Other than SE Investment and Capital Trust , ARMAN FINANCIAL SERVICES is the third player from this space.This Ahmedabad based company having two divisions -Loans and Microfinance.This company is chaired by Mr . C R Shah (Former MD of Ahmedabad Electricity Co.) and managed by Mr.Jayendra B Patel.Last year company decided to concentrate in Micro finance and planning to expand its operations.Company has posted a turnover of Rs.5.53 Cr and and an EPS of Rs.2/-in last financial year. For the last ten years company never posted any loss .Raising sufficient funds and proper analysis of the re-payment capacity of customer are the two key pillars of success in micro finance business.Promoters having reasonable experience in selling loan based product is a point to note.Only ,very high risk takers can BUY in limited quantity ,till promoters prove themselves in new business.Currently it is trading at Rs.21/- with a P/E multiple around 10.
