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Article

The Impact of Revenue Diversification on Bank Profitability and Stability: Empirical Evidence from South Asian Countries

by
Shoaib Nisar
1,
Ke Peng
1,
Susheng Wang
1 and
Badar Nadeem Ashraf
2,3,*
1
School of Economics and Management, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China
2
School of Economics and Management, China University of Geosciences Wuhan, Wuhan 430074, China
3
International School, East China Jiao Tong University, Nanchang 330013, China
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Financ. Stud. 2018, 6(2), 40; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijfs6020040
Submission received: 13 January 2018 / Revised: 29 March 2018 / Accepted: 29 March 2018 / Published: 3 April 2018
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Abstract

This paper is a contribution to the ongoing debate on the benefits and drawbacks of bank revenue diversification. Revenue diversification may benefit banks if diversified activities are inherently less risky and possess high returns, while it may hurt banks if diversified activities are more risky and have low returns. Analyzing a panel dataset of 200 commercial banks from all South Asian countries, we found that overall revenue diversification into non-interest income has a positive impact on the profitability and stability of South Asian commercial banks. We further observed that different types of non-interest income-generating activities have different impacts on bank performance and stability. While fees and commission incomes have a negative impact on the profitability and stability of South Asian commercial banks, other non-interest income has a positive impact. Our results imply that banks can benefit from revenue diversification if they diversify into specific types of non-interest income-generating activities. Our findings are robust and relevant to the use of alternative measures of revenue diversification, profitability and stability.
Keywords: revenue diversification; non-interest income; bank stability; South Asian banks revenue diversification; non-interest income; bank stability; South Asian banks

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Nisar, S.; Peng, K.; Wang, S.; Ashraf, B.N. The Impact of Revenue Diversification on Bank Profitability and Stability: Empirical Evidence from South Asian Countries. Int. J. Financ. Stud. 2018, 6, 40. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijfs6020040

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Nisar S, Peng K, Wang S, Ashraf BN. The Impact of Revenue Diversification on Bank Profitability and Stability: Empirical Evidence from South Asian Countries. International Journal of Financial Studies. 2018; 6(2):40. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijfs6020040

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Nisar, Shoaib, Ke Peng, Susheng Wang, and Badar Nadeem Ashraf. 2018. "The Impact of Revenue Diversification on Bank Profitability and Stability: Empirical Evidence from South Asian Countries" International Journal of Financial Studies 6, no. 2: 40. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijfs6020040

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Nisar, S., Peng, K., Wang, S., & Ashraf, B. N. (2018). The Impact of Revenue Diversification on Bank Profitability and Stability: Empirical Evidence from South Asian Countries. International Journal of Financial Studies, 6(2), 40. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijfs6020040

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