Sundaram Home Finance Q4 net jumps 44.9% to ₹53.05 crore
The Hindu
Lender registers record disbursements in March
Sundaram Home Finance reported a 44.9% rise in net profit for the quarter ended March 31 to ₹53.05 crore, compared with a year earlier.
Disbursements during the quarter jumped to ₹794.11 crore from ₹459.38 crore.
The company said it registered record disbursements of more than ₹300 crore in March, the highest in its history. It hired about 100 frontline staff last year primarily in tier 2 and 3 towns, to support expansion plans.
The company “is bullish on the long-term prospects of the sector and would further strengthen its presence in real estate sector,” according to a top official.
“The record disbursements in March this year is a clear sign of the resilience in the real estate sector,” said managing director D. Lakshminarayanan. We have seen an uptick in business in tier 2 and 3 towns in the southern market, with the contribution from these geographies going up to around 70% at the end of Q4 from about 55% a year earlier”.
He said the lending rates remained at 'unprecedented' low in the last couple of years and expected it to go up a few 'notches' this year. "Earlier this month, we saw the first rate hike in over two years. Despite the hike, the rates continue to be at attractive levels for the retail customer", he said.
The company also has plans to add another 100 front end sales personnel in Tamil Nadu, North Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana were it plans to set up 10 branches in tier II and III locations.
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