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2 min read | Updated on May 09, 2025, 12:08 IST
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Shares of Union Bank are trading 16% lower in one year and trade almost flat on a YTD basis in 2025. The Bank reported robust bottom-line growth in Q4FY25 after a sharp contraction in provisions. The overall balance sheet growth remained healthy for the quarter.
Union Bank of India share price traded 6% higher on Friday. Image source: Shutterstock.
Shares of Union Bank of India traded over 6% higher on the NSE at ₹122 apiece after the Q4FY25 results came in better than expectations. The Bank reported robust growth across the board.
The net interest income for the bank largely remained flat at ₹9,514 crore in Q4FY25 as against ₹9,437 crore in the previous year's similar quarter. This was largely due sharper increase in the interest expenses at 7.5% YoY than total interest income at 5.1%.
However, a moderate drop in the operating expenses led to a nearly 18% jump in the operating profit for the bank at ₹7,700 crore. The provisions for bad debts and contingencies also dropped to 15% YoY to ₹2715 crore as against ₹3,222 crore. Consequently, the net profit for the quarter jumped by 50% YoY to ₹4,985 crore.
On the balance sheet front, the total advances for the quarter grew by 8.6% YoY at ₹9.83 trillion, and the deposits growth remained healthy at 7.22% at ₹13 trillion. The asset quality for the bank also improved with GNPA and NNPA ratios of 3.6% and 0.63% as against 4.76% and 1.05% in previous year same quarter.
Union Bank of India shares have gained 2% in 2025 and fallen 17% in the previous year.
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