Determinants of Capital Adequacy in the Listed Saudi Banks in Stock Market Dr Almazari Ahmad Aref*, Dr. Almumani Mohammad Abdelkarim** *Associate Professor, Department of Administrative Sciences-Finance Section, King Saud University-RCC, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia **Assistant Professor, Department of Administrative Sciences-Finance Section, King Saud University-RCC, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Online published on 6 January, 2014. Abstract This study aimed to determine the indicators which directly affect the adequacy of capital of the Saudi banks that listed in The Saudi Stock Exchange market for the period 2007–2011. It was found in this study that, there is a positive correlation relationships among the dependent variable measured by capital adequacy, and liquidity risk, interest risk and return on assets as independent variable. In addition, there is a negative correlation relationships among the dependent variable measured by capital adequacy, and credit risk, capital risk, return on equity and earning power as independent variables. SPSS was applied in this study to find out the results of analysis. The findings of this study can be a source of help to bankers to help them improve their financial performance and academicians to carry more studies in the same field. Top Keywords Capital Adequacy, Liquidity Risk, Credit Risk, Capital Risk, Interest Rate Risk, Return on Equity, Return On Assets, Earning Power. Top |