Westamerica Bancorporation Valuation

Is WB1 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of WB1 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: WB1 (€54) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€148.73)

Significantly Below Fair Value: WB1 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for WB1?

Key metric: As WB1 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for WB1. This is calculated by dividing WB1's market cap by their current earnings.
What is WB1's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio10.6x
EarningsUS$146.40m
Market CapUS$1.54b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does WB1's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for WB1 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average11x
PCZ ProCredit Holding
4.4x9.9%€471.2m
NIC Nicolet Bankshares
14.1x2.5%US$1.7b
QCRH QCR Holdings
13.5x5.1%US$1.6b
BY Byline Bancorp
11.8x0.7%US$1.4b
WB1 Westamerica Bancorporation
10.6x-15.2%€1.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: WB1 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.6x) compared to the peer average (11x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does WB1's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Banks Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
WB1 10.6xIndustry Avg. 7.3xNo. of Companies47PE0612182430+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: WB1 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.6x) compared to the European Banks industry average (7.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is WB1's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

WB1 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio10.6x
Fair PE Ratio6.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: WB1 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (6.9x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

Analyst Forecast: Insufficient data to show price forecast.


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