<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper compares the before and after merger position of long term profitability with respect to selected Indian banks for a period of 2003-04 to 2013-2014. The financial performance is evaluated on the basis of various variables. The study found a negative impact of merger on return on equity, return on assets, Net profit ratio, yield on advance and yield on investment. However, variables, namely, the Earnings per Share, Profit per employee and Business per employee have shown positive trend and grown after the merger. It has been observed that after the merger, the Assets, Equity, Investment and advances of all banks increases, but due to underutilization, their respective yield decreases. On a contrary, the business per employee and profit per employee have increased due to optimum utilization of human resources. By applying the Comparative Analysis, the paper also assesses the financial performance of acquiring bank with the banking industry. The Bank of Baroda and Oriental bank of commerce has found decreases in Yield on Advances and yield on investment as compared to average of all banks in the postmerger period. State bank of India &amp; IDBI Bank has higher business per employee and profit per employee as compared to industry average.</p></abstract>

The paper compares the before and after merger position of long term profitability with respect to selected Indian banks for a period of 2003-04 to 2013-2014. The financial performance is evaluated on the basis of various variables. The study found a negative impact of merger on return on equity, return on assets, Net profit ratio, yield on advance and yield on investment. However, variables, namely, the Earnings per Share, Profit per employee and Business per employee have shown positive trend and grown after the merger. It has been observed that after the merger, the Assets, Equity, Investment and advances of all banks increases, but due to underutilization, their respective yield decreases. On a contrary, the business per employee and profit per employee have increased due to optimum utilization of human resources. By applying the Comparative Analysis, the paper also assesses the financial performance of acquiring bank with the banking industry. The Bank of Baroda and Oriental bank of commerce has found decreases in Yield on Advances and yield on investment as compared to average of all banks in the postmerger period. State bank of India & IDBI Bank has higher business per employee and profit per employee as compared to industry average.

Pre &amp; Post-Merger Financial Performance: An Indian Perspective

Journal of Central Banking Theory and Practice

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Pre & Post-Merger Financial Performance: An Indian Perspective

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The paper compares the before and after merger position of long term profitability with respect to selected Indian banks for a period of 2003-04 to 2013-2014....

Pre & Post-Merger Financial Performance: An Indian Perspective

Publié en ligne: 10 sept. 2018

Pages: 181 - 200

Reçu: 25 juil. 2017

Accepté: 27 déc. 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jcbtp-2018-0029

Mots clés
Merger, Financial performance, Bank, India

© 2018 Ritesh Patel, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Pre & Post-Merger Financial Performance: An Indian Perspective

Publié en ligne: 10 sept. 2018

Pages: 181 - 200

Reçu: 25 juil. 2017

Accepté: 27 déc. 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jcbtp-2018-0029

Mots clésMerger, Financial performance, Bank, India

© 2018 Ritesh Patel, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
Merger, Financial performance, Bank, India