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The Byke Hospitality Ltd.
BUY
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May, 2015
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Target Price `229 CMP `157 FY17E PE 20.1x
Index Details The Byke Hospitality (Byke), incorporated in 1990, operates 8 resorts
across Goa, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Manali. Byke has a strong
balance sheet driven by its unique, asset light business model.
Unlike some of its larger sized peers, Byke’s robust 67% CAGR
revenue growth from FY11-FY14 has not come at the cost of a steep
debt burden.
We are positive on the company’s prospects given that:
Six of Byke’s 8 resorts are on an operating lease of 10-15
years with the lease cost generally varying between 8-10% of
resort sales. An asset light business model enables the
company to undertake modernization of the acquired resorts,
thereby enabling steady increase in ARRs and occupancy
rates. We expect resort revenues to increase at a 3 year
CAGR of 20% to `73 crore in FY17.
Byke’s philosophy of serving only vegetarian food at its
resorts helps to insulate from slowdown in foreign travel and
capitalize on the relatively faster growing domestic travel
spending in India.
Room chartering enables Byke to scale up revenues beyond
its own resort locations and geographic presence. With a
strong agent network, it has expanded its presence pan India,
especially in major religious tourist destinations. The online
room booking portal that Byke is developing, if successful,
will bolster the company’s room chartering revenues
significantly. We expect room chartering revenues to increase
at a 3 year CAGR of 28% to `157 crore.
Revenues are expected to grow at a CAGR of 24% to `296 crore by
FY17 driven by addition of three new resorts in FY16 and continued
growth in the room chartering segment. We expect PAT to grow at a
3 year CAGR of 27% to `32.7 crore by FY17.
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Scrip Details
Mkt Cap (` cr) 658
BVPS (`) 28.3
O/s Shares (Cr) 4.0
Av Vol (Lacs) 1.2
52 Week H/L 174/147
Div Yield (%) 0.4
FVPS (`) 10.0
Shareholding Pattern
Shareholders %
Promoters 44.1
DIIs 7.3
FIIs 0.2
Public 48.4
Total 100.0
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Key Financials (` in Cr)
Y/E Mar Net
Sales EBITDA PAT
EPS (`)
EPS Growth (%)
RONW (%)
ROCE (%)
P/E (x)
EV/EBITDA (x)
2014 155.7 28.6 15.9 4.0 105% 18.7 24.4 41.4 23.6
2015E 173.2 32.2 16.3 5.4 36% 16.7 20.6 30.3 21.0
2016E 235.2 53.5 27.6 6.9 27% 23.4 32.1 23.8 12.6
2017E 296.2 64.5 32.7 8.2 19% 22.8 31.2 20.1 10.5
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We initiate coverage on Byke as a BUY with a Price Objective of `229,
representing a potential upside of 39% over a period of 18 months. At
the CMP of `164, the stock is trading at 20x its forward earnings for
FY17EPS. We have valued Byke by assigning a PE of 28x to FY17E EPS
of `8.2 to arrive at the target price of `229 per share.
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Company Background
The Byke Hospitality Ltd. (Byke) incorporated in 1990, operates 8 resorts across
Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Goa and Manali with a total bouquet of 519 rooms. It
operates primarily on a lease based model. While two of the 8 resorts are owned,
the remaining 6 are on an operating lease of 10-15 years. The change of
management at the helm in 2011 kick-started the growth engine of the company.
During FY11-FY14, Byke’s revenue and net profit grew at a robust CAGR of 67%
and 92% respectively. In FY14, Byke earned 48% of revenues through room
chartering (room trading – explained later), 28% through resort room bookings and
the remaining largely through F&B sales. It is also under the process of developing a
travel portal, tripdeal.com, which will facilitate travel and room booking online and
help bolster Byke’s room chartering business.
Byke: Revenue Break-Down
The Byke Hospitality
FY14 R: Rs 155.5 crore
Resort Room Bookings
FY14 R: Rs 42.6 crore; RS:
27%
No. of Resorts: 7
No. of Rooms: 465
No. of Owned Rooms: 102
No. of Leased Rooms: 363
Avg Occupancy: 69%
Avg Room Rent: Rs 3604
Room Chartering
FY14 R: Rs 75 crore; RS:
48%
No. of Room Nights
Purchased: 375000
No. of Room Nights Sold:
345000
Rent-out %: 92%
Avg Lease Cost: Rs 1715
Avg Room Rent: Rs 2175
Gross Margin: 14.3%
Food & Beverage
FY14 R: Rs 20.1
crore; RS: 13%
Majority of the
Restaurants are pure
Vegetarian
No. of Restaurants: 9
Restaurant Capacity:
1,100
Others FY14 R: Rs
17.7 crore; RS: 11%
Comprises revenues
from events, and
conferences, etc.
