Viceroy Hotels Ltd. Share Price

Viceroy Hotels is poised to acquire SL Terminus Hotel & Resorts for around 200 crore, a strategic move encompassing Marriott-managed luxury hotel operations in Hyderabad. Crucially, this deal involves not just the business, but outright purchasing the operating floors and the underlying land. This positions Viceroy for a dual benefit: stable operational income and valuable asset appreciation in the luxury hospitality segment. Financially, while the acquisition adds a 43 crore business, the funding mechanism is paramount. Primarily relying on debt could lead to approximately 20 crore in annual interest, significantly impacting short-term net profits and potentially depressing the stock price. Viceroy's current PE of 55 could inflate to 80-90, signaling a negative outlook. However, a strategic rights issue, leveraging the promoter's high stake (84% vs. SEBI's 75% cap), could fund the deal without debt burden. This would improve the PE to a more attractive 45 and potentially boost the stock by 20-30%. Additionally, the current PB ratio of 3.5-4 appears undervalued due to properties un-revalued since 2014, suggesting further upside. Opinion: For investors, the immediate outlook hinges entirely on the funding choice. A debt-financed deal risks short-term share price drops due to reduced profitability. Conversely, an equity-based rights issue presents a strong bullish case, promising significant value unlocking and stock growth, making it a compelling investment.

Candidates for Disinvestment in FY2425

There are 10 Companies where Government ownership is 90% or more. We expect a strong pipeline in some of this companies to go for disinvestment to benefit from the strong markets and meet Disinvestment targets. 1-Viceroy Hotels 2-Punjab and Sind Bank 3-IOB 4-UCO bank 5-Central Bank 6-IDBI Bank 7-LIC 8-Panyan Cement 9-HMT 10-KIOCL We believe apart from Banks, all other are likely candidates for strategic divestments targets also especially Viceroy Hotels because of huge jump in travel industry and Panyan Cement and KIOCL for better effiiency.