In this article the author defines the empirical similarity between (17) profitability indicators calculated for nine main Polish banks listed on the WSE. On the basis of these indicators, the author attempts to create a set of canon profitability indicators for these nine banks. The canon indicators are calculated using three different methods, so that the results check one another. On the basis of this approach, the author suggests two indicators that should be considered as "canon indicators": Return On Assets (ROA) and Interest Rate of Total Working Assets. The remaining indicators are supplementary.

Keywords: bank profitability, bank profitability indicators.

  Bogusław Guzik, An Empirical Attempt to Create a Set of Canon Profitability Indicators for the Population of Selected Polish Banks Listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) - plik pdf; (481 KB)