West Bancorporation

Company Profile

West Bancorporation had its IPO on 1999-05-03 under the ticker symbol WTBA.

The company operates in the Financial Services sector and Banks-Regional industry. West Bancorporation has a staff strength of 173 employees.

Stock update

Shares of West Bancorporation opened at $17.99 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-03-24.

The stocks traded within a range of $17.81 - $18.49, and closed at $18.3.

This is a +1.33% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 27,092 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of West Bancorporation have slipped by -5.03%.

West Bancorporation's Key Ratios

West Bancorporation has a market cap of $300.53 million, indicating a price to book ratio of 1.98 and a price to sales ratio of 3.613.

In the last 12-months West Bancorporation’s revenue was $104.45 million with a gross profit of $104.45 million and an EBITDA of $0. The EBITDA ratio measures West Bancorporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, West Bancorporation’s operating margin was 57.82% while its return on assets stood at 1.3% with a return of equity of 19.68%.

In Q4, West Bancorporation’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -25.2% while revenue growth was a negative 14.9%.

West Bancorporation’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

0

Trailing PE

6.7895

PEG

0

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $2.66 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 West Bancorporation’s profitability.

West Bancorporation 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 3.613.

West Bancorporation stock pays annual dividends of $1 per share, indicating a yield of 5.33% and a payout ratio of 36.36%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$3.61 billion

Total Liabilities

$200.00 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-122271000.00

Capital Expenditure

$9.26 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

36.36%

West Bancorporation ended 2023 with $3.61 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $3.61 billion while shareholder equity stood at $211.11 million.

West Bancorporation ended 2023 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $200.00 million in other current liabilities, 3000000.00 in common stock, $267.56 million in retained earnings and $0 in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $24.90 million and cash and short-term investments were $689.01 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $200,000,000 while long-term debt stood at $285.86 million.

West Bancorporation’s total current assets stands at $701.00 million while long-term investments were $664.12 million and short-term investments were $664.12 million. Its net receivables were $11.99 million compared to accounts payable of $35.84 million and inventory worth $0.

In 2023, West Bancorporation's operating cash flow was $-122271000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $9.26 million.

Comparatively, West Bancorporation paid $0.36 in dividends in 2023.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$18.3

52-Week High

$27.1583

52-Week Low

$17.58

Analyst Target Price

$22.5

West Bancorporation stock is currently trading at $18.3 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $27.1583 and a 52-week low of $27.1583. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $22.5.

Its 50-day moving average was $20.99 and 200-day moving average was $22.6 The short ratio stood at 7.71 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 1086% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 4456.3% are held by institutions.