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Travel Food Services Limited (TRAVELFOOD)
Large CapConsumer stocks · Large cap · NSE
Travel Food Services Limited (TFS) is India's largest travel QSR and lounge operator, with a presence across 20 airports in India, Malaysia, and Hong Kong. It manages 557 Travel QSR outlets and lounges, offering 145 in-house, international, and regional brands. TFS holds 45% market share in Indian airport lounges and 30% in Indian airport travel QSR.
Data qualityFresh enough for analysisQuote updated 19 Oct, 03:31 pm ISTDetails
Quote19 Oct, 03:31 pm IST
Base fundamentals16 Oct 2026 · screener
Latest result13 Aug, 06:18 pm IST
Score20 Oct, 04:30 am IST · v4.3-runtime-valuation
Tags02 May 2026
Coverage14/14 · 100%
Valuation2026-07-20 · Rf 6.8% · Consumer P/E 22.2 (n=441)
Technical timing lens
Trend score and candlestick chart
36BearishSMA20 -5.8% / mo · MACD + · sector -3.7pp vs Nifty 500 (3M)
Stock trend: 35
Sector RS: 36
Sector 3M: -9.3% vs Nifty 500 -5.6%
Consumer FPI tailwindNot confirmed
Latest mapped FPI equity flow was not positive. View sector evidence
Technical chart
TRAVELFOODD candles · FIT view-7.5%Latest close ₹1188.80 on 2026-10-19
Bar
-0.5%
RSI
39
MACD hist
3.31
52W pos
35%
2026-10-19O ₹1195.30H ₹1202.00L ₹1175.50C ₹1188.80Vol 30,851 sh
Up bar
Down bar
EMA 20
EMA 50
Volume + 20D avg
Result date
RSI(14)
MACD / signal
Market context
Relative performance and chart statistics
Adjusted completed-session prices, rebased to 100
TRAVELFOODNifty Consumer DurablesNifty 500
- TRAVELFOOD
- -8.8%
- Nifty 500
- -5.6%
- Nifty Consumer Durables
- -9.7%
- Vs Nifty 500
- -3.3 pp
Chart stats
19 Oct 2026- From 52W high
- -19.2%
- 52W range position
- 35%
- ATR (14)
- 2.8%
- Volume vs 20D
- 0.61x
- Avg traded value
- ₹6 Cr
- 20D price channel
- ₹1,161.5 - ₹1,256
₹1,470.9
₹1,035.3 - ₹1,470.9
₹33.1
Latest completed session
20-session average
16.5% annualized volatility
Research snapshot
What the evidence says now
Investable fundamentals, management trust is supportive, price trend argues for patience, and recent execution is consistent.
Suggested next step
Research, do not rush
The evidence is not strongly aligned. Compare peers and wait for a cleaner setup.
U-Score
Legacy · UNDERVALUED60
Fundamental lens: valuation, quality, growth, balance sheet, and cash flow.
Latest result
Good57
Revenue +20.5% · PAT +35.8% YoY
Technical
Bearish36
Price trend and sector-relative-strength timing.
Valuation
Legacy model+1.2%
Legacy margin-of-safety estimate; the revised evidence label remains in shadow validation.
Trust
Healthy Trust80
medium confidence · 3/6 claims checked
Financials
Fundamentals, quarterly history, margins, returns and balance-sheet evidence
Financials
Fundamentals, quarterly history, margins, returns and balance-sheet evidence
Latest result
Quarter ended 30 Jun 2026
Good · 57/100Rev +21% YoY · PAT +36% YoY · operating leverage · margin compression
Filed 13 Aug 2026
Open results browser →| Metric | This quarter | YoY | QoQ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₹452 Cr | +20.5% | -1.9% |
| EBITDA | ₹162 Cr | +11.0% | -12.9% |
| Operating margin | 36.0% | -300 bps | -400 bps |
| PAT | ₹129 Cr | +35.8% | +4.9% |
| PAT margin | 28.5% | +321 bps | +186 bps |
NDF means not disclosed in the current structured filing feed. It is intentionally not treated as zero.
