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<ul><li>Shriram Properties’ IPO opened subscription for investors on Wednesday and will close on December 10.</li><li>The company is looking to raise ₹600 crore through the public listing, out of which ₹250 crore is fresh issue and ₹350 crore is an offer for sale by promoters.</li><li>Shares of the company are demanding a premium of ₹20 in the grey market today.</li><li>Analysts have mixed views on whether to subscribe for the IPO or not after the company booked losses in the past two years due to COVID-19.</li></ul>Shriram Properties, part of the Shriram Group and one of the leading residential real estate development companies in south India, opened its initial public offering (IPO) today, December 8, and will close on December 10. The company primarily focuses on the mid-market and affordable housing segments. Bengaluru and Chennai are the key markets for the company, while it also operates in Coimbatore, Visakhapatnam, and Kolkata. Shriram Properties is well supported by marquee private equity investors like TPG, Tata Opportunities Fund, Walton Street Capital and Starwood, which cumulatively held 58.35% equity stake. Through this IPO, these investors are partially offloading their stake. Adding to it, the company has attracted multiple financial investments from investors like SUN Apollo Ventures, Mitsubishi Corporation, Amplus Capital Advisors, ASK Property Investment Advisors, Motilal Oswal and Kotak Private Equity Group in its projects. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;" class="redcator-table-advance"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Shareholders selling shares </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Number of shares on sale </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Omega TC Sabre Holdings </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹90.9 crore </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Tata Capital Financial Services </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹8.34 crore </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">TPG Asia </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹92.2 crore </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">WSI/WSQI V (XXXII) Mauritius Investors </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹133.4 crore </td></tr></tbody><tbody></tbody><tbody></tbody><tbody></tbody><tbody></tbody></table> The company plans to utilise some of the net proceeds from the IPO towards the company and its subsidiaries’ debt payments and some for general corporate purposes. Keeping aside the company's strong position in the southern part of the country and growth prospects, financial performance of the company has been disappointing. It has reported losses for two consecutive years because its business operations were impacted by COVID-19 induced lockdown and restrictions. <div type="image" title="shriram revenue" height="900" width="1200" msid="88167162" hostid="261"></div> Following this, the IPO has received mixed views from the brokerages suggesting whether to subscribe for the IPO or not. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;" class="redcator-table-advance"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Brokerages </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Recommendation </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Kotak Securities </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Not rated </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Canara Bank Securities </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Subscribe for listing gains </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">ICICIdirect </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Unrated </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Choice Broking </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Subscribe </td></tr></tbody><tbody></tbody><tbody></tbody><tbody></tbody><tbody></tbody></table> While the company has already suffered losses due to pandemic related restrictions, it may again get impacted as the new COVID variant cases are increasing day-by-day. “The COVID-19 pandemic may affect company’s business, results of operations and financial condition, in the future, in a number of ways which includes delays in the completion of construction of properties on account of the lockdown and work stoppages, affecting ability of customers to visit sales offices and undertake in-person discussions, inability to access capital on commercially acceptable terms and company’s ability to execute growth strategies and identify and complete acquisitions,” said analysts at ICICIdirect in a brokerage note. Ravi Singhal, vice chairman at GCL Securities said that, “Company is posting losses from the last two years and its revenue has reduced significantly since the 2019 level. These losses may extend further this year looking at the Omicron scenario. This company is part of the reputed Shriram Group, but that cannot be the only point to apply for this IPO. Clearly investors cannot apply for this IPO for listing gain; one may apply for long-term holding based on their risk appetite.” However, some analysts feel that the company’s leading position in the residential segment along with strong execution quality will take the company a long way. “Company is one of the leading residential real-estate developers in south India and focuses on mid-market and affordable housing categories. We believe that the company has a strong track record of delivering the project on time and can maintain strong execution which will get reflected in the pre-sales numbers going ahead. Hence, we are assigning a “SUBSCRIBE” recommendation to the Shriram Properties Limited IPO,” said Yash Gupta, equity research analyst at Angel One. Here is how Shriram Properties’ peers performed this year: <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;" class="redcator-table-advance"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Peer companies </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Market cap </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">% return in 2021 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Macrotech Developers </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹69,722 crore </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">210.00% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Indiabulls Real Estate </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹7,856 crore </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">113.00% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Sobha </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹8,225 crore </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">113.00% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Brigade Enterprises </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹11,658 crore </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">103.00% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Prestige Estates Projects </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹17,860 crore </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">67.00% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">DLF </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹97,898 crore </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">65.00% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Oberoi Realty </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹32,049 crore </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">49.00% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Godrej Properties </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹23,601 crore </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">41.00% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Kolte-Patil Developers </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹2,397 crore </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">29.00% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Sunteck Realty </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹6,593 crore </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">26.00% </td></tr></tbody><tbody></tbody><tbody></tbody><tbody></tbody><tbody></tbody></table> SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/cryptocurrency/news/no-need-for-new-crypto-regulator-in-india-says-crosstower-ceo/articleshow/88165815.cms">INTERVIEW: 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Although Shriram Properties has solid future prospects, Omicron may mess things in the near term

