Type of Event: Post Earnings Call with Analysts to discuss Q1 FY27 financial results.
Date and Time: The call was held on July 23, 2026, at 03:30 pm.
Purpose: The stated purpose was to discuss the quarterly financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026.
Management Participants: The Bank's Senior Management was represented by:
- Mr. Rajendra Kumar Saboo, Managing Director & CEO (I/C) and Executive Director
- Mr. Vijay N Kamble, Executive Director
Moderator: The call was moderated by M/s Antique Stock Broking Limited.
Availability of Materials: The transcript of the call was submitted to the exchanges and has been uploaded on the Bank's website. A presentation and detailed results were referenced as having been uploaded prior to the call.
UPSI Statement: The company did not include any explicit statement confirming that no Unpublished Price Sensitive Information (UPSI) would be shared.
Financial Period Discussed: The call focused on the Q1 FY27 (April - June 2026) results.
Key Financial Highlights & Guidance:
- Business Growth: Total business reached ₹6,05,000 crores, a 15.53% YoY growth. Global Advances grew 21.18% YoY to ₹272,768 crores. Deposits grew 11.28% YoY to ₹3,32,315 crores.
- CASA: CASA grew 12.34% YoY to ₹1,16,136 crores, with a CASA ratio of 36.94%.
- RAM Advances: RAM sector growth was 25.27% YoY (Retail: 27.32%, Agri: 30%, MSME: 18.79%). RAM constitutes 64.5% of total advances.
- Profitability: Operating Profit surged 79.8% YoY to ₹2,810 crore. Net Profit grew 8% YoY to ₹656 crore.
- Tax Provision: A total tax provision of ₹1,919 crore was made, which included a one-time charge of ₹1,237 crore due to the remeasurement of Deferred Tax Assets (DTA) following a shift to the new tax regime.
- Asset Quality: Gross NPA improved to 2.08% (down 55 bps YoY). Net NPA improved to 0.25% (down 20 bps YoY). Provision Coverage Ratio stood at 97.85%.
- Credit-Deposit Ratio: Stood at 82%.
- Guidance for FY27: The management reiterated guidance provided at the start of the year:
- Deposit Growth: 10-12% (Actual Q1: 11.28%)
- Credit Growth: 12-14% (Actual Q1: 21.18%)
- CASA Ratio: Guidance met (Actual: 36.94%)
- RAM Share: 62-65% (Actual: 64.5%)
- NIM: 2.8-2.9% (Actual Q1: 3.05%)
- Credit Cost: <0.75% (Annualized Q1: 0.39%)
- Slippage Ratio: <1% (Annualized Q1: 0.63%)
- Other Guidance: Cost-to-income ratio is expected to be around 50% for the full year (Q1 was 37.49%, boosted by non-recurring recoveries). ROA is expected to be near 1% by year-end (Q1 annualized was 0.68%).
Strategic & Operational Updates:
The management detailed several digital and business initiatives under 'Project Parivartan 2.0':
- Launched STP Home Loan Journey and integrated with RBI's Unified Lending Interface (ULI).
- Implemented CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) and a CASA back office.
- Launched new products: UCO Rising Star (for children), UCO Gig Scheme (for gig workers), UCO Business Aarambh Current Account (for startups), and a UCO 3-in-1 account (savings, demat, trading with Aditya Birla Money).
- Upgraded IVR and launched an AI-based chatbot (UDAY).
- Pipeline initiatives include launching an Omni-Channel platform, Cash Management Services for corporates, expanding the GST Smart product limit, and opening a GIFT City branch next month.
Additional Notes Section
- The document submitted is the transcript of the earnings call, which was the enclosure to the regulatory filing.
- The transcript contains detailed financial data and management commentary from the Q1 FY27 earnings discussion.
- No separate attachments (like the presentation deck) were included in this specific data text, though their existence and upload to the website are confirmed.