The Board of Directors of CITY UNION BANK LIMITED at Chennai has approved the Audited Financial Results for the financial year ended 31st March 2016

Fourth Quarter & FY 2015-16
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE


Press Release - Chennai, 23 May 2016
The Board of Directors of CITY UNION BANK LIMITED (BSE:532210, NSE: CUB) at its meeting held on 23.05.2016 at Chennai, has approved the Audited Financial Results for the financial year ended 31st March 2016.
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Management Statement
Our Non-Executive Chairman Shri. S. Balasubramanian retired from our Board after completing the tenure on 03.05.2016 and continue his association with the bank as Honorary Chairman Emeritus of the City Union Bank Foundation, our CSR arm.

Shri S.Mahalingam, Chartered Accountant, our existing Board member and retired CFO -TATA Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) has been appointed as Non-Executive Chairman for a period of three years effective from 04.05.2016.

The Board of Directors of CITY UNION BANK LIMITED at Chennai has approved the Audited Financial Results for the financial year ended 31st March 2016


Outlining the performance of the Bank in FY 15-16, MD & CEO Dr. N.Kamakodi said that it was reasonably a good show given the economic scenario prevailing in the country.
The Bank was able to put up a consistent performance with steady increase in Deposits, Advances, Net Profit and NIM. The Bank was able to maintain its asset quality without any big issues though the atmosphere was not so conducive.

Deposits of the bank increased by 13% to ` 27158 Cr from ` 24075 Cr, Advances of the bank increased by 17% to ` 21253 Cr from ` 18089 Cr, Total Business of the bank increased by 15% to ` 48411 Cr from ` 42164 Cr, Gross Profit of the bank for the FY 2016 increased by 20% to ` 833.28 Cr from ` 692.65 Cr and Net Profit of the bank for  the FY 2016 increased by 13% to ` 444.69 Cr from ` 395.02 Cr.

The Bank continues to build granularity and longevity in deposits demonstrated by CASA deposits growth which contributes to 19% as on March 31, 2016 on the back of strong CA deposits growth of 15% Y-o-Y. The Bank is committed to build a strong Retail franchise through continued investments in People, Technology & Digital Infrastructure.

Financial Performance - Operating Profit and Net Profit:

FY 2016 performance:
ü  Operating Profit of the bank increased by 20% from ` 693 cr to ` 833 cr
ü  Net Profit of the bank increased by 13% from 395 cr to ` 445 cr
ü Fourth Quarter  performance:
ü  Operating Profit of the bank increased by 25% from ` 179 cr to ` 224 cr
ü  Net Profit of the bank increased by 13% to ` 112 cr from ` 99 cr

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin:
FY 2016 performance:
ü  Net Interest Income of the bank increased by 22% from ` 807 cr to ` 981 cr
ü  Net Interest Margin of the bank increased to 3.81% from ` 3.44%
Q4 2016 performance:
ü  Net Interest Income of the bank increased by 22% from ` 205 cr to ` 264 cr
ü  Net Interest Margin of the bank increased to 3.96% from ` 3.40%

 

Operating Performance as on 31st March 2016:

ü  Deposits increased by 13% from `  24075 cr as on 31.03.2015 to ` 27158 cr as on 31.03.2016.
ü  Advances increased by 17% to ` 21253 cr as on 31.03.2016 from ` 18089 cr as on 31.03.2015.
ü  Total business increased by 15% from ` 42164 cr as on 31.03.2015 to ` 48411 cr in 31.03.2016.
ü  CASA increased by 19% to ` 5533 cr as on 31.03.2016 from ` 4631 cr in 31.03.2015 and the CASA ratio stood at 20% to total deposits.

 

Asset Quality for the year ended 31st March 2016:

ü  Gross NPA of the Bank stood at ` 512 cr and 2.41 % to Gross Advances.
ü  Net NPA of the Bank stood at ` 323 cr and 1.53% to Net Advances.
ü  Provision Coverage Ratio stood at 60%

 

Key Performance Indicators:

- FY 2016 Vs 2015:
ü  ROA of the bank slightly increased to 1.50% Vs 1.49%
ü  ROE of the bank at 15.60% Vs 16.91%
ü  Cost to income ratio reduced to 40.10% from 42.83%
Q4 - FY 2016 Vs 2015:
ü  ROA of the bank slightly increased to 1.46% Vs 1.45%
ü  ROE of the bank reduced to 14.94% Vs 15.13%
ü  Cost to income ratio reduced to 39.73% from 42.34%


Branch Performance:
ü  The Bank has a network of 525 branches and 1325 ATMs as on 31.03.2016
ü  The Bank plans to have 600 branches as on 31.03.2017

Capital adequacy:
The Bank’s capital adequacy as on March 31, 2016 as per Reserve Bank of India (RBI) guidelines on Basel III norms is 15.58% and Tier-1 capital adequacy was 15.09%, well above regulatory requirements.