New Delhi, Jul 12 () Leading realty firm Godrej Properties is well placed to maintain its growth momentum this fiscal despite headwinds due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and will look to increase market share as well as add projects available at a distressed valuation, a top company official said. In his message to the company's shareholders in the annual report, Godrej Properties Executive Chairman Pirojsha Godrej said the housing demand will certainly be impacted due to the economic slowdown caused by the pandemic. However, he said the demand from prospective homebuyers will further consolidate towards large organised developers with better track record in execution. Moreover, Godrej said the affordability has increased due to low interest rates and stable prices over the past seven years. Home ownership would also gain currency due to lockdown. Godrej Properties achieved a sales booking of Rs 5,915 crore during the last fiscal, the highest by any listed real estate developer. "While we are pleased with the year gone by, it is clear that the current year will bring new challenges and opportunities. Resilience and agility will be critical to ensure that we emerge stronger from this crisis," said Pirojsha. The economic growth is likely to be in negative during the current financial year and the COVID-19 crisis is leading to significant amounts of job cuts and salary reduction, he said adding that this would certainly impact demand for high-value purchases such as housing. "Despite these headwinds, we believe we are well placed to maintain our growth momentum in the current financial year... We are prepared to withstand a possible downturn in the sector -- however bad it gets," said Pirojsha. The Godrej Properties chairman said the company would focus on capturing opportunities that might arise as a result of this crisis. "The most important opportunity will be to gain market share. Our strong business development over the past few years has ensured that our launch pipeline is the best it has ever been. We will be agile and ready to launch these projects and thereby gain share while most of our peers are focused on liquidating their current inventory," he said. The new launches of projects would drive cash flows and earnings growth over the medium term. "We will be open to the opportunity to further strengthen our portfolio if projects become available at distressed valuations," said Pirojsha. He said the company remains committed to medium-term goals -- to consistently be among the leading developers by value of residential real estate sales in core markets, and to consistently deliver a return on equity (ROE) in excess of 20 per cent. "Despite continued disruptions the real estate sector has faced including the current pandemic, we believe we are on track to achieve these goals," Pirojsha said. The company's sales bookings in 2019-20 grew 11 per cent to Rs 5,915 crore, and resulted from the sale of 7,415 homes with a total area of 8.8 million sq ft. This averages to over 20 homes per day. "We sold more than 1.1 million sq ft with a booking value of over Rs 1,000 crore in each of our four focus markets of MMR (Mumbai Metropolitan Region), Pune, NCR and Bengaluru," Pirojsha said. On execution of projects, he said the company's strategy to shift from labour-intensive forms of construction to precast construction would help reduce project-completion timelines. This will also reduce the gap between operating results and reported accounts, enhance project returns, and enable faster turnaround of capital. "Our balance sheet is strong with net debt to equity at the end of Q4 FY20 standing at 0.24 to 1. Our equity raise of Rs 2,100 crore in Q1 FY20 has ensured that we have a significant surplus liquidity to withstand any temporary liquidity and demand shocks that may arise," Pirojsha said. Godrej Properties, the real estate arm of the Godrej group, posted a net profit of Rs 267.21 crore over a total revenue of Rs 2,914.59 crore during the last financial year. MJH HRS

Godrej looks to gain mkt share, add distressed projects amid COVID-19 pandemic

New Delhi, May 12 () The nationwide lockdown to contain COVID-19 will have a negative impact on the real estate sector in the short term, affecting sales and cash-flow of builders, while accelerating the pace of consolidation in the sector, Godrej Properties said. However, the company said it would continue to grow, helped by its brand image and various projects lined up to be launched. It had clocked record sales booking of nearly Rs 6,000 crore during the last fiscal year. In its investor presentation, the Mumbai-based firm said: Due to the nationwide lockdown, existing construction activity has come to a halt which will extend construction timelines. The company employs around 10,000 construction workers at its sites across India and is in good position to resume construction at most projects once the lockdown is lifted, it added. On impact on sales bookings, Godrej Properties said, it expects to see a significant short-term reduction in sectoral sales. However, the company said its strong project pipeline and brand would enable to deliver continued growth. "Liquidity situation for the sector will worsen with banks and non-bank financial companies (NBFCs) getting more risk-averse, resulting in funding issues for many developers," the company said. Godrej Properties said that its short-term cashflows, too, will be impacted, but the company has a strong balance sheet and is in a good position to operate its existing projects. Consolidation within the residential real estate sector is likely to accelerate further, it said, adding that well-capitalised players with good brands and execution capabilities are expected to continue to gain substantial market share. Godrej Properties on Monday reported a 35 per cent fall in its consolidated net profit at Rs 101.08 crore for the quarter ended March as against Rs 156.66 crore in the year-ago period. Total income, however, rose to Rs 1,288.17 crore in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year from Rs 1,203.21 crore in the previous year. Net profit rose to Rs 267.21 crore during the full 2019-20 financial year from Rs 253.15 crore in the previous year. The total income fell to Rs 2,914.59 crore during the last fiscal year from Rs 3,221.98 crore in the 2018-19 financial year. Godrej Properties' total sales bookings stood at Rs 5,915 crore and 8.80 million sq ft during the last fiscal year. In 2018-19, the sales bookings stood at Rs 5,316 crore and 8.76 million sq ft. The company said this is its highest ever sales bookings in a financial year and possibly the highest booking value achieved by any publicly listed real estate developer in India in FY20. Pirojsha Godrej, Executive Chairman, Godrej Properties, said: "While the real estate sector is likely to be significantly impacted for the next few months, we believe there will be continued opportunities for credible developers with strong brands as the process of consolidation that has been underway in the sector gathers pace." "While the start of FY21 may be muted, our strong project pipeline and healthy balance sheet will help maintain sales momentum in FY21," ha had said. MJH ANSANS

