Leela Palaces Hotels & Resorts Ltd — Q1 FY27 earnings call
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The short read
Leela Palaces reported 28% growth in operating revenue and 41% growth in operating EBITDA for Q1 FY27, with EBITDA margin at 41% despite a temporary slowdown in international travel due to the West Asia conflict. Domestic room revenue grew 25% year-on-year while occupancy recovered to 67.5% and RevPAR grew 17%. Management also detailed continued expansion, including a new concession agreement for a resort in Tadoba and progress across its development pipeline.
Numbers mentioned
Operating revenue growth: 28% (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“we delivered 28% operating revenue growth and a 41% rise in operating EBITDA”
Anuraag Bhatnagar, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Operating EBITDA: INR143 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“Operating EBITDA grew 41% year-on-year to INR143 crores, highlighting the strong operating leverage of our business model and resulting in a record first quarter EBITDA margin of 41%.”
Anuraag Bhatnagar, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Occupancy: 67.5% (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“occupancy recovered strongly to 67.5% for Q1, compared to 63.6% in the corresponding period last year, highlighting the underlying resilience of demand”
Anuraag Bhatnagar, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
RevPAR growth: 17% (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“We delivered a robust RevPAR growth of 17%, driven by 10% increase in ADR, coupled with a four percentage point improvement in occupancy on an expanded portfolio which now includes Coorg.”
Anuraag Bhatnagar, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Domestic room revenue growth: 25% (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“domestic room revenue increased by 25% year-on-year at our five palace hotels”
Anuraag Bhatnagar, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
F&B revenue: INR132 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“We delivered strong F&B revenue growth of 25% year-on-year to clock INR132 crores, nearly INR133 crores.”
Anuraag Bhatnagar, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
HMA fees growth: 86% (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“HMA fees grew 86% to INR262 million, driven by ramp-up of managed properties, including higher fees in some contracts linked to performance and past key money investment”
Anuraag Bhatnagar, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Operating revenue: INR3,520 million (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“Operating revenue increased by 28% Y-o-Y to INR3,520 million, driven by strong same-store growth, contribution from Coorg, higher F&B revenues, and growth in HMA fees income.”
Ravi Shankar, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Operating EBITDA margin expansion: 383 basis points (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“this translated into a 383 basis point expansion in operating EBITDA margin, driving operating EBITDA up 41% Y-o-Y to INR1,434 million”
Ravi Shankar, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Consolidated PAT: INR488 million (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“Consolidated PAT increased five-fold year-on-year to INR488 million.”
Ravi Shankar, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Net debt to EBITDA: 1.6x (Q1 FY27)
p. 10
“our gross debt is around INR1,600 crores and net debt is INR1,332 crores, and net debt to LTM EBITDA is 1.6x at this point of time”
Ravi Shankar, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Direct website booking contribution: 16% (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“the contribution of the Leela brand website booking doubled to 16% versus Q1 FY26, reducing reliance on the higher-cost third-party channels and enhancing distribution economics”
Ravi Shankar, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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RevPAR growth — double-digit · FY27
stated firmly by Anuraag Bhatnagar
p. 12
“we remain very confident on delivering double-digit RevPAR growth and mid-to-high teens EBITDA growth for FY27”
Anuraag Bhatnagar, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA growth — mid-to-high teens · FY27
stated firmly by Anuraag Bhatnagar
p. 12
“we remain very confident on delivering double-digit RevPAR growth and mid-to-high teens EBITDA growth for FY27”
Anuraag Bhatnagar, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Net debt to EBITDA — average of 2.5x · coming years
stated conditionally by Ravi Shankar
p. 10
“we have always given the guidance that we are comfortable to an average of 2.5x in the coming years, up and down in some quarters”
Ravi Shankar, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA target — INR20 billion · FY30
stated firmly by Ravi Shankar
p. 18
“We are on track of what we have given our targets.”
Ravi Shankar, page 18 of the filed PDF · View the filing
ROCE — mid-to-high teens · coming years
stated as an aspiration by Ravi Shankar
p. 21
“This will go to mid-to-high teens ROCE in the coming years in few years when all the new hotels will become operational.”
Ravi Shankar, page 21 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Resort occupancy — mid-60s · next three to four years
stated as an aspiration by Ravi Shankar
p. 19
“We would be able to go to mid-60s, but that's our growth trajectory that we intend to go to, and we are confident we'll be on track.”
Ravi Shankar, page 19 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Renewable energy share — 75%
stated as an aspiration by Ravi Shankar
p. 17
“our renewable share of energy is around 67%, which we intend to take it to 75%”
Ravi Shankar, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Srinagar and Bandhavgarh hotel openings — Q4 CY27 · CY27
stated firmly by Anuraag Bhatnagar
p. 19
“Srinagar and Bandhavgarh will come towards the, I would say, towards the Q4, October to December of '27.”
Anuraag Bhatnagar, page 19 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Tadoba resort completion — CY30 · CY30
stated firmly by Anuraag Bhatnagar
p. 5
“The INR1,200 million project is to be developed under a 60-year concession agreement with an opportunity to extend for another 30 years and is targeted for completion in CY30.”
Anuraag Bhatnagar, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Dubai hotel renovation — CY27, about 12 months
stated firmly by Ravi Shankar
p. 16
“we intend to complete the renovation in the next 12-months and rebrand to Leela”
Ravi Shankar, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Q&A highlights
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Management said domestic demand was robust and offset international weakness, and expects the second half to be strong as international travel and marquee events return.
