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Isprava doubles its revenue in FY24 with hefty profits

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Isprava Group, a luxury home development and rental firm, saw its revenue more than double in the fiscal year ending March 2024. The Mumbai-based company also achieved profitability, marking a notable turnaround. Isprava’s gross revenue from operations surged by 2.3X to Rs 452 crore in FY24 from Rs 196 crore in FY23, according to its consolidated financial statements sourced from the Registrar of Companies (RoC). Isprava Group builds and rents luxury homes in prime locations like Goa, Alibaug, and the Nilgiris. In addition to selling homes, they rent them as high-end vacation retreats with services like housekeeping and private chefs. The income from the real estate business accounted for 81.86% of the total operating revenue, which increased 89% to Rs 370 crore in FY24 from Rs 195 crore in FY23. The rest of the income comes from hospitality, which stood at Rs 74.5 crore in FY23. The company made an additional Rs 7 crore from interest income on investments which pushed its total revenue to Rs 458.5 crore in FY24. For the home developer firm, the cost of procurement which includes land, consumption of materials, and other construction costs formed 72% of its overall cost. In the line of scale, this cost surged 94% to Rs 299 crore in FY24 from Rs 154 crore in FY23. Its Employee benefit expenses rose by 3X to Rs 61.7 crore, while advertising costs doubled to Rs 14 crore. Other expenses added another Rs 37.3 crore. Its rent, legal, traveling, and other overheads took the total expenditure to Rs 412 crore in FY24 from Rs 206 crore in FY23. The impressive scale helped Isprava to turn profitable with a significant Rs 63 crore of profits in FY24, compared to a loss of Rs 7.5 crore in FY23. Its ROCE and EBITDA margin improved to 22.64% and 12.45% respectively with an expense-to-earning ratio of Rs 0.91. At the end of FY24, the company had a current asset worth Rs 446 crore including Rs 119 crore of cash and bank balance. Isprava has secured Rs 1,216.95 crore (over $150 million) in funding, including a Rs 160 crore round in January of the previous year. The Darshan Shah Family Trust holds nearly a 40% stake in the company. Prominent investors include the Nadir Godrej Family Office, Burman Family Office, and Symphony International Holdings.