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Lemon Tree Hotels Ltd

NSE LEMONTREE · BSE 541233 · Hotels & Resorts
₹107.67 +3.28%
NSE close2026-10-01
52 week range99.61 - 174.20
Market cap₹8,253 Cr.
P/E32.2
IPO 2018 · +92% since Nifty 500Smallcap 250 Price band 20% Delivery 18.7%

Price

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Financials

Consolidated, Rs crore
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales227290327268284355379316306406416345
Expenses125149156153154171175176176201202195
Operating Profit102141171115131184203140131205215149
OPM %45%49%52%43%46%52%54%44%43%50%52%43%
Other Income314011122-3012
Interest475353525150474542413936
Depreciation233333353535353434353536
Profit before tax355689294510012263569914279
Tax %25%21%6%31%23%20%12%23%25%17%18%28%
Net Profit26448420358010848428211657
EPS in Rs0.290.450.850.250.370.791.070.480.440.791.150.58
Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales3684124845506692524028751,0711,2861,4441,473
Expenses268295348381429194283427548652754774
Operating Profit10011713616924157119448523634690699
OPM %27%28%28%31%36%23%30%51%49%49%48%47%
Other Income5121315112222101313-13-25
Interest72787885162190181182208211180159
Depreciation525153549210810497112139139141
Profit before tax-19-01845-2-219-145178216296359375
Tax %35%1,452%21%-25%499%-15%-5%21%16%18%20%
Net Profit-26-51556-13-187-137141182243288298
EPS in Rs-0.35-0.080.180.67-0.12-1.60-1.101.451.872.482.872.96
Dividend Payout %0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%
10 Years5 Years3 YearsTTM1 YearLast Year
Compounded Sales Growth15%42%18%10%
Compounded Profit Growth27%31%29%19%
Stock Price CAGR%18%-3%-37%
Return on Equity6%12%18%19%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital776778781786789790790791792792792792
Reserves34302728861991274062175372600
Borrowings5716257991,0111,1962,0172,1592,1282,1772,3362,1482,004
Other Liabilities515572604632701756738674698725763869
Total Liabilities1,8962,0042,2122,4582,7723,7633,8153,6333,7294,0284,0754,265
Fixed Assets1,2361,2311,4181,4601,6043,3073,1943,0512,9573,6413,5563,563
CWIP1672593515596641902422974822559108
Investments31661535146106134573
Other Assets462508436425469252374276284348415520
Total Assets1,8962,0042,2122,4582,7723,7633,8153,6333,7294,0284,0754,265
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity-516812211518715141135385465542542
Cash from Investing Activity-150-103-229-260-289-598-66-45-283-397-127-169
Cash from Financing Activity15918111149113457111-163-132-59-392-370
Net Cash Flow-42-164310987-73-3110223
Free Cash Flow-213-64-108-128-93-482-2369223134448406
CFO/OP-74%80%108%86%119%63%55%115%91%96%93%85%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days232428405627452623242229
Inventory Days626257494857154112
Days Payable4295996927397685841,648807
Cash Conversion Cycle-344-513-608-650-664-500-1,450-66823242229
Working Capital Days-61-169-173-108-103-109-302-166-110-73-48-22
ROCE %3%4%5%5%5%-1%1%10%11%13%14%
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoters23.28%23.21%22.87%22.80%22.77%22.77%22.34%22.28%22.28%22.28%22.32%22.32%
FIIs24.82%22.82%27.09%27.61%21.75%20.01%20.89%21.33%21.45%21.50%21.59%19.44%
DIIs13.41%15.00%15.35%15.20%18.91%20.80%19.68%19.98%19.71%19.45%15.67%14.35%
Public38.41%38.90%34.62%34.34%36.51%36.37%37.02%36.36%36.51%36.71%40.36%43.83%
Others0.07%0.07%0.06%0.06%0.06%0.05%0.05%0.05%0.05%0.05%0.05%0.05%
No. of Shareholders2,81,0032,98,1233,25,8003,30,9103,57,9683,55,1343,67,5283,64,2513,68,8113,68,9333,99,2134,22,447

