SKS Microfinance slashes interest rate to 19.75%

27 Nov 2015 Evaluate

SKS Microfinance has decided 1% reduction in the interest rate charged to borrowers from 20.75% to 19.75% with effect from December 7, 2015, for all future disbursals. With this, the company becomes the first micro finance institution to charge a sub-20% interest rate on its core Income Generating Loans (IGL) which are unsecured micro loans. Interest rate of 19.75% is the lowest rate charged by any private sector MFI in the world.

This is the fourth interest rate reduction, aggregating 4.8%, announced by the company since October 2014. The reductions are consistent with the company’s policy of passing on the cost advantages accruing from reduction in the cost of borrowing and economies of scale to its borrowers.

SKS Microfinance could reduce its marginal cost of borrowing to 11.3% in Q2-FY16 from 13.6% in FY14 on account of downward adjustments in risk premium. Marginal cost of borrowing for H2-FY16 is expected to be lower than 11.3% given the company has accessed refinance from MUDRA at 10% and issued commercial papers at 9.5% per annum in October and November 2015.

The company’s sustained turnaround, improved profitability in FY15, Q1-FY16 and Q2-FY16, capital raise in May 2014, rating upgrade as also issuance of Commercial Papers and NonConvertible Debentures are the factors that drove the reduction in its cost of borrowing.

SKS Microfinance is a non-banking financial company - micro finance institution, provides micro finance services to women in the rural areas in India who are enrolled as members and organized as joint liability groups.

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