Public sector lender Union Bank of India has reported a 11.2
percent growth year-on-year in first quarter profit to Rs 129.5 crore, driven
by tax credit and net interest income. Profit in same
period last fiscal was Rs 116.5 crore.
Net interest
income during the quarter grew by 17.1 percent to Rs 2,626.2 crore compared to
Rs 2,242.6 crore in year-ago with loan growth at 5 percent.
Asset quality
weakened for the quarter with gross non-performing assets as a percentage of
gross advances rising to 16 percent versus 15.7 percent and net NPA increasing
to 8.7 percent versus 8.4 percent sequentially.
In absolute terms, gross NPA increased 3.2 percent quarter-on-quarter to Rs 50,972.6 crore and net NPA 4.9 percent to Rs 25,508.4 crore for quarter ended June 2018. Provisions and contingencies fell sharply by 60.7 percent sequentially to Rs 2,229 crore, but increased 30.8 percent YoY in Q1.
Other income
(non-interest income) dropped 14.6 percent YoY to Rs 1,207.95 crore while
operating profit increased 1.56 percent to Rs 2,088.78 crore in June quarter. Tax credit for
the quarter stood at Rs 269.83 crore against tax expenses of Rs 236.30 crore in
same period last fiscal.
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