Fundamentals

Market Cap₹ 8,253 Cr.
Current Price₹ 104
Stock P/E32.2
Book Value₹ 17.6
ROCE14.1 %
ROE19.2 %
Dividend Yield0.00 %
Face Value₹ 10.0
Compounded Sales Growth (TTM)10%
Compounded Profit Growth (TTM)19%
Consolidated figures.
Valuation
Market capRs 8,526 Cr
Enterprise valueRs 10,432 Cr
P/E (TTM)36.31x
Price to book6.13x
Price to sales5.79x
EV / EBITDA15.46x
EV / EBIT19.53x
EV / sales7.08x
Price to cash flow15.74x
Earnings yield2.75%
P/E, 3-year average52.12x
P/B, 3-year average8.38x
P/E, 5-year average52.43x
P/B, 5-year average7.67x
Profitability
Operating margin (excl. other income)47.78%
Operating margin (incl. other income)46.90%
EBITDA margin45.81%
Pre-tax margin25.48%
Net profit margin15.94%
Net margin, latest quarter13.36%
ROE17.77%
ROCE16.06%
ROA5.45%
ROE, 3-year average17.51%
ROCE, 3-year average14.94%
ROA, 3-year average4.71%
ROE, 5-year average11.23%
ROCE, 5-year average11.61%
ROA, 5-year average2.98%
ROIC (approx.)13.01%
Tax rate19.72%
Other income / net worth-0.92%
Growth
Sales growth (latest year)12.32%
Profit growth (latest year)15.53%
Sales CAGR, 3 years18.19%
Sales CAGR, 5 years41.83%
Profit CAGR, 3 years25.62%
Sales growth QoQ-17.24%
Profit growth QoQ-49.69%
Sales growth YoY (latest quarter)9.13%
Profit growth YoY (latest quarter)20.09%
Per share
EPS (TTM)Rs 2.97
EPS (latest year)Rs 2.87
EPS (latest quarter)Rs 0.58
EPS, 3-year averageRs 2.41
EPS, 5-year averageRs 1.51
Book value per shareRs 17.58
Sales per shareRs 18.61
Cash flow per shareRs 6.84
Free cash flow per shareRs 5.13
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.34x
Fixed asset turnover0.41x
Inventory turnover23.14x
Inventory days16 days
Debtor days29 days
Debtors turnover12.43x
Creditor days807 days
Cash conversion cycle29 days
Working capital days-22 days
Leverage
Total debtRs 2,004 Cr
Cash and bankRs 98 Cr
Net debtRs 1,906 Cr
Debt to equity1.44x
Net debt / EBITDA2.82x
Interest coverage3.36x
Current ratio (filing 2026-03-31)1.21x
Quick ratio (filing 2026-03-31)1.18x
Trade payables (filing 2026-03-31)Rs 67 Cr
Owners' fund to total sources32.64%
Debt to assets46.98%
Cash flow
Cash from Operating Activity (latest year)Rs 542 Cr
Cash from Investing Activity (latest year)Rs -169 Cr
Cash from Financing Activity (latest year)Rs -370 Cr
Net Cash Flow (latest year)Rs 3 Cr
Free cash flow (latest year)Rs 406 Cr
FCFE (approx.: FCF + change in debt)Rs 262 Cr
Cash from ops / profit, 5 years2.89x
Sales to cash flow2.67x
Statement figures
Net sales (TTM)Rs 1,473 Cr
Net sales (latest year)Rs 1,444 Cr
Sales (latest quarter)Rs 345 Cr
Operating profit excl. other income (latest year)Rs 690 Cr
Operating profit (latest quarter)Rs 149 Cr
Other income (TTM)Rs -25 Cr
EBITDA (TTM)Rs 675 Cr
PBDT (TTM)Rs 516 Cr
Profit before tax (TTM)Rs 375 Cr
Tax (latest year)Rs 71 Cr
Net profit (TTM)Rs 235 Cr
Net profit (latest year)Rs 227 Cr
Net profit (latest quarter)Rs 46 Cr
Depreciation (TTM)Rs 141 Cr
Depreciation (latest quarter)Rs 36 Cr
Interest (TTM)Rs 159 Cr
Cost of goods sold (latest year)Rs 320 Cr
Total expenditure (latest year)Rs 754 Cr
Total income (latest year)Rs 1,432 Cr
Share capitalRs 792 Cr
ReservesRs 600 Cr
Shareholders' fundsRs 1,392 Cr
Total assetsRs 4,265 Cr
Net blockRs 3,563 Cr
Capital work in progressRs 108 Cr
InvestmentsRs 73 Cr
ReceivablesRs 116 Cr
InventoryRs 14 Cr
Other liabilitiesRs 869 Cr
Shares outstanding (crore)79.18
Ownership
Promoter holding22.32% (+0.04 in a year)
Computed by MarketFriction from the consolidated statements. Returns use average balances.
P/E 36.3 is at the 11th percentile of its own 4.7-year range (median 65.0, low 26.4, high 390.1).
P/B 6.13 is at the 38th percentile (median 7.29).
Monthly. Market cap from split-adjusted price; profit and book value as reported by that month. A low percentile means cheap versus its own history, not cheap versus peers.
PeriodLEMONTREENifty 50Difference
1 week+0.9%-2.8% +3.7 pts
1 month+1.4%-6.8% +8.2 pts
3 months-9.5%-7.6% -1.9 pts
6 months+7.2%+0.4% +6.8 pts
1 year-36.5%-9.9% -26.6 pts
2 years-14.4%-13.6% -0.8 pts
3 years-5.3%+14.2% -19.5 pts
5 years+136.1%+27.9% +108.2 pts
68 mutual fund schemes hold about ₹1,152 Cr. Over three months 8 bought more and 20 sold (share counts, price move removed).
FundWeightEst. Cr3m shares
Nippon India Small Cap Fund0.25%203 +40%
Franklin India Small Cap Fund1.04%154 -2%
SBI Small Cap Fund0.33%139 -5%
HSBC Small Cap Fund0.65%123 -6%
Franklin India Opportunities Fund0.98%96 -5%
Franklin India Flexi Cap Fund0.42%82 +0%
SBI ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund0.99%53 +581%
SBI Large & Midcap Fund0.11%45 -3%
Franklin India ELSS Tax Saver Fund0.56%35 -0%
HSBC ELSS Tax saver Fund0.82%35 -3%
HSBC Multi Cap Fund0.52%31 -8%
HSBC Consumption Fund1.54%28 -6%
SBI Consumption Opp Fund0.94%27 +73%
WOC Flexi Cap Fund0.22%20 -10%
WOC Mid Cap Fund0.15%11 -17%
Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund0.24%8 -3%
WOC Multi Cap Fund0.20%8 -12%
Tata Nifty India Tourism Index Fund2.41%6 +5%
SBI LT Advantage Fund-IV-2.82%6 +188%
SBI LT Advantage Fund-VI-1.82%5 +146%
SBI Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund0.24%4 -3%
ITI ELSS Tax Saver Fund0.91%4 -2%
Motilal Oswal Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund0.24%3 -3%
Quantum Small Cap Fund1.21%3 -8%
ITI Bharat Consumption Fund0.74%3 -3%

