Indian Hotels Co. Ltd.
Consumer Goods · NSE
52-week range
₹565 – ₹812
From 52w high
-17.1%
RSI (14)
62.3
vs SMA 50 / 200
↑ 50 · ↓ 200
Indian Hotels Company (INDHOTEL) trades at ₹673.05, below its 200-DMA of ₹706.64 and down 10.38% over the past 12 months, even as 5-year earnings growth of 55.3% and a falling debt trend reflect a meaningful post-pandemic recovery in its operating financials. At a trailing PE of 47.8 and forward PE of 42.1, the stock carries a premium multiple relative to the hospitality sector, though it ranks lowest in PE among its Consumer Goods peer group of 6. A quality score of 54 and free-cash-flow positive in 4 of the tracked years round out a mixed but improving fundamental picture.
- ✓5-year earnings growth of 55.3% and 5-year revenue growth of 11.9% reflect a sustained operational recovery and pricing-power improvement in the post-pandemic hospitality cycle.
- ✓Debt trend is classified as falling, and FCF was positive in 4 of the tracked years — indicating improving capital discipline in a historically leverage-heavy sector.
- ✓At a trailing PE of 47.8, INDHOTEL ranks 1st (lowest PE) among 6 Consumer Goods sector peers including DMART (96.0), TRENT (87.8), TITAN (78.9), and ASIANPAINT (64.9) — relative valuation is at the lower end of the peer cohort.
- ✓Analyst coverage of 27 analysts with a mean rating of 1.67 on a 1–5 scale (lower = more constructive) reflects broad institutional coverage of the stock.
- ✗Stock is below its 200-DMA (₹673.05 vs ₹706.64) and down 10.38% over 12 months, underperforming despite constructive earnings-growth numbers over the same period.
- ✗ROE data is unavailable and only 1 of the tracked years shows ROE above 15%, suggesting that high returns on equity have not been a consistent feature of the business historically.
- ✗Profit margin of 20.88% and a consistency score of 57/100 indicate that while the business has improved, profitability has not yet reached a level of sustained predictability — fewer than half the tracked years reflect a high-quality earnings profile.
- ✗Debt-to-equity of 25.0 is elevated; while the trend is falling and hospitality norms accept higher leverage, the absolute level warrants ongoing tracking as interest rates and occupancy cycles evolve.
- ·ICICI Securities named INDHOTEL among a group of hotel sector stocks in a May 2026 note, and JM Financial cited the Tata Group hospitality stock with a specific upside estimate — both are named broker actions and reflect the current sell-side focus on the hospitality sector recovery.
- ·The company filed an IEPF transfer notice with exchanges in May 2026, a routine regulatory disclosure with no material operational implication.
- ·A Business Today article in April 2026 identified INDHOTEL among stocks that could be sensitive to a potential de-escalation in US-Iran tensions, highlighting its exposure to inbound tourism and macro-geopolitical demand drivers.
- ?Does the 55.3% five-year earnings growth reflect a structural shift in INDHOTEL's pricing power and asset utilisation, or is it primarily a base-effect recovery from pandemic-era losses?
- ?How does the current debt-to-equity of 25.0 compare to INDHOTEL's own 5-year average, and at what occupancy rate does the debt-service coverage become strained?
- ?With ROE above 15% in only 1 of the tracked years, what conditions would need to persist for the business to sustain a higher-ROE profile going forward?
- ?Given that the stock trades below its 200-DMA despite positive earnings momentum, what segment-level metrics — such as RevPAR growth, new room additions, or management contract pipeline — would clarify whether the price divergence reflects a demand outlook concern or a valuation reset?
PE
47.8
Forward PE
42.1
ROE
—
Profit margin
+20.9%
D/E
25.01
Dividend yield
+0.3%
Quality score
54/100
ROE 5y above 15%
1/5 yrs
FCF 5y positive
4/5 yrs
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