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Does Working Capital and Financial Structure Impact Profitability of Islamic and Conventional Banks Differently?

Islamic Banking and Finance Review

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Title Does Working Capital and Financial Structure Impact Profitability of Islamic and Conventional Banks Differently?
 
Creator Ejaz Aslam
Farrukh Ijaz
Anam Iqbal
 
Subject financial structure
working capital
Islamic banks
conventional banks
profitability
 
Description One of the essential factors for the financial growth of a country is a stable banking system. Over the past few years, Islamic banking industry of Pakistan has grown substantially. However, it faces many challenges regarding its financial stability. The present study attempts to examine the impact of working capital and financial structure on Pakistan banking sector profitability. The study used generalize least square (GLS) estimation analysis on 5 Islamic banks over the period 2006 to 2014 and 15 conventional banks from 2008 to 2014. Return on assets (ROA), return on equity (ROE) and net income (NI) are used as dependent variables. Working capital and proportion of funds provided by bank creditors are used as independent variables. Bank size, deposit ratio, gross domestic product (GDP) and inflation (CPI) are used as control variables to control heterogeneity and co-linearity among variables. Study found an increase in working capital results decrease in the profitability of Islamic and conventional banks. However, financial leverage has statistically significant positive impact on profitability of Islamic banks and vice versa for conventional banks.
 
Publisher Department of Banking and Finance, University of Management & Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
 
Date 2016-11-11
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://journals.umt.edu.pk/index.php/IBFR/article/view/178
10.32350/ibfr.2016.03.05
 
Source Islamic Banking and Finance Review; Vol 3 (2016): IBFR 1437H/2016; 67-83
2221-5239
2413-2977
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://journals.umt.edu.pk/index.php/IBFR/article/view/178/179
 
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