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Predictors of Profitability of Selected Microfinance Institutions in Sri Lanka.

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dc.contributor.author Wijesinghe, W. P. J. L.
dc.contributor.author Thrikawala, S. S.
dc.date.accessioned 2017-11-29T09:07:03Z
dc.date.available 2017-11-29T09:07:03Z
dc.date.issued 2017
dc.identifier.citation Wijesinghe, W. P. J. L., and Thrikawala, S. S. (2017). Predictors of Profitability of Selected Microfinance Institutions in Sri Lanka. 8th International Conference on Business & Information ICBI – 2017, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. p.13. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/18319
dc.description.abstract This study, conducted with the purpose of assessing profitability predictors of microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Sri Lanka. The study has been conducted by using a panel data analysis and the sample consists of nine MFIs for six-year period where data were collected through the audited financial reports. Institutional size, age, financing structure (FSR), quality of portfolio (QOP), operational efficiency (OER) as well as the debt equity (DER) considered as predictors of the study. Thus, the debt to equity forms a negative insignificant relationship with profitability while capital adequacy suggesting a positive insignificant relationship to the profitability. In the case of operational efficiency and quality of portfolio shows a negative relationship to the profitability as researcher expected. Further, institutional size and age as well as financial structure represent a negative insignificant relationship with profitability. It is required to concern about the operational efficiency of MFIs in Sri Lanka. Exempt to that the institutional SIZE, FSR, QOP, as well as DER, operating expenses has a significant impact to the MFIs profitability. The role of MFIs in an economic sustainability has quoted by many authors and other economic reports around the world. However, in Sri Lankan context, lack of the researchers has conducted on the profitability analysis based for recent years. Therefore, the current study equipped with the purpose of investigating predictors of MFIs profitability. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher 8th International Conference on Business & Information ICBI – 2017, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. en_US
dc.subject Microfinance Institutions en_US
dc.subject Profitability en_US
dc.subject Financial Structure en_US
dc.subject Operational Efficiency en_US
dc.subject Quality of Portfolio en_US
dc.title Predictors of Profitability of Selected Microfinance Institutions in Sri Lanka. en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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