U2008-2010

2008-2010

SUBMITTED TO-Amol charegaonkar

SUBMITTED BY- AAKASH CHANDRA CHAKI (F1F-01) ASHUTOSH RAI (F1F-06). AYUSH ASHUTOSH TIWARI (F1F-19)

Acknowledgement

We take this opportunity to convey our sincere thanks and gratitude to all those who have directly or indirectly helped and contributed towards the completion of this project. First and foremost, we would like to thank AMOL CHAREGAONKAR SIR for his constant guidance and support throughout this project. During the project, we realized that the degree of relevance of the learning being imparted in the class is very high. The learning enabled us to get a better understanding of the nitty-gritty of the subject which we studied. We would also like to thank our batch mates for the discussions that we had with them. All these have resulted in the enrichment of our knowledge and their inputs have helped us to incorporate relevant issues into our project

Executive SummaryThe banking sector has been undergoing a complex, but comprehensive phase of restructuring since 1991, with a view to make it sound, efficient, and at the same time forging its links firmly with the real sector for promotion of savings, investment and growth. Although a complete turnaround in banking sector performance is not expected till the completion of reforms, signs of improvement are visible in some indicators under the CAMEL framework. Under this bank is required to enhance capital adequacy, strengthen asset quality, improve management, increase earnings and reduce sensitivity to various financial risks. The almost simultaneous nature of these developments makes it difficult to disentangle the positive impact of reform measures. Keeping this in mind, signs of improvements and deteriorations are discussed for the three groups of scheduled banks in the following sections. The whole banking scenario has changed in the very recent past on the recommendations of narasimham Committee. Further BASELL II Norms were introduced to internationally standardize processes and make the banking industry more adaptive to the sensitive market risks. The fact that banks work under the most volatile conditions and the banking industry as such in the booming phase makes it an interesting subject of study. Amongst these reforms and restructuring the CAMELS Framework has its own contribution to the way modern banking is looked up on now. The attempt here is to see how various ratios have been used and interpreted to reveal a banks performance and how this particular model encompasses a wide range of parameters making it a widely used and accepted model in today’s scenario.

Introduction

UCO Bank, previously known as United Commercial Bank, is a leading commercial bank in India. Founded in Kolkata in 1943, UCO Bank is one of the oldest Indian banks as well. It was the eminent Indian industrialist Ghanshyam Das Birla who, during the Quit India Movement of 1942, thought of establishing a commercial bank with Indian capital and management. United Commercial Bank was the outcome of that idea. It, along with 13 others, was nationalized on July 19, 1969. In the year 1985, its name was changed to UCO Bank. Currently, UCO Bank has around 2000 Service Unites spread all across the nation. It also has two overseas branches in Hong Kong and Singapore. UCO Bank has its presence in all segments of the economy including Industry, Agriculture, Infrastructure Sector, Service Sector and Trade & Commerce. It works towards becoming one of the most trusted and admired financial institution as well as the most sought-after destination for the customers and investors. UCO Bank has a large number of Service Units (around 2000) located across the nation and overseas. These also include specialized and

computerized branches. It also has its Correspondents / Agency arrangements all across the world. UCO Bank also carries out Foreign Exchange Business in more than 50 centers across the nation with 4 Foreign Exchange Dealing Operations centers.

Deposit Schemes Following deposit schemes are offered by UCO Bank: • No-frills Savings Bank Account Money Back Recurring Deposits

• Friend-in-Need Scheme

• Two-way Deposit Scheme

• Lakshmi Yojana

• Kuber Yojana

• Flexible Fixed Deposit Scheme

• Special Deposit Scheme for Senior Citizens

• Current Account in Foreign Currency at Indian Branches

• Fixed Deposits in Foreign Currency at Overseas Branches

• Revised Minimum Balance Schedule

• UCO Tax Saver deposit Scheme - 2006

• UCO Premium Plus

Loan Schemes Following loan schemes are offered:

• UCO Shelter • UCO Car • UCO Trader • Education Loan • UCO Cash • UCO Rent • UCO Mortgage • UCO Securities • UCO Real Estate • UCO Nari Shakti • UCO Shopper • UCO Pensioner

NRI Corner UCO Bank offers a range of services for the NRIs. Following are the services that NRIs can choose from: • Deposit Schemes

