Union Bank net dips 37%

Union Bank of India’s net profit fell 37.27 per cent to ₹727 crore in the third quarter ended December 2020 on a drop in non-interest income.

It had booked net profit of ₹1,159 crore in Q3FY20. The amalgamation of Andhra Ba- nk and Corporation Bank into Union Bank of India came into effect on April 1, 2020, and the combined financials (March 2020 and December 2019) were arrived at by aggregat- ing the audited/ rev- iewed numbers of the three banks. Its stock closed 5.25 per cent higher at ₹31.05 per share on the BSE.

Net interest income for the reporting quarter rose 4.85 per cent to ~6,590 crore, from ~6,285 in Q3FY20. Net interest margin came under pressure and moderated to 2.94 per cent in Q3FY21, from 3.15 per cent in the year-ago quarter.

Covid-19 debt recast book at ~16,726 crore

Non-interest income declined 17.75 per cent to ₹3,016 crore in Q3FY21, from ~3,667 crore in Q3FY20. Banks deposits grew 2.58 per cent, from ₹8,60,196 crore in December 2019 and ~8,82,423 crore in December 2020. Its total advances expanded 0.69 per cent, from ₹6.47 trillion in December 2019 to ~6.52 trillion in December 2020. Following an interim stay by the Supreme Court (SC), the bank has not classified any borrower account as a nonperforming asset (NPA). Pending the SC’S final order, its proforma gross NPAS were at 15.29 per cent. Its net NPAS were at 5.02 per cent at the end of December 2020. It has guided for gross NPAS below 15 per cent and net NPAS below 5 per cent at the end of March 2021.