Assessing Financial Health: A CAMELS Model Analysis of Indian Commercial Banks

The banking system underscores the financial sector's pivotal role in fostering economic progress and development. Banks play a significant role by delivering crucial financial and liquidity services to diverse sectors and aiding in capital formations. Additionally, they are instrumental in implementing monetary policies to guide the economy. The evaluation of banks' financial performance is of paramount importance. Within India, the CAMELS model is utilized to appraise specific public and private sector banks across six critical parameters. An analysis spanning 2020 to 2023, based on data extracted from annual reports, scrutinizes HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Indian Overseas Bank (IOB), and UCO Bank. This study relies on average values of the CAMELS parameters in assessing these banks' financial performance. The outcome of the study reveals HDFC Bank's preeminence across all CAMELS parameters, closely pursued by ICICI Bank, with IOB Bank securing the third position. UCO Bank occupies the bottom rank. Moreover, a pronounced disparity in performance is evident, with private banks outperforming their public counterparts. Keywords: Financial Performance, CAMELS Model, Capital Adequacy, Performance evaluation,