• Foreign Currency Non Resident (FCNR-B) Deposits

• Resident Foreign Currency (RFC) Deposits

• Non Resident External (NRE) Deposits

• Non Resident Ordinary (NRO) Deposits

• Remittance to India

• Loans to NRIs

• Against Deposits

• NRI Home Loans

International Banking Following international banking services are offered; • Products & Services o NRI Banking o Foreign Currency Loans o Finance/Services to Exporters o Finance/Services to Importers o Remittances

o Forex & Treasury Services o Resident Foreign Currency (Domestic) Deposits o Correspondent Banking Services o General Banking Services

• Foreign Currency Loans • Finance/Services to Exporters • Finance/Services to Importer • Remittances • Forex & Treasury Services o Forex Inter Bank Placements/Borrowings o Sale & Purchase of currency on behalf of customers o Forward Cover Bookings o Cross Currency Swaps o Interest Rate Swaps (IRS) o Forward Rate Arrangements (FRAs) o Forex Money Market Operations

• Resident Foreign Currency (Domestic) A/Cs • Correspondent Banking Services

CAMELS Framework Supervisory framework, consistent with international norms, covers risk-monitoring factors for evaluating the performance of banks. This framework involves the analyses of six groups of indicators reflecting the health of financial institutions. The indicators are as follows: CAPITAL ADEQUACY

ASSET QUALITY

MANAGEMENT SOUNDNESS

EARNINGS & PROFITABILITY

LIQUIDITY

SENSITIVITY TO MARKET RISK

Objectives of Study To do an in-depth analysis of the UCO bank

To analyze UCO banks to get the desired results by using CAMELS, ROA, ROE and other analysis as a tool of measuring performance.

Research Proposal The Bank after the implementation of the balanced scorecard in 2002 has under gone a drastic change. Both its peoples and process perspectives have changed visibly and the employees have full faith in the new strategy to produce quick results and keep them ahead in the industry. The balanced scorecard approach has brought about more role clarity in the job profile and has improved processes. In short it focuses not only on short term goals but is very clear about its way to achieve the long term goal.

Scope of the Research

“To study the strength of using CAMELS framework as a tool of performance evaluation for banking institutions.”

Type of research: Descriptive

Methodology

Data source:

Primary Data: Primary data was collected from the company balance sheets and company profit and loss statements.

Secondary Data: Secondary data on the subject was collected from ICFAI journals, company prospectus, company annual reports and IMF websites.

Plan of analysis:

The data analysis of the information got from the balance sheets was done and ratios were used. Graph and charts were used to illustrate trends..

Limitations of the study

The study was limited to UCO banks of 3-4 years.

2) Time and resource constrains.

3) The method discussed pertains only to banks though it can be used for performance evaluation of other financial institutions.

4) The study was completely done on the basis of ratios calculated from the balance sheets

Analysis and Interpretation

Now each parameter will be taken separately & discussed in detail.

Capital adequacy:

Capital adequacy ratio is defined as , Where Risk can either be weighted assets () or the respective national regulator's minimum total capital requirement. If using risk weighted assets,

≥ 8%.

The percent threshold (8% in this case, a common requirement for regulators conforming to the Basel Accords) is set by the national banking regulator. Two types of capital are measured: tier one capital, which can absorb losses without a bank being required to cease trading, and tier two capital, which can absorb losses in the event of a winding-up and so provides a lesser degree of protection to depositors

Interpretation: Capital adequacy ratio (CAR) is a ratio of a bank's capital to its risk. National regulators track a bank's CAR to ensure that it can absorb a reasonable amount of loss and are complying with their statutory Capital requirements. The formula for Capital Adequacy Ratio is, (Tier 1 Capital + Tier 2 Capital)/Risk Weighted Assets. Capital adequacy ratio is the ratio which determines the capacity of the bank in terms of meeting the time liabilities and other risks such as credit risk, operational risk, etc. In the simplest formulation, a bank's capital is the "cushion" for potential losses, which protects the bank's depositors or other lenders. Here, incase of UCO Bank we can see that its CAR showed a sudden dip in the year 2008 but after that it has shown a steady rise for the next 2 years which is a good sign for its depositors and investors.

Interpretation: The debt-to-equity ratio (D/E) is a financial ratio indicating the relative proportion of shareholders' equity and debt used to finance a company's assets. Here, in case of UCO Bank we can see that the Debt-Equity ratio has increased over the years. This is because its equity capital showed no growth from the year 2006 to 2008 and it decreased by around Rs250 crore in 2009 and remained the same for the year 2010. But its debt capital has shown a steady increase over the past 5 years. From this we can infer that since UCO Bank is a public sector undertaking it depends much more on debt capital ruther than equity capital.

