Business combination and financial performance of banks in nigeria banking industry

Thesis Overview

<p> </p><p><strong>INTRODUCTION</strong></p><p><strong>1.1 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</strong><strong>Background of the Study &nbsp;</strong></p><p>Firstly, the study of Business combination and financial performance of banks in Nigeria banking industry is introduce as the main thing which business &nbsp;merger and acquisition rely on a skill or knowledge brought together by the merger to accomplish business. However, Business are beginning to tell the full impact of the recession. To bring out development in companies joining together of merger and acquisition of the study.</p><p>Furthermore, techniques and growth is necessary to determine the performance and continual existence of any business organization without growth, a business &nbsp;hardly attract good management to itself. Hence the use of merger and acquisition as a techniques for growth and survival strategy in a depressed economy like it appears to be on the increase in recent time. This is not surprising nor considering large number of business failures and flop as a recent result or advise of micro and macro economic climate. It indicates that in a large or small scale, that merger and acquisition are necessary.</p><p>In the face of such hostile business climate, actually, some business organization that belongs to the “wise group’’ started, thinking of how to pull their resource together by the way of the impact of business merger and acquisition as a techniques for growth survival strategy &nbsp;in a depressed economy. Meanwhile, Business merger and acquisition has played &nbsp;an important role in the growth and survival of many firms in Europe, United &nbsp;State of America, and Nigeria. But before venturing into such a gargantuan adventure, financial managers should view it as organization or employers.</p><p><strong>1.2 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</strong><strong>Statement of the Problem</strong></p><p>In the high of the confusion and tumults of the modern business environment globally, some firms have flooded up while other only managed to keep a float. It is but interesting to observe that in the midst of such unfavorable business environment, Some enterprises do not merely survive but post super profit. The logical question is what could account for the divergent fortunes &nbsp;of some firm of identical size and status in the some industry operating in the same economy. Hence not pretending to have all the answers. I make bold to state, that business merger and acquisition has become one of the fashionable surviving strategy for many companies.</p><p>It is therefore, the intension of the study to investigate the effect merger and acquisition on the performance of some selected companies in Nigeria.</p><p><strong>1.3 Objective of the study</strong></p><p>This research work titled “Business combination and financial performance of banks in Nigeria banking industry” is aimed at:</p><p>1. &nbsp;To examine the relationship between total asset of Nigerian banks on the return on asset of the bank.</p><p>2. &nbsp;To investigate the relationship between volume of shares of banks on the return on asset of the banks.</p><p>3. &nbsp;To ascertain the association between earning per share and return on asset of Nigerian banks.</p><p>4. &nbsp;To Examine the relationship between total deposit and return on asset of the banks.</p><p><strong>1.4 Research Questions</strong></p><p>Based on the above research objectives, the researcher developed the following research questions</p><p>1. &nbsp;What is the extent of relationship between total asset of Nigerian banks on the return on asset of the bank?</p><p>2. &nbsp;To what extent do volume of shares of banks relate with the return on asset of the banks?</p><p>3. &nbsp;What is the extent of the relationship between earning per share and return on asset of Nigerian banks?</p><p>4. &nbsp;To what extent does total deposit relate with return on asset of the banks?</p><p><strong>1.5 Research Hypotheses</strong></p><p>The following research hypotheses were developed by the researcher;</p><p>Ho: Total asset of Nigerian banks does not have any significant relationship with the return on asset of the banks.</p><p>H1: Total asset of Nigerian banks has significant effect on the return on asset of the banks.</p><p>Ho: Volume of shares of banks does not have any impact on the return on asset of the banks.</p><p>H1: Volume of shares of banks has so many impacts on the return on asset of the banks.</p><p>Ho: There is no relationship between earning per share and return on asset of Nigerian banks.</p><p>H1: There is significant relationship between earning per share and return on asset of Nigerian banks.</p><p>Ho: There is no relationship between bank deposit and return on asset of the banks.</p><p>H1: There is significant relationship between bank deposit and return on asset of the banks.</p> <br><p></p>