Arvind SmartSpaces announces Results for the quarter and half year ended Sep 30, 2020

Arvind SmartSpaces Limited (ASL), India's leading real estate development company announced today its financial results for the quarter and half year ended on Sep 30, 2020.

- The company has recorded Consolidated Revenue for the quarter ended Sep 30, 2020 Rs. 29.8 Crores as against Rs. 33.4 Crores during the same period of the last year (Down by 11%).

- The consolidated EBITDA for the quarter ended Sep 30, 2020 is Rs. 9.1 crores as against Rs. 11.2 crores for the same period of last year.

- The consolidated PAT for the quarter ended Sep 30, 2020 is Rs. 2.0 crores as against PAT of Rs. 2.6 crores for the same period of last year.

- Fresh Sales for Q2FY21 Rs. 156 Cr vs. Rs. 38 Cr during Q2FY20 backed by successful launches of Forreste Phase 2 and High Grove besides good traction in existing projects

Commenting on the results and outlook of the company, Mr. Kamal Singal, Managing Director and CEO, Arvind SmartSpaces commented, "Industry is yet to fully recover from the adverse conditions created by the pandemic. Markets have significantly improved in the last quarter on a sequential basis. However, on YoY comparative basis, there is still a lot of catching up to do for most businesses. Arvind SmartSpaces has had an outstanding quarter ending September 2020 and it achieved record sales on account of very successful new launches. The company is also experiencing a renewed interest and traction in existing projects. Despite macro-economic and pandemic related challenges the company is focused on maintaining the current momentum in sales. Despite challenges, construction activities have also picked up across projects."

Mr. Singal added, "Despite the challenges posed by COVID-19, the real estate market witness demand picking up and gaining the momentum. There is meaningful improvement in sales and launches in the last 3 months and home loan rates at multi decade low have helped to move the demand needle. Overall market traction has been heartening with sharp rebound from lockdown lows. "

"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.88.85 as compared to the previous close of Rs. 86.7. The total number of shares traded during the day was 5329 in over 226 trades.

The stock hit an intraday high of Rs. 90.1 and intraday low of 85.7. The net turnover during the day was Rs. 473305.

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