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Financial Analysis of the Real Estate Industry in India

Received: 25 October 2016     Accepted: 22 November 2016     Published: 13 January 2017
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Abstract

The purpose of the study was to examine: (i) the relationship between real estate sector investment and GDP; and (ii) analyze the financial parameters of Indian real estate industry. Simple linear regression analysis was used to test the relationship between real estate sector investment and GDP. The results indicate a positive relationship between both the variables. Financial analysis was carried out by taking financial aggregates, financial ratios, ratios pertaining to margins on income, returns on investments and efficiency ratios of the real estate industry in India. The financial analysis of Indian real estate industry reveals that: (i) the real estate industry is yet to recover from recession; (ii) the profit generated during an accounting period against the total income generated was continuously declining during the recent years; (iii) operating profit is decreasing; (iv) returns on funds provided by its equity shareholders have declined considerably; (v) profitability as a ratio of capital employed is currently having a downward trend; there is a drastic slump in returns generated on the total funds deployed by it in the business; (vi) there is a drastic fall in returns that the Indian real estate industry generates on the fixed assets created by it; (vii) asset utilisation points out a trend of increase in expenditure; and (viii) able to give only a bare minimum amount of returns.

Published in Journal of Business and Economic Development (Volume 2, Issue 1)
DOI 10.11648/j.jbed.20170201.16
Page(s) 44-56
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Keywords

Real Estate, Real Estate Industry Analysis, Industry Analysis, Real Estate Industry, India

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