Union Bank of India Q3

Union Bank of India posted a 16% growth in the third quarter net profit helped by treasury gains and higher income from its retail loan portfolio. The Mumbai-headquartered public sector lender posted a net profit of 349 Cr in the three months period ended December 31, 2013 against 302 Cr, a year ago. The bank said the growth was due to its focus on the retail, agriculture and micro, small and medium enterprises businesses. Total income rose 18% to 8,230 Cr. Total deposits grew 19% to 2,85,125 Cr, while total advances increased 20% to 2,27,745 Cr. Revenue from treasury operations increased to 2,173 Cr against 1,729 Cr, a year ago. The bank’s gross non-performing loans (NPA) increased to 8,776 Cr (6,384 Cr, a year ago). As a percentage of total loans, gross NPA’s grew to 3.85% from 3.36%, a year ago.