Fundamentals
Valuation
- P/E
- 33.20
- P/B
- 10.91
- EV/EBITDA
- 19.50
- Market Cap
- 15806.00Cr
Profitability
- ROE
- 35.30%
- ROCE
- 42.40%
- ROA
- 21.32%
- Dividend Y
- 0.85%
Growth (CAGR)
- Revenue 5Y
- 59.00%
- EPS 5Y
- 54.00%
- Revenue 3Y
- 16.00%
- EPS 3Y
- 23.00%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.17
- Interest Coverage
- 10.56×
- Altman Z
- 8.82
- Book Value
- 110.00
Cash Flow
- FCF Yield
- 1.54%
- FCF Positive Y
- 6/5
- OCF
- 393.00 Cr
- EPS TTM
- 36.14
Shareholding
- Promoter Hold
- 86.19%
- Promoter Pledge
- 0.00%
- Momentum 52W
- 38%
Financial History
Updated 19/10/2026
Revenue
₹ CrLatest: 452-2.0% vs prev
Net Profit
₹ CrLatest: 129+4.9% vs prev
ROE is shown only in the Annual view — quarterly equity data isn't published.
Technicals
Trend interpretation, Stage 2, relative strength, volume and indicator evidence
Technicals
Trend interpretation, Stage 2, relative strength, volume and indicator evidence
Daily technical trend read
Bearish setupTrend is weak — long-term trend down. RSI 39.
- Price below SMA200 (long-term downtrend) — short-term bounces likely countertrend.
- SMA20 falling (~6.2% over last month) — short-term momentum negative.
- RSI(14) at 39 — falling, no extreme reading.
- MACD above signal but histogram contracting — bullish momentum cooling.
- 19% off 52W high · 15% above 52W low.
Mechanical read from the price + indicator series above. Not a recommendation — technical setups can reverse without warning, especially around earnings and macro events.
Nifty 500 leadership
Relative Strength & Trend Stage
46
RS percentile
Stage 1 Base / Transition
1M return
-5.4%
3M return
-8.8%
6M return
-8.4%
1Y return
-10.5%
RS 1D
0
RS 20D
+3
Sector rank
#8
Industry rank
#21
Stage evidence
- Price is within 6.0% of the 30-week proxy.
- The 30-week proxy changed +0.2% over 20 sessions.
- The moving-average structure does not confirm Stage 2 or Stage 4.
50-DMA
price below
200-DMA
price below
Sector
neutral
Industry
lagging
Relative-strength line vs Nifty 500 (base 100)
262 observations
19 Oct 2026Value 91.71-0.02%
RS vs Nifty 50092
Valuation & peers
U-Score 60 · legacy U-Score band UNDERVALUED · valuation evidence and comparable companies
Valuation & peers
U-Score 60 · legacy U-Score band UNDERVALUED · valuation evidence and comparable companies
Premium Compounder
Fundamental score breakdown
U band · UNDERVALUEDValuation2/30
Growth18/25
Quality20/20
Balance Sheet10/15
Cash Flow5/10
Piotroski
8/9 (+5)
Penalties
0
Raw sum
60
Why this score?
Top U-Score contributors and drags from the latest stored fundamentals.
60/100 · legacy band UNDERVALUED
Positive drivers
- Piotroski is strong at 8/9.
- Quality contributes 20/20 to the score.
- Growth contributes 18/25 to the score.
Main drags
- Valuation is weaker at 2/30; verify the latest quarterly trend.
- Cash flow is weaker at 5/10; verify the latest quarterly trend.
- Balance sheet is weaker at 10/15; verify the latest quarterly trend.
Sector valuation model
Consumer valuation: PE/PEG and brand-quality premium
Consumer franchises can deserve higher multiples, but only when growth quality supports them.
Primary lens
PE and PEG relative to growth, ROE, margins, and brand strength.
Secondary checks
Volume growth, pricing power, distribution, same-store or category growth.
Main risk check
Premium valuation needs durable growth and margin resilience.
