"SCALE" - Recommended Performance Measures

S
Self-sufficiency Ratio
Internally generated income
Total expenses
C
Capital Adequacy
Capital (equity and debt)
Total assets
A
Asset Quality Delinquency rate =
Principal balance of loans with any missed payment
Total principal balance of all outstanding loans
Loan loss rate =
Annual loan loss
Average balance of all outstanding loans
Loan ageings report
L
Liquidity
Liquid funds (unlent loan capital)
Total assets
E
Earnings quality Based on delinquency
 
O
Outreach
  • # of clients served
  • Market penetration
  • Characteristics of clients, as appropriate
S
Service Quality
  • Demand for loans and technical assistance
Unit cost =
Total costs for a service
Total units (or # of clients)
I
Impact
  • Changes in client incomes
  • # of jobs created
  • # of businesses formed
  • increases in sales

Source:
OECD (1996), "Microcredit in Transitional Economies" Paris: The Programme on Local Economic and Employment Development, OECD, p.74

Hari Srinivas - hsrinivas@gdrc.org
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