United Bank of India reported unaudited standalone earnings results for the third quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2016. For the quarter, interest earned was INR 22,719.8 million compared to INR 24,707.0 million a year ago. Operating profit before provisions and contingencies was INR 5,301.5 million compared to INR 2,346.9 million a year ago. Loss from ordinary activities before tax was INR 583.9 million against profit of INR 121.9 million a year ago. Net profit for the period was INR 641.0 million or INR 0.48 per basic and diluted share before and after extraordinary items (not annualized) compared to INR 170.0 million or INR 0.20 per basic and diluted share before and after extraordinary items (not annualized) a year ago. Return on assets (annualized) was 0.21% compared to 0.05% a year ago. ROE (annualized) at 3.60% against 3.00% a previous quarter. Net interest income was INR 3,609.8 million against INR 3,764.0 million a previous quarter. For the nine months, interest earned was INR 69,334.2 million compared to INR 75,578.2 million a year ago. Operating profit before provisions and contingencies was INR 12,939.4 million compared to INR 8,962.8 million a year ago. Profit from ordinary activities before tax was INR 291.1 million against INR 2,174.1 million a year ago. Net profit for the period was INR 1,459.5 million or INR 1.29 per basic and diluted share before and after extraordinary items (not annualized) compared to INR 1,310.8 million or INR 1.56 per basic and diluted share before and after extraordinary items (not annualized) a year ago. Return on assets (annualized) was 0.16% compared to 0.14% a year ago.