Royal Orchid Hotels MD, chairman, board of directors and AGM
NSE: ROHLTDBSE: 532699Leisure ServicesSmall Cap
Share price at the NSE close on 23 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹273.95.
- Market capMarket capitalisation. Share price times the number of shares: what the whole company is worth at the day's price. The rank is by average market value over the six months to Jun 2026, among listed companies.
- ₹735 Cr1,513th largest listed
- P/EPrice to earnings, trailing. Market cap divided by the profit of the last twelve months (the latest four quarters, or two half years for a company that reports half-yearly) that belongs to the company's own shareholders, after the share of the other owners of its subsidiaries: what investors pay for each rupee of a year's profit. The filing of 11 Aug 2026
- 26.6
- P/BPrice to book. Market cap divided by the net worth that belongs to the company's own shareholders, its assets less everything it owes and less the other owners' share of its subsidiaries, on its latest balance sheet. The filing of 25 May 2026
- 2.8
- Dividend yieldDividend yield. Dividends paid per share in the twelve months to the day, as a percentage of the day's share price.
- 0.93%
- ROEReturn on equity. Profit over the last twelve months (the latest four quarters, or two half years for a company that reports half-yearly) that belongs to the company's own shareholders, as a percentage of their net worth, the money they have in the business. Net worth is the average of the latest balance sheet and the one a year before it. The filing of 11 Aug 2026
- 11.3%
- ROCEReturn on capital employed. Operating profit after depreciation (revenue less operating expenses and depreciation, without other income and one-off items) as a percentage of all the money the business runs on: the whole group's net worth, the other owners of its subsidiaries included, plus borrowings. Lease liabilities are not counted: the results filings do not state them. The profit is over the last twelve months (the latest four quarters, or two half years for a company that reports half-yearly); net worth and borrowings are on the latest balance sheet. The filing of 11 Aug 2026
- 10.5%
- Debt to equityDebt to equity. Borrowings divided by the whole group's net worth, the other owners of its subsidiaries included: rupees borrowed for each rupee of equity in the business. Lease liabilities are not counted: the results filings do not state them. From the balance sheet at the end of Mar 2026. The filing of 25 May 2026
- 0.36
- Volume, NSEVolume. Shares traded on the last trading day; delivery is the part buyers kept rather than sold again the same day.
- 26,21749.6% delivered
Royal Orchid Hotels board of directors
At the end of the quarter to Sep 2026, as the company filed it; changes since are in its announcements.Their trades in its shares
- Chairperson and managing directorChander Kamal Baljee
- Company Secretary and Compliance OfficerPadmini V Krupanidhi
6 directors3 independent2 executive1 non-executive
- Chander Kamal Baljee · Chairperson and managing directorExecutive · joined Sep 1992 · reappointed Apr 2025 · 408 months as independent · 1 listed board · 1 committee seat
- Keshav BaljeeExecutive · joined Nov 2019 · reappointed Sep 2025 · 82 months as independent · 1 listed board
- Sunita BaljeeNon-executive · joined Feb 2025 · reappointed Feb 2025 · 19 months as independent · 1 listed board
- Venkata Ramana Murthy PinisettiIndependent · joined Oct 2024 · reappointed Oct 2024 · 23 months as independent · 3 listed boards · 3 as independent · 4 committee seats, 1 as chair
- Rakesh MehtaIndependent · joined Oct 2025 · reappointed Oct 2025 · 11 months as independent · 1 listed board · 1 as independent · 2 committee seats, 1 as chair
- Nithyalakshmi SubramanianIndependent · joined Oct 2025 · reappointed Oct 2025 · 11 months as independent · 1 listed board · 1 as independent · 2 committee seats
An independent director has no business or family tie to the company, its promoters or its managers beyond the seat. Listed boards counts the boards of listed companies the director sits on, this one included, and "as independent" how many of those seats are independent ones. Committee seats are audit and stakeholder committee seats across those companies. Months as independent is filed for independent directors only, whose terms the rules cap. Disqualified is the company's own mark that a director may not serve under company law.
