3.5.4. Earning Quality
Higher the earnings and profitability of a bank, higher is its ability to support present and future operations. More specifically, this determines the capacity to absorb losses by building an adequate capital base, finance its expansion and pay adequate dividends to its shareholders. Earnings quality refers to the profitability and growth potential of earnings, the same is measured as:
Return on Assets (ROA): Profit to average assets indicates the efficiency of banks in utilizing their assets in generating profits. ROA gives an idea as to how efficiently management uses company assets to generate profits. A higher ratio indicates better income generating capacity of the assets and better efficiency of management. Ketkar and Ketkar (2008) proposed that there is positive relation with return on assets and efficiency scores. Hence the following hypothesis is checked:
H7- There is a significant positive relationship between Return on Assets and Efficiency.