Home Inns Announces Financial Results for the Third Quarter of 2007

SHANGHAI, China, Nov. 21 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc. (Nasdaq: HMIN), a leading economy hotel chain in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2007.

Third Quarter 2007 Highlights

-- Total revenues for the quarter increased by 66.1 % year-over-year to

RMB266.4 million (US$35.5 million).

-- Income from operations was RMB39.5 million (US$5.3 million), an

increase of 172.1% year-over-year. Excluding share-based compensation

expenses of RMB4.3 million (US$0.6 million), income from operations

(non-GAAP) was RMB43.8 million (US$5.8 million), up 55.1% year-over-

year.

-- Excluding foreign exchange losses of RMB10.2 million (US$1.4 million)

and share-based compensation expenses, adjusted net income (non-GAAP)

was RMB39.8 million (US$5.3 million), up 76.8% year-over-year. Net

income (GAAP) for the quarter was RMB25.3 million (US$3.4 million), up

220% year-over-year.

-- EBITDA (non-GAAP), defined as earnings before interest, taxes,

depreciation and amortization, was RMB52.1 million (US$6.9 million),

representing an 85.4% increase year-over-year. Excluding foreign

exchange losses and share-based compensation expenses, adjusted EBITDA

(non-GAAP) was RMB66.6 million (US$8.9 million), up 56.0% year-over-

year.

-- Excluding foreign exchange losses and share-based compensation expenses,

adjusted diluted earnings per share (non-GAAP) were RMB0.55 (US$0.07),

and adjusted diluted earnings per ADS (non-GAAP) were RMB1.10 (US$0.15).

Diluted earnings per share (GAAP) were RMB0.35 (US$0.05), and diluted

earnings per ADS (GAAP) were RMB0.70 (US$0.09). Each ADS represents

two ordinary shares.

-- During the third quarter of 2007, Home Inns opened 30 new hotels. As

of September 30, 2007, the Home Inns hotel chain consisted of 201

hotels in operation with an additional 96 hotels under development,

covering 77 cities in China.

-- The occupancy rate for the Home Inns hotel chain was 95% in the third

quarter of 2007, compared with 94% during the same period in 2006 and

95% in the previous quarter.

-- RevPAR, defined as revenue per available room, was RMB174 in the third

quarter of 2007, compared with RMB172 in the same period in 2006 and

RMB174 in the previous quarter.

“We had another strong quarter,” said Mr. David Sun, Home Inn’s Chief Executive Officer. “We continue to successfully grow the Home Inns hotel chain by adding more hotels and entering more cities while maintaining steady hotel performance, and we are able to do so in both first and second tier cities.”

As of September 30, 2007, the Home Inns hotel chain consisted of 143 leased-and-operated hotels and 58 franchised-and-managed hotels in operation, with an additional 69 leased-and-operated hotels and 27 franchised-and-managed hotels under development, covering 77 cities in China. The average number of rooms per hotel in operation was 119.

Third Quarter 2007 Financial Results

For the third quarter of 2007, Home Inns had total revenues of RMB266.4 million (US$35.5 million), compared with total revenues of RMB160.4 million for the third quarter of 2006, representing a 66.1% increase year-over-year.

Total revenues from leased-and-operated hotels for the third quarter of 2007 were RMB254.2 million (US$33.9 million), compared with RMB153.0 million for the third quarter of 2006, representing a 66.2% increase year-over-year. Home Inns opened 26 new lease-and-operated hotels during the third quarter of 2007.

Total revenues from franchised-and-managed hotels for the third quarter of 2007 were RMB12.2 million (US$1.6 million), compared with RMB7.4 million for the third quarter of 2006, representing a 64.7% increase year-over-year. Home Inns opened four new franchised-and-managed hotels during the third quarter of 2007.

Occupancy rate for the entire Home Inns hotel chain was 95% in the third quarter of 2007, compared with 94% in the same period in 2006 and 95% in the previous quarter. Revenue per available room, or RevPAR in the third quarter of 2007 was RMB174, compared with RevPAR of RMB172 in the same period in 2006 and RMB174 in the previous quarter.

