Profitability of Banks
Asset & Liability for bank is defined as:Major Asset:Loans
to individuals, business and other organizationsThe securities that
it holdsMajor Liability:DepositsMoney that it borrows, either from
other banks or by selling commercial paper in the money market
Asset & LiabilityInterest and fees on loans is traditionally
the major source of income for commercial banks.Interest paid on
deposits is one of the largest expense items. Both of the above
follow market rates of interest.Net interest income represents the
difference between gross interest income and gross interest
expenseBank EarningsNoninterest income includes fees and service
charges. This source of revenue has grown significantly in
importance.Non interest expense includes salary expenditures.These
expenses have also grown in recent yearsBank Earnings: Non
InterestTrends in profitability can be assessed by examining Return
on Assets(ROA) over time.Another measure of profitability is Return
on Equity.Other measures that are widely used are Risk Adjusted
Return on Capital (RAROC) and Economic Profit (Economic Value
Added).
Bank PerformanceReturn on Asset = (Free income + Net interest
income operating cost)/ Average total assetsOrReturn on Asset = Net
income/Average total assetIt tells that what an bank is earning on
its total asset.
Return on Asset (ROA)Net Interest Income = Interest Received on
Assets-Interest Paid on LiabilitiesOrNet Interest income =Interest
Earned on Securities & Loans- Interest Paid on Deposits and
BorrowingsHigh net interest income and margin indicates a well
managed bank and also indicates future profitability.
Net Interest IncomeNet interest income depends partly on
theinterest rate spreadInterest Rate Spread =Average Interest Rate
Received on Assets Average Interest Rate Paid on
LiabilitiesInterest rate spread is difference between the average
yield a financial institution receives from loans and other
interest-accruing activities and the average rate it pays on
deposits and borrowings.Greater the interest rate the more
profitable the bank will be.
Interest Rate SpreadIt shows how well the bank is earning income
on its assets. Net Interest Margin = Net Interest Income / Average
total assetsWhere, Average Total Assets=(Total Assets at End of
Fiscal Year +Total Assets at Start of Fiscal Year)/2Net Interest
MarginROE=Return on AssetsxLeverage RatioOrROE= Net Income/Bank
capitalWhere, Leverage Ratio = Bank assets/ Bank capital
Return on Equity(ROE)The Return on equity is what the bank's
owners are primarily interest in because that is the return that
they earn on their investment.When a bank increases its liabilities
to pay for assets, it is using leverage otherwise a bank's profit
would be limited by the fees that it can charge and its interest
rate spread.Interest rate spreads are not wide and so a bank can
only earn more net interest income by increasing the number of
loans that it makes compared with the amount of its bank capital
which it does by using leverage.
Return on Equity(ROE)It decomposes cost management and revenue
management into narrower categories of cost and revenue to evaluate
the source of profits. It includes:Assets utilizationDetermination
of net interest income.Efficiency ratioAnalysis of non interest
expense.Determination of net interest expense.Profit vs. risk
Profitability AnalysisAsset utilization = (non interest
revenue/assets ) + (interest revenue/assets)It Involves:Rate
CompositionVolume effectAsset UtilizationIt involves Interest
Earning assets as a share of assets which include:Volume Effects =
earning assets/total assetsComposition/Mix Effects: Types of
interest earning assets.
Determination of Net Interest Income
It include:Personnel ExpensesTotal ExpensesBurden
Analysis of Non Interest ExpenseEarning high profits in good or
even normal times will be easier if the bank is willing to take on
some risk.This risk may be more problematic in bad times. Important
to measure the risk of the banking system as well as the
profits.
Profit v/s Risk