Was confused on valuation (PE is pointless) so looked at EV / EBITDA & EV / Sales across hotels. In the premium segment (IHCL, EIH, Chalet - all with ARR > Rs. 10k), the multiples are as below (based on FY 24E projection)
Metric - IHCL, EIH, Chalet
EV / Sales - 11.7, 9.7, 11.9
EV / EBITDA - 36.7, 28.5, 28.3
Most recent Qtr's YoY growth - 16.5%, 26.4%, 29%
Juniper, after considering CHPL acquisition for full year, will close FY 24 at ~880 Cr with EBITDA of ~350 Cr. At these numbers the EV / Sales is 9.1, and EV / EBITDA is 23, both of which are ~20% discount to the above peers
Waiting for
@newgen consultancy verdict, but prima facie the pricing leaves something on table for risk takers.