Balance Sheet Benchmarking Consulting Operations 
Tom Spencer
OCTOBER 6, 2023
A bank’s income statement can be simplified into five main line items: Net interest income Non-interest income Operating expenses Provision for credit losses (PCL) Tax Image 1: Illustrative example of a bank’s income statement Source: CIBC’s 2022 Annual Report 1. The biggest swing in operating expenses is likely to be variable compensation.
Tom Spencer
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Efficiency ratio The efficiency ratio measures effective cost management and operational efficiency, and is defined as non-interest expenses divided by revenue. Net interest income (which is generally balance sheet driven) declined to approximately 50% of revenues in recent years from representing almost 80% of revenues in 1980.
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