Financial Performance Analysis of the Selected Cooperative Banks in Kerala
Co-operative Banks have assisted in enhancing the growth rate of Indian economy by providing a boost to agricultural production by making available cheap and easy agricultural credit in the country. A healthy cooperative banking system is vital for the Indian economy to achieve sustainable growth in a competitive environment. A comparative analysis of profitability, liquidity (debt coverage), management efficiency and asset quality were done using ratio analysis and through CAGR. Finally, the banks were ranked according to their performance using Garrett ranking technique. The comparative study was conducted among the selected cooperative banks for the period of 2012-13 to 2016-17, and the banks were ranked by considering various parameters of profitability, debt coverage, management efficiency and asset quality. Each bank was strong in different parameters. For better performance of the banks, it is recommended that they should increase the membership as it directly influences the deposits as well as loans. It is suggested to increase the investments by the co-operatives by diverting excess liquid cash maintained in the banks were possessing high cash to deposit ratio compared to commercial banks.