The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) has reported its consolidated financials for the third quarter ending December.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR Q3 AND NINE MONTHS ENDED 31ST DEC 2023
| Q3 YoY PERFORMANCE | |||
| Revenue ↑ 15% | EBITDA ↑ 18% | EBITDA % ↑ 1.0pp | PAT ↑ 18% |
| ₹ 2,004 Cr | ₹ 772 Cr | 38.5% | ₹ 452 Cr |
| NINE MONTHS ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2023 – YoY PERFORMANCE | |||
| Revenue ↑ 16% | EBITDA ↑19% | EBITDA % ↑ 0.6 pp | PAT ↑ 25% |
| ₹ 5,000 Cr | ₹ 1,634 Cr | 32.7 % | ₹ 841 Cr |
Commenting on the Q3 FY24 performance, Puneet Chhatwal, Managing Director & CEO, of Indian Hotels Company Limited, said, “IHCL reported an all-time high consolidated Q3 EBITDA margin of 38.5% and PAT margin of 22.6%, marking seven consecutive quarters of record financial performance.”
He added, ” This robust performance was enabled by same-store hotels clocking RevPAR premium across markets and segments, the strong performance of not like-for-like growth and the scaling of new businesses.”
He added, “IHCL continues to demonstrate industry-leading growth with 28 hotels signed and 16 hotels opened this fiscal with a portfolio of 285 hotels including a pipeline of 85 hotels.”
He went on to say, “This year marks the momentous occasion of reaching the 200th operating hotel milestone and the successful launch of 371 keys flagship Ginger at Mumbai Airport, presenting a vast potential to scale the Ginger brand.”
He continued, ” Indian Hotels Company Limited with its well-established brands, vast footprint across 130+ locations and a healthy balance sheet, is well placed to leverage this sustained demand upcycle the sector is witnessing.”
In recent announcements, IHCL’s iconic brand Taj, the world’s largest operator of Palaces, was recognized at 101 Executive Summit in Germany as the winner in the ‘World’s Finest Luxury Grand Palaces’ category. Highlighting the people-first work culture, Golden Peacock Awards, 2023 awarded IHCL the HR Excellence Award.
Giridhar Sanjeevi, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, IHCL said, “Q3 saw a stellar performance led by the domestic market as seen in IHCL’s standalone revenue of INR 1,323 crores, a growth of 22% over the previous year and EBITDA margin of 45.4% which is a 290-basis points expansion. IHCL’s consolidated results also demonstrated a strong performance with an Operating EBITDA margin of 37.3%, an expansion of 190 basis points, reflective of high revenue flow through.”
He added, “On a year-to-date basis Indian Hotels Company Limited consolidated reported an all-time high revenue of INR 5,000 crores, an EBITDA margin of 32.7% in line with the guidance of Ahvaan 2025 and maintained healthy cash and cash equivalents of INR 1,810 Crores as on 31st December 2023.”
In recent announcements, IHCL’s iconic brand Taj, the world’s largest operator of Palaces, was recognized at 101 Executive Summit in Germany as the winner in the ‘World’s Finest Luxury Grand Palaces’ category. Highlighting the people-first work culture, Golden Peacock Awards, 2023 awarded Indian Hotels Company Limited the HR Excellence Award.
Q3 PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
- Total Revenue for the quarter was led by a 21% growth in Room Revenue
- Outperforming the industry on domestic same-store RevPAR with a premium of 70% vs competition.
- Demand buoyancy in the international portfolio led to an occupancy of 70%, resulting in a RevPAR growth of 9% over the previous year
DOMESTIC DOMINANCE
- IHCL continues to demonstrate industry-leading growth with 28 hotels signed and 16 hotels opened on a year-to-date basis.
- FY 2024 marks the momentous occasion of IHCL reaching the 200th operating hotel milestone
- IHCL’s recent signings include new destinations like Ayodhya, Itanagar, Dibrugarh, Surat, Dehradun and Chitwan in Nepal, taking its footprint to over 130 locations
- Growing its presence in the East and North East, IHCL opened Taj Taal Kutir, Kolkata, Vivanta Tawang and Ginger hotels in Durgapur and Gangtok
- Extending its itinerary in Rajasthan, IHCL opened Taj Ranthambore and Gorbandh Palace, Jaisalmer
- Ginger brand opened its flagship 371-room hotel at Mumbai Airport as well as a 110-room Ginger in NOIDA, its fourth hotel in the NCR micro market
NEW BUSINESSES & MANAGEMENT FEE – Q3
- IHCL’s New Business vertical comprising of Ginger, Qmin, amã Stays & Trails, The Chambers (membership fee) and TajSATS reported a revenue of INR 420 crores
- At a growth of 33% over the previous year, New Business clocked a growth rate double that of IHCL Enterprise which grew at 17%
- New Business now accounts for an 11.1% share of IHCL Enterprise revenue an expansion of 130 bps from 9.8% in the previous year
- TajSATS clocked a revenue of INR 233 crore, 34% growth over the previous year maintaining an industry-first EBITDA margin of 25.8%
- Ginger reported a revenue of INR 134 crore, a 34% growth over the previous year with an EBITDAR margin of 44%. Reinforcing the brand’s lean luxe positioning, the new flagship Ginger Mumbai Airport clocked an 80% occupancy and a positive net profit in its first month.
- amã Stays & Trails clocked a YTD December brand revenue of INR 25 crores, a 31% growth over the previous year. The portfolio now stands at 144 with 94 bungalows in operations
- Qmin reported a YTD December brand revenue of INR 72 crores, a 79% growth over the previous year reflecting the inclusion of 34 Qmin outlets in Ginger hotels.
- Management Fee income grew by 13% over the previous year at INR 134 crores reflective of IHCL’s asset-light strategy
ESG+ FRAMEWORK OF PAATHYA
- IHCL now uses 39% of energy from renewable sources and has installed 335 EV charging stations across 142 locations in India.
- Continuing its journey of eliminating single-use plastic, IHCL has installed 40 bottling plants and achieved 47% recycling of water used.
- In its effort to bridge the employability gap in the industry, IHCL has partnered for 32 skill centres across locations in India including Kupwara, Lucknow, Bengaluru, Guwahati, Gwalior, Ekta Nagar among others.
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