No. of
Lawns/Banquets/Halls:
7
Source: Byke, Ventura Research
R: Revenues, RS: Revenue Share
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Key Investment Highlights
Healthy balance sheet with an asset light business model
Byke earns revenues primarily through two sources:
Resort revenues and
Room chartering
Both these revenue channels are asset light and have helped Byke maintain a
healthy balance sheet. As of FY14, the company’s debt to equity is far lower than its
larger sized peers who have undertaken debt funded expansions in the recent past.
Despite revenues growing at a robust 67% CAGR during FY11-FY14, the company’s
D/E has increased only marginally – from a near debt free status to a D/E of 0.14x
as of FY14.
New resorts at strategic locations to fuel growth
Revenues from resort bookings comprised 26% of the total revenues in FY14. Of the
8 resorts that the company currently operates, 6 are on an operating lease of 10-15
years. The lease cost for any resort, on an average, forms 8-10% of the resort sales.
As the resorts are taken on a lease, the company utilizes the resources for
modernization and renovation of the acquired properties, which has helped it to
increase occupancies and ARRs post acquisition.
From single resort presence in only 2 locations i.e. in Goa and Matheran, Byke has
not only strengthened its presence in these two places but also expanded its
footprint in popular tourist destinations such as Manali and Rajasthan. With
upcoming resorts in Mumbai, Shimla and Odisha, we believe that the company is
well diversified in terms of geographic presence.
Byke’s D/E and Interest Coverage healthy… …and relatively better than larger sized peers
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The Indian Hotel Company 15489 1.7 -1.1
EIH 3721 0.2 4.5
Sterling Holiday Resorts 1634 1.2 -1.8
Hotel Leela Venture 2213 198.0 0.0
EIH Associated Hotels NA 0.4 4.4
Taj GVK Hotels 1082 0.7 1.4
The Byke 465 0.2 11.1
Source: Byke, Ventura Research
Source: Byke, Ventura Research
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Further, within the resorts portfolio, the company has a mix of high-end and mid-
budget resorts which help cater to a larger class of travelers.
Byke’s Resorts Location
The Byke Old Anchor,
The Byke Hidden
Paradise, Goa
The Byke Sunflower,
Goa
The Byke Redwood
and Heritage,
Matheran
The Byke,
ThaneThe Byke,
Jaganath Puri
The Byke,
Shimla
The Byke Grassfield
Jaipur
The Byke Pawaana,
Mandawa
The Byke
Neelkanth,
Manali
Existing Resorts
Upcoming Resorts
Source: Byke, Ventura Research, Google Maps
Resorts across Categories
Byke Puri -- Orrisa, Byke SunFlower, The Byke Hidden Paradise, The Byke Redwood
The Byke Old Anchor --South Goa, The Byke
Heritage, Matheran, TheByke Grassfield
Value Resort
Mid-Budget Resort
Luxury Resort
The Byke Suraj Plaza -- Thane, Byke Neelkanth, The Byke Shimla
Source: Byke, Ventura Research
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The total room bouquet grew 4.5 times from 102 rooms in FY10 to 465 rooms in
FY14. The rapid pace of room additions helped the company clock a robust revenue
growth of nearly 67% CAGR from FY11-FY14. The phase of expansion was initiated
by the new management which has been at the helm since FY11. With three new
resorts turning operational in FY16, the total room bouquet of the company is
expected to increase to 697 rooms in FY17, a 3 year CAGR of 14%.
While the company is adding three new resorts in FY16, it is not planning to renew
the lease of Byke Paawana in Rajasthan, which is expiring in 2015. The Byke
Paawana is a relatively small sized resort with 18 rooms, 60% occupancy and ARR
of `3000 as of FY14. In FY14, the Pawaana resort contributed to 2.8% of the total
revenues. In our opinion, we do not believe the non-renewal of the Pawaana resort
will have any material financial implication on the company.
