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GreenTree Hospitality Group Ltd. (GHG)

6-K 2021-11-17 For: 2021-11-17
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

November 2021

Commission File Number: 001-38425

GreenTree Hospitality Group Ltd.

(Registrant’s name)

2451 Hongqiao Road, Changning District

Shanghai 200335

People’s Republic of China

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant 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.

GREEN TREE HOSPITALITY GROUP LTD .
By: /s/ Alex S. Xu
Name: Alex S. Xu
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Date: November 17, 2021

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No. Description
99.1 GreenTree Hospitality Group Ltd. Reports Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results

Exhibit 99.1

GreenTree Hospitality Group Ltd. Reports Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results

· Total revenues increased 60.7% year-over-year to RMB347.1million (US$53.8 million) ^[[1]]^.
· Income from operations increased 42.5% year-over-year to RMB89.3 million (US$13.8 million)^[1]^.
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· Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)^[2]^ increased 44.0% year-over-year to RMB111.2 million (US$17.2 million)^[1]^.
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· Core net income (non-GAAP) ^[3]^increased 5.7% year-over-year to RMB78.9 million (US$12.2 million) ^[1]^.
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SHANGHAI, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- GreenTree Hospitality Group Ltd. (NYSE: GHG) ("GreenTree", the "Company", "we", "us" and "our"), a leading hospitality management group in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter of 2021.

Second Quarter of 2021 OperationalHighlights

· A<br> total of 4,542 hotels with 328,773 hotel rooms were in operation as of June 30, 2021,<br> compared to 4,464 hotels and 323,648 hotel rooms as of March 31, 2021.
· As<br> of June 30, 2021, the Company had 63 leased-and-operated ("L&O") hotels<br> and 4,479 franchised-and-managed ("F&M") hotels in operation in 358 cities<br> across China, compared to 35 L&O hotels and 4,029 F&M hotels in operation in 342<br> cities as of June 30, 2020. The geographic coverage increased by 4.7% year over year.
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· During<br> the quarter, the Company opened 201 hotels, an increase of 90 compared to 111 hotels in the<br> second quarter of 2020. Two of those hotels were in the luxury segment, 43 in the mid-to-up-scale<br> segment, 137 in the mid-scale segment, and 19 in the economy segment. Geographically speaking,<br> 10 hotels were in Tier 1 cities^[3]^, 49 in Tier 2 cities and the remaining<br> 142 in Tier 3 and lower cities in China.
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· As<br> of June 30, 2021, the Company had a pipeline of 1,271 hotels contracted for or under<br> development, among which 56 hotels were in the luxury hotel segment, 300 in the mid-to-up-scale<br> segment, 506 in the mid-scale segment, and 409 in the economy segment.
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· The<br> average daily room rate, or ADR, for all hotels in operation, was RMB 171, an increase of<br> 20.2% from RMB142 in the second quarter of 2020, and a 0.8% decrease compared with RMB172<br> in the pre-COVID-19 second quarter of 2019.
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· The<br> occupancy rate, or OCC for all hotels in operation was 78.6%, an increase of 15.2% compared<br> with 63.4% in the second quarter of 2020, and a 2.5% decrease compared with 81.1% in<br> the pre-COVID-19 second quarter of 2019.
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· The<br> revenue per available room, or RevPAR, which is calculated by multiplying our hotels' ADR<br> by its occupancy rate, was RMB 134, a 49.0% year-over-year increase, and a 3.8% decrease<br> compared with RMB139 in the pre-COVID-19 second quarter of 2019.
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· As<br> of June 30, 2021, the Company's loyalty program had more than 62 million individual<br> members and more than 1,760,000 corporate members, compared to over 59 million individual<br> members and approximately 1,710,000 corporate members respectively as of March 31, 2021.<br> The Company sold approximately 91.1% of room nights directly during the second<br> quarter 2021.
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"With the extensive contributions of every franchisee and members of our staff, our Q2 financials made substantial improvements," said Mr. Alex Xu, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Greentree. "Although the new waves of COVID-19 outbreaks have somewhat dampened the recovery and had a negative impact in the affected regions, we have seen optimistic signs of recovery in domestic tourism and business travel, especially during the Tomb-Sweeping Day and the Labor Day Festival. During the quarter, we accelerated our expansion into the mid-range and high-end markets in central, southeast and southwest China. We opened 20 L&O hotels and finished the quarter. Unlike previous years, we were able to secure choice locations at economically attractive prices. All these L&O hotels are situated within popular transportation hubs, central business districts, or government centers. We believe that they will act as anchor hotels and will attract new franchisees to our Company. While improving our own services, we have also been developing a cloud-based IT infrastructure that secures internal and personal data in real time. We are the first to have moved all systems to the Cloud, and we are benefiting from higher operating efficiency and stability. Thanks to this new development, I believe that in the near future, our operations and performance will reach new heights. Once again, I would like to thank our dedicated teams, franchisees, and shareholders for their continuous support over the years.

Second Quarter of 2021 FinancialResults

Quarter<br> Ended
June 30,<br> 2020 June 30,<br> 2021 June 30,<br> 2021
RMB RMB US
Revenues
Leased-and-operated<br> hotels 50,337,339 116,882,174
Franchised-and-managed hotels 158,534,095 217,656,936
others 7,118,530 12,517,770
Total revenues 215,989,964 347,056,880
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020 June 30, 2021
RMB RMB
Revenues
Leased-and-operated hotels 84,137,483 172,995,482
Franchised-and-managed hotels 276,197,197 395,606,563
others 13,051,275 19,667,293
Total revenues 373,385,955 588,269,338

All values are in US Dollars.

