Which profitability Measures Explain Better the Bank’s Financial Soundness?

The Impact of Financial Risks on Profitability of Malaysian Commercial Banks: 1996-2005

This paper examines the relationship between financial risks and profitability of the conventional and Islamic banks in Malaysia for the period between 1996 and 2005. The measures of profitability that have been used in the study are the return on equity (ROE) and return on assets (ROA) while the financial risks are credit risk, interest rate risk and liquidity risks. This study employs panel d...

The Impact of Financial and Non-financial Measures on Banks’ Financial Strength Ratings: the Case of the Middle East

Banks, Financial Liberalization

BANKS, FINANCIAL LIBERALIZATION AND THE ‘INTEREST RATE PREMIUM PUZZLE’ IN EAST ASIA

Profitability Measures and Competition Law

Economists and antitrust authorities recognize that firms with market power often raise prices above competitive levels and thus earn monopolistic profits that exceed the competitive cost of capital. In both the U.S. and Europe, this recognition has led antitrust authorities (and courts) to consider profitability evidence when determining whether a firm has market power. In Europe, unlike the U...

Profitability and Marketability of the Top 55 U.S. Commercial Banks

Utilizing recent developments in data envelopment analysis (DEA), this paper examines the performance of the top 55 U.S. commercial banks via a two-stage production process that separates profitability and marketability. Substantial performance inefficiency is uncovered in both dimensions. Relatively large banks exhibit better performance on profitability, whereas smaller banks tend to perform ...