H World Group Limited

HTHT

Travel Lodging · Consumer Cyclical

Price

$41.73

-0.95 (-2.23%)

Market Cap

$12.82B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is curious

A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Share count rising — dilution

+4.3% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 311.4M (2021) → 324.7M (2025)

H World Group Limited, together with its subsidiaries, develops leased and owned, manachised, and franchised hotels primarily in the People's Republic of China. The company operates hotels under its own brands, such as HanTing Hotel, Ni Hao Hotel, Hi Inn, Elan Hotel, Zleep Hotels, Ibis Hotel, JI Hotel, Orange Hotel, Starway Hotel, Ibis Styles Hotel, CitiGO Hotel, Crystal Orange Hotel, IntercityHotel, Manxin Hotel, Mercure Hotel, Madison Hotel, Novotel Hotel, Joya Hotel, Blossom House, Steigenber

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+6.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

>+1,000% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.2%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$10.5B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

H World Group Limited is growing revenue at 7% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

39.9%

Modest — 39.9% gross margin

Operating Margin

25.7%

Excellent — 25.7% operating margin

ROCE

7.5%

Weak — 7.5% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+5.5%

Slow sales growth (5.5% YoY)

EPS YoY

+69.1%

Earnings growing fast (69.1% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

EPS Consistency

8/8 quarters

Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

164%

Turns 164% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

29.6%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (29.6%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.73

Moderate — manageable debt (0.73)

Interest Cover

19.58x

Comfortably covers interest (19.6x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

2.5x

Attractive valuation — P/E 2.5

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

P/E vs Forward

+0.2

GROWING

Earnings roughly flat

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

4.92%

Healthy income — 4.92% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend Growth

+103.8%

Dividend growing fast (103.8% YoY)

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