Praveg Ltd
Q3 FY23 Earnings Call Analysis
Leisure Services
fundraise: Yescapex: Yesrevenue: Category 2margin: Category 4orderbook: Yes
💰fundraise
Any current/future new fundraising through debt or equity?
- For funding the expansion from 200 rooms to 1000 rooms, Praveg Limited has already acquired funds for 15 resorts.
- For the additional 21 resorts, funding is needed for six resorts.
- The company plans to source the required funds for these six resorts primarily from the promoter group, if needed.
- There was no specific mention of raising funds through public equity or debt markets in the provided transcript.
- The focus appears to be on internal or promoter funding to support near-term resort expansion.
🏗️capex
Any current/future capex/capital investment/strategic investment?
- Praveg has acquired funds for 15 resorts; funding for 6 more resorts is planned, potentially through promoter group investment.
- The company is focused on expanding from 200 rooms to 1000 rooms by FY 2025.
- Land acquisitions are ongoing, including a significant parcel of around 50,000 sq.m. at Vela Madar for developing luxury wildlife resorts.
- New resorts are being developed across strategic locations including Dholavira, Vaitarna, Udaipur, Jawai, Velavadar, and others with a combined capacity of over 320 rooms.
- The acquisition of five-star hotels (Eulogia SB Road and Grand Eulogia in Ahmedabad) is part of the strategic investment for manpower and business synergy.
- The company aims to maintain a light asset model, focusing on long-term leases and PPP models with selective direct ownership.
- Capex involves semi-permanent to permanent structures costing INR 40 lakhs to 1 crore per room.
- ERP and administrative upgrades are part of ongoing investments for operational efficiency.
📊revenue
Future growth expectations in sales/revenue/volumes?
- Praveg aims to operate 50-60 resorts by 2028, expanding from current numbers.
- Target occupancy for 19-20 resorts by March FY'25 is around 50%, with some variation expected.
- EBITDA margin expected above 15-20% for new projects, though FY'24 margins may be stressed due to overheads.
- Expansion plan includes increasing rooms from 200 to 1,000, with funding partly from promoters.
- Events and exhibition business is being scaled strategically; current focus on tenders and government projects with an emphasis on opportunities yielding good EBITDA margins.
- Seasonal trends: better business expected in Q3 and Q4; new tent city resorts aim for full-year operations.
- Long term strategy includes 40% owned resorts, balance in PPP or leased models, aiming to diversify geographically with no more than 20% of resorts in any single state.
- Optimism for revenue growth fueled by hospitality projects and events business expansion despite recent income dip.
📈margin
Future growth expectations in earnings/operating earnings/profits/EPS?
- Praveg aims to operationalize 19-20 resorts by March FY25, targeting an average occupancy of around 50%.
- EBITDA margin for FY25 is expected to improve but FY24 margins may be stressed due to extraordinary overheads on existing resorts.
- Plans to increase total resorts to 50-60 by 2028, with 25-40% owned resorts and 40% on private land, supporting sustainable growth.
- Significant capital expenditures have led to a 68.5% YoY rise in depreciation/amortization in Q2 FY24, impacting short-term profits.
- Overhead costs will be absorbed as resort count reaches 15-20, improving profitability metrics thereafter.
- Strategic expansion in events, exhibitions, and hospitality sectors are expected to create synergy and drive future earnings.
- Recruitment to strengthen the professional team is underway, aimed at operational and financial performance enhancement.
- Overall, management expresses optimism for sustained growth and profitability improvements in H2 FY24 and beyond.
📋orderbook
Current/ Expected Orderbook/ Pending Orders?
- Praveg Limited has received work orders for the development, operation, and management of Tent City resorts at multiple locations including Kihim (Maharashtra), Kachigam, Daman, Tent City, and Nagoa Beach, Diu.
- Upcoming resort projects include Ghoghla Beach, Ayodhya, Velavadar, Udaipur, Jawai, Adalaj, Nagoa Beach, Kachigam, Daman, Tent City Maharashtra, and Ranthambore, with a combined room capacity exceeding 320 rooms.
- Currently, operations have started at TentCity Chakratirth Beach in Diu and TentCity Jampore Beach in Daman since August.
- They have plans of managing 19 to 20 resorts by March FY 2025, expanding room capacity from 200 to 1,000 rooms.
- For 15 resorts, funding is already acquired; promoter group investment is planned for funding six more resorts.
- The tender department actively applies for government tenders across India, aiming for reasonable EBITDA margins before executing projects.
