<keyword id="1553175" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="vodafone-idea" source="Orion">Vodafone Idea</keyword>'s financial stress underlined by mounting losses and rising debt is likely to impact its financial lenders and have a bearing on employees and subscribers, <keyword id="6354972" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="icra" source="Orion">ICRA</keyword> said on Monday highlighting that government support is "critical" at this point. The support can be by way of deferment of spectrum dues, cut in levies, reduction in interest rates, and a combination of relief measures could aid financial profile and the structure of the industry. "Vodafone Idea has been under financial stress as reflected by mounting losses and burgeoning debt levels, which is likely to impact its financial lenders as well as Government, apart from having a bearing on its employees, its subscribers and associated industries, most prominently towers," ICRA said in a statement. In the event of <keyword id="634808" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="vil" source="Orion">VIL</keyword> exit, the tower industry may be confronted with vacation of around 180,000 tenancies that the telco currently occupies. Of these, only 40-50 per cent of the tenancies are expected to be regained by the tower companies over 18-24 months. "The telecom industry had been facing headwinds since the launch of services by Reliance Jio Infocomm (RJIL) which manifested into decline in revenue and profit generation," ICRA said noting that Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) dues had added to the industry's woes. Given the precarious position of the VIL balancesheet, material external support (primarily government) "might be necessary", it said. The support could be in the form of deferment of spectrum dues, reduction in levies, reduction in interest rates, suggested ICRA. Sabyasachi Majumdar, Group Head and Senior Vice President, ICRA, observed that as VIL owes Rs 23,400 crore to lenders and Rs 1,68,190 crore to government towards spectrum and AGR deferred dues as on June 30, 2021. "Over the last 12 quarters starting Q2FY2019, VIL has been reporting sizeable losses. Further, with the addition of AGR liabilities, the debt has burgeoned to more than Rs 2 lakh crore as on June 30, 2021 (including lease liabilities)," Majumdar said. This, along with churn in the subscriber base, mostly stagnant 4G user base, and pressure on ARPU levels have kept the revenue and profit generation muted, Majumdar pointed out. According to Ankit Jain, Sector Head and Assistant Vice President, ICRA, the most effective relief can come in the form of extension of moratorium on spectrum dues beyond FY2022, a move that could result in deferment of dues payable in FY2023 to the tune of Rs 32,000 crore for the industry, of which Rs 16,000 crore are VIL's. "Moreover, reduction in the levies paid by telcos, namely license fee and spectrum usage charges can also lift the <keyword id="63060" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ebitda" source="Orion">EBITDA</keyword>. A one per cent reduction in levies leads to annual saving of Rs 1,600 crore for the industry," Jain estimated. Besides, measures such as reduction in interest rates on telecom department's dues, increasing spectrum allotment tenure and introduction of floor tariffs can also further aid the industry. ICRA estimates that Re 1 increase in ARPU (Average Revenue Per User) translates into Rs 450-500 crore EBITDA accretion for the industry. A combination of these relief measures could aid the financial profile and the structure of the industry, Jain said. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/real-estate-company-stocks-become-multibaggers-while-analysts-see-further-strong-upside/articleshow/85976693.cms">Sobha, Mahindra Lifespace become multibaggers in 2021 as analysts see strong upside in realty space</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/telecom/news/jiophone-next-is-the-new-weapon-in-ambanis-arsenal-as-he-takes-aim-at-the-500-million-subscriber-mark/articleshow/85974565.cms">JioPhone Next is the new weapon in Ambani’s arsenal as he takes aim at the 500 million subscriber mark</a>

