Result

City Union Bank has reported a net profit of Rs 71.81 crore for 2006-07, earning Rs 29.92 a share. Net profit was also 27.38 per cent higher than the Rs 56.37 crore achieved in the previous year. The board of directors has recommended a dividend of Rs 4 per share (40 per cent). The bank achieved total business of Rs 8,029 crore for the year, comprising Rs 4,699 crore of deposits and Rs 3,329 crore of advances. For the current year, the bank targets a total business of Rs 11,000 crore. Net NPAs stood at 1.09 per cent against 1.95 per cent a year ago. Capital adequacy ratio stood at 12.58 per cent. Return on average assets was 1.57 per cent and return on equity was 19.64 per cent. Federal Bank’s net profit for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 increased by 95 per cent to Rs 99.25 crore from Rs 50.73 a year earlier, while its profit for the year ended March 31 increased to Rs 292.73 crore from Rs 225.21 crore last year. Its net interest income was up 32.36 per cent to 227.96 crore in the fourth quarter from Rs 172.22 crore a year earlier, while other income rose 51.10 per cent to Rs 105.36 crore during the quarter from Rs 69.73 crore. The capital adequacy of the bank as on March 31, 2007 stood at 13.43 per cent. The bank is also in the process of reviving its subsidiary Fedbank Financial Services which will act as the direct selling agent of the bank.