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WTBA (West Bancorp) Cash-to-Debt : 0.36 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is West Bancorp Cash-to-Debt?

Cash to Debt Ratio measures the financial strength of a company. It is calculated as a company's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities divide by its debt. West Bancorp's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.36.

If Cash to Debt ratio is less than 1, the company cannot pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, West Bancorp couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024.

The historical rank and industry rank for West Bancorp's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

WTBA' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.05   Med: 0.26   Max: 0.98
Current: 0.36

During the past 13 years, West Bancorp's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 0.98. The lowest was 0.05. And the median was 0.26.

WTBA's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
80.77% of 1498 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 1.295 vs WTBA: 0.36

West Bancorp Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for West Bancorp's Cash-to-Debt 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.

Note: An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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West Bancorp Cash-to-Debt Chart

West Bancorp Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash-to-Debt
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.17 0.36 0.98 0.09 0.15

West Bancorp Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
Cash-to-Debt 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 0.05 0.15 0.34 0.34 0.36

Competitive Comparison of West Bancorp's Cash-to-Debt

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, West Bancorp's Cash-to-Debt, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash-to-Debt 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 Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, West Bancorp's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where West Bancorp's Cash-to-Debt falls into.



West Bancorp Cash-to-Debt Calculation

This is the ratio of a company's Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents to its debt. The debt includes the Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. This ratio measures the financial strength of a company. This ratio is updated quarterly.

West Bancorp's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

West Bancorp's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as:

* 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.


West Bancorp  (NAS:WTBA) Cash-to-Debt Explanation

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. If it is smaller than 1, it means the company has more debt than the cash in hands. In this case, it is important to look the the company's Interest Coverage. Ben Graham requires that a company must have an Interest Coverage of at least 5.


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West Bancorp Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
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
Douglas R Gulling director, officer: EVP & CFO 9620 HAMMONTREE DRIVE, DES MOINES IA 50322
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
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