Growth analysis of selected public sector banks Dr. Dhanabhakyam M.*, Assistant Professor, Kavitha M.**, Ph.D Scholar *Department of Commerce, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore-641046. **Department of Commerce, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore-641046. Online published on 12 November, 2011. Abstract A good bank is not only the financial heart of the community, but also one with an obligation of helping in every possible manner to improve the economic conditions of the common people. A bank is a financial intermediary that accepts deposits and channels those deposits into lending activities. The data is fully based on secondary data collected from the balance sheet of the selected public sector banks. Three objectives are framed for this analysis. The statistical tools applied for this study are trend analysis, mean, standard deviation, co-efficient of variation, compound annual growth rate. Though this study these banks, by earning at least a nominal profit, have to serve the economy through extension of advances and safeguard the interest of their investors by providing the expected return on their investment in banks. These forces the public sector banks not only to increase their earnings but also to create surplus out of their banking activities. Top Keywords Banks, Deposit, Financial, Interest, Investment, Profit, Surplus. Top |