State Bank of Travancore rises on plans to add more than 100 branches

18 Apr 2012 Evaluate

State Bank of Travancore is currently trading at Rs. 578.50, up by 5.90 points or 1.03% from its previous closing of Rs. 572.60 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 572.05 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 578.60 and Rs. 572.00 respectively.

The BSE group 'B' stock of face value Rs. 10 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 816.00 on 26-Apr-2011 and a 52 week low of Rs. 451.00 on 02-Jan-2012.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 585.20 and Rs. 565.00 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 2892.00 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 75% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 5.59% and 19.41% respectively.

State Bank of Travancore (SBT), a subsidiary of State Bank of India is under the process of expanding its branch network. The bank is planning to add more than 100 branches during the next 12 months in addition to the existing 887 branches all over the Kerala state. The bank aims to open at least one branch per village in the state. During this year, the bank is planning to open at least 25 branches in North Kerala.

Within a span of five to six years, the bank is targeting to become one of the top ten banks in the country. It had estimated 24 percent growth in business during 2011-12 with 28 percent growth in its NRI business and had already set up a representative office in Dubai.

SBT recorded 24% growth in business in 2011-2012, that includes deposits and advances to Rs 13 crore ($26 billion). The NRI segment accounts for 21% of the bank’s total deposits, while one-third of all overseas remittances to Kerala are routed through the bank. The lender also accounts for one-third of NRI deposits in the state.

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