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<ul><li>This is the third time the developer is proposing to take the company public after two failed attempts in 2009 and 2018 in the backdrop of unfavourable market conditions.</li><li>The reports indicated that the company took the decision to go public after a recent spurt in residential sales and improved investor sentiments.</li><li>The company is known for its prominent luxury offerings such as the Trump Towers in Mumbai and Grosvenor Square in London.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/">Check out the latest news and updates on Business Insider.</a></li></ul>One of India's largest real estate players Macrotech Developers — formerly known as <keyword id="6473062" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Lodha-Developers">Lodha Developers</keyword> — has filed a draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to raise around ₹2,500 crore through an initial public offering, according to <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/ipos/fpos/lodha-developers-plans-to-raise-rs-2500-crore-with-10-dilution-through-ipo/articleshow/81030219.cms">news reports</a>. The Mumbai-based company is known for its prominent luxury offerings such as the Trump Towers in Mumbai and Grosvenor Square in London. For the proposed share sale, the company is looking to dilute at least a 10% stake. In 2019, the Lodha Developers changed its name to Macrotech Developers. However, the company said it will continue using the brand name ‘Lodha’ for selling and or leasing its property. The news reports indicated that the company took the decision to go public after a recent spurt in residential sales and improved investor sentiments. This is the third time the developer is proposing to take the company public after two failed attempts in 2009 and 2018 in the backdrop of unfavourable market conditions. The proposed amount of ₹2,500 crore is more than half of what the company had planned to raise earlier. In April 2018, Lodha Group had approached SEBI to raise around ₹5,500 crore through an initial public offering (IPO) and had received the regulator's nod to launch the IPO, but the company backed off citing challenging times for the realty sector. The company first attempted to list its shares on the bourses in 2009 to raise about ₹2,800 crore. The company also received SEBI's nod in early 2010, but later dropped the plan due to unfavourable market conditions caused by the global financial crisis of 2008. The reports indicated that the company has roped in investment banking firms such as Axis Capital, ICICI Securities, Edelweiss Securities, IIFL Securities, SBI Capital, JM Financial, Yes Securities, Bank of Baroda Capital, and JP Morgan as advisors for its IPO. “The <keyword id="6474120" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Lodha-IPO">Lodha IPO</keyword> is majorly a primary issue of shares and the proceeds are likely to be used for debt reduction, land acquisition and new projects,” according to a Moneycontrol <a href="https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/lodha-developers-files-papers-with-sebi-for-rs-2500-crore-ipo-as-realty-makes-comeback-6529871.html">report</a>. The stars are aligning perfectly for Lodha Group The company is coming up with IPO plans just days after the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at the annual budget added thrust for affordable housing. Sitharaman extended the exemption for affordable housing until March 2022, making the section of the real estate sector quite attractive. The recent Economic Survey by Krishnamurthy Venkata Subramanian, India’s chief economic advisor, showed that the COVID-19 pandemic had hit the residential property market during the first quarter. However, the sales have now improved dramatically in the affordable homes segment since July. <div type="image" title="PR31122020_CH1" msid="81038248" hostid="261"></div> According to the RBI data, the year-on-year growth in the all-India House Price Index (HPI) continued to be moderate. It stood at 1.1% in the second quarter. The stocks of its listed peers such as DLF, Godrej Properties, and others have seen a favourable investors interest in the past three months. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"><colgroup></colgroup><col /><col /><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Stock </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Change since Sept 30 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">DLF </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">108.52% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Godrej Properties </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">75% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Mahindra Lifespace </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">106% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Sobha Ltd </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">105% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Brigade Enterprises </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">74% </td></tr></tbody></table> SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/indian-hotel-companies-have-shown-resilience-during-the-pandemic-and-now-the-markets-are-celebrating-them/articleshow/81032369.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Indian hotel companies have shown resilience during the pandemic and now the markets are celebrating them</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/news/its-round-its-two-sided-and-it-could-be-the-most-accurate-world-map-created-till-date/articleshow/81033263.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">It’s round, it’s two-sided and it could be the most accurate world map created till date</a>

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<ul><li>The cumulative sales of top realty players like DLF, Godrej, <keyword id="210357" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Oberoi-Realty">Oberoi Realty</keyword> and others raked in $228 billion in FY19 sales. </li><li>The developers saw a 159% jump in housing sales from FY17. </li><li>In Q2 FY20, <keyword id="703971" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="real-estate-sales">real estate sales</keyword> declined again by 9.5%.</li></ul>Indian listed <keyword id="6354553" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="real-estate">real estate</keyword> players had a good run but in FY19 as they sold stock worth $228 billion, according to property consultant firm Anarock. Players like DLF, Sobha, Puravankara, Prestige Estates, Brigade Enterprises, Mahindra Lifespace Developers, <keyword id="45432" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Godrej-Properties">Godrej Properties</keyword>, Oberoi Realty and <keyword id="215249" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kolte-Patil">Kolte Patil</keyword> Developers, saw an uptick in sales for the fiscal— which rose after FY17 slowdown caused by demonetization. The developers saw a 159% jump in housing sales from FY17 and a 63% jump from the market’s peak in FY15. “ANAROCK research reveals that these companies together sold approximately 4 million sqft. of housing in FY 2019 as against approximately 17 million sqft. in FY17 and 27 million sqft. in FY15,” said the report. But the elation might be short-lived. In the last two quarters, slowdown has hit the economy fast and hard— tipping housing sales out of balance, yet again. In the second quarter of FY20, real estate players’ sales <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/housing-sales-drops-9-5-pc-in-july-sep-across-9-cities-report-119110400173_1.html">saw </a>a 9.5% decline across nine major cities. According to a report by PropEquity, new housing unit launches too fell by 24%. In its second quarter earnings, <a href="https://www.cnbctv18.com/real-estate/slowdown-hits-real-estate-major-oberoi-realtys-second-quarter-4564091.htm">Oberoi Realty</a> reported a 39% fall in sales volume. Meanwhile, <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-cm/godrej-properties-slips-as-q2-net-sales-declines-119110500841_1.html">Godrej Properties</a>’ sales also fell by 33.9%.

