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What: Shares of Home Inns & Hotels Management (Nasdaq: HMIN) jumped as much as 10% in trading today after the company released earnings.

So what: Revenue increased 66% from a year ago to $199.4 million, and the company reported a net loss of $14.8 million, or $0.18 per share. Analysts had expected revenue of $183.6 million and a loss of $0.03 per share.

Now what: Revenue growth was impressive, but I'm more worried about the loss on the bottom line. EBITDA was also down significantly from a year ago, so the company isn't squeezing as much out of the business as it used to. Analysts expect the bottom line to turn around quickly and for the company to post $1.04 per share in earnings during 2012, but I'd like to see some bottom-line results before buying into this growth story.

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