The commencement of the Thane resort is expected to reduce the
dependence on the Old Anchor resort, which comprised 61% of total
revenues in FY14. Going forward, we expect the revenue share of Old
Anchor to gradually reduce to 43% in FY17, with the Thane resort and Byke
Heritage contributing 19% and 12% of the revenues respectively.
Nevertheless, Byke’s Goan properties will continue to form the major chunk
of revenues (50% of the revenues).
Robust pace of Room expansion in the past… …to continue
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Source: Byke, Ventura Research
Source: Byke, Ventura Research
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We expect the total revenues from resort room sales to grow at a three year
CAGR of 20% to `73 crore in FY17. Existing resorts are expected to clock
revenue CAGR of 5%, with the incremental fillip to growth being provided by
the new resorts. Average occupancy is expected to marginally reduce from
69% in FY14 to 67% in FY17 due to the addition of new resorts in FY16. We
expect the average room rent to increase from `3604 in FY14 to `4205 in
FY17, a CAGR of 5%.
Byke’s Resorts Profile
Existing Resorts Location Start Date No. of
Rooms
Lease
Expires
Annual
Lease Cost (
in Rs crs)
FY14 Avg
Occupancy
FY14
Average
Room Rent
FY14
Revenues (in
crores)
Contribution
to total FY14
revenues
Byke Grassfield* Jaipur FY15 54 2025 1.1 50% 3800 0.9 2%
Byke Heritage Matheran Since 2007 80 Owned NA 71% 3500 7.3 17%
Byke Hidden Paradise Goa FY13 40 2020 0.2 69% 2650 2.7 6%
Byke Neelkanth Manali FY13 40 2024 0.2 69% 2750 2.8 7%
Byke Old Anchor Goa FY12 240 2025 3.5 70% 4250 26.1 61%
Byke Paawana Mandawa FY12 18 2015 0.2 61% 3000 1.2 3%
Byke Redwood Matheran FY12 25 2028 0.1 69% 2250 1.4 3%
Byke Sunflower Goa Since 2007 22 Owned NA 71% 2150 1.2 3%
Upcoming Resorts Location Start Date No. of
Rooms
Lease
Expires
Annual
Lease Cost
(in Rs crs)
Exp first year
Occupancy
Exp first
year Avg
Room Rent
Exp first year
Revenues (in
crores)
Contribution
to total
revenues in
first year of
operationsByke Thane Mumbai FY16 122 2030 3.6 50.0% 4500 9.2 15%
Byke Shimla Shimla FY16 20 2025 0.2 50.0% 3000 0.8 1%
Byke Puri Orrisa FY16 54 2025 1.0 50.0% 2500 1.8 3%
Source: Byke, Ventura Research
* FY15 data
ARRs and Occupancy to increase steadily Resort revenues to grow at 3 year CAGR of 20%
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Source: Byke, Ventura Research
Source: Byke, Ventura Research
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Pure vegetarian F&B insulates from slowdown in foreign travel…
Byke resorts serve pure vegetarian food and hence cater to primarily domestic
travelers. Since the past year, Goa has witnessed a slowdown in Russian travel
inflow, which comprises 33% of total foreign tourist in Goa
Drop in oil prices which has impacted the Russian economy and
Russia’s annexation of the Ukrainian territory, Crimea and the resultant
sanctions which have weakened the Russian currency, Rouble
Against this backdrop, Russian travelers to Goa fell 30-35% in 2014. Consequently,
many premium hotels and resorts have been forced to slash rates, even during the
peak season i.e. during October to December. However, given Byke’s niche
positioning, even in a foreign tourist dominated destination such as Goa, it has been
relatively unaffected by the drop in Russian travelers. Revenues from Goan
properties grew 13% YoY in FY14 and are expected to clock a revenue growth rate
of 7% in FY15. Further, 25-30% of the Byke’s Goan resort’s capacity has been pre-
booked by few Russian agents for 2-3 years, thereby cushioning itself from macro-
economic challenges to a certain extent.
… and helps capitalize on domestic tourist spending which is
expected to grow at a faster rate
Domestic travel spending generated 80.7% of direct Travel & Tourism GDP in 2013
compared with 19.3% for foreign visitor. According to WTTC Travel & Tourism
Economic Impact 2014, domestic travel spending is expected to grow by 6.7% per
annum to `9,657.3 bn in 2024, while foreign visitor spending is expected to rise by
4.3% per annum during the same period.
