Evaluating the Financial Performance of Ethiopian Banks Using Financial Ratios-A Case Study of Dashen Bank

The main objective of this study to evaluating financial performance of a dashen bank. All data are analyzed through the secondary data collected from the annual financial reports of Dashen bank from 2011 to 2015. The data analyzed by using different financial statement ratios to show the performance between these banks. To measure the study profitability indicator, leverage indicator, activity indicator and other indicator In 2011 the bank shows a poor performance as compared to other period (from 2012-2014). The reason that result 2.62 % of ROA is lowest to other years. The bank is not much loaned up and its liquidity is in a good position and amount of current deposits on hand at the same time. Cash deposit ratio has shown a there is an improvement from year to year. Therefore, one can conclude that Dashen Bank was better in the from year to year. Dashen bank shows a poor performance in 2014. The reason is that ROE of 2015 is 23 % which is smallest ROE compared to others years.