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Buy Lemon Tree; target of Rs 86: Motilal Oswal

Motilal Oswal is bullish on Lemon Tree recommended buy rating on the stock with a target price of Rs 86 in its research report dated July 11, 2022.

July 12, 2022 / 10:39 IST
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The research firm ICICI Securities believes earnings of apparel brands and retail companies under their coverage may surprise positively from Q3FY22E as the likely demand recovery may result in better than expected margin performance. Some of the costs savings achieved during pandemic may sustain and coupled with high operating leverage may lead to higher than pre-covid margins from Q3FY22E.  Stocks like Trent, V-Mart and Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail are the preferred picks backed by their strong and consistent track record of execution.

Motilal Oswal's research report on Lemon Tree

LEMONTRE is well placed to capitalize on the impending opportunity in the domestic Hospitality industry and the expected upcycle, due to: a) its strong presence in the mid-priced Hotel segment, (b) stabilization of hotels launched prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in greater demand and higher ARR markets, and c) an increase in the number of rooms through management contracts. Key risks to our call include: a) Another COVID wave can dampen business demand further and delay capex; b) Softening of room rates due to demand normalization; c) and return of cost to pre-COVID levels.

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Outlook

We have a Buy rating on the stock with a SoTP-based TP of INR86 (assigning an 18x one-year forward EV/EBITDA multiple to FY24E EBITDA).