Factors expected to boost domestic tourist spending are:
A gradual improvement in economy and increase in discretionary spending
Government’s thrust on the sector: The government, in the recent Union
Budget, has emphasized measures to boost the tourism sector in India,
which in turn will benefit the hospitality sector. These measures include:
i) Revamp major heritage sites, including landscape restoration; signage and
interpretation centres; parking; access and other necessary amenities.
ii) Allocation of resources to start working on 9 heritage sites to bring it to the
level of World Cultural Sites
iii) After the success of VISAs on arrival issued to travelers of 43 countries, a
proposal has been to increase the countries covered to 150, in stages.
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The government is encouraging other states to replicate the successful Gujarat
tourism model, the key elements of which were:
Roping in a brand ambassador who has a pan India mass appeal – Amitabh
Bacchan
High visibility across various mediums of channels, especially in prime time
A visually attractive campaign and,
Campaign which effectively showcases the diversity of Gujarat
A concentrated effort on tourism growth will present immense opportunities for the
hotel sector in India.
Increase in discretionary spending… …to fuel domestic tourist spending
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CAGR
Source: Byke, Ventura Research
Source: Byke, Ventura Research
Domestic tourists growth at 10 yr CAGR of 14%...
…much higher than 8% CAGR for foreign tourist arrivals
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Source: Byke, Ventura Research
Source: Byke, Ventura Research
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Room Chartering – High on margins and scalability, yet low on
capital
The company started room chartering business in FY11. Under room chartering,
Byke purchases room nights of mid-budget hotels in bulk across religious and
leisure tourist destinations during the off-peak season and sells them during the
peak-season. Since the past two years, it has managed to sell ~90% of the room
nights purchased at a gross margin of 14%. In FY13, the company clocked revenues
of `43 crore, which increased to `74 crore in FY14. The number of properties
covered through room chartering increased from 96 to 132 during the same period.
India's popularity as a tourist destination, combined with its new perception as a luxury
tourist destination as well as improvements in transport networks (both air and rail),
means that the country is an attractive investment area for hotel groups. As a result, BMI
expects that the number of hotels and establishments will rise over the period to 2019.
With growth of around 11-12% a year, the number of hotels will increase from
approximately 4,320 in 2015 to 6,670 in 2019. Many of the major global hotel groups are
targeting India as an area for expansion, with a range of new properties catering to all
budgets expected to open over the next few years.
Hotel Industry could grow at a CAGR of 10.8% to `2823 bn by 2019
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In our opinion, room chartering offers a three-fold advantage to Byke:
Since its leased resorts are operating at a near peak average occupancy of
70% per annum, it can capitalize on the unsold inventory of lesser known mid-
sized budget hotels. The counter-party is assured of bulk bookings in the non-
peak season, while Byke enjoys the upside of higher pricing in the peak
season. With minimal costs involved, Byke can scale its operations much
beyond its resorts’ capacity and geographic locations.
Byke to maintain a rent-out ratio of 90% Gross Margins to remain in the range of 14-15%
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Source: Byke, Ventura Research
Source: Byke, Ventura Research
Easy scalability of rooms and room nights in the chartering business
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Source: Byke, Ventura Research
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As there is no capital cost involved, the profits earned directly boost the
bottom-line.
The company is able to capitalize on the visitor flow across major religious
and leisure destinations across India. With a pan-India presence and constant
visitor flow in religious places, the company is assured of chartering revenues
throughout the year. According to industry sources, Cox and Kings witnessed
a growth of 30% in religious tourism, while MakeMyTrip and Expedia
witnessed a growth of 25% + in this segment (data as on December 2013).
The share of religious tourism is expected to more than double to 5% of
domestic leisure revenues on better infrastructure and discretionary spending.
Top 5 states visited by domestic tourists Top 5 states visited by foreign tourists
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Source: Byke, Ventura Research
Source: Byke, Ventura Research
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Byke, has over the years, build a strong network of agents which has enabled pan
India presence. The company has expanded its agent network, the back-bone of the
chartering business, from 18 cities in FY11 to 41 cities as of FY14.
