KAMATHOTEL
Kamat Hotels (I) financials
- Market cap
- ₹577 Cr
- Sector
- Consumer Services
- Calls analysed
- 7
Kamat Hotels (I) Limited Q1 FY27
What went well
- Consolidated revenue grew over 10% to ₹91 crores in Q1 FY27, demonstrating a strong top-line performance.
- EBITDA rose 36% to ₹25 crores from ₹18 crores in Q1 FY26, reflecting significant operational efficiency gains.
- EBITDA margins expanded by 530 basis points to 27% in Q1 FY27 from 22% in Q1 FY26, indicating improved profitability.
What to watch
- The opening of the Dehradun hotel is delayed by another six months due to owner-related capex issues.
- The Nashik hotel opening is delayed due to certain technical points beyond the owner's scope.
What Kamat Hotels (I) Limited does
Kamat Hotels (India) Limited operates hotels and resorts spanning luxury to value-for-money categories across India, earning through room revenue and food & beverage. Rather than owning most of its properties, the company grows primarily via leased properties, revenue-sharing arrangements and management contracts. Its brand portfolio ranges from the flagship 5-star eco-sensitive Orchid chain to the mid-premium, rapidly expanding IRA by Orchid brand, a wellness retreat (Toyam by Orchid) and heritage/leisure properties (Fort JadhavGadh, Mahodadhi Palace, Lotus Eco Beach Resorts).
Segments
- The Orchid
- IRA by Orchid
- Toyam by Orchid
- Heritage & Leisure
- Hotel properties
- 23 properties across 9 states/UTs (as of Q4 FY26)
- Total keys (rooms)
- 1,900+ keys
- Brand portfolio
- 5 brands – The Orchid, IRA by Orchid, Toyam by Orchid, Lotus Resorts, Heritage & Leisure (Fort JadhavGadh, Mahodadhi Palace)
- Years of presence in India
- 7+ decades
- Near-term expansion pipeline
- 600+ keys across 7 new properties in 2 states with 2 brands
- Upcoming properties (FY27–FY30)
- 7 hotels (~619 rooms) in Gwalior, Dehradun, Bhavnagar, Nashik, Rishikesh, Puri and Mandavi Kutch, opening Jun 2026–Dec 2029
Guidance record · Q1 FY27
what the last two calls moved 17 tracked 3 delivered 4 missed 10 open- Bhavnagar Hotel Opening delivered said Q3 FY25 Promised: Open by October 2025 (FY26) Q1 FY27: Ira by Orchid Bhavnagar recently opened, meeting the June 2026 timeline.
- Puri Hotel Opening Timeline delayed said Q3 FY25 Promised: Open by December 2026 Q1 FY27: No mention of the Puri hotel project in the earnings call.
- Orchid Dehradun Opening Timeline delayed said Q4 FY26 Promised: Open by September 2026 Q1 FY27: Management states the opening could be delayed by another six months due to owner-related capex issues.
All 17 tracked — every revision, and every one management stopped mentioning.
Open the guidance ledgerQuarterly results
Q1 FY27: revenue up 9.5%, net profit up 129.1% against the same quarter last year.
| Line item | Q2 FY25 | Q3 FY25 | Q4 FY25 | Q1 FY26 | Q2 FY26 | Q3 FY26 | Q4 FY26 | Q1 FY27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 85 | 105 | 92 | 83 | 75 −12% | 118 +12% | 110 +19% | 91 +10% |
| EBITDA | 22 | 44 | 25 | 18 | 8 −65% | 39 −12% | 32 +29% | 25 +36% |
| Net profit | 8 | 26 | 11 | 4 | -2 −126% | 19 −27% | 17 +59% | 10 +129% |
How to read this
₹ crore, as filed. The percentage beside a figure is the change against the same quarter a year earlier — never the quarter before, which would make every seasonal business look like it collapses and booms each year.
Performance −27.7% 1Y
1Y: ₹310.15 on 10 Sept 2025 → ₹224.2. High ₹325.85 (7 Oct 2025), low ₹143.06 (30 Mar 2026).
How the price took the results
close before → close after
- Q1 FY27
- +1.0%
- 12 Aug
- Q4 FY26
- −3.3%
- 13 May
- Q3 FY26
- +3.5%
- 4 Feb
- Q2 FY26
- −18.3%
- 10 Nov
The move from the last close before each results date to the first close after it — the market's first read on the quarter, not the quarter itself.
Financials, as filed
Revenue grew 9.4% a year over 3 years, FY23 to FY26. Operating margin narrowed to 25.1%.
| Year ending | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₹295 Cr | ₹304 Cr | ₹357 Cr | ₹386 Cr |
| Operating profit | ₹108 Cr | ₹91 Cr | ₹105 Cr | ₹97 Cr |
| Operating margin | 36.7% | 29.8% | 29.3% | 25.1% |
| Interest | ₹22 Cr | ₹61 Cr | ₹30 Cr | ₹29 Cr |
| Depreciation | ₹16 Cr | ₹18 Cr | ₹20 Cr | ₹28 Cr |
| Net profit | ₹313 Cr | ₹45 Cr | ₹47 Cr | ₹39 Cr |
| Net margin | 106.2% | 14.7% | 13.1% | 10.0% |
| Cash from operations | ₹116 Cr | ₹72 Cr | ₹66 Cr | ₹98 Cr |
| Free cash flow | ₹110 Cr | ₹181 Cr | ₹49 Cr | ₹70 Cr |
| ROCE | 26.0% | 18.0% | 20.0% | 16.0% |
How to read this
From the company's own filings. Margins are computed from the filed sums; a year with an incomplete quarter is left blank rather than estimated.
