A WANING PRESENCE OF BANK BRANCHES

The traditional physical bank branch is experiencing a sharp decline in its presence. Driven by the rise of online and mobile banking, customers are increasingly turning to virtual channels for their financial needs. This shift has resulted to a reduction in branch openings, and many institutions are closing existing branches to reduce costs. Howe

Return on total assets (ROTA) is a crucial financial metric utilized by investors and analysts to gauge the efficiency of a company in creating profits from its assets. It represents the percentage of net income earned relative to the total assets owned by the company. A higher ROTA indicates that a company is efficiently deploying its assets to ge