Impact of Market Concentration on the Profitability of Lithuanian Banking Sector

The performance of the bank can be measured in many different ways. However, profitability is the primary instrument depending on various factors one of which is market structure having the most significant indicator – industry concentration that can be defined as the number and distribution of comp...

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Published in:Verslas: teorija ir praktika 2014-09, Vol.15 (3), p.254-260
Main Authors: Rinkevičiūtė, Vaida, Martinkute-Kauliene, Raimonda
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Banking industry
banking sector
concentration
Economy
profitability
return on assets
return on equity
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Summary:The performance of the bank can be measured in many different ways. However, profitability is the primary instrument depending on various factors one of which is market structure having the most significant indicator – industry concentration that can be defined as the number and distribution of competitors with reference to a simple index. The conducted research is based on the most frequently used concentration measures: the Herfindahl­Hirschman index, the k bank concentration ratio and profitability indicators such as return on assets and return on equity. The analysis of the results of changes in the ratios of banking sector concentration and profitability has disclosed no direct connection between these indexes.
ISSN:1648-0627
1822-4202
DOI:10.3846/btp.2014.25