PE
33.2
PB
10.9
EV/EBITDA
19.5
ROE
35.3%
ROCE
42.4%
FCF Yield
1.5%
Debt/Equity
0.2
MoS
+1.2%
Score movement
Stored run vs live recompute
This shows the stored score trend when snapshots exist, and also compares the latest stored nightly score with a live recompute from current fundamentals and price.
Stored run: 20 Oct 2026
v4.3-runtime-valuation
Final score
60
Previous: 60
Legacy U-Score band
UNDERVALUED
Previous: UNDERVALUED
Margin of safety
+1.2%
Previous: +1.2%
Score history
12 stored score snapshots. Latest stored move: +0 points.
20 Oct 2026
v4.3-runtime-valuation
60
60
60
58
58
58
60
60
60
60
60
60
Factor attribution
No pillar movement versus the latest stored run. Historical score trend will appear after snapshot storage is enabled.
Modelled fair value
Graham Number
₹299.08
-297.5% MoS
Growth-justified P/E
33.3
Growth-justified Value
₹1,203.46
+1.2% MoS
PEG
0.80
Comparable companies
Peers
Business-comparable peers in Consumer — ranked by industry, sub-sector, theme-tag overlap, market cap, and U-Score similarity. Green cells mark the best available peer metric in this table.
Ticker
Name
Why peer
Score
PE
ROE
MoS
Verdict
SAPPHIRE
Large
Sapphire Foods India Limited
Retail
match 102
30
2616.0
-1.0%
-6447%
OVERVALUED
MANYAVAR
Micro
Vedant Fashions Limited
Retail
match 101
56
31.8
18.8%
+4%
FAIR VALUE
SWANDEF
Small
Swan Defence and Heavy Industries Limited
Retail
match 101
24
44.4
-124.0%
-33%
OVERVALUED
VGUARD
Micro
V-Guard Industries Limited
Retail
match 100
39
33.9
14.4%
-9%
WATCHLIST
VADILALIND
Small
Vadilal Industries Limited
Retail
match 97
60
23.3
19.6%
+30%
UNDERVALUED
Business, management & trust
Growth engines, risks, management commitments and evidence-backed delivery
Business, management & trust
Growth engines, risks, management commitments and evidence-backed delivery
Business and thesis
Where growth can come from, and what can break the case
Thesis intactReviewed 2026-06-13T09:54:17.817Z
Management commentary snapshot
FY26 sees strong system-wide sales growth of 25.4% YoY and adjusted consolidated PAT growth of 21.5% YoY, despite Q4FY26 headwinds from Middle East conflict and firming input costs.
TFS delivered robust FY26 performance, driven by strategic expansion and operational resilience. While Q4 faced temporary disruptions and cost pressures, management's confidence in India's long-term aviation growth and ongoing network expansion, including new greenfield airports, supports the thesis. The company's debt-free status and strong cash reserves provide flexibility.
Current business mix
Revenue by Vertical (Consolidated, Mar-26)
Latest issuer-disclosed distribution across 2 reported categories.
Travel QSR55.0%
Lounge41.0%
Growth engines
Indian Aviation Market Growth
India is the world's 3rd largest aviation market, with passenger traffic expected to grow 7-8% CAGR. Increase in airports, capacity expansion, and fleet growth are key drivers.
Expanding Core Business
Driving LFL sales growth through menu engineering, innovations, and quick commerce formats. Increasing presence at existing and new airports via strategic concession wins.
Expressway QSR Growth Drive
Expanding Travel QSRs on expressways to capitalize on rising intercity mobility and organized roadside consumption, with the market expected to grow at 30% CAGR.
Global Lounge Expansion
Pursuing APAC and Middle East markets for international Lounge growth opportunities, leveraging existing international presence in Malaysia and Hong Kong.
Capacity and execution
Network Expansion
Operating system-wide network of 557 Travel QSR outlets and Lounges as of Mar-26, with 76 outlets added in 12 months.
New Airport Presence
Scaled system-wide operations to 20 airports as of Mar-26, with operationalization of Cochin International Airport (T1) and Navi Mumbai International Airport.