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New Delhi, Jun 12 () COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of digital tools in Indian real estate, and the process of search as well as shortlisting of properties will largely shift to online platforms, according to industry experts. Participating in a webinar, Arvind Subramanian, MD and CEO designate of Mahindra Lifespaces, said the technology would play an important role in the real estate sector, not only in sales and marketing but in construction and design as well. He described residential property as a 30-years consumer product and said it should not be treated as any other financial products. The webinar was organised by BW Businessworld and WHub. Dhruv Agarwala, the CEO of Housing Proptiger and Makaan.com, said there has been tremendous acceleration in digital adoption since the lockdown, which was imposed on march 25 to curb coronavirus spread. He mentioned that the total traffic at its three platforms fell 40 per cent during the first week of the lockdown compared with the pre-COVID level. However, Agarwala said, the traffic has now bounced back and is 20 per cent more than pre-COVID level. Although traffic on its sites has come back, he said, buyers will be cautious due to salary cuts, lay-offs and economic downturn, but investors are looking to purchase because of attractive prices and payment plans. Square Yards CEO Tanuj Shori said his company has been able to sell 3,000 properties during this period, thanks to fast adoption of digital tools like virtual walk through and payment gateways by developers as well as customers. He said the coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the speed of adoption of digital although there will be some element. NoBroker co-founder Amit Agarwal said around 2,000 properties have been transacted on its websites during this period. The process of search, shortlisting and walk-throughs of properties have shifted to online. He highlighted that even the rental deals are taking place without physical visits. MyGate founder Vijay Kumar said the technology will play a big role in making real estate market more efficient. SAI Estate Consultants MD Amit Bhagwan Wadhwani, however, said that human interference will be required to complete the real estate transactions, although digital tools are being helpful in lead generations. Awfis founder and CEO Amit Ramani said the technology is enabling coworking operators in providing services more efficiently. Agarwala of Housing.com said that the PropTech companies have not been able to attract huge investment in the last ten years but the scenario could change in the next decade. "We are just seeing the emergence of PropTech in India," he added. MJH BAL

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New Delhi, Feb 6 () Rate-sensitive stocks on Thursday closed with gains after the RBI left the policy rates unchanged but maintained its accommodative stance to boost growth.Among bank stocks, IndusInd Bank gained 4.85 per cent, RBL Bank rose 4.53 per cent, SBI 3.55 per cent, Yes Bank 2.53 per cent, Axis Bank 1.77 per cent, Federal Bank 1.65 per cent, City Union Bank 1.39 per cent and ICICI Bank 0.51 per cent on the BSE.The BSE Bank index rose 0.95 per cent to close at 35,819.26.From the auto pack, Eicher Motors climbed 5.26 per cent, Bosch gained 2.44 per cent, TVS Motor Company 2.16 per cent, Hero MotoCorp 1.56 per cent, Motherson Sumi Systems 1 per cent and Ashok Leyland 0.75 per cent.The auto index closed 0.12 per cent higher at 18,271.25. "The market has managed to close in positive territory on the RBI's credit policy day. The RBI maintained status quo on its rate decision, which was on expected lines but announced positive measures for housing finance companies that triggered a positive sentiment in the market," Shrikant Chouhan, Senior Vice-President, Equity Technical Research, Kotak Securities said. In the sixth bi-monthly monetary policy review of 2019-20, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) unanimously voted to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5.15 per cent while retaining its accommodative stance.Among realty companies, Godrej Properties rose 1.93 per cent, Sobha jumped 1.40 per cent, Indiabulls Real Estate 1.16 per cent, Prestige Estates Projects 1.06 per cent, Oberoi Realty 0.52 per cent and Sunteck Realty 0.04 per cent. However, some companies witnessed decline with DLF falling 2.88 per cent, Omaxe 0.79 per cent, The Phoenix Mills 0.66 per cent and Mahindra Lifespace Developers 0.40 per cent. The realty index went lower by 0.29 per cent to close at 2,481.15. "It was an expected move by the RBI, maintaining the repo rate unchanged at 5.15 per cent. With the inflation rate breaching the upper band, it will take time for the central bank to revive the rate cuts. By maintaining the accommodative stance, there is scope for rate cuts once the inflation rate falls back to a comfortable level," Deepthi Mary Mathew, Economist, Geojit Financial Services said. The 30-share BSE Sensex settled 163.37 points, or 0.40 per cent, higher at 41,306.03. It hit an intra-day high of 41,405.43. SUM ANUANU

