Huazhu Group Ltd

Company Profile

Huazhu Group Ltd had its IPO on 2010-03-26 under the ticker symbol HTHT.

The company operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector and Lodging industry. Huazhu Group Ltd has a staff strength of 24,335 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Huazhu Group Ltd opened at $38.58 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $38.58 - $40.04, and closed at $39.79.

This is a +2.03% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 808,274 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Huazhu Group Ltd have slipped by -4.44%.

Huazhu Group Ltd's Key Ratios

Huazhu Group Ltd has a market cap of $12.54 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 11.1928 and a price to sales ratio of 1.0245.

In the last 12-months Huazhu Group Ltd’s revenue was $17.81 billion with a gross profit of $1.50 billion and an EBITDA of $3.88 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures Huazhu Group Ltd's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Huazhu Group Ltd’s operating margin was 13.79% while its return on assets stood at 2.46% with a return of equity of 10.64%.

In Q2, Huazhu Group Ltd’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 2.5% while revenue growth was a positive 63.5%.

Huazhu Group Ltd’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

37.7358

Trailing PE

82.9787

PEG

46.26

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $0.47 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 37.7358 and a PEG multiple of 46.26. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Huazhu Group Ltd’s profitability.

Huazhu Group Ltd stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 1.4974 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of -345.8363. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 1.0245.

Huazhu Group Ltd stock pays annual dividends of $0 per share, indicating a yield of 0.71% and a payout ratio of 0%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$63.11 billion

Total Liabilities

$15.75 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$0

Capital Expenditure

$171 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

0%

Huazhu Group Ltd ended 2023 with $63.11 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $63.11 billion while shareholder equity stood at $13.00 billion.

Huazhu Group Ltd ended 2023 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $15.75 billion in other current liabilities, in common stock, $805.00 million in retained earnings and $5.33 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $7.32 billion and cash and short-term investments were $8.07 billion. The company’s total short-term debt was $8,646,000,000 while long-term debt stood at $1.07 billion.

Huazhu Group Ltd’s total current assets stands at $10.57 billion while long-term investments were $2.20 billion and short-term investments were $749.00 million. Its net receivables were $1.19 billion compared to accounts payable of $935.00 million and inventory worth $65.00 million.

In 2023, Huazhu Group Ltd's operating cash flow was $0 while its capital expenditure stood at $171 million.

Comparatively, Huazhu Group Ltd paid $0 in dividends in 2023.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$39.79

52-Week High

$53.52

52-Week Low

$24.38

Analyst Target Price

$56.73

Huazhu Group Ltd stock is currently trading at $39.79 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $53.52 and a 52-week low of $53.52. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $56.73.

Its 50-day moving average was $42.88 and 200-day moving average was $44.52 The short ratio stood at 8.67 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 102.2% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 5004.8% are held by institutions.