Daily Brief India: Royal Orchid Hotels and more

• Royal Orchid Hotels is pursuing an aggressive, asset-light expansion strategy, focusing on management contracts to significantly increase its hotel and room count, particularly in underserved Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities.
• The Indian hospitality industry is experiencing a strong upcycle, driven by robust domestic tourism, rising disposable incomes, and a supply-demand gap that is expected to support high occupancy rates and pricing power.
• While the company demonstrates strong growth in revenue and market capitalization, its profitability has seen some pressure, and negative free cash flow raises concerns about long-term sustainable value creation.

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