Rate-sensitive stocks gain after RBI policy

New Delhi, Dec 5 () Rate-sensitive bank and auto stocks fell on Thursday while realty companies largely depicted a mixed trend after the Reserve Bank surprised with its decision to hold key policy rates.
Among bank stocks, IndusInd Bank fell 2.21 per cent, RBL Bank 1.95 per cent, SBI 1.65 per cent, Yes Bank 1.51 per cent, Axis Bank 1.39 per cent, Federal Bank 1.25 per cent, HDFC Bank 0.50 per cent, Kotak Mahindra Bank 0.46 per cent and ICICI Bank 0.27 per cent on the BSE.
The BSE Bank index closed at 36,147.31, down 0.76 per cent.
The Reserve Bank on Thursday unexpectedly hit a pause button on cutting interest rate as it gave more importance to prevailing inflation pressure and rising food prices over a worrying slowdown in the economy.
After five consecutive cuts in interest rates this year, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), headed by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, unanimously voted to hold the key repo rate at 5.15 per cent and reverse repo rate at 4.90 per cent.
Among auto companies, Tata Motors skidded 1.95 per cent, Hero MotoCorp 1.76 per cent, Ashok Leyland 1.42 per cent, Motherson Sumi Systems 1.17 per cent, Maruti Suzuki India 0.99 per cent, Bajaj Auto 0.71 per cent, M&amp;M 0.37 per cent and TVS Motor Company 0.08 per cent.
 Tracking weakness in these scrips, the BSE auto index settled 0.64 per cent lower at 17,810.17.
 "RBI's decision to keep policy rates unchanged was a surprise, especially after indicating in the last policy that growth was a bigger concern and reducing the FY 2020 GDP growth estimate to 5 per cent," said Suvodeep Rakshit, Vice President &amp; Sr Economist, Kotak Institutional Equities. 
 Realty index was mixed at the closing bell. Shares of Phoenix Mills fell 2.64 per cent, Sunteck Realty 1.70 per cent, Mahindra Lifespace Developers 1.59 per cent, Godrej Properties 0.19 per cent, Indiabulls Real Estate 0.16 per cent and Prestige Estates Projects 0.09 per cent.
 In contrast, Oberoi Realty gained 2.75 per cent, Sobha 0.59 per cent, Omaxe 0.42 per cent and DLF 0.39 per cent.
 The realty index closed at 2,198.50, up 0.20 per cent.
 HDFC Securities MD &amp; CEO Dhiraj Relli said, "Though the stock market participants could be disappointed by the no-repo-rate-cut action, we think that the participants are mature enough to understand the prudence of the Central Bank which means that the markets may not react downwards sharply due to this disappointment."
In the broader market, the 30-share BSE gauge Sensex was lower by 70.70 points or 0.17 per cent to close at 40,779.59. 
"It was an unexpected move with the RBI keeping the repo rate unchanged at 5.15 per cent, as the market expected 25 bps (basis points) cut in repo rate," Deepthi Mary Mathew, Economist at Geojit Financial Services said.
"Given the growth-inflation dynamics, we still sense that RBI will deliver a rate cut of 25bps in February policy meeting given the widespread deceleration in the economy," Amar Ambani, Head of Research - Institutional Equities, YES Securities said. SUM


 
 
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