Ekonomski Signali (Jan 2022)
Financial analysis as a comprehensive analytical examination of bank operations
Abstract
Financial The analysis of the bank's financial statements is focused on the assessment of its financial condition and the achieved result, development and further perspective. In addition to the data contained in the financial statements, the analysis also uses data from accounting records and other sources. The very essence of financial analysis is the calculation of relative indicators and their comparison with each other. Banking management, current and potential owners of the bank, investors, depositors, the public and others interested in the bank's performance are sympathetic to the practice of analytical testing of the bank's operations. The results are a guide for formulating business policy and making adequate business decisions for all stakeholders. In this paper, we try to point out the specificity and importance of financial statements in banks, financial analysis as a method of examining business results and determining the performance of banks and the impact of analysis results on business decisions of bank managers.