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07 February 2012

Hold Kamat Hotels; Target : Rs 135 ::ICICI Securities (pdf link)

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H i g h e r   i n t e r e s t   c o s t   d e n t s   b o t t o m l i n e …  
Kamat Hotel reported its Q3FY12 numbers which were in line with our 
estimate. Company reported net sales of | ~ | 34.7 crore during Q3FY12 
(I-direct estimate: | 35 crore) and  EBITDA of | 11.6 crore (I-direct 
estimate: | 12.1 crore). The revenue growth was on the back of marginal 
growth in average occupancy level while ARR growth remained muted, 
whereas operating expenses grew by 10% YoY to | 21.1 crore during the 
same period. As a result its EBITDA margin declined ~172 bps YoY to 
33.5%. Besides this interest cost also saw a sharp increase of over 60% 
YoY to | 9.3 crore as the company started charging interest cost on debt 
pertaining to the Mumbai expansion to the P&L, post its launch in current 
quarter. Consequently, company reported net loss of | 0.04 crore (I-direct 
estimate: | 2.5 crore). 
Topline growth in the grip of subdued ARR 
During Q3FY12, Kamat Hotel’s topline grew by only 7% YoY to | 34.7 
crore mainly due to incremental  revenue from room additions. 
Occupancy level in Mumbai improved by 100 bps YoY while ARR during 
the period remained subdued due to supply of additional rooms and 
lean season for business activity across the company’s main operating 
region Mumbai, which contributes over 85% of topline.  
  
Margin shrinks on higher operating cost 
Operating costs for Q3FY12 grew  10% YoY to | 23.1 crore. Among 
operating cost components, raw material, employee cost and power & 
fuel cost increased by 9%, 17% and 11% YoY, respectively. As a result, 
operating margins declined 172 bps YoY to ~33.5%. 
V a l u a t i o n s  
We believe the company’s main operating region Mumbai is yet to 
witness transition from an occupancy led cycle to the recovery in room 
rates. At the offer price of | 135, the stock is trading at 20.3x and 13x its 
FY12E and FY13E revised EV/EBITDA, respectively. We believe it is fairly 
valued at the open offer price. Hence, we recommend that investors 
tender their shares in full

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