“AYALA Land, Inc. (ALI) has allocated P100 billion for its capital expenditure (capex) budget this year, with plans to launch P115 billion worth of projects, the property developer’s chief financial officer said.
The company’s capex budget for 2024 is 16% higher than the P86.2 billion allocated for capex last year, ALI Chief Finance Officer Augusto D. Bengzon said during a briefing on Tuesday.
‘In terms of the 2024 capex breakdown totaling P100 billion, 34% would go to the residential business, 24% for estate development, 19% for land acquisition, 10% for malls, 8% for offices, and 5% for hotels and resorts,’ he added.
He also said that ALI aims to launch projects worth P115 billion this year, comprising P100 billion in residential projects and P15 billion in commercial and industrial projects.
Mr. Bengzon added that 44% of the launches will be in Metro Manila, 38% in Southern Luzon, 11% in Visayas, and Mindanao, and 7% in Central Luzon.
‘We will launch 52% as horizontal projects and 48% as vertical projects,’ Mr. Bengzon said.
For commercial leasing, he said that ALI will complete 68,000 square meters (sq.m.) of gross leasable area consisting of Ayala Malls Vermosa (38,000 sq.m.), Ayala Malls Evo City (18,000 sq.m.), and Park Triangle (22,000 sq.m.).
The company will also add 98,000 sq.m. of gross leasable area for office spaces.
ALI President and Chief Executive Officer Anna Ma. Margarita Bautista-Dy said that 80% of the launches will be in the premium segment while the remaining 20% will be in the core segment.
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