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SKS Microfinance surges on ten-fold jump in Q1 profit

Q1 net profit at Rs 49 crore against Rs 5 crore in the corresponding quarter of previous year.

SI Reporter Mumbai
SKS Microfinance has surged 7% to Rs 295 on reporting nearly ten-fold jump in profit at Rs 49 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2014 (Q1). The company had profit of Rs 5 crore in the corresponding quarter of previous year.

The total revenue has gone up by 30% to Rs 152 crore against Rs 117 crore in a year ago quarter, the company said in a release on Thursday.

The company said, it’s portfolio excluding the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana registered a 39% year-on-year increase to Rs 2,783 crore from Rs 2,003 crore during the recently concluded quarter.

As of June 30, 2014, SKS Microfinance had a net worth of Rs 891 crore and capital adequacy of 39.6%. Cash and cash equivalents stood at Rs 488 crore.

The stock opened at Rs 295 and touched a high of Rs 298 on BSE. A combined 213,000 shares changed hands on the counter in early morning deals on BSE and NSE.
 
 

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First Published: Jul 25 2014 | 9:20 AM IST

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