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Realty firm Lodha Developers on Tuesday reported a 23 per cent increase in pre-sales to Rs 5,890 crore during the last quarter, but failed to meet the annual target because of West Asia conflict. The pre-sales or sales bookings stood at Rs 4,810 crore in the year-ago period. During the full 2025-26 fiscal, the company's sales bookings rose 16 per cent to Rs 20,530 crore from Rs 17,630 crore in the preceding year. In a regulatory filing, the company shared the operational update of the January-March quarter of 2025-26 fiscal. "We achieved our best ever quarterly pre-sales of Rs 58.9 billion in Q4, FY26 (+23 per cent year-on-year)," Lodha said. "Our pre- sales for the full year stood at Rs 205.3 billion in FY26 (+16% YoY growth), March saw select deferral of sales due to the Iran war leading to pre-sales being Rs 4.7 billion below guidance," the company pointed out. Lodha Developers had set a target of achieving Rs 21,000 crore worth pre-sales during the 2025-26 fiscal. Lodha ..
Realty firm Lodha Developers Ltd has acquired an 80 per cent stake in Pune-based Solidrise Realty for Rs 294 crore, as part of its expansion plan. Mumbai-based Lodha Developers Ltd is one of the leading real estate companies in the country. It sells properties under Lodha brand. In a regulatory filing on Saturday, the company said it has entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire stake in Solidrise Realty Pvt Ltd (SRPL). Lodha Developers will acquire 80 per cent equity stake in SRPL. The cost of acquisition is Rs 294.07 crore. SRPL will become a subsidiary of the Lodha Developers. SRPL is into real estate business in Pune, the filing said. Last month, Lodha Developers reported a 1 per cent increase in consolidated net profit to Rs 956.9 crore in the third quarter of this fiscal year. Its net profit stood at Rs 944.4 crore in the year-ago period. Total income rose to Rs 4,775.4 crore in the October-December period of the 2025-26 fiscal year from Rs 4,146.6 crore in the .
Realty firm Lodha Developers Ltd plans to launch 15 housing projects worth Rs 14,000 crore in the second half of the current fiscal to expand its business. Mumbai-based Lodha Developers is one of the leading real estate companies in the country. It sells properties under Lodha brand. According to its latest investors' presentation, Lodha Developers plans to launch 10 million sq ft area for sales across 15 projects during the second half of the 2025-26 fiscal. These projects are located in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), Pune and Bengaluru. During the first quarter of this fiscal, Lodha Developers had launched projects worth Rs 8,300 crore, while it launched projects valuing Rs 4,900 crore in the second quarter of the 2025-26. "Significant launches planned in H2 across cities, on track to meet our FY26 pre-sales guidance of Rs 21,000 crore," the presentation said. Lodha Developers' pre-sales or sales bookings rose 7 per cent to Rs 4,570 crore in the second quarter of this fi
Realty firm Lodha Developers Ltd has acquired one land parcel in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) in the July-September quarter to develop a housing project worth Rs 2,300 crore as it looks to expand its business. With the acquisition of this land parcel, Lodha Developers has achieved the current fiscal target of acquiring multiple land parcels, which have the potential to generate revenue worth Rs 25,000 crore. In its latest operational update for the second quarter of 2025-26, Lodha Developers said, "In Q2 of FY26, we added one project with GDV (gross development value) of Rs 2,300 crore in MMR". It did not mention whether the land acquisition was an outright purchase or a joint development agreement with the landowner. In business development, Lodha Developers said, "We have achieved our full year guidance of Rs 25,000 crore in H1 itself and have a robust pipeline". In the first quarter of this fiscal, the company acquired five land parcels in the Mumbai region, Pune and ..
Investment management firm Invesco on Wednesday divested more than 2 crore shares of real estate firm Oberoi Realty and Lodha Developers for a total of Rs 3,202 crore through open market transactions. The US-based investment firm through its affiliate Invesco Developing Markets Fund offloaded a little over 1 crore equity shares or 2.95 per cent stake in Oberoi Realty, bulk deal data on the BSE showed. The company sold shares at Rs 1,754.26 apiece, taking the deal value to around Rs 1,883.21 crore. As of the June quarter, Invesco Developing Markets Fund owned a 3.01 per cent stake in Oberoi Realty. In a separate bulk deal on the NSE, Invesco Developing Markets Fund sold 95.25 lakh shares or nearly 1 per cent stake in Mumbai-based Lodha Developers. Shares were disposed of at Rs 1,384.93 apiece, taking the total value to Rs 1,319.24 crore. Meanwhile, SBI Mutual Fund bought 40.94 lakh shares or 1.13 per cent equity stake in Oberoi Realty for Rs 718.18 crore. The shares were acquired a
Lodha Developers is targeting a six-fold jump in the annual rental income by 2030-31 to Rs 1,500 crore, which will cover almost the entire interest and salary cost of the company, its MD Abhishek Lodha said. After capturing a decent market share in the housing segment, Mumbai-based Lodha Developers intends to scale up its commercial real estate business. It is building office complexes, retail projects and industrial and warehousing parks, besides entering into facilities management. The company's annuity income, which includes rents from leased commercial assets, stood at Rs 250 crore in the last fiscal year. In a letter to shareholders, Lodha Developers MD and CEO Abhishek Lodha said the company now aims to have a reasonable annuity income portfolio over time. He said the "aim is to have Rs 15 billion (Rs 1,500 crore) annuity income by 2030 (FY31)". Abhishek noted that the targeted annuity income for 2030-31 would be enough to cover almost the entire interest and salary costs o