Open AccessTHE IMPACT OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE ON ISLAMIC BANKS PROFITABILITY: EVIDENCE FROM GCC COUNTRIES
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of finance and banking
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2574-609X
pISSN - 2574-6081
DOI - 10.46281/ijfb.v9i1.1669
Subject(s) - profitability index , return on assets , profit margin , return on equity , capital adequacy ratio , net interest margin , business , return on capital employed , capital structure , operating margin , islam , panel data , financial system , monetary economics , profit (economics) , economics , finance , econometrics , financial capital , capital formation , microeconomics , debt , philosophy , theology
This paper aims to reveal the relationship between capital structure variables and the Profitability of Islamic banks. The examination has been performed using panel data for a sample of 05 Islamic banks operating in the Gulf Cooperation Council GCC countries (2010-2020). Capital Structure is measured by Deposit to Total Assets (DTA) and Equity to Total Assets (ETA) ratio. In contrast, return measures Profitability on Assets (ROA), Return on Equity (ROE), and Net Profit Margin (NPM). Data collected were analyzed by using E-Views10 software. The research results indicate that the ETA ratio has a positive and significant relationship with ROA. Whereas, The Deposit to Total Assets (DTA ratio) has no significant relationship with Return on asset (ROA). There is an insignificant relationship between (ETA ratio, DTA ratio) and the ROE ratio. Moreover, there is a significant solid effect between the ETA ratio and Net Profit Margin (NPM). At the same time, there is no significant relationship between the DTA ratio and Net Profit Margin (NPM). Therefore, the study can guide The GCC Islamic bank executives, The Shariah Supervisory Board, and the decision-makers in the GCC area to rely on specific capital structures for Islamic banks to improve their profitability.