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West Bancorp (West Bancorp) Net-Net Working Capital : $-173.47 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is West Bancorp Net-Net Working Capital?

In calculating the Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), Benjamin Graham assumed that a company's accounts receivable is only worth 75% its value, its inventory is only worth 50% of its value, but its liabilities have to be paid in full. In addition, Graham believed that preferred stock belongs on the liability side of the balance sheet, not as part of capital and surplus. This is a conservative way of estimating the company's value.

West Bancorp's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-173.47.

The industry rank for West Bancorp's Net-Net Working Capital or its related term are showing as below:

WTBA's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Banks industry.
Industry Median: 7.35
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

West Bancorp Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for West Bancorp's Net-Net Working Capital can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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West Bancorp Net-Net Working Capital Chart

West Bancorp Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -111.12 -149.09 -137.82 -162.40 -173.47

West Bancorp Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -162.40 -162.21 -165.96 -170.87 -173.47

Competitive Comparison of West Bancorp's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, West Bancorp's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


West Bancorp's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, West Bancorp's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where West Bancorp's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital falls into.



West Bancorp Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

West Bancorp's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2023 )
=(Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents+Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(65.357+623.919+0.75 * 13.581+0.5 * 0-3600.715
-0-0)/16.7251
=-173.47

West Bancorp's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents+Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(65.357+623.919+0.75 * 13.581+0.5 * 0-3600.715
-0-0)/16.7251
=-173.47

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In calculating the Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), Benjamin Graham assumed that a company's accounts receivable is only worth 75% its value, its inventory is only worth 50% of its value, but its liabilities have to be paid in full.

In addition, Graham believed that preferred stock belongs on the liability side of the balance sheet, not as part of capital and surplus. In "Security Analysis", preferred stock is dubbed "an imperfect creditorship position" that is best placed on the balance sheet alongside funded debt.

This is a conservative way of estimating the company's value.


West Bancorp  (NAS:WTBA) Net-Net Working Capital Explanation

One research study, covering the years 1970 through 1983 showed that portfolios picked at the beginning of each year, and held for one year, returned 29.4 percent, on average, over the 13-year period, compared to 11.5 percent for the S&P 500 Index. Other studies of Graham's strategy produced similar results.

Benjamin Graham looked for companies whose market values were less than two-thirds of their net-net value. They are collected under our Net-Net screener.


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West Bancorp (West Bancorp) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1601 22nd Street, West Des Moines, IA, USA, 50266
West Bancorp Inc is a United States-based company that offers a full range of deposit services, including checking, savings, and money market accounts and time certificates of deposit. West Bank also offers online banking, mobile banking, and treasury management services, which help to meet the banking needs of its customers. Treasury management services offered to business customers include cash management, client-generated automated clearing house transactions, remote deposit, and fraud protection services. Also offered are merchant credit card processing and corporate credit cards. The bank operates only in the United States of America region.
Executives
David D Nelson director, officer: CEO & PRESIDENT 1601 22ND STREET, WEST DES MOINES IA 50266
Bradley P Peters officer: Executive Vice President 4808 SYCAMORE COURT, EAGAN MN 55123
Sean Patrick Mcmurray director 13230 ASHLEAF DR, CLIVE IA 50325
George D Milligan director 118 2ND AVE SE, CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52401
Rosemary Parson director 3608 129TH STREET, URBANDALE IA 50322
Patrick J Donovan director 445 MINNESOTA ST STE 2000, ST PAUL MN 55101
Douglas R Gulling director, officer: EVP & CFO 9620 HAMMONTREE DRIVE, DES MOINES IA 50322
Lisa J Elming director 6826 NW 88TH CT, JOHNSTON IA 50131
David R Milligan director, officer: CEO & PRESIDENT 10165 LINCOLN AVENUE, DES MOINES IA 50325
Steven T Schuler director 12917 WILDEN CIRCLE, URBANDALE IA 50323
Michael J Gerdin director 901 HEARTLAND WAY, NORTH LIBERTY IA 52317
Therese M Vaughan director VALIDUS HOLDINGS, THE CHARTIS BUILDING / 29 RICHMOND ROAD, PEMBROKE D0 HM 08
Jane M Funk officer: SVP / Controller C/O NORTH CENTRAL BANCSHARES INC, 825 CENTRAL AVENUE, FORT DODGE IA 50501
Marie I Roberts officer: SVP, CONTROLLER AND CAC 13050 WALNUT RIDGE CIRCLE, CLIVE IA 50325
Harlee Olafson officer: CHIEF RISK OFFICER 1601 22ND STREET, WEST DES MOINES IA 50266