Total operating costs and expenses for the third quarter of 2007 were RMB211.2 million (US$28.2 million). Total operating costs and expenses excluding share-based compensation expenses (non-GAAP) for the third quarter of 2007 were RMB207.0 million (US$27.6 million), or 77.7% of total revenues, compared to 76.7% in the third quarter of 2006 and 76.1% in the previous quarter. Factors that led to these changes are discussed below.

Total leased-and-operated hotel costs were RMB180.9 million (US$24.1 million), representing 71.2% of the leased-and-operated hotel revenues. Total leased-and-operated hotel costs represented 68.9% of the leased-and-operated hotel revenues for the same quarter in 2006 and 69.8% for the previous quarter. The increase in percentage compared to the previous quarter was primarily due to the increase in rent and utility costs as a percentage of lease-and-operated hotel revenues due to the large number of hotels under construction. As required under US GAAP, we account for rental expenses on a straight line basis as our cost once a lease contract becomes effective, even though in most cases we receive a rent-free period of a few months during the construction stage. The increase in percentage compared to the third quarter of 2006 was primarily due to (1) higher depreciation costs as a percentage of leased-and-operated hotel revenues and (2) lower food and beverage margin resulting from the rapid increase in food costs. Our higher depreciation costs as a percentage of leased-and-operated hotel revenues were a result of our increased mix of hotels in second tier cities because in these cities, we achieved lower revenues per hotel while construction costs were similar across all cities.

Selling and marketing expenses were RMB6.3 million (US$0.8 million), an increase of 93.4% year-over-year and 44.1% sequentially. The increase was primarily attributable to increased advertising and marketing activities in new geographic markets as Home Inns continued to expand into new regions and cities, and promote its brand. Overall, sales and marketing expenses represented 2.4% of total revenues.

General and administrative expenses were RMB24.0 million (US$3.2 million). General and administrative expenses excluding share-based compensation expenses of RMB4.3 million (US$0.6 million) (non-GAAP) were RMB19.7 million (US$2.6 million), or 7.4% of the total revenues, compared with 9.0% of the total revenues in the same period of 2006 and 7.5% in the previous quarter. The decrease in percentage this year versus the same period last year resulted from our operating leverage as our revenues grew.

Income from operations for the quarter was RMB39.5 million (US$5.3 million). Income from operations excluding share-based compensation expenses (non-GAAP) was RMB43.8 million (US$5.8 million) or 16.4% of total revenues, compared to 17.6% in the same period of 2006 and 18.0% in the previous quarter. The decrease in operating margin from the same period last year was caused by higher leased-and-operated costs as a percentage of leased-and-operated hotel revenues as described above.

EBITDA (non-GAAP) for the third quarter of 2007 was RMB52.1 million (US$6.9 million), up 85.37% year-over-year and 17.35% sequentially. Excluding foreign exchange losses and share-based compensation expenses, adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) was RMB66.6 million (US$8.9 million), up 56.0% year-over-year and 8.1% from the previous quarter.

Excluding foreign exchange losses and share-based compensation expenses, adjusted net income (non-GAAP) was RMB39.8 million (US$5.3 million), up 76.8% year-over-year. Net income (GAAP) for the quarter was RMB25.3 million (US$3.4 million), up 220% year-over-year.

Excluding foreign exchange losses and share-based compensation expenses, adjusted basic and diluted earnings per share (non-GAAP) were RMB 0.57(US$0.08) and RMB0.55 (US$0.07), respectively, and adjusted basic and diluted earnings per ADS (non-GAAP) were RMB 1.15(US$0.15) and RMB1.10 (US$0.15), respectively. Basic and diluted earnings per share (GAAP) were RMB0.36 (US$0.05) and RMB0.35 (US$0.05), respectively, and basic and diluted earnings per ADS (GAAP) were RMB0.73 (US$0.10) and RMB0.70 (US$0.09), respectively.

Net operating cash flow for the third quarter of 2007 was RMB72.5 million (US$9.7 million). Capital expenditures for the quarter were RMB171.6 million (US$22.9 million).

As of September 30, 2007, Home Inns had cash and cash equivalents of RMB452.7 million (US$60.4 million).

Home Inns completed the acquisition of the remaining 4.412% stake in its majority owned subsidiary, Home Inns & Hotels Management (Beijing) Ltd. in July 2007. The total acquisition consideration consisted of RMB60 million and 441,669 ordinary shares of Home Inns.

