Chalet Hotels Limited reports all-time high quarterly for Q4FY23

BW Online Bureau May 09, 2023

Chalet Hotels Limited announces its results for the fourth quarter and full year ending March 31, 2023.

Key Highlights for Q4FY23:

•Chalet marked its debut in leisure segment with the acquisition of The Dukes Retreat -Lonavala.

•Residential project at Koramangala, Bengaluru received RERA approval

•Total Income touched all-time high at INR 3.5 bn, up 2.3x as compared to Q4FY22

•EBITDA touched all-time high at INR 1.6 bn, up 4.3x as compared to Q4FY22

•Hospitality segment performance:

oAll-time high Revenue INR 3.1 bn, up by 2.5x from Q4FY22 and up 17% sequentially

oAll-time high quarterly ADR at INR 11,304, up by 108% over Q4FY22 and up 11% sequentially

oOccupancy improved 18pp YoY to 74%

oRevPAR improved 2.7x YoY to INR 8,363

oIndustry leading EBITDA Margin at 48%

oF&B Revenues touched all-time high at INR 1 bn

Key Highlights for FY23:

•The Company signed its first asset in North India, with the proposed new hotel at Terminal 3 of Delhi International Airport.

•Total Income touched all-time high at INR 11.8 bn, up 2.2x as compared to FY22.

•EBITDA touched all-time high at INR 5 bn, up 4.4x as compared to FY22, with margin of 42.6%.

Sustainability Highlights:

•The Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) score significantly improved by 39% to 43, from last year’s score of 31.

•~75% of the energy sourced from renewable resources.

Consolidated Performance (Rs Million)

Particulars	Q4FY23	Q4FY22	Var %	Q3FY23	Var %	FY23	FY22	Var %
Total Income	3,458	1,535	2.3x	3,218	7.5%	11,780	5,331	2.2x
EBITDA	1,603	369	4.3x	1,455	10.2%	5,023	1,138	4.4x
EBITDA Margin	46.4%	24.1%	22pp	45.2%	120bps	42.6%	21.3%	21pp
PAT	392	(115)	-	1,024	(61.7%)	1,858	(815)	-
EPS (Rs.)	1.91	(0.56)	-	4.99	-	9.06	(3.98)	-

Segmental Performance (Rs Million)

Particulars	Q4FY23	Q4FY22	Var%	Q3FY23	Var %	FY23	FY22	Var %
HOSPITALITY
Occupancy	74%	56%	18pp	65%	9pp	72%	52%	20pp
Average Daily Rate (ADR)	11,304	5,429	108%	10,168	11%	9,169	4,576	2x
RevPAR	8,363	3,053	2.7x	6,640	26%	6,605	2,391	2.8x
Revenue	3,097	1,263	2.5x	2,653	17%	10,281	4,100	2.5x
EBITDA	1,473	292	5x	1,084	36%	4,318	739	5.8x
EBITDA Margin	47.6%	23.2%	24pp	40.9%	7pp	42.0%	18%	24.8pp

RENTAL & ANNUITY
Revenue	281	216	30%	244	15%	1000	1050	(5%)
EBITDA	260	163	60%	198	31%	838	789	6%

Development Pipeline Update:

•Cignus Powai, the commercial tower at The Westin Complex, Powai is in the final stages of completion.

•Handover to tenants has commenced at Cignus Whitefield Bangalore Tower 1, the commercial tower at Marriott Complex, Whitefield, Bengaluru

•Cignus Whitefield Bangalore Tower 2, the re-purposed mall at Whitefield Bengaluru, to be ready for handover to tenants from Q2FY24.

•The Westin Hyderabad Hitec City, with 168 rooms will be operational from June 2023.

•At Novotel Pune, new 88 rooms are ready, full OC awaited.

•~140 guest rooms to be added to Bengaluru Marriott Hotel Whitefield, repurposing 0.1 million sqft. of office space, designs are in final stages.

•For the residential project at Koramangala, Bengaluru, 4 towers in advance stage of completion.

Speaking on the financial results, Sanjay Sethi, MD & CEO, Chalet Hotels Limited, said, “It was a year of outstanding rebound and beyond for Chalet Hotels, marked by several achievements in terms of new peaks in revenue, EBITDA, EBITDA margin and room rates. We crossed the Rs. 500 crore EBITDA milestone for the year.

With a strong pipeline, where several capital investments will come to fruition in the next few quarters, we are strategically poised to leverage the strong up-cycle.”