ESSA Bancorp Inc

Company Profile

ESSA Bancorp Inc had its IPO on 2007-04-04 under the ticker symbol ESSA.

The company operates in the Financial Services sector and Banks-Regional industry. ESSA Bancorp Inc has a staff strength of 230 employees.

Stock update

Shares of ESSA Bancorp Inc opened at $15.35 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-03-24.

The stocks traded within a range of $15.26 - $16.02, and closed at $15.7.

This is a +3.22% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 19,789 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of ESSA Bancorp Inc have slipped by -8.88%.

ESSA Bancorp Inc's Key Ratios

ESSA Bancorp Inc has a market cap of $158.21 million, indicating a price to book ratio of 1.0438 and a price to sales ratio of 3.3478.

In the last 12-months ESSA Bancorp Inc’s revenue was $69.82 million with a gross profit of $68.28 million and an EBITDA of $0. The EBITDA ratio measures ESSA Bancorp Inc's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, ESSA Bancorp Inc’s operating margin was 37.24% while its return on assets stood at 1.07% with a return of equity of 9.59%.

In Q4, ESSA Bancorp Inc’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 6.4% while revenue growth was a positive 9.7%.

ESSA Bancorp Inc’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

0

Trailing PE

7.3125

PEG

0

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $2.08 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 0 and a PEG multiple of 0. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into ESSA Bancorp Inc’s profitability.

ESSA Bancorp Inc stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 0 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 0. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 3.3478.

ESSA Bancorp Inc stock pays annual dividends of $0.57 per share, indicating a yield of 3.79% and a payout ratio of 28.85%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$1.93 billion

Total Liabilities

$305.58 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-66114000.00

Capital Expenditure

$399000

Dividend Payout Ratio

28.85%

ESSA Bancorp Inc ended 2023 with $1.93 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $1.93 billion while shareholder equity stood at $216.18 million.

ESSA Bancorp Inc ended 2023 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $305.58 million in other current liabilities, 181000.00 in common stock, $142.54 million in retained earnings and $13.80 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $28.77 million and cash and short-term investments were $233.96 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $305,582,000 while long-term debt stood at $0.

ESSA Bancorp Inc’s total current assets stands at $1.73 billion while long-term investments were $261.21 million and short-term investments were $205.19 million. Its net receivables were $1.50 billion compared to accounts payable of $0 and inventory worth $0.

In 2023, ESSA Bancorp Inc's operating cash flow was $-66114000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $399000.

Comparatively, ESSA Bancorp Inc paid $0.29 in dividends in 2023.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$15.7

52-Week High

$21.4561

52-Week Low

$15.1

Analyst Target Price

$21

ESSA Bancorp Inc stock is currently trading at $15.7 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $21.4561 and a 52-week low of $21.4561. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $21.

Its 50-day moving average was $19.22 and 200-day moving average was $19 The short ratio stood at 1.13 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 1591.5% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 3782.7% are held by institutions.