Total revenueswere RMB347.1 million (US$53.8 million)^[1]^, a 60.7% year-over-year increase. The increase was primarily due to the sustained recovery in hotel operations from the impact of COVID-19 and our newly opened L&O hotels. Compared with the pre-COVID-19 second quarter of 2019, total revenues increased by 26.2%. Total revenues for the first half of 2021 were RMB 588.3 million (US$91.1 million)^[1]^, representing a 57.5% year-over-year increase.

Total revenues from leased-and-operatedhotelswere RMB116.9 million (US$18.1 million)^[1]^, a 132.2% year-over-year increase. The increase was primarily due to the 98.7% year-over-year increase in L&O hotels' RevPAR and revenues from the 30 L&O hotels opened since the third quarter of 2020. The revenue increase was partially offset by the closure of 2 L&O hotels over the same period. Total revenues from L&O hotels for the first half of 2021 were RMB173.0 million (US$26.8 million)^[1]^, representing a 105.6% year-over-year increase.

Total revenues from franchised-and-managedhotelswere RMB217.7 million (US$33.7 million)^[1]^, a 37.3% year-over-year increase. Initial franchise fees increased by 47.3% year-over-year, mainly attributable to the gross opening of 181 F&M hotels and the closed F&M hotels. Recurring franchisee management fees and others increased 36.4% year-over-year primarily due to the 47.9% increase in RevPAR and the 11.2% increase in the number of F&M hotels, and was offset by the fee waiver to franchisees related to newly acquired hotels. Total revenues from F&M hotels for the first half of 2021 were RMB395.6 million (US$61.3 million)^[1]^, representing a 43.2% year-over-year increase.

Quarter<br> Ended
June 30,<br> 2020 June 30,<br> 2021 June 30,<br> 2021
RMB RMB US
Initial franchise<br> fee 13,313,072 19,613,749
Recurring franchise management<br> fee and others 145,221,023 198,043,187
Revenues from franchised-and-managed<br> hotels 158,534,095 217,656,936

All values are in US Dollars.

Six<br> Months Ended
June 30,<br> 2020 June 30,<br> 2021 June 30,<br> 2021
RMB RMB US
Initial franchise<br> fee 26,365,904 37,592,607
Recurring franchise management<br> fee and others 249,831,293 358,013,956
Revenues from franchised-and-managed<br> hotels 276,197,197 395,606,563

All values are in US Dollars.

Total operating costs and expenses

Quarter<br> Ended
June 30,<br> 2020 June 30,<br> 2021 June 30,<br> 2021
RMB RMB US
Operating costs and expenses
Hotel operating<br> costs 94,916,577 164,437,048
Selling and marketing expenses 11,999,656 21,703,311
General and administrative expenses 48,143,971 71,043,670
Other operating expenses 41,123 2,752,734
Total operating costs and<br> expenses 155,101,327 259,936,763

All values are in US Dollars.

Six<br> Months Ended
June 30,<br> 2020 June 30,<br> 2021 June 30,<br> 2021
RMB RMB US
Operating costs and expenses
Hotel operating<br> costs 184,679,850 286,667,300
Selling and marketing expenses 29,840,978 39,821,421
General and administrative expenses 76,889,542 127,001,827
Other operating expenses 1,198,272 4,146,290
Total operating costs and<br> expenses 292,608,642 457,636,838

All values are in US Dollars.

Hotel operating costswere RMB164.4 million (US$25.5 million)^[1]^, a 73.2% increase year-over-year. The increase was mainly attributable to the opening of 23 L&O hotels since the beginning of 2021, which resulted in higher rents, higher staff headcount and compensation, higher depreciation and amortization, and higher utilities and consumables. Excluding the impact from newly opened L&O hotels in 2021, hotel operating costs increased 21.9%. For the first half of 2021, hotel operating costs were RMB286.7 million (US$44.4 million)^[1]^, representing a 55.2% increase.

Quarter<br> Ended
June 30, June 30, June 30,
2020 2021 2021
RMB RMB US
Rental 35,806,000 64,073,601
Utilities 3,172,300 6,307,116
Personnel cost 9,332,835 17,417,652
Depreciation and amortization 10,588,191 17,515,961
Consumable, food and beverage 8,440,379 20,386,884
Costs of general managers of<br> franchised-and-managed hotels 20,691,454 28,077,251
Other costs of franchised-and-managed<br> hotels 5,476,527 6,906,955
Others 1,408,891 3,751,628
Hotel Operating Costs 94,916,577 164,437,048

All values are in US Dollars.

Six<br> Months Ended
June 30, June 30, June 30,
2020 2021 2021
RMB RMB US
Rental 62,908,982 103,794,352
Utilities 7,592,490 12,203,535
Personnel cost 19,080,814 31,071,099
Depreciation and amortization 21,927,026 33,683,464
Consumable, food and beverage 19,026,605 31,726,274
Costs of general managers of<br> franchised-and-managed hotels 41,334,102 55,395,961
Other costs of franchised-and-managed<br> hotels 9,979,587 12,448,949
Others 2,830,244 6,343,666
Hotel<br> Operating Costs 184,679,850 286,667,300

All values are in US Dollars.

