Arvind SmartSpaces announces Results for the quarter and year ended Mar 31, 2021

Arvind SmartSpaces Limited (ASL), India's leading real estate development company announced today its financial results for the quarter and year ended on Mar 31, 2021.

Key Highlights of Consolidated Financial Results for Q4FY21 and FY21:

- Highest ever Fresh Sales for Q4FY21 Rs. 207 Cr vs. Rs. 149 Cr during Q4FY20 (Growth of 39%)

- Highest ever Fresh Sales for the year FY21 stands at Rs. 529 Cr as against last year's sales of Rs. 286 Cr (Growth of 85%).

- Unrecognised revenue as on Mar 31, 2021 is Rs. 762 Cr (vs. Rs. 477 Cr as on Mar 31, 2020)

- Revenue for Q4FY21 Rs. 64 Cr (vs LY Rs. 135 Cr); for FY21 Rs. 149 Cr (vs. LY Rs. 299 Cr)

- Strong Collections during the quarter Rs. 133 Cr and for the year Rs. 326 Cr

- Profit after Tax (PAT) Rs. 6.6 Cr for Q4FY21 (vs. LY Rs. 14.7 Cr); FY21 Rs. 8.7 Cr (vs. LY Rs. 39.3 Cr)

Performance summary of the consolidated operations is as below:

For the year - FY21

- Fresh Sales grew by 85% during the year FY21; Rs. 529 Cr vs. Rs. 286 Cr last year
- Collections during the year amounts to approx. Rs. 326 Cr
- Revenue from Operations for FY21 Rs. 149 Cr vs. Rs. 299 Cr last year (Down by 50%)
- EBITDA for FY21 is Rs. 41 Cr vs. Rs. 89 Cr last year (EBITDA Margin for FY21 27% vs. 30% last year)
- PAT for FY21 is Rs. 8.7 Cr as against Rs. 39.3 Cr last year (Down by 78%)

For the Quarter - Q4FY21

- Fresh Sales grew by 39% during Q4FY21; Rs. 207 Cr vs. Rs. 149 Cr last year
- Collection during the quarter amounts to approx. Rs. 133 Cr
- Revenue from Operations during Q4FY21 Rs. 64 Cr vs. Rs. 135 Cr last year (Down by 52%)
- EBITDA for Q4FY21 is Rs. 15 Cr vs. Rs. 28 Cr last year (EBITDA Margin for Q4FY21 23% vs. 21% last year)
- PAT for FY21 is Rs. 6.6 Cr as against Rs. 14.7 Cr last year (Down by 55%)

Commenting on the results and outlook of the company, Mr. Kamal Singal, Managing Director and CEO, Arvind SmartSpaces commented, "Industry has picked up well in the past few months both in terms of new launches and sales and has crossed to pre-Covid levels of 2019 average. Our company has witnessed a very significant growth of 85% in fresh sales. We clocked record fresh sales of Rs. 529 Cr for FY21, as against sales of Rs 286 Cr during FY20 crossing an important milestone of Rs. 500 Cr mark. The collections during the year are very strong thereby resulting into reduction of effective Working capital debt by Rs. 95 Cr in a year. The company has bounced back very strongly after the first wave of COVID-19 and recorded highest ever performance parameters like Fresh Sales, Collections and Unrecognised Sales. We expect that the momentum will continue in near future too. Despite witnessing strong Sales momentum in fresh bookings, the same does not reflect in financial performance due to a lag between the revenue recognition and Fresh Sales. No new Project was completed during the year which affected the overall revenue recognition in the books of accounts.

Several key initiatives by the government like incentives on affordable housing, effective reduction in interest rates etc. are expected to fuel a fresh cycle of growth in the industry. We believe that despite several macro-economic and post Covid challenges, Arvind SmartSpaces is well positioned to take advantage of available opportunities and in turn deliver value to its customers and stakeholders."

Mr. Singal added that 'We are pleased to inform that the first project under strategic partnership with HDFC has started and we have acquired 60% of the land. The company plans to scout for new projects in the near term to strengthen inventory pipeline and continue its Sales momentum."

"The company has nine ongoing projects totaling more than 14 million sq. ft. under various stages of development which would be completed over the next 3-5 years. Currently, we are operating out of Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Bangalore and Pune. We intend to further consolidate project pipeline across these cities and are well poised to take advantage of opportunities which are expected to come under the current business environment while cautiously treading through the challenges." Mr. Singal further added.

Shares of Arvind SmartSpaces Ltd was last trading in BSE at Rs.102.35 as compared to the previous close of Rs. 108.5. The total number of shares traded during the day was 66509 in over 1269 trades.

The stock hit an intraday high of Rs. 110.7 and intraday low of 100.5. The net turnover during the day was Rs. 6967408.

Source : Equity Bulls

Keywords