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Home Inns & Hotels Management 6-K 2006 Table of ContentsFORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington D.C. 20549 REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the month of November 2006 Commission File Number: 001-33082
HOME INNS & HOTELS MANAGEMENT INC.
No. 400 Tian Yao Qiao Road Shanghai 200030, Peoples Republic of China (Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F. Form 20-F X Form 40-F Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes No X If Yes is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- N/A
Table of ContentsHOME INNS & HOTELS MANAGEMENT INC. Form 6-K TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Table of ContentsPursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: November 16, 2006
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Table of ContentsHome Inns Announces Financial Results for the Third Quarter 2006 Shanghai, November 15, 2006 Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc. (NASDAQ: HMIN), a leading economy hotel chain in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2006. Third Quarter 2006 Highlights
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Table of ContentsWe are pleased to report strong results for the third quarter of 2006, said Mr. David Sun, Home Inns Chief Executive Officer. We continued our revenue growth momentum and executed on our expansion plan while maintaining high occupancy and profitability. Mr. Sun continued, In the quarters ahead, we will continue to leverage our widely recognized brand name, nationwide scale and early mover advantage in Chinas economy hotel market to expand our network and provide a comfortable and consistent lodging experience to a rapidly growing number of business and leisure travelers. As of September 30, 2006, the Home Inns hotel chain consisted of 78 leased-and-operated hotels and 29 franchised-and-managed hotels in operation, with an additional 33 leased-and-operated hotels and 23 franchised-and-managed hotels under development, covering 45 cities in China. The average number of rooms per hotel in operation was 119. Third Quarter 2006 Financial Results For the third quarter of 2006, Home Inns reported total revenues of RMB160.4 million (US$20.3 million), representing a 106.3% increase year-over-year and a 15.9% increase sequentially. Total revenues from leased-and-operated hotels for the third quarter of 2006 were RMB153.0 million (US$19.4 million), representing a 101.4% increase year-over-year and a 13.5% increase sequentially. The Company opened 15 new lease-and-operated hotels during the quarter. Total revenues from franchised-and-managed hotels for the third quarter of 2006 were RMB7.4 million (US$0.9 million), representing a 312.2% increase year-over-year and a 106.8% increase sequentially. The Company opened 10 new franchised-and-managed hotels during the quarter. Occupancy rate for the entire Home Inns hotel chain was 94.0% in the third quarter of 2006, compared with 93.1% in the same period in 2005 and 97.7% in the previous quarter. RevPAR in the third quarter of 2006 was RMB172, compared with RevPAR of RMB169 in the same period in 2005 and RMB182 in the previous quarter. The decrease in occupancy rate and RevPAR from the second quarter of 2006 was primarily due to the 25 new hotels opened in the third quarter of 2006. Total operating expenses for the quarter were RMB137.6 million (US$17.4 million). Total operating expenses excluding share-based compensation expenses (non-GAAP) were RMB123.9 million (US$15.7 million) or 77.3% of total revenues, compared to 83.4% in the same period of 2005, and 74.5% in the previous quarter. Total leased-and-operated hotel costs were RMB105.4 million (US$13.3 million), representing an 85.5% increase over the same period in 2005 and a 19.9% increase over the second quarter of 2006. The increase was primarily due to the new leased-and-operated hotels opened during the quarter.