Lounge Network Enhancement
Now operating 39 lounges as on Mar-26, with additions including Travel Club Lounge at Cochin T1 and 2nd Kyra lounge at Hong Kong International Airport.
Noida International Airport
Awarded contract to operate Travel QSR Outlets and Lounges at Noida International Airport, with planned opening in first half of FY27.
Tailwinds
Strong Indian Aviation Growth
Indian air passenger traffic is projected to grow by 7-8% CAGR, driven by low penetration rates, rising per capita income, and significant airport infrastructure investment.
Premiumization and Higher Spend
Indian travelers are demanding premium experiences and are willing to spend more for airport F&B. Increasing credit card penetration drives demand for lounge access.
Market Growth Projections
Indian Airport Travel QSR market expected to grow at 17-19% CAGR (FY26-35E) and Indian Airport Lounge Industry at 21-22% CAGR (FY26-35E).
Headwinds
Geo-political Conflicts
The Middle East conflict impacted Q4FY26 growth, adding volatility and temporarily affecting passenger traffic.
Firming Input Costs
Management noted firming input costs as a near-term challenge, which could impact profitability.
Temporary Traffic Disruptions
Unexpected travel disruptions during FY26, though traffic rebounded, added volatility to operations.
Risk radar
Passenger Traffic Volatility
Near-term sectoral headwinds due to geo-political situations may temporarily impact passenger traffic and consumption trends across airport ecosystems.
Input Cost Inflation
Firming input costs could pressure gross and operating margins if not effectively managed through pricing or cost optimization.
Competition in Concessions
Maintaining high contract retention rates (92.1%) and winning new concessions is crucial in a competitive airport F&B landscape.
Management accountability
What management said, and what results must prove
Issuer guidance and extracted claims are tracked against later reported outcomes. Treat these as management statements, not IndiaPulse forecasts.
Analyst reading lens
Compare BOTH
Both Q4FY26 and FY26 results are provided. YoY comparison is crucial for assessing performance against prior periods, especially in a business with potential seasonality and long-term structural growth drivers like aviation.
Sector KPIs management disclosed
System-wide Sales Growth
FY26 system-wide sales grew 25.4% YoY to Rs.32,144 million. Q4FY26 system-wide sales grew 27.7% YoY to Rs.8,954 million.
Like-for-Like (LFL) Sales Growth
FY26 LFL sales growth was 9.4% YoY. Q4FY26 LFL sales growth was 6.1% YoY.
Gross Profit Margin
Q4FY26 Gross Profit Margin was 87.3%, up from 83.0% in Q4FY25, driven by sales growth, higher value combo sales & one-time reclassification of cost of services.
EBITDA Margin
Q4FY26 EBITDA Margin was 40.4%, up from 36.7% in Q4FY25, supported by controlled manpower spends and flow-through of higher gross profit.
Management forward view
Unchanged Conviction in India's Aviation Story
Management's conviction in India's long-term aviation growth story is unchanged, despite near-term challenges.
Operational Resilience
The company is well-prepared to navigate current macro environment with disciplined execution and strong focus on operational efficiencies.
EATS Technology Platform Expansion
EATS is actively working to broaden the scope of airport services offered under the platform, aiming for a unified access layer.
International Lounge Growth
Management plans to pursue APAC and Middle East markets for international Lounge growth opportunities.
Thesis monitor
Numbers and claims to verify in the next filings
| Checkpoint | Current evidence | What to verify next |
|---|---|---|
| System-wide Sales Growth | FY26: 25.4% YoY; Q4FY26: 27.7% YoY | Sustained double-digit growth, indicating continued market penetration and passenger spend. |
| Like-for-Like (LFL) Sales Growth | FY26: 9.4% YoY; Q4FY26: 6.1% YoY | Improvement in LFL growth, especially in Q4, to confirm underlying demand strength beyond new contract gains. |
| Noida Airport Operationalization | Planned opening in first half of FY27 | Timely commencement of operations and ramp-up of Travel QSR outlets and lounges at this major greenfield airport. |
| Impact of Input Costs on Margins | Q4FY26 PAT Margin: 26.6% (vs 29.1% in Q4FY25) | Stabilization or improvement in PAT margins, indicating effective management of firming input costs and operational efficiencies. |
Verification checkpoints are IndiaPulse research interpretation, not investment advice.
