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  "id": 14676572,
  "title": "Earnings call transcript: UCO Bank posts strong Q2 2026 growth as stock slips",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/earnings-call-transcript-uco-bank-posts-strong-q2-2026-growth-as",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-15T11:02:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/transcripts/earnings-call-transcript-uco-bank-posts-strong-q2-2026-growth-as-stock-slips-93CH-4951200"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "UCO Bank reported a strong Q2 2026 financial performance, with net profit rising 26.77% year on year to INR 786 crore, driven by faster loan growth, higher fee income, and improved asset quality. Total business grew 18.81% to INR 637,280 crore, while gross advances increased 24.70% to INR 287,690 crore, surpassing the bank's full-year growth guidance. Deposits climbed 14.36% to INR 349,590 crore, outpacing expectations and supporting loan expansion. The bank maintained a solid capital adequacy ratio of 18.85%, with Tier 1 capital at 17.27%. Gross NPA decreased to 1.96%, and net NPA fell to 0.18%, both below targets. Key sectors, including retail, agriculture, MSME, and corporate lending, posted double-digit growth, with retail advances up 30.23% and agriculture advances up 29.59%. Management highlighted that the bank's RAM portfolio (retail, agriculture, and MSME) reached INR 168,736 crore, accounting for 65% of total advances, within their target range. The bank's deposit base expanded, with CASA deposits rising 10.59% to INR 122,259 crore and the CASA ratio at 36.77%. Profitability improved, with operating profit up 16.04% to INR 1,872 crore and net interest income growing 13.96% to INR 2,886 crore. Fee-based income jumped 34.66% to INR 558 crore. Despite a modest stock price decline to $23.53, which represents a 1.79% drop, the results indicate that the bank has exceeded its own targets, and the market may have already priced in some of the gains.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/comtech-earnings-beat-by-0-10-revenue-fell-short-of-estimates",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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