Capital Adequacy Ratio is the ratio that determines the capacity of the bank to meet time liabilities or other risks including operational risk, credit risk, etc. This measures the amount of the bank’s capital that is expressed through percentage of the bank’s risk credit exposures.
For a simple formulation, the capital of the bank is considered as the cushion for any potential loses. This is created to be able to protect the lenders and depositors.
The banking regulators for most of the countries monitor and defines Capital Adequacy ratio to give protection to the depositors. Continue reading