Recent Developments

Home Inns has agreed in October 2007 to acquire the Top Star hotel chain, which consists of 26 economy hotels with approximately 4,200 rooms across 18 cities in China. Home Inns’ consideration for the acquisition will consist of the assumption of approximately RMB 172 million in debt, the issuance of up to 655,831 Home Inns’ ordinary shares (which equals 327,916 of Home Inns’ American depositary shares), as well as cash payment of up to RMB 88 million, if all conditions and targets are met by Top Star.

Home Inns has taken control of the operation of the Top Star hotels on November 1, 2007, and the closing of the acquisition is expected to occur around the end of 2007.

Established in 2005, Top Star is a popular economy hotel brand among domestic business and leisure travelers in China. The addition of these hotels will allow Home Inns hotel chain to further expand to more than 320 hotels in more than 80 cities, and to leverage both Home Inns’ and Top Star’s customer bases.

Outlook for Fourth Quarter 2007

Home Inns expects its total revenues in the fourth quarter of 2007 to be in the range of RMB 320 million (US$42.7 million) to RMB 335 million (US$44.7 million), including revenue from the Top Star hotels beginning November 1, 2007. This forecast reflects Home Inns’ current and preliminary view, which is subject to change.

Conference Call Information

Home Inns’ management will hold an earnings conference call at 8 PM on November 20th, 2007 U.S. Eastern Standard Time (9 AM on November 21, 2007 Beijing/Hong Kong time).

Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:

China Mainland (toll free): 10.800.130.0399

Hong Kong: +852.3002.1672

U.S. and International: +1.866.356.4281 / +1.617.597.5395

Pass code for all regions: HOME INNS

A replay of the conference call may be accessed by phone at the following number until 9 PM on November 27th, 2007 U.S. Eastern Standard Time.

International: +1.617.801.6888

Pass code: 93247342

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

About Home Inns

Home Inns is a leading economy hotel chain in China based on the number of hotels and hotel rooms, as well as the geographic coverage of the hotel chain. Since Home Inns commenced operations in 2002, it has become one of the best-known economy hotel brands in China. Home Inns offers a consistent product and high-quality services to primarily serve the fast growing population of value-conscious individual business and leisure travelers who demand clean, comfortable and convenient lodging. Home Inns’ ADSs, each of which represents two ordinary shares, are currently trading on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “HMIN.” For more information about Home Inns, please visit http://english.homeinns.com .

Safe Harbor

This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates” and similar statements. Among other things, the outlook for the fourth quarter of 2007 and quotations from management in this announcement, as well as Home Inns’ strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. Home Inns may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), 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 first parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Home Inns’ beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: our anticipated growth strategies; our future business development, results of operations and financial condition; expected changes in our revenues and certain cost or expense items; our ability to attract customers and leverage our brand; trends and competition in the lodging industry; our ability to hire, train and retain qualified managerial and other employees; our ability to develop new hotels at desirable locations in a timely and cost-effective manner; the expected growth of the Chinese economy hotel market; and Chinese governmental policies relating to private managers and operators of hotels and applicable tax rates.

Further information regarding these and other risks is included in our annual report on Form 20-F and other documents filed with the SEC. Home Inns does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of November 21, 2007, and Home Inns undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement Home Inns’ un-audited consolidated financial results presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, Home Inns uses the following non-GAAP measures defined as non-GAAP financial measures by the SEC: total operating expenses excluding share-based compensation expenses, general and administrative expenses excluding share-based compensation expenses, income from operations excluding share-based expenses, adjusted net income excluding foreign exchange losses and share-based compensation, adjusted basic and diluted earnings and ADS per share excluding foreign exchange losses and share-based compensation, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA excluding foreign exchange losses and share-based compensation. The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please see the table captioned “Reconciliations of GAAP and non-GAAP results” set forth at the end of this release.