CSR Activities:

As part of Corporate Social Responsibility, the bank had participated in many important social activities in and around Kumbakonam and also in major cities in which the Bank operates. Total CSR expenditure is `10.45 cr for the year ended 31.03.2016. For the just concluded South Indian “Kumbamela”- “Mahamaham” Festival (occasion which happens once in 12 years) the bank contributed for various activities. It includes providing of drinking water, Mobile Toilets and distillation/purification of major water tanks in Kumbakonam.  

 

Technology & Customer Service:

ü  Bank has launched a new mobile banking  application called “CUB m-Bank Plus”  to all  customers of the bank thus enabling e-banking services vide Mobile/DTH Recharges, Bill payments, online fixed deposit opening, loan against deposit, Pre-closure of  deposit, Fund Transfers, TNEB payment ,  ATM PIN Reset , Card Block, etc. CUB m-Bank Plus is available in Google Play Store and Apple Store and will be available soon in Windows Store.
ü  The bank installed Bulk Note Acceptor with recycler facility across 328 locations.
ü  Bank has started Credit Card operations recently for staffs. From June 2016 Bank will start issuing credit card to Customers .
ü  Bank has implemented Card less Withdrawal at selected centers through ATMs.
ü  Bank has launched a new android wallet application called CUB e-Wallet. Anyone can download wallet from Google Play store and start using it. Wallet services are Mobile/DTH Recharges, Bill payments, Load money from Other bank, Send money, Viewing account summary, etc.
ü  Bank has started issuing Business Debit cards for Corporate Customers.
ü  Customers can register Mobile Banking Service through ATM.
ü  Bank has installed Self service banking outlets(e-lounge) at more than 20 centers Passbook printing Kiosk at 150 centers and Cheque scanning kiosk at 50 centers.

 

Awards & Accolades:

 

ü  Awarded as Best Small sized Bank for 2014-15 by Business World – PWC Best Banks’ Survey 2015. 
ü  Won “Productivity and Efficiency” award for Small Banks conducted by Business Today – KPMG study on Indian Best Banks’ survey 2015.
ü  Awarded by Financial Express - EY “Best Old Private Sector Bank” consecutively for two financial years  2014 & 2015.

Business Performance for the year ended March 2016:

(Rs in Cr)


March-16

March-15

Inc/(Dec)

Growth (%)

Deposits

27158

24075

3083

13

Advances

21253

18089

3164

17

Total Business

48411

42164

6247

15

CASA

5533

4631

902

19

Balance Sheet size

31252

27871

3381

12

Gross NPA

512

336



Gross NPA (%)

2.41

1.86



Net NPA

323

233



Net NPA (%)

1.53

1.30



CRAR – Basel III

15.58

16.52



 

 

 

 

Financial Performance FY 2016 & Q4 FY 2016:

(Rs in Cr)


FY 16
 FY 15
GRW
(%)

Q4 FY 16
Q4 FY 15
GRW
(%)
Net Interest Income
981.03
807.37
173.66
21.51

264.44
204.66
59.78
29.21
Other Operating Income
409.98
404.10
5.88
1.45

107.26
105.47
 1.79
1.70
Operating Expenses
557.73
518.82
38.91
7.50

147.66
131.31
16.35
12.45
Operating Profit
833.28
692.65
140.63
20.30

224.04
178.82
45.22
25.28
Provisions
388.59
308.52
80.07
25.95

111.81
90.63
21.18
23.37
Net Profit
444.69
395.02
49.67
12.58

112.23
99.08
13.15
13.27

 

Conference call details:


City Union Bank will hold an earnings conference call on 23rd May 2016  at 4:30 p.m. IST to discuss our performance for the quarter  ended 31st March 2016.  The transcript of the management discussions and the question and answer session will be available online and will be accessible in the Investor Relations section of our website at www.cityunionbank.com

Safe Harbor:

The information contained in this earnings release is only current as of its date.  Certain statements made in this  presentation may not be based on historical information or facts and may be “forward looking statements, including those relating to the banks general business plans and strategy, its future nancial condition and growth prospects and future developments in the industry and regulatory environment.  Actual results may dier materially from these forward-looking statements due to a number of factors including future changes or developments in the banks business, its competitive environment and political, economic, legal and social conditions in India.  City Union Bank Limited undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reect events or circumstances after the date thereof.