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Western Alliance Bancorp (Western Alliance Bancorp) Mohanram G-Score : 2 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Western Alliance Bancorp Mohanram G-Score?

Mohanram G-Score is a financial indicator developed by professor Partha Mohanram to help investors find the best investment opportunities in the growth stocks. Companies have higher G-score tends to generate higher return. According to his study, the best growth stocks that have a G-Score greater than 6 tend to beat the market, while those with a G-Score lower than 1 tend to have negative absolute returns.

Thus, the zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 6, 7, 8
Bad or low score = 0, 1

Western Alliance Bancorp has an G-score of 2.

The historical rank and industry rank for Western Alliance Bancorp's Mohanram G-Score or its related term are showing as below:

WAL' s Mohanram G-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1   Med: 3   Max: 5
Current: 2

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski G-score of Western Alliance Bancorp was 5. The lowest was 1. And the median was 3.


Western Alliance Bancorp Mohanram G-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Western Alliance Bancorp's Mohanram G-Score 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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Western Alliance Bancorp Mohanram G-Score Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Western Alliance Bancorp's Mohanram G-Score

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Western Alliance Bancorp's Mohanram G-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Mohanram G-Score 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.


Western Alliance Bancorp's Mohanram G-Score Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Western Alliance Bancorp's Mohanram G-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Western Alliance Bancorp's Mohanram G-Score falls into.



Western Alliance Bancorp Mohanram G-Score Calculation

The calculation of the Mohanram G-score consists of eight criteria. Assign one point for each criterion met, then add up all the points to get the G-Score.

Profitability

Question 1. Return on Assets (ROA)

ROA % is calculated as Net Income divided by its average Total Assets over a certain period of time. It measures how well a company uses its asset to generate earnings.

Score 1 if ROA > ROA Industry Median, 0 otherwise.

Question 2. Cash ROA

Cash ROA equals to Cash Flow from Operations divided by average Total Assets. It measures how well a company uses its asset to generate cash.

Score 1 if Cash ROA > Cash ROA Industry Median, 0 otherwise.

Question 3. CFO and Net Income

Score 1 if CFO > Net Income, 0 otherwise.

Earnings Predictability

Question 4. Earnings Variability

Earnings Variability is measured as the variance of a firm's ROA in the past five years.

Score 1 if Earnings Variability < Earnings Variability Industry Median, 0 otherwise.

Question 5. Sales Growth Variability

Sales Growth Variability is measured as the 5-year variance in sales growth.

Score 1 if Sales Growth Variability < Sales Growth Variability Industry Median, 0 otherwise.

Accounting Conservatism

Question 6. Research & Development Intensity

Research & Development Intensity is calcualted by Research & Development divided by the beginning Total Assets.

Score 1 if Research & Development Intensity > Research & Development Intensity Industry Median, 0 otherwise.

Question 7. CAPEX Intensity

CAPEX Intensity is calcualted by Capital Expenditure divided by the beginning Total Assets.

Score 1 if CAPEX Intensity > CAPEX Intensity Industry Median, 0 otherwise.

Question 8. Advertising Expenditure Intensity

Advertising Expenditure Intensity is calcualted by Advertising Expenditure divided by the beginning Total Assets. Note that Advertising Expenditure is not reported as a seperate line item for many companies, thus Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is used in this calculation.

Score 1 if Advertising Expenditure Intensity > Advertising Expenditure Intensity Industry Median, 0 otherwise.

* 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.

* Note that all the Industry Median used for comparison in his original research, are substituted with Sector Median due to the limitation of data within certain countries.

Good or high score = 6, 7, 8
Bad or low score = 0, 1

Western Alliance Bancorp has an G-score of 2.

Western Alliance Bancorp  (NYSE:WAL) Mohanram G-Score Explanation

Partha Mohanram is the John H. Watson Chair in Value Investing at Rotman and the Acting Vice-Dean of Research Strategy and Resources.

In 2000, he wrote a research paper called "Separating Winners from Losers Among Low Book-to-Market Stocks Using Financial Statement Analysis".

This paper tests whether a strategy based on financial statement analysis of low book-to-market (growth) stocks is successful in differentiating between winners and losers in terms of future stock performance. Based on the research, a strategy based on buying high G-score (6, 7 or 8) firms and shorting low G-score (0 or 1) firms consistently earns significant excess returns. Further, the results do not support a risk based explanation for the book-to-market effect as the strategy returns positive returns in all years, and firms that ex-ante appear less risky have better future returns.

To conclude, one can use a modified fundamental analysis strategy (G-score) to identify mispricing and earn substantial abnormal returns.


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Western Alliance Bancorp (Western Alliance Bancorp) Business Description

Address
One East Washington Street, Suite 1400, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 85004
Western Alliance Bancorporation is a Las Vegas-based holding company with regional banks operating in Nevada, Arizona, and California. The bank offers retail banking services and focuses on mortgages for retail customers and commercial loans, mainly for real estate. The bank also has an investment advisory business that manages investment portfolios for Western clients and clients of other banks.
Executives
Robert P Latta director 650 PAGE MILL ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Jessica H Jarvi officer: CLO & Secretary 1 E. WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE1400, PHOENIX AZ 85004
Anthony T Meola director 18400 VON KARMAN AVENUE, SUITE 1000, IRVINE CA 92612
Mary E Tuuk director 625 KENMOOR AVE SE, SUITE 301, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49456
Marianne Boyd Johnson director
Tim R Bruckner officer: EVP, Chief Credit Officer ONE E. WASHINGTON ST., SUITE 1400, PHOENIX AZ 85040
Ardrey J. Kelly Jr. officer: SVP, Chief Accounting Officer ONE E. WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 1400, PHOENIX AZ 85004
Kevin M Blakely director HUNTINGTON CENTER, 41 S. HIGH STREET, COLUMBUS OH 43287
Paul Galant director 88 WEST PLUMERIA DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Stephen Russell Curley officer: Chief Banking Ofc.-NBL 5103 E. KELTON LANE, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85254
Emily Nachlas officer: Chief Risk Officer 1 E. WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 1400, PHOENIX AZ 85004
Donald D Snyder director
Patricia L. Arvielo director 8390 EAST CRESCENT PARKWAY, SUITE 650, GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111
Dale Gibbons officer: EVP and CFO 2700 W. SAHARA AVE., LAS VEGAS NV 89102
Bryan K Segedi director 1 E WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 1400, PHOENIX AZ 85004