Realty sector consolidation to accelerate as lockdown hits sales, cash-flow of builders: Godrej Prop

<ul><li>Housing Development Finance Corporation’s individual loan disbursements rose rapidly by 181% on year in June quarter.</li><li>The leading housing finance company sees strong demand for home loans since many locations have unlocked post covid.</li><li>Real estate company stocks have been gaining since the last 30 days hoping for a recovery.</li></ul>The largest private housing finance company in India said that demand had improved in both the affordable segment as well as in high-end properties. While the company’s net profit declined marginally to ₹ 5,310 crore from ₹5,669 crore same time last year, Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) saw a 181% growth in individual loan disbursement in June quarter 2021. "HDFC surprised the street with almost steady asset quality performance during a quarter when most peers in housing as well as other asset finance sectors have reported a significant rise in stressed loans," said Kotak Institutional Equities in its report dated August 3. <div type="image" title="HDFC net profit revenue" height="900" width="1200" msid="84972826" hostid="261"></div> Home loan disbursement refers to the release of the credit amount by the bank or financial institution to the borrower. “While disbursements during April and May of the current financial year were somewhat impacted, business has reverted to normalised trends in the months of June and July,” said the company while announcing its June quarter results. This is a trend that has continued for the last few quarters with exceptions in the month of April and May 2021 when the second wave of the pandemic struck. Watch the company’s Chief Executive Officer Keki Mistry expressing similar optimism in a conversation with <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/watch-the-ceo-of-indias-largest-home-loan-company-says-people-are-going-for-bigger-homes-thanks-to-the-lockdown/articleshow/80894790.cms">Business Insider in </a>February this year. This has helped real estate stocks sustain the rally seen over the last one month. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Top five realty stocks </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Gains on Aug 2 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Last 30 days </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">DLF </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">4% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">25% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Oberoi Realty </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">9% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">16% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Godrej Properties </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">2% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">17% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Indiabulls Real Estate </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">3% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">33% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Prestige Estates Projects </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">7% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">26% </td></tr></tbody></table> India’s real estate sector has been in a limbo for a few years now. The pandemic made it worse and, despite steady cuts in benchmark interest rates by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the recovery has been slow, to put it mildly. According to latest data from property consultants at Anarock, over 1.74 lakh under-construction homes ⁠— estimated to be worth over ₹1.4 lakh crore (about $20 billion) are stuck across the top seven cities in India. These projects were launched before 2014 but have not been completed since. The total number of properties under construction in India exceeds 626,000. Even HDFC’s earnings statement noted that people preferred ready-to-move properties compared to those under construction. Many of those who have taken home loans are also struggling to repay. Individual non performing assets (NPAs) increased due to slippages after the impact of the second wave of the pandemic. <div type="image" title="HDFC chart 2" height="900" width="1200" msid="84971003" hostid="261"></div> However, the outlook for real estate stocks has been so bad that investors are craving for any amount of optimism. And, some of it has been available for those seeking it. Macrotech Developers, the owner of the Lodha brand of properties ⁠— one of the biggest developers in India ⁠— clocked a total sales booking of ₹957 crore in June quarter, of which ₹654 crore came in June. <div type="image" title="Macrotech developers chart" height="900" width="1200" msid="84971027" hostid="261"></div> "We expect the sector to outperform in coming years wherein companies like DLF, Oberoi Realty, Godrej Properties, Phoenix Mills, Brigade enterprises, Indiabulls Real Estate and Sobha, which collectively contribute 87% of Nifty Realty Index, are poised to generate above-average returns in years to come and should be considered as long-term investment bets in portfolios," broking firm <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/realty-shares-in-demand-oberoi-prestige-estates-indiabulls-sobha-up-5-121080200316_1.html">ICICIdirect</a> recently said. 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