Home Inns believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding its performance and liquidity by excluding share-based expenses that may not be indicative of its operating performance from a cash perspective and by excluding foreign exchange losses which may not be indicative of its operating performance. Home Inns believes that both management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing its performance and when planning and forecasting future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate management’s internal comparisons to Home Inns’ historical performance and liquidity. Home Inns computes its non-GAAP financial measures using the same consistent method from quarter to quarter. Home Inns believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors in allowing for greater transparency with respect to supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision making. A limitation of using non-GAAP financial measures excluding share-based compensation expenses is that share-based compensation expenses have been and will continue to be a significant recurring expense in our business. Management compensates for these limitations by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from each non-GAAP measure. The accompanying tables have more details on the reconciliations between GAAP financial measures that are most directly comparable to non-GAAP financial measures.

Home Inns’ management also believes that EBITDA, defined as earnings before interest, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization is a useful financial metric to assess our operating and financial performance before the impact of investing and financing transactions and income taxes. In addition, Home Inns’ management believes that EBITDA is widely used by other companies in the lodging industry and may be used by investors as a measure of our financial performance. Given the significant investments that Home Inns has made in property, plant and equipment, depreciation and amortization expense comprises a meaningful portion of our cost structure. Home Inns’ management believes that EBITDA will provide investors with a useful tool for comparability between periods because it eliminates depreciation and amortization expense attributable to capital expenditures. The presentation of EBITDA 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 EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA has certain limitations. Depreciation and amortization expense for various long-term assets, income tax expense, interest expense and interest income have been and will be incurred and are not reflected in the presentation of EBITDA. Further, foreign exchange losses and share-based compensation expenses 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 financial results. Additionally, EBITDA does not consider capital expenditures and other investing activities and should not be considered as a measure of our liquidity. Home Inns compensates for these limitations by providing the relevant disclosure of our depreciation and amortization, interest expense and interest income, income tax expense, capital expenditures and other relevant items both in our reconciliations to the U.S. GAAP financial measures and in our consolidated financial statements, all of which should be considered when evaluating our performance. The term EBITDA or adjusted EBITDA is not defined under U.S. GAAP, and EBITDA or adjusted EBITDA 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 EBITDA and adjusted EDITDA may not be comparable to EBITDA or similarly titled measures utilized by other companies since such other companies may not calculate EBITDA in the same manner as we do.

Reconciliations of Home Inns’ non-GAAP financial measures, including EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA, to consolidated statement of operations information are included at the end of this press release.

Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheet Information

December 31, 2006 September 30, 2007

RMB RMB US$

(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)

ASSETS

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents 758,003,839 452,697,298 60,417,641

Restricted cash -- 238,843,440 31,876,393

Accounts receivable 8,902,565 10,375,023 1,384,666

Receivables from related

parties 197,788 -- --

Consumables 12,131,304 12,501,292 1,668,441

Prepayments and other current

assets 10,529,624 34,851,235 4,651,297

Deferred tax assets, current 5,670,939 6,640,642 886,270

Total current assets 795,436,059 755,908,930 100,884,708

Property and equipment, net 458,058,608 754,148,511 100,649,759

Goodwill 32,906,112 199,514,065 26,627,438

Intangible assets, net 3,021,795 29,233,168 3,901,501

Other assets 4,175,804 12,426,017 1,658,394

Deferred tax assets, non-

current 26,420,799 31,881,904 4,255,005

Total assets 1,320,019,177 1,783,112,595 237,976,805

LIABILITIES

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable 8,919,148 9,991,038 1,333,418

