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Blue Lotus Research Institute

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Blue Lotus China New Economy Research, Blue Lotus Research Institute

Eric Wen

Blue Lotus China New Economy Research

Equity Bottom-Up

Atour Lifestyle Holdings / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>We expect Atour to report 4Q23 revenue 3.5% higher than consensus, and non-GAAP NI 15.1% higher than consensus, mainly due to (1) stable business travellers in tourism off-season; </li>
<li>(2) raising retail sales drive up gross margin. We think hotel supply and demand will turn to equilibrium in 2024. </li>
<li>Occupancy may stabilize but ADR will fall, especially economy hotels. Atour, however, will be immune to the price fall, in our view.</li>
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We expect Atour to report 4Q23 revenue 3.5% higher than consensus, and non-GAAP NI 15.1% higher than consensus, mainly due to (1) stable business travellers in tourism off-season; 
(2) raising retail sales drive up gross margin. We think hotel supply and demand will turn to equilibrium in 2024. 
Occupancy may stabilize but ADR will fall, especially economy hotels. Atour, however, will be immune to the price fall, in our view.


[Atour Lifestyle (ATAT US, BUY, TP US$37.5) ]: Hotel Scale Leverage Is Still the Main Driver in 2024