India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic, Beat the Street

Sudarshan Bhandari

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Mid-Market players <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samhi-hotels-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28359:1" rel="noopener">SAMHI Hotels (SAMHI IN)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lemon-tree-hotels-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26159:1" rel="noopener">Lemon Tree Hotels Ltd (LEMONTRE IN)</a> led FY18-24 revenue and EBITDA growth with 16%/31% and 14%/25% CAGRs respectively, reflecting aggressive expansion. </li>
<li>FY24 saw strong average occupancy of 72% with rising RevPAR across luxury (high ARR) and mid-scale (volume) segments. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/indian-hotels-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5774:1" rel="noopener">Indian Hotels (IH IN)</a> and Lemon Tree lead the pipeline with 74% and 59% key growth, driven by asset-light strategies for faster scale-up.</li>
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Mid-Market players SAMHI Hotels (SAMHI IN) and Lemon Tree Hotels Ltd (LEMONTRE IN) led FY18-24 revenue and EBITDA growth with 16%/31% and 14%/25% CAGRs respectively, reflecting aggressive expansion. 
FY24 saw strong average occupancy of 72% with rising RevPAR across luxury (high ARR) and mid-scale (volume) segments. 

Indian Hotels (IH IN) and Lemon Tree lead the pipeline with 74% and 59% key growth, driven by asset-light strategies for faster scale-up.


Indian Hotel Industry: A Comparative Analysis of Top Hotel Chains

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Akshat Shah

APAC IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Equity Capital Markets

Prestige Hospitality Ventures Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

Prestige Hospitality Ventures Ltd (1831338D IN)

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/prestige-hospitality-ventures-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45138:1" rel="noopener">Prestige Hospitality Ventures Ltd (1831338D IN)</a> is looking to raise about US$317m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>Prestige Hospitality Ventures Ltd (PHVL) is part of the Prestige Group. It is a hospitality asset owner and developer focused on luxury, upper upscale, and upper midscale properties in India.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.</li>
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Prestige Hospitality Ventures Ltd (1831338D IN) is looking to raise about US$317m in its upcoming India IPO.
Prestige Hospitality Ventures Ltd (PHVL) is part of the Prestige Group. It is a hospitality asset owner and developer focused on luxury, upper upscale, and upper midscale properties in India.
In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.


Prestige Hospitality Ventures Pre-IPO-Marriott-Heavy Portfolio with Other Operating Revenue Concerns

Schloss Bangalore Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/schloss-bangalore-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43983:1" rel="noopener">Schloss Bangalore Ltd (SCHBL IN) </a>is looking to raise about US$409m in its India IPO. The deal has been downsized from an earlier size of around US$600m.</li>
<li>It is a luxury hospitality company which owns, operates, manages and develops luxury hotels and resorts under ‘The Leela’ brand, through direct ownership and hotel management agreements with third-party owners.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the IPO valuations.</li>
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Schloss Bangalore Ltd (SCHBL IN) is looking to raise about US$409m in its India IPO. The deal has been downsized from an earlier size of around US$600m.
It is a luxury hospitality company which owns, operates, manages and develops luxury hotels and resorts under ‘The Leela’ brand, through direct ownership and hotel management agreements with third-party owners.
In this note, we will talk about the IPO valuations.


Schloss Bangalore IPO - Thoughts on Peer Comp and Valuation

Market & Forensics Analyst, Beat the Street

Nimish Maheshwari

Market & Forensics Analyst

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/itc-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:327:1" rel="noopener">ITC Ltd (ITC IN)</a> Hotels demerger aims to unlock the intrinsic value of the hotels business and enable a sharper focus on growth.</li>
<li>ITC Hotels is aiming to reach a portfolio of 200+ hotels with 18,000+ keys by 2030 from a robust pipeline of 140 Hotels with about 13000 Keys in 2024.</li>
<li>ITC Hotels inheriting a strong balance sheet with zero debt and cash reserves may list around 113-170 per share.</li>
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ITC Ltd (ITC IN) Hotels demerger aims to unlock the intrinsic value of the hotels business and enable a sharper focus on growth.
ITC Hotels is aiming to reach a portfolio of 200+ hotels with 18,000+ keys by 2030 from a robust pipeline of 140 Hotels with about 13000 Keys in 2024.
ITC Hotels inheriting a strong balance sheet with zero debt and cash reserves may list around 113-170 per share.


