Impact of Bank Internal Factors on the Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya

Abstract

Commercial Banks are key players of our economy. They maintain capital by accepting deposits and lending the funds through loans, they promote employment creation and smoothening commerce and trade functions. Key to their survival is profitability which enables them to perform these functions in a robust manner. Several researches have been done which have found that both Bank external and internal factors have an impact on financial2 performance2of commercial2banks. The main purpose2was to determine2the impact of Bank internal2factors on the financial2 performance2of commercial2banks in Kenya. The ROA represented the dependent2variable under the study whereas the independent variables included Capital2adequacy, Asset Quality, Management2efficiency, Liquidity2Management And Bank Size. Data was gathered from the financial statements of the 11 commercial Banks listed at NSE. Descriptive2statistics such as mean, maximum2and minimum2values and standard deviation were used to summarise data. Inferential statistics such as correlation and regression were used to establish the relationship between the variables. The results showed that there were2positive link between ROA and all the independent variables. The study found that Liquidity Management and Management efficiency had the greatest impact on the financial2performance2of commercial2banks.The study recommends therefore that management of banking institutions should put up sound policies that would ensure there’s operational efficiency and the correct levels of liquidity are maintained at all times.