth one next year.

We also managed to feel fine on the issue of 500 million U.S. dollar coupled with a bundled in may.

We get used to these post it can be paid all revolving credit facilities under the syndication loan.

This will not only allow us to reducing interest payment on our balance while also have effectively can be drawn down in the future rent a need for right.

Especially you know people coal we have a comfortable boat totaling 475 million. Good color that provides an investor arrived to put the note that to watch on November 2nd who would rule shoot the CV price is below 100.

I put that date, the right will last.

Therefore, we will resist detached from the hour issuance, albeit a new coupled with a football for the probable we got some of these convertible note on the lumber second.

At home yesterday.

The only the price for the convertible notes was created a book hundred autos I'm talking about Ah Ah. The convertible note that that has a quick for the lender and they go to be sure.

How much of a car we all the Chinese market and also a halt pardon my efforts, we ever I called it a positive EBITDA in may.

At the end of June we have a cash balance of 4.8 billion.

Let me be an underutilized bank facilities, all 4.9 billion really to finance all operations.

However, the pandemic is not over yet they are you uncertainty on the pace or recovery. Therefore, we will continue to implement the street cash management practice and all those Oh.

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As of March and April the local government has requested close 84% or simply proof of that all I'll help to contain the spread of Cobiz I think virus. He's made movies on has graduated opened the quality quality. The early success and the containment all depends on it.

At the end of June.

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Similar to all activity in China, Yes, I thought that we negotiated with a level will be further rental repayments.

It has been supported.

In addition, we also get all the quick I always thought that we thought on the furlough at foods and I'll get calls.

As an excuse me discretionary spending and Capex expenditure.

In addition, we have also feel a lot more financial support from the local German banks, hopefully 45 million euro to fall support our heap Leach operation.

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On the guidance.

We expect all net revenues.

For Q2, two tool to declined by 51 to get the trip offense also the five to all but if I could say since the fed excluding the hedge.

We maintain our gross openings pocket of 1600 to what I'll say, a hot but into two old Auger hand, guesstimate that our past school here to be the range. All 345 450, including the blank Hoelscher. All 350 220 to 50, another 5200 hothouse impacted by.

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The first question, we have each timberline of Justin quotes.

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Hi, Good morning, Thank you for taking my question.

Perhaps I'll start with two questions. The first one is about a the recovery pop off your operations in both China and also in Europe I guess, we already just finished the the calendar Q2 and there were no just up into the Q3, so can I get offends on what you're looking at in terms of the takeaway for both Oh.

You can see and also the room rates into the end of Q2 over into Q3, what are you looking at that's the first question.

The other question that about I'm used to tease out earlier comments at the beginning of the coal that I really look at the industry you have noticed a very fast recovery of the local market demand when compared to that off the unknown I seem to T market demand and also the also the challenge that you have already seen for the new business.

Do I need to national Uprate does in the market so with that in mind, how would you look at how would you derive fuel upcoming new product to openings. All your product setting you view of these are two mockup phenomenon I think.

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Hi, everyone I would like to comment on the recovery in China.

And now slide you can see that actually the recovery trajectory caffeine in Q2, the Revpar of 20 times. He has already reached 65 percentage of last year. So it's a push curve of the recovery juices.

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Oh, we have to say that the resurgence of the her coffee 19, Beijing, that's had a negative impact of I'll I'll follow up operation.

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We keep the cautiously optimistic about the future operation because the you know the uncertainty of the coffee 90, it depends on its highly depends on the government is countermeasures.

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Our government to took very thoughtful matches to counter the big Beijing resurgence of called the Nike Therefore, what generate positive about or the outflow kebab of Revpar recovery.

Activation or is that by Q4 Revpar will reach around 85 percentage of the last year's operation.

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Thank you.

And our government is also you know.

Because different to prepare a resurgence in order to contend is caught in 19 were very confident about our government the reaction.

Because it doesn't go with the KUSA Inclusively Jupiter savvy Beach in Nova.

Tweets that sort of tuned to the sort of that.

So this was.