Byke has presence in these states through chartering
Tamil Nadu: Ooty , Kodaikanal ,
RameshwaramKerala: Munnar , Kannur
AP: Tirupati
Goa
Odisha: Bubhaneshwar ,
Cuttack , JaganathpuriMaharashtra: Lonavala,
Mahableshwar , Aurangabad ,
Bhimashankar, Pune , Shirdhi
Gujarat: Somnath , Dwarka West Bengal: Darjeeling
Sikkim: Gangtok
UP & Uttarakhand: Agra, Varanasi,
Vrindavan , Mathura, Mussorrie,
Nanital
HP, Jammu, Punjab: Katra, Manali,
Shimla, Chandigarh, Delhi
Rajasthan: Jaipur , Jodhpur,
Jaisalmer, Udaipur, Mt Abu, Devgarh,
Nathdwara
MP: Ujjain
Source: Ventura Research, Byke, Google Maps
Strong Agent Network
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In order to provide a fillip to room chartering, the company is developing an online
travel portal viz. tripdeal.com, which will enable travelers to book rooms online. This
will help Byke save on the agent’s commission which varies at 10-25% of the room
lease rent. The portal is under development and is expected to go-online in FY17.
With travel bookings increasingly done online, this portal will bolster Byke’s room
chartering revenues, once it gains popularity.
With the travel portal going on-stream in FY17, we expect revenues from the room
chartering business to increase at a 3 year CAGR of healthy 28% to `157.3 crore by
FY17.
% of travel bookings made online worldwide increasing rapidly
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Source: Byke, Ventura Research
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Key Monitorables Slowdown in economy:
The past few years have hurt the hotel industry due to slowdown in the economy
and persistently high inflation which curbed discretionary spending. If the recovery in
the economy takes longer than expected, the occupancy of the resorts will take a hit.
Domestic tourists comprise majority of Byke’s clientele, hence the company is highly
dependent on the macro economic situation in the country.
Success of the online portal:
Byke is in the process of developing an online portal to fuel its room
chartering business. This space, however, is new to the company and
wrought with intense competition from:
i) Travel portals such as MakeMyTrip.com, ClearTrip.com and
Yatra.com among others.
ii) Couch surfing – Volunteer-based worldwide network
connecting travelers with members of local communities.
iii) Guest-to-guest: Exchange your home during a vacation
iv) Specific room inventory based websites such as AirBnb and
Oyo Rooms which provides budget rooms across India
Slowdown in economy impacted revenues
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Source: Byke, Ventura Research
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If the company’s online portal fails to attain the requisite viewership,
our room chartering revenue estimates for FY17 may have to be
revised downwards.
Intense Competition:
According to industry sources, the number of hotels is expected to increase at
a rate of 11-12% annually. Increased competition, especially from players with
a strong financial muscle, is a key risk for Byke.
Financial Performance
Byke’s Q3FY15 revenues increased by 16% YoY to `57 crore led by a steady
increase in occupancy rates and room chartering revenues. EBITDA margin
expanded 100 bps YoY to 20% in Q3FY15 on account of cost rationalization
measures as operating expenses as a proportion of revenues declined from 78.9% in
Q3FY14 to 77.6% in Q3FY15. In Q3FY15, The Byke reported net profit of `6.7 crore,
a growth 38% YoY. Lower interest and tax costs helped boost the PAT growth. The
company reported a PAT margin of 11.8% in Q3, up 100 bps YoY.
Quarterly Financial Performance (` in crore)
Particulars Q3FY15 Q3FY14 9MFY15 9MFY14
Net Sales 57.0 49.2 124.5 110.6
Growth 16% 13%
Total Expenditure 45.6 39.9 99.7 89.7
EBITDA 11.4 9.3 24.7 20.9
Margin % 20.0% 18.9% 19.9% 18.9%
Depreciation 2.5 1.4 7.1 4.0
EBIT (Excl. OI) 9.0 7.9 17.6 16.9
Other Income 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
EBIT 9.0 7.9 17.6 16.8
Margin % 15.7% 16.0% 14.1% 15.2%
Finance Costs 0.4 0.5 1.4 1.6
Exceptional Income 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PBT 8.5 7.4 16.2 15.2
Margin % 14.9% 15.0% 13.0% 13.8%
Tax Expense 1.8 2.5 3.4 4.1
PAT 6.7 4.9 12.8 11.1
Margin % 11.8% 9.9% 10.3% 10.0%
Source: Byke, Ventura Research
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Financial Outlook
Byke’s total revenues are expected to grow at a CAGR of 24% to `296 crore by FY17
driven by:
28% CAGR in the room chartering segment
20% revenue CAGR in resort room bookings
F&B revenues are expected to grow at a CAGR of 22% to `36.8 crore by
FY17
Revenues from conferencing and events are expected to grow at a CAGR of
18% to `29.1 crore by FY17
Revenues from F&B and events will grow in line with the increase in number of
resorts. EBITDA margin is expected to expand to 22.7% in FY16 with higher
contribution from resort bookings and moderate to 21.8% in FY17. PAT is expected to
grow at a CAGR of 27% to `32.7 crore by FY17; PAT margin is expected to remain in
the range of 10-11%. We expect the adjusted EPS (adjusted for 1:1 bonus issue in
October 2014) to increase from ` 3.96 in FY14 to `8.2 in FY17.
