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UCO Bank on Saturday reported a 15.76 per cent on-year increase in net profit for the quarter ended December to Rs 739.51 crore, compared to Rs 638.83 crore in the corresponding period a year ago. The lender's total income for the quarter under review grew to Rs 7,521.16 crore, up from Rs 7,405.89 crore in the year-ago period. Interest earned rose to Rs 6,651.84 crore as against Rs 6,219.96 crore, it said in an exchange filing. The Kolkata-headquartered bank's operating profit rose by 5.96 per cent to Rs 1,680.24 crore in October-December, compared to Rs 1,585.69 crore in the year-ago period. Provisions and contingencies lowered to Rs 525.12 crore in the quarter to December, down from Rs 589.51 crore, it said. On the asset quality front, UCO Bank showed significant improvement, with gross non-performing assets (NPA) declining to 2.41 per cent as of December 31 from 2.91 per cent a year ago. Gross NPAs stood at Rs 5,867.25 crore compared to Rs 6,081.55 crore in the corresponding per
State-owned UCO Bank plans to add another 150 branches in the next five months in a bid to expand its presence and business. Currently, the Kolkata-based lender has 3,322 branches across the country and with the addition of 150 branches, the network would rise to 3,472 by the end of the current financial year. The board has approved opening of 150 more branches by March, UCO Bank MD & CEO Ashwani Kumar said during a call after approval of second quarter numbers. The bank is working on improving ambience of the branches, he said, adding, more skilled workers are going to be hired on the IT, digital and cyber security side. As of September 2025, the bank has a total staff strength of 21,266 with 70 per cent of them are below average age of 70 years. For the second quarter ended September 30, 2025, UCO Bank has reported a 3 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 620 crore against Rs 603 crore in the year-ago period. The total income in the quarter under review rose to Rs 7,421 crore from
State-owned UCO Bank has reported a 16.6 per cent growth in credit to Rs 2.31 lakh crore for the second quarter of FY26. Its total advances were Rs 1.98 lakh crore at the end of September 30, 2024, UCO Bank said in a regulatory filing. The Kolkata-based lender reported a 10.8 per cent increase in total deposits to Rs 3.06 lakh crore against Rs 2.76 lakh crore at the end of the second quarter of the previous financial year. The bank's total business rose by 13.2 per cent to Rs 5.37 lakh crore from Rs 4.74 lakh crore in the year-ago period. Current Account and Savings Account (CASA) of the bank stood at 38.1 per cent of the total deposits compared to 38.24 per cent at the end of the second quarter of the previous fiscal. Credit deposit ratio of the bank rose from 71.77 per cent to 75.56 per cent at the end of September 2025, it added.
State-owned UCO Bank on Monday reported 10 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 607 crore for the first quarter of current financial year. The Kolkata-based bank had earned a net profit of Rs 551 crore in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year. Total income rose to Rs 7,433 crore during the June quarter of 2025-26, from Rs 6,859 crore a year ago, UCO Bank said in a regulatory filing. Interest earned by the bank improved to Rs 6,436 crore, as compared to Rs 6,024 crore in the June quarter FY25. During the period, operating profit of the bank increased to Rs 1,562 crore from Rs 1,321 crore a year ago. The bank's asset quality improved as gross non-performing assets (NPAs) declined to 2.63 per cent of gross advances at the end of the June quarter, from 3.32 per cent a year ago. Similarly, net NPAs, or bad loans, declined to 0.45 per cent from 0.78 per cent in the year-ago period. However, provisions for bad loans rose Rs 463 crore during the first quarter as compared to Rs 3
UCO Bank on Thursday reported a 13.67 per cent year-on-year growth in its total business, which rose to Rs 5.24 lakh crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, compared to Rs 4.61 lakh crore in the corresponding quarter last year. According to provisional figures disclosed to bourses, total advances stood at Rs 2.25 lakh crore, registering a 16.58 per cent year-on-year increase, while total deposits rose 11.57 per cent to Rs 2.99 lakh crore during the same period. Domestic advances showed even stronger performance with a nearly 20 per cent year-on-year growth, reaching Rs 2 lakh crore in Q1FY26 from Rs 1.67 lakh crore a year ago. Domestic deposits also grew 9.80 per cent to Rs 2.80 lakh crore. On a sequential basis, total business increased 1.95 per cent from Rs 5.14 lakh crore in Q4FY25, while advances and deposits grew by 2.27 per cent and 1.70 per cent, respectively. The bank's domestic CASA ratio declined slightly to 36.90 per cent from 38.62 per cent in Q1FY25. The credit-depo
State-run UCO Bank has appointed Sumit Khandelwal as its new chief financial officer (CFO) with immediate effect, according to a regulatory filing. Khandelwal, who previously served as the general manager and the zonal head of the bank's New Delhi zone, replaces Sujoy Dutta as CFO. The 48-year-old banker holds bachelor's degrees in commerce and in law. He is also a qualified chartered accountant, cost accountant, and a certified associate of the Indian Institute of Banking and Finance (CAIIB), according to the filing. Khandelwal brings over 15 years of diverse banking experience, having served across multiple corporate branches, zones, and departments within the bank, it added.