Ratio               Bank of Baroda   Canara Bank   Interpretation and Comparison
Current ratio       0.05             0.06          Bank of Baroda have less current
                                                   assets as compared to Canara Bank to
                                                   pay off its current liabilities. This
                                                   means canara bank is in more
                                                   favourable condition than bank of
                                                   Baroda.
Quick ratio         21.94            26.78         Canara bank has more favourable
                                                   ratio than bank of baroda. Canara
                                                   bank will pay off its short term
                                                   obligations very easily as compare to
                                                   bank of baroda because of availability
                                                   of more liquid assets. Also the ratio of
                                                   baroda bank affects because of it’s a/c
                                                   receivable lag period is more.
Net Profit          0.86             0.74          Net profit ratio of Baroda bank is
Margin                                             better than canara bank. This is
                                                   happens because baroda bank
                                                   operating & non-operating expenses
                                                   are less. They will earn more income
                                                   than canara bank.
Total Asset         0.07             0.07          This ratio is same for both banks. This
Turnover ratio                                     implies that both banks will utilise its
                                                   assets efficiently to generate revenue
Return on Net       0.94             1.16          This ratio assess whether the
Worth                                              company has been more efficient or
                                                   less in generating the profit on
                                                   shareholder’s equity over the years.
                                                   Canara bank has more favourable
                                                   ratio. This indicates the prudent use
                                                   of shareholder’s money by Canara
                                                   Bank. Low percentage ratio of baroda
                                                   bank indicates less efficient
                                                   deployment of equity resources
Return on Asset     173.66           394.68        This ratio suggests that the income
                                                   earned by the company after effective
                                                   utilisation of assets. Canara bank have
                                                   more favourable ratio. This indicates
                                                   that canara bank can generate higher
                                                   returns from its asset as compared to
                                                   baroda bank. Higher ratio also
                                                   indicates the ability of the company to
                                                   returns the money to its investors.
Debt-Equity ratio   15.37            21.53         Debt-Equity Ratio indicates the
                                                   soundness of long term financial
                                                   policies of a company. In this ratio
                                                   there is two aspects :
                                                        1. According to the point of
                                                             Creditors : Creditors usually
                                                             like low debt-equity ratio
                                                             because this indicates more
         protection of their money. In
         this case baroda bank has
         more favourable ratio.
According to the point of
shareholders : Shareholders usually
like high debt-equity ratio because
they like to get benefits from the
funds provided by the creditors.
Therefore, in this case Canara bank
has more favourable ratio.