3 directors who left
- Ashutosh Chandra, left 21 Oct 2025: Tenure Completion
- Rajkumar Thakardas Khatri, left 8 Oct 2025: Tenure Completion
- Leena S Pirgal, left 13 Feb 2025: Tenure Completion
Committees and meetings
Who sits on each, and how often they met.Board meeting notices and outcomes
Board
- 11 Aug 20266 of 6 present3 independent · 77 days in between
- 25 May 20266 of 6 present3 independent
Audit Committee
Chair Rakesh Mehta
Venkata Ramana Murthy Pinisetti, Nithyalakshmi Subramanian
- 11 Aug 20263 of 3 present3 independent · 77 days in between
- 25 May 20263 of 3 present3 independent
Nomination and remuneration committee
Chair Venkata Ramana Murthy Pinisetti
Rakesh Mehta, Nithyalakshmi Subramanian
- 11 Aug 20263 of 3 present3 independent · 77 days in between
- 25 May 20263 of 3 present3 independent
Stakeholders Relationship Committee
Chair Venkata Ramana Murthy Pinisetti
Chander Kamal Baljee, Rakesh Mehta, Nithyalakshmi Subramanian
- 11 Aug 20264 of 4 present3 independent · 77 days in between
- 25 May 20264 of 4 present3 independent
Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
Chair Chander Kamal Baljee
Keshav Baljee, Venkata Ramana Murthy Pinisetti, Nithyalakshmi Subramanian
No meeting listed in the filing.
Meetings in the quarter filed and the one before it. The days in between are as the company files them, neither meeting's day counted; the rules allow at most 120. A quorum is the least number of members who must attend for the meeting to decide anything.
Statutory auditor
Named in the results for the quarter to Mar 2026.
- Walker Chandiok & Co LLPPeer-review certificate valid to May 2026
A statutory auditor checks the company's accounts and signs its results. Peer review is the accountants' institute's check of an audit firm's own work, which a listed company's auditor must hold a valid certificate of.
Royal Orchid Hotels AGM and shareholder votes
Each resolution, how the votes went, and how institutions voted apart from the promoters. A postal ballot is a vote by post or online, held without a meeting.Royal Orchid Hotels dividend history
Annual general meeting, 26 Sep 2026
24,388 shareholders on the register on 19 Sep 2026; present: 5 promoters and 42 others; votes counted by PRADEEP B KULKARNI / V SREEDHARAN AND ASSOCIATES.The company's voting result (opens in a new tab)
(a) To receive, consider and adopt the Audited Standalone Financial Statements of the Company for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2026, together with the Reports of the Board of Directors and the Auditors thereon. (b) To receive, consider and adopt the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2026, together with the Reports of the Auditors thereon.MoreLess
Ordinary93.67% for6.33% againstAgainst: promoters 0.00% · institutions 96.05% · other public 0.08%
Turnout: all 68.72% · promoters 99.91% · institutions 46.40% · other public 0.67%
- To declare Final Dividend of Rs.2.50/- per Equity Share for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2026.Ordinary100.00% for0.00% against
Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 0.00% · other public 0.08%
Turnout: all 68.72% · promoters 99.91% · institutions 46.40% · other public 0.67%
- To appoint a Director in place of Mrs. Sunita Baljee (DIN: 00080737), who retires by rotation and being eligible, offers herself for re-appointment.Ordinary93.67% for6.33% against
Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 96.05% · other public 0.05%
Turnout: all 68.72% · promoters 99.91% · institutions 46.40% · other public 0.67%
- To re appoint Mr. Venkata Ramana Murthy Pinisetti (DIN - 03483544) as an Independent Director of the Company for a second Term.Special93.67% for6.33% against
Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 96.05% · other public 0.08%
Turnout: all 68.72% · promoters 99.91% · institutions 46.40% · other public 0.67%
For and against are per cent of the votes cast. Turnout is the votes cast as a per cent of the shares each group holds. Institutions are funds, insurers, banks and foreign investors. An ordinary resolution passes with more than half the votes cast, a special one with at least three quarters.
Postal ballot, 3 May 2026, 2 resolutions
24,889 shareholders on the register on 27 Mar 2026; votes counted by PRADEEP B KULKARNI / V SREEDHARAN AND ASSOCIATES.The company's voting result (opens in a new tab)
- TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE PROPOSAL FOR CHANGE IN DESIGNATION OF MR. KESHAV BALJEE (DIN: 00344855) FROM NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO WHOLE-TIME DIRECTOR DESIGNATED AS AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.SpecialPromoters have an interest in it93.73% for6.27% against
Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 96.39% · other public 31.29%
Turnout: all 68.50% · promoters 99.91% · institutions 47.23% · other public 0.18%
- TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE PROPOSAL FOR INCREASING THE REMUNERATION OF MR. ARJUN BALJEE, PRESIDENT OF THE COMPANY WHO IS HOLDING OFFICE/ PLACE OF PROFIT.OrdinaryPromoters have an interest in it93.73% for6.27% against
Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 96.39% · other public 35.34%
Turnout: all 68.50% · promoters 99.91% · institutions 47.23% · other public 0.18%
For and against are per cent of the votes cast. Turnout is the votes cast as a per cent of the shares each group holds. Institutions are funds, insurers, banks and foreign investors. An ordinary resolution passes with more than half the votes cast, a special one with at least three quarters.
