HDIL, the country's third-largest developer by market value, plans to cut its total debt by a fourth by the end of the current financial year, said a senior executive of the company.
The company had a consolidated debt of Rs 4,319 crore and a net worth of Rs 9,489.48 crore on March 31, 2011.
"Our cash flows from operations have been positive for the third and fourth quarters. With internal accruals, we can bring down the debt to Rs 3,000 crore by March 2012," said Hariprakash Pandey, vice president, finance, HDIL, in a conference call with analysts.
Out of the total income of Rs 547 crore in the fourth quarter of FY11, the company has booked around Rs 225 crore from sale of transferable developmental rights (TDR) and Rs 300 crore from the sale of land in Andheri, Pandey said.
The company has repaid around Rs 175 crore in the first two months of the current financial year and needs to repay around Rs 500 crore by March 31, 2012.
HDIL, which planned to launch around 7 million square feet in FY12, had launched around 1 million square feet space in the first quarter of FY11. It plans to launch the rest by March 31, 2012. "Delay in approvals has hit our plans in the fourth quarter. We expect to launch new projects with the faster approvals now," said Pandey.
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HDIL plans to launch projects in Panvel, Shahad and Bhoisar near Mumbai in the next 3-4 months, he said.
The company plans to achieve sales of around Rs 6,000 crore in the next three years.