Having said there there there's also a chance of resurgence of so called me 90, some areas of China. However, we are prepared for that kind of situation.

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You may find them through our previous on you know reporting we use that invested invested in company something like Oh, you and anyhow, which is like the aggregator of Ah nonstandard a small hotel this type of.

Business model is under extreme task of coffee 19.

80 to it it is much harder or for the nonstandard product to to pool to take coffee in China.

Therefore on personal phone, we stick to our Hopper and standard second even when we launch our soft brands, we have a very specific product standard and the which might involve certain level of a renovation of the hotels its not.

Ah pure aggregator of the hotels.

Although the probably Nike has a very enacted impact of office.

But we do keep a very strong.

Devotion and the investment into the product development.

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And just to recap that the Indian you'll band, but in Germany is that he has a corbett Nike in spite of the impact impact on the based on an in depth continent, as well as obesity Europes button from early March and the.

Is that in much at the end of March and beginning of April. The so we think it was right too badly hurt if I get that the we have far post Dol approximately halter, great is that more than likely sustainable upheld during that period, but had since then is that Germany, but little bit government in Germany has taken a very soon.

And very effective control on our.

I wanted to contain dependent make and I'll say that up by the end of June Oh, we have seen that we have we opened approximately like Nike Wattup. All the hotels also denied but that all portfolios and our occupancy has like a school rose from the lowest point, all like 15% to 23%.

And with June as well and the rest how's the rules do like between a euro as well and though while while we will be have to be cautious cautious about the a the the growth the recovery going forward as the exploration China is that the a depend then they may read between the much in Indian something.

It is a that these lease expected, but Ah. So the Germany government has made me taking a very strict actions in a in restocking the economy as well while also taking into account of the protection measurements due to prevent or the second new emergence, having said that is that oh.

I will say that didn't choose to use that youre the impact on the all European East won't you will be the you will be a low point and you based on the other experience in China, we expect that the the recovery occupancy. If you will start to recover in Q3, particularly in you do during the summer and go into the awesome.

With that you said does is it as the real or European do you really we're putting these two at the very beginning stage yet to be seen into see there how the different countries in Europe are working together to.

Contained the virus together because in Europe. The you did the all the countries there many countries got connected to each other.

Thank you Justin.

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Thank you and good morning, I also have two questions. The first question.

This is more like two fold on pushing Simpson's justins regarding to the reason trends and I mean, we notice that the Ross Pom poms to the Beijing small outbreaks decline again or decelerate a little bit again, but it has been about three weeks now have leaps and that's a trend stabilize.

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Oh, we see a recovery on sections, and we acceleration or investments or is this still kind of decelerating and it sounds right now and also how does that compare the situation I was kind of Beijing have you seen classic hadn't changed a bit.

After that outbreaks, Oh, sorry, I'll say June as well and then my second question is about on the cost side.

Notice that like the in Q1 the over on the EBITDA declined.

Hi, you then be revenue decline that suggests that most is increasing and I am just sent to you is where you know little bit Oh, there's some one off items and and Ah, but can you.

Tell us a little bit more how much it's a one off items impacting Q1, two and what should we expect in terms of second quarter. When we full cost to close it's just so kind of increasing.

Some of the accrue a happened in one two and surely.

We'll be a will not be there in the second quarter.

Yes, that's those are my two questions. Thanks.

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Beijing is probably the most important.

Business and tourism sense Center City of China Airport has now.

The impact of the outflow of the travelers from Beijing, the occupancy in Beijing and remain at the low level.

Therefore, because the government has imposed very strong preventive measures to container and dynamic therefore, it drags down the occupancy apart from network by 10% reset the occupancy back to the later hop off me.

We do see the slowly and the gradual recovery of occupancy in Beijing and right now we enter into the second.

14 days. So therefore, we think after the 214 days.

The situation will be better.

Let me address your question with the automotive parts side.

That's a mentioning they make presentations the nimble items, which actually impact the Oh EBITDA, even though in Q1 number one is there though he provided a one off mentally fee waiver friend for our franchisees are in Q1, a while we'll see that into April.