Selling and marketing expenses were RMB21.7 million (US$3.4million)^[1]^, an 80.9% year-over-year increase. The increase was mainly attributable to higher staff headcount and compensation and the opening of 23 L&O hotels since the beginning of 2021. Excluding the impact from newly opened L&O hotels in 2021, selling and marketing expenses increased 41.1%. For the first half of 2021, selling and marketing expenses were RMB39.8 million (US$6.2 million)^[1]^, representing a 33.4% increase.

General and administrative expenseswere RMB71.0 million (US$11.0 million)^[1]^, a 47.6% year-over-year increase. The increase was mainly attributable to the opening of 23 L&O hotels since the beginning of 2021, the increased one-time consulting fees for exploring financial or investment alternatives as well as for capital market advice. Excluding the impact from newly opened L&O hotels and one-time consulting fees, general and administrative expenses increased 0.5%. General and administrative expenses for the first half of 2021 were RMB127.0 million (US$19.7 million) ^[1]^, representing a 65.2% year-over-year increase.

Gross profit was RMB182.6 million (US$28.3 million)^[1]^, a year-over-year increase of 50.8%. Gross margin was 52.6%, compared to 56.1% a year ago. The increase was primarily due to the recovery in our hotel RevPAR from the impact of COVID-19 but was offset by the operating loss of recorded by newly opened L&O hotels during their ramp-up period. Gross profit for the first half of 2021 was RMB301.6 million (US$46.7 million) ^[1]^, representing a 59.8% year-over-year increase.

Income from operations were RMB89.3 million (US$13.8 million)^[1]^, a year-over-year increase of 42.5%. The increase was mainly due to the sustained recovery in RevPAR but was offset by the operating loss of recorded by newly opened L&O hotels during their ramp-up period. Operating margin was 25.7%, compared to 29.0% a year ago. Excluding the negative impact of newly opened hotels, income from operations was RMB123.0 million, a year-over-year increase of 96.4%. Income from operations for the first half of 2021 was RMB150.7 million (US$23.3 million) ^[1]^, representing a year-over-year increase of 50.9%.

Net incomewas RMB80.3 million (US$12.4 million)^[1]^, compared to RMB93.7 million in the second quarter of 2020 and net margin was 23.1%.The year-over-year decrease was mainly attributable to the operating loss of recorded by newly opened L&O hotels during their ramp-up period. Excluding the impact of newly opened hotels, net income was RMB114.0 million, a year-over-year increase of 21.6%. Net income for the first half of 2021 was RMB146.3 million (US$22.7 million) ^[1]^, representing a year-over-year increase of 83.8%.

Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)^[2]^ **** was RMB111.2 million (US$17.2 million)^[1]^, a year-over-year increase of 44.0%. Adjusted EBITDA margin, defined as adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) as a percentage of total revenues, was 32.1%, compared to 35.8% a year ago. Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) for the first half of 2021 was RMB175.2 million (US$27.1 million) ^[1]^, representing a year-over-year increase of 53.4%.

Core net income (non-GAAP) was RMB78.9 million (US$12.2 million)^[1]^, a year-over-year increase of 5.7%. The core net margin, defined as core net income (non-GAAP) as a percentage of total revenues, was 22.7%, compared to 34.6% one year ago. Core net income (non-GAAP) for the first half of 2021 was RMB122.8 million (US$19.0 million) ^[1]^, representing a year-over-year increase of 31.1%.

**Earnings per ADS (basic and diluted)**was RMB0.79 (US$0.12) ^[1]^, down from RMB1.01 one year ago. Core net income per ADS (basic and diluted) (non-GAAP) was RMB0.77 (US$0.12)^[1]^, up from RMB0.72 a year ago. Earnings per ADS (basic and diluted) for the first half of 2021 was RMB1.47 (US$0.23) ^[1]^up from RMB0.90 one year ago. Core net income per ADS (basic and diluted) (non-GAAP) was RMB1.19 (US$0.18) ^[1]^ for the first half of 2021, an increase from RMB0.91 a year ago.

**Cash flow.**Operating cash inflow was RMB44.6 million (US$6.9 million)^[1]^ as a result of income from operations. Investing cash outflow was RMB 242.5 million (US$37.6 million) ^[1]^, which was primarily attributable to acquisition costs of our L&O hotels, investments and deposits of property and equipment, loans to franchisees, and purchases of short-term investments. The investing cash outflow was partially offset by proceeds from the disposal of equity securities and proceeds from short-term investments. Financing cash inflow was RMB13.7 million (US$2.1 million). Operating cash inflow for the first half of 2021 was RMB42.9 million (US$6.6 million) ^[1]^. Investing cash outflow for the first half of 2021 was RMB500.7 million (US$77.6 million) ^[1]^. Financing cash inflow for the first half of 2021 was RMB149.8 million (US$23.2 million) ^[1]^.

Cash and cash equivalents, restrictedcash, short-term investments, investments in equity securities and time deposit. As of June 30, 2021, the Company had total cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, short term investments, investments in equity securities and time deposits of RMB1,291.0 million (US$200.0 million) ^[1]^, compared to RMB1,734.0 million as of March  31, 2021. The decrease from the prior quarter was primarily attributable to acquisition costs of our L&O hotels, loans to franchisees, and property investments, offset by drawing down of bank facilities.