ITC Hotels Demerger: An Emerging Behemoth & Hospitality Play

Ventive Hospitality Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ventive-hospitality-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43933:1" rel="noopener">Ventive Hospitality Ltd (0807075D IN)</a> is looking to raise about US$188m in its India IPO. The deal, a fresh issue of shares, is downsized from an earlier size of ~US$240m.</li>
<li>Ventive Hospitality Limited (VHL) is the largest hospitality asset owner amongst public listed market peers, focused primarily on luxury offerings across business and leisure in India and Maldives.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the IPO valuations.</li>
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Ventive Hospitality Ltd (0807075D IN) is looking to raise about US$188m in its India IPO. The deal, a fresh issue of shares, is downsized from an earlier size of ~US$240m.
Ventive Hospitality Limited (VHL) is the largest hospitality asset owner amongst public listed market peers, focused primarily on luxury offerings across business and leisure in India and Maldives.
We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the IPO valuations.


Ventive Hospitality IPO - Quick Thoughts on Peer Comp and Valuation

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Juniper Hotels (6593708Z IN)

Indian Hotel Industry: A Comparative Analysis of Top Hotel Chains

Mid-Market players SAMHI Hotels and Lemon Tree Hotels show strong revenue and EBITDA growth, with aggressive expansion driving performance in FY18...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Prestige Hospitality Ventures Pre-IPO-Marriott-Heavy Portfolio with Other Operating Revenue Concerns

Prestige Hospitality Ventures is looking to raise about US$317m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the company’s historical...

Akshat Shah

Schloss Bangalore IPO - Thoughts on Peer Comp and Valuation

Schloss Bangalore Limited is looking to raise about US$400m in its upcoming India IPO. The deal has been downsized from an earlier size of US$600m....

Akshat Shah

ITC Hotels Demerger: An Emerging Behemoth & Hospitality Play

ITC Hotels Limited(ITCHL) has informed us today that ITCHL has received approval from the NSE and BSE for listing and trading of its equity shares...

Nimish Maheshwari

Ventive Hospitality IPO - Quick Thoughts on Peer Comp and Valuation

Ventive Hospitality is looking to raise about US$188m in its India IPO. In this note, we will undertake a quick peer comparison and talk about the...

Akshat Shah

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Indian Hotel Industry: A Comparative Analysis of Top Hotel Chains

​Mid-Market players SAMHI Hotels and Lemon Tree Hotels show strong revenue and EBITDA growth, with aggressive expansion driving performance in FY18...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Prestige Hospitality Ventures Pre-IPO-Marriott-Heavy Portfolio with Other Operating Revenue Concerns

Prestige Hospitality Ventures is looking to raise about US$317m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the company’s historical...

Akshat Shah

Schloss Bangalore IPO - Thoughts on Peer Comp and Valuation

Schloss Bangalore Limited is looking to raise about US$400m in its upcoming India IPO. The deal has been downsized from an earlier size of US$600m....

Akshat Shah

ITC Hotels Demerger: An Emerging Behemoth & Hospitality Play

ITC Hotels Limited(ITCHL) has informed us today that ITCHL has received approval from the NSE and BSE for listing and trading of its equity shares...

Nimish Maheshwari

Ventive Hospitality IPO - Quick Thoughts on Peer Comp and Valuation

Ventive Hospitality is looking to raise about US$188m in its India IPO. In this note, we will undertake a quick peer comparison and talk about the...

Akshat Shah

Mid-Market players SAMHI Hotels and Lemon Tree Hotels show strong revenue and EBITDA growth, with aggressive expansion driving performance in FY18...