(...) Indian Hotels posted a decline in net profit at Rs 3.33 crore in April-June
quarter as against Rs 16.44 crore in the same quarter last year. The hotel
chain's net sales rose to Rs 329 crore during the first quarter. The firm had
said it has earmarked around Rs 260 crore in FY11 for new projects across India.
According to Ficci-Evalueserve, India requires investments worth Rs 60,000 crore
over the next five years to cope with the unmet demand for about 150,000 rooms.
Indian Hotels currently has a debt of Rs 3,800 crore and cash balance of over
Rs 500 crore.
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