Godrej Properties Limited (GPL) (scrip id: GODREJPROP), a leading national real estate developer, today announced that it has raised INR 6,000 crore through the QIP route.
The issue saw a strong demand of ~4X the size of the QIP and was fully covered with long only demand. The issue also had a healthy mix of leading international and domestic investors including GIC, Blackrock, Aberdeen, Norges Bank, SBI Pension, and ICICI Prudential life Insurance.
As a result of the QIP, GPL's Net Worth has increased by more than 50% while the equity dilution was 7.68%. GPL's gearing ratio will come down to below 0.2:1 from 0.7:1 as of September 30, 2024. With bookings growth of 56% in FY23, 84% in FY24 and 90% in H1 FY25, GPL has achieved a tremendous growth trajectory in recent years and is well positioned to substantially surpass its FY24 booking value guidance of 27K crore.
GPL intends to use the net proceeds received from this issue to build a project pipeline that allows it to scale the business rapidly in the years ahead. GPL has already surpassed its business development guidance for FY25 of Rs 20,000 crores of estimated booking value in the first 7 months of the year and continues to have strong visibility for rest of the year.
Godrej Properties was the largest real estate developer in India by bookings in FY25 and the fastest growing large business in India across sectors in FY24 with sales growth of 84%.
Jeffries, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, and Kotak were the bankers for the QIP.
Commenting on the fund raise, Mr. Pirojsha Godrej, Executive Chairperson, Godrej Properties Limited, said: "We are delighted with the response to our QIP process. We greatly appreciate the confidence and support of the investment community and will do our best to ensure we utilize this capital wisely.
Godrej Properties has reset its scale in the recent years with bookings growth of 56% in FY 23 and 84% in FY 24. GPL is well positioned to deliver a 3rd consecutive year of rapid growth in booking value with 90% growth in H1 bookings, launches planned across 7 cities in Q3, and an even stronger launch pipeline for Q4.
This capital raise will allow GPL to significantly enhance its business development portfolio while maintaining a tremendously strong balance sheet. We remain focused on building scale through continued market share gains and margin expansion."
Shares of Godrej Properties Limited was last trading in BSE at Rs. 2901.75 as compared to the previous close of Rs. 2777.40. The total number of shares traded during the day was 38173 in over 4468 trades.
The stock hit an intraday high of Rs. 2909.55 and intraday low of 2767.00. The net turnover during the day was Rs. 109249251.00. |
