ANALYZING THE PROFITABILITY INDICATORS FOR ISLAMIC BANKS IN JORDAN

Deema D. Massadeh; Abdullah Yusri AL Khatib; Ibrahim Marwan Khanji

Authors

Deema D. Massadeh Accounting Department, Al Balqa Applied University, Jordan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8734-6191
Abdullah Yusri AL Khatib Islamic Banks Department, Finance and Business Faculty, the World Islamic Sciences and Education University, Amman – Jordan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5861-3470
Ibrahim Marwan Khanji Finance and Banking Department, Al Balqa Applied University, Jordan. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8268-0035

Keywords:

Bank specific factors, Earnings per Share, Islamic Banks, Profitability, Return on Assets, Jordan

Abstract

Islamic banks have shown tremendous growth in Muslim majority countries in the recent past. Islamic banking has a share of more than 15% of total banking assets in more than 15 countries including Jordan. This makes it imperative to analyze key features of Islamic banking in different countries. In this study, we examine the determinants of profitability of Islamic banks in Jordan. This study collects data from four Islamic banks that are currently operating in Jordan from 2015 to 2019. This study employs the fixed effect model to examine the nexus among the variables. The results find a significant and positive impact of all banks specific factors on different proxies of bank profitability.

ANALYZING THE PROFITABILITY INDICATORS FOR ISLAMIC BANKS IN JORDAN

Authors

Keywords:

Abstract

Downloads

Published

Issue

Section