Interpretation: “Advances to Asset” is also a good indicator of a firm’s Capital Adequacy. A high ratio of Advances to Assets would mean that the chances of Non Performing Assets formation are also high, which is not a good scenario for a bank. This would mean the credibility of its assets would go down. In case of UCO Bank we can see that it is able to maintain a pretty steady ratio of its Advances to Assets which means the credibility of its assets is good.

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Interpretation: The ratio of Government Securities to Total investments shows how safe are the company’s investments. Here, in case of UCO Bank we can see that its ratio of investments in Government Securities to Total Investments is very high and it has remained quite steady over the years with minimal fluctuations. The high ratio tells that UCO Banks investment policy is conservative and their investments are safe.

Assets Quality 1- Gross NPA to net Advances-

1652/51129=0.0323 1540/64020=0.024 1640/77560=0.021

The gross NPA was 1652, 1540 and 1640 in 2008,09 and 2010 respectively. The analysis shows that the gross nonperforming assets were 3.2% 0f the net advances means the bank was not able to receive the repayment of 3.2% of the total load and advances. In 2009 it was 2.4% of the total net advances means that the bank is improving its capability to get return its loans and advances in comparison to 2008 that is it was lesser than the gross npa of 2008.Same in the 2010 it was continue decreasing Overall interpretation is the UCO bank is focusing towards the NPA the company doesn’t want to increase the NPA because it will affect the performance of the bank as due to increase in NPA the capital adequacy, of the bank will decrease.

1. NPA to net Advance- 1092/51129=0.021 813/64020=0.012 900/77560=0.011

In this section it can be seen from the above that the bank is able to decrease to its NPA and due to this the bank is able to increase its capital adequacy and also the profitability of bank is increasing continuously. The gross profit of the bank is Rs 5020 crore in 2008, Rs 6476 crore in 2009, and Rs 7202 crore in 2010. If we see the analysis it can be seen that the net NPA of the bank was more in 2010 in comparison to 2009 but still the profit was more in 2009 than 2008 the reason os that this time bank is able to reduce its cost of Fund.

2. Total investment to total assets- 23135/83815=0.27 28110/104291=0.26 42358/129504=0.32

The bank invested 27%, 26% and 32%, in 208. 09 and 2010 respectively of its total assets means bank invested more than one fourth of its total assets that shows that the bank is moving towards the safe side. It can be seen that the bank is increasing its investment with the increase in the total assets. The policy of the bank is to be safe.

3. Percentage change in net NPA-

813-1093/1093=-0.25 900-813/813=0.10 The bank was able to reduce its net NPA in 2009 over 2008 means that was able to get receive its fund. But in 2010 the net NPA was more than 2009. Meaning is that the bank was not able to control its NPA i.e. bank did not get return on its loans and advances. But still the profit of the bank is more than 2009 because the total assets of the bank are increased and also the bank was able to reduce its cost of fund.

4. Net NPA to total Assets- 1092/83815=0.013 813/104291=0.007 900/129504=0.006

When the Net NPA is compared with the total assets in is continuously increasing and the percentage of net NPA is decreasing over the total assets. Due to decrease in the Net NPA the bank’s capital adequacy is increasing and the bank is able to pay more loans.

Management Management of financial institution is generally evaluated in terms of capital adequacy, asset quality, earnings and profitability, liquidity and risk sensitivity ratings. In addition, performance evaluation includes compliance with set norms, ability to plan and react to changing circumstances, technical competence, leadership and administrative ability. Sound management is one of the most important factors behind financial institutions’ performance. Indicators of quality of management, however, are primarily applicable to individual institutions, and cannot be easily aggregated across the sector. Furthermore, given the qualitative nature of management, it is difficult to judge its soundness just by looking at financial accounts of the banks. Nevertheless, total advance to total deposit, business per employee and profit per employee helps in gauging the management quality of the banking institutions. Several indicators, however, can jointly serve—as, for instance, efficiency measures do—as an indicator of management soundness. The ratios used to evaluate management efficiency are described as under:

Profit per branch: (Rs. in crores)

Interpretation: Profit per branch shows the increasing trend. As number of branches of UCO bank are increasing and percentage of profit per branch also is increasing. It shows the effective management of UCO bank. It not only focuses on increasing branches but also profit per branches. UCO bank has increased no. of branches from 1744 branches to 2152 branches also ratio of profit per branch is four times.

