On 7th May 2025, UOB Group (UOB) shared their 1Q25 financial performance. UOB posted S$1.5 billion in net profit for the first quarter of 2025 (1Q25), unchanged year-on-year. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, Net Profit after Tax declined by 2%. At this point of writing, UOB makes up 3.11% of my stock portfolio. Are you wondering what is UOB’s share price and dividend yield?
Before we look at UOB share price on whether it crashed due to decline in quarter-on-quarter profit, let us take a look at UOB’s revenue growth drivers. According to the presentation slides, UOB’s strong earnings were driven by broad-based income and franchise growth. As you can see below, UOB’s net fee income rose 20% year-on-year to a new high of S$694 million. Net interest income also increased 2% from the year before.
The strong earnings were driven by robust loans growth. Loans grew 6% year-on-year. Trading and investment income grew 27% QoQ from stronger customer treasury income and good performance...