DLF shares fell to 2 year low
India’s top listed real estate developer DLF Ltd missed analysts’ estimates with a 19 percent fall in quarterly profit due to cost rises.
India’s top listed real estate developer DLF Ltd missed analysts’ estimates with a 19 percent fall in quarterly profit due to cost rises.
DLF plans to raise Rs.7,000 crore in the next two to three years from the sale of non-core assets to reduce its net debt of Rs.21,424 crore.
DLF Ltd will focus on plotted development in the short term in a bid to weather the blow from rising inflation and input costs.
DLF Ltd has reported a marginal drop of 4.8% in its net profit for the year ending 31 March 2011.
Real estate and investment management services provider Jones Lang Lasalle Inc. on Thursday announced its foray into South Africa with the acquisition of corporate property service provider, Bradford McCormack & Associates for an undisclosed amount.
India’s housing shortfall is estimated to be around 27 million and Chennai city alone faces a deficit of 60,000 housing units.
DLF Limited, India’s largest real estate company, recorded consolidated revenues of Rs 2,594 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2010, an increase of 21% from Rs 2,151 crore in the Q3FY10. EBIDTA stood at Rs 1,292 crore, an increase of 33% as compared to Rs 969 crore in the corresponding period last year. Net profit was at Rs 466 crore, as compared to Rs 468 crore in Q3FY0. The non-annualised EPS for the quarter was Rs 2.74
Kumari Selja, Union Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation & Minister of Tourism, has categorically blamed the banks for not facilitating the affordable housing. Inaugurating the 10th National Convention of National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO) at New Delhi the minister said the housing finance sector has witnessed a boom in the recent past due to favorable government policies.