Is that the because for those hotels. There has been like are located in a in who pay and honey Rip and number two is there though for the hotels that though has been keep on all reopen are doing the locked down in doing that period. We de pickup that is approximately like 74 million 74 million in going forward He said because.

This is a one off a few management a waiver. So a brief always they'd be able to collect that into subsequent quarters is number one number two is there. The also as I mentioned that the assemble a nimble for cost.

Oh, the streamlining of our head count in hit all fees or as you can see that I presented the probably the saving you didn't feel good luck somebody like 400 million no. There has been reflected in Q1. The main reason it because the cost saving has been more than offset by the severance cost. If you pay to these employees. So they pay small yet reflected.

And then the treat that there'll be a few undergoing a a renegotiation with our rental up with our lender and a and none of the rental reduction as we reflected in Q1 as well. So so the nation or that you said that the 1 billion law. If you're talking about also include the age in D. age is that does your business actually started because.

Line in March and the composition that the they're going to receive on the full employees as what the business interruptions.

Yeah, when do we see building into subsequent quarters, so you're going to read or that the subsequent quarters as well. So so say that is the in addition to that is that in Q1. We also a mix of provisions approximately 100 million on our long term investment not related to.

Oh call Hotel business.

Then to name a few he said there would be the official isn't that they'd be happy to be fully provided for that or the investment maybe talk about in the immediate hotels, where it is quite similar to do that all your model. If they go to fully provider for that stay approximate though to a 100 million. In addition to that is that though the also recorded a 57 million law.

All the Forex loss due to the are declining have you already be come back we always euro currency. So so between these two we just treat pick a combined package that our our adjusted EBITDA and net income is quite similar or even slightly higher compared to our revenue decline.

Going forward is that the beat me, we read the recall resolve the ER franchise fee that though is that they can collectible from our franchisees because a waiver has been has been less than the two weeks that though with normalization Debbie going to pay it out to all employees the cost saving cost saving from the a reduction in crop cost well.

You started flowing into our I'll, probably lost health initiative that is that they'll be will also reflect the the rent reductions are going forward you that next few quarters as well. So so that that's about it. Thank you beat it.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Your next question we have in terms of mine. This man some reaches P.T. Your line is open.

Okay management, thanks, very much for taking my question. So my first question is regarding to the number.

So you're mentioning you may you bid I have seen positive. So can you be either rate at what would be you breakeven that powerful who'd house in China, and Darfur D. H, maybe in China, what would be that before they go like a hotel no, Florida upscale hotel they succeed like so that would be my next question. My first question.

After the downtime. Please go ask the next question. Thank you.

Okay.

The breakeven the breakeven level of our.

Our China business, you're talking about is like including a including attack there will be approximately 131.

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Ah yes, it is not certain depending on we hope has got good talking about the roughly 40% of this stop costs are being or do you guys. So that when you speak as had been but having said that is that Oh BBC the impact of the our dth operations. He though on the oral or profitability is.

Not that significant.

Because that's the idea that for example in a in Q1 the impact of the Oh, Oh, the loss from a vacation spots many like kind of medium the renminbi.

Oh, Okay got it but you cannot my God do they have to do you have done a breakeven that possible upscale hotels and we can we are Uh huh.

Are we looking to be looking to the breakeven because the biggest part two has a significant our ship operations. We centralized operating platform. So these are going to be looking to the other groups. The trying to operation is a break a breakeven EBITDA, we like looking at the blended <unk>.

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Reduce the level of their big even let Paul.

Okay. Thank you very much and my second question I want to ask about that south and the marketing. So you mentioned in the presentation on the local like a stuff South of war and the company's now don't do briefly compare it that way. So okay. How is that depending upon the okay like south it's got he did and what is of course on application.

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So the daily contribution from the B to B customers has already exceeded their level of last year, and we continue to take a different measures to strengthen the stickiness with our.

Class B to B customers.

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That's going to either conference for today.

Thank you all for participating you may now disconnect.

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Q1 2020 Huazhu Group Ltd Earnings Call

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Q1 2020 Huazhu Group Ltd Earnings Call

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