COVID-19 Update

During the second quarter, travel demand gradually resumed as the pandemic was well contained and life returned to normalcy, especially for travel during the Tomb-Sweeping day and the Labor Day Festivals. Our RevPAR recovered substantially month-over-month in April, May and June. However, these recovery trends and the momentum in the business were negatively impacted during the third quarter and in October. There were some resurgences of COVID-19 cases in Nanjing city and Jiangsu Province at the end of July, leading to tightened travel restrictions which inevitably imposed a negative impact on the travel industry in the region. Our RevPAR dropped to about 60.7% of the 2019 level during the first week of August from 106.0% of the 2019 level by the end of June. The recent COVID-19 outbreaks in several cities in China have definitely caused some short-term turbulences and created pressure on China's domestic travel market again. This resulted in a drop in our RevPAR to about 81.3% of the 2019 level during the first week of November from 99.9% of the 2019 level by the second week of September after rebounding from the end of July. We are very optimistic about our pipeline plans and expect our recovery to resume shortly after the resurgence of COVID-19 is well under control with effective control measures implemented by the Chinese government, and we expect travel restrictions to gradually ease once again. Moving forward, we are well positioned with our resilient business model to meet the demand when domestic travels increase.

Guidance

Considering the impact of COVID-19 clusters in Nanjing city and other places in China recently, and assuming the resurgence of these outbreaks remains under control in China in the coming quarters, the Company expects an increase in total revenues of 25%-30% for the full year 2021, compared to 2020 and an increase in total revenues of 7%-12% for the full year 2021, compared to 2019.

The guidance set forth above reflects the Company's current and preliminary views based on our recovery speed and may not be indicative of the final financial results for future interim periods and the full year.

Conference Call

GreenTree's management will hold an earnings conference call at 8:00 PM U.S. Eastern Time on November 15, 2021 (9:00 AM Beijing/Hong Kong Time on November 16, 2021).

Dial-in numbers for the live conference call are as follows:

International 1-412-902-4272
Mainland<br> China 4001-201-203
US 1-888-346-8982
Hong<br> Kong 800-905-945<br> or 852-3018-4992
Singapore 800-120-6157

Participants should ask to join the GreenTree call, please dial in approximately 10 minutes before the scheduled time of the call.

A telephone replay of the conference call will be available after the conclusion of the live conference call until November 22, 2021.

Dial-in numbers for the replay are as follows:

International<br> Dial-in 1-412-317-0088
U.S.<br> Toll Free 1-877-344-7529
Canada<br> Toll Free 855-669-9658
Passcode: 10161822

Additionally, a live and archived webcast of this conference call will be available at http://ir.998.com.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We<br> believe that Adjusted EBITDA and core net income, as we present it, is a useful financial metric to assess our operating and financial<br> performance before the impact of investing and financing transactions, income taxes and certain non-core and non-recurring items<br> in our financial statements.

The presentation of Adjusted EBITDA and core net income 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 and core net income has certain limitations because it does not reflect all items of income and expenses that affect our operations. Items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA and core net income are significant components in understanding and assessing our operating and financial performance. Depreciation and amortization expense for various long-term assets, income tax and share-based compensation 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 results. Additionally, Adjusted EBITDA and core net income does not consider capital expenditures and other investing activities and should not be considered as a measure of our liquidity. We compensate for these limitations by providing the relevant disclosure of our depreciation and amortization, interest expense/income, gains/losses from investments in equity securities, income tax expenses, share-based compensation, share of loss in equity investees, government subsidies and other relevant items both in our reconciliations to the corresponding U.S. GAAP financial measures and in our consolidated financial statements, all of which should be considered when evaluating our performance.

The term Adjusted EBITDA and core net income is not defined under U.S. GAAP, and Adjusted EBITDA and core net income 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 and core net income may not be comparable to Adjusted EBITDA and core net income or similarly titled measures utilized by other companies since such other companies may not calculate Adjusted EBITDA and core net income in the same manner as we do.

Reconciliations of the Company's non-GAAP financial measures, including Adjusted EBITDA and core net income, to the consolidated statement of operations information are included at the end of this press release.

About GreenTree Hospitality GroupLtd.

GreenTree Hospitality Group Ltd. ("GreenTree" or the "Company") (NYSE: GHG) is a leading hospitality management group in China. As of June 30, 2021, GreenTree had a total number of 4,542 hotels. In 2020, HOTELS magazine ranked GreenTree Top 12 Ranking among 225 largest global hotel groups in terms of number of hotels in its annual HOTELS' 225. GreenTree was also the fourth largest hospitality company in China in 2020 based on the statistics issued by the China Hospitality Association.

GreenTree has built a strong suite of brands including its flagship "GreenTree Inns" brand as a result of its long-standing dedication to the hospitality industry in China and consistent quality of its services, signature hotel designs, broad geographic coverage and convenient locations. GreenTree has further expanded its brand portfolio into mid-to-up-scale and luxury segments through a series of strategic investments. By offering diverse brands, through its strong membership base, expansive booking network, superior system management with moderate charges, and fully supported by its operating departments including Decoration, Engineering, Purchasing, Operation, IT and Finance, GreenTree aims to keep closer relationships with all of its clients and partners by providing a brand portfolio that features comfort, style and value.

