JUNIPER Q3 FY26 earnings call.
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Revenue
₹295 Cr
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Revenue YoY
15%
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EBITDA
₹132 Cr
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Juniper Hotels delivered a record Q3 FY26 with ₹300 crore revenue (+15% YoY) and ₹132 crore EBITDA (+31% YoY), margins expanding 500bps to 44%. The outperformance was driven by 9% ARR growth, 300bps occupancy improvement to 78%, and F&B revenues surging 25% YoY to ₹94 crore on strong events momentum. Grand Hyatt Mumbai's strategic repositioning toward transient and group segments reduced contract business to under 6%, while Ahmedabad delivered 17% ARR growth. The company remains on track for full-year FY26 targets with no market weakness observed. Capex guidance of ₹274 crore in FY27 and ₹525 crore in FY28 will fund Bengaluru Phase 1 (Q1 FY27 opening, targeting >₹25 crore EBITDA in FY27), Kaziranga (111 keys, revenue accruing from Q4 FY26), and Guwahati (348 keys, construction Q2 FY27). The primary risk is execution on new asset ramp-ups given the significant capacity additions planned through FY29.
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Guidance to track
- 500-key luxury asset to start generating revenues from Q1 FY27, contributing EBITDA upwards of ₹25 crore in FY27 and ₹50-55 crore on stabilization in FY28, with 15%+ ROIC.
- Covers Bengaluru Phase 2, Kaziranga construction commencement, and Guwahati groundwork; to be funded by ₹200+ crore cash on balance sheet plus ₹300 crore annual operating cash flows.
- Major deployment year covering Bengaluru Phase 2 completion (613 keys total across both phases) and Guwahati construction; leverages will spike but net debt/EBITDA capped at 2.5x.
- 111-key eco-luxury property, the first luxury offering in that market, will start contributing to revenues from Q4 FY26 itself as construction progresses on track.
Risks flagged
- The 500-key asset was originally planned under a different flag; discussions with Marriott for a higher luxury flag are ongoing, causing the delay. The final brand decision impacts ARR assumptions and competitive positioning in that micro-market.
- Promoter-linked Hyatt Chennai (Taj Corbett) and Hyatt Mumbai assets sit in separately listed companies with their own compliance requirements. Management deflected questions on timeline, citing no tangible update to share, creating uncertainty for consolidation thesis.
- At ₹525 crore capex in FY28 alongside 613-key additions, leverage could spike temporarily. While management committed to maintaining sub-2.5x net debt/EBITDA, the execution requires precise timing of cash flows against project completions.
- Juniper is actively pursuing the JW Marriott Bangalore through the insolvency resolution process but acknowledged it is a live process with confidentiality constraints. No clarity on whether the bid is favored or whether the RP/COC decision timeline is near.
Key quotes
- The company has achieved a record quarterly revenue of 300 crores. Strong sectoral tailwinds, healthy demand momentum in our market and rising ARRs are the key drivers during this quarter.
- Robust growth and improving cost efficiencies have resulted in a healthy 31% year-on-year growth in EBITDA to 132 crores. The margin for the quarter is 44% which is a sharp 500 basis point improvement over the corresponding quarter.
- We've grown better than the comp set for the past year plus in Mumbai. We are pivoting to focus more on the high-yield segment and bridging the gap on the ARR where the number one in the comp set is still significantly ahead of us. So that's where the revenue and EBITDA upside will come from.
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