Axis Securities: City Union Bank Posts Steady Q1 Performance

BQ Blue’s special research section collates quality and in-depth equity and economy research reports from across India’s top brokerages. These reports offer BloombergQuint’s subscribers an opportunity to expand their understanding of companies, sectors and the economy..Axis Securities Report.City Union Bank Ltd. reported a better-than-expected profit performance led by treasury gains, improved cost controls, stable net interest margin and contained provisions.Loan growth was moderate at 7% YoY, however, net interest margin improved to 4% from 3.9% QoQ resulting in net interest income growth of approximately 5% to Rs 4,370 million.Non interest income was supported by higher treasury gains of Rs 1,085 million. On the opex front, cost to income ratio improved to 40.4% from 44% QoQ. Asset quality improved on an optical basis with lower slippages (Rs 34 million) on account of moratorium dispensation.However, company has reported a significant decline in moratorium book to 12.5% from 52% in the previous quarter. Management stated that activity levels are better than expected leading to collection efficiency improvement with 77% customers by value having paid two or more equated monthly installment up to June 2020.While FY21 will be challenging year for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), restructuring and government guaranteed schemes will provide some impetus.We believe astute management, granular deposit franchise and stable capital adequacy ratio are key positives amidst tough macro conditions..Click on the attachment to read the full report:.DISCLAIMERThis report is authored by an external party. BloombergQuint does not vouch for the accuracy of its contents nor is responsible for them in any way. The contents of this section do not constitute investment advice. For that you must always consult an expert based on your individual needs. The views expressed in the report are that of the brokerage and do not represent the views of BloombergQuint..Users have no license to copy, modify, or distribute the content without permission of the Original Owner.

Axis Securities: City Union Bank Posts Steady Q1 Performance

Axis Securities: City Union Bank Posts Steady Q1 Performance

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