Benares Hotels share price & results
- Sept 2026
- Sept 2026
Owns and operates Taj- and Ginger-branded hotels in Varanasi and Gondia; a Tata Group/IHCL subsidiary.
Reported
The figures, each with its period
Each figure keeps its basis and period; nothing is filled in.
| Metric | Value | Change | Basis | Period | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 31.5 | +31.9% YoY | Quarterly, as filed | Quarter to Sept 2026 | Revenue from operations as filed. |
| Operating margin | 32.3 | −2.1 pts YoY | Operating profit / revenue | Quarter to Sept 2026 | For the quarter; a change is in percentage points. |
| Net profit | 6.6 | +7.9% YoY | Quarterly, as filed | Quarter to Sept 2026 | Profit after tax as filed. |
| Return on equity | 19.86 | −5.7 pts | Trailing twelve months | TTM to Sept 2026 | Adjusted profit attributable to owners ÷ average owners’ equity. |
| Free cash flow margin | -7.91 | −26.4 pts | Fiscal year | FY ending Mar 2026 | (Operating cash flow − fixed-asset purchases + disposals) ÷ revenue. |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 13.69 | −8.6 pts | Trailing twelve months | TTM to Sept 2026 | Revenue change against the same period one year earlier. |
Price
Performance +7.5% 1Y
1Y: ₹9,486.65 on 24 Oct 2025 → ₹10,200. High ₹11,085 (11 Sept 2026), low ₹9,281.35 (8 Dec 2025).
- Previous close
- ₹10,307
- Market cap
- ₹1.3k Cr
- 52-week range
- ₹9,281.35 – ₹11,085
- One year
- +7.73%
- Price to earnings (TTM to Sept 2026)
- 30.12×
- Return on equity (TTM to Sept 2026)
- 19.86%
Overview
- Symbol
- NSE:BENARAS
- Sector
- Consumer Services
- Industry
- Consumer Discretionary
- Exchange
- NSE
- Currency
- INR
What Benares Hotels Ltd does
Based on the company's own presentations, annual report and earnings calls.
Benares Hotels Limited owns and operates hotel properties under the Tata Group's Taj and Ginger brands: Taj Ganges and Taj Nadesar Palace in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, and Ginger Gondia in Maharashtra. It earns from room stays, food & beverage, and banqueting/events at these properties, with Varanasi demand linked to religious tourism and pilgrimage events such as the Kumbh Mela. The company is a subsidiary of The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL), the Tata Group's hospitality arm.
- Hotels operated
- 3
- Locations
- Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) and Gondia (Maharashtra)
- Brands operated
- Taj (full-service/luxury) and Ginger (budget)
- Capacity under construction
- New 100-room wing plus a restaurant being added at Taj Ganges, slated to open in Q3 FY2026
- Parent company
- Subsidiary of The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL), Tata Group's hospitality arm
Fundamentals
Ratios, each with its period
Current values with the period they cover; the trend reads across the 6 fiscal years held (Mar 2021 to Mar 2026).
Financials
What the filings say
Net profit, year on year: +8% (quarter to sept 2026 against sept 2025).
| Line item | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sept 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 | Sept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 39 | 49 | 25 | 24 | 42 | 49 | 34 | 32 |
| Expenses | 20 | 27 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 27 | 21 | 21 |
| Operating profit | 19 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 10 |
| Operating margin | 48.1% | 44.2% | 40.1% | 34.5% | 46.9% | 44.9% | 36.9% | 32.3% |
| Other income | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Depreciation | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Profit before tax | 18 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 11 | 9 |
| Tax rate | 26.1% | 25.3% | 25.7% | 26.4% | 24.6% | 25.9% | 25.5% | 25.1% |
| Net profit | 14 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 7 |
| EPS (₹ per share) | 104.31 | 123.46 | 58.31 | 46.77 | 109.46 | 118.08 | 63.46 | 50.46 |
| Line item | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 94 | 121 | 135 | 139 |
| Expenses | 57 | 69 | 76 | 80 |
| Operating profit | 36 | 51 | 59 | 60 |
| Other income | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Depreciation | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Profit before tax | 31 | 48 | 58 | 58 |
| Net profit | 24 | 36 | 43 | 43 |
| Line item | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Sept 2025 | Mar 2026 | Sept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity capital | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Reserves | 98 | 132 | 171 | 182 | 211 | 223 |
| Borrowings | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Other liabilities | 17 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 40 | 31 |
| Total liabilities | 120 | 156 | 195 | 210 | 257 | 259 |
| Fixed assets | 73 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 157 | 153 |
| Capital work in progress | 1 | 5 | 19 | 33 | 1 | 2 |
| Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other assets | 47 | 79 | 106 | 108 | 99 | 105 |
| Total assets | 120 | 156 | 195 | 210 | 257 | 259 |
| Line item | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from operations | 2 | 16 | 28 | 41 | 42 | 49 |
| Cash from investing | -1 | -11 | -17 | -25 | -43 | -59 |
| Cash from financing | -2 | -6 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -4 |
| Net cash flow | -1 | 0 | 9 | 12 | -5 | -14 |
| Free cash flow | 1 | 16 | 26 | 29 | 24 | -11 |
| Line item | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debtor days | 12 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 15 |
| Inventory days | 109 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Days payable | 235 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cash conversion cycle | -114 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 15 |
| Working capital days | -112 | -28 | -9 | -8 | 0 | -47 |
| Return on capital employed | −7.0% | 10.0% | 34.0% | 41.0% | 37.0% | 30.0% |
| Dividend payout | 0.0% | 23.0% | 11.0% | 9.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% |
What the price assumes
AttractiveTo justify its price of ₹10200, this stock must grow earnings at 16% every year for 7 years. Our analysis caps realistic growth at ~23%. At that growth it is worth ₹14655 — upside of 44%.
- Growth the price implies
- 15.7% a year
- for 7 years, fading to 4%
- It has actually compounded at
- 22.5% a year
- net profit, FY23–FY26 · EPS 22.7%
- The gap
- -0.1 pp
- 44% downside if it only repeats history
Ownership
Who owns it
Promoters hold 62.58% as of Sept 2026; institutions cut 0.02 pts since Jun 2026.
- Promoters 62.58%
- Foreign institutions 0.02%
- Domestic institutions 0.03%
- Public 37.38%
Who bought this quarter
since Jun 2026
Disclosed holders that added to a position or appeared on the register for the first time, biggest addition first.
- +0.08 pp 2.95% held
The same filing shows 0 holders trimming and 0 off the list — both are in the register beside this.
Who is on the register
Named in the Sep 2026 filing
Every holder of Benares Hotels Ltd above SEBI's 1% disclosure line, and what changed since Jun 2026.
| Holder | Stake | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 49.53% | unchanged | |
| 4.16% | unchanged | |
| 2.95% | +0.08 pp | |
| 2.34% | unchanged | |
| 2.31% | unchanged | |
| 1.85% | unchanged | |
| 1.55% | unchanged | |
| 1.54% | unchanged | |
| 1.45% | unchanged | |
| 1.38% | unchanged | |
| 1.35% | unchanged | |
| 1.23% | unchanged |
A holder disappearing from this list has fallen below the 1% line — it is not necessarily a sale. Percentages are of total shares, as disclosed in the company's own filing. Who was buying across the market this quarter.
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