Return on Assets representing the Earnings 
Appraisal Factor. Additionally, Good Corporate 
Governance is one of the four factors for appraising 
bank health. 
2 HYPOTHESIS DEVELOPMENT 
Credit risk arises from the failure of the debtor 
and/or other parties to fulfil obligations to the bank. 
Credit risk is generally found in all banking 
activities, the performance of which depends on the 
performance of the counterparty, the issuer, or the 
borrower. In managing bank credit risk in Indonesia, 
Bank Indonesia issued Regulation No.13 / 1 / PBI / 
2011, which required banks in Indonesia to conduct 
bank rating assessments using the RGEC method. 
The RGEC method includes the rating of bank 
health by assessing bank credit risk. According to 
the RGEC method, the effect of credit risk can be 
measured by the Non-Performing Loan (NPL) ratio, 
which measures the ability of the company in 
managing non-performing loans that are 
substandard, doubtful, or loss-making (Eng, 2013). 
Based on Bank Indonesia Regulation No.13 / 1 / PBI 
/ 2011, banks have provisions that the NPL should 
be less than 5%. The lower the NPL ratio in the 
bank, the better the bank will be in managing the 
non-performing loans, and the better the bank rating 
in the risk profile factor. In some previous studies, a 
small credit risk brings good bank performance 
(Sabir Muhammad, Ali Muhammad, Habbe Hamid, 
2012; Eng, 2013). Based on the description above, 
the first hypothesis for this research is as follows: 
H1: Non-Performing Loan negatively affects 
Return on Assets. 
  Market Risk arises in the balance sheet position 
and administrative accounts, including derivative 
transactions, due to changes in market conditions, 
and the risk of change of option price. According to 
Bank Indonesia Regulation No.13 / 1 / PBI / 2011, 
market risk includes foreign exchange risk arising 
from foreign exchange transactions. Net Open 
Position (NOP) is one of the instruments set by Bank 
Indonesia in assessing foreign exchange risk to be 
covered by bank capital. The purpose of the NOP 
ratio measurement is for bank security from forex 
risk (hedging risk), mitigation of bank/customer 
support speculation, managing the bank’s forex 
assets (maintaining balance of sources and use of 
funds), as a tool for Bank Indonesia to monitor bank 
health and to manage the stability of the rupiah. The 
lower the NOP ratio of the bank the better, since the 
foreign exchange risk is lower so the foreign 
exchange risk can be covered by bank capital. In 
some previous studies, a small market risk resulted 
in good bank performance. Based on the description 
above, the second hypothesis for this research is as 
follows: 
H2: Net Open Position positively affects Return 
on Assets. 
  Liquidity risk is assessed on a bank’s ability to 
settle its short-term liabilities. According to Bank 
Indonesia Regulation No.13 / 1 / PBI / 2011, in the 
assessment of bank soundness by the RGEC method, 
liquidity risk can be measured by the Loan to 
Deposit Ratio (LDR) ratio, which measures the 
bank’s ability to repay the withdrawal, which the 
depositors do by relying on credit as liquidity. Banks 
with good LDR quality have a small risk, are able to 
pay their short-term liabilities, or are able to manage 
their liquidity. The lower the LDR ratio, the better 
the bank’s liquidity risk; a lower liquidity risk 
reflects the bank’s ability to manage its liquidity 
well. In previous studies, a small liquidity risk 
results in good bank performance (Sabir 
Muhammad, Ali Muhammad, Habbe Hamid, 2012). 
Based on the description above, the third hypothesis 
for this research is as follows: 
H3: Loan to Deposit Ratio negatively affects 
Return on Assets. 
  Corporate governance can be described as a set 
of relationships between the board of 
commissioners, directors, shareholders, and other 
stakeholders of a company. This relationship 
establishes a system that regulates and controls the 
company concerned. Corporate governance can also 
be assessed by the RGEC method implemented by 
Bank Indonesia Regulation No.13 / 1 / PBI / 2011. 
The board of directors is responsible for the 
operation of the company in accordance with the 
intent and purpose of the company. Bank Indonesia 
requires each bank to have at least three directors. 
The composition of the board of directors in 
accordance with the standards of the Bank Indonesia 
Regulation will affect the rating of a bank. In Dedu 
& Chitan’s (2013) study, the composition of the 
board of directors that meets the standards will have 
an effect on the performance of the bank. Based on 
the description above, the fourth hypothesis for this 
research is as follows: 
H4: The size of the Board of Directors has a 
positive effect on Return on Assets. 
  Audit quality is a form of good corporate 
governance. In accordance with Bank Indonesia 
Regulation No.13 / 1 / PBI / 2011, corporate 
governance is assessed by the RGEC method. Audit 
quality reflects good corporate financial reporting,