Balance sheet
| Year ending | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity capital | ₹24 Cr | ₹24 Cr | ₹25 Cr | ₹26 Cr | ₹30 Cr | ₹30 Cr |
| Reserves | ₹-183 Cr | ₹-205 Cr | ₹129 Cr | ₹179 Cr | ₹252 Cr | ₹286 Cr |
| Borrowings | ₹470 Cr | ₹460 Cr | ₹346 Cr | ₹265 Cr | ₹258 Cr | ₹233 Cr |
| Other liabilities | ₹154 Cr | ₹188 Cr | ₹109 Cr | ₹144 Cr | ₹125 Cr | ₹131 Cr |
| Total liabilities | ₹465 Cr | ₹467 Cr | ₹609 Cr | ₹615 Cr | ₹665 Cr | ₹680 Cr |
| Fixed assets | ₹356 Cr | ₹348 Cr | ₹363 Cr | ₹394 Cr | ₹479 Cr | ₹479 Cr |
| Capital work in progress | ₹6 Cr | ₹1 Cr | ₹2 Cr | ₹4 Cr | ₹16 Cr | ₹5 Cr |
| Investments | ₹1 Cr | ₹0 Cr | ₹3 Cr | ₹4 Cr | ₹0 Cr | ₹0 Cr |
| Other assets | ₹102 Cr | ₹117 Cr | ₹241 Cr | ₹214 Cr | ₹170 Cr | ₹197 Cr |
| Total assets | ₹465 Cr | ₹467 Cr | ₹609 Cr | ₹615 Cr | ₹665 Cr | ₹680 Cr |
How to read this
As filed each year. A line the company does not report — deposits for a non-lender, for instance — is left out rather than shown as a row of dashes.
Who owns it
As disclosed at Jun 2026
Since Jun 2025, DIIs added +0.44 pp while the public trimmed −0.44 pp. The shareholder count shrank 7% to 23,404.
- Promoters
- 57.8%
- FIIs
- 0.0%
- DIIs
- 3.9%
- Public
- 38.3%
Since Jun 2025
- DIIs +0.44 pp
- Public −0.44 pp
- FIIs +0.01 pp
How it drifted, 12 quarters
Over this window DIIs went from 0.0% to 3.9% — +3.9 pp.
Ownership split by quarter, oldest first. Sep '23: Promoters 61.5%, FIIs 0.4%, Public 38.1%.Dec '23: Promoters 61.5%, FIIs 0.5%, Public 38.0%.Mar '24: Promoters 63.3%, FIIs 0.3%, Public 36.4%.Jun '24: Promoters 64.2%, Public 35.8%.Sep '24: Promoters 57.8%, DIIs 4.5%, Public 37.7%.Dec '24: Promoters 57.8%, DIIs 4.5%, Public 37.7%.Mar '25: Promoters 57.8%, FIIs 0.3%, DIIs 4.2%, Public 37.8%.Jun '25: Promoters 57.8%, FIIs 0.0%, DIIs 3.4%, Public 38.8%.Sep '25: Promoters 57.8%, FIIs 1.0%, DIIs 3.9%, Public 37.4%.Dec '25: Promoters 57.8%, FIIs 0.1%, DIIs 3.8%, Public 38.3%.Mar '26: Promoters 57.8%, FIIs 0.3%, DIIs 3.8%, Public 38.1%.Jun '26: Promoters 57.8%, FIIs 0.0%, DIIs 3.9%, Public 38.3%.
Who bought this quarter
since Mar 2026
Disclosed holders that added to a position or appeared on the register for the first time, biggest addition first.
- Anil Kumar Goel +0.21 pp 2.44% 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 Jun 2026 filing
Every holder of Kamat Hotels (I) Limited above SEBI's 1% disclosure line, and what changed since Mar 2026.
| Holder | Stake | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Vishal Amusements Limited | 18.25% | unchanged |
| Plaza Hotels Pvt Ltd | 15.99% | unchanged |
| Vithal V Kamat | 12.53% | unchanged |
| Alpha Alternatives Structured Credit Opportunities Fund AIF | 3.33% | unchanged |
| Kamat Development Private Limited | 2.85% | unchanged |
| Sangli Rubber Agro Private Limited | 2.57% | unchanged |
| Anil Kumar Goel | 2.44% | +0.21 pp |
| Vidhya Vithal Kamat | 2.33% | unchanged |
| Alpha Alternatives Holdings Private Limited | 2.13% | unchanged |
| Vishal V Kamat | 2.05% | unchanged |
| Seema Goel | 1.07% | unchanged |
| Savarwadi Rubber Agro Private Limited | 0.70% | 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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