IDC Financial Publishing, Inc. (IDCFP) utilizes the acronym CAMEL to represent the financial ratios used to evaluate the safety and soundness of commercial banks, savings institutions and credit unions. In this article, we discuss margins as a measure of management, the “M” component of IDCFP’s CAMEL, and why it is…
IDC Financial Publishing, Inc. (IDCFP) uses the acronym CAMEL to represent the financial ratios used to evaluate the safety and soundness of commercial banks, savings institutions and credit unions. This article explains how IDCFP measures the adequacy of capital, the “A” component of its CAMEL ranks, and why it is…
While earnings and capital are still the primary metric used to judge bank performance and measure the attractiveness of a bank’s stock price, a growing wave of investors focus on cash. Cash levels help reveal the financial strength and resources of a bank, while cash flow indicates the generation of…
IDC Financial Publishing, Inc. (IDCFP) uses the acronym CAMEL and its component financial ratios to evaluate the safety and soundness of commercial banks and savings institutions. This article explains how IDCFP uses liquidity as a component of its CAMEL ranking system and why it is valuable and important to monitor. Liquidity…
IDC Financial Publishing, Inc. (IDCFP) uses the acronym CAMEL and its component financial ratios to evaluate the safety and soundness of commercial banks and savings institutions. This article explains how IDCFP uses margins as a component of its CAMEL ranking system and why it is valuable and important to monitor. The…