Answered by Anuraag Bhatnagar
Asked by Karan Khanna: How should investors read the RevPAR growth trajectory for the rest of FY27, given a strong Q1 with both occupancy and ADR gains?
p. 9
“we expect a second half of the year to be as strong as it has always been historically”
Anuraag Bhatnagar, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said Tadoba is value accretive with 15-17% yield on cost, and reiterated a comfort level of around 2.5x average net debt to EBITDA.
Answered by Ravi Shankar
Asked by Karan Khanna: What returns and terms have been underwritten for the Tadoba project, and what leverage cap is the company comfortable with?
p. 10
“we'll generate 15% to 17% of YOC on that deal, just to give that number”
Ravi Shankar, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management attributed it to investments in resort programming, new restaurants and spas, and a structural shift toward multi-generational and longer-stay travel.
Answered by Anuraag Bhatnagar
Asked by Deepak Saha: What is driving the 25% domestic room revenue growth and rising average length of stay?
p. 10
“we have repurposed all our resort hotels to ensure that we enhance our products and programming and experiences to focus on length of stay”
Anuraag Bhatnagar, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said Delhi hotels are well-positioned to capture outsized demand around the event but declined to give specifics.
Answered by Anuraag Bhatnagar
Asked by Deepak Saha: Will the BRICS Summit in Delhi provide a meaningful positive catalyst for Q2 similar to the AI conference impact?
p. 11
“we are very well-poised to get an outsized share of business and are contracted with the right delegations, and we will benefit from the BRICS pre-demand as well in addition to the conference, pre and post-demand as well”
Anuraag Bhatnagar, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said July continued the recovery trend seen in June and reiterated full-year guidance for RevPAR and EBITDA growth.
Answered by Anuraag Bhatnagar
Asked by Achal Kumar: How are trends in July and August, and what is the outlook for FY27 revenue growth?
p. 12
“we re-iterate that based on the current operating environment and the momentum that we are seeing in our business, we remain very confident on delivering double-digit RevPAR growth and mid-to-high teens EBITDA growth for FY27”
Anuraag Bhatnagar, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said international demand has recovered to prior-year levels since June and is expected to be additive to, not a replacement for, domestic demand.
Answered by Anuraag Bhatnagar
Asked by Girish Choudhary: What is being seen in international bookings currently, and will international recovery add to or replace domestic demand?
p. 12
“since June onwards, we have seen international demand recovering, come back to FY26 level for the same period”
Anuraag Bhatnagar, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said direct bookings reached 64% this quarter, targets two-thirds for the full year, and direct acquisition costs about one-third of third-party channel costs.
Answered by Anuraag Bhatnagar
Asked by Girish Choudhary: What is the medium-term target for direct bookings and the associated cost benefit?
p. 13
“it is like almost one-third the cost of what you would pay to a third-party external channel or an OTA”
Anuraag Bhatnagar, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management acknowledged a quarter or so of delay from prior guidance but said all projects remain on track at various construction stages.
Answered by Anuraag Bhatnagar
Asked by Vaibhav Mule: Are there delays in the expansion pipeline for Bandhavgarh, Srinagar, Ayodhya and Agra?
p. 14
“all our activities are in full swing and all our projects are on track”
Anuraag Bhatnagar, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said same-store performance has met or exceeded targets, the pipeline continues to grow with five new deals signed in five quarters, and they remain on track.
Answered by Ravi Shankar
Asked by Akash Gupta: How much of the FY30 EBITDA target of INR20 billion is locked in, and is there downside risk given global volatility?
p. 18
“we are on track of what we have given our targets”
Ravi Shankar, page 18 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management attributed the margin to cost management, renegotiated vendor rates, and renewable energy, and said they intend to maintain or marginally grow margins.
Answered by Ravi Shankar
Asked by Karan Kamdar: What drove the high EBITDA margin this quarter, and are there targets for FY27-28 margins?
p. 18
“we expect our EBITDA margin to continue in the similar levels or grow it marginally quarter-on-quarter”
Ravi Shankar, page 18 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said HMA fee growth may vary quarter to quarter but expressed confidence in the ongoing trajectory as more hotels ramp up.
Answered by Ravi Shankar
Asked by Abhishek Khanna: Is the near-doubling of management fees sustainable as a run-rate, or is it a one-off?
p. 20
“these growth percentage may vary quarter-to-quarter, but I can only tell you that we are very confident that the fee growth will keep happening based on the opening of the new hotel, ramping of the hotels”
Ravi Shankar, page 20 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
West Asia conflict causing travel disruptions and reduced international tourist arrivals
p. 4
“The quarter began with the lingering impact of the West Asia conflict resulting in a temporary slowdown in international tourist arrivals, primarily due to travel disruptions.”
Anuraag Bhatnagar, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
High dependency on West Asia air traffic corridor affecting inbound/outbound demand
p. 4
“Given that nearly 40% of India's international air traffic transits through West Asia, these disruptions have impacted both inbound and outbound travel demand since March.”
Anuraag Bhatnagar, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Dubai JV loss due to reduced travel flows from the West Asia conflict
p. 7
“While the Dubai hotel continues to be operational, reduced travel flows due to the West Asia conflict have impacted both occupancy and ADR for the time being.”
Ravi Shankar, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Ranthambore construction delay due to need to stabilize a 400-year-old fortress structure
p. 14
“Ranthambore, is being a 400-year-old fortress, we have to stabilize the walls.”
Anuraag Bhatnagar, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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