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To assess the Asset Quality, the following ratios need to be analyzed:

  1. Loans Loss
  2. Non-performing loans to total loans
  3. Loan Recoveries ratio
  4. LOAN LOSS RESERVES
  5. Earnings coverage
  6. Capital Adequacy
    1. Capital Formation Ratio
    2. Capital to Assets Growth
    3. Gross Capital to Average Assets plus Reserves

ADEQUACY OF LOAN LOSS RESERVE

Ratio Purpose Formula
Loan Loss Reserve Ratio

  • To check whether the bank, in comparison with other banks, is making adequate provision for losses.

Reserves For Loan Losses

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Total Loans

Illustration: Simple Illustration: Details of ABC Bank:

Total Loans $200 m
Loan Losses Reserve for 2006 $ 8m
Loan Loss Reserve Adequacy Ratio = 50/300= 4%

Interpretation:If reserves deteriorate as a result of large write offs, perhaps in excess of the provision for loan losses made in the year, then the quality of the assets will be impacted.It is not always possible to state whether this is adequate, since it depends on the quality of the assets, industry concentration of loans and the write off history of the bank.

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