For more information on GreenTree, please visit http://ir.998.com

Safe Harbor Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements made under the "safe harbor" provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  In some cases, these forward-looking statements can be identified by words or phrases such as "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "aim," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "potential," "continue," "is/are likely to," "confident," "future," or other similar expressions. GreenTree may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its reports filed with or furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 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. Any statements that are not historical facts, including statements about or based on GreenTree's current beliefs, expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about us and our industry, are forward-looking statements that involve known and unknown factors, risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such factors and risks include, but not limited to the following: GreenTree's goals and growth strategies; its future business development, financial condition and results of operations; trends in the hospitality industry in China and globally; competition in our industry; fluctuations in general economic and business conditions in China and other regions where we operate; the regulatory environment in which we and our franchisees operate; and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Further information regarding these and other risks, uncertainties or factors is included in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All information provided, including the forward-looking statements made, in this press release are current as of the date of the press release. Except as required by law, GreenTree undertakes no obligation to update any such information or forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the information is provided or statements are made, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

1     <br> The conversion of Renminbi ("RMB")into United States dollars ("US$") is based on the exchange rate of US$1.00=RMB6.4566<br> on June 30, 2021 as set forth in  H.10 statistical release of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board and available at https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h10/20210706/
2     <br> Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) is calculated as net income plus other operating expenses, income tax expense, interest expense, depreciation<br> and amortization, losses from investment in equity securities, but excludes other operating income, interest income and other, net,<br> gains from investment in equity securities, share of gains in equity investees (net of tax). The calculation of Adjusted EBITDA<br> (non-GAAP) included in this report has been aligned according to the abovementioned definition.
3      Core<br> net income is calculated as net income plus share-based compensation, losses from investments<br> in equity securities (net of 25% tax), one-time fees and expense, asset impairment/accrued<br> bad debt and income tax expenses related to dividend distribution  but excludes government<br> subsidies (net of 25% tax) and gains from investment in equity securities (net of 25% tax).
4     <br> Tier 1 Cities refers to Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Guangzhou; Tier 2 Cities refers to the 32 major cities, other than Tier 1<br> Cities, including provincial capitals, administrative capitals of autonomous regions, direct-controlled municipalities and other<br> major cities designated as municipalities with independent  planning by the State Council.

