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Sudarshan Bhandari

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<li>PVR Inox is piloting a full-service "dine-in" cinema concept in Bengaluru, while management confirms a major strategic shift towards an asset-light (FOCO) model for new screen expansion.</li>
<li>The dine-in is a defensive move to protect premium Spend Per Head (SPH) against OTT, while the asset-light pivot is move to fix the balance sheet and scale in Tier-2/3.</li>
<li>The company is re-engineering its business to be less dependent on its own capital, but its profitability remains entirely dependent on the one thing it cannot control: the content pipeline.</li>
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PVR Inox is piloting a full-service "dine-in" cinema concept in Bengaluru, while management confirms a major strategic shift towards an asset-light (FOCO) model for new screen expansion.
The dine-in is a defensive move to protect premium Spend Per Head (SPH) against OTT, while the asset-light pivot is move to fix the balance sheet and scale in Tier-2/3.
The company is re-engineering its business to be less dependent on its own capital, but its profitability remains entirely dependent on the one thing it cannot control: the content pipeline.


PVR’s Two-Front War: Defending Premium SPH While Chasing Asset-Light Scale

India focused: IPO, special situations, Stylus Holdings

Himanshu Dugar

India focused: IPO, special situations

Stylus Holdings

Stylus Holdings is a buy-side equity research firm. We offer bottom-up investment ideas as well as provide on demand equity research and portfolio tracking. 
At Stylus, our focus is to identify market dislocations that can generate 20+% IRR with a reasonable margin of safety. As part of our research process, we do a deep dive into the fundamentals of the company, evaluate their competitive positioning and assess their valuation.
Our investment team is led by Himanshu Dugar. Himanshu is a Chartered Accountant and a CFA charter holder. He has 10+ years of active experience in the stock market with stints at CRISIL Research, a S&P Global copmany and Miras Investments, a single family office based in Dubai.

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<li>FY25 was Indian boxoffice's worst performance ever (ex-covid). FY26 has started strong with multiple hits and June-Dec lineup boasts multiple action-oriented and sequel movies; genres that are witnessing high occupancy.</li>
<li>Company has strengthened its balance sheet post 'INOX' acquisition despite the revenue slump. fixed cost/screen is flat vs FY20 at 2cr while average ticket prices have grown at 5% CAGR</li>
<li>Comfortable entry level valuation (10.5x TTM EBITDA vs global peers CNK/AMC at 12/35x) supported by improved operational execution position the stock as a near term re-rating candidate.</li>
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FY25 was Indian boxoffice's worst performance ever (ex-covid). FY26 has started strong with multiple hits and June-Dec lineup boasts multiple action-oriented and sequel movies; genres that are witnessing high occupancy.
Company has strengthened its balance sheet post 'INOX' acquisition despite the revenue slump. fixed cost/screen is flat vs FY20 at 2cr while average ticket prices have grown at 5% CAGR
Comfortable entry level valuation (10.5x TTM EBITDA vs global peers CNK/AMC at 12/35x) supported by improved operational execution position the stock as a near term re-rating candidate.


PVRINOX IN: Tactical Bet - Strong Content Pipeline Can Translate to near Term Outperformance

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Prabhudas Lilladhar

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<ul><li>We cut our pre-IND AS PAT estimates by 14.9%/14.2% for FY26E/FY27E respectively as we re-align our screen opening timelines and footfall growth assumptions.</li><li>PVR-Inox reported an in-line performance with pre-IND AS EBITDA margin of 13.8% (PLe 13.7%) led by strong performance from movies like Pushpa-2, Bhool Bhulaiya-3, and Singham Again.</li><li>Given rising volatility in flow and acceptability of content, PVR-Inox is figuring innovative ways to boost footfalls like 1) scheduling re-runs 2) broadcasting trailers 3) offering passport plans and 4) providing private screening options.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

We cut our pre-IND AS PAT estimates by 14.9%/14.2% for FY26E/FY27E respectively as we re-align our screen opening timelines and footfall growth assumptions.PVR-Inox reported an in-line performance with pre-IND AS EBITDA margin of 13.8% (PLe 13.7%) led by strong performance from movies like Pushpa-2, Bhool Bhulaiya-3, and Singham Again.Given rising volatility in flow and acceptability of content, PVR-Inox is figuring innovative ways to boost footfalls like 1) scheduling re-runs 2) broadcasting trailers 3) offering passport plans and 4) providing private screening options.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

PVR Inox (PVRINOX IN) - Footfall Recovery Key to Re-Rating

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Akshat Shah

APAC IPOs & Placements

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Aequitas Research

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Knowledge Realty Trust / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/knowledge-realty-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44486:1" rel="noopener">Knowledge Realty Trust (258259D IN)</a> is looking to raise around US$551m in its India IPO. It has undertaken a pre-IPO placement round of around INR14bn (US$160m) in June 2025.</li>
<li>Knowledge Realty Trust (KRT) owns and manages a high-quality office portfolio in India covering 87% of India's office supply and gross absorption between CY16-1QCY25, as per the CBRE report.</li>
<li>In our earlier notes, we have looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we talk about implied valuations in the IPO price range.</li>
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Knowledge Realty Trust (258259D IN) is looking to raise around US$551m in its India IPO. It has undertaken a pre-IPO placement round of around INR14bn (US$160m) in June 2025.
Knowledge Realty Trust (KRT) owns and manages a high-quality office portfolio in India covering 87% of India's office supply and gross absorption between CY16-1QCY25, as per the CBRE report.
In our earlier notes, we have looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we talk about implied valuations in the IPO price range.


Knowledge Realty Trust IPO - Steady FY25 Growth, Digestible Pricing

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pvr-inox-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10144:1" rel="noopener">Pvr Inox (PVRINOX IN)</a> reports wider Q4 loss due to weak film releases, urban spending slowdown, and decline in audience turnout.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/indusind-bank-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1558:1" rel="noopener">Indusind Bank (IIB IN)</a> faces scrutiny over derivative accounting discrepancy, with auditors questioning if it should be classified as fraud.</li>
<li>Shares of China+1 stocks, including <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dixon-technologies-india-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25486:1" rel="noopener">Dixon Technologies India Ltd (DIXON IN)</a> , Welspun, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/srf-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3601:1" rel="noopener">SRF Ltd (SRF IN)</a> , dip after US-China trade deal reduces tariff uncertainty.</li>
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Pvr Inox (PVRINOX IN) reports wider Q4 loss due to weak film releases, urban spending slowdown, and decline in audience turnout.

Indusind Bank (IIB IN) faces scrutiny over derivative accounting discrepancy, with auditors questioning if it should be classified as fraud.
Shares of China+1 stocks, including Dixon Technologies India Ltd (DIXON IN) , Welspun, and SRF Ltd (SRF IN) , dip after US-China trade deal reduces tariff uncertainty.


#145 India Insight: PVR Inox Posts Wider Q4 Loss, IndusInd Faces Audit Scrutiny, China+1 Stocks Dip

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PVR INOX Limited operates cinemas. The Company owns and manages multiplex movie theaters.

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Pvr Inox (PVRINOX IN)

PVR’s Two-Front War: Defending Premium SPH While Chasing Asset-Light Scale

PVR Inox tests dine-in cinema concept in Bengaluru, shifts to asset-light model for growth; profitability hinges on content pipeline.

Sudarshan Bhandari

PVRINOX IN: Tactical Bet - Strong Content Pipeline Can Translate to near Term Outperformance

Indian box office saw its worst performance in FY25, but FY26 is off to a strong start with action movies and sequels driving high occupancy....

Himanshu Dugar