Union Bank of India Q1FY24 PAT Jumps 107% to Rs 3,236 crore on higher income, NII Up 16%; Provisions drop

Union Bank of India

MUMBAI, 21 JULY, 2023 (GPN): The Board of Directors of Union Bank of India today approved the accounts of the Bank for the Quarter ended June 30, 2023. The April-June quarter results for fiscal 2023-24 (Q1FY24) declared today on July 20, reporting a surge of 107 per cent in net profit to Rs 3,236 crore on a standalone basis, compared to Rs 1,558.5 crore in the corresponding period last year. The profit after tax has almost doubled in the June quarter driven by a higher core income and significantly lower provisions reported by the bank. Complete details as follows –

Key Highlights in Q1FY24

  • Strong Financial Performance: 

Net Profit of the Bank increased by 107.67% on YoY basis during Q1FY24. Net interest income of Bank grew by 16.59% on YoY basis during Q1FY24.

  • Bank continues to demonstrate a strong Liability franchise: 

The CASA deposits have increased by 7.17% YoY. Bank now have a total deposits base of Rs.11,28,052 Crores as on June 30, 2023.

  • Business Growth gaining momentum:

Total Business of the Bank increased by 13.08 % YoY, wherein Gross Advances increased by 12.33 % YoY & Total Deposit grew by 13.63% YoY. Bank have a total Business of   Rs.19,46,509 Crores as on June 30, 2023.

  • Credit in Retail, Agri and MSME (RAM) segments:

RAM Segment of the bank increased by 14.92 % YoY, where 16.47 % growth in Retail, 13.37% growth in Agriculture and 14.88 % growth in MSME advances is achieved on YoY basis. RAM advances as a per cent of Domestic Advances stood at 55.92%.

  • Reduction in NPA: 

Gross NPA (%) reduced by 288 bps on YoY basis to 7.34% and Net NPA (%) reduced by 173 bps on YoY basis to 1.58% as on 30.06.2023.

  • Strong capital ratios:

CRAR improved from 14.42 % as on 30.06.2022 to 15.95 % as on 30.06.2023. CET1 ratio improved to 12.34 % as on 30.06.2023 from 10.68% as on 30.06.2022.

  • Cost efficiency and improved return:

Due to reduction in Cost to Income & Credit Cost ratios, Bank’s Return on Assets &  Return on Equity improved to 1% and 18.97% respectively. 

Key Summary of Results

In Rs Crores Q1FY23 Q4FY23 Q1FY24 YoY% QoQ%
Interest Income 18,174 22,005 23,478 29.18 6.70
Interest Expenses 10,593 13,754 14,638 38.19 6.43
Net Interest Income 7,582 8,251 8,840 16.59 7.14
Non-Interest Income 2,817 5,269 3,903 38.57 -25.92
NIM % 3.00 2.98 3.13 13 bps 15 bps
Operating Profit 5,448 6,823 7,179 31.79 5.22
Total Provisions 3,890 4,041 3,943 1.38 -2.43
Profit After Tax 1,558 2,782 3,236 107.67 16.00
Rs. (In Crores) Q1FY23 Q4FY23 Q1FY24 YoY% QoQ%
Balance Sheet
Global Advances 7,28,635 8,09,905 8,18,457 12.33 1.06
Domestic Advances 7,09,904 7,85,302 7,93,448 11.77 1.04
W/w Retail 1,39,410 1,59,702 1,62,373 16.47 1.67
        Agriculture 1,35,503 1,51,993 1,53,615 13.37 1.07
      MSME 1,11,195 1,25,022 1,27,745 14.88 2.18
    RAM advances 3,86,108 4,36,717 4,43,733 14.92 1.61
Deposits 9,92,774 11,17,716 11,28,052 13.63 0.92
W/w CASA 3,59,335 3,94,055 3,85,084 7.17 -2.28
  Retail Term Deposits (<2 Crs) 4,38,931 4,38,280 4,36,386 -0.58 -0.43
CASA Ratio (%) 36.20 35.62 34.60 -160 bps -102 bps
GNPA 74,500 60,987 60,104 -19.32 -1.45
NNPA 22,392 12,928 12,138 -45.79 -6.11
Ratios (%) Q1FY23 Q4FY23 Q1FY24 YoY

bps

QoQ

bps

Asset Quality
GNPA 10.22 7.53 7.34 -288 -19
NNPA 3.31 1.70 1.58 -173 -12
PCR 84.75 90.34 90.86 611 52
TPCR 69.94 78.80 79.80 986 100
Credit Cost 2.02 1.77 0.97 -105 -80
CET-1 ratio 10.68 12.36 12.34 166 -2
Tier-1 ratio 12.14 13.91 13.86 172 -5
CRAR 14.42 16.04 15.95 153 -9

Network:

  • 8,561 Branches including foreign branches
  • 10,195 ATMs
  • 17,088 BC points
  • 135 MLPs (MSME Loan Points)
  • 160 RLPs (Retail Loan Points)
  • 48 ALPs (Agriculture Loan Points)
  • 105 MSME First Branches
  • 1,570 Gold Loan Points
  • 18 LCBs & 56 MCBs

Digital Banking: –

  • Omni channel Micro Service based digital platform
  • 40 Digital Journeys
  • STP Journey for RAM Segment
  • Launched Customer Relationship Management (CRM): Customer Centric Business oriented platform
  • Bank-wide data lake to enable 100+ advanced analytics use casesP
  • Next-gen digital contact centre
  • FinTech innovation hub with 90+ Fin Techs 

Financial Inclusion schemes:

Financial Inclusion schemes launched by GOI with an aim to eliminate barriers and provide economically priced financial services to the less accessible sections of the society through government-backed schemes like PMJJBY, PMSBY, PMJDY and APY.

  • Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY):

This is a Government- backed insurance scheme; where 4.63 lakhs new enrollments were done by the Bank for the quarter ended June 30, 2023.

  • Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY):

This is Government- backed accidental insurance scheme; where 33.37 lakhs new enrollments were done by the Bank for the quarter ended June 30, 2023.

 

  • Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY):

Our bank is instrumental in opening 2.84 Crores accounts under PMJDY Scheme with balance of Rs. 9,002 Crores as on 30.06.2023. The corresponding figure was 2.49 Crores account with balance of Rs. 7,827 Crores as on 30.06.2022, thereby increase in account opening is 14.06% on YoY basis.

  • Atal Pension Yojana (APY):

APY is a pension scheme, primarily targeted at the individuals working in unorganized sector, 1.61 lakh new enrollments were done by Bank for the quarter ended June 30, 2023.

  • Union Nari Shakti Scheme for Women Entrepreneurs:

Sanctioned 6,538 Applications for Rs.617 crores during Q1 FY24

 

  • Credit facility towards Green initiatives: –
  1. Renewable Energy Sector: –Sanctioned Rs. 10,939 crores as on 30.06.2023 
  2. Union Green Miles: –Sanctioned amount Rs. 260 crores as on 30.06.2023 – Ends

 

 

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Sachin Murdeshwar
Sachin Murdeshwar is a Sr.Journalist and Columnist in several Mainline Newspapers and Portals.He is an ardent traveller and likes to explore destinations to the core.

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