Megaworld's earnings reach P8.9B for 1H of 2019 with residential, rental, and hotel businesses register
double-digit growth.
Megaworld,
the country’s pioneer and largest developer of townships, grew its net income by
18% to P8.9-billion in the first half of 2019 from P7.5-billion during the same
period last year. Excluding a non-recurring gain of about P189-million in the
first six months of 2019, the company saw a 15% increase in earnings compared
to the same figure last year.
Net
income attributable to parent company, on the other hand, rose 16% to P8.3-billion
from P7.2-billion during the same period the previous year.
Megaworld’s
earnings was fueled by a collective growth of 16% in its core businesses
related to residential sales, leasing of Megaworld Premier Offices and
Megaworld Lifestyle Malls, as well as operations of the brands under Megaworld
Hotels. Each of the company’s core businesses exhibited double-digit growth from
January to June this year.
Likewise,
consolidated revenues of the company went up 18% to P31.7-billion during the
first half of 2019 from P27-billion during the same period last year. Broken
down, Megaworld’s residential business, rental, and hotel operations, accounted
for 63%, 26%, and 4% of total revenues, respectively. The balance of 7% came
from its non-core revenues.
“The
current economic landscape is quite favorable so we continue to be optimistic
on the remaining five months of 2019. Interest rates are on a downtrend, which
is a very positive news for our residential business. Vacancies in both office
and commercial segments are on an all-time low, and we don’t see this changing
in the near future due to the robust sign-ups we are seeing from big companies
and business owners. Tourism growth, likewise, remains strong, and this should
continue to fuel our blossoming hotel operations especially that we are opening
more hotels henceforth,” says Kevin L. Tan, chief strategy officer, Megaworld.
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Residential
sales improved to P20.2-billion during the first six months of 2019 from P18.1-billion
during the same period in 2018, registering a growth of about 11% year-on-year.
The
company launched a total of P39-billion in new inventory during the first half
of the year while sales reservations reached P80-billion by the end of the
period.
On
the rental front, Megaworld’s leasing revenues soared to P8.1-billion during
the first six months of the year from P6.8-billion in the same period in 2018,
a remarkable 20% growth year-on-year.
By
end-year, the company is expected to complete more than 230,000 square meters
of leasable space from its two rental brands of Megaworld Premier Offices and
Megaworld Lifestyle Malls all over the country.
Just
a few weeks ago, the company announced that it plans to expand its Megaworld
Lifestyle Malls footprint outside of Metro Manila with the opening of eight (8)
new malls and commercial centers in key regional centers in the next three
years. The plans will cover as much as 200,000 square meters of fresh retail
inventory until 2022.
The
company’s hotel operations under the Megaworld Hotels brand became the fastest
growing segment during the first half of 2019, soaring 80% to P1.3-billion from
P715-million last year.
Megaworld
Hotels is expected to add another 1,000 room keys this year with the scheduled openings
of Belmont Hotel Boracay and Savoy Hotel Mactan Newtown before year-end.
Megaworld
Hotels now has eight (8) homegrown hotels across the country: Richmonde Hotel
Ortigas, Eastwood Richmonde Hotel, Richmonde Hotel Iloilo, Savoy Hotel Manila,
Savoy Hotel Boracay, Belmont Hotel Manila, Hotel Lucky Chinatown, and Twin
Lakes Hotel.
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