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Westamerica Bancorp (Westamerica Bancorp) PB Ratio : 1.59 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Westamerica Bancorp PB Ratio?

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. As of today (2024-04-26), Westamerica Bancorp's share price is $47.21. Westamerica Bancorp's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $29.68. Hence, Westamerica Bancorp's PB Ratio of today is 1.59.

Good Sign:

Westamerica Bancorp stock PB Ratio (=1.59) is close to 10-year low of 1.56

The historical rank and industry rank for Westamerica Bancorp's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

WABC' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.56   Med: 2.34   Max: 3.15
Current: 1.59

During the past 13 years, Westamerica Bancorp's highest PB Ratio was 3.15. The lowest was 1.56. And the median was 2.34.

WABC's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
84.84% of 1458 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 0.85 vs WABC: 1.59

During the past 12 months, Westamerica Bancorp's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 29.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -2.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Westamerica Bancorp was 28.70% per year. The lowest was -15.50% per year. And the median was 7.00% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Westamerica Bancorp PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Westamerica Bancorp's PB Ratio 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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Westamerica Bancorp PB Ratio Chart

Westamerica Bancorp Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.51 1.75 1.88 2.64 1.95

Westamerica Bancorp Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
PB Ratio 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 1.84 1.57 1.78 1.95 1.65

Competitive Comparison of Westamerica Bancorp's PB Ratio

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Westamerica Bancorp's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio 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.


Westamerica Bancorp's PB Ratio Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Westamerica Bancorp's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Westamerica Bancorp's PB Ratio falls into.



Westamerica Bancorp PB Ratio Calculation

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks.

Westamerica Bancorp's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=47.21/29.676
=1.59

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

A closely related ratio is called Price-to-Tangible-Book. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.


Westamerica Bancorp  (NAS:WABC) PB Ratio Explanation

Unlike valuation ratios relative to the earning power such as PE Ratio, PE Ratio without NRI, PS Ratio, Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow , or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, the PB Ratio measures the valuation of the stock relative to the underlying asset of the company.

The PB Ratio works the best for the businesses that earn most of their profit from their assets, e.g. banks and insurance companies.


Be Aware

Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The PB Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the PB Ratio cannot be applied to them.


Westamerica Bancorp PB Ratio Related Terms

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Westamerica Bancorp (Westamerica Bancorp) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1108 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael, CA, USA, 94901
Westamerica Bancorp is based in San Rafael, California. Westamerica Bancorporation runs a regional community bank and has approximately $7.5 billion in assets. The bank's net revenue is generated by net interest income. Deposit service charges make up the noninterest income sources. The bank focuses mostly on commercial clients, such as smaller businesses. Its footprint encompasses central and northern California, extending north of San Francisco to Mendocino and Lake counties, south to Kern County in central California, and all the way east to Nevada County.
Executives
Alisa Jane Belew director 4550 MANGELS BLVD A-2M, FAIRFIELD CA 94534
Curtis Belton officer: Vice President/General Auditor 4550 MANGELS BLVD, A-2Y, FAIRFIELD CA 94585-1200
Melanie Martella Chiesa director 4550 MANGELS BLVD A-2M, FAIRFIELD CA 94534
Michele R. Hassid director 4550 MANGELS BLVD A 2M, FAIRFIELD CA 94534
Inez Wondeh director 4550 MANGELS BLVD A-2M, FAIRFIELD CA 94534
George S Ensinger officer: SVP/Human Resources Div. Mgr 4550 MANGELS BLVD, A-1R, FAIRFIELD CA 94585-1200
Mac Millan Catherine C director
Edward B Sylvester director
Jesse Leavitt officer: CFO 4550 MANGELS BLVD A-2B, FAIRIFELD CA 94534
John A Thorson officer: SVP & Treasurer
Brian J Donohoe officer: Operations and Systems Mgr 4550 MANGELS BLVD, B-2A, FAIRFIELD CA 94585-1200
Russell W Rizzardi officer: SVP/Chief Credit Administrator 4550 MANGELS BLVD., FAIRFIELD CA 94534
Dennis R Hansen officer: SVP & Controller
James J Schneck officer: General Auditor
David L Robinson officer: VP/Banking Division Manager 4550 MANGELS BLVD, FAIRFIELD CA 94534

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