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SKS Microfinance extends rally after securitization deal

In February, the company had issued a profit guidance of Rs 125 crore for the current financial year 2014-15.

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SI Reporter Mumbai
Last Updated : Apr 02 2014 | 10:37 AM IST
SKS Microfinance has soared 13% to Rs 245, extending its 9% rally in past three trading sessions on the BSE, after the company said it has completed the thirteenth securitization transaction during the financial year 2013-14 (FY14) of Rs 159.80 crore.

With this, the total sum of securitizations for FY14 is Rs 1,816 crore, SKS Microfinance said in a statement.

The entire pool qualifies for priority sector treatment as per Reserve Bank of India’s priority sector lending guidelines, it added.

Meanwhile, in February, the company had issued a profit guidance of Rs 125 crore for the current financial year 2014-15 (FY15). The company had reported net profit of Rs 43 crore during first nine months (April-December) of FY14.

The stock is currently trading at its 52-week high, seen an over three-fold jump in trading volumes. Till 1020 hours, a combined 3.3 million shares already changed hands on the counter as against an average sub 1 million shares that were traded daily in past two weeks on the BSE and NSE.
 

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First Published: Apr 02 2014 | 10:34 AM IST

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