Payables to related parties 7,389,990 6,831,628 911,759

Short-term borrowings 124,000,000 20,000,000 2,669,229

Current portion of long-term

loan from a related party 10,000,000 -- --

Salaries and welfare payable 22,496,135 29,578,854 3,947,637

Income tax payable 18,399,704 25,606,904 3,417,535

Other taxes payable 4,548,918 5,816,108 776,226

Deferred revenues 18,612,207 32,639,647 4,356,135

Provisions for customer reward

program 2,743,366 4,715,383 629,322

Other payables 83,618,354 153,194,477 20,445,558

Other unpaid and accruals 22,501,485 30,860,231 4,118,652

Total current liabilities 323,229,307 319,234,270 42,605,471

Deferred rental 44,103,281 66,033,691 8,812,953

Long-term loan from a related

party 50,000,000 -- --

Unfavorable lease liability -- 3,991,216 532,673

Deferred tax liability, non-

current 165,074 4,870,828 650,068

Total liabilities 417,497,662 394,130,005 52,601,165

Minority interest 12,782,963 10,978,977 1,465,270

Commitments and contingencies

Shareholders’ equity

Ordinary shares (US$0.005 par

value; 177,075,114 and

200,000,000 shares authorized,

65,712,839 and 69,624,388

shares issued and outstanding

as of December 31, 2006 and

September 30, 2007,

respectively) 2,690,943 2,841,312 379,206

Additional paid-in capital 813,222,265 1,250,369,464 166,876,130

Statutory reserves 23,414,541 23,414,541 3,124,939

Retained earnings 50,410,803 101,378,296 13,530,095

Total shareholders’ equity 889,738,552 1,378,003,613 183,910,370

Total liabilities and

shareholders’ equity 1,320,019,177 1,783,112,595 237,976,805

Note 1: The conversion of Renminbi (RMB) into United States dollars (US$)

is based on the noon buying rate of US$1.00=RMB7.4928 on September

30, 2007 in The City of New York for cable transfers of RMB

as certified for customs purpose by Federal Reserve Bank of New

York.

Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Operations Information

Quarter Ended

September 30, 2006 June 30, 2007 September 30, 2007

RMB RMB RMB US$

(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)

Revenues:

Leased-and-

operated

hotels 152,956,058 221,800,557 254,182,195 33,923,526

Franchised-

and-managed

hotels 7,396,171 10,429,286 12,179,199 1,625,454

Total revenues 160,352,229 232,229,843 266,361,394 35,548,980

Less: Business

tax and

related

surcharges (9,087,206) (13,780,664) (15,617,991) (2,084,400)

Net revenues 151,265,023 218,449,179 250,743,403 33,464,580

Operating costs and

expenses:

Leased-and-

operated hotel

costs -

Rents and

utilities (45,253,311) (61,300,705) (73,728,804) (9,839,954)

Personnel

costs* (23,409,437) (35,057,988) (39,683,303) (5,296,191)

Depreciation

and

amortization (11,320,003) (18,387,838) (20,827,363) (2,779,650)

Consumables,

food and

beverage (11,077,789) (18,882,192) (21,258,758) (2,837,225)

Others (14,347,798) (21,252,031) (25,441,722) (3,395,489)

Total leased-

and-operated

hotel costs (105,408,338) (154,880,753) (180,939,950) (24,148,509)

Sales and

marketing

expenses (3,260,229) (4,376,591) (6,306,364) (841,657)

General and

administrative

expenses* (28,079,380) (21,880,509) (24,001,642) (3,203,294)

Total operating

costs and expenses (136,747,947) (181,137,853) (211,247,956) (28,193,460)

Income from

operations 14,517,075 37,311,325 39,495,446 5,271,120

Interest income 255,277 10,499,334 8,610,214 1,149,132

Interest expense (1,644,689) (2,240,676) (1,274,235) (170,061)

Other non-operating

income 3,264,850 3,113,712 2,315,197 308,990

Foreign exchange

gain or loss, net (896,872) (12,752,395) (10,238,784) (1,366,483)

Income before

income tax

expense, minority

interests and

share of income of

affiliated

companies 15,495,642 35,931,300 38,907,839 5,192,698

Income tax expense (6,533,696) (11,035,634) (12,517,776) (1,670,641)

Minority interests (1,060,156) (2,153,110) (1,122,246) (149,777)

Net income 7,901,791 22,742,556 25,267,817 3,372,280

Amount allocated to

participating

preference

shareholders (3,360,682) -- -- --

Net income

available to

ordinary

shareholders 4,541,109 22,742,556 25,267,817 3,372,280

Earnings per share

- Basic 0.15 0.33 0.36 0.05

- Diluted 0.14 0.32 0.35 0.05

Weighted average

ordinary shares

outstanding

- Basic 30,860,496 67,942,681 69,294,348 69,294,348

- Diluted 32,283,906 70,875,405 72,165,704 72,165,704

* Share-based

compensation

expense was

included in the

statement of

operations as

follows:

Leased-and-operated

hotel costs -

Personnel costs 2,986 2,830 2,756 368

General and

administrative

expenses 13,692,504 4,465,490 4,269,891 569,866

Note 1: The conversion of Renminbi (RMB) into United States dollars (US$)

is based on the noon buying rate of US$1.00=RMB7.4928 on September

30, 2007 in The City of New York for cable transfers of RMB as

certified for customs purpose by Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Note 2: For the quarter ended September 30, 2006, share-based compensation

expense included expenses associated with equity issuance of

RMB 9,564,136 (for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 and the quarter

ended September 30, 2007: Nil) and expenses associated with

severance of RMB 3,314,800 (for the quarter ended June 30, 2007

and the quarter ended September 30, 2007: Nil).

Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc.

Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results

Quarter Ended September 30, 2007

Share-

%of based %of %of

GAAP Total Compen- Total Non-GAAP Total

Result Revenue sation Revenue Result Revenue

RMB RMB RMB

Leased-and-

operated

hotel costs (180,939,950) 67.9 % 2,756 0.0 % (180,937,194) 67.9 %

Sales and

marketing

expenses (6,306,364) 2.4 % -- 0.0 % (6,306,364) 2.4 %

General and

admini-

strative

expenses (24,001,642) 9.0 % 4,269,891 1.6 % (19,731,751) 7.4 %

Total

operating

costs and

expenses (211,247,956) 79.3 % 4,272,647 1.6 % (206,975,309) 77.7 %

Income from

operations 39,495,446 14.8 % 4,272,647 1.6 % 43,768,093 16.4 %

Quarter Ended September 30, 2007

Share-

%of based %of %of

GAAP Total Compen- Total Non-GAAP Total

Result Revenue sation Revenue Result Revenue

US$ US$ US$

Leased-and-

operated

hotel costs (24,148,509) 67.9 % 368 0.0 % (24,148,141) 67.9 %

Sales and

marketing

expenses (841,657) 2.4 % -- 0.0 % (841,657) 2.4 %

General and

admini-

strative

expenses (3,203,294) 9.0 % 569,866 1.6 % (2,633,428) 7.4 %

Total

operating

costs and

expenses (28,193,460) 79.3 % 570,234 1.6 % (27,623,226) 77.7 %

Income from

operations 5,271,120 14.8 % 570,234 1.6 % 5,841,354 16.4 %

Quarter Ended June 30, 2007

Share-

%of based %of %of

GAAP Total Compen- Total Non-GAAP Total

Result Revenue sation Revenue Result Revenue

RMB RMB RMB

Leased-and-

operated

hotel costs (154,880,753) 66.7 % 2,830 0.0 % (154,877,923) 66.7 %

Sales and

marketing

expenses (4,376,591) 1.9 % -- 0.0 % (4,376,591) 1.9 %

General and

admini-

strative

expenses (21,880,509) 9.4 % 4,465,490 1.9 % (17,415,019) 7.5 %

Total

operating

costs and

expenses (181,137,853) 78.0 % 4,468,320 1.9 % (176,669,533) 76.1 %

Income from

operations 37,311,325 16.1 % 4,468,320 1.9 % 41,779,645 18.0 %

Quarter Ended September 30, 2006

Share-

%of based %of %of

GAAP Total Compen- Total Non-GAAP Total

Result Revenue sation Revenue Result Revenue

RMB RMB RMB

Leased-and-

operated

hotel costs (105,408,338) 65.7 % 2,986 0.0 % (105,405,352) 65.7 %

Sales and

marketing

expenses (3,260,229) 2.0 % -- 0.0 % (3,260,229) 2.0 %

General and

admini-

strative

expenses (28,079,380) 17.5 % 13,692,504 8.5 % (14,386,876) 9.0 %

Total

operating

costs and

expenses (136,747,947) 85.3 % 13,695,490 8.5 % (123,052,457) 76.7 %

Income from

operations 14,517,075 9.1 % 13,695,490 8.5 % 28,212,565 17.6 %

Note 1: The conversion of Renminbi ("RMB") into United States dollars

("US$") is based on the noon buying rate of US$1.00=RMB7.4928 on

September 30, 2007 in The City of New York for cable transfers of

RMB as certified for customs purpose by Federal Reserve Bank of New

York.

