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The BSE, founded in 1875, is Asia's oldest stock exchange — it started under a banyan tree on Dalal Street, where the bronze bull stands today.
The BSE, founded in 1875, is Asia's oldest stock exchange — it started under a banyan tree on Dalal Street, where the bronze bull stands today.
The Indian Hotels Company Limited is an India-based hospitality company. The Company and its subsidiaries are primarily engaged in the business of owning, operating and managing hotels, palaces and resorts. Its segments include Hoteliering and Air and Institutional catering.…
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A decent, fast-growing business, fully valued.
The Indian Hotels Co. is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a fat 22.0% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.13× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about 0.6% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 19%/yr and profit at 31%/yr. Book value itself has compounded 20%/yr — the hallmark of a genuine compounder. Return on equity is a healthy 16.2%. In the latest quarter profit fell 37% versus the prior quarter.
At 61× earnings, the stock sits at the 62nd percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the middle of where it has historically traded. Today's price already implies ~22%/yr earnings growth sustained for a decade — a demanding bar. The books come through clean — a forensic grade of A, and Altman puts distress risk in the safe zone.
A plain-English restatement of the figures on this page — rules-based, for education and research context, not investment advice or a recommendation.
| Ratio | Company | Sector | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 53.35 | 48.91 | worse |
| P/B | 9.27 | — | — |
| EV/EBITDA | 31.53 | 6.42 | worse |
| ROE | 16.21 | — | — |
| ROCE | 19.51 | 5.53 | better |
| ROA | 10.64 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 2.43 | 3.39 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITC Hotels | 38.7 | 3.1 | 7.9% |
| Leela Palaces Hotels & Resorts | 50.0 | 3.5 | 7.1% |
| EIH | 26.3 | 3.7 | 13.7% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 4 financial years shown. 19% CAGR over 3 years — steady double-digit compounder. Growth is decelerating — latest year grew slower than the year before.
Net profit has risen every year — the hallmark of a compounder. Profit is growing faster than revenue (31% vs 19%) — margin expansion is at work.
Operating margin has expanded from 22% to 29% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned.
ROE at 15% — a respectable return on shareholder capital. Low variance across years — a predictable business that earns steadily on its equity base.
EPS has grown every year — each share earns more than the last, consistently. Profit grew faster than EPS (31% vs 28%) — share dilution is eroding per-share value. 28% EPS CAGR — this is the rate at which each share's claim on earnings is compounding.
Operating cash flow has been positive every year — the business generates real cash, not just accounting profit. Heavy investing spend every year, but operations generate enough to cover it — the business self-funds its growth. Financing outflows in consecutive years — balance-sheet discipline through debt repayment or dividends.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue fell 15% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown.
Profit fell 37% QoQ — one-quarter drops can be noise, but a pattern matters.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoters at 38.1% — dispersed ownership; institutional flows drive the stock. FIIs trimmed 3.0pp — foreign money is rotating out.
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