Total Advance to Total Deposit Ratio: This ratio measures the efficiency and ability of the banks management in converting the deposits available with the banks (excluding other funds like equity capital, etc.) into high earning advances. Total deposits include demand deposits, saving deposits, term deposit and deposit of other bank. Total advances also include the receivables. Total Advance to Total Deposit Ratio =Total Advance/ Total Deposit

Interpretation: This ratio measures the efficiency and ability of the banks management in converting deposits available with the banks (excluding other funds like equity capital, etc.) into high earning advances. Total deposits include demand deposits, saving deposits, Term deposit and deposit of other bank. Total advances also include the receivables. In year 2008, ratio of total advance to total deposits showed decline trend mainly due to Recession. Due to sub-prime crisis, all over the world mainly financial institution’s failure in US market; Bank across the world started preferring liquid assets. Even gold were been sold in exchange of currency. This can be one of the main reason for giving less advance as bank were short of liquidity. But, after that bank managed it well, in 2010 ratio increased due effective management

Business per Employee: Revenue per employee is a measure of how efficiently a particular bank is utilizing its employees. Ideally, a bank wants the highest business per employee possible, as it denotes higher productivity. In general, rising revenue per employee is a positive sign that suggests the bank is finding ways to squeeze more sales/revenues out of each of its employee. Business per Employee =Total Income/ No. of Employees

Interpretation Revenue per employee is a measure of how efficiently a particular bank is utilizing its employees. Ideally, a bank wants the highest business per employee possible, as it denotes higher productivity. In general, rising revenue per employee is a positive sign that suggests the bank is finding ways to squeeze more sales/revenues out of each of its employee. UCO bank is doing well; it has increased from 5.82 to 8.82 crores.

Earnings QualityPercentage Growth in Net Profits

Net Profit to total Assets

Net profit to total assets is continue increasing from 2006 onwards .It means the bank is able to utilize its assets

Interest Income to Total Income

Non-Interest Income to Total Income

Liquidity An adequate liquidity position refers to a situation, where institution can obtain sufficient funds, either by increasing liabilities or by converting its assets quickly at a reasonable cost. It is, therefore, generally assessed in terms of overall assets and liability management, as mismatching gives rise to liquidity risk. Efficient fund management refers to a situation where a spread between rate sensitive assets (RSA) and rate sensitive liabilities (RSL) is maintained. The most commonly used tool to evaluate interest rate exposure is the Gap between RSA and RSL, while liquidity is gauged by liquid to total asset ratio. Initially solvent financial institutions may be driven toward closure by poor management of short-term liquidity. Indicators should cover funding sources and capture large maturity mismatches. The term liquidity is used in various ways, all relating to availability of, access to, or convertibility into cash. • An institution is said to have liquidity if it can easily meet its needs for cash either because it has cash on hand or can otherwise raise or borrow cash.

A market is said to be liquid if the instruments it trades can easily be bought or sold in quantity with little impact on market prices.

An asset is said to be liquid if the market for that asset is liquid.

The common theme in all three contexts is cash. A corporation is liquid if it has ready access to cash. A market is liquid if participants can easily convert positions into cash— or conversely. An asset is liquid if it can easily be converted to cash. The liquidity of an institution depends on: The institution's short-term need for cash; -Cash on hand; -Available lines of credit; -The liquidity of the institution's assets; -The institution's reputation in the marketplace—how willing will counterparty is to transact trades with or lend to the institution. The liquidity of a market is often measured as the size of its bid-ask spread, but this is an imperfect metric at best. More generally, Kyle (1985) identifies three components of market liquidity: -Tightness is the bid-ask spread; -Depth is the volume of transactions necessary to move prices; -Resiliency is the speed with which prices return to equilibrium following a large trade. Examples of assets that tend to be liquid include foreign exchange; stocks traded in the Stock Exchange or recently issued Treasury bonds. Assets that are often illiquid include limited partnerships, thinly traded bonds or real estate. Cash maintained by the banks and balances with central bank, to total asset ratio (LQD) is an indicator of bank's liquidity. In general, banks with a larger volume of liquid assets are perceived safe, since these assets would allow banks to meet unexpected withdrawals. Credit deposit ratio is a tool used to study the liquidity position of the bank. It is calculated by dividing the cash held in different forms by total deposit. A high ratio shows that there is more amounts of liquid cash with the bank to met its clients cash withdrawals.

