The founders of Bloom are
Gobind Singh Akoi, Mansi Panani, Roli Mathur and Shirish Saraf. Bloom set out
with the goal of creating a consistent & reliable offering that gives you
what you care about the most a great room, in the best location, at a
surprisingly affordable rate. Over the years they are super proud to have
expanded across India with their growing community of loyal Bloomers supporting
them with every new hotel opening.
Hospitality chain Bloom
Hotels has showcased impressive over fivefold growth in the past two fiscal
years, surging its scale from Rs 49 crore in FY22 to Rs 250 crore in FY24. On a
year-on-year basis, its operating revenue grew 73.6% in the fiscal year ending
March 2024, while the firm’s profit spiked 2.3X. Bloom’s revenue from operations
grew by 73.6% to Rs 250 crore in FY24 from Rs 144 crore in FY23, according to
its annual consolidated financial statements sourced from the Registrar of
Companies. The company operates hotel brands such as Bloom Hotel, Bloom Hub,
BloomSuites, and Bloomrooms. Income from the room rental accounted for 85.2% of
the operating revenue which surged 79% to Rs 213 crore in the last fiscal year
from Rs 119 crore in FY23. The rest of the revenue came from food/beverages and
other allied services which stood at Rs 33 crore and Rs 4 crore, respectively.
Bloom also added Rs 8 crore primarily from the interest on deposits which
pushed its overall revenue to Rs 258 crore in FY24. Currently, it has over 50
hotels located across Mumbai Pune, Udaipur, Jaipur, NCR et al. For the
hospitality chain business, the cost of lease rent was the latest cost center,
forming 31.5% of the overall cost. In the line of expansion, the cost grew 79%
to Rs 77 crore in FY24. Notably, Bloom has entered into multiple operating
lease agreements, with lease durations ranging from 5 to 44 years. These
agreements encompass a mix of company-owned leased hotels and revenue-linked
lease arrangements based on earnings from the leased premises. Its employee
benefits and commissions to agents grew by 58% and 78% to Rs 60 crore and Rs 16
crore, respectively. Advertising, legal, and cost of food & beverages were
other overheads, taking the total cost to Rs 244 crore in FY24 from Rs 144
crore in FY23.The impressive scale and controlled cost boosted Bloom’s profits
over two-fold to Rs 14 crore in FY24. Its ROCE and EBITDA margin improved to
6.25% and 10.08% respectively.