West Bancorporation Valuation

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

WTBA ($23.72) is trading below our estimate of [[fair value]] ($46.83)

Is WTBA 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 WTBA when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: WTBA ($23.72) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($46.83)

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

Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for WTBA. This is calculated by dividing WTBA's market cap by their current earnings.
What is WTBA's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio	18.6x
Earnings	US$21.48m
Market Cap	US$400.45m

WTBA key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue	n/a
Enterprise Value/EBITDA	n/a
PEG Ratio	0.8x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for WTBA vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
Company	Forward PE	Estimated Growth	Market Cap
Peer Average	18.7x
SFST Southern First Bancshares	25x	40.7%	US$352.8m
INBK First Internet Bancorp	15.5x	32.0%	US$350.4m
FLIC First of Long Island	15.4x	37.6%	US$312.9m
FFIC Flushing Financial	19.1x	27.2%	US$499.1m
WTBA West Bancorporation	18.6x	24.7%	US$400.4m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: WTBA is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.6x) compared to the peer average (18.7x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does WTBA's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Banks Industry?

4 Companies	Price / Earnings	Estimated Growth	Market Cap
FRCB First Republic Bank	0.02x	n/a	US$27.98m
BKGM BankGuam Holding	1x	n/a	US$18.48m
SBNY Signature Bank	0.002x	n/a	US$2.18m
BCBH.F Caribbean Investment Holdings	0.00001x	n/a	US$132.00

No more companies available in this PE range

4 Companies		Estimated Growth	Market Cap

No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: WTBA is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.6x) compared to the US Banks industry average (12.8x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is WTBA'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.

WTBA PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio	18.6x
Fair PE Ratio	16x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: WTBA is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16x).

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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