Postal ballot, 21 Dec 2025, 2 resolutions
25,492 shareholders on the register on 14 Nov 2025; votes counted by PRADEEP B KULKARNI / V SREEDHARAN AND ASSOCIATES.The company's voting result (opens in a new tab)
- APPOINTMENT OF MR. RAKESH MEHTA (DIN: 00002676) AS AN INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR.Special94.02% for5.98% against
Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 99.93% · other public 3.25%
Turnout: all 68.51% · promoters 99.91% · institutions 44.39% · other public 2.20%
- APPOINTMENT OF MS. NITHYALAKSHMI SUBRAMANIAN (DIN: 11183504) AS AN INDEPENDENT WOMEN DIRECTOR.Special94.02% for5.98% against
Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 99.93% · other public 3.07%
Turnout: all 68.51% · promoters 99.91% · institutions 44.39% · other public 2.20%
For and against are per cent of the votes cast. Turnout is the votes cast as a per cent of the shares each group holds. Institutions are funds, insurers, banks and foreign investors. An ordinary resolution passes with more than half the votes cast, a special one with at least three quarters.
Annual general meeting, 25 Sep 2025, 5 resolutions
26,201 shareholders on the register on 18 Sep 2025; present: 5 promoters and 29 others; votes counted by KIRAN DESAI / KDSH & ASSOCIATES LLP.The company's voting result (opens in a new tab)
(a) To receive, consider and adopt the Audited Standalone Financial Statements of the Company for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2025, together with the Reports of the Board of Directors and the Auditors thereon. (b) To receive, consider and adopt the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2025, together with the Reports of the Auditors thereon.MoreLess
Ordinary94.03% for5.97% againstAgainst: promoters 0.00% · institutions 99.75% · other public 0.13%
Turnout: all 68.22% · promoters 99.91% · institutions 43.58% · other public 1.09%
- To declare Final Dividend of Rs.2.50/- per Equity Share for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2025.Ordinary100.00% for0.00% against
Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 0.00% · other public 0.17%
Turnout: all 68.22% · promoters 99.91% · institutions 43.58% · other public 1.09%
- To appoint a Director in place of Mr. Keshav Baljee (DIN: 00344855), who retires by rotation and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment.Ordinary100.00% for0.00% against
Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 0.00% · other public 0.14%
Turnout: all 68.22% · promoters 99.91% · institutions 43.58% · other public 1.09%
- Re-Appointment of M/s Walker Chandiok & Co LLP as the Statutory Auditors of the Company for a second term of Five Years.Ordinary99.99% for0.01% against
Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 0.00% · other public 2.96%
Turnout: all 68.22% · promoters 99.91% · institutions 43.58% · other public 1.09%
- Appointment of M/s. V. Sreedharan and Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries, as the Secretarial Auditors of the Company for one term of Five Years.Ordinary99.99% for0.01% against
Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 0.00% · other public 2.96%
Turnout: all 68.22% · promoters 99.91% · institutions 43.58% · other public 1.09%
For and against are per cent of the votes cast. Turnout is the votes cast as a per cent of the shares each group holds. Institutions are funds, insurers, banks and foreign investors. An ordinary resolution passes with more than half the votes cast, a special one with at least three quarters.
Postal ballot, 11 Sep 2025, 2 resolutions
25,279 shareholders on the register on 8 Aug 2025; votes counted by G SHANKER PRASAD / GOPICHAND ROHRA & ASSOCIATES PRIVATE LIMITED.The company's voting result (opens in a new tab)
- APPOINTMENT OF MR. SUNIL SIKKA (DIN: 00083032) AS A NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.OrdinaryNot passedPromoters have an interest in it15.53% for84.47% against
Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 100.00% · other public 57.34%
Turnout: all 6.41% · promoters 0.00% · institutions 46.18% · other public 8.55%
- APPROVAL FOR INCREASE IN MANAGERIAL REMUNERATION OF MR. CHANDER K. BALJEE, MANAGING DIRECTOR.SpecialNot passedPromoters have an interest in it15.45% for84.55% against
Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 100.00% · other public 57.57%
Turnout: all 6.41% · promoters 0.00% · institutions 46.18% · other public 8.55%
For and against are per cent of the votes cast. Turnout is the votes cast as a per cent of the shares each group holds. Institutions are funds, insurers, banks and foreign investors. An ordinary resolution passes with more than half the votes cast, a special one with at least three quarters.