Note 2: For the quarter ended September 30, 2006, share-based compensation

expense included expenses associated with equity issuance of RMB

9,564,136 (for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 and the quarter

ended September 30, 2007: Nil) and expenses associated with

severance of RMB 3,314,800 (for the quarter ended June 30, 2007

and the quarter ended September 30, 2007: Nil).

Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc.

Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results (continued)

Quarter Ended

September 30, 2006 June 30, 2007 September 30, 2007

RMB RMB RMB US$

(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)

Net income (GAAP) 7,901,791 22,742,556 25,267,817 3,372,280

Foreign exchange

losses (gains), net 896,872 12,752,395 10,238,784 1,366,483

Share-based

compensation 13,695,490 4,468,320 4,272,647 570,234

Adjusted net income

excluding foreign

exchange losses, share-

based compensation 22,494,152 39,963,271 39,779,248 5,308,997

Quarter Ended

September 30, 2006 June 30, 2007 September 30, 2007

RMB RMB RMB US$

(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)

Earnings per share (GAAP)

- Basic 0.15 0.33 0.36 0.05

- Diluted 0.14 0.32 0.35 0.05

Earnings per share

excluding foreign

exchange losses, share-

based compensation

- Basic 0.42 0.59 0.57 0.08

- Diluted 0.40 0.56 0.55 0.07

Weighted average ordinary

shares outstanding

- Basic 30,860,496 67,942,681 69,294,348 69,294,348

- Diluted 32,283,906 70,875,405 72,165,704 72,165,704

Note 1: The conversion of Renminbi (RMB) into United States dollars (US$)

is based on the noon buying rate of US$1.00=RMB7.4928 on September

30, 2007 in The City of New York for cable transfers of RMB as

certified for customs purpose by Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Note 2: For the quarter ended September 30, 2006, share-based compensation

expense included expenses associated with equity issuance of

RMB 9,564,136 (for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 and the quarter

ended September 30, 2007: Nil) and expenses associated with

severance of RMB 3,314,800 (for the quarter ended June 30, 2007

and the quarter ended September 30, 2007: Nil).

Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc.

Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results (continued)

Quarter Ended

September 30, 2006 June 30, 2007 September 30, 2007

RMB RMB RMB US$

(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)

Net income (GAAP) 7,901,791 22,742,556 25,267,817 3,372,280

Interest income (255,277) (10,499,334) (8,610,214) (1,149,132)

Interest expenses 1,644,689 2,240,676 1,274,235 170,061

Income tax expense 6,533,696 11,035,634 12,517,776 1,670,641

Depreciation and

amortization 12,266,527 18,854,463 21,622,771 2,885,806

EBITDA (Non-GAAP) 28,091,425 44,373,996 52,072,385 6,949,656

Foreign exchange

losses (gains),

net 896,872 12,752,395 10,238,784 1,366,483

Share-based

compensation 13,695,490 4,468,320 4,272,647 570,234

EBITDA excluding foreign

exchange losses, share-

based compensation &

non-recurring provision

for deferred tax assets 42,683,787 61,594,711 66,583,816 8,886,373

% of total revenue 26.6% 26.5% 25.0% 25.0%

Note 1: The conversion of Renminbi (RMB) into United States dollars (US$)

is based on the noon buying rate of US$1.00=RMB7.4928 on September

30, 2007 in The City of New York for cable transfers of RMB as

certified for customs purpose by Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Note 2: For the quarter ended September 30, 2006, share-based compensation

expense included expenses associated with equity issuance of

RMB 9,564,136 (for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 and the quarter

ended September 30, 2007: Nil) and expenses associated with

severance of RMB 3,314,800 (for the quarter ended June 30, 2007

and the quarter ended September 30, 2007: Nil).

Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc.

Operating Data

As of and for the quarter ended

September 30, June 30, September 30,

2006 2007 2007

Total Hotels in operation:

Lease-and-operated hotels 78 117 143

Franchised-and-managed hotels 29 54 58

Total rooms 12,729 20,485 23,954

Occupancy rate (as a percentage) 94.0% 95.2% 95.4%

Average daily rate (in RMB) 183 183 182

RevPAR (in RMB) 172 174 174

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

Angela Li

Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc.

Tel: +86-21-3218-9988 x2004

Email: xlli@homeinns.com