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银行的金融数据分析外文翻译适用于毕业论文外文翻译+中英文对照
Banksanalysisoffinancialdata
AndreasP.Nawroth,JoachimPeinke
Institutfu¨rPhysik,Carl-von-OssietzkyUniversita¨tOldenburg,D-26111Oldenburg,Germany
Availableonline30March2007
Abstract
Astochasticanalysisoffinancialdataispresented.Inparticularweinvestigatehowthestatisticsoflogreturnschangewithdifferenttimedelayst.Thescale-dependentbehaviouroffinancialdatacanbedividedintotworegions.Thefirsttimerange,thesmall-timescaleregion(intherangeofseconds)seemstobecharacterisedbyuniversalfeatures.Thesecondtimerange,themedium-timescalerangefromseveralminutesupwardscanbecharacterisedbyacascadeprocess,whichisgivenbyastochasticMarkovprocessinthescaleτ.AcorrespondingFokker–Planckequationcanbeextractedfromgivendataandprovidesanon-equilibriumthermodynamicaldescriptionofthecomplexityoffinancialdata.
Keywords:
Banks;Financialmarkets;Stochasticprocesses;Fokker–Planckequation
1.Introduction
Financialstatementsforbankspresentadifferentanalyticalproblemthanmanufacturingandservicecompanies.Asaresult,analysisofabank’sfinancialstatementsrequiresadistinctapproachthatrecognizesabank’ssomewhatuniquerisks.
Bankstakedepositsfromsavers,payinginterestonsomeoftheseaccounts.Theypassthesefundsontoborrowers,receivinginterestontheloans.Theirprofitsarederivedfromthespreadbetweentheratetheypayforfundsandtheratetheyreceivefromborrowers.Thisabilitytopooldepositsfrommanysourcesthatcanbelenttomanydifferentborrowerscreatestheflowoffundsinherentinthebankingsystem.Bymanagingthisflowoffunds,banksgenerateprofits,actingastheintermediaryofinterestpaidandinterestreceivedandtakingontherisksofofferingcredit.
2.Small-scaleanalysis
Bankingisahighlyleveragedbusinessrequiringregulatorstodictateminimalcapitallevelstohelpensurethesolvencyofeachbankandthebankingsystem.IntheUS,abank’sprimaryregulatorcouldbetheFederalReserveBoard,theOfficeoftheComptrolleroftheCurrency,theOfficeofThriftSupervisionoranyoneof50stateregulatorybodies,dependingonthecharterofthebank.WithintheFederalReserveBoard,thereare12districtswith12differentregulatorystaffinggroups.Theseregulatorsfocusoncompliancewithcertainrequirements,restrictionsandguidelines,aimingtoupholdthesoundnessandintegrityofthebankingsystem.
Asoneofthemosthighlyregulatedbankingindustriesintheworld,investorshavesomelevelofassuranceinthesoundnessofthebankingsystem.Asaresult,investorscanfocusmostoftheireffortsonhowabankwillperformindifferenteconomicenvironments.
Belowisasampleincomestatementandbalancesheetforalargebank.Thefirstthingtonoticeisthatthelineitemsinthestatementsarenotthesameasyourtypicalmanufacturingorservicefirm.Instead,thereareentriesthatrepresentinterestearnedorexpensedaswellasdepositsandloans.
Asfinancialintermediaries,banksassumetwoprimarytypesofriskastheymanagetheflowofmoneythroughtheirbusiness.Interestrateriskisthemanagementofthespreadbetweeninterestpaidondepositsandreceivedonloansovertime.Creditriskisthelikelihoodthataborrowerwilldefaultonitsloanorlease,causingthebanktoloseanypotentialinterestearnedaswellastheprincipalthatwasloanedtotheborrower.Asinvestors,thesearetheprimaryelementsthatneedtobeunderstoodwhenanalyzingabank’sfinancialstatement.
3.Mediumscaleanalysis
Theprimarybusinessofabankismanagingthespreadbetweendeposits.Basicallywhentheinterestthatabankearnsfromloansisgreaterthantheinterestitmustpayondeposits,itgeneratesapositiveinterestspreadornetinterestincome.Thesizeofthisspreadisamajordeterminantoftheprofitgeneratedbyabank.Thisinterestrateriskisprimarilydeterminedbytheshapeoftheyieldcurve.
Asaresult,netinterestincomewillvary,duetodifferencesinthetimingofaccrualchangesandchangingrateandyieldcurverelationships.Changesinthegenerallevelofmarketinterestratesalsomaycausechangesinthevolumeandmixofabank’sbalancesheetproducts.Forexample,wheneconomicactivitycontinuestoexpandwhileinterestratesarerising,commercialloandemandmayincreasewhileresidentialmortgageloangrowthandprepaymentsslow.
Banks,inthenormalcourseofbusiness,assumefinancialriskbymakingloansatinterestratesthatdifferfromratespaidondeposits.Depositsoftenhaveshortermaturitiesthanloans.Theresultisabalancesheetmismatchbetweenassets(loans)andliabilities(deposits).Anupwardslopingyieldcurveisfavorabletoabankasthebulkofitsdepositsareshorttermandtheirloansarelongerterm.Thismismatchofmaturitiesgeneratesthenetinterestrevenuebanksenjoy.Whentheyieldcurveflattens,thismismatchcausesnetinterestrevenuetodiminish.
