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Bank Valuation: Understanding Key Ratios and Metrics

Tom Spencer

Efficiency ratio The efficiency ratio measures effective cost management and operational efficiency, and is defined as non-interest expenses divided by revenue. Total shareholder return (TSR) TSR is often considered the ultimate measure of shareholder value, and the outcome of delivering against the financial targets.

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Bank Profitability: Decoding the Income Statement

Tom Spencer

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.

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China Interest Rate Crisis Continues: 7-Day Interest Rate Doubles to 10% in One Week; China Bans Words "Cash Crunch"

MishTalk

An exceptional bid by China’s central bank to curb soaring interest rates and relieve pressure on the financial system appeared to have come up short on Monday, as Chinese money market rates shrugged off the measure and continued to approach the crisis levels seen in June.

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BIS Slams the Fed; Ridiculous Question of the Day: "Is The Fed Going To Attempt A Controlled Collapse?"

MishTalk

Financial fluctuations (“financial cycles”) that can end in banking crises such as the recent one last much longer than business cycles. Yet financial cycles can go largely undetected. Yet financial cycles can go largely undetected. Historical evidence shows that this rarely happens following a balance sheet recession.

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You Don’t Need to Be a Silicon Valley Startup to Have a Network-Based Strategy

Harvard Business

In a traditional business, there is little connectivity or co-creation, so the enterprise value is equal to the “mass” of the company — its human resources, financial assets, intellectual property, and physical goods. Every organization has five types of capital: human, financial, intellectual, physical, and relational.