Return on Assets representing the Earnings
Appraisal Factor. Additionally, Good Corporate
Governance is one of the four factors for appraising
bank health.
2 HYPOTHESIS DEVELOPMENT
Credit risk arises from the failure of the debtor
and/or other parties to fulfil obligations to the bank.
Credit risk is generally found in all banking
activities, the performance of which depends on the
performance of the counterparty, the issuer, or the
borrower. In managing bank credit risk in Indonesia,
Bank Indonesia issued Regulation No.13 / 1 / PBI /
2011, which required banks in Indonesia to conduct
bank rating assessments using the RGEC method.
The RGEC method includes the rating of bank
health by assessing bank credit risk. According to
the RGEC method, the effect of credit risk can be
measured by the Non-Performing Loan (NPL) ratio,
which measures the ability of the company in
managing non-performing loans that are
substandard, doubtful, or loss-making (Eng, 2013).
Based on Bank Indonesia Regulation No.13 / 1 / PBI
/ 2011, banks have provisions that the NPL should
be less than 5%. The lower the NPL ratio in the
bank, the better the bank will be in managing the
non-performing loans, and the better the bank rating
in the risk profile factor. In some previous studies, a
small credit risk brings good bank performance
(Sabir Muhammad, Ali Muhammad, Habbe Hamid,
2012; Eng, 2013). Based on the description above,
the first hypothesis for this research is as follows:
H1: Non-Performing Loan negatively affects
Return on Assets.
Market Risk arises in the balance sheet position
and administrative accounts, including derivative
transactions, due to changes in market conditions,
and the risk of change of option price. According to
Bank Indonesia Regulation No.13 / 1 / PBI / 2011,
market risk includes foreign exchange risk arising
from foreign exchange transactions. Net Open
Position (NOP) is one of the instruments set by Bank
Indonesia in assessing foreign exchange risk to be
covered by bank capital. The purpose of the NOP
ratio measurement is for bank security from forex
risk (hedging risk), mitigation of bank/customer
support speculation, managing the bank’s forex
assets (maintaining balance of sources and use of
funds), as a tool for Bank Indonesia to monitor bank
health and to manage the stability of the rupiah. The
lower the NOP ratio of the bank the better, since the
foreign exchange risk is lower so the foreign
exchange risk can be covered by bank capital. In
some previous studies, a small market risk resulted
in good bank performance. Based on the description
above, the second hypothesis for this research is as
follows:
H2: Net Open Position positively affects Return
on Assets.
Liquidity risk is assessed on a bank’s ability to
settle its short-term liabilities. According to Bank
Indonesia Regulation No.13 / 1 / PBI / 2011, in the
assessment of bank soundness by the RGEC method,
liquidity risk can be measured by the Loan to
Deposit Ratio (LDR) ratio, which measures the
bank’s ability to repay the withdrawal, which the
depositors do by relying on credit as liquidity. Banks
with good LDR quality have a small risk, are able to
pay their short-term liabilities, or are able to manage
their liquidity. The lower the LDR ratio, the better
the bank’s liquidity risk; a lower liquidity risk
reflects the bank’s ability to manage its liquidity
well. In previous studies, a small liquidity risk
results in good bank performance (Sabir
Muhammad, Ali Muhammad, Habbe Hamid, 2012).
Based on the description above, the third hypothesis
for this research is as follows:
H3: Loan to Deposit Ratio negatively affects
Return on Assets.
Corporate governance can be described as a set
of relationships between the board of
commissioners, directors, shareholders, and other
stakeholders of a company. This relationship
establishes a system that regulates and controls the
company concerned. Corporate governance can also
be assessed by the RGEC method implemented by
Bank Indonesia Regulation No.13 / 1 / PBI / 2011.
The board of directors is responsible for the
operation of the company in accordance with the
intent and purpose of the company. Bank Indonesia
requires each bank to have at least three directors.
The composition of the board of directors in
accordance with the standards of the Bank Indonesia
Regulation will affect the rating of a bank. In Dedu
& Chitan’s (2013) study, the composition of the
board of directors that meets the standards will have
an effect on the performance of the bank. Based on
the description above, the fourth hypothesis for this
research is as follows:
H4: The size of the Board of Directors has a
positive effect on Return on Assets.
Audit quality is a form of good corporate
governance. In accordance with Bank Indonesia
Regulation No.13 / 1 / PBI / 2011, corporate
governance is assessed by the RGEC method. Audit
quality reflects good corporate financial reporting,