Financial Tables and Operational Data Follow

GreenTree<br> Hospitality Group Ltd.
Unaudited<br> Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
December 31, June 30, June 30,
2020 2021 2021
RMB RMB US$
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents 611,358,209 301,977,626 46,770,379
Short-term investment 301,983,182 457,389,492 70,840,611
Investments in equity securities 242,378,696 258,063,433 39,968,936
Accounts receivable, net of<br> allowance 101,511,057 118,420,083 18,340,935
Amounts due from related parties 9,770,871 96,724,469 14,980,713
Prepaid rent 13,597,867 27,794,835 4,304,872
Inventories 3,804,680 2,124,236 329,002
Other current assets 77,649,794 207,630,731 32,157,906
Loans receivable,<br> net 222,244,629 229,822,383 35,594,954
Total current assets 1,584,298,985 1,699,947,288 263,288,308
Non-current assets:
Restricted cash 22,369,900 22,369,900 3,464,656
Long-term time deposits 490,000,000 200,000,000 30,976,056
Loan receivable, net 145,703,988 374,363,755 57,981,562
Property and equipment, net 668,605,661 932,584,414 144,438,933
Intangible assets, net 491,513,073 528,910,391 81,917,788
Goodwill 100,231,487 104,582,687 16,197,796
Long-term investments 369,525,917 184,385,036 28,557,606
Other assets 66,635,394 304,334,781 47,135,455
Deferred<br> tax assets 156,070,112 134,764,674 20,872,390
TOTAL<br> ASSETS 4,094,954,517 4,486,242,926 694,830,550
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Short-term bank loans 150,000,000 290,000,000 44,915,280
Accounts payable 19,606,344 18,092,131 2,802,114
Advance from customers 34,305,508 27,860,877 4,315,100
Amounts due to related parties 3,198,253 5,355,911 829,525
Salary and welfare payable 51,567,587 56,836,957 8,802,924
Deferred rent 1,356,132 2,568,897 397,871
Deferred revenue 221,314,997 222,434,022 34,450,643
Accrued expenses and other current<br> liabilities 300,696,673 384,637,018 59,572,690
Income<br> tax payable 87,483,970 51,441,614 7,967,291
Total current liabilities 869,529,464 1,059,227,427 164,053,438
Deferred rent 28,642,973 42,833,226 6,634,022
Deferred revenue 361,901,369 336,579,118 52,129,467
Other long-term liabilities 115,862,713 130,626,161 20,231,416
Deferred tax liabilities 178,413,413 175,797,535 27,227,571
Unrecognized<br> tax benefits 290,679,902 312,079,760 48,335,000
TOTAL<br> LIABILITIES 1,845,029,834 2,057,143,227 318,610,914
Shareholders' equity:
Class A ordinary shares 222,587,070 222,587,070 34,474,347
Class B ordinary shares 115,534,210 115,534,210 17,893,971
Additional paid-in capital 1,149,280,404 1,150,227,409 178,147,540
Retained earnings 570,042,924 721,270,906 111,710,638
Accumulated<br> other comprehensive income 45,586,647 44,212,936 6,847,712
Total GreenTree Hospitality<br> Group Ltd. shareholders' equity 2,103,031,255 2,253,832,531 349,074,208
Non-controlling<br> interests 146,893,428 175,267,168 27,145,428
Total<br> shareholders' equity 2,249,924,683 2,429,099,699 376,219,636
TOTAL<br> LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 4,094,954,517 4,486,242,926 694,830,550
GreenTree<br> Hospitality Group Ltd.
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Unaudited<br> Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Quarter<br> Ended Six<br> Months Ended
June 30,<br><br> 2020 June 30,<br> <br><br> 2021 June 30,<br> <br> 2021 June 30,<br><br> 2020 June 30,<br> <br><br> 2021 June 30,<br> 2021
RMB RMB US RMB RMB US
Revenues
Leased-and-operated<br> hotels 50,337,339 116,882,174 84,137,483 172,995,482
Franchised-and-managed hotels 158,534,095 217,656,936 276,197,197 395,606,563
Others 7,118,530 12,517,770 13,051,275 19,667,293
Total revenues 215,989,964 347,056,880 373,385,955 588,269,338
Operating costs and expenses
Hotel operating costs (94,916,577 ) (164,437,048 ) ) (184,679,850 ) (286,667,300 ) )
Selling and marketing expenses (11,999,656 ) (21,703,311 ) ) (29,840,978 ) (39,821,421 ) )
General and administrative expenses (48,143,971 ) (71,043,670 ) ) (76,889,542 ) (127,001,827 ) )
Other operating<br> expenses (41,123 ) (2,752,734 ) ) (1,198,272 ) (4,146,290 ) )
Total operating costs and<br> expenses (155,101,327 ) (259,936,763 ) ) (292,608,642 ) (457,636,838 ) )
Other operating<br> income 1,762,982 2,181,186 19,093,913 20,053,589
Income from operations 62,651,619 89,301,303 99,871,226 150,686,089
Interest income and other, net 14,107,924 14,151,551 24,721,184 29,282,647
Interest expense (1,727,991 ) (4,089,714 ) ) (2,738,246 ) (7,477,925 ) )
Gains (losses) from investment<br> in equity <br> securities 42,534,583 16,149,045 (12,640,335 ) 43,873,336
Income before income taxes 117,566,135 115,512,185 109,213,829 216,364,147
Income<br> tax expense (24,399,003 ) (35,332,983 ) ) (30,576,563 ) (70,539,794 ) )
Income before share of<br> loss in equity investees 93,167,132 80,179,202 78,637,266 145,824,353
Share of<br> gains in equity investees, net of tax 553,487 84,331 948,331 463,897
Net income 93,720,619 80,263,533 79,585,597 146,288,250
Net loss<br> attributable to non-controlling interests 10,621,047 1,053,211 12,910,415 4,939,732
Net<br> income attributable to ordinary shareholders 104,341,666 81,316,744 92,496,012 151,227,982
Net earnings per share
Class A ordinary share-basic<br> and diluted 1.01 0.79 0.90 1.47
Class B ordinary share-basic<br> and diluted 1.01 0.79 0.90 1.47
Net earnings per ADS
Class A ordinary share-basic<br> and diluted 1.01 0.79 0.90 1.47
Class B ordinary share-basic<br> and diluted 1.01 0.79 0.90 1.47
Weighted average shares outstanding
Class A ordinary share-basic<br> and diluted 68,286,954 68,286,954 68,286,954 68,286,954
Class B ordinary share-basic<br> and diluted 34,762,909 34,762,909 34,762,909 34,762,909
Other comprehensive income,<br> net of tax
Foreign currency translation<br> adjustments (1,181,225 ) (3,804,473 ) ) 3,816,008 (1,373,712 ) )
Comprehensive income, net<br> of tax 92,539,394 76,459,060 83,401,605 144,914,538
Comprehensive<br> loss attributable to non-controlling interests 10,621,047 1,053,211 12,910,415 4,939,732
Comprehensive<br> income attributable to ordinary shareholders 103,160,441 77,512,271 96,312,020 149,854,270

All values are in US Dollars.

GreenTreeHospitality Group Ltd.

UnauditedCondensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Quarter<br> Ended Six<br> Months Ended
June 30,<br><br> 2020 June 30,<br> <br><br> 2021 June 30,<br> <br> 2021 June 30,<br> <br><br> 2020 June 30,<br> <br><br> 2021 June 30,<br> <br> 2021
RMB RMB US RMB RMB US
Operating activities:
Net income 93,720,619 80,263,533 79,585,597 146,288,250
Adjustments to reconcile<br> net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 16,339,200 21,363,445 32,005,845 40,437,845
Share of gains in equity method<br> investments (553,487 ) (84,331 ) ) (948,331 ) (463,897 ) )
Fair value change in returnable<br> consideration and contingent consideration, net - - - (502,712 ) )
Interest income (2,097,419 ) (1,765,790 ) ) (4,841,860 ) (3,855,030 ) )
Bad debt expense 12,009,289 8,703,709 17,928,925 20,461,144
(Gains)losses from investments<br> in equity securities (42,534,582 ) (16,149,045 ) ) 12,640,335 (43,873,336 ) )
Foreign exchange (gains) losses (1,367,301 ) 1,775,361 (209,869 ) 2,507,642
Share-based compensation - 529,166 232,558 1,307,865
Income tax expenses related<br> to dividend distribution or retained profits 4,089,529 - 8,089,529 -
Changes in operating assets<br> and liabilities:
Accounts receivable (44,819,542 ) (20,719,952 ) ) (38,698,091 ) (32,846,596 ) )
Prepaid rent 5,586,585 (6,091,256 ) ) 9,922,250 (14,196,968 ) )
Inventories 156,836 507,466 (237,377 ) 1,680,444
Amounts due from related parties 715,354 (488,496 ) ) 1,510,197 (3,873,538 ) )
Other current assets (5,488,452 ) (42,766,291 ) ) 14,827,078 (123,719,995 ) )
Other assets (3,332,215 ) (9,573,784 ) ) (9,014,522 ) (7,784,920 ) )
Accounts payable 1,602,850 (3,319,895 ) ) 2,888,996 (1,514,213 ) )
Amounts due to related parties (30,278 ) 2,056,471 (2,048,301 ) 2,157,658
Salary and welfare payable 3,390,002 4,595,233 1,372,751 5,269,370
Deferred revenue (8,125,238 ) (9,538,448 ) ) (39,043,755 ) (24,203,226 ) )
Advance from customers (5,183,719 ) (2,191,085 ) ) (7,757,920 ) (6,444,631 ) )
Accrued expenses and other current<br> liabilities 76,631,257 36,992,871 (28,104,147 ) 52,388,512
Income tax payable (30,267,700 ) (41,031,173 ) ) (46,418,967 ) (36,042,356 ) )
Unrecognized tax benefits (17,495,140 ) 15,757,387 (3,209,911 ) 21,399,858
Deferred rent (910,363 ) 11,168,115 4,151,399 15,403,018
Other long-term liabilities 4,624,768 3,352,037 17,619,297 14,233,448
Deferred<br> taxes 1,599,014 11,269,091 (12,368,615 ) 18,689,560
Net cash<br> provided by operating activities 58,259,867 44,614,339 9,873,091 42,903,196
Investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment (18,550,705 ) (89,389,814 ) ) (41,628,937 ) (157,888,825 ) )
Purchases of intangible assets (9,075 ) - (9,075 ) -
Proceeds from disposal of property<br> and equipment 11,125 - 11,125 -
Payment for acquisition of minority<br> equity - - - (868,388 ) )
Acquisitions, net of cash received (1,255,807 ) (119,469,020 ) ) (1,255,807 ) (173,128,625 ) )
Collection of acquisition advances 35,440,000 9,148,000 35,440,000 10,148,000
Advances for purchases of property<br> and equipment (170,426,363 ) ) (204,889,383 ) )
Purchases of short-term investments (46,420,027 ) (73,361,955 ) ) (147,690,027 ) (138,286,310 ) )
Proceeds from short-term investments 3,567,419 133,185,790 398,634,105 356,735,030
Proceeds from sales of long-term<br> time deposits - - - 50,000,000
Increase of long-term time deposits - - (30,000,000 ) (130,000,000 ) )
Proceeds from disposal of equity<br> securities and<br> dividends received from equity securities 2,540,418 211,307,112 2,540,418 211,307,112
Proceeds from disposal of euqity<br> method investments 6,380,000 - 6,380,000 -
Loan to related parties (19,850,000 ) (53,467,680 ) ) (185,366,500 ) (231,745,560 ) )
Repayment from related parties 20,639,679 1,250,000 186,156,179 148,665,500
Loan to third parties (1,200,000 ) (9,000,000 ) ) (3,200,000 ) (10,500,000 ) )
Repayment of loan from third<br> parties - 46,500,000 - 46,500,000
Loan to franchisees (47,721,778 ) (269,415,292 ) ) (146,451,778 ) (460,435,294 ) )
Repayment<br> from franchisees 20,199,572 140,599,873 35,215,035 183,674,199
Net<br> cash (used in) provided by investing activities (46,229,179 ) (242,539,349 ) ) 108,774,738 (500,712,544 ) )
Financing activities:
Loan from non-controlling interest - - - 2,792,853
Proceeds from short-term borrowings - 10,000,000 10,000,000 140,000,000
Capital<br> contribution from noncontrolling interest holders 2,978,387 3,740,000 3,378,387 7,031,000
Net<br> cash provided by financing activities 2,978,387 13,740,000 13,378,387 149,823,853
Effect<br> of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 1,167,214 (1,804,220 ) ) 592,196 (1,395,088 ) )
Net increase(decrease)<br> in cash and cash equivalents 16,176,289 (185,989,230 ) ) 132,618,412 (309,380,583 ) )
Cash and<br> cash equivalents at the beginning of the period 458,602,346 510,336,756 342,160,223 633,728,109
Cash<br> and cash equivalents at the end of the period 474,778,635 324,347,526 474,778,635 324,347,526

All values are in US Dollars.

GreenTreeHospitality Group Ltd.

UnauditedReconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results

Quarter<br> Ended Six<br> Months Ended
June 30,<br> 2020 June 30,<br> 2021 June 30,<br> 2021 June 30,<br> 2020 June 30,<br> 2021 June 30,<br> 2021
RMB RMB US RMB RMB US
Net income 93,720,619 80,263,533 79,585,597 146,288,250
Deduct:
Other operating income 1,762,982 2,181,186 19,093,913 20,053,589
Interest income and other, net 14,107,924 14,151,551 24,721,184 29,282,647
Gains from investment in equity<br> securities 42,534,583 16,149,045 42,534,583 43,873,336
Share of gains in equity investees,<br> net of tax 553,487 84,331 948,331 463,897
Add:
Other operating expenses 41,123 2,752,734 1,198,272 4,146,290
Income tax expense 24,399,003 35,332,983 30,576,563 70,539,794
Interest expense 1,727,991 4,089,714 2,738,246 7,477,925
Depreciation and amortization 16,339,200 21,363,445 32,005,845 40,437,845
Losses<br> from investment in equity securities - - 55,174,918 -
Adjusted<br> EBITDA(Non-GAAP) 77,268,960 111,236,296 114,213,988 175,216,635

All values are in US Dollars.

Quarter<br> Ended
June 30, 2020 June 30, 2021 June 30,<br> <br> 2021 June 30, 2020 June 30, 2021 June 30, 2021
RMB RMB US RMB RMB US$
Net income 93,720,619 80,263,533 12,431,238 79,585,597 146,288,250 22,657,165
Deduct:
Government subsidies (net of<br> 25% tax) 779,513 843,954 130,712 13,212,085 11,134,872 1,724,572
Gains from investment in equity<br> securities  (net of 25% tax) 31,900,937 12,111,784 1,875,876 31,900,937 32,905,002 5,096,336
Add:
Share-based compensation - 529,166 81,957 232,558 1,307,865 202,562
Losses from investments in equity<br> securities  (net of 25% tax) - - - 41,381,189 - -
One-time fees and expense 11,033,914 1,708,936 - 14,707,304 2,277,871
Asset impairment/Accrued bad<br> debt 9,501,082 - 9,501,082 4,523,574 700,612
Income<br> tax expenses related to dividend distribution 4,089,529 - - 8,089,529 - -
Core<br> net income(Non-GAAP) 74,630,780 78,870,874 12,215,543 93,676,933 122,787,119 19,017,303
Core net income per ADS<br> (Non-GAAP)
Class A ordinary share-basic<br> and diluted 0.72 0.77 0.12 0.91 1.19 0.18
Class B ordinary share-basic<br> and diluted 0.72 0.77 0.12 0.91 1.19 0.18

All values are in US Dollars.

Operational Data

2020<br> Q2 2021<br> Q2
Total hotels<br> in operation: 4,064 4,542
Leased-and-owned<br> hotels 35 63
Franchised<br> hotels 4,029 4,479
Total hotel rooms in operation 296,307 328,773
Leased-and-owned<br> hotels 4,359 7,229
Franchised<br> hotels 291,948 321,544
Number of cities 342 358
Quarter Ended
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2020 Q2 2021 Q2
Occupancy rate (as a percentage)
Leased-and-owned<br> hotels 46.5 % 72.9 %
Franchised<br> hotels 63.7 % 78.8 %
Blended 63.4 % 78.6 %
Average daily rate (in<br> RMB)
Leased-and-owned<br> hotels 173 219
Franchised<br> hotels 142 169
Blended 142 171
RevPAR (in RMB)
Leased-and-owned<br> hotels 80 160
Franchised<br> hotels 90 133
Blended 90 134
Number<br> of Hotels in Operation Number<br> of Hotel Rooms in Operation
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2020<br> Q2 2021<br> Q2 2020<br> Q2 2021<br> Q2
Luxury 21 28 4,388 5,821
Argyle 21 28 4,388 5,821
Mid-to-up-scale 296 423 26,682 38,704
GreenTree<br> Eastern 118 170 12,509 18,155
Deepsleep<br> Hotel 2 5 161 356
Gem 32 39 2,896 3,605
Gya 28 50 2,348 4,212
Vx 28 52 2,260 4,520
Ausotel 11 14 1,521 1,877
Urban<br> Garden and others^[1]^ 77 93 4,987 5,979
Mid-scale 2,610 2,917 212,674 231,105
GreenTree<br> Inn 2,047 2,158 173,519 179,790
GT Alliance 316 508 24,176 35,937
GreenTree<br> Apartment 10 15 488 1,058
Vatica 124 115 9,026 8,386
City<br> 118 Selected and others^[1]^ 113 121 5,465 5,934
Economy hotels 1,139 1,174 52,563 53,143
Shell 574 617 25,017 26,714
City<br> 118 and others^[1]^ 565 557 27,546 26,429
Total 4,066 4,542 296,307 328,773

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GreenTree

Ms. Selina Yang

Phone: +86-21-3617-4886 ext. 7999

E-mail: ir@998.com

Mr. Nicky Zheng

Phone: +86-21-3617-4886 ext. 6708

E-mail: ir@998.com

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In Shanghai

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Phone: +86-138-1645-1798

E-mail: czhang@christensenIR.com

In Hong Kong

Ms. Karen Hui

Phone: +852-9266-4140

E-mail: khui@christensenIR.com

In US

Ms. Linda Bergkamp

Phone: +1-480-614-3004

Email: lbergkamp@ChristensenIR.com