The ratios suggested to measure liquidity under CAMELS Model are as follows: Liquidity Asset to Total Asset: Liquidity for a bank means the ability to meet its financial obligations as they come due. Bank lending finances investments in relatively illiquid assets, but it fund its loans with mostly short term liabilities. Thus one of the main challenges to a bank is ensuring its own liquidity under all reasonable conditions. Liquid assets include cash in hand, balance with the RBI, balance with other banks (both in India and abroad), and money at call and short notice. Total asset include the revaluations of all the assets. The proportion of liquid asset to total asset indicates the overall liquidity position of the bank. Liquidity Asset to Total Asset

Financial year 07 3794.27+2420.26+46988.91/74863.89 = 0.710669

Financial year 08 5702.72+2400.80+55081.89/89794.93 = 0.70366

Financial year 09 6588.85+4264.59+68803.86/111664.16 = 0.713365

Financial year 10 7242.73+861.60+82504.53/137319.47 = 0.65984

Government Securities to Total Asset Government Securities are the most liquid and safe investments. This ratio measures the government securities as a proportion of total assets. Banks invest in government securities primarily to meet their SLR requirements, which are around 25% of net demand and time

Liquidity Asset to Total Deposit This ratio measures the liquidity available to the deposits of a bank. Total deposits include demand deposits, savings deposits, term deposits and deposits of other financial institutions. Liquid assets include cash in hand, balance with the RBI, and balance with other banks (both in India and abroad), and money at call and short notice. Liquidity Asset Total Deposit Financial year 07 3794.27+2420.26+46988.91/64860.01 =0.8202 Financial year 08 5702.72+2400.80+55081.89/79908.94 =0.790718

Financial year 09 6588.85+4263.59+68803.86/100221.57 =0.7948 Financial year 10 7242.73+861.60+82504.53/122415.55 =0.74017

Interpretation: Return on equity (ROE) measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholders' equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' equity (also known as net assets or assets minus liabilities). ROE shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. The formula for ROE is Net Income/ Average Total Equity. UCO Bank’s ROE has always shown a growth over the past 5 years and it has grown at a very fast rate from the year 2008 to 2009 and from the year 2009 to 2010. This is because in the last 5 years its equity share capital has never increased; rather it decreased from Rs799.36crore to Rs549.36crore from the year 2008 to 2009. On the other hand its Net Income has always increased over the past 5 years and the jump from 2009 to 2010 was very high. The high growth in ROE from 2008 to 2009 is not only because its Net Income increased but also because its Equity Share Capital decreased but

the high growth from 2009 to 2010 is due to the fact that it’s Net Income almost doubled in this period

As per the analysis it can be seen that the net profit of the bank is going continuously from the year 2008 onwards. In the year 2007 -08 the net profit was decreased because of the subprime crises in USA. And again it was increased in 2008-09 as RBI did not stopped money flow in the market.

Interpretation: The formula for Return on Assets (ROA) is Net Income/ Average Total Assets. It shows how profitable a company’s assets are in generating revenue.The number tells you what the company can do with what it has, i.e. how many rupees of earnings it derives from each rupee of assets it controls. In case of UCO Bank we can see that its ROA has increased over the years, especially from the year 2009 to 2010. This is because though its Total Assets has increased over the years, its Net Income has also increased accordingly and at a faster rate. The cause for the big jump in the ROA from the year 2009 to 2010 is due the fact that its Net Income almost doubled in this time from Rs557.72crore to Rs1,012.19crore the change in its Total Assets during this period was Rs111,664.16crore to Rs137,319.47crore. With the increase in ROA we can conclude that UCO Bank is utilizing its assets well for generating revenue.