No. of Restaurants and Capacity No. of Lawns/Banquets
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Source: Byke, Ventura Research
Source: Byke, Ventura Research
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Revenues to increase at a 3 year CAGR of 24% EBITDA and PAT Margin to remain range bound
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Source: Byke, Ventura Research
Source: Byke, Ventura Research
D/E low, RoE stable Asset Turnover expanding on asset light
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Source: Byke, Ventura Research
Source: Byke, Ventura Research
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Peer Comparison
Byke scores high on Asset Turnover and RoE (FY14)…
Byke
EIH Associated Hotels
EIH
Sterling Holidays
Taj GVK Hotels & Resorts
The Indian Hotels Company
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Source: Byke, Ventura Research
…and also on EPS growth (FY14)
Byke
EIH Associated Hotels
EIH
Sterling Holidays
Taj GVK Hotels & Resorts
The Indian Hotels Company
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Source: Byke, Ventura Research
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Peer comparison : Financial and Valuation parameters
Y/E Mar
In Rs CrSales EBITDA PAT
EBITDA
Mgn PAT Mgn EPS
ROE
(%)
P/E
(x)
P/BV
(x)
EV/EBITD
A
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BYKE2014 155.7 28.6 15.9 18% 10% 4.0 18.7 41.4 7.8 23.6
2015E 173.2 32.2 16.3 19% 9% 5.4 16.7 30.3 6.7 21.0
2016E 235.2 53.5 27.6 23% 12% 6.9 23.4 23.8 5.6 12.6
2017E 296.2 64.5 32.7 22% 11% 8.2 22.8 20.1 4.6 10.5
Indian Hotels2014 4066.2 561.9 -553.9 13.8% -13.6% -6.9 -19.7 - 3.3 23.7
2015E 4262.7 604.0 45.7 14.2% 1.1% 0.5 1.5 199.3 2.8 22.0
2016E 4673.7 745.0 161.0 15.9% 3.4% 1.7 4.9 63.0 2.8 17.8
2017E 5161.9 745.0 284.6 14.4% 5.5% 3.0 7.8 35.8 2.7 14.5
EIH Ltd2014 1539.1 328.6 107.1 21.3% 7.0% 1.9 4.1 54.3 2.4 19.9
2015E 1665.8 363.5 122.9 21.8% 7.4% 2.2 4.7 49.8 2.1 18.0
2016E 1868.8 428.6 188.2 22.9% 10.1% 3.3 6.1 32.8 2.0 15.3
2017E 2126.3 428.6 242.5 20.2% 11.4% 4.2 7.8 25.4 1.9 13.0
Hotel Leela Venture2014 731.2 145.2 -441.5 19.9% -60.4% -9.8 NA NM 1.1 42.6
2015E 821.9 176.2 -519.0 0.2 -0.6 -11.5 NA NM 3.9 37.0
2016E 932.8 217.1 -512.0 23.3% -54.9% -11.3 NA NM NM 32.2
2017E NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Taj GVK Hotels & Resorts Ltd.2014 245.1 51.6 5.0 21.1% 2.0% 0.8 1.4 90.1 1.3 13.2
2015E 250.4 57.4 5.4 22.9% 2.2% 1.1 2.0 65.0 1.3 12.3
2016E 264.2 63.1 7.7 23.9% 2.9% 1.2 2.2 59.6 1.3 11.0
2017E 281.1 66.1 7.5 23.5% 2.7% 1.2 2.1 59.6 1.3 10.7
Source: Byke, Ventura Research
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Valuation
We initiate coverage on Byke as a BUY with a price objective of `229 representing a
potential upside of 39% over a period of 18 months. We have used the price multiple
approach to value Byke. We have assigned a PE of 28x on FY17 EPS of `8.2 to
arrive at the target price. The assigned PE of 28x is at a 10% discount to Byke’s 6
year median multiple of 31x. We are positive on the company given the:
i) Robust, asset light and debt free business model
ii) Encouraging prospects of the hotel and tourism sector in India
Byke has traded at a median PE of 31x historically
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Source: Byke, Ventura Research
