Puravankara Limited
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Management on call
Ashish Puravankara
MANAGING DIRECTOR, PURAVANKARA LIMITED
Mallanna Sasalu
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Rajat Rastogi
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, WEST AND COMMERCIAL ASSETS, PURAVANKARA LIMITED
Deepak Rastogi
GROUP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, PURAVANKARA LIMITED
Niraj Gautam
- DEPUTY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, PURAVANKARA LIMITED
Harsh Pathak
EMKAY GLOBAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED
Key numbers — 40 extracted
6.5%
100 basis point
5.5%
16%
6%
9%
58%
20.3 million
17 million
Rs. 1,124 crore
1.25 million
Rs. 857 crore
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Guidance — 20 items
Deepak Rastogi
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“The RBI has maintained its GDP growth forecast at 6.5% for this year, financial year 2026, reaffirming India’s position as the fastest growing economy in the world.”
In terms of geographical sales contribution
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“Our launch pipeline for the year remains robust with approximately 12.32 million square feet of planned development, which includes 9.22 million square feet new project launches and 3.1 million square feet of new phase launches.”
On the commercial front
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“We are on track to complete 2 million square feet during Q1 of 2026.”
On the commercial front
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“The building will be ready by January 2026 with handover expected one months – two months later post their custom modifications.”
On the business development front
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“The project is located in North Bengaluru near the airport and is expected to launch within six months.”
Coming to the financials of this quarter
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“We want to highlight our strong growth trajectory over the last three years and the sales growth continues to be at CAGR of 28% while the collections have increased at a CAGR of 37% reflecting our commitment to execution excellence.”
Harsh Pathak
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“And when can we expect progressively the launches to come in?”
Rajat Rastogi
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“We hope that our Andheri project and our Thane project, they both will be available for launch in quarter four or maybe end of Q3.”
Harsh Pathak
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“And I guess this would be phase-wise launches so you know, what is the quantum will be opening, maybe phase-wise, if you can highlight some part of that.”
Rajat Rastogi
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“Yeah, I think amongst the three launches that we intend to do in the West region, the total inventory that we open for sale will be in the range of around Rs.”
Risks & concerns — 6 flagged
And it will be very difficult for us to give you a very generic answer to that because it has to be project by project.
— Deepak Rastogi
So, there is no sort of aggregation or aggregation risk or conversion risk or approval risk per se as a new strategy for the BD that we have been doing over the last two years.
— Ashish Puravankara
And second, in terms of debt, I think this quarter sequentially, we have seen some decline in the net debt levels, even the cost of debt has gone down.
— Harsh Pathak
So, Harsh, it is difficult for us to put a number there.
— Deepak Rastogi
As far as commercial is concerned, there is no concern as such.
— Deepak Rastogi
So, which means that there is absolutely no concern, it will be self-pairing.
— Ashish Puravankara
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Opening remarks
Harsh Pathak
Yes. Thanks, Manav. Good evening. First of all, apologies for the delayed start of this con-call. We shall now begin. So, on the behalf of Emkay Global, I would like to welcome the Management and thank them for this opportunity. We have with us today Mr. Ashish Puravankara – Managing Director, Mr. Mallanna Sasalu – Chief Executive Officer (South), Mr. Rajat Rastogi – Chief Executive Officer (West and Commercial Assets), Mr. Deepak Rastogi – Group Chief Financial Officer, and Mr. Neeraj Gautam – Deputy Chief Financial Officer. I shall now hand over the call to the management for the opening remarks. Over to you gentlemen.
Deepak Rastogi
Good evening, everyone. I am Deepak Rastogi and I thank you for joining Puravankara’s Earnings Conference Call to discuss the performance for the 1st Quarter of this financial year. The Result and Investor Presentation are available on the Stock Exchanges, and we hope you have had a chance to review them. I would also like to thank our host for today’ s earnings call, Emkay Global Financial Services. Now, let me start with some brief highlights about the sector performance followed by our financial and operational performance for the quarter. As you know, India’s economy continues to demonstrate strong Resilience despite persistent global uncertainties, geopolitical tensions, supply chain disruptions and evolving tariff policies in key markets such as US. Amid these external challenges, India’s macroeconomic fundamentals continue to remain robust. The RBI has maintained its GDP growth forecast at 6.5% for this year, financial year 2026, reaffirming India’s position as the fastest growi
In terms of geographical sales contribution
Q1 of this year, financial year 50% was contributed by Bengaluru followed by Mumbai and Pune were at 24%; Chennai at 15%; and Kochi at 8%, respectively. Increase of sales from Mumbai and Pune from 15% to 24% during this quarter, indicating growing presence in Western region. Our launch pipeline for the year remains robust with approximately 12.32 million square feet of planned development, which includes 9.22 million square feet new project launches and 3.1 million square feet of new phase launches. Notably, non-Bengaluru projects now account for more than 50% of ongoing and planned projects. Reflecting our strategic geographic diversification, Mumbai and Pune together represents 21% of the planned pipeline, underscoring our strong focus and expanding presence in West India.
On the commercial front
We are on track to complete 2 million square feet during Q1 of 2026. In 2026, we have signed LOI with IKEA for 80,000 square feet of carpet area at Rs. 150 per square feet on carpet area for Purva Zentech. The building will be ready by January 2026 with handover expected one months – two months later post their custom modifications. With regulatory changes such as e-Khata have impacted handovers and revenue recognition timelines. We remain on track for planned delivery of more than 4500 plus units during this financial year. Out of the planned handovers, 3000 plus units, 3015 units, approximately 3.65 million square feet have been completed and the OC has been received already. These are currently awaiting e-Khata issuance for handover possession. During the quarter, we handed over 667 units covering 0.68 million square feet, generating revenue of Rs. 539 crores.
On the business development front
We have been selected as the preferred developer for the redevelopment of 8 housing societies in Chembur, Mumbai with an estimated GDV of Rs. 2,100 crores with developer area of 1.2 million square feet. This forms part of our broader redevelopment portfolio in the city with four key redevelopment projects collectively with a developer area of 3.63 million square feet, which is expected to generate a GDV of approximately Rs. 7,700 crores, further reinforcing our strategic presence and growth momentum in the Mumbai market. Further strengthening our presence in key micro markets, we have entered into a JDA for 5.5 acres land parcel in East Bengaluru with an estimated GDV potential of over Rs. 1,000 crores. Earlier this quarter, Puravankara partnered with KVN Property Holdings LLP for a 24.59 acres land parcel with 3.48 billion saleable area with an estimated GDV of 3,300 crores. The project is located in North Bengaluru near the airport and is expected to launch within six months. These s
Coming to the financials of this quarter
Our revenue was Rs. 539 crores, EBITDA margin for the quarter was 15% while we reported a loss of Rs. 69 crores. The sales and marketing expenses and overheads incurred for the pre sales have been entirely charged to P&L as per Ind AS Standard 115. On our debt position, our net debt stands at around Rs. 2,825 crores which is at a net debt equity ratio of 1.68 with a cash balance of Rs. 718 crores, indicating a strong liquidity profile ensuring stability and operational continuity. Gross debt during this quarter actually reduced by Rs. 138 crores with major debt coming down on the Resi side, but because of the changes or the increase in the commercial, the net increase, sorry reduction was Rs. 138 crores. Cost of debt has reduced to 11.35% driven by continued focus on improving funding efficiencies. We remain committed to optimize financial resources by continuously working on reducing the debt per square feet for under construction projects. In the next couple of quarters, we will see
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