Show extracted source claims
macro expectationnot yet verifiablequantified
Indian aviation market passenger traffic is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8% to 9% over the next decade.
Timeframe: next decadeDirection: growthConfidence: expected
"passenger traffic is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8% to 9% in India"
project executionnot yet verifiablequantified
Operations at Cochin International Airport will go live from January, including 11 travel QSR units and 1 lounge/bar.
Timeframe: from JanuaryDirection: go liveConfidence: plan
"Cochin will be 11 travel QSR outlets and 1 lounge... we go live there from January"
demand outlookdelivered
Passenger traffic is expected to continue recovering in the seasonally strong second half of the year.
Timeframe: second half of the yearDirection: recoveringConfidence: expect
"we expect passenger traffic to continue recovering"
Outcome check: Revenue YoY averaged 10.9% across 1 later quarter(s).
margin outlookpartially delivered
EBITDA margin will remain in a range-bound manner.
Timeframe: ongoingDirection: stableConfidence: will remain
"our EBITDA margin will remain in a range-bound manner"
Outcome check: OPM moved from 38.0% to average 40.0% (+2.0 pp).
project executionnot yet verifiable
Commencement of travel QSR and lounge operations at Noida and Navi Mumbai International Airports is expected soon.
Timeframe: soonDirection: commencementConfidence: expected
"Noida and Navi Mumbai International Airports, which are expected to open soon"
revenue outlookdelivered
Going forward, like-for-like (LFL) sales growth will be on top of passenger growth as traffic recovers.
Timeframe: going forwardDirection: higherConfidence: will be
"will be on top of the passenger growth"
Outcome check: Revenue YoY averaged 10.9% across 1 later quarter(s).
Trust Score
80Healthy Trust · medium confidenceClaim-tested Trust
Trust asks: does management behaviour match later outcomes? Higher is better, but confidence and evidence depth matter as much as the number.
Healthy Trust: Management has 100% delivered/partly-delivered outcomes on 3 checked claims. It ranks around the 90th percentile of the scored universe and 93rd percentile within Consumer. No major sub-score weakness stands out.
High Trust: 3/6 extracted management claims have outcome checks; 67% were fully delivered and 1 were partially delivered.
Computed 20 Oct 2026
management-trust-v1
8 extracted concalls · 3/6 claims matched
Score band
Healthy Trust
Generally investable credibility. Look for weak sub-scores before increasing position size.
Relative rank
90th percentile
overall median 67 · Consumer: 93rd pctile, median 66 · Large: 77th pctile, median 73
Evidence depth
Early sample
3/6 claims checked. Use as directional, not final.
Claim delivery
100% delivered or partly delivered
3/6 claims checked · No contradicted claim yet
How to read this Trust Score
Healthy Trust · medium confidenceWhat it measures
Reliability of management and financial delivery, using management claims matched with later outcomes.
Confidence
Useful directional evidence exists, but still verify the latest filings.
Investor use
Can support position sizing if valuation and trend also agree.
Read Trust alongside U-Score, result consistency, and technical trend. A cheap stock with weak Trust needs a larger margin of safety; a high Trust score does not make an expensive stock attractive by itself.
Forensic breakdown
Read low sub-scores as due-diligence warnings, not automatic sell signals.
Promoter
86
strong · holding, pledge, alignment
Cash flow
77
strong · profit to cash conversion
Balance sheet
89
strong · leverage and solvency
Discipline
98
strong · capital discipline
Results
87
strong · quarterly consistency
Trust positives
- ▸Promoter holding is 86.2%.
- ▸Promoter pledge is zero.
- ▸FCF yield is positive at 1.5%.
- ▸6 years of positive FCF.
Trust risks
- ▸No major Trust Lite risk flags.
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