Lemon Tree Hotels Ltd

Lemon Tree Hotels

About the Company:

Lemon Tree Hotels is India’s largest hotel chain in the mid-priced hotel sector, and the third largest overall, on the basis of controlling interest in owned and leased rooms.

Company is the ninth largest hotel chain in India in terms of owned, leased and managed rooms, as of June 30, 2017.

Company operates in the mid-priced hotel sector, consisting of the upper-midscale, midscale and economy hotel segments.They seek to cater to Indian middle class guests and deliver differentiated yet superior service offerings, with a value-for-money proposition.

Company had opened their first hotel with 49 rooms in May 2004. They operated 4,697 rooms in 45 hotels (including managed hotels) across 28 cities in India as of January 31, 2018.

Company’s hotels are located across India, in metro regions, including the NCR, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai, as well as tier I and tier II cities such as Pune, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Indore and Aurangabad.

As of January 31, 2018, they have a portfolio of 19 owned hotels, three owned hotels located on leased or licensed land, five leased hotels and 18 managed hotels and have a development pipeline of 3,038 rooms across 28 new and one existing hotel.

Company’s Brands:

Companys brands

Company’s vision is to be India’s largest and most preferred chain of hotels and resorts in each of the upper-midscale, midscale and economy hotel segments.They have created three brands in order to address these three hotel segments:

  • Lemon Tree Premier’ which is targeted primarily at the upper-midscale hotel segment catering to business and leisure guests who seek to use hotels at strategic locations and are willing to pay for premium service hotel properties.
  • Lemon Tree Hotels’ which is targeted primarily at the midscale hotel segment catering to business and leisure guests and offers a comfortable, cost-effective and convenient experience.
  • Red Fox by Lemon Tree Hotels’ which is targeted primarily at the economy hotel segment.

 

Details of Each Brands:

brand details

Geographic Spread of Existing Hotels: 

Key Operational Parameters for the Company: 

operational parameters

ADR : Average Daily Rate

 

Owned & leased Hotels Under Development: (Upcoming Hotels)

upcoming hotels

 

Management Team:

  1. Mr. Patanjali Govind Keswani (Designation: Chairman and Managing Director)
  2. Mr. Rattan Keswani (Designation: Deputy Managing Director)
  3. Mr. Aditya Madhav Keswani (Designation: Non-Executive Director)

Special Thanks: We would like to thank the Management Team of Lemon Tree Hotels Ltd for inviting Markets Guruji Team to the IPO Press Conference.

 

Objectives of the Issue:

Offer For Sale (OFS): (Around Rs.1038 cr)

  • Company will not receive any proceeds from the Offer for Sale by the Selling Shareholders.

 

Positives for the Company:

Leading mid-priced hotel chain with a differentiated Business Model.

They are India’s largest hotel chain in the mid-priced hotel sector, and the third largest overall, in terms of controlling interest in owned and leased rooms.

Company has a portfolio of 45 hotels spread across 28 cities, as of January 31, 2018. As of June 30, 2017, their rooms comprised 4.22% of upper-midscale, 7.65% of midscale and 15.30% of economy rooms, aggregating to 6.91% of all mid-priced rooms, available across chain affiliated hotels in India.

Strategically positioned in key Geographical Areas.

Company’s hotels are located in major metro regions in India, including the NCR, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai, as well as tier I and tier II cities in India such as Pune, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Indore and Aurangabad.

In the leisure hotel segment, they operate a resort and a hotel in Goa, one resort in the backwaters of Alleppey, Kerala and one wildlife resort in Bandhavgarh, Madhya Pradesh.

Company has strategically developed their hotels at locations with high barriers-to-entry within or close to major business centers, airports and other convenient locations.

 

Financials of the Company: (Consolidated)

(in Crores) FY 13 FY 14 FY 15 FY 16 FY 17 31st Dec 17
Revenue  217.43 222.96   291.57  370.07  418.13  352.87
Net Profit  (-19.97)  (-39.3)  (-63.2)  (-29.79)  (-7.17)  2.84

 

 

IPO Details:

Details Info
Issue Opens on 26th March 2018
Issue Closes on:. 28th March 2018
Issue Price Rs.54 – 56
Retail Portion 35%
Face Value Rs.10
Minimum Lot 265 shares
Minimum Investment Rs.14,840
Issue Constitutes 23.58%
Issue Size Rs.1038 cr ($159 Million)
Market Cap Rs.4403 cr ($677 Million)
Listing at NSE & BSE
Total Equity Shares Offered (OFS) 18,54,79,400
Equity Shares Prior to the Issue 78,64,12,683
Equity Shares after the Issue 78,64,12,683

 

Important Dates:

Finalization of Basis of Allotment on or Before 4th April 2018
Initiation of Refunds on or Before 5th April 2018
Credit of Equity Shares: on or Before 6th April 2018
Listing Date: on or Before 9th April 2018

 

Subscription Details:

(Subscription-Category-Wise (no. of times) Till time : 06:00 PM) Shares Offered Day-1 Day-2 Day-3
QIB  3,70,95,880   0.82 1.43   3.88
NII  2,78,21,910  0.034  0.052  0.12
Retail  6,49,17,790  0.023  0.04  0.11
Employee  —————  ——  —–  —–
TOTAL  12,98,35,580  0.25  0.44  1.19

 

IPO Valuation Parameters: (For the Nine Months ended December 31, 2017)

Earnings Per Share (EPS) Price To Earnings ratio (PE) Return on Net Worth (RoNW) Net Asset Value (NAV)
0.04 1400 0.23% 15.66

 

Markets Guruji Opinion:

IPO View Apply For: Expected listing Gain:
Avoid NA NA

 

Grey Market Premium :

Date IPO Price Band Grey Market premium Kostak Rates
19/03/2018 Lemon Tree Hotels Ltd 54 – 56 NA NA

 

Check IPO Allotment Status:

Karvy Website (Click on the below link)

http://kosmic.karvy.com:81/ipotrack/

 

Company Contact Info:
Lemon Tree Hotels Ltd
Asset No. 6
Aerocity Hospitality District
New Delhi 110 037, India
Telephone: +91 11 4605 0101
Facsimile: +91 11 4605 0110
Website: www.lemontreehotels.com

 

IPO Registrar Info:
Karvy Computershare Private Limited
Karvy Selenium Tower – B
Plot 31 and 32, Gachibowli
Financial District, Nanakramguda
Hyderabad 500 032 Telangana, India
Tel: +91 40 6716 2222
Email: lemontree.ipo@karvy.com
Investor e-mail: einward.ris@karvy.com
Website: www.karisma.karvy.com