(i) Capital Small Finance Bank Limited, India’s 1st Small Finance Bank, started operations on April 24, 2016. It was called ” Capital Local Area Bank”, the largest Local Area Bank in the country, before conversion to ‘Small Finance Bank’ has been into operations for the last 16 years with excellent performance in all spheres.
(ii) The Bank pioneered in bringing modern banking facilities to the rural areas at a low cost. From day one 7-Day Branch Banking was introduced with extended banking hours. The focus to serve the common man and the local touch advantages has given the Bank a competitive edge over other banks operating in the region. Within a short period, most of the Branches become market leaders of their respective centers. The Bank is providing a safe, efficient, and service-oriented repository of savings to the local community while reducing their dependence on moneylenders by making need-based credit easily available.
(iii) The Bank transitioned from a Local Area Bank to Small Finance Bank with 47 Branches. In a short span of two years, 78 new Branches have become operational, taking the total number of Branches to 125. After establishing a strong footprint in the state of Punjab, the Bank has now started expansion to the states of Delhi and Haryana. By March 31, 2021, the number of Branches will grow to 250.
(iv) Capital Small Finance Bank has been granted Scheduled Status by the Reserve Bank of India vide Notification dated February 16, 2017.
(v) The total business of the Bank at present has crossed Rs. 5,860 crores with more than 5,80,000 accounts. The Bank has 80% of its business in rural and semi-urban areas, with Priority Sector Lending of 99.30% of the Adjusted Net Bank Credit as of March 31, 2018.
Financial Performance of Bank:
(i) The Bank is growing at an exponential pace. The Compounded Annual growth (CAGR) for the last three years ended on March 31, 2019, in Deposits at 24.18%, Advances at 38.01%, Total Business at 29.41%, and maintaining CASA at 38.39% as on March 31, 2019, is depicting strong performance all around.
(ii) The operating profits are showing a healthy growth rate. There is exponential growth in branch network from 47 from the eve of conversion to 129 as on March 31, 2019. The Bank has expanded its branch network as part of a calibrated strategy to enhance branch network aggressively in the first couple of years of post-conversion to small finance banks and that too in larger centers so they can able to grow business rapidly.
(iii) The present exponential growth in branch expansion has increased the operating expenditure of the bank which has resulted in almost similar Net Profit in FY18-19 than the previous year despite healthy growth in business i.e. 28.65% growth in Deposits and 40.79% growth in advances.
(iv) The Bank has taken this calibrated call of first expanding branch network in major industrial hubs of the states to boost its CD ratio and later enhance the penetration into tier II and III cities. A branch typically takes around 18-24 months to become profitable and in the next year i.e. 2019-20, a decent number of newer branches shall become profitable which is going to boost its profitability big time.
(v) Going forward, the focus is going to shift to improving margins and enhance presence in tier II and tier III cities so that the branch network gets a complete fillip. The Business Plan of the Bank clearly depicts the focus turning on improving the bottom line, profitability, and return ratios for the next couple of years.
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