Red flags

F-score 7 of 8
No red flags in the latest statements and filings.
Checks on the latest reported years: cash vs profit, accruals, receivables and inventory vs sales, dilution, debt, interest cover, equity, other income, losses, and auditor, top-management, insolvency and regulator filings in the last 12 months. A flag asks for an explanation; it is not a verdict.

Latest quarter

Jun 2026
Sales ₹345 Cr +9.2% vs Jun 2025. Net profit ₹57 Cr +18.8%.

Activity

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Ex-dateActionFactor
2024-09-19Annual General Meeting
DateTypeWhat it says
2026-09-30Press ReleaseA press release dated September 30, 2026, titled "Opening of Keys Prima by Lemon Tree Hotels, Darjeeling.".
Company filings to NSE, newest first. Routine notices (trading window, newspaper copies) are left out. Click a row for the filing.
No short selling reported to NSE in our files.
Short sales disclosed by brokers to NSE, by trade date. Collected since late September 2026.
Order dateForumCase
2019-03-08CESTATLEMON TREE HOTEL ---VS.--- INDORE
2019-02-06CESTATLEMON TREE HOTEL ---VS.--- INDORE
Orders from NCLT, NCLAT and CESTAT naming the company. Click a row for the order.
Not on any NSE surveillance list in the latest file.
Data: NSE and BSE daily reports, company filings. Numbers only, not investment advice, not a SEBI-registered research service.Updated 2026-10-03