Sundaram Finance Explained

Sundram Finance Limited
Type:Public
Founder:T.S.Santhanam
Location City:Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Location Country:India
Key People:Rajiv C Lochan, (Managing Director)[1]
Revenue: (2020)[2]
Operating Income: (2020)
Net Income: (2020)
Assets: (2020)
Industry:Financial services
Traded As:
Products:Mutual funds, Mortgage loans, Insurance, SME Finance;

Sundaram Finance Limited is an Indian financial and investment service provider, based in Chennai. The company offers consumer loans, wealth management, commercial finance, investment banking, private equity, treasury advisory, credit cards and infrastructure finance, among others.[3]

Sundaram Finance Limited was established in 1954.[4] The company is registered with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), as a Systematically Important Deposit Accepting Non-Banking Financial Company.[5] As of December 2017, the company has a market capitalisation of 26,000 crore[6] and operates through more than 640 branches across the country.[7]

Subsidiaries and joint venture

The company has six subsidiaries and manages assets worth and has over 4,000 employees as of March 2017.[8] Through various subsidiaries, the group is in the business of life insurance, asset management, private equity, corporate finance, structured finance, insurance broking, wealth management, equity broking, currency broking, commodity broking, financial advisory services, housing finance, pension fund management and health insurance.[9]

In 2017–18, Sundaram Finance demerged its non-financial investments in automotive and manufacturing businesses into a separate company called Sundaram Finance Holdings Limited (SFHL). SFHL holds minority stakes in a number of TVS Group companies including Sundaram Clayton, Turbo Energy, Wheels India, Brakes India and Axles India.[10] [11]

The six subsidiaries of Sundaram Finance are:[12]

Sundaram Finance also has a 50% stake in Royal Sundaram General Insurance, a joint venture with Ageas (40% stake) and Indian investors (10% stake).[14]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=8442524&privcapId=7985977 "About CEO"
  2. Web site: Sundram Finance Ltd. Financial Statements . moneycontrol.com.
  3. News: Sundaram Finance spurts 8% post Q1 numbers. 2018-08-27. The Economic Times. 2018-11-06.
  4. News: NBFC in India Home Equity Loans Vehicle Loans Chola. 2018-11-06. en-US.
  5. Web site: Sundaram Finance: A steady performer, buy. Moneycontrol. 18 September 2018. Neha. Dave. en-US. 15 July 2020.
  6. News: Sundaram Finance prefers to be circumspect even as truck sales soar. @businessline. 2018-11-06. en.
  7. Web site: Company Overview of Sundaram Finance Limited. bloomberg.com.
  8. https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/moneycontrol-research/sundaram-finance-a-steady-performer-buy-2960611.html "A steady performer"
  9. News: Sundaram Finance Holdings Ltd Q1 Net Profit at Rs. 20.01crores . 28 August 2018 . SFHL is the holding company for all non-financial services investments of the Sundaram Finance Group . The Hindu . 15 July 2020 .
  10. News: Sundaram Finance to demerge non—financial service biz . 11 April 2021 . The Hindu . 17 February 2017 . en-IN.
  11. News: Sundaram Finance Holdings Limited - 26th Annual Report 2019-20 . 11 April 2021 . www.sundaramholdings.in.
  12. News: Sundaram Finance Limited - 67th Annual Report 2019-20 . 11 April 2021 . sundaramfinance.in.
  13. News: Sundaram Finance to buy out BNP in JV . 11 April 2021 . The Hindu . 20 June 2019 . en-IN.
  14. News: Jagannathan . K. t . Royal Sundaram becomes a JV again . 11 April 2021 . The Hindu . 22 February 2019 . en-IN.