UCO Bank Q1 Results: Net profit grows 81% to 223 crore, asset quality improves

UCO Bank reported a net profit of Rs 123.61 crore in Q1FY23.

Public sector lender UCO Bank on July 28 reported a 81 percent jump in net profit at Rs 223.48 crore in June quarter of the current financial year 2023-2024. The Kolkata-headquartered bank reported a net profit of Rs 123.61 crore in the year-ago period.

The bank's gross non-performing assets (GNPAs) declined to 4.48 percent from 7.42 percent in the June quarter of the previous fiscal. The net non-performing assets (NNPAs) fell to 1.18 percent from 2.49 percent.

Shares of UCO Bank on July 28 closed at Rs 28.72 apiece on the BSE, 1.68 percent lower than the previous close.

Net Interest Income (NII) increased by 21.78 percent to Rs.2008.80 crore in Q1FY24 as against Rs.1649.54 crore for Q1FY23.

Net Interest Margin (NIM) improved to 2.86 percent as on 30.06.2023 as against 2.74 percent as on 30.06.2022, registering a growth of 12 bps.

Return on Assets (ROA) improved to 0.28 percent, registering an improvement of 11 bps from 30.06.2022.

Total Business grew by 16.06 percent on Y-o-Y basis to Rs. 413972 crore as on 30.06.2023 as against Rs.356677 crore as on 30.06.2022.

Total Deposits up by 10.81 percent on Y-o-Y basis to Rs. 249694 crore as on 30.06.2023 as against Rs.225328 crore as on 30.06.2022.

Capital Adequacy Ratio (CRAR) improved to 16.85 percent as on 30.06.2023 as compared to 14.13 percent on 30.06.2022, with Tier 1 ratio of 14.16 percent as on 30.06.2023 as against 11.29 percent as on 30.06.2022, registered an improvement of 272 bps and 287 bps in CRAR and Tier 1 respectively.

Bank said that network of 3209 domestic branches and 2 overseas branches each at Hongkong and Singapore Centre.