Bajaj Finance’s AUM under moratorium falls to 15.5% in June

Mumbai:  Assets under management (AUM) of Bajaj Finance under moratorium has reduced from 27 per cent as of April 30 to 15.5 per cent as of June 30.

In a regulatory filing, the company further said that it may consider additional accelerated provisioning for COVID-19 in the first quarter of FY 2020-21 to further strengthen its balance sheet.

Its total AUM stood at around Rs 1.38 lakh crore as of June 30, 2020 as compared to Rs 1.28 lakh crore as of June 30, 2019.

“The company continues to remain well capitalized with capital adequacy ratio (CRAR) of approximately 26.4 per cent as of 30 June, 2020,” it said.

Its consolidated liquidity surplus was around Rs 17,600 crore as of June-end. “The company’s liquidity position remains very strong,” the filing said.

Shares of Bajaj Finance surged on Tuesday. At 12.37 p.m., they were trading on the BSE at Rs 3,230.15, higher by Rs 121.10 or 3.90 per cent from its previous close.