4.EveninabusinessusingSixSigma®methodology.an“optimal”levelofworkingcapitalmanagementneedstobeidentified.
Thetablebelowtiestogetherthebank’sbalancesheetwiththeincomestatementanddisplaystheyieldgeneratedfromearningassetsandinterestbearingdeposits.Mostbanksprovidethistypeoftableintheirannualreports.Thefollowingtablerepresentsthesamebankasinthepreviousexamples:
Firstofall,thebalancesheetisanaveragebalanceforthelineitem,ratherthanthebalanceattheendoftheperiod.Averagebalancesprovideabetteranalyticalframeworktohelpunderstandthebank’sfinancialperformance.Noticethatforeachaveragebalanceitemthereisacorrespondinginterest-relatedincome,orexpenseitem,andtheaverageyieldforthetimeperiod.Italsodemonstratestheimpactaflatteningyieldcurvecanhaveonabank’snetinterestincome.
Thebestplacetostartiswiththenetinterestincomelineitem.Thebankexperiencedlowernetinterestincomeeventhoughithadgrownaveragebalances.Tohelpunderstandhowthisoccurred,lookattheyieldachievedontotalearningassets.Forthecurrentperiod,itisactuallyhigherthanthepriorperiod.Thenexaminetheyieldontheinterest-bearingassets.Itissubstantiallyhigherinthecurrentperiod,causinghigherinterest-generatingexpenses.Thisdiscrepancyintheperformanceofthebankisduetotheflatteningoftheyieldcurve.
Astheyieldcurveflattens,theinterestratethebankpaysonshortertermdepositstendstoincreasefasterthantheratesitcanearnfromitsloans.Thiscausesthenetinterestincomelinetonarrow,asshownabove.Onewaybankstryoovercometheimpactoftheflatteningoftheyieldcurveistoincreasethefeestheychargeforservices.Asthesefeesbecomealargerportionofthebank’sincome,itbecomeslessdependentonnetinterestincometodriveearnings.
Changesinthegenerallevelofinterestratesmayaffectthevolumeofcertaintypesofbankingactivitiesthatgeneratefee-relatedincome.Forexample,thevolumeofresidentialmortgageloanoriginationstypicallydeclinesasinterestratesrise,resultinginloweroriginatingfees.Incontrast,mortgageservicingpoolsoftenfaceslowerprepaymentswhenratesarerising,sinceborrowersarelesslikelytorefinance.Adaresult,feeincomeandassociatedeconomicvaluearisingfrommortgageservicing-relatedbusinessesmayincreaseorremainstableinperiodsofmoderatelyrisinginterestrates.
Whenanalyzingabankyoushouldalsoconsiderhowinterestrateriskmayactjointlywithotherrisksfacingthebank.Forexample,inarisingrateenvironment,loancustomersmaynotbeabletomeetinterestpaymentsbecauseoftheincreaseinthesizeofthepaymentorreductioninearnings.Theresultwillbeahigherlevelofproblemloans.Anincreaseininterestrateisexposesabankwithasignificantconcentrationinadjustablerateloanstocreditrisk.Forabankthatispredominatelyfundedwithshort-termliabilities,ariseinratesmaydecreasenetinterestincomeatthesametimecreditqualityproblemsareontheincrease.
5.RelatedLiterature
Theimportanceofworkingcapitalmanagementisnotnewtothefinanceliterature.Overtwentyyearsago.LargayandStickney(1980)reportedthatthethen-recentbankruptcyofW.T.Grant.anationwidechainofdepartmentstores.shouldhavebeenanticipatedbecausethecorporationhadbeenrunningadeficitcashflowfromoperationsforeightofthelasttenyearsofitscorporatelife.AspartofastudyoftheFortune500’sfinancialmanagementpractices.GilbertandReichert(1995)findthataccountsreceivablemanagementmodelsareusedin59percentofthesefirmstoimproveworkingcapitalprojects.whileinventorymanagementmodelswereusedin60percentofthecompanies.Morerecently.Farragher.KleimanandSahu(1999)findthat55percentoffirmsintheS&PIndustrialindexcompletesomeformofacashflowassessment.butdidnotpresentinsightsregardingaccountsreceivableandinventorymanagement.orthevariationsofanycurrentassetaccountsorliabilityaccountsacrossindustries.Thus.mixedevidenceexistsconcerningtheuseofworkingcapitalmanagementtechniques.
Theoreticaldeterminationofoptimaltradecreditlimitsarethesubjectofmanyarticlesovertheyears(e.g..Schwartz1974;Scherr1996).withscantattentionpaidtoactualaccountsreceivablemanagement.Acrossalimitedsample.WeinraubandVisscher(1998)observeatendencyoffirmswithlowlevelsofcurrentratiostoalsohavelowlevelsofcurrentliabilities.Simultaneouslyinvestigatingaccountsreceivableandpayableissues.Hill.Sartoris.andFerguson(1984)f