Svatantra Microfin Limited
Svatantra Microfin Limited is a corporate bond issued by a company to raise debt from investors, currently offering a yield to maturity (YTM) of 8.85%.
Data as of 11 Sept 2026
6% above face value
You pay ₹1,06,456 against a face value of ₹1,00,000, about 6% more. Part of any premium is simply interest accrued since the last coupon, but on this bond that can account for at most about 1% - it pays monthly at a 12.4% coupon. The remainder is a genuine premium: you are paying above face for the yield on offer, and your capital at risk is the full ₹1,06,456, not the face value.
How this yield compares
About this bond
Svatantra Microfin Limited is a corporate bond issued by a company to raise debt from investors, currently offering a yield to maturity (YTM) of 8.85%. It pays a coupon of 12.4% and matures on 21 May 2028, a remaining tenure of about 1.7 yr. It is rated AA-, a high credit-safety grade. WintWealth lists this bond with a minimum investment of ₹1.1L.
Its 8.85% yield is solid for its risk band, toward the lower end at 202nd of 265 Corporate bonds. That trails the Corporate median of 10.50% by 1.65 points, so the trade-off is lower yield for whatever else this issuer offers. A comparable SBI fixed deposit yields about 6.50%, so this bond adds roughly 2.35 points for taking on credit risk. Its short 1.7 yr horizon locks the rate for only a few years, limiting reinvestment risk. Paired with its very high safety (AA-) rating, that leans toward the safety-first end. Compare it against similar bonds on RightBonds before investing.
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Bond details
What you keep after tax
Interest on a listed corporate bond is added to your income and taxed at your slab, so the 8.85% headline is a pre-tax number. Here is the same bond seen from each slab, on ₹1,00,000 held for the remaining 1.7 yr.
| Your tax slab | Post-tax yield | ₹1,00,000 becomes |
|---|---|---|
| No tax (income under the exemption limit) | 8.85% | ₹1,15,420 |
| 5% slab | 8.41% | ₹1,14,628 |
| 20% slab | 7.08% | ₹1,12,264 |
| 30% slab | 6.19% | ₹1,10,699 |
At a 12.4% coupon, ₹1,00,000 of face value pays about ₹12,400 of interest a year. That is over the ₹10,000 Section 193 threshold, so roughly ₹1,240 a year is withheld as TDS - adjustable against your final liability, not an extra tax.
Slab rates only - surcharge and cess are not included, and the figures assume you hold to maturity. Sold on the exchange after 12 months instead, the gain is taxed as long-term capital gains at 12.5%. Not tax advice.
Against a fixed deposit, in rupees
Same ₹1,00,000, same 1.7 years, one in this bond and one in a tenure-matched SBI fixed deposit at 6.50%.
Bond figure compounds the yield annually; the FD compounds quarterly, as a cumulative bank FD does. Both are pre-tax and assume the bond is held to maturity and the issuer pays in full - the AA- credit risk is the reason for the gap.
When you get paid
Interest lands every month, with about 21 payments still to come before 21 May 2028, each at the 12.4% coupon rate.
Payment months come from the issuer's schedule. Exact dates within the month, and the amount per payment, depend on the face value of the units you buy - check the term sheet on WintWealth before investing.