Sensitivity to market risk Some key issues under this are as follows: Internal Control Systems Like the central banks in developed supervisory regimes, RBI also has started placing an increasing reliance on professional accountants in the assessment of internal control systems of the banks and non-bank financial institutions. Over the period, the responsibilities of auditors have been delineated not only to make the audit more detailed but also to make them accountable. The methodology and processes used to generate available data as certified by audit profession would improve the reliability of financial statements as regards their conformity with national accounting and disclosure standards. Another area of crucial importance is strengthening of internal control systems in banks. The Reserve Bank has, over the years, emphasised the need for having an effective internal control system in banks. Banks have also been advised to introduce the system of Concurrent Audit in major and specialized branches. As a result, all commercial banks have introduced concurrent audit since 1993 by using external auditors as a major resource. The banks are now required to set up Audit Committees to follow up on the reports of the statutory auditors and inspection by RBI. Similarly, immediate action is warranted on reconciliation of inter branch accounts which if left unreconciled, is fraught with grave risks. Substantial progress has been made by banks in reconciliation of the outstanding entries, and BFS reviews the progress in this area at quarterly intervals. Technology is the key The decade of 90s has witnessed a sea change in the way banking is done in India. Technology has made tremendous impact in banking. Anywhere banking and anytime banking has become a reality. This has thrown new challenges in the banking sector and new issues have started cropping up which is going to pose certain problems in the near future. The new entrants in the banking are with computer background. However, over a period of time they would acquire banking experience. Whereas the middle and senior level people have rich banking experience but their computer literacy is at a low level. Therefore, they feel the handicap in this regard since technology has become an indispensable tool in banking. Foreign banks and the new private sector banks have embraced technology right from the inception of their operations and therefore, they have adapted themselves to the changes in the technology easily. Whereas the Public Sector Banks (PSBs) and the old private sector banks (barring a very few of them) have not been able to keep pace with these developments. In this regard, one can cite historical, political and other factors like work culture and working relations (which are mainly governed by bipartite settlements between the managements and the staff members) as the main constraints. Added to these woes, the PSBs were also saddled with some nonviable and loss making branches, thanks to the social banking concept thrust upon them by the regulatory authorities in 1960s

The DuPont Analysis The DuPont formula, also known as the strategic profit model, is a common way to break down ROE into three important components. Essentially, ROE will equal the net margin multiplied by asset turnover multiplied by financial leverage. Splitting return on equity into three parts makes it easier to understand changes in ROE over time. For example, if the net margin increases, every sale brings in more money, resulting in a higher overall ROE. Similarly, if the asset turnover increases, the firm generates more sales for every unit of assets owned, again resulting in a higher overall ROE. Finally, increasing financial leverage means that the firm uses more debt financing relative to equity financing. Interest payments to creditors are tax deductible, but dividend payments to shareholders are not. Thus, a higher proportion of debt in the firm's capital structure leads to higher ROE. Financial leverage benefits diminish as the risk of defaulting on interest payments increases. So if the firm takes on too much debt, the cost of debt rises as creditors demand a higher risk premium, and ROE decreases. Increased debt will make a positive contribution to a firm's ROE only if the matching Return on assets (ROA) of that debt exceeds the interest rate on the debt.

In case of UCO Bank we can see that its Asset Utilization has shown a steady increase over the 5 years, especially in the last year i.e. 2010 there was a big jump due to the fact that its Net Income almost doubled in this year. So, we can infer that the Asset Utilization of UCO Bank is on the right track over the past % years. The Revenue to Total Assets ratio i.e. the margin grew steadily from 2006 to 2009, but in the year 2010 it dropped by .006 which is a bad sign for the bank. The Equity multiplier grew steadily from 2006 to 2008, then there was a huge jump as the Equity Capital of UCO Bank decreased by Rs250 crore and its Total Assets also increased by around Rs21869.23 crore. It aslo grew in the year 2010. In 2010, while calculating ROE, though the margin for the bank decreased it was more than compensated by the increase in the Asset Utilization by the bank. So, we can see that the ROE of UCO Bank has always increased over the years for the last 5 years though its margin dropped in the year 2010.

Findings Capital adequacy: The capital adequacy ratio of all the three banks is above the minimum requirements and above the industry average. Assets: UCO Bank has maintained a standard for the NPA’s in the period of 2006-2010. UCO bank has shown remarkable decrease in NPA’s in the same period. Management: Professional approach that has been adopted by the banks in the recent past is in right direction & also it is the right decision. Earnings: UCO has shown a good growth record for its ROA. Liquidity: Banks should maintain quality securities with good liquidity to meet contingencies. Sensitivity to Market Risks: UCO banks have ventured into many financial areas and are in the league of Universal Banking and also it has overseas presence. They have also become sensitive to customer needs.

Conclusion & Recommendations 1. UCO banks should adapt themselves quickly to the changing norms.

2. The system is getting internationally standardized with the coming of BASELL II accords so the UCO bank and Indian banks should strengthen internal processes so as to cope with the standards.

3. UCO bank should maintain a 0% NPA by always lending and investing or creating quality assets which earn returns by way of interest and profits.

4. UCO bank should find more avenues to hedge risks as the market is very sensitive to risk of any type.

5. Have good appraisal skills, system, and proper follow up to ensure that UCO bank is above the risk.

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