An Assessment of Financial Performance in the Case of International Banks in South Sudan
Keywords:
Capital Adequacy, Asset Quality, Management Capabilities, Earnings, Liquidity, Sensitivity, Financial Performance, International BanksAbstract
The purpose of this study is to use the CAMELS approach to examine financial performance in terms of the stability of foreign banks in South Sudan. The research design that is being used is descriptive quantitative. The multinational banks operating in South Sudan between 2019 and 2023 make up the study's population. The financial statements of foreign banks operating in South Sudan from 2019 to 2023, in the form of an income statement and balance sheet, serve as the study's sample. The statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) and the CAMELS method (capital adequacy, asset quality, management capabilities, earnings, liquidity, and sensitivity) were the data analysis methodologies employed in this study. It can be concluded that the financial performance of international banks in South Sudan from 2019 to 2023 using the CAMELS method is in a healthy predicate for three consecutive years in the quite healthy category. The results showed that the calculation of the CAMELS method in 2019 was in the healthy category and that it was in the quite healthy category for three consecutive years from 2020 to 2022. In addition, there was an increase in the healthy category in 2023.
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