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Table of ContentsSelling and marketing expenses were RMB3.3 million (US$0.4 million), an increase of 59.3% year-over-year and 47.2% sequentially. The increase was primarily attributable to increases in advertising activities and marketing personnel during the quarter. General and administrative expenses for the quarter were RMB29.0 million (US$3.7 million). This quarters general and administrative expenses included share-based compensation expenses of RMB13.7 million (US$1.7 million). Included in this amount are the following two items: in July 2006, the Company sold approximately 2.8 million ordinary shares in a private placement to certain individuals including certain executives and directors of the Company. As the issue price was lower than the then fair market value as assessed by an independent appraiser, a charge of RMB9.6 million (US$1.2 million) was taken. In addition, the Company recorded RMB3.3 million (US$0.4 million) to reflect certain severance arrangements relating to former executives. Neither item was associated with Home Inns normal course of business operations, and hence the company does not expect to incur such charges on a recurring basis. Excluding share-based compensation expenses, general and administrative expenses (non-GAAP) were RMB15.3 million (US$1.9 million) or 9.5% of total revenues, compared to 7.7% in the same period of 2005 and 9.4% in the previous quarter. Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was RMB41.8 million (US$5.3 million) or 26.1% of total revenues, compared to 17.0% in the same period of 2005 and 27.9% in the previous quarter. Income from operations for the quarter was RMB13.6 million (US$1.7 million). Income from operations excluding share-based compensation (non-GAAP) was RMB27.3 million (US$3.5 million) or 17.0% of total revenues, compared to 11.0% in the same period of 2005 and 20.1% in the previous quarter. Net income for the quarter was RMB7.9 million (US$1.0 million). Net income available to ordinary shareholders was RMB4.5 million (US$0.6 million). Net income excluding share-based compensation expenses (non-GAAP) was RMB21.6 million (US$2.7 million) or 13.5% of total revenues, compared to 7.0% in the same period of 2005 and 14.5% in the previous quarter. Basic and diluted earnings per share amounted to RMB0.15 (US$0.02) and RMB0.14 (US$0.02), respectively, and basic and diluted earnings per ADS were RMB0.29 (US$0.04) and RMB0.29 (US$0.04), respectively. Basic and diluted earnings per share excluding share-based compensation expenses (non-GAAP) were RMB0.40 (US$0.05) and RMB0.39 (US$0.05), respectively, and basic and diluted earnings per ADS excluding share-based compensation expenses (non-GAAP) were RMB0.80 (US$0.10) and RMB0.78 (US$0.10), respectively.
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Table of ContentsCapital expenditures for the quarter were RMB51.6 million (US$6.5 million). As of September 30, 2006, Home Inns had cash and cash equivalents of RMB161.4 million (US$20.4 million). Net operating cash flow for the third quarter of 2006 was RMB46.3 million (US$5.9 million). Home Inns completed its Nasdaq IPO in October 2006, receiving approximately US$72.8 million net proceeds from the offering. Outlook for Fourth Quarter 2006 Home Inns expects its total revenues in the fourth quarter of 2006 to be in the range of RMB162 million (US$20.5 million) to RMB178 million (US$22.5 million). This forecast reflects Home Inns current and preliminary view, which is subject to change. Conference Call Information Home Inns management will hold an earnings conference call at 8 PM on November 15, 2006 U.S. Eastern Standard Time (9 AM on November 16, 2006 Beijing/Hong Kong time). Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:
A replay of the conference call may be accessed by phone at the following number until 10 PM on November 22, 2006 U.S. Eastern Standard Time.
Additionally, a live and archived webcast of this conference call will be available at http://english.homeinns.com . About Home Inns Home Inns is a leading economy hotel chain in China based on the number of hotels and hotel rooms, as well as the geographic coverage of the hotel chain. Since Home Inns commenced operations in 2002, it has become one of the best-known economy hotel brands in China. Home Inns offers a consistent product and high-quality services to primarily serve the fast growing population of value-conscious individual business and leisure travelers who demand clean, comfortable and convenient lodging. Home Inns ADSs, each of which represents two ordinary shares, are currently trading on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol HMIN. For more information about Home Inns, please visit http://english.homeinns.com.
