Chalet Hotels Limited Reports Q4FY24 Historic Best Quarter
Highest Hospitality Revenue At Inr 3.8 BN, Up 24% YOY Highest ADR at INR 11,862 Highest Hospitality Ebitda Margin At 47.8% Highest Consolidated Revenue At INR 4.2 BN, Up 23% YOY Highest Consolidated Pat at Rs. 0.8 BN Mumbai |
- Highest Hospitality Revenue At Inr 3.8 BN, Up 24% YOY
- Highest ADR at INR 11,862
- Highest Hospitality Ebitda Margin At 47.8%
- Highest Consolidated Revenue At INR 4.2 BN, Up 23% YOY
- Highest Consolidated Pat at Rs. 0.8 BN
Mumbai | May 14, 2024: Chalet Hotels Limited announces results for the fourth quarter and full year ending March 31, 2024.
Key Highlights for Q4FY24:
- · Total Income at INR 4.2 BN, up 23% as compared to Q4FY23
- · Consolidated EBITDA at INR 1.9 BN up 18% as compared to Q4FY23, Margin at 44.5%
- · Consolidated PAT at INR 0.8 BN
- · Hospitality Segment Performance:
- Revenue at INR 3.8 BN up by 24% from Q4FY23
- ARR at INR 11,862, up by 5% over Q4FY23
- Same store ARR at INR 12,159, up by 8% over Q4FY23
- Occupancy was at 76%, expansion of 2 percentage points over Q4FY23
- RevPAR improved by 7% YOY to INR 8,984
- EBITDA was at INR 1.8 BN, up by 24% from Q4FY23 with margins of 47.8%.
- For the year FY24
- Consolidated Revenue at INR 14.4 BN up 22%
- ARR at INR 10,718, up by 17% yoy
- Consolidated EBITDA at INR 6.0 BN up by 20%, with Margin at 42.1%
- Consolidated PAT at INR 2.8 BN
Key Highlights for FY24:
- The company has successfully raised INR 10 BN through Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP), the process concluded on April 03, 2024. The funds have been used to pare down debt.
- Acquired Courtyard by Marriott Aravalli with an EV of INR 3.15 BN.
- Launched 168 rooms ‘The Westin Hyderabad HITEC City’ at Mindspace, Hyderabad, which is managed and operated by an all-women team.
· Increased capacity by 88 rooms in Novotel Pune Nagar Road to 311 rooms
- The Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) score significantly improved by 33% to 57, from last year’s score of 43. With this score, Chalet is ranked 8th amongst global hotels, resorts and cruise lines.
- The Westin Hyderabad HITEC City received USGBC LEED Gold (V4 BD+C: Hospitality) Certification.
- CIGNUS Whitefield Tower 1’ received ‘USGBC LEED Gold ( V4 BD+C: Core & Shell ) Certification
- ·CIGNUS Koramangala’ received IGBC Platinum (New Building) Precertification.
- Chalet Airport Hotel at Delhi’ received ‘USGBC LEED Platinum (V4 BD+C: Hospitality) Precertification
Consolidated Performance Rs. Million
Particulars | Q4FY24 | Q4FY23 | Var % | Q3FY24 | Var % | FY24 | FY23 | Var % |
Total Income | 4,244 | 3,458 | 23% | 3,799 | 12% | 14,370 | 11,780 | 22% |
EBITDA | 1,890 | 1,603 | 18% | 1,722 | 10% | 6,044 | 5,023 | 20% |
EBITDA Margin | 44.5% | 46.4% | -180bps | 45.3% | -80bps | 42.1% | 42.6% | -50bps |
PAT | 824 | 366 | 125% | 706 | 17% | 2,782 | 1,833 | 52% |
EPS (Rs.) | *4.01 | *1.79 | *3.44 | 13.54 | 8.94 |
*not annualised
Segmental Performance Rs. Million
Particulars | Q4FY24 | Q4FY23 | Var% | Q3FY24 | Var % | FY24 | FY23 | Var % |
HOSPITALITY | ||||||||
Occupancy | 76% | 74% | 2pp | 71% | 4pp | 73% | 72% | 1pp |
Average Daily Rate (ADR) | 11,862 | 11,304 | 5% | 10,974 | 8% | 10,718 | 9,169 | 17% |
RevPAR | 8,984 | 8,363 | 7% | 7,838 | 15% | 7,776 | 6,605 | 18% |
Revenue | 3,830 | 3,097 | 24% | 3,434 | 12% | 12,930 | 10,284 | 26% |
EBITDA | 1,832 | 1,472 | 24% | 1,589 | 15% | 5,742 | 4,321 | 33% |
EBITDA Margin | 47.8% | 47.5% | – | 46.3% | 3pp | 44.4% | 42.0% | 2.4pp |
Rental & Annuity | ||||||||
Revenue | 354 | 281 | 26% | 301 | 18% | 1,241 | 1,000 | 24% |
EBITDA | 272 | 260 | 4% | 251 | 8% | 988 | 838 | 18% |
Development Pipeline
· Hotel inventory expansion at Marriott Bengaluru (~125-130 rooms) and The Dukes Retreat, Lonavala (65 rooms) running as per schedule for completion in FY25
· The Taj, New Delhi Airport (385-390 rooms) and Hyatt Regency, Airoli, Mumbai (~280 rooms) are scheduled for completion in FY26 & FY27 respectively
· CIGNUS POWAI® Tower II- Completion by FY27
“I am very pleased with the consecutive record quarters of operating performances at Chalet. Historically, Chalet has followed the path of high capital productivity through an optimal leverage in its balance sheet. This strength, along with exciting portfolio & pipeline growth, a successful capital raise and with our ability to deliver high returns, reiterates our commitment to our stakeholders. The team also continued to deliver strong progress on our ESG plans.”
Sanjay Sethi, MD & CEO, Chalet Hotels Limited
About Chalet Hotels Limited:
Chalet Hotels Limited (CHL), part of K Raheja Corp, is an owner, developer, asset manager and operator of high-end hotels and resorts in India, comprising of 10 operating hotels & resorts with 3,052 keys across globally recognized hospitality brands including JW Marriott, The Westin and Novotel, to name a few. Additionally, the company has 870 rooms under development. Chalet is augmenting its commercial real estate portfolio from the current size 1.2 million square feet to 3.2 million square feet.
Chalet Hotels’ enhanced sustainability performance is reflected in the latest Dow Jones Sustainability Index with an overall score of 57 (CSA Score Date: 16/02/2024). It is also the first hospitality company across the globe to join all the three key Climate Group initiatives – RE100, EP100 and EV100, demonstrating its commitment to Environment, Social and Governance goals.