Postal ballot, 8 May 2025, 1 resolution
26,631 shareholders on the register on 4 Apr 2025; votes counted by G SHANKER PRASAD.The company's voting result (opens in a new tab)
- APPOINTMENT OF MRS. SUNITA BALJEE (DIN: 00080737) AS A NON-EXECUTIVE, WOMEN DIRECTOR.OrdinaryPromoters have an interest in it99.71% for0.29% against
Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 0.00% · other public 31.48%
Turnout: all 4.11% · promoters 0.00% · institutions 50.06% · other public 0.14%
For and against are per cent of the votes cast. Turnout is the votes cast as a per cent of the shares each group holds. Institutions are funds, insurers, banks and foreign investors. An ordinary resolution passes with more than half the votes cast, a special one with at least three quarters.
Postal ballot, 22 Dec 2024, 3 resolutions
The company's voting result (opens in a new tab)
- RE-APPOINTMENT OF MR. RAJKUMAR THAKARDAS KHATRI (DIN: 01787188) AS AN INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR.Special99.98% for0.02% against
Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 0.00% · other public 1.33%
Turnout: all 68.62% · promoters 99.89% · institutions 55.76% · other public 3.32%
- RE-APPOINTMENT OF MR. ASHUTOSH CHANDRA (DIN: 09766619) AS AN INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR.Special99.98% for0.02% against
Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 0.00% · other public 1.33%
Turnout: all 68.62% · promoters 99.89% · institutions 55.76% · other public 3.32%
- APPOINTMENT OF MR. VENKATA RAMANA MURTHY PINISETTI (DIN - 03483544) AS AN INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR.Special99.98% for0.02% against
Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 0.00% · other public 1.33%
Turnout: all 68.62% · promoters 99.89% · institutions 55.76% · other public 3.32%
For and against are per cent of the votes cast. Turnout is the votes cast as a per cent of the shares each group holds. Institutions are funds, insurers, banks and foreign investors. An ordinary resolution passes with more than half the votes cast, a special one with at least three quarters.
Annual general meeting, 30 Sep 2024, 4 resolutions
Present: 6 promoters and 36 others.The company's voting result (opens in a new tab)
(a) To receive, consider and adopt the Audited Standalone Financial Statements of the Company for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2024, together with the Reports of the Board of Directors and the Auditors thereon. n(b) To receive, consider and adopt the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2024, together with the Reports of the Auditors thereon.nMoreLess
Ordinary93.98% for6.02% againstAgainst: promoters 0.00% · institutions 100.00% · other public 0.28%
Turnout: all 67.67% · promoters 99.89% · institutions 55.50% · other public 0.06%
- To declare Final Dividend of Rs.2.50/- per Equity Share for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2024.Ordinary100.00% for0.00% against
Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 0.00% · other public 0.28%
Turnout: all 67.67% · promoters 99.89% · institutions 55.50% · other public 0.06%
- To appoint a Director in place of Mr. Sunil Sikka (DIN: 00083032), who retires by rotation and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment.OrdinaryPromoters have an interest in it0.44% for99.56% against
Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 100.00% · other public 0.32%
Turnout: all 4.09% · promoters 0.00% · institutions 55.50% · other public 0.06%
- To Re-appoint Mr. Chander K. Baljee (DIN: 00081844) as the Managing Director of the Company and Approval of the remuneration.SpecialPromoters have an interest in it100.00% for0.00% against
Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 0.00% · other public 0.28%
Turnout: all 4.09% · promoters 0.00% · institutions 55.50% · other public 0.06%
For and against are per cent of the votes cast. Turnout is the votes cast as a per cent of the shares each group holds. Institutions are funds, insurers, banks and foreign investors. An ordinary resolution passes with more than half the votes cast, a special one with at least three quarters.
Investor complaints and compliance
Quarter by quarter.
Investor complaints received and resolved, the company's own count
- Received
- Resolved
Open at the quarter's end
- The board is made up as the listing rules require
- Yes
- The board has a regular chairperson
- Yes
- The company has a risk management committee
- No
- The chair is related to the managing director
- Yes
- The filing has a part on fines and penalties
- No
- The filing has a part on tax disputes
- No
- There was a cyber security incident in the quarter
- No
The company's own answers in its filing.