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Table of ContentsSafe Harbor This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as will, expects, anticipates, future, intends, plans, believes, estimates and similar statements. Among other things, the outlook for the fourth quarter of 2006 and quotations from management in this announcement, as well as Home Inns strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. Home Inns may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Home Inns beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward- looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: our anticipated growth strategies; our future business development, results of operations and financial condition; expected changes in our revenues and certain cost or expense items; our ability to attract customers and leverage our brand; trends and competition in the lodging industry; our ability to hire, train and retain qualified managerial and other employees; our ability to develop new hotels at desirable locations in a timely and cost-effective manner; the expected growth of the Chinese economy hotel market; and Chinese governmental policies relating to private managers and operators of hotels. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in our registration statement on Form F-1 and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Home Inns does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of November 15, 2006, and Home Inns undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law. Non-GAAP Financial Measures To supplement Home Inns consolidated financial results presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, Home Inns uses the following measures defined as non-GAAP financial measures by the SEC: total operating expenses excluding share-based compensation expenses, general and administrative expenses excluding share-based compensation expenses, income from operations excluding share-based expenses, net income excluding share-based compensation expenses, adjusted EBITDA, and basic and diluted earnings per share and per ADS excluding share-based compensation expenses. The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information
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Table of Contentsprepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please see the table captioned Reconciliations of GAAP and non-GAAP results set forth at the end of this release. Home Inns believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding its performance and liquidity by excluding share-based expenses that may not be indicative of its operating performance from a cash perspective. Home Inns believes that both management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing its performance and when planning and forecasting future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate managements internal comparisons to Home Inns historical performance and liquidity. Home Inns computes its non-GAAP financial measures using the same consistent method from quarter to quarter. Home Inns believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors in allowing for greater transparency with respect to supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision making. A limitation of using non-GAAP financial measures excluding share-based compensation expenses is that share-based compensation expenses have been and will continue to be a significant recurring expense in our 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. Home Inns management also believes that adjusted EBITDA, defined as earnings before interest, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization and share-based compensation expenses, is a useful financial metric to assess our operating and financial performance before the impact of investing and financing transactions and income taxes. In addition, Home Inns management believes that EBITDA is widely used by other companies in the lodging industry and may be used by investors as a measure of our financial performance. Given the significant investments that Home Inns has made in property, plant and equipment, depreciation and amortization expense comprises a meaningful portion of our cost structure. Home Inns management believes that adjusted EBITDA will provide investors with a useful tool for comparability between periods because it eliminates depreciation and amortization expense attributable to capital expenditures. The presentation of adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an indication that our future results will be unaffected by other charges and gains we consider to be outside the ordinary course of our business. The use of adjusted EBITDA has certain limitations. Depreciation and amortization expense for various long-term assets, income tax expense, interest expense, interest income and share-based compensation expenses 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 our financial results. Additionally, adjusted EBITDA does not consider capital expenditures and other investing activities and should not be considered as a measure of our liquidity. Home Inns compensates for these limitations by providing the relevant disclosure of our depreciation and amortization, interest expense and interest income, income
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Table of Contentstax expense, capital expenditures and other relevant items both in our reconciliations to the U.S. GAAP financial measures and in our consolidated financial statements, all of which should be considered when evaluating our performance. The term EBITDA or adjusted EBITDA is not defined under U.S. GAAP, and adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of net income, operating income, operating performance or liquidity presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. When assessing our operating and financial performance, you should not consider this data in isolation or as a substitute for our net income, operating income or any other operating performance measure that is calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. In addition, our adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to EBITDA or similarly titled measures utilized by other companies since such other companies may not calculate EBITDA in the same manner as we do. Reconciliations of Home Inns non-GAAP financial measures, including adjusted EBITDA, to consolidated statement of operations information are included at the end of this press release. Contacts For investor and media inquiries, please contact: In China: Angela Li Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc. Tel: +86-21-64861818, ext. 2004 Email: xlli@homeinns.com Mr. Rory Macpherson Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide Tel: +86-10-8520-6553 Email: rory.macpherson@ogilvy.com In the United States: Mr. Thomas Smith Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide Tel: +1-212-880-5269 Email: thomas.smith@ogilvypr.com
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Table of ContentsHome Inns & Hotels Management Inc. Consolidated Balance Sheet Information
Note 1: The conversion of Renminbi (RMB) into United States dollars (US$) is based on the noon buying rate of US$1.00=RMB7.9040 on September 30, 2006 in The City of New York for cable transfers of RMB as certified for customs purpose by Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
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Table of ContentsHome Inns & Hotels Management Inc. Consolidated Statement of Operations Information
Note 1: The conversion of Renminbi (RMB) into United States dollars (US$) is based on the noon buying rate of US$1.00=RMB7.9040 on September 30, 2006 in The City of New York for cable transfers of RMB as certified for customs purpose by Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Note 2: For the quarter ended September 30, 2006, share-based compensation expense included expenses associated with equity issuance of RMB 9,564,136 (for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 and September 30, 2005: Nil) and expenses associated with severance of RMB 3,314,800 (for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 and September 30, 2005: Nil).
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Table of ContentsHome Inns & Hotels Management Inc. Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results
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Table of ContentsHome Inns & Hotels Management Inc. Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results (continued)
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Table of ContentsHome Inns & Hotels Management Inc. Operating Data
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