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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>Atour recorded steep product sales growth during 618. We raised our C2Q24 revenue by 7.5% and full year by 5.1%, driven by (1) stronger pillow sales during the 618 promotions; </li>
<li>Thanks to retail, Atour’s RevPAR after including retail sales maintained positive growth of 1.7% YoY, although pure hotel RevPAR dropped 2.9% YoY due to a decline in hotel price.</li>
<li>We raise TP by US$1 to US$36/ADS and keep the rating as BUY, factoring in the strong growth momentum of Atour’s retail business.</li>
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Atour recorded steep product sales growth during 618. We raised our C2Q24 revenue by 7.5% and full year by 5.1%, driven by (1) stronger pillow sales during the 618 promotions; 
Thanks to retail, Atour’s RevPAR after including retail sales maintained positive growth of 1.7% YoY, although pure hotel RevPAR dropped 2.9% YoY due to a decline in hotel price.
We raise TP by US$1 to US$36/ADS and keep the rating as BUY, factoring in the strong growth momentum of Atour’s retail business.


[Atour Lifestyle (ATAT US, BUY, TP US$36) Target Price Change]: 618-Commerce Sales Set a New Record