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Financials and Projections
Y/E Mar, Fig in ` Cr FY 2014 FY 2015E FY 2016E FY 2017E Y/E Mar, Fig in Rs. Cr FY 2014 FY 2015E FY 2016E FY 2017E
Profit & Loss Statement Per Share Data (Rs)
Net Sales 155.7 173.2 235.2 296.2 EPS 4.0 5.4 6.9 8.2
% Chg. 54.3 11.2 35.8 25.9 Cash EPS 5.3 6.4 9.5 11.9
Total Expenditure 127.1 141.0 181.7 231.7 DPS 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
% Chg. 52.6 10.9 28.9 27.5 Book Value 21.2 24.3 29.5 35.9
EBITDA 28.6 32.2 53.5 64.5 Capital, Liquidity, Returns Ratio
EBITDA Margin % 18.4 18.6 22.7 21.8 Debt / Equity (x) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
Other Income 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.6 Current Ratio (x) 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.9
Exceptional items 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 ROE (%) 18.7 16.7 23.4 22.8
PBDIT 28.8 32.5 54.0 65.1 ROCE (%) 24.4 20.6 32.1 31.2
Depreciation 5.4 9.6 10.5 15.1 Dividend Yield (%) 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
Interest 2.1 2.1 2.2 1.1 Valuation Ratio (x)
PBT 21.3 20.8 41.2 48.9 P/E (x) 41.4 30.3 23.8 20.1
Tax Provisions 5.4 4.6 13.6 16.1 P/BV (x) 7.8 6.7 5.6 4.6
Reported PAT 15.9 16.3 27.6 32.7 EV/Sales (x) 4.3 3.9 2.9 2.3
Minority Interest 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 EV/EBIDTA (x) 23.6 21.0 12.6 10.5
Share of profit from associates 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Efficiency Ratio (x)
PAT 15.9 16.3 27.6 32.7 Inventory (days) 14 18 18 20
PAT Margin (%) 10.2 9.4 11.7 11.1 Debtors (days) 25 28.0 28.0 28.0
Servicing Cost % of Sales 51.6 52.7 50.4 53.1 Creditors (days) 15 18 18 18
Balance Sheet Cash Flow statement
Share Capital 20.0 40.1 40.1 40.1 Profit Before Tax 21.3 20.8 41.2 48.9
Reserves & Surplus 64.8 57.5 78.1 103.8 Depreciation & Amortisation 5.4 9.6 10.5 15.1
Minority Interest 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Working Capital Changes -3.6 -7.5 -10.4 -14.3
Long-Term Provisions 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Direct Taxes Paid and Others -3.0 -3.0 -5.0 -12.3
Long-Term Borrowings 6.0 9.0 9.0 4.0 Operating Cash Flow 20.0 19.9 36.3 37.4
Other Long-Term Liabilities 5.0 5.0 8.3 12.2 Capital Expenditure -9.0 -19.6 -31.0 -20.4
Total Liabilities 96 112 136 160 Dividend Received 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.6
Gross Block 92.4 105.0 140.8 161.2 Others -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
Less: Acc. Depreciation 13.9 23.5 34.0 49.1 Cash Flow from Investing -9.2 -19.3 -30.6 -19.8
Net Block 78.4 81.5 106.8 112.1 Inc/(Dec) in Loan Fund -5.3 4.0 0.0 -9.0
Capital Work in Progress 3.6 10.5 5.7 5.7 Others -2.5 -3.5 -3.5 -7.0
Goodwill on Consolidation 0 0 0 0 Interest Paid -2.1 -2.1 -2.2 -1.1
Non-Current Investments 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Cash Flow from Financing -9.9 -1.7 -5.7 -17.1
Net Current Assets 8.3 13.9 17.3 36.6 Net Change in Cash 0.9 -1.0 0.1 0.5
Other Non-Current Assets 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 Opening Cash Balance 1.0 2.0 1.4 1.5
Total Assets 96 112 136 160 Closing Cash Balance 2.0 1.4 1.5 2.0
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