Union Bank of India Q3 results: PAT rises 60% to Rs 3,589.91 cr

Union Bank of India In a business update reported a 10.67 percent growth in business at Rs 20.68 lakh crore in the December quarter

State-owned lender Union Bank of India reported a 60 percent rise in standalone net profit at Rs 3,589.91 crore for the fiscal third quarter. The net profit is in line with Motilal Oswal’s estimate of Rs 3,558.2 crore .

On sequential basis, net profit of the lender was up just 2.24 percent. In July-September quarter, Union Bank of India reported a net profit of Rs 3,511.42 crore.

This was on back of improved asset quality and increase in net interest income.

Asset quality

The bank's gross non-performing asset (NPA) stood at 4.83 percent, down from 6.38 percent in the September quarter and 7.93 percent in the year-period, the lender said on January 20.

The bank's net NPAs stood at 1.08 percent against 1.30 percent in the pervious quarter and 2.14 percent in Q3FY23.

In absolute terms, the gross NPA of the banks stood at Rs 43,261.88 crore in October-December quarter, as against Rs 54,012.76 crore in a quarter ago period and Rs 63,770.16 crore in a year ago period.

Similarly, net NPA of the lender eased to Rs 9,351.23 crore in a reporting quarter, from Rs 10,471.01 crore in a quarter ago period and Rs 16,195.11 crore in a year ago period.

Net interest income

The net interest income (NII) of the lender in the reported quarter rose just 6.26 percent on-year to Rs 9,168 crore. In July-September quarter, NII stood at Rs 9,126 crore.

The non-interest income of the bank increased 15.29 percent on-year to Rs 3,774 crore. On sequential basis, net non-interest income rose 2.14 percent.

In October-December quarter, net interest margins (NIM) of the bank 3.08 percent, which was down 13 basis points (Bps) on-year and 10 bps on quarter.

One basis point is one hundredth of percentage point.

Advances and deposits

In a business update earlier this month, the lender reported a 10.67 percent year-on-year (YoY) growth in business at Rs 20.68 lakh crore in the December quarter.

The bank's total advances experienced an 11.44 percent YoY increase, reaching Rs 8.96 lakh crore, while deposits saw a notable 10.09 percent jump to Rs 11.72 lakh crore during Q3FY24.

Retail, Agri and MSME (RAM) segments of the Bank increased by 13.85 percent on-year , where 12.60 percent growth in Retail, 17.88 percent growth in Agriculture and 10.51 percent growth in MSME advances is achieved on a yearly basis.

RAM advances as a percent of Domestic Advances stood at 56.28 percent.

Investment

In the reporting quarter, Union Bank of India has reduced their investment in non-SLR securities, commercial papers, certificate of deposits, mutual funds, bonds and debentures.

However, SLR securities, shares and others investment has increased in the third quarter of the current financial year.

Non-SLR investment reduced to Rs 75,439 crore in December 2023, as compared to Rs 88,150 crore in December 2022.

Similarly, investment in bonds and debentures reduced to Rs 59,947 crore in December 2023, from Rs  69,122 crore in December, 2022.

Shares of Union Bank of India are trading 5.40 percent up at Rs 143.45 on the BSE.