China Hotels:Secular growth kicking in

类别:行业研究 机构:德意志银行 研究员:Tallan Zhou,Karen Tang 日期:2017-12-01

A secular growth sector

    We analyze the supply and demand of China’s limited service hotels (economyhotels) and conclude that the sector will see secular growth (RevPAR growth of6% CAGR) in the next five years. We believe the like-for-like hotel average dailyrate (ADR) for both economy and midscale hotels will continue to grow to meetconsumers’ trade-up demand. Meanwhile, on a blended basis, we believe theshort supply of midscale hotels will continue to increase its percentage of thetotal, leading to a favorable mix change (40% of new hotel additions will bemid- to high-scale hotels).

    Hotels are a leveraged business, RevPAR is the key

    Changes in operating cost per room (excluding rent) are manageable foreconomy and midscale hotels; hence to maximize profit, the key is to increaseRevPAR. The two largest costs in operating economy hotels are: 1) staff cost(already manageable at a staff-to-room ratio of 0.18-0.2), and 2) rent cost,which is normally fixed for 15-20years. We believe the two key drivers toincreasing RevPAR in the next five years are: 1) a higher percentage ofupgraded economy hotels and 2) a higher percentage of midscale hotels.

    Economy segment has likely bottomed

    We believe 2016was the trough for economy hotels’ RevPAR as the high hotelsupply growth is likely to slow significantly in the next five years (6-7% CAGRvs. 38% CAGR over 2006-16). We believe the sharp decline in economy hoteladditions, from 5k in 2015to 2k in 2016, is a turnaround point for the sector as1) loss-making franchisees leave the market; 2) property supply for hotels isbeing tightened; and 3) both HomeInns and 7Days have been delisted andacquired by BTG and Jinjiang, respectively. We forecast a stable 2k neweconomy hotel additions over the next five years, a 6-7% CAGR.

    Midscale segment’s barriers to entry remain high

    While the economy segment started in 2005, the mid-scale segment onlyemerged in 2010. Given the government’s anti-corruption campaign, demandfor high-end hotels is shifting to midscale hotels, and alongside consumerstrading up, we believe midscale hotels’ RevPAR (8% CAGR) should be higherthan economy hotels’ (3% CAGR over 2018-2022E). The barriers to entry formidscale hotels are much higher than for economy hotels, as: 1) initiationinvestment for franchisee is 4-5x higher, 2) property criteria is morecomplicated, and 3) brand/product designs are more demanding.

    Valuation and risks

    We initiate coverage of BTG with a Buy rating and TP of RMB35(25% upsidepotential). We also slightly lift China Lodging’s TP to USD130. We maintainBuy on Jinjiang with TP unchanged. We change our primary valuation fromEV/EBTIDA to DCF as we view DCF as a better methodology to capture seculargrowth over the medium term. We use EV/EBITDA as a check on the targetvaluations. Risks include: 1) lower tourism demand; 2) stronger RMB leading tomore outbound travel; and 3) government policy changes.

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